Tuesday night (4/2) is the home opener for the Oskaloosa boys’ soccer team.  The Indians opened their season last week with a 2-1 loss at Ottumwa.  Tonight, the Indians take on Grinnell at 7:00 at Drost Field at the Lacey Recreation Complex.  You can hear tonight’s Osky boys’ soccer game on KBOE-FM or watch the action live on the No Coast Network at nocoastnetwork.com or MCG Channel 7 ; our coverage starts at 6:45 pm.

Monday (4/1) in boys’ high school soccer, Knoxville blanked Carlisle 6-0.  On the girls’ side, Pella Christian edged Des Moines Christian 3-2 and Carlisle kicked Knoxville 7-0.

Other boys’ soccer Tuesday: Pella Christian at Pella, Dallas Center-Grimes at Newton and Clarke at Albia. And there’s one girls’ soccer game tonight: Ottumwa at Pella Christian.

Speaking of soccer, the preseason high school rankings are out.  The Class 2A boys’ rankings from the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association have Pella second, Newton 7^th, Dallas Center-Grimes 8^th and Grinnell-BGM 13^th.  And the girls’ 2A rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have Pella third, Norwalk 10^th and Newton 12^th.