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The Oskaloosa High volleyball team started its Little Hawkeye Conference season Tuesday night (8/31) with a three set sweep over Dallas Center-Grimes.  The Indians scored the first ten points of the opening set, which Osky…

The Oskaloosa High volleyball team opens its Little Hawkeye Conference season Tuesday night (8/31) with a home game against Dallas Center-Grimes.  The Indians are off to a 6-0 start and are ranked fifth in the…

Keaton Flaherty passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Oskaloosa’s football team defeated Ottumwa 35-14 Friday night (8/27) in Ottumwa.  The senior completed 18 of 30 passes with no interceptions, throwing TD passes…

The 2021 high school football season starts Friday night (8/27).  Oskaloosa kicks off its season with a game at Ottumwa.  This will also be the first game for Brett Doud as Indians’ head coach.  He…

Oskaloosa's girls' swimming team opens its season Thursday afternoon (8/26) in Ottumwa.  Indians Coach Makenzie Kauffman is eager to start the season. "This year I can tell a lot of the girls have put in off-season…

Oskaloosa’s cross country teams will open their seasons next Tuesday (8/31), when they run at a meet at Williamsburg.  Indians Coach Michael Comfort talks about his returning runners. "We have Patrick DeRonde and he's a…

Oskaloosa’s volleyball team starts the new season ranked fifth in Class 4A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union preseason poll.  The Indians are coming off a 21-8 season where they made it to…

Montezuma kicked off its high school football season Saturday (8/21)with a 57-24 victory over Iowa Valley.  Senior quarterback Eddie Burgess rushed for 264 yards and five touchdowns for the Braves and also passed for two…

Ottumwa has reached the semifinals of the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series.  Ottumwa defeated Bryant, Arkansas 5-1 Thursday (8/19) in an elimination game in Ottumwa.  Tatem Telfer was the winning pitcher and drove in a…

William Penn’s football team suffered a big blow early last season when leading rusher Ben Sherman was only able to play three games because of injury.  The No Coast Network asked Statesmen Coach Todd Hafner…