PELLA — Three Central College softball players were tabbed for the NFCA Division III All-Midwest Region team. Pitcher Mallory Schulenberg (sophomore, Kansas City, Mo., St. Pius X HS) and catcher Caitlyn Meyer (senior, Newton) were first-team selections while right fielder Emily Te Brink (senior, Le Mars) was named to the third team. First-team picks are […]
Ottumwa Elite USSSA softball team, coached by Robert Greiner, hosted their 3rd tournament at the Lacey Recreation Complex 5-plex on May 11-12th. 36 USSSA teams, including a few local Oskaloosa teams, participated in the SE Iowa USSSA Shootout. Over 400 players and coaches battled the 20 mph winds while running bases, pitching, catching fly balls […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Four Grinnell College student-athletes were honored with the 2013 G. Lester Duke ’25 First-Year Athlete of the Year Award at the annual GOAL ceremony Sunday night in the Joe Rosenfield ’25 Center. Alissa Hirsh ’16 and Hayley Levin ’16 were named the top female athletes representing a team and individual sport, respectively. […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today named Ames CPA Mary Mosiman, AGE, as Iowa’s new state auditor, following last month’s announcement by David Vaudt that he was resigning to become the new chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). His last day was May 3. Mosiman currently serves as deputy secretary of […]
Oskaloosa Optimists are gearing up for their annual Avenue of Flags project. The project, in its second year, allows residents to have an American flag placed in their yards on five holidays per year. “We had a very successful debut season last year,” said project coordinator R.D. Keep. “We placed 63 flags at homes around […]
The Director for the Agency on Aging said the money would make a big difference. On Friday, Mahaska County Outreach Store Manager Alice Moore presented Cheryl Brown, Director for Agency on Aging, a check for $554.75. The check was the full amount raised through the April sack sale conducted by the County Outreach store. The […]
Seward, Neb.–A handful of members of the William Penn track and field teams were unsuccessful in their final attempts to join the national qualifier list at the Concordia Twilight Meet Friday. Having already qualified for this month’s national championships, Gabriel Green (Sr., Anniston, Ala., Business Management) was hoping to add the 200-meter dash to his […]
The Transform Academy Xcel gymnastics team competed at the State Meet on May 4 & 5 at the Sports Zone in Hiawatha, hosted by Twisters Gymnastics. This wraps up the season for the Xcel team gymnasts. Their coaches Alicia Jennings and Melanie Mackey were very happy with the gymnasts’ performances and could definitely see the […]
PELLA — The formula still works. A masterful pitching display, big defensive plays and aggressive baserunning combined to power the Central College softball team to a 2-1 victory over the top seed, the University of St. Thomas (Minn.), and capture the NCAA Division III Pella Regional championship Sunday. The Dutch earned their 13th berth in […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn had three of the league’s top golfers as the 2012-2013 all-Midwest Collegiate Conference women’s golf teams were announced today. Maggie Yang (So., Chino, Calif., Biology) and Demi Coertze (Fr., Johannesburg, South Africa, Undecided) were both members of the five-person first team, while Courtney Kronmuller (Sr., Fountain Valley, Calif., Digital Communications) was tabbed for […]
