by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team had their way with the Missouri Valley Vikings and got a huge performance from beyond the arc to lead them to a 72-47 win. The Statesmen (6-0, 3-0 Heart) remained undefeated by outshooting the Vikings (2-5, 1-2 Heart) 48%-33% but the ladies dominated all facets […]
PELLA—Sometimes two points are better than three. It was the ultimate of contrasting 3-point men’s basketball records as Grinnell College tied an NCAA Division III mark with 89 3-point shot attempts and Central College set a school record of its own by not taking one all night. The Dutch (1-3) strategy paid off with their […]
PELLA—Center Kendall Brown (junior, Moravia) pumped in a career-best 24 points but the Central College women’s basketball team hit a dry patch from the outside in a 61-58 loss to Westminster College (Mo.) Tuesday. The Dutch dug a nine-point first-quarter hole and trailed by as many as 10 in the third quarter before finally taking […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening. The council approved the consent agenda which included item G, which was the scheduling of a public hearing on the property located at 1217 South Market in Oskaloosa, to rezone it from an R-1 or Residential to CC (Community Commercial) to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Behind five members on the top squad, a total of 11 individuals garnered postseason recognition for the William Penn football program as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced Monday. In addition to the five first-team selections, three players garnered second-team nods and three more were picked for […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Sr., Milwaukee Wis., Exercise Science) led her team to a pair of league wins last week and for her efforts she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Nwagbaraocha collected her third career award (first this year) as she guided the Statesmen (5-0, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Marlon Alcindor (Sr., Queens, N.Y.) hit from everywhere last week, and his long-ball barrage led to him to earning Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week laurels Monday. Alcindor collected his first-ever weekly award after helping the Statesmen (6-0, 2-0 Heart) to two blowout wins over Culver-Stockton and […]
by Coach Tony Witt Osky boys and girls had a great start to the season tonight with wins over Clarke and Lennox. The boys started off hot with Dylan Vanwyk leading the way with an opening game of 279! Then Jared Smith came on strong in the second game with a 245! Dylan Vanwyk had […]
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. “Slow but steady harvest progress continues as farmers deal with challenging conditions to bring in their crops including rain, […]
by Rob Campbell The mighty Oskaloosa Indian wrestling team traveled to Indianola on Thursday of last week. The coaches and managers were very proud of the wrestler’s grit. Those grapplers that won a match for the Indians were, Elliot Adam,Boston Barnhart,Karsen Briggs, Damion Clark, Connor Harbor, Jase Harper, Jaemon Hole, Travin Hoover, Andrew Katko, Donavan […]
