By Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa boys basketball team bounced back from a disappointing loss on Friday to Grinnell by walloping Washington 90-55 Tuesday night in Washington. The Indians are starting to look as though they are the real deal as they recorded their third blowout of the season, and ran their record to 5-1. It […]
by Doug DeKock Basketball games are often decided by teams getting on a roll. Friday night in Grinnell the Tigers had the final run which proved to be the difference in a hotly contested Little Hawkeye game. The game stayed close throughout the 1st half with Grinnell leading by 2, 18-16 after one quarter. The […]
by Doug DeKock Oskaloosa traveled to Grinnell Friday night and found out why Grinnell was ranked #5 in class 4A. The Indians hung with the Tigers in the 1st quarter trailing 16-8 after one quarter. The 2nd quarter was similar to the 1st quarter as Osky was outscored 15-9 in the quarter and trailed by […]
by Doug DeKock Centerville, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Boys’ basketball team travelled to Centerville Tuesday night with a chance to start 4-0 for the first time in 8 years. The Indians did just that in beating Centerville 76-52. In the past, Oskaloosa would play down to its competition but they seem to be leaving that […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Monday evening for a quick meeting. At the onset of the meeting, Mayor Krutzfeldt administered the oath of office to Jordan Ammons, the newest police officer for the Oskaloosa Police Department. The Mayor also presented longevity plaques to several longtime city employees, including Mark […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors held a brief meeting Monday morning and quickly dispensed with several items of consideration. One of the items of discussion concerned a new phone system for the Courthouse. Daren Hite, IT Specialist for Mahaska County, said that the county began looking at a new phone system back in […]
by Doug DeKock One of the hardest things to do in sports is play immediately after a hard fought emotional win. That is what Oskaloosa had to overcome after a stunning overtime win Friday night at P.C. On Saturday afternoon 2-0 Knoxville came to town looking to knock the Indians down a notch. Knoxville came […]
by Doug DeKock Oskaloosa 76 – Pella Christian 70 Double Overtime If you were fortunate enough to attend, watch or listen to the Oskaloosa vs. Pella Christian game Friday “Instant ClassIc” might be the words that come to mind. Oskaloosa traveled to Pella for the opener of the Little Hawkeye Conference determined to shed the […]
by Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team played some of their best basketball in quite some time Friday night against P.C. On Saturday against Knoxville the Indians continued to show improvement as they defeated the Panthers 46-36 in non-conference action. Oskaloosa improves to 2-2 on the season while Knoxville falls to 1-3. The teams […]
by Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team traveled to Pella Friday night to face the #9 ranked P.C. Eagles. The Indians played ranked Fairfield Tuesday night and it looked as if that experience helped Oskaloosa against P.C. The Indians 1-2 played some of their best basketball in quite some time before falling 63-44 to […]
