Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the April Player of the Month laurels. Sophomore baseball player Tanner Bedier (Bondurant, Iowa, Business Management) earned the Male award, while sophomore women’s track and field athlete Shaniah Newby (Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nursing) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for […]
Oskaloosa–Eight individuals will compete for the William Penn men’s track and field team as it battles at the NAIA National Championship next week. The 70th Annual Championship will be held at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala. next Wednesday through Friday. Nick Richardson-Jackson (Sr., Germantown, Md.) will guide the Statesmen as he is […]
The girls were back in action today at the Blue Oval. The Distance Medley of Krier, DeRonde, Cerwinski and Sage Adam came into the state meet ranked 20th and finished in 16th place in the state with a time of 4:26.49. Faith DeRonde and Sophia Dykstra took to the ring for the Shot Put. Sophia […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A small trailer containing flags to decorate military veterans’ graves was parked near the main gate to Forest Cemetery on Wednesday. Volunteers from the local military organizations were already making their way through the many gravesites while members of the Oskaloosa Student Council gathered to take their turn helping out. Curt Grandia […]
by Bret Foster The guys finished 2nd place and they have qualified for state again! The seniors led the way, with Carter Parks and Joe Glasgow battling all day and shooting 81 and 83 respectively. Tucker DeJong finished strong with an 84. Johnathon Terpstra shot 87 and competed all the way through the round. Keaton […]
by Bryan Kime The Oskaloosa girls tennis team competed at Pella Wednesday for individual District play. The girls had a very impressive performance as they had five girls competing in the semi final round. Jillian Jennings and MaKenna Schaffner-Tennis start of the day off early in singles play as they had a pigtail match to […]
The team got off to a great start in the discus going 1 and 6 in the state!! Faith DeRonde set a new personal record of 140-1 on her way to becoming the Class 3A Discus Champion. Sophia had troubles keeping throws in bounds but had a throw of 127-10 that earned her a 6th […]
PELLA — The University of Dubuque piled on 11 runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to eliminate the Central College baseball team from the American Rivers Conference tournament Thursday, beating the Dutch 14-4. Central (14-27) lost its first round game 7-3 against the conference champions from Coe College. In the first elimination game […]
Softball Field Dedication Jay Harms Field Oskaloosa School District is set to name its softball field after current head softball coach Jay Harms. We will have a dedication ceremony on May 27th at 5:15 on the field. We are asking for all current & former players, coaches, administrators, and colleagues to attend this field naming […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – We often drive the gravel roads of Mahaska County, and today we mostly see rolling hills with fields of corn and beans planted on them. Sometimes, a growth of trees and homes dot the landscape. History explorer Dave Baker saw the history of his home state and its diverse and […]
