Sports and Activities
CLEVELAND, OHIO—It was the most combined points ever in a Central College men’s basketball game but not even 85 points from three players could get the Dutch past Greenville College (Ill.) in a 145-140 setback Saturday. Competing in the Bill Sudeck Tournament at Case Western…
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PELLA—It was epic. The 42-point Central College football first-half explosion. The furious 35-point Wartburg College second-half comeback that left the Dutch dazed. The record point totals. And, most of all, the Hunter Robinson (senior, Lisbon) stretch for a dramatic game-winning 2-point conversion in Central’s 57-56…
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DECATUR, ILL. — The Central College wrestling team was represented by some of its younger and reserve wrestlers at the Millikin Open on Saturday, earning a handful of top-eight finishes. There were no team scores kept at this tournament. None of Central’s starters from Thursday’s…
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Oskaloosa–Ethan Martinez (Fr., Kansas City, Kan., Business Management) posted his first career hat trick and Eduardo Bonatto (Sr., Rio Grande, Brazil, Business Management) set a new standard for offensive excellence as the duo led the William Penn men’s soccer team to a 5-3 victory over…
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CLEVELAND, OHIO—Down seven with just a minute remaining, the Central College men’s basketball team got a good look at a last-second game-winner before dropping a 96-94 season-opening decision to Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) Friday night. The Dutch (0-1) got a career-high 26 points from…
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PELLA—With a boost from a pair of freshmen, the Central College women’s basketball team displayed some balance it has often lacked in recent years and opened the year by bolting past Grinnell College 68-48. All-conference senior forward Kendall Brown (Moravia) had 16 points and seven…
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Pella–The Statesmen wrestling team had a tough season opener, falling 52-0 to Central in dual-meet action Thursday. William Penn (0-1) was unfortunately only able to go the distance in three weights. Matthew Landsperger (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Sociology) had the best effort, falling 9-3 to Tanner…
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PELLA — Registering victories by fall in five of the 10 weight classes, the Central College wrestling team demolished William Penn University 52-0 Thursday night. In the first dual for either team, Central (1-0) got four consecutive pins against the Statesmen (0-1) from 141 pounds…
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GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jasper Yang ’21 gets it done both on the soccer field and in the classroom, a fact backed up by his being named to the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-District® Team for the second season in a row. Yang, a forward…
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Oskaloosa–Behind huge performances from Brittany West (Jr., Shakopee, Minn., Sports Management) and Brenda Pennington (Sr., Hammond, Ind., Psychology), the William Penn women’s basketball team pushed a perennial power to the brink, eventually falling 71-68 to #9 Columbia (Mo.) in a top-25 non-conference battle Wednesday. #25…
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