KNIA-AM (Knoxville, IA)

3 days ago | kniakrls.com | Mike Oeffner

The Indianola-Norwalk softball rivalry continues tonight when the Class 5A 15th-ranked Indians visit the 4A 2nd-ranked Warriors for a conference doubleheader at 5:30. Both games can be heard live on kniakrls.com (KNIA3), starting with pregame coverage at about 5:15. Indianola enters the twin bill with an overall record of 13-10 and a Little Hawkeye mark of 8-5. Norwalk is 22-3 overall and 11-2 in the LHC, one game behind Dallas Center-Grimes in the league standings.

4 days ago | kniakrls.com | Mike Oeffner

Norwalk’s baseball and softball games against Oskaloosa on Wednesday were both suspended by thunderstorms in the fourth inning. No completion dates were announced. Both varsity games started at 4:00 p.m. in an attempt to avoid the forecasted rain, which arrived shortly after 5:00. The baseball game was streamed live on kniakrls.com (KNIA3). Oskaloosa scored four runs on one hit in the top of the first and led 5-1 as the Warriors came to bat in the bottom of the fourth.

5 days ago | kniakrls.com | Mike Oeffner

The Norwalk softball team finished 1-1 at Saturday’s Oskaloosa Indian Classic, dropping a 7-2 decision vs. Wayne and defeating Ottumwa 11-1. The Class 4A 2nd-ranked Warriors are now 22-3 on the season. Against Wayne, Norwalk senior Carly Brewer hit a game-tying two-run triple in the third, but the Class 1A 2nd-ranked Falcons scored five runs in the fifth to break the 2-2 tie. The game ended after five innings due to a time limit. Bailey Birmingham went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Warriors.

6 days ago | kniakrls.com | Derek Cardwell

Knoxville’s Koby Higginbotham had a great first day at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday. He earned High School All-American status by qualifying for the 110 hurdles finals and finishing 5th place overall with a time of 13.75. Higginbotham qualified for the finals earlier in the day with the 7th best time of :13.74 which was the 47th best time in the country. Higginbotham will run today in the 400 hurdles. Nike Outdoor Nationals

6 days ago | kniakrls.com | Andrew Swadner

The Indianola Chamber of Commerce annual Golf Classic Fundraiser is tomorrow at the Indianola Golf Club. The theme this year spans the decades with music, and fun at every hole, and teams are encouraged to wear their best “clubbin” attire, and teams that dress for the theme will receive one stroke off their total score. For those registered, sign in begins at 11:15am with a shotgun start at noon.