The Oskaloosa High School Dance Dynamix team will soon be ending their most successful season in school history. The team began preparing for the season last June, with conditioning and technique training. After learning their three state competition routines at the end of the summer, the real work began with constant drilling and “cleaning” of […]
Fay Boyd October 23, 1942 – February 1, 2014 Tracy, Iowa | Age 71 Loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother Fay Boyd, 71, of Tracy, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Hospice Comfort House in Pella. Fay was born Friday, October 23, 1942, in Tracy, the daughter of Raymond and Gertrude Marshall McCombs. Fay graduated […]
Bloomington, Ill.–The Statesmen indoor track and field teams traveled on treacherous roads Saturday, but once they reached their destination, they were tremendous in numerous events en route to a strong showing at the Illinois Wesleyan Titan Open. The WPU men were fourth out of ten teams with 56 points, while the women were fifth out […]
Sioux City–Joao Vicente (So., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education) and Scottie Bonds (Fr., Chicago, Ill., Physical Education) rolled through their competition to guide the William Penn wrestling team at the Briar Cliff Open Saturday. Both Vicente and Bonds managed one win via fall and another via major decision en route to a matchup in the […]
Davenport–The William Penn women’s basketball team failed to blemish #17 St. Ambrose’s perfect Midwest Collegiate Conference record in an 86-76 loss Saturday. The Statesmen (9-13, 2-5 MCC) could not overcome a poor perimeter effort, going just 1-for-19, including not connecting on their first and only trifecta until midway through the second stanza. Janay Pritchett (Jr., […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s basketball team controlled the glass Saturday afternoon, but missed opportunities doomed WPU in an 86-77 Midwest Collegiate Conference loss to St. Ambrose. William Penn (14-8, 4-3 MCC) held a huge 52-33 rebounding edge, including a 24-10 mark on the offensive end. All those extra chances were not enough, though, as the visitors […]
WAVERLY—The Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams finished third and sixth, respectively, at the Wartburg Select Saturday evening. The Dutch men scored 151 points, 14 points back of meet champion and host Wartburg and 11.5 points back of St. Thomas (Minn.). The women scored 35 points, while Wis.-La Crosse won the team […]
INTERVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4IcQjce34k PELLA—The Central College men’s basketball offense was in need of some answers against a physical Loras College defense Saturday. And gritty point guard Kevin Kaerwer (senior, El Paso, Texas, John L. Chapin HS) delivered. The Dutch saw a 12-point lead nearly evaporate in the final four minutes but got some clutch plays and […]
PELLA— The Central College women’s basketball squad struggled to find the bottom of the net against Loras College Saturday, dropping its seventh straight game 58-42. Central (9-10 overall, 1-7 conference) and Loras (13-6 overall, 8-0 conference) mirrored stats in many categories: Loras had 10 assists to Central’s 12, the Dutch forced 17 turnovers while committing […]
