It will be a tough opening test for the Indianola boys and girls basketball teams to begin their Little Hawkeye Conference seasons tonight, as they welcome Newton to Indianola High School. The Indians boys are coming off of a close opening win against Southeast Polk 75-71, where they were led by three players in double figures and eight players scoring in the contest.

The #10 Indians girls had a tough time scoring against the Rams in their home opener where they dropped their first contest of the season, and will look to rebound against a Newton team that is 1-0 to start their season.

Head coach Jeff Janssen tells KNIA Sports he expects many teams to play zone against the Indians, and they need to do better in some other fundamentals.

“I want to see us make some strides in what we can assume will be a zone defense against us all season, and then rebounding and taking care of the basketball have to be two big emphasis for us.”

The game can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA and watched live on Indianola Activities YouTube, with pregame starting at 6pm and tip-off at 6:15pm.

Indianola Boys Wrestling Defeats Newton

The Indianola boys wrestling team picked up right where they left off in Little Hawkeye Conference dual action as they opened their 2022-23 season Thursday, defeating Newton 72-6. The Indians got wins by fall from Bowen Downey at 120lbs, Ryan Young at 126lbs, Bryce Hageman at 152lbs, AJ Pontier at 160lbs, Dax Clatt at 170lbs, Isaiah Kellow at 182lbs, Logan Turner at 220lbs, and Marcus Wolff at 285lbs. The Indians also earned wins from Malachi Thomsen at 132lbs, Jake Pontier at 145lbs, and Carson Slorah at 195lbs. The Indians will next wrestle tomorrow in the Bob Murphy Invitational in West Delaware.