La Crosse, Wis.–The Statesmen baseball team has overcome obstacles all year, and it managed to clear two more hurdles Friday for the Midwest Collegiate Conference crown. William Penn (22-16, 12-8 MCC) entered the day one game back of Viterbo, but leapfrogged its hosts by winning 5-4 and 4-3 (8 innings). The conference title is the […]
State Senator Ken Rozenboom Newsletter: Rozenboom Report (4/28/2013) The Iowa legislature is scheduled to meet through May 3, but it’s quite apparent that we will not be finished with our work then. As we approach the end of the 2013 legislative session, the majority of legislation comes in the form of large budget bills. Funding […]
PELLA—After a 4-3, 13-inning opening-game stumble, the Central College baseball team rallied with a 3-1 victory to gain a split in its Iowa Conference baseball doubleheader with Buena Vista University Friday. Central ace Ryan Dusil (junior, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) powered the Dutch in the nightcap, scattering six hits over seven innings to improve to […]
DES MOINES — The progress coach Joe Dunham saw in his Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads at the Drake Relays Friday wasn’t measured in the place finishes. The Dutch were entered in six races and failed to advance to the finals of any in the prestigious field. But Dunham was encouraged […]
The end of April nears and the corn planters are greased and ready to go. A little too wet, but no complaints after last year. Who would have thought? We are all optimistic that the end of session is near. As we wind down session, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all […]
PELLA—Central College track and field standout Eric Larson (sophomore, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) is fourth overall after the first day of the Drake Relays decathlon. Larson kicked off his day with a lifetime best in the 100 meters (11.33 seconds) and followed up with strong performances in the long jump (22 feet, 3.75 inches) and […]
DES MOINES—Central College distance runners took down another school record Thursday night at the Drake Relays. The squad of Drew Jackson (sophomore, Johnston), Kyle Nuehring (freshman, Waukee), Cole Decker (freshman, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) and Eli Horton (sophomore, Southeast Polk HS) finished sixth in the seldom-run 4×1600-meter relay with a mark of 17 minutes, […]
Oskaloosa–Success at the plate was few and far between for the William Penn softball team as it was swept by St. Ambrose in a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader Thursday. The Statesmen (30-16, 12-6 MCC), who lost by scores of 1-0 and 3-2, have fallen into a tie for second place in the league with Grand […]
PELLA — Despite making a jump in the NFCA Division III top 25 coaches’ poll a day earlier, the Central College softball team slipped a notch to No. 2 in the NCAA Midwest Region rankings. The Dutch, 26-7 overall, have a 21-4 in-region record after a 3-1 week in which they swept Buena Vista University […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership wants you to know that cardiac rehabilitation can mean the difference between recovery and declining health after a person experiences a major cardiac event. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, cardiac rehabilitation is a medical program that improves the health and well-being of individuals who have […]
