GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jasper Yang ’21, who enjoyed a stellar soccer season in 2018, has received yet another honor by earning a spot on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team. Yang, a forward from Stow, Mass. (Nashoba Regional) who led all of NCAA Division III in shot accuracy at 70.7 percent, was named […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Boys Basketball team has a target on their back this season. The rankings have the Indians near the top of the heap and every team now has them circled on their calendar. Oskaloosa Head Coach Ryan Parker spoke with Oskaloosa News’s Jamie Brockman after the Indians claimed their first victory […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians Girls Varsity Team is still searching for their first win in almost two years, as they fell 60-39. Oskaloosa Head Coach Jacie White spoke with Oskaloosa News’s Jamie Brockman after the game. The Indians lead the Trojans in the first quarter 10-4, and the defense was the key to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The town of Oskaloosa experienced its second white-out in as many days Monday as the Statesmen men’s basketball team defeated rival Grand View 84-68 on TP Night. #2 WPU (10-0, 4-0 Heart) took down the Vikings (4-3, 1-2 Heart) in Heart of America Athletic Conference action, outshooting its foe 46.0%-40.4% and outrebounding […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was tested yet again with a tough Grand View team that came into the season receiving votes in the national poll. William Penn (7-0, 4-0 Heart) rose to the occasion and passed the test by outshooting the Vikings (2-3, 1-2 Heart) 33%-29% and holding the visitors to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Omar Sherman (Sr., Duncanville, Texas) dominated down low last week and his efforts were good enough to net him Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Monday. Sherman won his first award after leading #2 WPU (9-0, 3-0 Heart) to a trio of victories. The senior averaged […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A pair of William Penn wrestlers are in the mix as the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s first poll was released last week. 174-pounder Austinn Goin (Sr., Belton, Mo., Exercise Science) and 197-pounder Sheldon Rodriguez (Jr., Tampa, Fla., Biology) are both fifth in the respective weight classes. Unfortunately, neither individual is ranked […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today requested an additional $250,000 to support foreign animal disease response preparations as part of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget request. Naig also emphasized the importance of continued funding for the Iowa Water Quality Initiative and Renewable Fuels Infrastructure […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Iowa farmers have dealt with numerous challenges throughout the growing season, including flooding in northwest Iowa and serious drought […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Hannes Kogelnik ’21 has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. Kogelnik, a guard from Glen Echo, Md. (Walt Whitman), put on a show Sunday, erupting for career-highs of 42 points and 12 3-pointers as the Pioneers rolled by Wright State-Lake Campus 177-129. The point total […]
