Sports and Activities
by Jamie Brockman After an up and down regular season filled with injuries and sicknesses, the Indians finished the regular season 8-13 and 3-11 in the LHC. Oskaloosa opened the 3A postseason and began their road back to Wells Fargo Arena with a 53-40 win…
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Oskaloosa–Producing enough points to tie as the best overall athletic department in the league is #3 on the Stories of the 2010s top-10 list. William Penn ended the inaugural Heart of America Athletic Conference Commissioner’s Cup competition in 2018-2019 in a tie for first…
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DES MOINES — The Central College men’s tennis team picked up the doubles point by winning two out of three matches in a 5-2 loss Friday afternoon against Grand View University. The Dutch (1-5) started strong against the Vikings (2-1) in a match played under…
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PELLA — On the heels of a frustrating few weeks for the Central College wrestling team, the Dutch romped over Simpson College to the tune of 36-14 Thursday night in the final dual of the season. The Dutch (12-6, 3-5 American Rivers Conference) had lost…
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PELLA—After piloting Central College to a pair of conference championships and NCAA Division III Championships berths, Tim Wilkinson will leave his position as head women’s golf coach and assistant athletics director for operations in June. Wilkinson joined the Central staff in 2010 and also worked…
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Oskaloosa–The Champions of Character initiative takes center stage at #5 on the Stories of the 2010s top-10 list. William Penn collected three Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team Awards during the decade. The women’s golf team claimed the first in the 2011-2012 season,…
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team finished its dual meet campaign with a convincing 37-12 win over Hannibal-LaGrange in non-conference action Monday. WPU (2-10) won four of the six contested matches and received three additional forfeited victories en route to the win on a night where…
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Fairview Heights, Ill. — The William Penn University men’s bowling team had another strong outing as they competed at the McKendree Baker Challenge. The team just snuck into the knockout rounds but made the plays when they mattered. Reaching the final match, the team ended…
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Fairview Heights, Ill. — It was a great weekend for women’s bowling at the McKendree Baker Challenge. After finishing fifth in the standings, the Statesmen qualified for the knockout rounds and progressed all the way to the championship match. Despite coming up short in the…
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Oskaloosa–Dexter Hood (Sr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., Wellness and Recreation) narrowly missed averaging a double-double as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Hood earned the second award of his Statesmen career after leading William Penn to a pair…
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