Oskaloosa, Iowa – The dig for mammoth bones has been going on for over a couple of years now in Mahaska County. Laura DeCook, Mahaska County Naturalist, recently took visitors on a virtual tour of that site. She told a story of how the bones were first discovered and about some of the most recent […]
by Matt Saville The long basketball season continued for Oskaloosa on Saturday, as they traveled to Indianola in a nonconference game. Playing a 4A team that plays in the strongest 5A conference in the state is not what you need on the schedule when you are struggling like Osky is, but the ladies from Osky […]
by Matt Saville Coming into the Saturday contest with Indianola the Osky boy’s basketball team knew they could play with Indianola if they took care of the basketball and played defense the entire game. Coming off the tough Friday night loss to the #3 ranked Dallas Center Grimes the Osky boys knew things had to […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jason Van Zetten talks to people making an impact in the Oskaloosa and Mahaska County area in this series – ‘On The InSide’ This week “On the InSide” Jason Van Zetten sits […]
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by Matt Saville When you are playing the #3 ranked team in class 3A you know before the game starts you will have to be at your best and hope they have an off night, to be able to compete and possibly pull off the upset. Whatever they are drinking in the water at Dallas […]
by Matt Saville The Osky girl’s basketball team knew they were going to have their hands full Friday night playing one of the state’s best teams, in Dallas Center Grimes, and what they ran into was a buzz saw. Freshman Alexis Westercamp and Senior Chace Moyer were looking to make impact inside right away for […]
by Joe Milledge/KIIC Sports The road to the state wrestling tournament began Saturday in Eddyville with the Class 1a Sectionals. The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets dominated the tournament, bringing 14 wrestlers in and advancing 10 to next week’s District tournament in Pleasantville. (The first and second place wrestlers in each weight class punch their ticket to […]
by Joe Milledge/KIIC Sports Albia looks to return to the state wrestling championship again this year after a productive Class 2a sectional that the Blue Demons hosted on Saturday. Albia took first place overall in team points and advanced 7 wrestlers to the districts round next Saturday in Fairfield. Albia is ranked second in […]
Crete, Neb.–The Statesmen indoor track and field teams were pushed by an extremely tough field at the Fred Beile Classic hosted by Doane Saturday. William Penn set 11 season bests, including six on the women’s side and five by the men. Deja Lewis (Fr., Spring, Texas, Undecided) headlined the efforts by breaking the program’s 3,000-meter […]
