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Local Youth Sports Group Expands Programs and Gives Back to Oskaloosa

Osky YSF recently held a clean up effort at the old Oskaloosa Community Stadium. (photo courtesy Erica Silvers)

OSKALOOSA — A local youth sports group is growing in Oskaloosa, adding new programs and putting in volunteer work to improve community spaces. Erica Silvers, who helps lead the local branch of the Youth Sports Foundation, said the group is focused on giving kids more chances to get involved in sports and activities. The organization, […]

Oskaloosa JV golfers show improvement at Bos Landen

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PELLA — The Oskaloosa junior varsity boys golf teams returned to Bos Landen this week and showed big improvement during their second time playing the course this season. Osky JV1 finished with a team score of 182, showing much more consistency throughout the round. The Indians were led by John Coniglio with a 45. Colton […]

Tierney Carter competes against top runners at Drake Relays

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DES MOINES — Oskaloosa senior Tierney Carter competed Friday at the Drake Relays, taking on some of the fastest 400-meter runners in the state. Carter raced in a loaded field of 16 athletes and finished 13th with a season-best time of 57.7 seconds. The Drake Relays brings together many of the top track athletes from […]

Oskaloosa girls track competes at weather-shortened Newton meet

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NEWTON — The Oskaloosa girls track and field team competed Thursday night in Newton, but the meet was cut short during the 400-meter hurdles after lightning moved into the area. Before the weather stopped the meet, the Indians still turned in several strong performances against another tough field of competition. Delaney Harbour led the way […]

Oskaloosa boys tennis falls in close match to Pella Christian

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OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa boys tennis team hosted Pella Christian and came up just short, falling 7-4 in a match that was closer than the final score shows. The Indians competed hard across the lineup, especially with a heavy schedule. This was their fourth meet in four days and fifth in six days, but the […]

Oskaloosa girls golf breaks 400 at home invitational

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OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa girls golf team hosted its annual invitational at Edmundson Golf Course and turned in one of its best rounds of the season. Competing against 15 teams, the Indians finished 7th with a team score of 390. It marks the first time this year the team has broken the 400 mark, something […]

Oskaloosa boys track competes at shortened Newton meet

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NEWTON — The Oskaloosa boys track and field team was back in action Thursday at the Newton Cardinal Invitational, but weather cut the meet short before everything could be finished. Even with the early stop, the Indians still made the most of it. The team came away with nine new personal records and a couple […]

Oskaloosa boys tennis comes up short against Albia during busy week

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OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa boys tennis team hosted Albia on a nice afternoon, but the Indians couldn’t keep up, falling 8-1. It was the fourth meet in five days for Oskaloosa, and the team looked a little tired coming out. The matches were competitive at times, but the energy just wasn’t quite there early. The […]

Oskaloosa boys golf keeps improving at Williamsburg

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WILLIAMSBURG — It was one of those days where the weather almost makes you forget about the scorecard. The Oskaloosa boys golf team was at Stone Creek Golf Club and, yeah, it was a good day to be outside. The scores? Still a work in progress. The Indians are getting better, no question about it. […]

Oskaloosa boys tennis falls to strong Pella team

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PELLA — The Oskaloosa boys tennis team traveled to Pella on a perfect night for tennis, but ran into a tough matchup, falling 11-0 to one of the top teams in the conference. Even though the final score was one-sided, the matches were more competitive than it looks on paper. Oskaloosa had several close points […]

             

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