Benton County Speedway hosts Hogan Memorial on Sunday

BILL MARTIN, IMCA
July 6, 2010 11:40 am

VINTON, Iowa (July 5) – The winner of the Hogan Memorial can more than  double their money with a long run at the front of the IMCA Modified  feature field this Sunday, July 11 at Benton County Speedway.

Vikings swept by Solon at home; split at West-Delaware; play at home Monday

VINTON TODAY
July 2, 2010 12:43 pm

The Vinton-Shellburg baseball team lost two against Solon on Wednesday night, then traveled to Manchester, where the split a double-header with West Delaware.

Vikings hope for turnaround at home vs. Solon tonight

VINTON TODAY
June 30, 2010 11:00 am

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings host Solon tonight in a varsity double-header after a difficult day in Waterloo on Monday, when they lost both games to Waterloo Columbus.

Vikettes drop walk-off heartbreaker to North Tama

JEFF HOLMES
June 30, 2010 9:48 am

Traer -- All the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes needed in the seventh inning Tuesday night at North Tama was three outs. They only got two. The Vikettes (16-13 overall for the year), dropped a tough 7-6 loss to the Redhawks on the road in one of those "what might have been.

Sixes and sevens, ties and the World Cup of illogical sports words

VINTON TODAY
June 29, 2010 1:04 pm

The Americans, said the sports announcer,were "at sixes and sevens" in the first half, but they made the match level in the second half.

V-S sweeps Columbus on softball field

VINTON TODAY
June 29, 2010 12:42 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg softball team swept Waterloo Columbus, 3-2 and 3-0 in a doubleheader in Waterloo, Monday evening. 

Benton defeats Vinton-Shellsburg, 5-3

VINTON TODAY
June 28, 2010 11:49 am

A four-run third inning, capped by a 3-run homer, gave Benton Community all the runs they would need to defeat Vinton-Shellsburg Friday. The Bobcats defeated the Vikings in WaMaC Conference action 5-3, in a game postponed a week by rain.

Racing in Vinton: Holtz, Brown, Nate Chandler among winners.

VINTON TODAY
June 28, 2010 11:37 am

The Benton County Speedway saw several racers making their return to Victory Lane Sunday, June 27. Jerry Luloff won the Modifieds. Phil Holtz was the stock car feature winner.

V-S Baseball: Maquoketa sweeps Vikings in Vinton

VINTON TODAY
June 25, 2010 12:41 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team struggled defenseively, giving up several un-earned runs while being swept at home by Maquoketa, Thursday night.

Vikettes shock No.7 Maquoketa, 1-0

JEFF HOLMES
June 24, 2010 1:18 pm

VINTON – A week ago Monday, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes played a doubleheader with Marion that took just short of five hours to complete. Wednesday night, the Vikettes and seventh-rated Maquoketa needed just 58 minutes to play a single game.