Oskaloosa sent a Junior Varsity team to the Regional National History Bowl that was held in Sigourney, IA on Saturday. It was the first time that Oskaloosa had competed in this event. High school government teacher Jeff Lorentzen and his student teacher Shelby Chisholm recruited players and prepared for the event. Teams can have a […]
On Saturday, February 22nd, Oskaloosa High School’s Robotics Club competed in the First Tech Challenge state competition in Coralville, Iowa. After competing against 48 other robotics teams from across the state, Team 4443- The Sock Monkeys, were one of three teams to win the championship match. As a result of being apart of the winning […]
by Matt Saville Monday night the Oskaloosa boy’s basketball team headed to Chariton to face the Chargers in the first round of the playoffs. It was simple…you win, you move on; lose and your season comes to a sudden end. Osky had nothing to lose and everything to gain as they came in with a […]
Gage DeLaCruz wins Outstanding Soloist of the Day! On Saturday, February 22nd, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont Jazz Band placed 1st in class 2A at the Indian Hills Jazz Festival in Ottumwa. Several members of the band earned Outstanding Soloist Awards for their solo performances: Courtney Durst; vibes, Emma Haselhuhn; tenor sax, Riley Arnold; Alto Sax, […]
by Matt Saville Words can’t describe what people saw and heard Saturday at the State Wrestling Tournament for local wrestlers. I mentioned a couple weeks ago that when kids start wrestling at a young age they dream of three things, making the State Tournament, winning a State Team Title and winning an individual State Title. […]
by Matt Saville For four Osky wrestlers their dreams of winning a state title began at Wells Fargo in Des Moines Thursday afternoon, and it was a good overall performance for the first day. Osky headed into the first day of the State Wrestling Tournament with wanting to show the state that they were there […]
by Matt Saville The Chariton Chargers came to town Tuesday night looking to send a message to the Oskaloosa Indians that they are a good team and this is what Osky will have to face in the first round of the state playoffs. Chariton sent the message and that came in the form of a […]
by Matt Saville The Grinnell Tigers are one of the top 3A teams in the State. That along with the fact that Osky and Grinnell play in one of the best 3A conferences in the State means that you need to come with your very best every night you step on the floor in the […]
by Matt Saville Coming off of two impressive wins the Osky girls were looking to run their winning streak to three games but what they ran into was a Grinnell Tigers team that was on fire, unbelievable whatever word you wanted to use the Tigers couldn’t miss from the 3 point line and if they […]
by Matt Saville Local wrestlers will be taking to the mats in Des Moines starting Wednesday for two local teams in the State Duals and then the traditional State Tournament start Thursday. Coming from a family that is heavy into wrestling, this is one of my favorite times of year. The atmosphere is almost unmatched […]
