Indianola Basketball Squads Start Conference Play at Norwalk

The Indianola girls and boys basketball teams will start Little Hawkeye Conference play tonight on the road at Norwalk. The Indians girls have targeted being atop the conference at season’s end as one of their goals this season, and head coach Jeff Janssen tells KNIA Sports it won’t be easy.

“Defending champ Grinnell is going to be fantastic, you can’t ever think Pella is gonna go away. Norwalk is gonna rebound, Pella Christian gave us all we wanted last year and beat us on our home court last year. But I think we if we continue to progress by late January or February I hope our name is out there at the top and contending for a conference title.”

The Indians boys lost a heartbreaker to Fort Dodge in their season opener at Fort Dodge, and have battled illness to start the season leaving them shorthanded. The games tonight can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA, with Andrew Swadner and Rick Wilson on the play-by-play. Pregame coverage begins at 6pm, with tip-off scheduled for 6:15pm.

Indianola Wrestling Starts Season at Newton

The Indianola wrestling team dominated in its season debut at Newton Thursday evening, taking down the Cardinals 68-6. The Indians got wins by fall from Bowen Downey at 106, Ryder Downey at 113, Cooper Belt at 120, Bryce Aldridge at 126, Grant Biddle at 145, Brennan Meacham at 152, Nick Bonnano at 160, and Jaylin Smith at heavyweight. The Indians also got wins by major decision at 170 by Sean Cunningham and Miles Berg at 195. The Indians improve to 1-0 on the season, and will next hit the mats in a tournament right back at Newton High School tomorrow.