McMINNVILLE, OREGON-And what a ride it’s been. The sting from the closing act will linger, as the odds-defying Central College softball team saw its dream season end Friday, after throwing a scare into top-ranked Linfield University (Ore.) on its home field in the NCAA Division III Super Regional. Following Central’s 4-2, 11-inning stunner Thursday evening, […]
MARSHALLTOWN – Aly Steil’s magical golf season ended Friday afternoon in Marshalltown at the Class 1A state tournament. She finished 33rd overall shooting a two-day total 190. New London’s Taylor Phillips won the individual title with a 149, two strokes more than Mount Ayr’s Jaylee Shaffer, who finished with a 151. Steil was the only […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s baseball and softball teams swept Montezuma in New Sharon Thursday. The NM girls held off a seventh inning rally by the Bravettes to win 7-6 while the boys rolled 8-2. Montezuma took the early lead scoring a pair of runs in the top of the third inning. A lead-off single […]
McMINNVILLE, OREGON-And to think that was only game one. No. 24-ranked Central College super-charged the NCAA Division III Super Regional in Oregon Friday by surprising No. 1 Linfield University (Ore.), as well as many onlookers, with with an edge-of-your-seat 4-2, 11-inning thriller. Freshman catcher Riley Dunkin (Hamilton, Twin Cedars HS) rocketed a two-run, two-out single […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn baseball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Thursday. Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) paced the trio with a 3.75 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Braiden McCann (Fr., Loveland, Colo., Business Management) was right behind him […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Racing resumed on Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway following a week off due to a weather cancellation. It was Kool Seamless Gutters/Midwest Seed Genetics Salute the Troops Night at the races. Tony Johnson has been racing for several years and had yet to score a feature win at […]
THORNBURG – Keeping their heads under pressure allowed the North Mahaska baseball team to slip out of Thornburg with a 9-8 victory. The Warhawks were facing HLV but the game was moved to Tri-County’s field. Tri-County and HLV are sharing baseball and softball programs. The contest was a wild one with NM taking the early […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn men’s track and field team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Jonah Heckenberg (Sr., Stockport, Iowa, Business Management) headed the trio with a 4.00 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Max Finley (So., Richville, N.Y., Computer Science), […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn women’s track and field team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2023-2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Tuesday. Both Emma Alexander (Jr., Brooklyn, Iowa, Fine Arts) and Allison Read (So., Austin, Texas, Exercise Science) owned 3.96 Grade Point Averages entering the spring semester to lead […]
Oskaloosa–Twelve members of the William Penn softball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Wednesday. Emily Winkler (So., North Platte, Neb., Exercise Science) topped the huge grouping with a perfect 4.00 Grade Point Average entering the spring semester. Abby Wilson (Sr., Calgary, Alberta, Nursing), at […]
