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By Tom Anderson, Head Coach IOLA – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Weyauwega-Fremont 16-0 in a CWC-East game on Monday, April 13. The game stopped in the third inning due to the 15-run rule. The Thunderbirds have a 1-0 conference record and a 3-0 record overall. The T-Birds had 15 hits. Brylee Jueds, Maya Munoz, Ava Printz, and […]
Chase Timdal delivered a clutch single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds to a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Shiocton Chiefs on Thursday, April 9, at Taylor Field & Park. The game remained tied at 2 entering the final frame. Timdal’s hit plated the winning run, capping a tight […]
By Mike Harbridge, I-S School Board President I want to thank everyone who voted in this past election. While I wish the outcome were in favor of the referendum, I understand times are tough, costs are increasing for everyone, and many in the community had a hard time supporting this. At our board meeting next week, we […]
There have been many Facebook posts on April 8 regarding the results of the April 7 Spring Election and the failure of the Iola-Scandinavia School District referendum. Here is a gathering of those remarks. In the aftermath of the Iola-Scandinavia School District referendum failing, District Administrator Chris Nelson indicated, “While I am disappointed, I respect […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach CLERMONT, FL – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Notre Dame Academy from Staten Island, New York, 12-3, on Thursday, April 9, during their spring training trip in Florida. The Thunderbirds improved their record to 2-0. The T-Birds outhit the Gators 10-4. Brooklyn Berrens and Maya Munoz each had three hits. […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach CLERMONT, FL – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team opened its season with an 11-1 non-conference victory over Proctor High School from Utica, New York, on their spring training trip to Florida on Wednesday morning, April 8. The game was stopped in the sixth inning due to the 10-run rule. Seniors Brylee […]
The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds opened their season with a 9-1 victory over Nekoosa on Tuesday, March 31, at Taylor Field in Iola. Wyatt Wolberg earned the win with three innings pitched. He allowed no hits, one walk, and struck out five. Mason Kriesel pitched one and one-third innings in relief. He allowed one hit, four walks, […]
The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds fastpitch softball team opens the 2026 season with a familiar face on the field and renewed optimism in the dugout. Led by 35th-year head coach Tom Anderson (466-279) and assisted by Stacy Bestul in her 26th year and Brooke Manley in her fifth, the Thunderbirds return 10 players with significant varsity experience […]
Candidates for the School District of Iola-Scandinavia Board have answered questions presented by this news source. Incumbents Laura Krogwold for the Towns of Iola and Scandinavia and Vanessa Kirmse for the Village of Scandinavia are the only candidates on the April 7 ballot. Their term will be for three years. Answers to the questions are […]
By Tom Anderson Varsity Softball Head Coach “Egg My House” Easter Egg Hunt fundraiser by the Iola-Scandinavia girls’ High School softball team will be held on Saturday, April 4, the evening before Easter Sunday. We will be taking orders through Thursday, March 9. However, we have been known to extend the deadline to Friday, April […]
