LOCAL SPORTS

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa sophomore punter Rhys Dakin has been named to the 2025 Ray Guy Award Watch List, while senior place-kicker Drew Stevens has been named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List. The announcements were…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa senior offensive tackle Gennings Dunker has been named to the 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, the Wuerffel Foundation announced Thursday. Dunker (6-foot-5, 315 pounds) started 11 contests as a junior…

NEW SHARON – Seven members of the North Mahaska Warhawk softball team earned South Iowa Cedar League Conference recognition. The Warhawks had three named to the first team, two to the second and two honorable…

By Sam Parsons The Little Hawkeye Conference unveiled its softball all-conference teams on Sunday for the season that just wrapped up. 3 members of the Oskaloosa Indians were honored. Sophomore shortstop Haylee Parker was named…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The Mahaska Season Championships were run on Wednesday night wrapping up the Wednesday night portion of the 2025 season at the Mahaska County monster ½ mile dirt track located on…

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s baseball team had five members named to the all-South Iowa Cedar League teams and two to all-district. Junior Dane VanMersbergen earned a first team nod while seniors Jack Kelderman and…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa senior offensive linemen Gennings Dunker and Logan Jones have been named to the Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List, it was announced Tuesday by the league office. Fifteen student-athletes from all 18 conference…

OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen track and field teams were rewarded for excellence in the classroom as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its 2025 academic awards Monday. Seven member…

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine Abu Ibrahim was honored by his league peers as he was named the 2024-2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Athletic Trainer of the Year Thursday.…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The Southern Iowa Fair was in full swing and the 2025 Grandstand Entertainment included two big nights of racing with the Caleb Hammond Memorial on Wednesday night presented by Outer…