LOCAL SPORTS

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…

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…