Pella–The William Penn women’s soccer team had an assortment of scoring chances against non-conference rival Central, but was unable to finish them off in a 2-0 loss Tuesday. The Statesmen (6-11) posted a 17-8 edge in shots, including a 9-2 first-half margin. Unfortunately, that did not yield a victory as the Dutch (11-4-2) scored twice […]
Oskaloosa–Several sports teams at William Penn University have been spending some quality time in Oskaloosa recently. Nearly 30 members of the men’s and women’s cross country teams helped with the First Annual Juvenile 5K Ghoul Gallop this past Sunday. The run had around 15 participants. Senior Rosemary Bailey spoke with the runners about the Champions […]
PELLA — Playing from behind most of the match, the Central College volleyball team lost in three sets after its offense and defense were stalled by Luther College Tuesday night. Central (8-19 overall, 1-5 conference) dropped the matches 25-23, 25-22, 25-18. The Dutch offense started slowly with Central trailing 9-3 at the beginning of the […]
On Saturday, Oct. 19th, the Eddyville-Blakesburg High School Marching Band placed 1st in class 2A at the Mid-Iowa Marching Band Championships in Ankeny for the 17th time in 19 years. EBF’s score of 65.1 was 12 points ahead of the nearest competitor. The band was also presented with the Outstanding Color Guard Trophy. The EBF […]
PELLA—Five Central College athletes have been named Iowa Conference performers of the week. Austin O’Brien (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) was named the men’s cross country runner of the week and Alayna Bailey (senior, forward, Des Moines, Hoover HS) was named women’s soccer offensive player of the week—both for the third time this season—while Danny […]
Oskaloosa–Former Statesmen gridiron standouts James Jackson and Steven Dawley are continuing to receive accolades well after their playing careers have ended as they were recently named to the Mid-States Football Association’s All-Time Midwest League team. As part of the MSFA’s 20th anniversary, league Sports Information Director Larry Alter took on the time-consuming and impressive task […]
Peoria, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team put itself in position to win Kegel ISBPA Collegiate Classic for the second time in three years, but came up just a bit short Saturday and Sunday. William Penn, the 2011 champion, placed eighth out of 25 teams in qualifying with 7,730 pins (six regular games and ten Baker […]
Peoria, Ill.–The William Penn women’s bowling team performed well in qualifying, but could not maintain that momentum as it competed at the ISBPA/Kegel Collegiate Classic Saturday and Sunday. William Penn placed fifth out of 21 teams in qualifying with 7,335 pins (six regular games and ten Baker games). The squad then posted a 412 in […]
Oskaloosa–Alyce Correia (Fr., Perth, Australia, Elementary Education) may only be in her first collegiate season, but she is playing like the veterans that were honored Saturday as the William Penn women’s soccer team defeated Midwest Collegiate Conference foe Clarke 1-0 in overtime on Senior Day. The Statesmen (6-10, 1-4 MCC) were outshot 19-12, but several […]
Dubuque–The William Penn volleyball team had a tough weekend as it finished 0-4 at the Loras Tournament Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen (12-23) opened the weekend Friday with 3-0 losses to #23 (NCAA D-3) Wisconsin-Stevens Point (17-25, 8-25, 17-25) and Wisconsin-Oshkosh (19-25, 24-26, 19-25). On Saturday, William Penn fell 3-0 to Wisconsin-River Falls (19-25, 19-25, […]
