by Wade Steinlage Kirksville, Mo.–The William Penn track and field teams opened a busy week by traveling into Missouri to compete at the Truman Quad Wednesday. Both teams placed second out of four programs with the men scoring 46 points and the women claiming 38 points. Truman topped both standings as each tallied 99 points. […]
DUBUQUE—It was the wildest of days in the American Rivers Conference Wednesday but a Daria Parchert (sophomore, Illinois City, Ill., Rockridge HS) two-run, sixth-inning home run vaulted the Central College softball team to a doubleheader sweep at Loras College and, suddenly, a share of the league lead. After rolling up a 13-1 five-inning victory, the […]
OTTUMWA — As an open invitation to explore the Ottumwa campus of Indian Hills Community College, Hills Fest is scheduled for Friday, May 31, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event, billed as “Food, Fun and All Things Indian Hills,” will include many free activities such as inflatables, carnival games, a train and bands. There […]
Oskaloosa hosted Norwalk and Indianola in a conference triangular at Oskaloosa Golf. Great weather help all teams score well on the day, Indianola 184, Norwalk 191, and Oskaloosa 217. Maddie Hayes of Indianola lead the way carding a 43. Nikki Parlet was the low scoring Indian with a 51 followed by Kiara Bjornson 55, Sydney […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team had some late-inning issues as they fell twice to Culver-Stockton in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday. WPU (20-30, 11-19 Heart) lost by scores of 4-2 and 9-3 (10 innings). The hosts gave up a run in the top of the first, but knotted up […]
The team traveled to Grinnell for the Tiger Relays on a beautiful Tuesday night. They finished with a 4th place finish against some very good competition. Going into the 4×400 the team was tied with Grinnell and with a strong finish by that relay, the team pulled ahead of the Tigers for the 4th place […]
INDIANOLA — Needing to improve its stock in the American Rivers Conference standings, the Central College baseball team managed a doubleheader split against Simpson College with a 7-5 win in the nightcap Tuesday night. Simpson (12-18, 4-14 conference) won the opener 8-2. “We really needed a win in that second game,” coach Matt Schirm said. […]
by Coach Bret Foster Great day at Edmundson today for the Oskaloosa Invitational! Osky finished in 5th out of 15 teams. Nevada scorched their way to the title with a 298. The field of teams here was loaded and Osky, after a bit of a tough start, battled back nicely. The top 5 finish was […]
by Coach Bryan Kime The Oskaloosa Girls tennis team played host to Indianola Tuesday in a conference matchup and fell short 5-6. This moves the girls to 3-4 on the season. The JV girls continue to show improvement but lost a tough one tonight. The girls lost 2-7, this moves there season record to 4-3. […]
Vicki Coleen Bennetts November 09, 1949 – April 23, 2019 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 69 Vicki Bennetts, 69, of Montezuma passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at her home. Vicki Coleen Bennetts, the daughter of Robert and Florence Nelson, was born on November 9, 1949 at Billings, Montana. Vicki graduated from high school in Billings […]
