Sports and Activities
PELLA—Central College will host Wheaton College (Ill.) in an NCAA Division III Football Championships second-round game Saturday. Game time is noon at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella. Tickets are $10 for adults, while tickets for seniors and students are $5. Children age 2…
Nov 22 2021 / Comments Off on Central to host NCAA football second-round game / Read More »
By Bill Wright November 20, 2021 (Altoona, IA) — Knoxville Raceway drivers, owners, officials and fans gathered Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Over 600 guests witnessed over $250,000 in cash and contingencies handed out in an event emceed by…
Nov 21 2021 / Comments Off on Champions and Drivers Celebrated at Knoxville Raceway Banquet / Read More »
PELLA—Bethel University (Minn.) threw some of the season’s biggest blows at the Central College football team Saturday but quarterback Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) answered with seven touchdown passes and yet another record day in a 61-35 first-round NCAA Division III playoff victory. Central (11-0), ranked…
Nov 21 2021 / Comments Off on Central soars to 61-35 NCAA football triumph / Read More »
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Guided by the Class 4A Player of the Year, the Oskaloosa Indian girls’ volleyball team may need to build a trophy room for all of its recent accolades. Faith DeRonde dominated the awards season as she was not only a first-team all-Little…
Nov 20 2021 / Comments Off on DeRonde Leads Postseason Honors / Read More »
Fort Wayne, Ind.–The William Penn men’s soccer team recorded a program first on Thursday, winning the first game of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round over the #16 Milligan Buffaloes by a score of 3-1. The victory marked the first time in program history that…
Nov 19 2021 / Comments Off on Statesmen Record Program’s First Win at Nationals / Read More »
Oskaloosa–Nine individuals from the William Penn football program were honored with postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced Thursday. Fullback Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management), tight end Adrian Aviles (Sr., Chicago, Ill., Nursing), and…
Nov 19 2021 / Comments Off on Nine Named to All-Heart North Teams / Read More »
PELLA — The Central College wrestling team knocked off a pair of top-five wrestlers from Coe College in a 30-7 loss Thursday night. Coe, the No. 4 team in the NWCA Division III preseason poll, was victorious in the first dual of the season for…
Nov 19 2021 / Comments Off on Dutch take down ranked wrestlers in loss to Coe / Read More »
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team’s perfect start to the season has netted an improvement in the rankings as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. William Penn (6-0) improves one spot from the preseason rating to #3 with 555 points. The navy and gold…
Nov 18 2021 / Comments Off on WPU Up to #3 / Read More »
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team dominated the middle weights, but a forfeit was the difference maker in a 24-22 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss to #12 Missouri Valley Tuesday. WPU (1-1, 0-1 Heart) won five of the nine contested matchups…
Nov 18 2021 / Comments Off on Statesmen Just Miss Upset of #12 Missouri Valley / Read More »
Oskaloosa–Four members of the Statesmen women’s volleyball program were recognized for exceptionable campaigns as the 2021 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Tuesday. Corrin Lepper (Sr., Jefferson City, Mo., Exercise Science) and Alyssa Young (Jr., Winter Springs, Fla., Biology) were chosen for the…
Nov 17 2021 / Comments Off on Quartet Garner All-Heart Accolades / Read More »
