by Nick Coffey This Friday we played Indianola. We got off to another slow start and were down the entire first half. I thought in the first half we had a lot of great looks, we just couldn’t finish plays. Second half we played a lot better and ended up cutting the lead to 2-3 […]
We played Pella this past Monday and right from the start it was all Pella. They started the game 20-0. We didn’t execute well in the first quarter and came out flat. I thought we showed great fight as we tied them in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and cut it to within 14, but […]
Congratulations to Elliot Nelson. He qualified for the top house at state debate, ultimately ranking 4th. There were 70 students from all over Iowa competing this weekend in the first in-person tournament of the year. This is a huge accomplishment! -Jessica Weinreich
PELLA, IA] The Pella Christian Grade School and Pella Christian High School Boards are pleased to announce that Mr. Dan Zylstra will lead as Head of Schools at Pella Christian Schools beginning the 2022/2023 school year. Zylstra will begin the Head of Schools role on July 1, 2022. Zylstra is currently the Superintendent at West […]
by Wade Steinlage Ottumwa–The Indian boys’ basketball team concluded its pre-holiday slate on a winning streak as it defeated Ottumwa 58-53 in overtime in non-conference action back on December 20. In a back-and-forth affair, OHS (2-5) outshot the Bulldogs (1-4) by a 41.9%-36.2% margin to notch its second-straight win. While shooting just 25.0% from behind […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska student Shane Haage hopes he can make a difference in breeding chickens. However, not just any chickens, he wishes to help a rare breed become recognized by the American Poultry Association. Haage received a $1,000 FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grant by Farm Credit. Haage is a member of the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team finally removed the proverbial monkey from its back by winning the first of hopefully many games this year. The Indians (1-5) unfortunately had to suffer through two more losses before collecting that first ‘W’, falling to #5 Washington 75-63 in non-conference action Tuesday and then losing to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball program earned two more victories out of conference last week to reach a high-water mark in its recent history. OHS (6-2, 1-2 LHC) opened the week by dropping Burlington 47-31 in non-conference play Tuesday. The Indians then fell 55-37 to Little Hawkeye Conference foe Norwalk Friday before defeating […]
GLADBROOK – North Mahaska saw its seven game win streak end at undefeated Gladbrook Reinbeck Monday night. The Warhawks, ranked eighth in Class 1A, went on the road to take on the Rebels of Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The two undefeated teams battled to a 39-37 halftime score with the host Rebels in control. In the second half […]
NORTH ENGLISH – North Mahaska left no doubt that they were out to win and used strong shooting and rebounding in a 75-39 victory at English Valleys Tuesday. North Mahaska was coming off a 20-point loss at Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Monday and outrebounded EV 37-19 to get back in the win column. North Mahaska (8-1) is […]
