The Oskaloosa Middle School held their third trimester awards ceremony. 13 students achieved the Presidential Fitness Award this spring. To achieve this award they must meet the criteria for their age and gender in the Mile run, Pushups, Curl-ups( Situps), Sit & Reach flexibility test and Shuttle Run test. The following students were awarded certificates […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a warm day, but a large group of area residents braved the temps to pay tribute to those who have served. Before the group headed out to Forest Cemetery, Fred Bridges said that, “as you can see we got a beautiful day, it looks like, after the nice rain.” Bridges […]
The new BMX bike and skate park located in the the Oskaloosa Urban Park continues to see tremendous use since its opening May 6th, prompting the skate park committee to gather in the mall Thursday to discuss safety and usage. Helmets were one topic of conversation and how to promote wearing them. The Tony Hawk […]
by Zachary James Oskaloosa, Iowa – To be considered at being the best, a team must beat some of the top teams to throw themselves into the conversation. The Oskaloosa Indians opened their 2012 campaign with two tough games, which they both lost against a pair of Des Moines metro area schools – Des Moines […]
Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Sigourney and Grinnell on Wednesday, May 30th for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative in the area, will be at: Sigourney Public Library 11:00am – 12:00 Noon Drake Community Library from 1:30pm – 2:30pm Johnson will be on hand […]
Johnston–The Pella Knights played well for several chunks of the game against likely their toughest competition of the year, but could not overcome several big plays in falling 45-10 to the Des Moines Blaze Saturday night. Before they could even blink, the Knights (2-2, 1-2 MFA East) were down a pair of scores. Des Moines […]
Marion, Ind.–Gabriel Green (Jr., Anniston, Ala., Anniston HS) came within a split second of netting his first career All-American award at the 2012 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Green, who qualified in the 100 and 200-meter dash events, had a little more success in the longer race. The junior completed Thursday’s preliminary 100 in […]
Oskaloosa–The Lady Statesmen golf team will venture into the offseason as one of the better teams in the nation as the NAIA’s postseason top 25 poll was released Friday. William Penn is 36th with five points, moving back into the rating after not holding a spot in the final regular season poll. National champion British […]
CLAREMONT, CALIF.—Eight Central College track and field athletes walked away from the NCAA Division III championships with all-America plaques Saturday after top-eight finishes in the men’s 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays and the women’s shot put. Already an all-American after the hammer throw Friday, senior Morgan Darrow (Newell, Storm Lake HS) capped her collegiate career with […]
CLAREMONT, CALIF.—Already one of the most decorated track and field athletes in Central College history, senior Ethan Miller (Seymour) added another accolade to his resume Friday after winning his second consecutive national title in the decathlon. Miller scored 7,017 points to claim the top spot on the podium. He recorded marks of 14.92 seconds in […]
