All State Baseball honors were picked up recently by several Marion County athletes.

The Pleasantville Trojans weren’t able to place any players on the West Central Athletic Conference first-team when the baseball teams were announced.

Meet the Panther Night is slated for Friday evening Aug. 23.

OSKLAOOSA – A pair of native Oklahomans stole the show Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge at the Southern Iowa Speedway.

Seven Marion County athletes were named to an all-district team that was announced recently.

KNOXVILLE – The 29th Annual MyPlace Hotels Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank will go down in history as one to remember! Australia’s James McFadden won a battle with Brian Brown that saw five lead changes to cash in on the $15,000 top prize. His win also earned him Roo…

KNOXVILLE – Four-time Australian World Series Sprintcars titlist James McFadden won a barnburner on Iowa Corn Districts 5 and 9 Night number two of the My Place Hotels Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday night.

Mike Hudson came away as the most decorated Panther at the Knoxville Baseball Banquet held the middle of July at Celebrate Church in Knoxville.

The following is a “Top Ten” list of reasons to visit the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum:

Bell Helmets will be the title sponsor of the 9th Annual Capitani Classic slated for Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Knoxville Raceway.

KNOXVILLE – Gio Scelzi, who was already the youngest ever winner with the World of Outlaws and at Williams Grove Speedway, added the Knoxville Raceway to his list on Saturday. At 17 years and eight months, he became the track’s youngest 410 sprint car winner with a $5,000 triumph with the Ol…

Knoxville – The latest sweepstakes benefiting the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum could land you a brand new 2019 Torch Red Chevrolet Corvette ZO6, but time is running out!

The Pleasantville Trojans under the direction of head coach Jan Haugen were 25-12 overall and 16-4 in the West Central Athletic Conference (WCAC), good for second place in the league.

First Team

Knoxville senior Emery Neer was the only representative named to the All-South Central Conference first-team unit in softball.

KNOXVILLE – Knoxville regular Ryan Giles led wire to wire on Dingus Lounge Qualifying Night one of the 29th Annual MyPlace Hotels Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

A total of 11 high school softball players from Marion County were named to an all-district team named by the Iowa Softball Coaches Association.

OSKALOOSA – The 24th Annual Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting, and the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company commence Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6 at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.

Slightly over 80 entries have been received for the 29th Annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.

The Albia Lady Dees captured the South Central Conference 2019 Softball Championship. The Knoxville Panthers were hot on their tail in second.

The Pleasantville Trojans finished the season with 10-5 setback to the Woodward-Granger Hawks in Class 2A District Baseball action Tuesday, July 16,

The regular season came to a close for the Knoxville Panthers with a huge 15-0 loss to Dowling Catholic of West Des Moines July 16.

It was a night that the Twin Cedars Baseball team would just as soon forget. Tuesday night, July 16, the Sabers tangled with the Cardinals of Central Decatur in sizzling heat on a hard baked ball diamond at Moravia.

The South posted a 24-13 win over the North in the annual North vs South Iowa Shrine Football Game Saturday in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

Football season is just around the corner.

The win over Baxter by the Twin Cedars Sabers came in the first round of the Class 1A Regional Softball Tournament.

It took until the final full week of play in the regular season for the Knoxville Panther varsity baseball team to have their first winning week of the year.

Twin Cedars opened Class 1A District Baseball action against the Seymour Warriors Saturday, July 13 in Moravia.

Pitcher Emilie Krpan was sharp, the defense was solid and the Melcher-Dallas Saints’ bats were blazing in a 10-0 5-inning Regional win over Moravia at home July 10.