Lady T-Birds fall to Trinity High

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach Iola-Scandinavia high school softball team lost their final game on their spring training trip at the Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World in Florida. The Thunderbirds finished their trip with a 2-1 record. The T-Birds lost to Trinity High School from the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, area, 11-3, on Thursday […]

Lady T-Birds softball notch first wins of season

By Tom Anderson, Head Coach Iola-Scandinavia high school softball team won their first two games of the season on their spring training trip at the Wide World of Sports complex at Disney World in Florida. The Thunderbirds beat Greens Farms Academy from Westport, Connecticut, 8-0, in the first game and followed that up with a […]

Vater sets ISHS 3200m record

By Jack Vater Iola-Scandinavia junior runner Charlie Vater broke the school record for the 3200-meter run on Saturday, March 18, when racing the SPASH indoor meet at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. Vater’s record time was 9:20.15. The previous record was set by Malachi Cate in 2005. “My friend Aloysius and I wanted […]

“Egg My House” ISHS softball fundraiser deadline March 31

By Tom Anderson, Coach Iola-Scandinavia girls’ high school softball team will again be doing their “Egg My House” Easter Egg Hunt fundraiser on Saturday, April 8, the evening before Easter Sunday. We will be taking orders through Friday, March 31.  Most of our deliveries are in the Iola and Scandinavia areas, but we have also […]

Charlie Vater competes in USSA Junior Nationals

By Jack Vater Iola-Scandinavia junior Charlie Vater competed in the USSA Junior National Cross Country Ski Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, March 13-16. Vater qualified for the Great Lakes Junior National Team by skiing in the Salomon CXC Cup races in Brillion, Wisconsin, on Jan. 28-29 and in Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Feb. 18-19. The Great […]

IWSC Nordic Team takes third at State

By Jack Vater Both the boys and girls Iola Winter Sports Club (IWSC) Nordic Ski Teams took 3rd place at the Wisconsin Nordic Ski League State Distance Championships held Feb. 11-12 in Cable, Wisconsin. Team points are scored by summing the top five racers from each team, with the lowest score winning, and in this […]

Iola Car Show mining informational meeting April 12

The Town of Scandinavia has scheduled an informational meeting on a latest proposal from Faulks Bros. Construction on Iola Car Show property. It will be on Wednesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. at the Waupaca County Courthouse in Lower Level Room 42. Information on the application can be found at