On Saturday, January 31st, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School Jazz Band earned a division I rating at the State Jazz Band Contest in Pella. The band has earned a division I rating eleven of the last thirteen years. E.B.F.H.S. Jazz I is directed by Joe Overton. The band has 21 members this year. On […]
by Matt Saville ‘Winning is everything’!!! That is a saying that has been around forever. ‘Winning cures all’, is what they say. This is another old saying. There are times that you take those sayings to heart, like when you are in the midst of a long losing streak. Osky received what was so desperately needed, on Saturday, a win over […]
by Matt Saville The Oskaloosa boys basketball team has seen their share of highs and lows this season, and it doesn’t help when you play in one of the toughest basketball conferences in the state of Iowa. With that said, that is what makes you a tough and better team, not just this season but […]
by Joe Milledge Owner, GM Thunder Country KIIC-FM Eddyville, Iowa – The road to state for high school wrestlers began Saturday at 16 sectional sites across Iowa. Defending class 1A State Champion Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets hosted Sectional 8 and crowned 5 champions while advancing a total of 9 to next week’s District match up in Pleasantville. […]
The Oskaloosa Indians went to Ottumwa to take on the Bulldogs in the final regular season meet. The boys have been working hard and came away with 11 personal best times during the meet on their way to scoring 50 points on the night. The Indians started the night off with the Medley Relay team […]
by Matt Saville With the way the season has gone for the Oskaloosa Indian boys basketball team, this week looked promising as they headed to Knoxville to take on the Panthers. The Panthers had handed the Indians an early season loss. Coach Ryan Parker received a much better performance this time around, with the Indians […]
by Matt Saville Rough Week See’s Osky Girls Go 0-3. The Oskaloosa girl’s basketball team started out a busy week by traveling to Knoxville on Tuesday night to take on the Panthers. The season has been frustrating for the lady Indians, as they have had several games where they have hung in the game til […]
On Saturday, January 10th, approximately 800 students from Southeast Iowa arrived at Fairfield High School in hopes of being accepted to attend the SEIBA Honor Band Festival. Each year, the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association sponsors the auditions in Fairfield. This year, there were 28 audition centers, with approximately 400 students auditioning for two junior high […]
by Matt Saville Oskaloosa, Iowa – Friday night brought a huge crowd to the Oskaloosa gymnasium as the Indians welcomed their rivals, the Pella Little Dutch. What proceeded to happen was a good old fashioned tail kicking as Oskaloosa reverted back to their old ways for a night. Osky turned the ball over and over […]
by Matt Saville Oskaloosa, Iowa – The season has been a frustrating one for the Oskaloosa Indians Girls team and it continued, here at home, over the weekend. They dropped two games, one on Friday night against Pella, 60-34, in Little Hawkeye Conference action and then on Saturday afternoon against the Washington Demons, 57-45, in non-conference […]
