PELLA — Mustering just six points in the final 7 minutes, the Central College men’s basketball team saw Wartburg College escape with a 76-70 Iowa Conference decision Saturday. Guard Kevin Kaerwer (junior, El Paso, Texas, John L. Chapin HS) scored on a driving layup and assisted on another to put the Dutch up 68-64 with […]
PELLA—Three pins propelled the Central College wrestling team to a 22-21 upset over No. 23 Luther College Saturday. Central, which improved to 12-5, hadn’t won against the Norse since 1995. Luther slipped to 9-8 overall. With a narrow 4-3 lead, junior TJ Peretti (Auburn, Wash., Mountainview HS) boosted the Dutch to a 10-3 advantage with […]
PELLA— Despite an eight-point lead with less than 5 minutes remaining, the Central College women’s basketball squad couldn’t hold off a furious Wartburg College comeback that knocked down the Dutch 55-49 in overtime. “We played tremendous defense in the first half,” said coach Mike Jacobsma. “We battled for every possession which put us in great […]
PELLA—The Central College wrestling team came out firing Friday evening, rolling up a 41-6 victory over Iowa Conference rival Simpson College. “All and all it was a solid effort,” said coach Eric Van Kley. “We had great starts at 133 and 141 pounds and we finished well at 197 and 285 pounds. Those were really […]
This week the Allowable Growth bills passed out of the Senate setting the growth rate for next school year. In FY13, the current school year, the rate was set at 2% making the per pupil cost $6,001 and providing $3.9 billion to Iowa schools. Fiscal Year 14 was set at 4% providing just over $4 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The investigation into what caused the deadly fire at 401 North A Street early Thursday morning has concluded. Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff says the cause of the fire most likely comes down to “an electrical issue”. The fire possibly burned behind the walls causing damage and debris to begin to fall, […]
PELLA—Forward Matt Greenfield (junior, Huxley, Ballard HS) had his sixth-straight outing with a double-digit effort scoring 31 points, but the Central College men’s basketball team suffered an 87-76 Iowa Conference defeat against Coe College Thursday night. Greenfield went on a 12-point run in the second half hitting 5 of 10 shots from behind the arch […]
PELLA—Behind a career-high 17 points from guard Rachel Evans (sophomore, Fort Dodge), a relentless Central College women’s basketball team stunned Coe College Thursday night, 67-58. Coe, which has advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament the past two years, was picked to win the Iowa Conference. But after an even halftime score, Central used aggressive […]
GRINNELL, Iowa –Grinnell College’s Tolu Alabi ’13, a 5-9 guard, has been named to the District 8 NCAA Division III Academic All-District women’s basketball first team. The award is presented by Capital One and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). By being named to the first team, Alabi is eligible for Academic All-America […]
Katherine Edgington January 30, 1971 – January 31, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 42 Kathie Edgington, 42, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 31, 2013. She was born January 30, 1971, at Albia, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie Gene and Helen E. Chandler Edgington. In 1987, Kathie was involved in an auto mobile accident which left […]
