by Jamie Brockman Once again it wasn’t exactly pretty, but Oskaloosa survived another nail-biting, physical dog fight in the Class 3A semifinals, outlasting Winterset 48-43 to advance to their second consecutive Class 3A State Championship game. Senior Austin Hafner got Osky off to a quick start draining two three-pointers as the Indians jumped out to […]
by Jamie Brockman It may not have been pretty, but as the ol’ cliché says, a win is a win and champions find ways to win even when things don’t go as expected. That’s exactly what Oskaloosa did Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Marion 51-49 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A State Basketball […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa is headed back to the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament for the second straight year following a commanding 58-37 win over Fairfield in the 3A SubState final at Mount Pleasant Monday night. Despite being the top seed, Oskaloosa was forced to travel to Fairfield’s backyard in Mount Pleasant. The travel […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Boys road to state continued Thursday night as the Indians moved one step closer to Wells Fargo Arena with a convincing 78-53 win over Washington in the Class 3A Substate semifinal. After a competitive first quarter that saw Oskaloosa holding a 19-13 lead, it was all Indians from that point, […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa boys basketball team opened their postseason with a commanding 65-28 win at home over South Tama Monday night. South Tama’s strategy was to hold the ball, run the clock and take the Indians run and gun game away. It worked for about the first 10 minutes or so as Osky […]
by Jamie Brockman The brackets are now set for next week’s Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, and the local area will once again be well represented on the mats. In a Class 2A District meet at Knoxville, PCM won the team title with Carlisle second, followed by […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa knew they’d have their work cut out for them to advance anyone to state, competing in a tough Class 3A District wrestling tournament at Des Moines East Saturday. To no one’s surprise, Southeast Polk dominated the team race, advancing to the Class 3A State Duals on Wednesday, also advancing eleven of […]
by Jamie Brockman Playing their final home game of the regular season, which was also Senior night along with Coaches vs. Cancer pink out night, the Oskaloosa girls fell to Norwalk 53-32 in LHC action on Saturday. Four Seniors were honored, including Marleigh Denberger, Lindsay Holmberg, Emma Kelderman, and Ashley Drost. The Indians came into […]
by Jamie Brockman On a late Saturday afternoon, an Oskaloosa gymnasium filled with pink for Coaches vs. Cancer, witnessed the Oskaloosa boys play possibly their best game of the season, beating LHC champions Norwalk 68-47. It was also Senior Night for Oskaloosa, honoring five seniors, including Cole Henry, Rian Yates, Jackson Blythe, Austin Hafner, and […]
by Jamie Brockman A capacity filled Pella Christian High School gymnasium was treated to a great back and forth battle on Thursday night that went down to the final seconds before Oskaloosa pulled off a 50-49 win over Pella Christian. Oskaloosa was able to overcome a very slow start, that saw the Indians leading 7-6 […]
