LOCAL SPORTS

OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Oskaloosa High School boys' basketball program will be ready for tip-off this fall with a new chapter. Erik McGee will step onto the court as the newly appointed head coach. With a…

DES MOINES – Track season 2024 began under cloudy, wet and cool skies and ended under sunny, dry and warm temperatures on the Blue Oval of Drake Stadium Saturday. North Mahaska scored points in three…

DES MOINES – First day of the 2024 Iowa State Track Meet is in the books for North Mahaska. The Warhawks competed in five events with Nataliya Linder and Andy Knockel picking up a fifth…

MORAVIA – North Mahaska sophomore Aly Steil continued her meteoric golf season by notching a spot in next week’s Class 1A state golf tournament. She finished sixth at the par-72 course at The Preserve at…

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa Athletics Department has named Joe Parker as Deputy Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was made Tuesday by Beth Goetz, Henry B. and…

IOWA CITY -- Lisa Bluder announced on Monday her retirement from coaching after 40 years as a collegiate head coach, including 24 at the University of Iowa. Jan Jensen, who has served the last 20…

SIGOURNEY – Despite cool temperatures and a steady rain North Mahaska’s track teams qualified 12 events for next week’s Class 1A state meet. The boys earned their ticket in eight events while the girls added…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- It was Kraig Ford Hall of Fame voting night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night and the Southern Iowa Fairboard spiced things up by adding an additional $7,500…

LYNNVILLE – Under sunlit skies seven teams including North Mahaska traversed the par-72 golf course at Diamond Trail in Lynnville in the Class 1A boy’s sectional on Wednesday. North Mahaska placed fifth in the meet…

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Iowa State (20-31) saw its 2024 softball season come to an end Wednesday night, as it fell to Texas Tech (29-20) by a score of 10-9 in the first round of the…