LOCAL SPORTS

BY MATT KELLEY Plenty of Iowans are hooked on fishing during the pandemic as a record of nearly 200,000 fishing licenses have been sold statewide this spring, which is up 30- to 40-percent from a year…

Last year, the Oskaloosa High softball team made it to the Class 4A State Tournament, but lost two one run games when they got there and went home early.  This year, the Indians’ theme is…

Just a reminder there’s no racing tonight (6/3) at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.  The track’s original schedule had this as an off day and race officials decided to keep it that way, despite…

It’s probably too early to think about college football.  Even so, magazines predicting the outcome of the 2020 season are now on newsstands.  One of them, Street and Smith’s, believes Central College of Pella will…

Oskaloosa High School  officials are emphasizing the need for fans to follow social distancing guidelines when baseball and softball games begin June 15.  In a statement released Thursday, fans are reminded that Iowa’s summer sports…

By Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: With rain showers blanketing Southern Iowa on Wednesday the Southern Iowa Speedway was able to dodge the rain long enough to get racing action in. Night number two of the…

In a May 26 post on Twitter, Knoxville Raceway announced that it will welcome fans back to its famed half-mile dirt track for it's June 6 opener. The raceway emphasized that it will adhere to…

Oskaloosa High has a new boys’ basketball coach.  Brandon Lenhart’s hiring was approved at Tuesday night’s (5/26) Oskaloosa School Board meeting.  Ryan Parker, Osky’s Activities Director and former boys’ basketball coach, talks about Lenhart. "He…

The Heart of America Athletic Conference will sponsor a women’s wrestling competition starting this fall.  Five teams: William Penn, Grand View, Baker, Central Methodist and Missouri Valley, have or will start women’s grappling programs.  The…

The US Racing Association held an event Thursday night (5/21) in Webster City where some local drivers took part.  In the B-Mods division, Carter VanDenBerg of Oskaloosa finished second in his heat and went on…