LOCAL SPORTS

Lenhart hired as Indians boys basketball coach

Oskaloosa High has a new boys’ basketball coach.  Brandon Lenhart’s hiring was approved at Tuesday night’s (5/26) Oskaloosa School Board meeting.  Ryan Parker, Osky’s Activities Director and former boys’ basketball coach, talks about Lenhart. "He…
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Heart of America to sponsor women's wrestling

The Heart of America Athletic Conference will sponsor a women’s wrestling competition starting this fall.  Five teams: William Penn, Grand View, Baker, Central Methodist and Missouri Valley, have or will start women’s grappling programs.  The…
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VanderBeek wins twice in Webster City

The US Racing Association held an event Thursday night (5/21) in Webster City where some local drivers took part.  In the B-Mods division, Carter VanDenBerg of Oskaloosa finished second in his heat and went on…
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Southern Iowa Speedway Sees First Racing Action of 2020

By Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: One month following the scheduled racing season opener, the Southern Iowa Speedway was able to run races still under the Covid-19 Pandemic guidelines. Following Governor Reynolds restrictions, races were allowed…
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Southern Iowa Speedway Set to Open Tonight

The Southern Iowa Speedway is set to open the 2020 Racing season on the ½ mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. The first racing action of the season will be held featuring…
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Governor hasn’t closed the door on high school baseball, softball

BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing more Iowa businesses to reopen, but her latest pandemic-related proclamation still prohibits sports gatherings of 10 or more until midnight on Wednesday, May 27th. Reynolds was asked…
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Parker steps down as Osky boys basketball coach

At Tuesday’s (5/12) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Boys’ varsity basketball coach Ryan Parker resigned. You’ll remember Parker missed a good deal of last season due to kidney problems and eventually needed a kidney transplant.  Parker…
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American Hockey League Cancels Remainder of Season

The American Hockey League has canceled the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic. President and CEO David Andrews announced the league ‘has determined that the resumption and completion of the 2019-20 season…
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Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies

By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of positive tests, announced Sunday,…
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Auto racing returns to Hamilton County, but without spectators

BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR There will be auto racing this weekend — without fans in the stands — at one of the oldest tracks in Iowa. Officials with the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City have…
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