LOCAL SPORTS

PELLA – Host Pella Christian pounded out 13 hits against North Mahaska Tuesday en route to a 10-1 Class 2A victory. The contest may have been a preview of a possible regional softball semifinal as…

AMES, Iowa – Former Iowa State All-American Curtis Jones has signed with the Denver Nuggets as an undrafted free agent. The Nuggets did not have any picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. Jones will begin his journey…

COLFAX – North Mahaska’s Jack Kelderman came close to a perfect game Wednesday but a walk and hit spoiled it. However, Kelderman and his teammates pounded out hit after hit to shut down the Tigerhawks…

COLFAX – Kaylia Shipman, Lydia Howell and Regan Grewe each hit a homerun and drove in all seven North Mahaska runs in a 7-2 victory over Colfax-Mingo. The game originally scheduled for New Sharon, was…

OSKALOOSA -- Lilly Ostert (So., Madrid, Iowa, Exercise Science) was honored for a strong 2025 season in and out of the classroom as she earned academic all-district track and field honors from College Sports Communicators Tuesday. Ostert,…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- The Malvern Bank Super Late Model Racing Series event scheduled to take place on June 25th at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa fell victim to the continuing rains that…

MONTEZUMA – North Mahaska held off a ferocious Montezuma rally in the seventh inning Monday to score a 13-10 South Iowa Cedar League victory. Junior Dane Van Mersbergen hit four singles and a double to…

MONTEZUMA – North Mahaska rallied from a 4-3 deficit to upend rival Montezuma, 7-4 on Monday. North Mahaska opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two singles. Olivia Ridgeway, Maddie Doonan…

BASEBALL NEW SHARON – North Mahaska and HLV/Tri-County have had a pair of interesting ball games this season. In May, North Mahaska won 18-17 in eight innings. Friday night a single in the bottom of…

BOONE – North Mahaska’ baseball team will host the opening round of the Class 1A District 11 baseball tournament on Saturday, July 5. The Warhawks will play Mormon Trail at 7 p.m. following a contest…