LOCAL SPORTS

Several cross country runners from the area have qualified for next week’s State High School meet in Fort Dodge.  In the Class 3A boys’ qualifier in Pella Wednesday (10/20), Pella was first in the team…

Oskaloosa will take on Fairfield in the semifinals of the Class 4A Region 3 volleyball tournament.  Fairfield defeated Mount Pleasant three sets to two Tuesday night (10/19) in a first round matchup.  Osky will host…

The Iowa high school volleyball playoffs begin Monday night (10/18). In Class 1A Region 6, Sigourney opened with a 3-0 victory over Tri-County.  The Savages will now host Iowa Valley in the quarterfinals Wednesday night…

Pairings are set for the opening round of the Iowa high school football playoffs in Classes 2A, 1A, A and 8-man.  In Class 1A, Sigourney-Keota will host Durant this Friday night (10/22) at 7.  The…

Oskaloosa is the Little Hawkeye Conference volleyball tournament champion.  The Indians won all four of their matches in the tournament Thursday (10/14) in Grinnell.  In group play, Osky defeated Newton 21-6, 21-4, then Dallas Center-Grimes…

It’s conference tournament time for area high school volleyball teams.  The Little Hawkeye Conference tournament will be held in Grinnell Thursday (10/14) starting at 4:30.  The eight teams will be split into two groups of…

It’s been said that three’s a crowd…and that’s exactly what there is in the Little Hawkeye Conference volleyball standings.  Oskaloosa, Pella and Indianola are all tied for first place with 6-1 records after Tuesday’s (10/12)…

Despite the wet weather, the Little Hawkeye Conference cross country meet was held Monday (10/11) in Pella.  Norwalk won the boys race, with Pella third, Newton fifth, followed by Grinnell, Oskaloosa and Pella Christian.  Individually,…

Ottumwa’s Cale Leonard is the State Class 4A Boys’ Golf champion.  The senior shot a five under par 139 to win the 36-hole event by two strokes Saturday (10/9) in Cedar Falls.  Leonard was in…

The pairings have been announced for the upcoming high school volleyball playoffs.  In Class 4A, Oskaloosa is the top seed in Region 3.  The Indians will host Fairfield or Mount Pleasant in the semifinals October…