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Too Cold To Open At Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — A forecast for cold temperatures has forced officials at Knoxville Raceway to postponed Saturday night’s season opener at the historic half-mile oval. Practice is still scheduled to be held tonight (Friday) as scheduled. As a result, the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash featuring the NOS Energy...
Pella marching band honoring longtime band director during Tulip Time parade
PELLA, Iowa — A touching tribute is underway in Pella for the legendary longtime marching band director. Guy Blair died last month after a recent cancer diagnosis. He was the Pella band director from 1973 until he retired in 2005. Over the course of his 32-year career, Blair touched countless lives.
Thiel reboots season with IRA podium at Beaver Dam; Knoxville WoO double an upcoming potential
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (April 22, 2024) - A much needed momentum shift, nonetheless, the “Big Wheel” Scotty Thiel and Team 73 turned their season completely around Saturday night at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, concluding the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series season opener one position shy of clean sweep, capping the program’s A-Main in the runner-up spot after leading the first 20 circuits. It was a hiccup in traffic that lost Thiel his first victory of the year - Tim Estenson was the victor.
L-S boys finish fifth, C-M eighth at Martensdale-St. Marys
MARTENSDALE — The Lynnville-Sully and Colfax-Mingo boys track and field teams were held out of the win column at the Martensdale-St. Marys Coed Invitational on Thursday. But the Hawks grabbed a pair of silver and bronze medals and scored 50 points in fifth place. Xavier Woods had the Tigerhawks’...
Cardinal boys edge PCM for fourth at Newton Coed Invitational
With qualification for the Drake Relays coming down to the final stretch, track and field teams from all over the state were hoping one last night would push them into next week’s annual event. While no area boys team improved their standing on Thursday, there was plenty to celebrate...
Randall and TKS Motorsports eager for Knoxville WoO double
MITCHELLVILLE, Iowa (April 22, 2024) - With Mother Nature winning the track’s originally scheduled season opener set for Saturday, April 20, Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, will now open its 2024 agenda with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, welcoming the Greatest Show On Dirt for a highly-anticipated doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. Chase Randall and TKS Motorsports, who will chase a track championship at the Sprint Car Capital of the World in 2024, are ready to join in on the World of Outlaws invasion. The two-day program will award $12,000-to-win each; the first of two World of Outlaws doubleheaders at the speedway prior to the coveted Knoxville Nationals.
PCM baseball continues strong Tri-Metro Conference run
Park Center/Columbia Heights/Maranatha baseball continued a strong start to its season last week with a six-inning win over Cooper on April 17 at home. PCM began the week with a narrow but eventful 7-6 win over St. Anthony on the road on April 15. Ty Lovcik was a commanding force in the victory. He pitched four innings and got six strikeouts, while also getting three hits and two RBI. The...
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