PELLA — The Central College volleyball team had a promising start to the second day of the Northland Athletic Conference Challenge Saturday, beating Marian University (Wis.) in three sets, but the team later slipped against Wis.-Lutheran ending the tournament 2-2. Central (6-11 overall) topped Marian 26-24, 25-17, 25-17, but their early momentum dropped with Wis.-Lutheran […]
PELLA — The Central College women’s soccer team tied with conference-opponent Simpson College Saturday 2-2 in double overtime at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex soccer field. Playing with only 10 players after a 38th-minute red card, the Dutch (2-8-1 overall, 0-0-1 conference) managed to score the first goal in the second half. Forward Alayna Bailey […]
WISCONSIN DELLS, WIS. — The Central College volleyball team rallied to a 1-1 start to the Northland Athletic Conference Challenge, dropping the first match against Concordia University (Wis.) in four sets before trumping Aurora University (Ill.) in five sets. Central (5-10 overall, 0-2 conference) lost to Concordia 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 and claimed victory over […]
CEDAR FALLS — Taylor Hill (junior, Treynor) carded an 81 and the Central College women’s golf team is tied for second after a wind-swept opening round of the Iowa Conference tournament Friday. High winds tempered hopes of a fast start on the wide-open par-72 Pheasant Ridge Golf Course as Central shot 344, tied with Simpson […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University will induct five new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame at this year’s Homecoming celebration, October 3–5. During halftime of Saturday’s football game against St. Ambrose, the five former Statesmen athletes will be recognized for their athletic accomplishments. Darren Cotton graduated in 2008 and was a four-time NAIA All-American for the […]
The family of Otha and Irene Wagoner from Marshalltown, Iowa will be inducted into the William Penn University Alumni Hall of Fame at this year’s Homecoming Recognition Banquet on Friday, October 4. The Wagoner family has been chosen to receive the 2013 Torch Award. This award is given to an alumni family of at least […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn volleyball team overcame an injury of a starter to sweep Iowa Wesleyan 3-0 in non-conference action Thursday. The Statesmen (10-14), who won by scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-11, outhit the Tigers by a .246-.029 margin. The navy and gold tallied the night’s first three points and trailed just once to Iowa Wesleyan […]
PELLA-The Central College women’s soccer team won its fifth consecutive game on Thursday night with a shutout of Cornell College 2-0. The streak is one win shy of the school record, which Central set last season. The wind played a significant role early, gusting up to 20 miles per hour towards the north goal—the direction […]
Oskaloosa–Improvements by both William Penn soccer teams have not gone unnoticed as the first Modified Ratings Percentage Index was released yesterday. The men (8-2) are ranked 48th out of 194 teams with a mark of .508614, while the women (5-5) are 97th of 196 teams at .405386. The men, who improved 104 spots from #152 […]
PELLA-The Central College men’s golf team slid three spots to No. 20 in the Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches’ Division III Poll of the season. Central, rated No. 17 in the preseason after tying for 12th in the U.S. last spring, is the only ranked team from the Iowa Conference. Dubuque and Luther are among those […]
