LOCAL SPORTS

DES MOINES – First day of the 2024 Iowa State Track Meet is in the books for North Mahaska. The Warhawks competed in five events with Nataliya Linder and Andy Knockel picking up a fifth…

MORAVIA – North Mahaska sophomore Aly Steil continued her meteoric golf season by notching a spot in next week’s Class 1A state golf tournament. She finished sixth at the par-72 course at The Preserve at…

IOWA CITY -- The University of Iowa Athletics Department has named Joe Parker as Deputy Athletic Director for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Operating Officer. The announcement was made Tuesday by Beth Goetz, Henry B. and…

IOWA CITY -- Lisa Bluder announced on Monday her retirement from coaching after 40 years as a collegiate head coach, including 24 at the University of Iowa. Jan Jensen, who has served the last 20…

SIGOURNEY – Despite cool temperatures and a steady rain North Mahaska’s track teams qualified 12 events for next week’s Class 1A state meet. The boys earned their ticket in eight events while the girls added…

By Jerry Mackey OSKALOOSA -- It was Kraig Ford Hall of Fame voting night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night and the Southern Iowa Fairboard spiced things up by adding an additional $7,500…

LYNNVILLE – Under sunlit skies seven teams including North Mahaska traversed the par-72 golf course at Diamond Trail in Lynnville in the Class 1A boy’s sectional on Wednesday. North Mahaska placed fifth in the meet…

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Iowa State (20-31) saw its 2024 softball season come to an end Wednesday night, as it fell to Texas Tech (29-20) by a score of 10-9 in the first round of the…

OSKALOOSA -- Huge results came from the William Penn distance runners last weekend, and due to his efforts in leading the group, Assistant Track and Field Coach Caleb Drake was honored by the Heart of…

OSKALOOSA – Sometimes a little extra practice comes in handy. For North Mahaska sophomore Aly Steil that extra work came on the putting green. Monday, she mastered the 18-hole Oskaloosa Golf Course shooting an 84…