PELLA—The spotlight continues to shine on Central College defensive end Danny Samson (Baxter, CMB HS), who was named a finalist for the 2013 Cliff Harris Award, presented annually to the top small college (NCAA Division II, Division III, NAIA) defensive football player in the country. Finalists from all three divisions and an overall winner will […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s David Ternes ’15 has gone from being on the “watch list” to a finalist for the prestigious Cliff Harris Award. The Cliff Harris Award goes to the top small college defensive football player in the country. It was named for the player who helped the Dallas Cowboys to five Super […]
Pella–The Statesmen women’s basketball team had a great presence on the offensive glass Wednesday night, but could not overcome poor shooting in a 62-55 non-conference loss to old Iowa Conference rival Central. William Penn (7-6) hit only 29.0% of its shots (Central was 41.8%), but 18 offensive rebounds led to a 22-2 domination in second-chance […]
Oskaloosa–A pair of ranked wrestlers at the same weight, and three overall, have helped the Statesmen wrestling program inch a little closer to the top 20 as the NAIA’s second regular season poll was released Wednesday. William Penn has two grapplers ranked at 133 pounds with Joao Vicente (So., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education) moving […]
PELLA—The Central College women’s basketball team shot over 50 percent from the field in the first half and led by 11 at the intermission en route to a 62-55 victory over William Penn University Wednesday night. The Dutch (7-1 overall) scored the first field goal of the game and never trailed, leading by as much […]
ROCK ISLAND, ILL. — Augustana College capitalized on an early offensive spark, handing the Central College men’s basketball team a 79-57 loss Wednesday night. The Vikings (6-1) started with a 13-8 lead less than five minutes in, and the Dutch (5-4) only closed the gap to within three points before Augustana ended the half up […]
Oskaloosa–Another win has jumped the William Penn men’s cagers four positions as the NAIA released its second regular season Division II poll Tuesday. The Statesmen (9-4), winners of nine in a row, improve to #29 with 24 points. Embry-Riddle (Fla.), one of just two undefeated programs in the division, remains #1 with 340 points and […]
“Sets On The Beach” won the YMCA indoor league tournament. The team is sponsored by Rielly Insurance of Oskaloosa.
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Chloe Briney ‘17 has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. Briney, from Denver, Colo. (George Washington), dominated at Grinnell’s own Pioneer Classic, winning six event titles as the host school claimed the team crown. She had individual wins in the 50-yard, 100 and […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. As City Council moves into its 3rd reading on Monday over stop signs, I believe it’s an important time to review some basic findings over removing the stop signs, as well as, others that have […]
