Sports
Red Cedar Shooters begin second year with 12 new members on team of 17
The increasing popularity of high school trap shooting is apparent in the numbers:
• The numbers of high school trap shooting teams competing throughout the state.
• The numbers of participants on those teams.
• The amount of support those teams are receiving from the community, in terms of donations for the program.
The Vinton-Shellsburg trap shooting team has seen rising numbers in both its participants and its supporters, said coach Brendan Knudtson. Viking golfers take third at La Porte City
By Jeff Holmes
Coach Scott Tandy’s Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ golfers finished third in a non-conference quadrangular Tuesday.
The Vikings finished with a nine-hole team score of 192. Union won the meet with a 160, while Don Bosco was second with a 174 and Dunkerton was fourth with a 199.
Don Bosco’s Carson Barron was meet medalist with a 33, while Union’s Mike Wauters was runner-up with a 39.
Hammer wins long jump; V-S girls finish seventh at Iowa Valley
By Jeff Holmes
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ track team picked up one gold medal and seventh-place team finish Monday night at Iowa Valley’s Ruth Ahrens’ Invitational.
Vikette junior Erika Hammer picked up a first-place finish in the long jump, as the junior went 14 feet, five inches to outdistance to the field in the event.
Vikings take third place at Iowa Valley Track meet
By Jeff Holmes
A pair of first-place finishes and good balance led to a third-place tie for the Vinton-Shellsburg Viking boys’ track team Tuesday night at Iowa Valley’s Ruth Ahrens’ Invitational.
Coach Aric Chvala’s Vikings finished deadlocked for third with Clear Creek-Amana with 80 points. Solon won the meet with 137 points, while Benton Community was second with 83.
VS girls lose to 7th-ranked Solon, but JV team wins, 1-0
By Jeff Holmes
SOLON – The Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ soccer team went up against a buzzsaw Tuesday night, as Coach Alana Svensen’s Vikettes dropped a 10-0 decision to 7th-ranked Solon in WaMaC Conference action.
Sophomore goalkeeper Erin Spangler had 11 saves for the Vikettes, who dropped to 0-3 for the year.
The Vikette junior varsity picked up their first win of the season Tuesday, as they edged the Spartans, 1-0 on Erika Hammer’s first-half breakaway goal.
Stanek gets first win Vinton; Week 2 was first points race of season here
By Brian Bries
Welcome to the first “Brian’s Views from the Grandstands” in 2010. Last night was the first points race at Vinton in the chase to crown the 2010 Season Champions. It was announced that 108 cars checked into the pits tonight to due battle amongst the 5 classes of cars. This first week was brought to you by West Edge Auto Salvage. V-S girls soccer team loses to Mount Vernon
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls soccer team lost to Mount Vernon 6-1, last Thursday.
“Kylie Fisher, a senior, was our goal scorer and she scored on a breakaway in the first half. The play started with a beautiful pass from Kaitlin McAbee to Clare Cooling who then sent the ball behind the defense for Kylie to run onto. On the other end of the field, Chelsea Brown made 17 saves,” said Coach Alana Svensen.
V-S boys take second at Pirate Relays; Hudson first
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team won second place in the Pirate Relays in Hudson on Friday, April 9. The Vikings had 92.5 total points, second to host Hudson which had 153.
Union took third with 86.75 points.
“Overall, I would say that this was by far our best performance of the year,” said VS Track Coach Aric Chvala. “Most athletes performed the best that they had all year long, and that is all that you can ask for.
2010 season begins at BC Speedway; Gustin wins Modifieds, Dulin in Stock cars
By Bill Martin, IMCA
(Photos courtesy of Scott Tjabring, Action Track Photography)
VINTON, Iowa (April 4) – Early cautions were the only thing that slowed Richie Gustin down, in Sunday’s IMCA Modified Frostbuster feature at Benton County Speedway.
Gustin led the last 19 of 20 laps in taking the $1,000 top prize. VSHS winter athletic squads honored for academic achievements
During each activity season in Iowa, high school students are not only recognized for their accomplishments as performers or as athletes, but also recognized for their efforts in the classroom.
The Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District is proud of the efforts our students put forth in the classroom. During the winter activity season, the following teams or groups have achieved state-wide academic recognition for their efforts.