DES MOINES, Iowa (Mar. 2, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. The virus was found in a non-commercial, backyard poultry flock. […]
Mar 2 2022 | Posted in
State News |
Read More »
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian girls’ basketball team knocked off Fairfield to start the year, but could not replicate that performance in a season-ending loss. OHS (11-11) closed out its campaign with a 37-24 loss to Fairfield in the Class 4A Region 5 quarterfinals on February 16. Oskaloosa, which had defeated the Trojans 59-55 in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team made strides throughout the year, but could not get over the hump to claim an opening-round upset in postseason play. OHS (6-16) wrapped up its regular season with a 60-55 road loss to Burlington on February 14, and then ended its entire campaign with a 70-60 loss […]
PELLA—Central College’s Kelsea Hurley (junior, Scottsdale, Ariz., Desert Mountain HS) and Allison Van Gorp (freshman, Pella, Pella Christian HS) both received American Rivers all-conference women’s basketball recognition. They were each named to the second team. It’s the third consecutive all-conference honor for Hurley, who was a first-team selection last year and a second-team pick the […]
Mar 2 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
PELLA—Even for a program accustomed to power-packed schedules, the 2022 season opens with a jolt for the Central College softball team at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia this weekend. The invitation-only 24-team tourney, now held in alternate years, features many of the top NCAA Division III squads. Central opens against NCAA […]
Mar 2 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
Oskaloosa–For the third year in a row, the William Penn men’s basketball found themselves on top of the Heart of America Athletic Conference, defeating the Evangel Valor in the championship match on Monday by a score of 99-91. The game opened closely contested as the two played to a 10-10 tie. Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, […]
Hazelwood, Ill./Brighton, Ill.–The William Penn shotgun sports team started its spring season exactly the way it closed out the fall with another win as it competed at the Lindenwood Invitational Saturday and Sunday. The Statesmen, winners of three tournaments in a row, posted a score of 1,430 out of 1,500 total targets. Hillsdale (Mich.) was […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
Oskaloosa–A total of six members of the William Penn men’s bowling program were honored by the league as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday. Rok Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) and Jayson Miner (Sr., Silvis, Ill., Business Management) were both named to the five-person first team. The trio of Aleksander […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
Oskaloosa–A pair of Statesmen women’s bowlers garnered postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday. Gabi Evans (Jr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) was named to the five-player first team, while Caitlin Radliff (Fr., Belleville, Ill., Software Engineering) collected a second-team laurel (five players on second team). Radliff was […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
Oskaloosa–Tanner Bedier (Jr., Bondurant, Iowa, Industrial Technology) was nearly perfect at the plate and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week Monday. Bedier claimed his first-ever award by leading the Statesmen (7-3) to a pair of wins on Sunday. In WPU’s 6-3 victory over Columbia, the […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
