The Oskaloosa XC team was in action tonight at their home invitational at Edmundson Park. “I challenged the team coming into this meet to be more aggressive in their tactics, to run fearlessly, and to get outside of their comfort zones. Our theme was to ATTACK. I was really proud of the effort they showed. […]
NEW SHARON – Coaches and players have long memories when a loss occurs in a game they felt they should have won. North Mahaska remembered a loss to rival Montezuma during the 2021 season Monday. They hosted the Bravettes in a South Iowa Cedar League match winning in three sets 27-25, 25-16, 25-19. The victory […]
Oskaloosa–Cross country runners Max Finley (Fr., Richville, N.Y., Secondary Education) and Elizabeth Hele (Sr., Victorville, Calif., Biology) been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of September 5-11, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Finley paced William Penn at the St. Ambrose Invitational last Saturday with an 8K time of 27:42 to take fifth overall. […]
Olathe, Kan.–The William Penn football team could not find any rhythm on the road Saturday, falling 33-9 to MidAmerica Nazarene in a Heart of America Athletic Conference crossover game. Early in the matchup, it looked like William Penn (0-3) was going to be able to move the ball on the Pioneers (2-1), but the opening […]
by Megan Baker The 7th grade volleyball girls were in action last night at Pella Christian and Osky Christian. The A team fell short in all three games with scores of 12-21, 16-21, and 8-15. Leaders for the team were Jillian Park with 6 aces and Reagan Stream with 2 aces. The B team won […]
by Hillary Gingerich The 8th grade volleyball ladies were in action at home last night against Pella Christian. The A team won 3-0 with game scores of 25-9, 25-13, and 15-8. Leaders for the team were Cylee Smith with 8 kills and Jenna Harbour with 6. Celli Pilcher, Haylee Parker, Hannah VanArkle, and Ireland McGraw […]
The Oskaloosa Freshman football team had their third game of the year against the Burlington Frosh team on Friday night and ended up winning by a score of 40-13. The Freshman defense had a great game as they held a good Burlington Frosh offense to just 13 points on the night. They allowed 174 yards […]
CHARITON – North Mahaska’s volleyball team traveled to Chariton Saturday to face Class 2A and 3A competition. The Warhawks went 2-2 on the day defeating host Chariton 21-10, 23-21 and Truro I-35 21-10, 18-21 and 15-5. Losses came to previously ranked 3A Davis County 25-20, 25-16 and to Albia 22-20 and 21-6. North Mahaska was […]
COLFAX – North Mahaska senior Paul DeJong had the night of his life and North Mahaska’s defense stifled Colfax-Mingo Friday to earn a 37-14 win. The victory spoiled the Tigerhawks’ homecoming and gave North Mahaska coach Trey Bennett his first win. DeJong, a senior running back, accumulated 241 yards on 30 carries and scored three […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team improved exponentially as the night wore on, earning a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley Friday. WPU (6-6, 2-0 Heart), which won by scores of 26-28, 25-23, 25-13, 25-12, dominated the hitting battle with a .262-.088 advantage. More impressively, however, was that the navy and gold […]
