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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team came out on the wrong side of a tight matchup, falling 1-0 to Purdue Calumet (Ind.) in non-conference play Sunday. The Statesmen (1-3) matched the Peregrines (1-1) with 15 shots apiece, but were unable to find the back of the net. Meanwhile, Purdue Calumet finally ended the scoreless tie […]
GRINNELL — Extended to a couple of overtime periods on a warm afternoon on the road a few short hours after a hard-fought loss the previous evening, the Central College men’s soccer team came away with a 2-2 draw at Grinnell College Sunday afternoon. Grinnell (1-0-1) forced the overtime with a goal in the 75th […]
North Newton, Kan.–In one of those games that are basically over before they even start, the Statesmen football team drilled an under-manned Bethel (Kan.) squad 54-0 in non-conference action Saturday. #14 William Penn (2-0) kicked off to start the game and immediately made its presence felt, forcing a turnover on the return. A few plays […]
Marion–A tremendous second day nearly brought the William Penn women’s golf team a season-opening crown at the Mount Mercy Invitational Friday and Saturday. The Lady Statesmen finished second out of 15 teams with a final tally of 675 (340-335) at the par-72 Hunters Ridge Golf Course. NCAA Division II Truman (Mo.) just held off the […]
Milwaukee, Wis.–For the second time in its first three games, the William Penn women’s soccer team took an early lead, only to watch in evaporate as Indiana Tech stormed past the navy and gold 6-1 in non-conference play Saturday. The Lady Statesmen (0-3), who will be hitting the pitch three times in three days this […]
OSHKOSH, WIS.— Staggered by a record-setting 41-point first half and trailing Wis.-Oshkosh 47-0 in the third quarter, the Central College football team regained its footing with four touchdowns in the final 18 minutes but suffered a 47-28 season-opening setback Saturday. A precision Wis.-Oshkosh offense engineered by veteran quarterback Nate Wara rolled up 644 yards and […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s cross country team swept the top four spots and cruised to a season-opening win in the four-team Dutch Invitational Saturday powered by an individual victory from sophomore Eli Horton (Runnells, Southeast Polk HS). The Central women were second in a three-team field, with senior Mel McDermott (Britt, West Hancock HS) leading […]
Mahaska County 4-H’ers performed during the Share-the-Fun event in the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair. Share-the-fun participants perform vocal or instrumental music, dance, humorous skits, monologues and specialty acts. “Performers receive evaluation comments from a judge, but are not ranked,” said Mitchell Hoyer, program coordinator for Iowa State University Extension 4-H Youth […]
Mahaska County 4-H’ers earned recognition this week as communicators at the Iowa State Fair. 4-H’ers compete in three categories of oral communication — educational presentations, working exhibits, extemporaneous speaking — and one in visual communication. In educational presentations, the 4-H’ers teach their audience about a topic they selected and researched. In working exhibits, the 4-H’ers […]
