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Garet Williamson Grabs First Ever Knoxville Win Over Reutzel by .087 of a Second!

Saturday winners at Knoxville: J Kinder (Pro), Garet Williamson (410), Nate Mills (360)

Nate Mills Leads Wire to Wire for First Knoxville Win in a 360; J Kinder Wins in the Pros by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 18, 2024) – Garet Williamson posted his first ever 410 sprint car win at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday, holding off Aaron Reutzel at the line. The win came aboard the […]

Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report May 13-19, 2024

Iowa Department of Agriculture

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 20, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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 this […]

Former Oskaloosa Athlete Erik McGee Begins Leadership of Boys’ Basketball Team

Erik McGee, Oskaloosa High School boys' basketball head coach

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Oskaloosa High School boys’ basketball program will be ready for tip-off this fall with a new chapter. Erik McGee will step onto the court as the newly appointed head coach. With a rich background in both playing, coaching and teaching, McGee brings experience and a passion for mentoring young athletes to the […]

Super bounceback sends Central to NCAA softball super regional

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA-A Central College softball team that has thrived on comebacks, was in need of a bounceback. An excruciating 7-6, 10-inning loss to Bethel University (Minn.) Saturday forced a final deciding game but the determined Dutch responded with a resounding 9-3 victory to capture the four-team NCAA Division III Regional crown. It’s Central’s 15th regional title, […]

Serious Collision on Highway 163 Near Pella, Iowa

Accident on 163 involving a semi and a farm sprayer. (photo by Fred Wigchert)

A significant traffic accident occurred on Highway 163, east of Pella, Iowa, involving a semi-truck and a field sprayer. The semi, driven by Robert K. Weed, 49, from Philadelphia, PA, collided with the rear of a field sprayer operated by Lee E. Deprenger, 65, from Otley, IA. Both individuals sustained injuries and were transported to […]

Central races to softball regional title game

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA-Small ball came up big once again for the Central College softball team, swiping eight bases in knocking off the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in NCAA Division III regional action Friday. Central (31-10) moves on in the winners’ bracket of the four-team, double-elimination regional to Saturday’s championship at 11 a.m. at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex […]

NM Quartet to State Finale

North Mahaska Warhawks

DES MOINES – North Mahaska’s 1,600-meter relay team will be competing for the top prize in the event on the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium on Saturday. The relay team secured a spot in the final event of the day taking second in their heat and placing seventh overall in the preliminaries. More than 16,000 […]

NM Scores Points at State Track

North Mahaska Warhawks

DES MOINES – First day of the 2024 Iowa State Track Meet is in the books for North Mahaska. The Warhawks competed in five events with Nataliya Linder and Andy Knockel picking up a fifth place finish in their respective events. The Blue Oval at Drake Stadium was hot as a number of state records […]

Six-run first inning propels Central in NCAA softball tourney play

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA-The Central College softball offense is heating up at the right time. Third baseman Franie Burnett (senior, Ankeny, Centennial HS) continued her recent surge with three hits, the Dutch used their small-ball attack to put up six first-inning runs and Central notched a 10-2, five-inning opening-game win over the University of Wisconsin-Superior in NCAA Division […]

Steil Punches Ticket to State

North Mahaska Warhawks

MORAVIA – North Mahaska sophomore Aly Steil continued her meteoric golf season by notching a spot in next week’s Class 1A state golf tournament. She finished sixth at the par-72 course at The Preserve at Honey Creek. Steil will compete in a 36-hole event at the American Legion Course in Marshalltown on Thursday and Friday, […]

           

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