LOCAL SPORTS

Knoxville is hosting a high school track meet Saturday (3/30) with several area teams taking part.  This will be the first meet of the season for the Oskaloosa High girls.  Indians Coach Betsy Luck talks…

Oskaloosa’s boys’ soccer season started its season Thursday night (3/28) with a 2-1 loss at Ottumwa.  The Indians’ goal came from Josh Hartl in the 37th minute.  That tied the score at halftime, but Ottumwa got…

William Penn’s baseball team let one get away Tuesday (3/26), as Clarke rallied for five runs in the eighth inning to beat the Statesmen 6-4 in Oskaloosa.  Clarke hit three home runs in the in…

The Oskaloosa High boys’ track team opened its season Tuesday (3/26) with a new school record.  The Indians took on Albia, Centerville and Chariton at Statesmen Community Stadium.  Oskaloosa’s sprint medley relay team of Casey…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Missouri State has become a small-school outlier in an NCAA Tournament largely dominated by chalk. The Lady Bears are playing like they belong among the giants of the women’s game. Alexa…

Tuesday (3/26) is the first big day of spring high school sports in the area.  Oskaloosa is hosting a boys’ track meet this afternoon at 4:30 at Statesmen Community Stadium, with Albia, Centerville and Chariton…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Admiral Schofield ran around the court in sheer joy, waving a March Madness towel after Tennessee made it back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. The rest…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson and the surging Hawkeyes are off to the Sweet 16. Iowa might evolve into a true Final Four contender if Gustafson can get the kind of help that…

For the second time this month, Lewis-Clark State has knocked William Penn out of the NAIA Division I basketball tournament.  Last week, it was the women; Friday afternoon (3/22), the Warriors men beat the Statesmen…

Luka Garza scored 20 points, Jordan Bohannon made a three-point play during Iowa’s closing surge, and the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes kept the Big Ten perfect at 6-0 in the NCAA Tournament by rallying for a 79-72…