LOCAL SPORTS

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…

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska was playing without two starters, but English Valleys could not tell the difference. The host Warhawks hit 10 3-pointers in the first half and shot 57.7 percent from the floor…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn men's basketball team delivered a commanding performance Monday night, rolling past Clarke 109-78 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. The Statesmen (10-16, 7-15 Heart) set the tone early,…

PLEASANTVILLE – District wrestling contains a variety of emotions. For some it is confetti flying for others it is watching the prize balloon bust. Confetti flew for three North Mahaska wrestlers Saturday as Aydan Groom,…