LOCAL SPORTS

Sigourney’s boys and girls are hosting a Pride Scrimmage for boys and girls against Cardinal Friday night (11/22) at 6.  The Savages open their regular season Tuesday, December 3 against Tri-County.  You can hear Sigourney…

The girls’ high school basketball season starts Friday night (11/22).  There is one game involving area teams, with EBF playing at Lynnville-Sully. Oskaloosa’s girls tip off their season Tuesday night (11/26) at Centerville.  But first,…

The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team has begun practice for the upcoming season.  The Indians are the defending State Class 3A champions and return a big part of that team in senior center Xavier Foster, who…

Kickoff times have been set for this weekend’s NAIA men’s soccer playoffs in Oskaloosa.  On Friday (11/22), Hastings, Nebraska and Friends University of Wichita, Kansas will square off at 1:00 at Drost Field.  The winner…

In high school football, Albia and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont have three players apiece on the Class 2A District 6 first team. From Albia, quarterback Blake Chance, receiver Nathaniel Wynn and defensive back Luke Bossard were first team…

William Penn’s men’s soccer team will play at home in the opening round of the NAIA national tournament.  It’s the first time the Statesmen have advanced to the nationals.  The Statesmen are the 14th overall seed…and…

The Oskaloosa High football team handed out awards Friday (11/15) at its annual postseason banquet.  Senior Tyler Miller received the Benz Trophy as most valuable player, the Brent Blanchard Outstanding Offensive Back award and the…

The Statesmen basketball teams opened conference play Saturday (11/16) with victories.  The fourth-ranked Statesmen men defeated number nine Benedictine 84-58 at Penn Gymnasium.  Dexter Hood had 18 points for the Statesmen, who improve to 6-0…

William Penn wraps up its season Saturday (11/16) with a trip to Culver-Stockton.  The Statesmen can pull even with the Wildcats in the Heart of America Conference North Division with a win.  William Penn is…

The University of Iowa women’s basketball team has the 15th best recruiting class in the country, according to ESPN W Hoop Gurlz.  One of those recruits is from Montezuma.  Forward Shateah Wetering committed to the Hawkeyes…