Oskaloosa–On the shoulders of the most ridiculous and impressive perimeter performance in school history, the William Penn men’s basketball team remained in second place with a 91-85 Midwest Collegiate Conference win over #25 Mount Mercy Saturday. Taylor Stoutner (Jr., Keota, Keota HS) scored a career-high 32 points on 10-of-22 shooting (all three-pointers, 2-2 FT) to […]
Oskaloosa–A tale of two halves it was as the William Penn women’s basketball team failed to close out #15 Mount Mercy in a 55-49 Midwest Collegiate Conference loss Saturday. The Lady Statesmen (8-15, 6-6 MCC) led 31-22 at halftime and 36-24 at the 16:19 mark, but watched as the Mustangs (17-7, 9-3 MCC) narrowed the […]
Pella–No school records were set, but Friday’s showing by the Statesmen track and field team was still praise-worthy as the team competed at the Central Dutch Athletics Invitational. Gabriel Green (Jr., Anniston, Ala., Anniston HS) headlined the activities by winning the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.42 seconds. The junior also placed second in […]
Pella–The Lady Statesmen track team added to a nice indoor season with a couple more records Friday afternoon at the Central Dutch Athletics Classic. Fatoumata Samura (Fr., Bronx, N.Y., Dewitt Clinton HS) set a new mark in the sprints, while Tamara Weltch (Fr., Oskaloosa, Simpson) accomplished her feat on the field. Samura was second in […]
Des Moines–With the field packed with stellar competition, positive results were few as the Statesmen wrestling program hit the mat at the Grand View Open Saturday. Saturday’s event included a plethora of wrestlers from several NCAA Division I schools in addition to the entire lineup for the NAIA’s #1 team Grand View. 133-pounder Eric Van […]
STORM LAKE — Taking the inbound pass with nine seconds left in the game and Buena Vista University up by one, a last-ditch Dutch jumper bounced off the rim as time expired Saturday night and the Central College men’s basketball team suffered a 69-68 Iowa Conference loss. Central (12-7, 5-6 conference) and Buena Vista (11-8, […]
STORM LAKE—Three players reached double digits but the Central College women’s basketball team couldn’t find an answer for Buena Vista Univ. in a 66-56 Iowa Conference defeat Saturday. The Beavers grabbed an early 13-7 lead before Central jumped to a 20-15 advantage with a 13-2 run. Buena Vista responded with an 11-2 spree and held […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 7-8 Oskaloosa Indian Boy Basketball Team was looking to break a 2 game losing streak Friday night, but those plans were pushed aside by a tough Pella team 42 to 76. No one real player stood out in Friday’s game, but Tyce Sarver lead the Indians with 9 points. Tyler Hafner […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The crowd came to life as the 10 and 6 Indians came very near to beating their rivals from up the road in Pella Friday night, but came up short 48 to 53. MaKena Veldhuizen lead the Indians with 15 points with Kenzie Gott adding an extra 13 more. Taylor Crawford 7, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The little league season is just around the corner. The Oskaloosa Little League held their first of two sign-up days in center court of Penn Central Mall. The sign up next week (February 4) will also include sports like soccer and Babe Ruth leagues. Last year, about 480 kids participated in little […]
