NEW SHARON – Eighth grader Jocelyn Pinkerton’s pitching and hitting led North Mahaska to a 5-4 comeback victory Wednesday. Lynnville-Sully led 4-0 entering the bottom of the seventh inning when NM exploded for five runs. Pinkerton drove in two of the runs. Pinkerton took the win from the pitching circle as well. She allowed four […]
NEW SHARON – Lynnville-Sully senior Conner Matson tossed a no-hotter and hit a homerun en route to a 9-0 victory at North Mahaska Wednesday. The win came off of the Hawks’ first loss of the season on Tuesday to Hudson. Lynnville-Sully’s Corder Noun Harder took the game’s second pitch over the right field fence and […]
BOONE – North Mahaska’s baseball team will open Class 1A district tournament play on Saturday, July 1 when they face Twin Cedars at 5 p.m. in Moravia. The winner will face the winner of Moravia and Moulton-Udell on Wednesday, July 5. North Mahaska, 11-9 as of June 22, is the No. 3 seed in the […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. by Oskaloosa City Manager Amal Eltahir The City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County are interdependent; the success of each entity is strongly tied to the success of the other. If Oskaloosa sees economic growth, the […]
June 22, 2023 DES MOINES, Iowa — The 4th of July is a time for celebration, full of backyard cookouts, pool parties, and fireworks. The buzz of a drink is not needed to feel the thrill of summer holiday festivities but if you do indulge, plan for a sober ride home. The Iowa Governor’s Traffic […]
PELLA—Central College triathlete and women’s golf standout Thea Lunning (Mason City) has been named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large Team. Lunning was a third-team selection. She graduated with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average and a biology major. She will begin optometry school at the University of Memphis […]
By Anthony Ainslie 6/21/23 Jason Hahne made a late race charge to win Wednesday’s Haulin’ with Hoker Trucking Super Late Models East Series’ maiden visit to the Southern Iowa Speedway. The massive half-mile at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa, Iowa was a brand-new battleground for the East Series. It also served as round 10 […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 13-1 loss to Pella Christian Varsity Eagles on Thursday. Pella Christian Varsity Eagles took the lead on a home run in the first inning. The Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) struggled to put runs on the board and had a […]
PELLA — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced last Wednesday and 57 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence. The women’s track and field teams had 26 selections while the men’s team had 12. The softball program had eight while the baseball and men’s golf team had […]
by Bill Almond It was a tough day on Tuesday for Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity), who lost 9-3 to Tigers Tigers got on the board in the first inning. An error scored one run for Tigers. In the bottom of the second inning, Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) tied things up at two when Aiden North singled on […]
