SPORTS NEWS

By:  Joe Lancello William Penn University’s volleyball team is getting ready to open their season this weekend.  A year ago, the Statesmen finished 19-15 overall, the most wins for the team since 2012.  Statesmen Coach…

By Joe Lancello "It's that fun time of the year again.  It's hot and it's August and we're getting the ball rolling." Oskaloosa High football coach Jake Jenkins is glad to be back on the…

In auto racing, Zack VanderBeek of New Sharon had a productive night Wednesday (8/14) at the US Modified Touring System race in Winston, Missouri.  VanderBeek won a heat race and then finished fourth in the 40…

Last week, Oskaloosa senior Aaron Blom announced he would walk on at the University of Iowa next fall as a kicker.  Blom talks about his decision. "I really like the coaching staff and I like…

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its Academic All-State team Monday (8/12).  Macklin Conrad of Sigourney earned first team Academic All-State honors, while Sigourney teammate Nicholas Goad is on the second team, along…

Hundreds of high school students across Iowa are probably wondering what happened to summer.  Monday (8/12) is the first day of practice for high school football, volleyball, girls swimming and cross country teams around the…

From the Oskaloosa Indians to the Iowa Hawkeyes.  According to several online sources, kicker Aaron Blom has agreed to be a preferred walk-on at Iowa in the fall of 2020.  Blom is going into his…

Oskaloosa High senior to be Xavier Foster, has whittled his list of favored colleges to five. Foster, a seven foot center who helped the Indians win the Class 3A State boys’ basketball championship in March,…

Sprint Car racing's biggest event begins Wednesday night (8/7) with the first of two nights of qualifying at the 59th Knoxville Nationals.  Saturday night's (8/10) championship lineup will be determined by a points system which…

By: Jerry Mackey DeJong Manufacturing of New Sharon hosted the 2019 Season Championships on Wednesday night at the Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Speedway. The headliner of the night was the Midstate Machine Stock Car Championship…