Dubuque–The Statesmen softball team wound up a little short in two low-scoring Heart of America Athletic Conference contests against Clarke Saturday. WPU (19-28, 7-21 Heart) lost by scores of 3-1 and 4-2. The navy and gold started the day inauspiciously with runners left in scoring position in the first and fourth frames. The Crusaders (36-9, […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s track and field team got a lot stronger and deeper Saturday as Cornelius McCastle (Sr., McKinney, Texas, Industrial Technology) made an impressive return to action Saturday at the Central Invitational. The Statesmen men were fourth out of five teams with 68 points, while Simpson took the trophy with 236 points. On […]
Juliann Russell SOUTHWEST HARBOR – Juliann Russell, 67, died April 12, 2017 at home of brain cancer. She was born September 15, 1949 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Arthur and Mary Emily (Alsop) Russell. Julie graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1967 and she was looking forward to her 50th high school reunion […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- Third graders of Mahaska County were recently given the opportunity to understand more about life on a farm through the Ag in the Classroom program. Nearly 280 third grade students from Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Chisitian, North Mahaska, Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont Fremont attendance center, and Peoria Christian were given the opportunity to […]
DUBUQUE — Karly Olson (senior, Winterset) and Mariah Fritz (sophomore, Tama, East Marshall HS) combined to throw 14 shutout innings as the No. 12 Central College softball team swept Loras College Saturday 6-0 and 5-0. The wins put the Dutch (27-7 overall) alone in second place in the Iowa Conference at 9-3 after No. 10 […]
DUBUQUE — The Central College baseball team split a doubleheader with Iowa Conference foe Loras College Saturday, 7-6 in 11 innings and 13-10 in seven innings. “We had a lot of opportunities to extend the lead in the first game but couldn’t get it done,” said coach Matt Schirm. “It was a good job of […]
Lawrence, Kan.–Buoyed by the best competition they will likely face all year, several Statesmen track and field athletes came up with huge performances at the Kansas Relays Wednesday through Friday. Earl George (Sr., Gaithersburg, Md., Biology) recorded 5,780 points in the decathlon, moving him into 11th place in the NAIA; the top 16 individuals at […]
Baton Rouge, La.–The William Penn men’s bowling team took on the best rollers in the nation, but came up a bit shy of its ultimate goal at the Intercollegiate Team Championships Thursday and Friday. WPU opened the national tournament by qualifying 13th out of 16 teams with 4,397 pins in 24 Baker games. The navy […]
PAUL LOPEZ February 17, 1967 – April 21, 2017 Tracy, Iowa | Age 50 Paul Lopez, 50, of Tracy, Iowa passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, near North Platte, Nebraska where he was hunting. Paul Lopez, son of Benito Andre and Xiomara Marina (Mirabal) Lopez, was born February 17, 1967, in Miami, Florida. Paul grew […]
Jane Alice Strawn January 29, 1943 – April 21, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Jane Alice Strawn, 74, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 21, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born Friday, January 29, 1943, in San Diego, California, the daughter of John Lama and Mary Brown Stills. Jane graduated […]
