LOCAL SPORTS

LAMONI -- The William Penn men's volleyball team dominated from start to finish, delivering a commanding three-set sweep over Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action on Friday. The Statesmen (8-5, 5-1 Heart) controlled…

MARSHALLTOWN – North Mahaska’s fourth quarter rally against No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck resulted in a season-ending 61-46 loss in the Class 1A substate final in Marshalltown Saturday. North Mahaska, 20-4, trailed 50-25 entering the final period…

MARSHALLTOWN – Six North Mahaska Warhawks scored seven points or more Wednesday night to earn a spot on the Class 2A girl’s state basketball tournament. The fourth-ranked Warhawks held off Hudson 48-39 to advance and…

GRINNELL – Beating any team three times in a season is a difficult task. Mix in your rival and a substate final berth on the line and you can expect a lot of emotion and…

The IHSAA’s final official basketball rankings for the 2024-25 season for classes 3A and 4A are available below. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 4A RANK SCHOOL W L 1 Cedar Falls 19 2…

DES MOINES – For the first time in school history two North Mahaska wrestlers stood atop the podium at the 100th Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships. Not as high as desired but one of…

NEW SHARON – When Baxter and North Mahaska met in January North Mahaska escaped with a 2-point victory after holding a 20-point lead. A big third quarter by the Bolts was the difference. Thursday night…

DES MOINES – Day two of the Class 1A state wrestling tournament took a different road than what the North Mahaska faithful were hoping four. All three wrestlers battled hard, but came up short of…

DES MOINES – Day one of the 100th Iowa High School State Wrestling tournament is in the books and North Mahaska’s trio is still in contention for a spot on the podium. The Warhawks picked…

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska basketball coach L.E. Moore may lobby to change the name of his team to the bulldogs. His fifth-ranked Warhawk girls shut down Pella Christian’s leading scorer in the second half…