LOCAL SPORTS

William Penn’s women’s volleyball team is picked to finish sixth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference this season, according to a poll of the league’s coaches.  The Statesmen were 17-9 last season.  William Penn…

One of the most decorated wrestlers in Oskaloosa High School history will be the Indians’ new head coach.  It was announced Monday that Derek Moyer would succeed Chase Weber, who took a teaching job outside…

Last year, Oskaloosa High School’s volleyball team was one game away from a berth at the State Tournament.  The Indians have begun preseason practice with everyone returning from a team that went 21-8 in 2020. …

Some of the top 14-year-old baseball players in the country are on their way to Ottumwa.  The Babe Ruth Baseball 14-year-old World Series will be held in Ottumwa starting Saturday (8/14).  Ottumwa Coach TJ Heller…

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson took the checkered flag at Monday’s (8/9) Front Row Challenge in Oskaloosa.  Larson won the 30 lap feature at Southern Iowa Speedway for his second career Front Row Challenge victory.  Brian…

William Penn’s football team is picked to finish third in the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s North Division in a poll of the league’s coaches.  Grand View is the favorite in the North Division, with…

The William Penn men's and women's bowling teams will be under new leadership as one individual's strong navy and gold history will replaced by two with the same background.  Athletics Director Nik Rule is excited…

Kenny Bednarek of Rice Lake, Wisconsin is taking home a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics 200 meter sprint. Bednarek finished with a personal-best time of 19.68, finishing behind Andre de Grasse of Canada, who won the…

A former Iowa State University football player has been arrested in connection with an assault of a University of Iowa basketball star in May. Nicholas Kron, 29, of Nashville, Tennessee, faces an assault causing bodily…

Here’s the Iowa postseason honor roll for high school baseball for the season just ended.  The Iowa Print Sportswriters Association has voted Sigourney outfielder Cade Molyneux to its Class 1A All-State second team.  Knoxville outfielder…