Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Junior American Legion Auxiliary has geared up for poppy season, and they teamed up with Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt to declare May 22nd as Poppy Day in Oskaloosa. The red poppy has come to symbolize the sacrifice of lives in all wars. Listed here is from Left to Right: Emma Witt, MacKenzie […]
Dennis Brown January 6, 1952 – May 24, 2014 Ankeny (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 62 Dennis Brown, 62, of Ankeny and formerly of Oskaloosa died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born January 6, 1952, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Merle and LaBerta VanHelten Brown. Dennis […]
Gulf Shores, Ala.–Rosemary Bailey (Sr., Fayetteville, Ark., Communications) managed a record-breaking performance in the sport’s longest race on the final day of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Saturday. Bailey placed 23rd out of 44 runners in the 26.2-mile competition, crossing the line in a time of 3:30.44.80 (three hours, 30 minutes, 44.8 […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn notched three more postseason nods as the 2014 National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its NAIA All-Region teams Saturday. Senior left-handed pitcher Jennifer Whitehead (Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology), junior utility player Brittanee Grove (Runnells, Iowa, Elementary Education), and junior second baseman Jorden Steele (Tacoma, Wash., Physical Education) all picked up first-team honors in the Midwest […]
Oskaloosa–Rosemary Bailey (Sr., Fayetteville, Ark., Communications) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2014 Daktronics-NAIA Women’s Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Saturday. Bailey, who owned a 3.73 Grade Point Average entering this spring, was among a list of 337 women’s track and field athletes from within the NAIA to be […]
DELAWARE, OHIO—A pair of all-America performances by sprinter Abi Davis (sophomore, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) gave the Central College women’s track and field squad its best finish in 10 years at the NCAA Division III championships Saturday. Davis capped a remarkable season with a second-place showing in the 200 meters and a fourth-place performance […]
Joan Teachout August 20, 1938 – May 22, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 75 Joan Teachout, 75, of Oskaloosa passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born August 20, 1938, in Alton, Iowa, the daughter of Nickolas and […]
Lincoln, Neb.–Demi Coertze (So., Johannesburg, South Africa, Digital Communication) almost posted her first career ‘red’ number with a near school record as the William Penn women’s golf team wrapped up its first appearance at the NAIA Women’s Golf National Championships Friday. The Statesmen posted a 328 (+40 over par) to place 15th out of 27 […]
Gulf Shores, Ala.–Three Statesmen athletes fell short of eternal glory as they competed on Day Two of the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Friday. Cornelius McCastle (Fr., McKinney, Texas, Industrial Technology) had the best showing for the navy and gold, just missing All-America status in the high jump. The freshman opened the competition […]
DELAWARE, OHIO–The records just keep falling for Central College sprinter Abi Davis (sophomore, Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS). A day after breaking the school 200-meter dash record, the all-America sprinter shattered her own school 100-meter dash mark at the NCAA Divsion III Track and Field Championships Friday, turning in the day’s second-fastest time, 11.87 seconds. […]
