By Sam Parsons After doing something for 45 years, it’s hard to imagine that deciding when to call it quits would be easy. Oskaloosa legend and Iowa softball Hall of Famer Jay Harms announced his…
OSKALOOSA -- Gabriana Franco (Fr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) topped the leaderboard and for her efforts she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week Monday. Franco collected her second laurel after…
By Sam Parsons The state cross country meets on Friday and Saturday saw plenty of runners from our area in action with some very impressive results at all participating levels. Class 1A Girls Earlham's squad…
OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen men's basketball will open a new season sitting high nationally as the NAIA released its top-25 preseason poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 31-2 last year, is #7 in the ranking with…
By Sam Parsons The 7th ranked Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets defeated the 10th ranked West Burlington Falcons last night in a convincing 3-0 sweep that sent them to the state tournament. The Rockets won 25-22, 25-13, and…
By Sam Parsons The #12 Oskaloosa Indians made the road trip to #2 North Scott last night for the volleyball region championship and saw their season end at the hands of the Lancers. North Scott…
OSKALOOSA, IA — After 45 years as a head softball coach, Coach Jay Harms has announced his retirement as of Monday, October 24, 2022. Harms has spent the last 37 years at Oskaloosa Community School…
OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen shotgun sports team walked off with a huge win and some extraordinary hardware as it claimed the NCSSAA Central Regional title last Friday through Sunday. William Penn was first out of…
LEON -- North Mahaska’s boy’s cross country team set a new standard Thursday dominating the district meet and qualifying for next week’s state meet. It is the first time a team of cross country runners…
By Sam Parsons The #12 Oskaloosa Indians hosted the Mount Pleasant Panthers in the region semis yesterday and everything went according to plan. The Panthers were surprise participants to begin with: after going 8-26 in…