LOCAL SPORTS

William Penn high jumper Tristen Elmore has clinched a spot in the NAIA national indoor track meet.  He won the high jump at Saturday’s (1/18) Central Dutch Athletics Classic in Pella with a leap of…

Boys basketball: Pella Christian 79, Oskaloosa 49 Ottumwa 82, Des Moines East 53 Indianola 86, Newton 49 Knoxville 64, Clarke 57 PCM 47, North Polk 40 Albia 65, Chariton 53 Colfax-Mingo 67, Tri-County 42 Belle…

Thursday (1/16) was a tough night for thee Oskaloosa boys basketball team.  The Indians lost at Pella Christian 79-49.  Jack Vermeer scored 23 points to lead Pella Christian, including five three-point baskets.  Iszak Schultz and…

Make it ten straight wins for the William Penn men’s basketball team.  The third-ranked Statesmen defeated Central Methodist 81-75 Wednesday night (1/15) in Fayette, Missouri.  The Statesmen had their struggles….trailing 19-4 early in the game…

Boys and girls basketball doubleheaders: Oskaloosa @ Pella Christian (KBOE-FM, 6p pregame, 6:15 girls, 7:45 boys) Ottumwa @ Des Moines East Twin Cedars @ Southeast Warren Newton @ Indianola (moved up from Friday 1/17.  Newton's scheduled game     …

Oskaloosa Indians center Xavier Foster will be sidelined for a week with a concussion.  He was injured in the third quarter of Monday night's (1/13) game at Pella. So Foster was not in uniform Tuesday…

These are Tuesday's (1/14) high school basketball matchups.  Both are boys and girls doubleheaders: Indianola @ Oskaloosa (KBOE-FM, 6pm pregame, 6:15 girls, 7:45 boys) HLV @ Sigourney (no broadcast tonight) Montezuma @ Iowa Valley Ottumwa @ Des Moines Hoover North…

Checking the new Associated Press boys high school basketball rankings, Montezuma moved into the number one spot in Class 1A---meaning both of Montezuma’s basketball teams are ranked number one in the state in Class 1A.xosotin…

One event from the weekend that did take place was the Central Invitational wrestling meet in Pella.  Central won Saturday's (1/11) meet with William Penn coming in ninth.  Individually for the Statesmen, Joe Eads placed…

The weekend snowstorm wiped out most of the scheduled sporting events.  Oskaloosa’s boys’ and girls’ basketball games at Pella that were scheduled for Friday (1/10) will be made up Monday night (1/13).  You can hear…