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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 […]
AI-assisted reporting The Iola-Scandinavia School Board will convene Monday, March 2, at 6 p.m. in Room #6 at the Elementary School, 450 Division Street, Iola, to discuss key operational and extracurricular matters ahead of the district’s April referendum and spring activities. The Board of Education will open the meeting with a call to order, roll […]
By Tom Anderson, Softball Coach The Iola-Scandinavia Girls Softball Team will be hosting its very popular RIB FEST dinner on Sunday, March 1, at Silver Lake Lanes in Scandinavia. Dinners will be served from 1-5 p.m. We will offer both dine-in and carry-out dinners. This will be our 21st Rib Fest dinner. This year, we […]
The Iola-Scandinavia School District Board of Education will convene its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. in Room 6 of the Elementary School at 450 Division Street, with members including Chairpersons Boris, Kirmse, Krogwold, Neumann, Jones, Grassl, and Harbridge set to approve financial reports, fundraiser requests and hiring recommendations for volunteer […]
A thorough analysis of the financial cost and statewide perspective The School District of Iola-Scandinavia will ask voters to approve a multi-million dollar operational referendum on the April 7 ballot, seeking to exceed the state-imposed revenue limit and provide additional funding for district operations over the next four years. The board-approved proposal, a four-year non-recurring […]
