A Keokuk bowler took 10th in the national USBC Junior Gold Champsionships under 12 division. Rachel Moore of Keokuk headed to Cleveland, Ohio for the national tournament where she was one of 18 bowlers to move on to the advancers round from a total of 124 participants in the first 4 qualifying rounds. Moore sat in 9th after qualifying with a 16 game pin total of 2 thousand 616. In […]
The Keokuk School District has a new middle school principal. At Monday’s school board meeting, it was announced that Nora Springs, Iowa native Layne Billings had accepted the position to become the head administrator at the middle school. Billings comes to Keokuk from Gilbert High School just north of Ames where he spent the last 5 years as the principal. Billings also spent 10 years as a teacher and assistant […]
Despite an enthusiastic crowd in tow, the Keokuk Chiefs baseball team saw their magic runout Monday night in the District Championship game in Fairfield. Dozens of Keokuk faithful made the one hour trek to Fairfield to attend the battle between the Chiefs and the Fairfield Trojans, but the home team would take the wind out of the Chiefs sails early and often as the Chiefs fell 9 to 4. After […]
The Keokuk Chiefs baseball season got off to a tough start on the road over the weekend. Pitching figured to be part of the growing pain for the Chiefs as they lost their top pitcher Chandler Sanders off of last year’s team that went 13 and 25. After losing by a run Thursday the Chiefs played a doubleheader at Burlington High School Friday night. In the opener Chiefs starter Andrew […]
For the first time ever, the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team are Big Ten Tournament champions. The Hawkeyes entered the tournament as the league’s number 5 seed and after a victory Thursday over 4 seeded Maryland, the Hawkeyes went on to knock off #1 seed Nebraska 2-zero in a pitcher’s duel Friday. Saturday morning the Hawks took their only loss 9 to 3 the third seeded Minnesota Gophers. Iowa would bounce […]
Keokuk Lady Chiefs soccer coach Meg McGhghy had a single day Wednesday to reflect on the Chiefs regular season that ended Tuesday night. McGhghy implemented some new offensive formations at the beginning of the year and she thought the girls responded very well starting off the season 4 and 0. After 9 games the lady chiefs were really clicking when a combination of ailments and a tough portion of the […]
The Keokuk Chiefs boys soccer team garnered their first victory of the season in a convincing manner Monday afternoon. After losing 3 games in the North Scott tournament Saturday, the boys were back in action Monday as they visited the Washington Demons in a conference matchup. The Chiefs struck early and often on their way to a 3 to zero victory over Washington. Seniors Jarrett Johnston and Austin West joined […]
11 year old Mateo Rascon of Burlington, Iowa certainly didn’t freeze up on the big stage of Augusta National Golf Club Sunday. While many 11 year olds would have just been happy to qualify for the Drive, Putt, and Chip championships at the home of the Masters, Mateo showed he was in it to compete. Following his send off Thursday from Burlington Golf Club, Mateo took part in the 10 […]
The Keokuk High School Girls Track team was paced to a 3rd place finish by its junior standout again Friday afternoon. Junior Ya-Mia Ailes Primes won the 200 meter dash while finishing 2nd in the long jump, 3rd in the 100, and 4th in the 400 at the Bullette Invitational meet at Mediapolis High School. Fellow Junior Lillia Tate won her 3rd consecutive 100 meter hurdle event while the Chiefs […]
