by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team was a worthy competitor against a pair of teams ahead of it in the league standings, but unfortunately could not take down either last week. OHS (2-7, 0-5 LHC) fell to then-Class 3A #10 Pella 64-47 last Tuesday and lost to Indianola 61-45 last Friday. The Indians […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indians girls’ basketball team fell short against two ranked foes last week. OHS (6-4, 1-4 LHC) fell to then-Class 4A #11 Pella 78-37 last Tuesday and lost to Class 4A #5 Indianola 64-27 last Friday. Oskaloosa dug itself a huge hole versus the Dutch that it was never able to get […]
January 8, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Where champions are the last ones to leave” is the slogan of the Oskaloosa Indoor Sports Complex, and it’s important enough that volunteers from around the community donate their time and effort to the area youth so they can fulfill those dreams of being a champion. Until recently, the […]
by Nick Coffey This Friday we played Indianola. We got off to another slow start and were down the entire first half. I thought in the first half we had a lot of great looks, we just couldn’t finish plays. Second half we played a lot better and ended up cutting the lead to 2-3 […]
We played Pella this past Monday and right from the start it was all Pella. They started the game 20-0. We didn’t execute well in the first quarter and came out flat. I thought we showed great fight as we tied them in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and cut it to within 14, but […]
Oskaloosa–A remarkable defensive effort led the Statesmen women’s basketball team to its first home victory of the season, defeating Missouri Valley 54-44 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (2-16, 2-5 Heart), which shot just 36.5% overall, was excellent on the other end, limiting the Vikings (9-7, 3-4 Heart) to 30.4% shooting and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team opened 2022 in Penn Gymnasium with a 129-101 victory over the Missouri Valley Vikings. The Statesmen now own a 6-1 record in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and a 14-1 mark overall. The navy and gold got off to a hot start offensively, coming away with points on […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s wrestling team opened up 2022 by battling at the Central Under Armour Invitational Saturday. 174-pounder Makail Stanley (Fr., Oreana, Ill., Biology) led the navy and gold by placing fifth with a 3-1 record. The freshman defeated two foes by technical fall. Branson Bottorff (So., Mackinaw, Ill., Mechanical Engineering) also placed at […]
DUBUQUE—Loras College dominated on the glass and pulled away for a 98-59 victory over the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. After an encouraging offensive showing Wednesday in an 80-75 loss to American Rivers leader Wartburg College, Central (3-10 overall, 0-5 conference) was outscored on second-chance opportunities 29-3 as Loras had 19 offensive rebounds and […]
Congratulations to Elliot Nelson. He qualified for the top house at state debate, ultimately ranking 4th. There were 70 students from all over Iowa competing this weekend in the first in-person tournament of the year. This is a huge accomplishment! -Jessica Weinreich
