Marla J. Fielder March 24, 1949 – February 14, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 65 Marla passed away Saturday evening, February 14, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 65 years, 10 months and 21 days. Marla J. Fielder, daughter of Frank Garwood Jr. and Norma Lee (Phillips) Smith, was […]
Shelly Long December 30, 1963 – February 13, 2015 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 51 Shelly Long, 51 of Montezuma, went to be with her heavenly Father Friday evening, February 13, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Shelly Ann Long was born on December 30, 1963, to Charles and Linda (Taylor) Boeding. […]
Oskaloosa–A wire-to-wire Midwest Collegiate Conference win was a terrific way to celebrate Senior Day as the William Penn men’s basketball team defeated St. Ambrose 95-74 Saturday. The Statesmen (16-11, 5-5 MCC) kept their hopes alive for hosting a first-round tournament game by avenging last month’s 95-85 loss in Davenport. WPU currently sits one-half game behind […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team failed to pick up a big upset in a 69-63 Senior Day loss to Midwest Collegiate Conference foe St. Ambrose Saturday. William Penn (10-17, 3-7 MCC), which was paced by 20 points from Jessie Kreuser (Sr., Mendota Heights, Minn., Physical Education), led 37-35 at intermission, but was held to 28.1% […]
Rock Island/Sterling, Ill.–By competing in numerous events, typically the league meet is not the best venue for national-qualifying performances to be had, but two of William Penn’s best did not see it that way as they punched their tickets at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday. Tarah Alexander (Jr., […]
Rock Island/Sterling, Ill.–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field team led for much of the league meet, but a catastrophic mistake kept the program from securing gold at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen, who finished second to St. Ambrose by just 5.5 points (205.5-200), went down to the wire […]
BOSTON — Another day of top-level competition brought about season-best performances for several Central College men’s track and field athletes Saturday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University. A trio of distance runners recorded season-best times in the 5000 meters. Eli Horton (senior, Runnells, Iowa, Southeast Polk HS) led the way with a […]
GRINNELL — With several key components of both the men’s and women’s teams competing in Boston, the Central College men’s track and field team finished fourth while the women’s squad took fifth at the Darren Young Classic. Central’s men’s team compiled 55 points Saturday in finishing fifth. Augustana (Ill.) won the team title with 152.66 […]
DUBUQUE — Seven Central College wrestlers were placewinners Saturday in the final tournament of the regular season at the Jim Fox Invitational. Wrapping up the regular season Saturday in Dubuque was a chance to not only rest some starters, but also to get some reserves some mat time. Seven wrestlers finished in the top four […]
DECORAH — With six seconds on the clock, the Central College men’s basketball team trailed by one without the ball when forward Colby Taylor (sophomore, Creston) came up with a steal. Taylor made a pass to forward Tate Handsaker (sophomore, Nevada), who drained a game-winning shot with one second left for the Dutch in a […]
