by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa boys bowling team finished in 5th place for the team state qualifying meet on Tuesday. They definitely had their goal of returning to team state and I know They were pretty disappointed in not qualifying for state again this year. They still had a great season and they kept improving […]
DES MOINES – This year’s state wrestling tournament did not start out as well as North Mahaska had hoped. Bringing a school record four matmen to the meet, the quartet had high hopes. All four will battle for podium positions from the consolation bracket on Thursday. Wyatt Van Weelden, 40-10, won his opening match with […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska coach L.E. Moore was a bit nervous entering Tuesday’s quarterfinal Class 1A basketball game against Sigourney. His fears were well-deserved early as Sigourney held a 22-18 lead after one period. After that point North Mahaska’s defense put the clamps on holding the Lady Savages scoreless in the second period and […]
Oskaloosa–Keaten Griffen (Fr., Longview, Texas, Software Engineering) and Raven Williams (Grad., Las Vegas, Nev., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) claimed recognition for big performances as the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its weekly track and field awards Monday. Griffen was named the Heart’s Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, while Williams garnered the Heart’s […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Brian Thomas (Jr., Shingle Springs, Calif., Sports Management) and softball player Valeria Quiroga (Sr., Brownsville, Texas, Sociology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 6-12, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Thomas was dominant against Hastings last Saturday, tossing six shutout innings in his first appearance of the season. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team rolled in its first two sets Tuesday and then produced a big rally in the third to sweep Graceland 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. Winners of three in a row, #14 WPU (5-5, 4-3 Heart) defeated the Yellowjackets by scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-23. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team dominated the glass and the paint in a 102-84 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley in its last home game of the regular season Monday. In a game rescheduled from February 4, the Statesmen (24-2, 20-0 Heart) won their 20th game in a row and continued […]
NEW SHARON – Everything seemed to be working for the North Mahaska Warhawk basketball team Tuesday as they opened the postseason with a 90-39 victory over GMG. The Warhawks shot 60.3 percent from the field and 44 percent from the arc hitting 13 of the long balls. “We have been in kind of a shooting […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling team season came to an end today at the state qualifying meet in Keokuk. The Osky girls were within reach of the 2nd place slot to qualify for team state after 10 of the 15 baker games but couldn’t close the gap and came up short of qualifying […]
by Travis Wahlert Tonight Osky traveled to Grinnell for 3 games. In the A game Grinnell came out strong by feeding the post and running the floor well. As the game went on Osky played better defense and started to make shots but it was a little late. Final score was 21-45. Stats: Tommy – […]
