STORM LAKE—On a night filled with offensive struggles, guard Abby Johnson (sophomore, Ankeny) delivered a career-high 24 points to lift the Central College women’s basketball team to a 68-59 road win at Buena Vista University Saturday. Meanwhile, the Dutch (8-16 overall, 5-10 American Rivers) again brought rock-solid defense in winning their third game in the […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa boys bowling team finished in 5th place for the team state qualifying meet on Tuesday. They definitely had their goal of returning to team state and I know They were pretty disappointed in not qualifying for state again this year. They still had a great season and they kept improving […]
An Oskaloosa Community School District Press Release New K-2 Playground design set to be completed by the end of summer 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA — At its February 14 meeting, the Oskaloosa Community Schools Board of Directors approved a plan for a new kindergarten-2nd grade playground to be built at Oskaloosa Elementary School. The plan was […]
DES MOINES – This year’s state wrestling tournament did not start out as well as North Mahaska had hoped. Bringing a school record four matmen to the meet, the quartet had high hopes. All four will battle for podium positions from the consolation bracket on Thursday. Wyatt Van Weelden, 40-10, won his opening match with […]
DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) announced that Iowa will be investing an additional $2 million in the Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment Program to enhance productivity, efficiency and competitiveness in Iowa’s largest industry. The program helps small- to mid-size Iowa manufacturers invest in the adoption and integration […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska coach L.E. Moore was a bit nervous entering Tuesday’s quarterfinal Class 1A basketball game against Sigourney. His fears were well-deserved early as Sigourney held a 22-18 lead after one period. After that point North Mahaska’s defense put the clamps on holding the Lady Savages scoreless in the second period and […]
Oskaloosa–Keaten Griffen (Fr., Longview, Texas, Software Engineering) and Raven Williams (Grad., Las Vegas, Nev., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) claimed recognition for big performances as the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its weekly track and field awards Monday. Griffen was named the Heart’s Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Williams garnered the Heart’s […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Brian Thomas (Jr., Shingle Springs, Calif., Sports Management) and softball player Valeria Quiroga (Sr., Brownsville, Texas, Sociology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 6-12, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Thomas was dominant against Hastings last Saturday, tossing six shutout innings in his first appearance of the season. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team rolled in its first two sets Tuesday and then produced a big rally in the third to sweep Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. Winners of three in a row, #14 WPU (5-5, 4-3 Heart) defeated the Yellowjackets by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-23. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team dominated the glass and the paint in a 102-84 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley in its last home game of the regular season Monday. In a game rescheduled from February 4, the Statesmen (24-2, 20-0 Heart) won their 20th game in a row and continued […]
