Oskaloosa–Abraham Arroyo (So., Camuy, P.R., Wellness and Recreation) sprayed the ball all over the park and a few times out of it and his efforts were rewarded as he was chosen as Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week Monday. Arroyo won his first career laurel (first award for the Statesmen this […]
Ottumwa, IA – Destiny Lewis’ (Indianola, IA/Indianola) three-run walk-off home run powered the Indian Hills Softball team to an afternoon split with Kirkwood Community College on Monday at R.L. Hellyer Field. The Warriors move to 25-7 on the year. Trailing by a run in the nightcap of Monday’s twinbill, Lewis sent a 1-0 pitch over […]
by Bret Foster The JV golfers continued their success today at Bos Landen in Pella. The JV1 boys tied with Pella with a score of 176 and won the tiebreaker based on having a better 5th score! The JV2 boys finished right behind in 3rd place with a 185! The guys are playing well and […]
by Bryan Kime The Oskaloosa Girls Tennis team hosted South Tama Monday and came out on top 7-2 on a beautiful afternoon to play tennis. The team had a break playing in the conference and came ready to play against South Tama.The girls did a nice job of executing points today. Their starting to under […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 10, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
by Art Cullen, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 7, 2023 Gene Jackson hated to part with his 10-year-old mule Jackie. He had to put his best saddle on her for show at Valley Livestock Auction near Monte Verde, Colo. The 19-year-old cattleman can’t justify feeding her in this drought, where water-intensive alfalfa is a precious commodity […]
Pella–Showalter Johnson (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) will once again be in the national tournament field as he guided the Statesmen track and field teams at the Central Dutch Invitational Friday. Although he did not win the 100-meter dash, Johnson, who took second, did eclipse the provisional national-qualifying standard with a time of 10.59 seconds. […]
Oskaloosa–A balanced attack led the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team to a comfortable 29-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Clarke Saturday. William Penn (10-4, 3-0 Heart) poured it on all afternoon with a gaudy 79-7 advantage in shots over the Pride (3-7, 0-3 Heart). The victors also picked up 56 ground balls, compared to […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team honored its inaugural senior class Saturday with a dominating 15-5 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Clarke. William Penn (10-2, 3-1 Heart) recognized its six seniors before the game and then immediately took care of business, including holding a 31-18 edge in shots over Clarke (2-5, 0-3 Heart). Bailee […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team finally ended up on the positive end of a walk-off as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with MidAmerica Nazarene Saturday. The Statesmen (12-22, 5-9 Heart) dropped the opener 7-5 (8 innings), but won the second bout 8-7. The home team permitted a run in the top […]
