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The National Association of Basketball Coaches recognized three Central College players for their academic and athletic achievements, while the program secured its fifth consecutive Team Academic Excellence Award.
The Washington baseball team, sitting at 9‑13 overall, will face the 12‑17 Pella Dutch on their home field tonight, with several standout performers poised to make an impact.
The Pella softball team improved to 16‑13 with a dominant performance, highlighted by Lucy Carlson’s go‑ahead homer, while the baseball team fell to 10‑17 after an early onslaught by Grinnell
The Pella High School softball team defeated Oskaloosa 12‑4, highlighted by home runs from Abby Melvin and Katie Scheckel and a dominant pitching outing from Samantha Te Grootenhuis. The baseball team lost 8‑3 at home, finishing the conference season at 6‑12, and both squads have upcoming Tuesday contests.
The Newton Cardinals dropped both games of a doubleheader against Oskaloosa before facing Pella, with several players delivering standout moments.
Norwalk and Pella combined for a split in a Little Hawkeye Conference doubleheader, with strong performances from Siemens, Hauser, Hoekstra and others setting the stage for upcoming matchups.
The Norwalk baseball squad dropped a 14‑13 decision to Winterset, with Kingston Lamb and Noah Fagan delivering standout outings, while the softball team fell in a doubleheader to Dallas Center‑Grimes, featuring strong showings from Hadley Michael and Dani Peters. Both squads are set to face Pella in upcoming doubleheaders.
The Dutch defeated Newton 5-3 on Wednesday, capitalizing on four errors and delivering key performances from Cole Thorson, Colt Koeppen and Brayden VanHorn. The win positions both teams for conference doubleheaders later this week.
The Newton Cardinals secured a 3-2 win before unleashing a 14-1 onslaught, moving to 9-10 overall and 5-7 in the Little Hawkeye Conference.
The Mustangs' baseball squad, riding a recent win, will meet the Dutch in a night doubleheader, while the softball team, ranked fifth, looks to upset the eleventh‑ranked hosts.
After a 14-game skid, the Newton Cardinals broke through with a 6-3 victory over Pella, rebounding from an earlier 3-1 loss despite outhitting their rivals.
The PCM Mustangs posted a 2‑1 record in their last three games, highlighted by a dominant win over Greene County, a shutout of Pella Christian, and a narrow loss to Grand View Christian.
The Pella Christian girls soccer team closed the regular season with a 3-0 win over Grand View Christian, finishing at 8-7-1 and preparing to host Albia in the Class 1A Region Five quarterfinals on Wednesday at 7 p.m.