Sports and Activities
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—William Penn hosted Baker on the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday afternoon in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. After a thrilling five-set victory on Friday, the Statesmen (19-11, 6-9 Heart) unfortunately fell to the Wildcats (12-17, 7-8 Heart) in…
Oct 21 2018 / Comments Off on WPU Falls to Baker in Five Sets / Read More »
by Wade Steinlage Olathe, Kan.–Tell me if you have heard this one before. What is becoming old hat, the William Penn men’s soccer team took down its third ranked opponent of the fall, upsetting #15 MidAmerica Nazarene 1-0 in double overtime of a Heart of…
Oct 21 2018 / Comments Off on Statesmen Upset Pioneers for Third Top-25 Win of Season / Read More »
by Wade Steinlage Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team failed to keep pace with #23 MidAmerica Nazarene Saturday, falling 5-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (6-9-1, 1-8 Heart), which was outshot 24-7, including 8-1 in the first stanza, trailed just 1-0…
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Windy conditions and missed opportunities doomed the William Penn football team as it fell 26-20 to Peru State in double overtime of a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Saturday. WPU (3-5, 1-1 North) scored the day’s first 17 points, but could…
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by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids–The William Penn cross country teams had been off the course for just shy of a month, but knocked that rust free on Saturday as they competed at the NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede hosted by Mount Mercy. The women were 25th…
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference has announced that starting this year it will sponsor men’s and women’s bowling, including having a national-qualifying tournament at the end of the season. A total of six Heart institutions sponsor men’s and women’s bowling, including…
Oct 21 2018 / Comments Off on League to Sponsor Bowling, Offer Championship / Read More »
WAVERLY—What started as an uphill climb seemed to grow only steeper for the Central College football team Saturday in its first loss, a 47-20 stumble at Wartburg College. The defeat throws the American Rivers Conference title chase wide open, but the No. 20-rated Dutch remain…
Oct 21 2018 / Comments Off on Title chase wide open as Central football team stymied / Read More »
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Indians are District 7 Champions after a win over South Tama on Friday night. It’s been since 2006 that the Indians were outright champions of their district, and Head Coach Jake Jenkins and his team were obviously happy to end that…
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Oskaloosa Head Coach Jennifer Comfort on the team’s win. “The Oskaloosa Indians started off the 2018 post-season with a win over Newton 25-15, 25-15, 25-12. With the win in front of a supportive home crowd, the Indians advance to the Regional Semi-Final on Tuesday, October…
Oct 19 2018 / Comments Off on Indians Claim Postseason Win Over Newton / Read More »
STORM LAKE — A sensational month of October continued for the Central College men’s soccer team as the Dutch defeated Buena Vista University 1-0 for the team’s fifth straight win Wednesday night. After going 3-5 in non-conference matches, Central (8-6-0, 5-1-0 conference) has excelled since…
Oct 19 2018 / Comments Off on Fifth conference soccer victory for Dutch men / Read More »
