PELLA — The Central College men’s basketball team made 11 of its 13 free throws in the final 1:30 to hang on for a 92-89 victory against Luther Saturday. The Norse (4-9 overall, 0-2 Iowa Conference) trailed by six with five minutes to go, but could not catch the Dutch (8-5, 1-1), despite making nine […]
PELLA— The Central College wrestling team posted a strong performance including nine top-three finishes amongst a talented field at the home Central College Under Armour Invitational Saturday in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. Saturday’s meet featured 165 wrestlers representing 10 schools from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Alabama. The meet included schools representing NCAA Divison II and III, […]
PELLA — A poised Central College women’s basketball team took one-loss Luther down to the wire in a 61-54 loss Saturday. The Dutch (9-4 overall, 0-2 Iowa Conference) trailed the Norse (12-1, 2-0) by 10 at the break, but trimmed the deficit to 54-50 with 4:30 to play. Luther scored seven of the next nine […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team was much improved on the pitch this past fall in not only wins and losses but also in sportsmanship as the NSCAA honored the program recently. William Penn earned a Bronze from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America as it announced its Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients. In […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – What is Oskaloosa’s brand? That is the question Oskaloosa Main Street members and interested area citizens continue to work on with Roger Brooks International, one of the world’s most sought after experts in place branding, marketing, tourism and economic development. A Brand Development Committee is working through the process of defining a […]
Roger Dale Brown January 4, 1953 – January 7, 2015 Grinnell, Iowa | Age 62 Roger Dale Brown, 62, of Grinnell passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Roger Dale Brown, the son of James and Georgia (Buchanan) Brown was born on January […]
Des Moines–The William Penn women’s basketball team dug itself an early hole in the Midwest Collegiate Conference standings with an 80-58 loss to Grand View Wednesday. WPU (6-10, 0-1 MCC) came out determined to get the road ‘W’ with a 21-14 lead, but the Vikings (5-12, 1-0 MCC) closed out the half on an 11-5 […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s basketball team stumbled out of the league gate against its biggest rival in a 99-80 Midwest Collegiate Conference loss to Grand View Wednesday. WPU (11-6, 0-1 MCC) never led in a contest in which it was outshot 45.8%-36.2%. Down 50-36 at the break, things unfortunately did not improve in the second […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of December’s Player of the Month awards. Junior men’s basketball player Shane Bosek (Lowry, Minn., Physical Education) won the Male award, while sophomore women’s bowler Stephanie Adams (Souris, Manitoba, Business Management) took the Female honor. The award is the first for both student-athletes. Bosek […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball will open league competition with an uphill climb in the ratings as the third NAIA Division II top-25 poll was released Tuesday. WPU (11-5), which most recently fell to then-#9 Bellevue on December 13, is now 29th with 51 points. The navy and gold had been ranked as high as […]
