by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling teams enter the final days of the 2018-2019 campaign solidly in the top 20 as the most recent power rankings were released. The Statesmen men are currently 12th in collegebowling.com’s power ranking with 4,219 points, while the women are 17th nationally with 3,366 points. A total of 184 […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–Elayna VanArsdale (Jr., Bensalem, Pa., Secondary Education) improved upon her league ranking as she guided the William Penn track and field teams at the Grand View Field Meet Tuesday. VanArsdale was third in both the weight throw at 50-4 and in the shot put at 38-2.75. She moves up to fourth […]
PELLA—No. 2-ranked Nebraska Wesleyan University ran off 17 unanswered points and outscored the Central College men’s basketball team 95-70 Wednesday night. It was a wire-to-wire win for the Prairie Wolves (19-1 overall, 10-1 American Rivers). Central (7-13 overall, 4-7 conference) used a six-point burst to climb within 31-29 with 6:29 left in the first half […]
PELLA—It was another spirited comeback for the Central College women’s basketball team and another crushing defeat Wednesday. Nebraska Wesleyan’s Klaire Phillips hit a baseline layup with 5 seconds left to hold off the Dutch, 63-61. It was a second-straight home-court disappointment for Central, which dropped a 76-71 overtime decision to Coe College last Wednesday. Central […]
by Coach Tony Witt The Osky boys continued their hot bowling on the lanes today with a new season high series and improved to 17 and 3 on the season by beating Pella Christian today. “This was a complete team effort today with all the boys bowling well today.” Dylan VanWyk led the way this […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Boys basketball team suffered a big blow on Thursday when leading scorer Cole Henry suffered a broken hand in practice, possibly ending his Senior season. I spoke with Henry just hours after he suffered the injury and he said “We were working on offensive plays in practice. I was coming […]
by Jamie Brockman This weekend starts the most exciting time of the year in Iowa High School Wrestling as teams and individuals start their road to the most prestigious state tournament in the nation, the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament. The road is never easy, however, smaller schools, Class 1A and 2A, will compete […]
by Jamie Brockman Southern Iowa is no stranger to good basketball, and much of the media attention goes to the bigger schools such as Oskaloosa, Pella, etc. Don’t forget there are also several smaller schools in the area that are highly successful, especially in Montezuma. This season Braves and Bravette fans are treated to two […]
by Jamie Brockman Basketball fans in this part of the state are no strangers to excellent basketball year in and year out, but this year may be one of the best in recent years. Coming into the season we knew the boys Little Hawkeye Conference would be one of the toughest in all of Iowa, […]
Rachael Louise Wells July 10, 1944 – January 30, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Rachael Wells, 74, of Oskaloosa, passed away January 30, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Rachael Louise Wells, daughter of Everett William and Louise Lorraine (Golden) Weston, was born, July 10, 1944, in Albia, Iowa. Rachael attended Albia […]
