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Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office announced its latest men’s and women’s basketball rankings across all three divisions. Otero (CO) improved to 12-0 on the year to crack the top-five in the latest NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball poll. Ranger (TX) and Hutchinson (KS) maintained the…
Dec 3 2019 / Comments Off on NJCAA Announces Fourth Regular Season Basketball Polls / Read More »
Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s basketball team got the better of fellow top-25 program Clarke Monday, claiming a 69-62 victory in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. #25 WPU (5-3, 3-2 Heart) dropped the 19th-ranked Pride (7-2, 3-2 Heart) with a 46.2%-39.3% shooting advantage. The visitors struggled…
Dec 3 2019 / Comments Off on William Penn Knocks Off Clarke with Big Second Half / Read More »
Dubuque–Karmari Newman (Jr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) connected on seven three-pointers and the William Penn men’s basketball team pulled away after halftime for a 99-84 win over Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Monday. Although it was four days after Thanksgiving, players from…
Dec 3 2019 / Comments Off on Newman’s 32 Leads Statesmen to Road Win / Read More »
PELLA— Notching 54 points in two games last week, Central College men’s basketball guard Adam Flinn (junior, St. Louis, Mo., Lafayette HS) was named the American Rivers Conference player of the week Monday afternoon. He was also named the league’s male athlete of the week.…
Dec 2 2019 / Comments Off on Central’s Flinn bags league men’s basketball performer of the week honors / Read More »
PELLA — Eclipsing a school record for the most players to be recognized for the honor, the Central College men’s soccer team landed four players on the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region squads released Monday. Senior defender and the American Rivers Conference defensive MVP Taylor…
Dec 2 2019 / Comments Off on Four Central men picked for all-region soccer squads / Read More »
PELLA— After a slow start, the Central College men’s basketball was forced to play from behind again but were able to complete the comeback in an 89-79 overtime victory against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) Saturday night. The Dutch (2-4) trailed by as much as 18…
Dec 1 2019 / Comments Off on Dutch men rally for overtime basketball win / Read More »
WHEATON, ILL.— It was a November to remember that ended with a rainy Saturday that wasn’t as No. 3-ranked Wheaton College (Ill.) decisively brought an end to Central College’s NCAA Division III football playoff road 49-13. The unbeaten Thunder (13-0) struck for five first-quarter touchdowns,…
Dec 1 2019 / Comments Off on Record-setting Central football season ends in NCAA playoffs / Read More »
Oskaloosa, Iowa—The annual ‘Toilet Paper Game’ commenced inside the Penn Gymnasium as William Penn hosted its rival Grand View on Tuesday. The Statesmen (9-1, 3-1 Heart) defeated the Vikings (3-4, 1-2 Heart) in spectacular fashion with a 30-point victory, 101-71. After a 4-0 opening run…
Nov 28 2019 / Comments Off on William Penn Dominates Grand View in ‘Toilet Paper Game’ / Read More »
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team lost two spots, but remained one of the best nationally as the NAIA released its first Division I top-25 poll Wednesday. William Penn (9-1, 3-1 Heart) is down to #6 with 186 points, but the navy and gold have extended…
Nov 28 2019 / Comments Off on WPU Drops to #6 in First Poll / Read More »
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team struggled from the field and had a pair of controversial calls not go its way in a 60-53 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Grand View Tuesday. #25 WPU (4-3, 2-2 Heart), which was held to just 28.1%…
Nov 28 2019 / Comments Off on Cold Shooting, Technical Fouls Doom Statesmen Against Rival Vikings / Read More »
