Oskaloosa–Of the 92 head football coaches in the NAIA, Statesmen top man Todd Hafner was one of just two picked to guide players at the division’s only senior game. Hafner is currently slated to coach the Americans squad in the Fifth Annual Victory Sports Network Senior Classic in Salina, Kan. on April 30 at 12 […]
(DES MOINES) – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced more details concerning the Branstad-Reynolds administration’s education summit planned for July 2011. The announcement was made during the administration’s weekly press conference. “Restoring Iowa’s schools to best in the nation status is one of the four major goals of this administration,” said Reynolds. “We have already […]
Penn Men Sixth at Sectionals, Miller to Represent Squad as Individual Euless, Texas–James Miller (Sr., Oswego, Ill., Vincennes) has extended his individual season to the biggest event of them all as he highlighted a bittersweet weekend for the Statesmen bowling team at the USBC Sectional Tournaments. As a team, Penn finished sixth out of 14 […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—Displaying some depth, the Central College softball team used most of its roster in subduing Augsburg (Minn.) 7-3 and Dickinson (Pa.) 4-0 Sunday. Coach George Wares was able to rest No. 1 pitcher Kiley Lythberg (junior, Mount Prospect, Ill.) while some other regulars saw limited action. “We were pretty committed to throwing throwing Kiley […]
MESA (ARIZ.)—The Central College baseball team kept its win streak alive Saturday, posting a 7-5 victory before racking up nine runs in the first inning of a 13-7 triumph in a doubleheader against Wis.-Stout in Mesa, Ariz. Tied 5-5 after six innings in the opener, senior David Lakin (Clinton) pulled through for the Dutch. The […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—It took less than 24 hours for the Central College softball team to stage the kind of turnaround coach George Wares was looking for as the Dutch toppled Oneonta State (N.Y.) 7-2 and Southwestern (Texas) 6-5 in eight innings. That evened the season mark at 2-2 and somewhat atoned for a dismal 0-2 opening […]
The Mahaska County YMCA played host to Camp S.P.O.R.T.S. (Sports, Practice, Opportunities, Regulation, Teamwork and Skills) starting March 14th and continuing until March 16th. Mahaska County 4-H and Kids’ Corner Child Care collaborated in the event for children Kindergarten to 6th grade. Kindergarten to 2nd graders meet from 9:00 a.m. to Noon each day with […]
With approximately 85 people in attendance at the 8:30 meeting inside Smokey Row. This week had State Representatives Rich Arnold, Guy Vander Linden and State Senator Tom Rielly on hand to speak and answer questions from those in attendance. Jon Sullivan, Main Street and Commerce Director for the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group once […]
COLUMBUS, OHIO—A personal best performance in the pentathlon and a record-breaking shot put performance propelled the Central College men’s indoor track and field squad to a stunning second-place finish at the NCAA Division III championships Saturday—and nearly a national title. The Dutch finished just one point behind perennial power North Central (Ill.). Senior Kurtis Brondyke […]
MESA (ARIZ.)—The Central College baseball team grabbed an early lead in a 3-2 win before the bats erupted for a 13-2 victory as the Dutch swept Rockford College (Ill.) in their spring break opener Saturday in Mesa, Ariz. Senior Ryan Allison (Rock Island, Ill.) connected for a single on two outs, driving in two runs […]
