Secondary News
NM Boys Advance to District Semifinal
Playing a team back-to-back is always a tough task in baseball, especially if your team defeated the other by a large margin. North Mahaska was in that position Saturday facing Melcher-Dallas in the quarterfinal of the Class 1A District 8 tournament in Sully. NM had...
McKay Sets Strikeout Record
North Mahaska senior Madison McKay is the new strikeout queen at the school. Her 12-strikeout performance against Montezuma on July 8 gave her 170 for the season surpassing the previous mark of 164 set by Emma Deucore during the 2015 season. She struck out 162 in the...
North Mahaska Girls Advance
North Mahaska’s softball team continued its move through the Class 1A Region 5 tournament Wednesday with a 10-0 victory over South Iowa Cedar League rival Montezuma. It was a combination of solid pitching, clutch hitting, great defense and a desire to send the team’s...
NM Boys End Regular Season with Wins (Corrected)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Previous story had incorrect information. North Mahaska’s baseball team prepared for the Class 1A postseason this week with wins at Cardinal on Monday and Melcher-Dallas on Tuesday. The Warhawks used the long ball to top Cardinal 5-3, then routed...
McKay No-hitter helps NM to Tourney Win Over Keota
Senior Madison McKay tossed a no-hitter in the first round of the Class 1A Region 5 softball tournament in a 4-1 victory over Keota. McKay struck out 12 while allowing just four baserunners. North Mahaska (17-10) advances to the second round to host Montezuma (9-20)...
NM Boys, Girls Sweep HLV
North Mahaska plated a run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday to edge visiting HLV 5-4. The victory pushed the Warhawks into a tie for first in the league with Lynnville-Sully. The Warhawk girls scored four runs in the first and held HLV scoreless to win 5-0....
NM Boys Open District Play at Sully
Class 1A District 8 baseball action begins Saturday, July 10 when North Mahaska (15-5) travels to Sully to take on Melcher-Dallas (12-10). NM will play at 5 p.m. with the winner advancing to a second-round game, also at Sully on Tuesday, July 13. The North...
North Mahaska Baseball Senior Night
Tonight, at 6pm, the North Mahaska baseball boys celebrate their Senior Night as they go against English Valley.
NM Girls Sweep Invite, Tops Monte
North Mahaska made a clean sweep of Cardinal and Baxter on Saturday at its softball invitational then downed South Iowa Cedar League foe Montezuma Monday. The NM girls downed Cardinal 3-2 and routed Baxter 10-0 in five innings. In the return to SICL play, NM downed...
NM Boys Win in Nine
North Mahaska won the battle of attrition against Montezuma Monday taking a 3-2 victory in nine innings. A run in the bottom of the ninth was the difference as North Mahaska improved to 14-5 and secure third place in the South Iowa Cedar League. Montezuma scored two...
NM Boys Go 2-1 to End the Week
North Mahaska’s baseball team finished the past week with a split in South Iowa Cedar League play and a nonconference win. On Wednesday, NM defeated Colfax-Mingo on the road 10-4 then lost a 6-2 decision to Lynnville-Sully Friday. Saturday afternoon the Warhawks...
NM Hosts First Rounds of Regionals
North Mahaska’s softball team will host the first two rounds of the Class 1A Region 5 softball tournament, which begins next week. With the exception of Baxter and Grand View Christian, the bracket is a South Iowa Cedar League tourney. Play opens Tuesday, July 6 at 7...