CEDAR RAPIDS — Central College coach Matt Schirm knew the Iowa Conference tournament would be a tough battle and he was right. The sixth-seeded Dutch (20-21) fell in the opening round of the league tournament 5-4 in 10 innings to No. 3 seed Buena Vista (25-15). The Beavers opened the scoring with a run in […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Five Grinnell College baseball players have been named to the All-Midwest Conference South Division Team while the Pioneers also claimed two individual awards. Pitcher Sam LaMotte ’20 was named the MWC South Newcomer of the Year, while Tim Hollibaugh claimed Coach of the Year honors. Others named to the All-MWC Team from […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second year in a row, Grinnell College is represented on the NCAA Division III Women’s Golf All-American Team. Vidushi Sinha ’19, from Gurgaon, Haryana, India (Shri Ram School), was named second-team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). Additionally, she was named to the All-Central Region Team for the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the roar of a Ford V8, the caravan of antique vehicles rolled into Oskaloosa on Sunday morning. The Ford V8 was powering a 1935 Ford Tudor Sedan State Patrol car. It along with other specimens of past state patrol vehicles were part of a tour to honor Ola Babcock Miller. Secretary […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday evening, with all members present with the exception of Erik Edgren and Carl Drost. Tom Richardson, Board President, reported that 87% of students are being referred to the office 0 to 1 times for behavioral issues in the elementary. According to Richardson, […]
By Julia Davis, Leziga Barikor, Susan Haack and Stephen J. Berry May 7, 2017 If the law of supply and demand applied to the marketplace of ideas like it does to economics, political opinions wouldn’t be worth a plug nickel. They are everywhere, more so than ever since the election of Donald J. Trump to […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team had unprecedented success in the postseason awards as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference team was announced Wednesday. Of the 15 all-league honors, William Penn earned nine of them. The list includes Courtney Cunningham (Sr., Muskogee, Okla., Computer Science), Brittany Evans (Fr., Fernley, Nev., Business Management), Brooke Fletcher (Jr., Atlantic, […]
PELLA — A quartet of postseason veterans converge this weekend when Central College plays host to the NCAA Division III Pella, Iowa Softball Regional. Top seed Central College (32-8) tackles the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (34-9) at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex softball field in the three-day, double-elimination, four-team tourney. […]
PELLA — With a trio of wins last week, Central College moved up one more spot to No. 9 in the NFCA Division III softball coaches’ poll, the program’s highest spot this season. The Dutch (34-87) closed out the regular season Tuesday with a 2-0, 8-2 sweep of the University of Dubuque. They knocked off […]
Indian Hills Community College Receives Grant to Fund Improvements at North Campus Soccer Field OTTUMWA, IA – Indian Hills Community College today announced it has been awarded a $14,927 grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation, the national model for sports-based youth development programs in underserved communities. This grant is intended to fund the installation of […]
