Secondary News
NM Students Named Academic All-State
Three North Mahaska athletes were honored Friday, Jan. 28 as 2021 Academic All-State by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and the Iowa Football Coaches Association. For IGCA consideration, a student must be a senior, have a GPA of 3.75 or better and an ACT score of...
First Quarter Explosion Allows NM to Roll
North Mahaska, ranked eighth in Class 1A, scored 30 points in the first quarter and held HLV to nine on the first half enroute to a 70-23 South Iowa Cedar League victory. The win improved the Warhawks’ season record to 12-1 and 10-0 in the league. Four Warhawks hit...
Hot Shooting Warhawks Down HLV
North Mahaska (12-1) opened its South Iowa Cedar League contest with HLV (1-13) Friday with a 22-0 run and cruised to a 68-27 victory. The Warhawks shot 54 percent from the field on the night and hit seven 3-pointers. Nash Smith scored 18 points with eight rebounds...
IGHSAU Sanctions Girls Wrestling
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors voted unanimously to sanction girls wrestling as the organization’s 11th sport. The vote was made at the IGHSAU’s Jan. 12 board of directors meeting and was announced prior to the start of the championship...
Boys Basketball District’s Released
Iowa High School Athletic Association has released district basketball assignments for the upcoming 2022 tournament series. Brackets will be released once seeding has been completed in a week or two. Class 1A District 10 resembles a combination of a South Iowa Cedar...
No. 8 North Mahaska Doubles Up Belle Plaine
North Mahaska did little to damage its No. 8 state ranking Jan. 7 using a strong inside-outside game meshed with a tenacious defense to double up Belle Plaine 63-30. Senior post player Layla Hargis battled for 22 points and 21 rebounds to go along with three steals...
Big First Quarter Run Lifts NM Boys
Belle Plaine scored the first bucket of the game then saw eighth-ranked North Mahaska go on a 35-0 run enroute to a 71-33 South Iowa Cedar League win. The victory rebounded the Warhawks from its only conference loss and placed them at 9-2 on the season and 8-1 in...
North Mahaska Soars Past Keota
North Mahaska kept its drive for a South Iowa Cedar League basketball title on track with a 52-7 victory over Keota. Eight Warhawks scored in the contest. Layla Hargis led with 17 points and seven rebounds. Breckyn Schilling and her sister Addie each scored eight...
Smith, Harmon Lead NM Past Keota
Keota received a solid outing from Cole Kindred and Evan Vittetoe who accounted for a third of the team’s points but could not find a defensive answer for North Mahaska’s Nash Smith and Lane Harmon. North Mahaska, who had been ranked eighth before Christmas, posted a...
North Mahaska Knocks Off 3A Chariton
No. 8 North Mahaska did not let a jump to playing Class 3A Chariton (9-3) change their game plan. The Warhawks broke away from a 30-23 halftime lead to score 16 points in the third quarter while limiting Chariton to two enroute to posting a 58-40 victory. Three...
NM Boys Charge Past Chariton
North Mahaska’s basketball team jumped up in competition hosting Class 2A Chariton Jan. 17 in a nonconference tilt and used a strong start to post a 62-29 victory. North Mahaska was powered by Nash Smith’s 28 points. North Mahaska (10-1) quadrupled the score on the...
NM Boys Down Short-handed Colfax
Facing North Mahaska when you have a full contingency of players is difficult this season. Without three starters Colfax-Mingo’s boys basketball team was short-handed against conference-leading North Mahaska on Tuesday night. The result was an 85-43 loss to the...