Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team rallied from way behind, but it could not close out its incredible second-half effort in falling 88-85 to Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. In its first loss of the campaign, #3 WPU (4-1, 2-1 Heart) struggled in the first half, trailing 55-37 to […]
Minneapolis, Minn.–The Statesmen wrestling team battled yet another tough field as it competed at the Auggie-Adidas Open hosted by Augsburg Saturday. William Penn put individuals in both the Gold and Silver divisions (there were two weights that made up a Bronze division as well). Darquell Pierre had WPU’s best showing as he won Silver’s 133-pound […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — Four Central College wrestlers rebounded from first round defeats in the gold brackets at the Augsburg Adidas Open Saturday to rattle off three straight victories on their way to winning consolation side of the brackets. Coming off Central’s thrilling dual victory against Coe College Thursday, the Dutch ventured to Minnesota to take […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — The streak rolls on. The Central College men’s basketball team made it three in a row with a 76-61victory over Northwestern Tip-Off Tournament host Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) Saturday. Central (3-0) finished undefeated in the tourney, after tripping North Central (Minn.) 84-75 Friday night. “Great wins the past two nights,” said coach Craig […]
The Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches announces tickets for their annual Christmas Home Tour are now on sale. Four uniquely varied homes will be on this year’s tour, to be held Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4. Tickets, priced at $10, are currently available at the Book Vault, Mahaska Drug, and the Area Chamber […]
OSKALOOSA, IA – The Mahaska County YMCA is holding a Virtual Scavenger Hunt the week of Thanksgiving. The winner of the hunt will receive a prize valued at over $100. The hunt is being held for both YMCA members and non-members beginning Sunday, November 20. Lisa Martin, the YMCA’s Membership Engagement Director, said “We are […]
Johnson Takes Home NAIA Scholar-Athlete Award Oskaloosa–Zack Johnson (Jr., Decatur, Ill., Mechanical Engineering) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Friday. Johnson, a first-time honoree, was among a list of 222 male harriers from within the NAIA to be awarded the laurel. He […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — On the front end of back-to-back games this weekend for the Central College men’s basketball victory, coach Craig Douma used 13 players en route to an 81-72 triumph over North Central University (Minn.) Friday night. With another contest against Northwestern-St.Paul (Minn.) awaiting the Dutch (2-0) tomorrow night, Douma went deep into his […]
PELLA — Through the first 20 minutes Friday night, the home-season debut looked like a dud. But evidence continues to mount that this is a vastly improved Central College women’s basketball team. Down as many as 13 points to Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) in the second quarter and trailing 35-30 at intermission, Central (2-0) erupted for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – When it comes to monster trucks, there are only a few that even the most casual watcher will recognize, like the one known as ‘Grave Digger’. For Oskaloosa’s Tyler Menninga, a childhood love of monster trucks and that iconic truck collided on the 35th anniversary of Grave Digger, when Menninga got behind […]
