The Boys Oskaloosa Swim Team wrapped up their season with their banquet Monday night. It was their first year of having a boys only team and they celebrated the steps forward that the team took during their season. The team consisted of Wyatt Teeter, Kamron VanHulzen, Adam Durech, Colton Berg, Sam Carmichael and the letter […]
by Matt Saville Des Moines, Iowa – For Oskaloosa Indian wrestler Skylar DeJong it was a dream come true to be in the Iowa State Wrestling Finals. DeJong wrestled his heart out only to come up short in a battle between #1 Nolan Helickson of Southeast Polk and #2 DeJong. Oskaloosa News sports reporter Matt […]
by Matt Saville Wrestlers Clear The Mats….. those that follow wrestling in the state of Iowa know those are magical words to not only the wrestlers but to coaches, cheerleaders and fans in general. Those are the words that boom over the intercom for each session to begin the controlled chaos that is the Iowa […]
by Matt Saville With the first day of the Iowa State Wrestling Tournament here, the Oskaloosa Wrestling team was looking to do some damage. What they got in the first round, was a quick pin by one of their senior leaders, and two close overtime losses. Oskaloosa went 1-4 in their 5 first round matches […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio The Albia Wrestling program finished 4th out of 12 teams in last Saturday’s District finals in Fairfield. The top 2 finishers in each weight class will move on to State competition this week at Wells Fargo arena. Meanwhile, Knoxville had its strongest showing in recent years, finishing 5th as […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio Eight teams from Class 3A District 4 met in Mount Pleasant Saturday to determine the top 2 seeded wrestlers from each weight class which will move on to the State contest at Wells Fargo Arena this week. Oskaloosa brought 10 wrestlers to competition and will advance 5 to Thursday’s […]
by Joe Milledge / KIIC Radio Pleasantville was the site of the Class 1A district 4 finals where the top 2 finishers in each weight class will move on to the state finals at Wells Fargo Arena this week. Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont grappler Cody Brown earned his 100th carreer win, but fell short of advancing […]
by Matt Saville Tuesday’s Senior Night brought out a huge crowd to the Oskaloosa High School gym. It would be the last time that ten Oskaloosa seniors would take to the floor in a home basketball game. Those seniors were: Ryan Rieter, Max Johnson, Tanner Lanphier, Nate Van Veldhuizen, Ki-Jana DeJong, Samuel Ginaven, Jordan Silvers, […]
by Matt Saville Senior night usually brings out the best in teams, as they get even more fired up, knowing it very well could be the senior’s last home game. The lady Indians came out Tuesday night with that type of mentality, hosting a very good Norwalk team. The Indians gave the Warriors all they could […]
by Matt Saville If you wrestle in the state of Iowa, one of your goals and dreams is to make it to the coveted Iowa State Tournament. For 5 Oskaloosa wrestlers, that goal and dream was accomplished this last Saturday in Mount Pleasant. Those 5 wrestlers earned their spot at district meet, each needing to be in […]
