Sports

The Simpson women’s and men’s basketball squads will step out of American Rivers Conference play today and host a doubleheader, but with two different schools making the trip to Indianola.

Chosen from a pool of over 40 nominees, Central College football kicker Jon Alberts was named one of 10 finalists for the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award.

The Pleasantville Trojans boys and girls basketball teams were swept on the road Friday as the Earlham Cardinals dispatched the Trojans 36-24 in the girls game and 59-46 in the boys contest.

Girls Knoxville 45 Chariton 25 Final Twin Cedars 33 Mormon Trail 29 Final Pella 56 Indianola 47 Final Pella Christian 43 Norwalk 27 Final Earlham 36 Pleasantville 24 Final BOYS Indianola 89 Pella 86 Final Knoxville 65

Friday, December 7th Basketball Broadcast Schedule FM 92.1 KRLS – Pella Christian at Norwalk DH – 6 p.m. pregame, 6:15 p.m. tip AM 1320 FM 95.3, 94.3 KNIA – Knoxville at Chariton – 6:15 p.m. pregame, 6:30

Pella used the momentum of the lighter weights to jump out to a big lead over Knoxville and defeat the Panthers in the Red Rock Rivalry Wrestling Meet last night 57-24.

The Indianola wrestling team went 2-1 in a quad hosted at the Blake Fieldhouse in Indianola, taking down Ballard and Webster City 40-28 and 51-24 respectively, but falling to DCG 33-30.