RADIO SPORTS PAGE SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE – COOPER NAILOR, INDIANOLA ALUM – MARCH 15TH, 2023
Today’s Indianola Radio Sports Page Spotlight Athlete features Cooper Nailor, former Indianola High School Basketball player.
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PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATIONS RELEASED FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS
Iowa High School Football’s new classifications for the 2023 and 2024 seasons have been released.
NORWALK, INDIANOLA COMBINE FOR FOUR IBCA ALL-SUBSTATE BOYS BASKETBALL SELECTIONS
The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association has released its All-Substate boys selections for the 2022-2023 season, recognizing two players each from Norwalk and Indianola squads that combined to win 39 games.
LITTLE HAWKEYE CONFERENCE ALL-CONFERENCE BOYS TEAMS ANNOUNCED
Multiple local athletes were named to the Little Hawkeye Conference All-Conference teams as announced earlier this week.
8 Warren County players named to Little Hawkeye all-conference team
Eight Warren County boys basketball players were named to the Little Hawkeye All Conference team last week.
Indianola seniors Drew Kingery and Brayden Drea led the way, with Norwalk junior Redek Born and senior Braeden Carlson also named to the first team.
Naughton was one of two players to be a unanimous choice to the team.
BOYS TRACK ATHLETES COMPETE AT IATC INDOOR MEET, SEVERAL MEET BLUE STANDARD
Multiple boys track and field athletes have already punched their ticket to the Drake Relays after their performances Friday at the IATC Indoor Track and Field meet Friday in Ames, with multiple local teams sending competitors.
LOCAL TEAMS COMPETE AT IATC INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Girls track and field athletes from a plethora of local schools competed at the IATC Indoor Track and Field Championships at Iowa State University Thursday, earning several top 10 finishes against some of the top competition in the state.
EMILY NAUGHTON NAMED AS 3RD TEAM ALL-STATE
Indianola senior Emily Naughton was named as a member of the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 4A All-State 3rd Team earlier this week.
INDIANOLA WRESTLING THANKS COMMUNITY SUPPORT
The Indianola wrestling team had their season come to a close at Wells Fargo Arena at the state meet in February, seeing several competitors face off against the best in the state and watching Bowen Downey earn a runner-up finish in class 3A. Head coach Clint Manny said without the support from the parents and community, the success for the team would be much harder to come by.
SEVERAL AREA ATHLETES INCLUDED ON ALL-LITTLE HAWKEYE CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
Several KNIA/KRLS area girls basketball athletes were once again included among the best in the Little Hawkeye Conference in 2022-23.
INDIANOLA WRESTLING ENCOURAGES MULTI-SPORT ATHLETES
While the Indianola wrestling season has come to a close, many wrestlers will begin preparing for the offseason work on the mats including clubs and individual wrestling. One way the program is successful according to head coach Clint Manny, is seeing Indianola wrestlers competing in other sports.
Indianola, Norwalk players named to girls all-conference team
Girls basketball players Emily Naughton of Indianola and Bailey Birmingham of Norwalk were named to the Little Hawkeye Conference first-team on Monday.
Naughton was one of two players to be a unanimous choice to the team.
INDIANOLA BOYS WRESTLING CONTINUES STANDARD
The Indianola boys wrestling team had another stellar year, winning the Little Hawkeye Conference regular and tournament title, competing against some of the best in the state, and saw Bowen Downey get a runner-up finish in the class 3A state tournament.
SHRINE BOWL FEATURING SEVERAL KNIA/KRLS AREA ATHLETES
An All-Star Showcase of some of Iowa’s best outgoing high school football players will once again feature several local athletes.
INDIANOLA BOYS SWIMMING FACED TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Indianola boys swimming team faced a tough schedule this past season, that tested them before state qualifying in February.
SEVERAL AREA WRESTLERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
From the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association:
BOYS ALL-STATE:
Indianola – Academic All-State Team
INDIANOLA GIRLS BASKETBALL MATCHED UP WITH STATE-TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS IN NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
The Indianola girls basketball team finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 10-12 and a fourth place finish in the competitive Little Hawkeye Conference, while facing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the state.
INDIANOLA BOYS BASKETBALL LOSES WEALTH OF TALENT
The Indianola boys basketball team will lose nearly everyone from their squad in the 2022-23 season, losing all but one of their varsity rotation in Drew Kingery, Charlie Wilmott, Casey Glascock, Brayden Drea, Dakota Heimbaugh, Brady Blake, Bennett Brueck, and Jackson Overton to graduation.
INDIANOLA BOYS CAN’T HOLD FOURTH QUARTER LEAD IN SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS
The Indianola boys mounted a huge second half comeback Friday evening against Linn-Mar in the substate semifinal round, but couldn’t hold on to a double-digit fourth quarter lead as they fell to the Lions 65-64 as heard live on 94.3 KNIA.
Linn-Mar stops Indianola’s state hopes in upset, 65-64
The roller-coaster game was fitting for the wild ride Indianola has been on this season. The ride, however, came to a shrieking halt as Linn-Mar came into Indianola and ended the 19-win Indianola season with a 65-64 upset. Jackson Severson hit two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to take the lead as the 10-13 Linn-Mar Lions advanced to face Ames in the Class 4A Region 6 final this week.
