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Baxter baseball edges North Mahaska, AGWSR at home
BAXTER — The Baxter baseball team rallied from a big hole and used a nine-run fifth inning to down North Mahaska on Thursday. The Bolts trailed 8-2 after four innings but the nine-run fifth pushed the home team to an 11-10 non-conference victory. The Warhawks scored twice in the sixth, but it wasn’t enough.
Pella's Briggs tops Caden Branum in 1A singles championship
WATERLOO, Iowa — Defending 1A champion Caden Branum couldn't pull off the repeat in 2024, losing in the singles championship match to Pella's Jack Briggs 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. In the doubles championship, North Polk's pairing beat Waverly-Shell Rock 6-4, 6-2.
L-S girls bring home hardware from state track and field meet
DES MOINES — Senior Carsyn McFarland has plenty of experience on the blue oval. Her first trip to the state track and field meet was on the 4x100 relay team with her older sister Reagan and Dylann Huyser. Three years later in her final trip to the state meet,...
Fast start pushes Newton boys past Pella in postseason opener
Christian Lawson has scored 53 goals in his prep soccer career. But none of them were more impressive than his most recent tally. The Cardinal senior highlighted the Newton boys soccer team’s Class 3A Substate 5 semifinal win over Pella with a pair of goals and the Cardinals held off a late run from the Dutch during a 3-2 home win at H.A. Lynn Stadium.
Poweshiek County should abandon its racist logo
John Clayton grew up on a farm in Poweshiek County, which he now farms. Minnesota has unveiled a new state flag, replacing the previous design, which had long been criticized for its depiction of a Native American on horseback with a spear and a white pioneer farming with a gun. The flag's imagery was viewed by many as a symbol of Indigenous defeat and displacement, which was considered offensive by the state's Dakota and Ojibwe tribes.
Glenwood's Arnold to compete in basketball, track at Central
(Glenwood) -- Glenwood multi-sport standout Danika Arnold will continue those multi-sport ways at the next level with Central College. Arnold recently made her future official by committing to and signing with Central College for basketball and track. “I knew I definitely wanted to do something in college,” Arnold told KMA...
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