LOCAL SPORTS

Montezuma moves on in the Class 1A Girls State Basketball Tournament.  The Bravettes defeated St. Ansgar 50-45 Wednesday night (3/3) in the State quarterfinals at Wells Fargo Arena.  Montezuma led by seven at halftime, but…

Two down and one to go for the William Penn men’s basketball team.  Tuesday night (3/2), the Statesmen added to their Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season title by defeating Benedictine 92-76 for the…

Montezuma’s girls are preparing for Wednesday night’s (3/3) Class 1A quarterfinal against St. Ansgar.  Bravettes senior Dylan Holland says there’s a special feeling around this year’s team. "I think our family atmosphere is the best…

For the third straight year, Montezuma’s boys are going to the State 1A Basketball tournament.  The Braves earned their trip to State by defeating Mount Ayr 64-29 in Knoxville Saturday night (2/27) in the Substate…

William Penn’s men’s basketball team has reached the semifinals of the Heart of America Conference tournament after beating MidAmerica Nazarene 98-68 Thursday night (2/25) at Penn Gymnasium.  Senior forward Kevion Blaylock talked about the win.…

Trey Shearer’s basket with seven seconds to play gave Montezuma a 53-51 victory over Keota Tuesday night (2/23) and the Class 1A District 11 championship.  The game was tied six times and there were unofficially…

It’s one and done for Oskaloosa’s boys’ basketball team.  The Indians lost at Washington 49-37 Monday night (2/22) in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A Substate 6 playoffs.  Oskaloosa played well in the first half,…

Several wrestlers from the area have brought home medals from the State High School Wrestling meet, which concluded Saturday (2/20) in Des Moines.  In Class 3A, Oskaloosa’s Leland Evans finished in sixth place at 145…

Here's what happened at Thursday’s (2/18) opening day of the State High School wrestling meet. Oskaloosa’s Leland Evans lost his first bout in Class 3A at 145 pounds.  Evans lost a 7-2 decision to a…

Washington’s Makenna Conrad hit a three-pointer with ten seconds to play to give the Demons a 38-37 victory over Oskaloosa in the opening round of the Class 4A girls’ basketball Region 5 playoffs Wednesday night…