TUCSON, ARIZ.—On a hot day in Arizona, Central College’s softball pitching staff cooled off streaking Texas Lutheran, 4-0, and Marian (Wis.), 8-0 in five innings, extending its string of scoreless innings to 21 at the Tucson Invitational Games Wednesday. Texas Lutheran was riding a 10-game winning streak but Mallory Schulenberg (sophomore, Kansas City, Mo., St. […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Endometriosis Awareness takes place internationally during the month of March and Mahaska Health Partnership encourages you learn more about this seemingly “invisible” disease that effects over 175 million women worldwide. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), endometriosis is an often painful disorder which is characterized by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Friday gave everyone a taste of spring. Motorcycles could be heard rumbling the streets of Oskaloosa, and residents took to trails and parks to soak up the warm weather. Saturday was a reminder that winter would prefer to stay around. The cold and winds didn’t speak to enjoying the outdoors, but 89 […]
PELLA—Central College sophomore Daniel Page (Yelm, Wash., Tumwater HS) is at his best on a big stage and the stage doesn’t get any bigger than the NCAA Division III wrestling championships. Page will compete for all-America honors Friday and Saturday in a 125-pound bracket which features eight of the nation’s top 10-ranked wrestlers, six returning […]
Many homeowners have trees or plant trees in their landscape and often are unsure about the proper pruning of them as they grow. Mahaska County Master Gardeners and Trees Forever will host an opportunity to learn about tree pruning. Ben Hoskinson, the Mahaska County Integrated Vegetation Roadside Manager (IRVM) will demonstrate tree pruning methods on […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—Showing some much-needed offensive spark, the Central College softball team opened the Arizona portion of its cross-country spring break trek with a pair of victories Tuesday. The Dutch (4-4), who flew from Georgia to Arizona Monday, erupted for a six-run sixth inning to finish off Sul Ross State (Texas) 9-1 in six innings, then […]
PELLA—Central College’s Mike Jacobsma has been named head coach of Team Stars for the Italy women’s basketball tour May 24-June 3. The tour is organized by American International Sports Teams (AIST). Jacobsma, in his second year at Central, will lead Team Stars in four or five exhibition games against Italian club teams. The 10-player roster […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Emilio Gomez ’15 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Tennis Performer of the Week. Gomez, of Las Vegas, N.M. (Robertson), dropped just one game in three matches while helping Grinnell to a pair of easy victories Saturday. In a 7-2 victory over Augustana College, Gomez swept his opponent at […]
Oskaloosa–Two William Penn men’s basketball players are performing well in the classroom and for their efforts they were named 2012-2013 Daktronics-NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes. Davis Spielbauer (Sr., Wapello, Iowa, Physical Education), with his second accolade, and Arman Rasul (Sr., Chicago, Ill., Sociology), for the first time, were both honored as a total of […]
Oskaloosa–Jennifer Whitehead (Jr., Oskaloosa, Biology) and Molly Miller (Sr., Kalona, Iowa, Business Management) were rewarded for big weeks in Arizona as they swept this week’s Midwest Collegiate Conference weekly softball awards. Whitehead was named Pitcher of the Week for the first time this year (eighth in her career), while Miller collected her first career Player […]
