LOCAL SPORTS

At the State High School Cross Country meet in Fort Dodge Saturday (11/2), Oskaloosa’s Patrick DeRonde finished 9th6 in the Class 3A boys’ race.  The sophomore ran in a time of 17 minutes, 48-point-9 seconds.…

In high school volleyball, North Tama eliminated Montezuma three sets to none Thursday night (10/31) in the semifinals of the Class 1A Region 4 playoffs.  The scores were 25-16, 25-16 and 25-13. The Bravettes finish…

The Iowa high school football playoffs kick off Friday night (11/1).  The Oskaloosa Indians play at Lewis Central in Council Bluffs in Class 3A.  The Trojans are the third seed in the tournament, while Oskaloosa…

William Penn’s men’s soccer team saw its six game winning streak come to an end Wednesday (10/30) at Missouri Valley, with the Statesmen dropping a 3-1 decision.  Joe Minton had the Statesmen’s only goal with…

Oskaloosa sophomore Patrick DeRonde will represent the Indians Saturday (11/2) in the State 3A cross country meet in Fort Dodge.  DeRonde finished the cross country season strongly and looks to take that improvement to the…

Tuesday night (10/29) was Senior Night for the William Penn volleyball team….and the Statesmen responded with a three sets to two victory over Mount Mercy.  The Statesmen took the deciding fifth set 15-11. Libby Zorn…

In high school volleyball, in the Class 4A Region 5 playoffs Tuesday (10/29): Marion swept Pella three sets to none to reach the region title game.  Marion will play Carlisle, who swept Knoxville three nothing…

There’s no room for any area teams in the final regular-season high school football poll from Associated Press.  Sigourney-Keota dropped out of the 1A rankings after last Friday’s loss to Mediapolis. Lewis Central, Oskaloosa’s opponent…

Round two of the Iowa high school volleyball playoffs began Monday (10/28).  In Class 1A Region 8, WACO eliminated North Mahaska three sets to none in Wayland….with scores of 25-17, 25-19 and 25-14.  Morgan Graber…

Sigourney-Keota football fans are feeling a double heartbreak.  Mediapolis beat the Savage Cobras 28-6 Friday night (10/25) in Sigourney to not only end the Savage Cobras’ eight game winning streak, but also win the district…