November 09, 2024 Ottumwa, IA – No. 11 ranked Indian Hills Men’s Basketball toppled Tyler Junior College (TX) on the final night of the RV & Powersports Classic at the Hellyer Center on Saturday. The Warriors move to 3-1 overall on the year. Sophomore Kayden Nation (Peoria, IL/Western Nebraska) led three players in double-figures with […]
FOREST CITY – A difficult field at the Waldorf Open resulted in a frustrating day for the Central College women’s wrestling team Saturday. The Dutch entered 10 wrestlers, primarily freshmen, and came home with a 5-21 record Freshman Gia Ritter (Colona, Ill., Geneseo HS) went 2-2 at 131 pounds, including a technical fall victory in […]
November 09, 2024 Belleville, IL – No. 15 Indian Hills Volleyball advanced in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Midwest B District Tournament with a 3-1 win over No. 17 Mineral Area College (MO) on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors advance to Sunday’s District championship. Indian Hills avenged an early season loss to […]
November 08, 2024 Ottumwa, IA – No. 11 Indian Hills Basketball cruised to a 79-64 win over Pratt Community College (KS) on the opening night of the RV & Powersport Classic at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors move to 2-1 overall on the year. The Warriors ran past the Beavers thanks to a 17-point advantage […]
PELLA – Going 5-for-7 from beyond the 3-point arc in the third quarter propelled the St. Olaf College women’s basketball team past Central College 75-67 in the season opener Friday. The Oles (1-0) made 12 (12-26) total 3-pointers in the game while the Dutch (0-1) were 2-14. Central had a higher overall shooting percentage (46.6%) […]
PELLA – In the regular season finale Thursday night, the Central College volleyball team overcame a slow start for a 17-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-17 victory at Buena Vista University. Central (20-8, 5-3 American Rivers Conference) finished in a three-way tie for third place and as the No. 4 seed host the quarterfinals of the league […]
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DUBUQUE- Behind 15 saves from goalkeeper Zoey Sizemore (sophomore, Omaha, Neb., Mercy HS), the Central College women’s soccer team battled with No. 11 Loras College but fell 1-0 in the semifinals of the American Rivers Conference tournament. “Sizemore was phenomenal today and stood on her head,” coach Mike Kobylinski said. After a scoreless first half […]
WAVERLY- Playing in the semifinals of the American Rivers Conference tournament for the first time since 2018, the Central College men’s soccer team was unable to find the back of the net and lost 1-0 to Wartburg College. The Dutch (8-9-2, 3-4-1 A-R-C) outshot Wartburg 13-11 but they were only able to get two of […]
Verlan Dale Uitermarkt December 22, 1934 – June 8, 2024 The United States Army Verlan was a 1953 graduate of Pella High School. His first job was as a welder at Vermeer Manufacturing. He was drafted into the U.S. Army on April 10, 1957. The military sent Verlan to Germany, where he served as a […]
