Oskaloosa–William Penn Men’s Basketball Coach John Henry became the winningest coach in program history as the Statesmen won a battle of first-place teams, defeating Graceland 93-84 in Heart of America Athletic Conference Saturday. Henry claimed win #320 (320-187, .631 winning pct.) to pass Leon Richardson for first place at William Penn. The skipper, who took […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team did just enough to claim a 75-74 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Graceland Saturday. The Statesmen (9-5, 7-3 Heart) avoided the upset loss to stay comfortably in fifth place in the league, just two games out of first and two games ahead of sixth place. WPU was […]
Pella–Several individuals won numerous matches as the Statesmen wrestling team got back into action Saturday at the Central Under Armour Invitational. William Penn placed 11th with 25.5 points, while the host Dutch won the team race with 139 points. John Altieri (So., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) headlined the navy and gold efforts as he placed third […]
PELLA — Following a long Christmas break, the Central College wrestling team returned in emphatic fashion Saturday by blowing away the 14-team field at the Central Under Armour Invitational. Scoring 139.0 points, the Dutch outpaced Briar Cliff University by 67.5 points. “You always wonder how the first competition after break is going to go,” coach […]
STORM LAKE — Central College senior forward Colby Taylor (Creston) continued his strong senior campaign with 29 points and five rebounds but the Dutch men’s basketball team could not overcome Buena Vista 94-87 Saturday afternoon. Central (8-5 overall, 2-2 Iowa Conference) held a 47-41 lead at halftime but gave up 53 points in the second […]
STORM LAKE — Some days, the shots just do not fall. It was one of those days for the Central College women’s basketball team as it fell to Buena Vista 56-37 Saturday afternoon. The Dutch held Buena Vista (8-5 overall, 4-0 conference) to 56 points, 14 points below its season average, however Central (8-5 overall, […]
Oskaloosa–Damon Harrison’s career took another tick upward Friday as he was named to The Associated Press’ NFL All-Pro Team. The former Statesmen collected his first All-Pro award as a first-team interior lineman, joining Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams as the only two first-team players at that position. Harrison, who is in his fifth […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Calling all kids! Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theatre’s production of The Frog Prince will be on Monday, January 16th at 4:00 p.m. at the George Daily Auditorium. Deep in the royal swamp, a lonely Frog retrieves a golden ball for Princess Prim in exchange for friendship and comfort, but the spoiled princess […]
PELLA — Leslie Duinink, associate professor of exercise science at Central College, was invited to join Concussion Community of Practice, a statewide group responsible for developing guidelines for helping kids recover from concussions. Duinink, Iowa Athletic Training Association liaison to Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa, has delivered concussion management webinars to the Iowa Department of […]
by Doug DeKock On paper, the matchup between Oskaloosa and Norwalk was going to be a close game, but on the court it was a different story. The first quarter was exactly what people expected, as Oskaloosa, behind Alexis Westercamp’s scoring, led 11-10 at quarter’s end. Norwalk then threw a defense at Oskaloosa that the […]
