Eight Warren County boys basketball players were named to the Little Hawkeye All Conference team last week.
Indianola seniors Drew Kingery and Brayden Drea led the way, with Norwalk junior Redek Born and senior Braeden Carlson also named to the first team.
Naughton was one of two players to be a unanimous choice to the team.
Indianola senior Emily Naughton was named as a member of the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 4A All-State 3rd Team earlier this week.
Several KNIA/KRLS area girls basketball athletes were once again included among the best in the Little Hawkeye Conference in 2022-23.
Girls basketball players Emily Naughton of Indianola and Bailey Birmingham of Norwalk were named to the Little Hawkeye Conference first-team on Monday.
Naughton was one of two players to be a unanimous choice to the team.
The Indianola girls basketball team finished the 2022-23 season with a record of 10-12 and a fourth place finish in the competitive Little Hawkeye Conference, while facing one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the state.
A furious second-half rally and key free throw shooting propelled Bondurant-Farrar past Indianola in the Iowa Girls Class 4A regional semifinal Saturday night, Feb. 18, in Indianola, 58-55.
The Indianola girls basketball team had a lead as high as 16 in their regional semifinal matchup against Bondurant-Farrar Saturday evening, but the Indians couldn’t hold on as they fell 58-55 as heard live on 94.3 KNIA.
The Indianola girls basketball team has a chance to knock out the team that dashed their state tournament hopes last year, as they host the Bluejays of Bondurant-Farrar tonight in the regional semifinal.
The Indianola girls played two close games in Pella this week, losing a tough 53-50 game versus the Pella Dutch on Feb. 7, before beating Pella Christian, 51-48, on Feb. 9. The girls finished fourth in the conference at 8-6 and were 10-11 overall.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced its regional basketball pairings for Class 4A and 5A on Wednesday, placing Indianola and Norwalk in Region 2 of 4A.
The #6 Indianola boys basketball team guaranteed themselves at least a portion of a Little Hawkeye Conference title with a 62-39 blowout win over Dallas Center-Grimes on Friday, while the shorthanded #13 girls competed hard but couldn’t overcome the #1 Mustangs 42-36 as heard live on 94.3 KNIA.
The last Little Hawkeye Conference home doubleheader is tonight for the Indianola basketball teams as they host the Mustangs of Dallas Center Grimes. The #6 Indians boys can clinch at least a share of the conference title tonight with a win, and they will try to match their hard-fought win on the road earlier this year where they defeated the Mustangs 46-45 on a game-winner at the buzzer.
The Indianola boys basketball team held Grinnell to just five first quarter points as they dominated the Tigers Tuesday night at home winning 76-45, while the girls couldn’t keep up with the high flying Tigers falling 64-45 on senior night for both squads.
The Indianola basketball teams are back home tonight after four straight road games, hosting the Tigers of Grinnell. The Indians boys dropped their first conference game of the season last Friday at Norwalk, but will try to replicate their dominant second-half performance against the Tigers earlier this year where they held Grinnell to just sixteen points and scored 36.
Two Warren County rivals collide in Norwalk tonight when the Warriors host Indianola for a Little Hawkeye Conference girl-boy basketball doubleheader.
The Indianola girls basketball team needed late-game heroics to pull off the victory Tuesday night on the road at Oskaloosa 51-50, while the Indianola boys used a strong second half to pull away to complete the sweep 67-44.
The Indianola boys swimming team has one of their last tune-up meets before postseason begins tonight hosting Marshalltown, while the Indianola girls and boys basketball teams travel to Oskaloosa for a conference doubleheader.
The #6 Indianola boys basketball team won a blowout non-conference game against Clear Creek-Amana Saturday on the road 86-53, while the #11 Indians girls fell to the #7 Clippers 47-34.
The Indianola girls and boys basketball teams got back to winning with a sweep at Newton Friday as both teams beat the Cardinals for the second time this season.
It was another contest that went down to the wire for the Indianola boys to stay perfect on the season, while the girls snapped a four-game skid as Pella Christian came to town for Hall of Fame festivities in a conference doubleheader Friday heard live on 94.3 KNIA.