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Ottumwa, IA – Freshman Harvey Sellers’ (Surrey, England/Ewell Castle) miraculous save with zero seconds on the clock preserved a 0-0 draw for No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Soccer team with Iowa Lakes Community College on Saturday. The Warriors move to 3-1-3 on the year. After 90 minutes of scoreless action on the pitch, the Lakers […]
Sep 10 2023 | Posted in
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA—The hot start to the 2023 Central College volleyball team’s season continued Friday with a pair of 3-0 sweeps over St. Mary’s College (Md.) and Guilford College (N.C.). Central (5-1) defeated the Seahawks (2-3) 25-13, 25-17, 25-17 and the Quakers (4-1) 25-23, 25-10, 25-15. “We didn’t know much about St Mary’s coming in […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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by Brandon Lenhart The Oskaloosa 7th grade football team had their first game of the season Thursday night vs Ottumwa. The Indians fumbled on the 1st play of the game giving Ottumwa the ball; the Oskaloosa Indians moved on to the next play and dominated both sides of the football from that point on winning […]

by Megan Baker The Oskaloosa 7th grade volleyball team kicked off their season last night against Knoxville. All the girls battled hard but came up short. We are excited to see what our girls can do this season and how much we can accomplish! A/B will travel to Pella Christian and C/D will go to […]

OSKALOOSA, IOWA — The National Book Foundation has named Oskaloosa High School Spanish teacher Dr. Tim Foster one of eight members of the inaugural cohort selected for the NBF Teacher Fellowship. The NBF Teacher Fellowship is a new initiative developed to support and celebrate teachers serving grades 6-12 using innovative methods to enhance reading experiences. […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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A Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On 9/09/23 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Iowa State Patrol was pursuing a vehicle in excess of 100 MPH. The Chase entered Albia where the vehicle sustained damage from striking a curb. The vehicle turned into a private drive in the 700 block of South Main St. The driver […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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PELLA — After losing its first-half lead, the Central College women’s soccer team scored with less than three minutes remaining on the clock to come away with a 2-2 tie against North Park University (Ill.) Saturday. Central (2-0-2) got the scoring started exactly 28 minutes into the match when Paige Cahill (senior, Castle Rock, Colo., […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Women’s Soccer team erupted with four unanswered goals to upend visiting Iowa Lakes Community College on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors improve to 4-1-2 on the year. Indian Hills, ranked No. 19 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, received goals from four different individuals to pull away after an […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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GRINNELL—Slashing 31 seconds off her time on the same course a year ago, Caroline McMartin (senior, Pella) and the Central College women’s cross country team raced to victory Saturday at the nine-team Les Duke Invitational. McMartin traversed the 6,000-meter course in 22:21.67. “Caroline ran 31 seconds faster than last year all by herself,” coach Joe […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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GRINNELL—Packing five runners in the top-10, the Central College men’s cross country team had a dominant day in winning the nine-team Les Duke Invitational Saturday. The Dutch finished with 29 points, comfortably outdistancing Simpson College, which had 60. Host Grinnell College had 82. In the season’s first 8,000-meter race, Caleb Silver (5th-year, Conrad, BCLUW HS) […]
Sep 9 2023 | Posted in
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