Cedar Rapids–The William Penn women’s basketball team picked up its biggest Midwest Collegiate Conference win of the year in defeating Mount Mercy 63-60 Saturday. The Statesmen (11-15, 3-7 MCC) kept their hopes alive of hosting a first-round tournament game with a win over the Mustangs (17-10, 6-4 MCC). WPU currently trails Grand View by one […]
Sterling, Ill.–Alex Edwards (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Secondary Education) had a motor that never slowed Friday as he paced the Statesmen men’s indoor track and field team to a strong showing at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships. William Penn was third out of six teams with 123.5 points, while Grand View walked off with the team […]
Sterling, Ill.–Although the Statesmen women’s indoor track and field team was short on quantity of athletes Friday, its fight was of tremendous quality at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships. William Penn tallied 37.5 points to place sixth out of six teams. St. Ambrose defended its crown with 213.5 points. Grand View’s Hannah Stouffer was named […]
DUBUQUE—The Central College women’s basketball team connected on seven of its 14 first-half 3-point attempts, but was unable to add to its total in the second half of a 68-53 Iowa Conference defeat to the University of Dubuque Saturday. The Spartans (15-8 overall, 8-4 conference) shot 53.3 percent (24-of-45) from the field and used their […]
BOSTON, MASS.—Six Central College men’s track athletes journeyed to Massachusetts for the Tufts University Cupid Challenge and the Boston University Scarlet and White Invitational and returned with two school records and national top-10 times. The distance medley relay team of Austin O’Brien (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS), LJ Lipscomb (junior, Johnston), Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston) […]
PELLA—Dueling for the second time in eight days, the Central College wrestling team improved on its previous victory, upending Simpson College 36-12 in Friday’s Iowa Conference dual finals seventh-place matchup. It was a case of same book, different chapter as the Dutch (7-10 overall) won seven out of the 10 bouts, same as the Feb. […]
Norma Jean Mattix October 7, 1938 – February 13, 2014 Pella, Iowa | Age 75 Loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt Norma Mattix, 75, of Pella and formerly of Oskaloosa, IA and Baldwin Park, CA passed away, Thursday evening, February 13, 2014, at Jefferson Place in Pella, IA. Norma Jean Mattix, daughter of Harley and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A new bond amount, $500,000 has been set for Alicia Ritenour, (20), who is accused of murdering her 18 month old daughter. District Judge Randy DeGeest set her bond and an arrest warrant for Ritenour was issued. According to the Mahaska County Jail, Ritenour is back in custody. Ritenour had posted the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn wrestling team will enter postseason competition on a high after defeating Hannibal-LaGrange 30-13 in dual-meet action Thursday. The Statesmen (2-3), who will compete next Saturday at the NAIA Central Qualifying Group Tournament in Marshall, Mo., were victorious in six matches. After the Trojans (4-4) recorded the most-lopsided margin of the night at […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second time this season, Grinnell College men’s basketball player Jack Taylor ’15 has been named the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. Taylor, a 5-10, 165-pound guard from Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls), averaged 34.5 points during the week and became the 23rd player to score 1,000 points wearing […]
