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Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Volleyball team picked up its third consecutive win over league foe Iowa Western Community College with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night at the Hellyer Center. With the win, the Warriors improve to 10-6 overall on the year. Indian Hills picked up two straight set wins, 25-20 and 26-24 before […]
Sep 12 2023 | Posted in
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PELLA — The Central College women’s tennis team evened its season record by winning its first American Rivers Conference match of the season 7-2 against Nebraska Wesleyan University Tuesday. Central (2-2, 1-1 American Rivers Conference) battled its way through the doubles matches against the Prairie Wolves (1-1, 1-1 conference), taking two out of three. Becca […]
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PELLA—Maybe the only thing harder than shooting a 68 is to shoot another the next day. But that’s what senior Harold Dobernecker (Nevada) did for the Central College men’s golf team as a record performance propelled him to medalist honors in a 120-player field at the Carthage (Wis.) Firebirds Fall Classic Tuesday. Dobernecker, who was […]
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MONTEZUMA – Monday was another typical North Mahaska-Montezuma contest. North Mahaska’s volleyball team made the trip up U.S. 63 for a meeting with their old nemesis and came away with a 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 South Iowa Cedar League victory. The win was the third straight for the Warhawks, but Monte holds the overall series lead […]

PELLA— Central College strong safety Cameron Bannister (5th-year, State Center, West Marshall HS) is among 22 college and university players nationwide cited for exemplary community impact as part of the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.® announced Tuesday. Bannister is one of four NCAA Division III players chosen for the combined 11-man team […]
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CHARITON – North Mahaska’s volleyball team has four losses on the season, three of those to Albia. Saturday the Warhawks worked their way into the championship at the Chariton tournament where they fell to Albia 2-1 in sets. On the North Mahaska defeated Pleasantville, 21-11, 21-17; won in three sets over Southeast Warren, 21-12, 18-21, […]

EBF @ SEP Metro Classic Volleyball Tournament Sept. 9, 2023 EBF vs. Indianola 11-21 4-21 EBF vs. SEP 21-15 18-21 15-9 EBF vs. CR Jefferson 21-15 21-17 EBF vs. Pella 21-25 13-25 STATS Molly Shafer: 103/114 Attacks, 48 Kills, 1 Assist, 16/18 Serving, 2 Aces, 22 Digs, 1 Block Kate Shafer: 34/39 Attacks, 13 Kills, […]

PELLA—Grace Coates (junior, Marion) was selected as the American Rivers Conference’s Female Athlete of the week in addition to being the women’s soccer Offensive Player of the week Monday afternoon. Joining Coates on the list were four other Dutch student-athletes. Mackenzie Biggs (senior, Bloomington, Ill., Normal HS) was the Women’s Golfer of the Week, Caroline […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 11, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today 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 […]
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action approving and authorizing for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants and to provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. Today’s actions relate to updated mRNA vaccines for 2023-2024 manufactured by ModernaTX Inc. and Pfizer […]
Sep 12 2023 | Posted in
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