Sterling, Ill.–Gabriel Green (Jr., Anniston, Ala., Anniston HS) produced amazing numbers on an otherwise disappointing day as the Statesmen track and field team competed at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Indoor Championships Saturday. Green recorded a sweep of the sprinting events, while William Penn was fifth out of eight teams with 67 points. Grand View defended […]
Sterling, Ill.–The Lady Statesmen track and field team did not return home with the team crown Saturday, but it now has a national qualifier as it competed at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Indoor Championships. William Penn placed seventh out of eight teams with 30 points, while Grand View claimed its fourth-consecutive title with 181 points, […]
Dubuque–The Lady Statesmen cagers avenged their most disappointing loss of the year with a 65-48 defeat of Clarke in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Saturday. William Penn (10-17, 8-8 MCC) slides back into a tie for fourth with Viterbo (WPU holds tiebreaker) due to a 42-23 second-half thumping of the Crusaders (6-21, 3-13 MCC). The visitors […]
Dubuque–Five players reached double digits, but a poor second half prevented the William Penn men’s basketball squad from keeping pace in the Midwest Collegiate Conference race Saturday. The Statesmen (15-13, 10-6 MCC) lost to Clarke 87-75 and fell out of a tie for second place. The setback also kept the program, at least for now, […]
DECORAH—Central College saw several leads disappear but capitalized when it mattered, escaping Luther College 77-74 in a double-overtime Iowa Conference men’s basketball victory Saturday. The Dutch held a 12-point lead with 11:50 remaining in the second half when Luther stitched together an offensive burst over the next seven minutes to trim the margin to one. […]
GRINNELL—Felicia Coleman (sophomore, Houston, Texas, J. Frank Dobie HS) was named the track events most valuable performer of the meet after a trifecta of top-three performances as the Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads won three events at the Darren Young Classic Saturday. The Dutch men racked up 83 points for a […]
DECORAH—Central College erased a 16-point halftime deficit but came up short in the final minutes, suffering a 61-53 Iowa Conference women’s basketball loss to Luther College Saturday. Freshman Bry Pierce (center, St. Clair, Mo.) opened the second half with back-to-back buckets, jumpstarting a 9-0 run to cut the margin to seven. Central reeled off another […]
LINCOLN, Neb. — After going 1-1 in its spring opener, the Central College men’s tennis team split two more dual contests Saturday, toppling host Neb. Wesleyan University 8-1 before falling to Division II William Jewel College (Mo.) 9-0. Central (4-2) put the pressure on Neb. Wesleyan (0-3) early, notching wins in all three doubles matches, […]
Bussey, Iowa – The quiet of a Sunday afternoon was broken by a fire alarm that rang out at the Twin Cedars Bus Barn. Don Haines, Assistant Fire Chief for Bussey, said that a school employee was working on a Twin Cedars school van and was removing the gas tank when, “He spewed gas out […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Every second Saturday, area residents wake up, rub their eyes and make their way to Smokey Row for that morning cup of coffee and a group conversation with their representatives from the Iowa state house. Wednesdays have been a travel day for us, as we take off to the capitol to do […]
