Orange City–The Statesmen women’s basketball team returned from a short winter break and showed great fight in a 71-57 non-conference loss to #13 Northwestern Thursday. William Penn (1-15) was outshot just 46.6%-44.4%, including performing better from the perimeter at 47.1%-38.1%. The eventual culprits ending up being a 39-27 disadvantage in rebounding and a 9-1 deficit […]
by Wade Steinlage Ottumwa–The Indian boys’ basketball team concluded its pre-holiday slate on a winning streak as it defeated Ottumwa 58-53 in overtime in non-conference action back on December 20. In a back-and-forth affair, OHS (2-5) outshot the Bulldogs (1-4) by a 41.9%-36.2% margin to notch its second-straight win. While shooting just 25.0% from behind […]
Mesa, AZ – No. 8 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball scored a convincing 88-63 victory over Mesa Community College (AZ) to claim third place at the 2021 Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout on Wednesday night. The Warriors improve to 13-4 overall on the year. One night removed from a hard-fought defeat to top-ranked Salt Lake Community […]
ORLANDO, FLA.—Central College placed two players in double figures but Hope College (Mich.) came away with an 87-70 victory in Florida Wednesday. Competing in the Hope College RDV Orlando Tournament, the host school got the win but Dutch coach Craig Douma was encouraged. “Hope has a really nice team,” he said. “Their physicality gave us […]
ORLANDO, FLA.—Ending an 18-day layoff by taking on the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III was not a recipe for success for the Central College women’s basketball team Saturday. Competing in the Hope College RDV Orlando Tournament, the Dutch (2-6) were overwhelmed by No. 1 Hope College (Mich.) 98-42. It was Central’s most lopsided […]
Mesa, AZ – No. 8 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball’s upset bid against No. 1 ranked Salt Lake Community College (UT) came up just short Tuesday night at the Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout. The Warriors fell to the Bruins 76-73 at Theo Heap Gymnasium. A double-digit first half lead disappeared early in the second half, […]
PELLA—Central College’s record-setting football team captured nine NCAA Division III football statistical titles according to final numbers released following the completion of the season with the Dec. 17 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Not surprisingly, it was Gagliardi Trophy-winning quarterback Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) and the high-octane Dutch offense setting the pace. Central topped Division III […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska student Shane Haage hopes he can make a difference in breeding chickens. However, not just any chickens, he wishes to help a rare breed become recognized by the American Poultry Association. Haage received a $1,000 FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) grant by Farm Credit. Haage is a member of the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team finally removed the proverbial monkey from its back by winning the first of hopefully many games this year. The Indians (1-5) unfortunately had to suffer through two more losses before collecting that first ‘W’, falling to #5 Washington 75-63 in non-conference action Tuesday and then losing to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball program earned two more victories out of conference last week to reach a high-water mark in its recent history. OHS (6-2, 1-2 LHC) opened the week by dropping Burlington 47-31 in non-conference play Tuesday. The Indians then fell 55-37 to Little Hawkeye Conference foe Norwalk Friday before defeating […]
