NEW SHARON – Seems North Mahaska and Belle Plaine held off the fireworks until the seventh inning Friday night. Neither team scored until the final inning with North Mahaska scoring three times in the bottom of the seventh to edge the Bella Plaine Plainsmen 3-2 in South Iowa Cedar League play. Senior Rhett Parrott and […]
NEW SHARON – Belle Plaine thwarted several North Mahaska scoring attempts Friday to score a 9-8 South Iowa Cedar League softball win. Three errors in the first four innings led to runs for the visiting Plainsmen. “We made mistakes at the wrong times,” said NM coach Mark Schroeder. “They were able to get hits into […]
Aaron Reutzel Wins His 12th Career 360 Feature; Chase Young Steals the Pro Sprints Feature Event Late by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 8, 2024) – Carson McCarl emerged victorious with a last lap pass in a race that saw five lead changes and plenty of excitement on Vermeer Night Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. […]
Christina Smith, 62, of Oskaloosa, passed away June 7, 2024, unexpectedly at her home. She was born May 3, 1962, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Lawrence and Nancy (Wymore) Bittner. She attended Oskaloosa Schools and obtained her G.E.D. She continued her education through Indian Hills Community College, earning her CNA degree. In 1980, she […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska hosted Twin Cedars Thursday in a nonconference baseball game but had trouble with control. The Warhawks issued 13 free passes and a hit batsman in a 10-7 loss. A solid defensive play in the first inning kept TC from scoring after a walk. Leadoff hitter Braxton Davis walked and moved […]
NM Boys Top Keota, 6-3, Fall to Cardinal NEW SHARON – North Mahaska hit deuces scoring in three separate innings Monday en route to a 6-3 baseball victory over Keota. North Mahaska (5-5) took advantage of seven stolen bases to provide additional scoring opportunities. Each team recorded seven hits in the contest. Senior Nates Sampson […]
NEW SHARON – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont used two big innings to power past the North Mahaska softball team 15-7 Tuesday. The Rockets outhit NM 15-11. EBF (6-5) scored four in the top of the first inning and added three in the fifth and five in the sixth while NM scored four in the fourth to go with […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – A milestone year of athletics at Grinnell College has resulted in heights never before reached by the Pioneers. For the first time in school history, both Grinnell College’s women’s and men’s athletics teams have claimed Midwest Conference All-Sports Trophies in the same year. Grinnell’s men won the Ralph Shively Cup for the […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday night was Bill & Rays Night at the races at the Southern Iowa Speedway located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa. The night provided plenty of racing excitement with new and repeat winners making their way to victory lane. The Mid States Machine Stock Cars saw veteran driver […]
Steven L. Swank Oct. 2, 1947 – Feb. 21, 2023 The United States Army Steve, known then as Curly graduated from Pella High in 1965 and immediately joined the army, but not before getting the crops in with his dad. He served in Germany and Vietnam, working on trucks and tanks. He was discharged on […]
