by Gareth Stefanc This summer, a crew of Scouts from Oskaloosa (Troop 71), Ottumwa (Troop 11) and Washington (Troop 242), undertook an adventure of a lifetime as they paddled over 61 miles through the swamps of Louisiana. More accurately, they paddled through majestic Cypress trees, among egrets and alongside alligators of the Atchafalaya Swamp, a […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team pushed into MidAmerica Nazarene territory on numerous occasions Saturday, but failed to do much with those golden chances in a 31-12 Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover loss. #23 William Penn (1-2) gained 343 yards and marched onto the Pioneers’ side of the field in eight of its 11 possessions. […]
Omaha, Neb.–The Statesmen volleyball team was good at times and not so much at other times as it went 1-3 at the Saint Mary Tournament Friday and Saturday. William Penn (4-9) opened the weekend with a 3-2 loss to host Saint Mary (21-25, 26-24, 32-30, 19-25, 15-17) and then fell 3-0 to Mount Marty (23-25, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A pair of penalty kick goals and an own goal helped the Statesmen men’s soccer team to a 4-2 non-conference win over St. Ambrose Saturday. WPU (2-1-1), which posted a 15-5 advantage in shots, rallied with three second-half goals to knock off its old rival from the days of the Midwest Collegiate […]
by Wade Steinlage St. Anne, Ill.–The William Penn women’s golf team took down a regional rival in winning the Olivet Nazarene Intercollegiate Friday and Saturday. The 17th-ranked Statesmen claimed the seven-team event with a two-day score of 655 (329-326) at the par-72 Kankakee Elks Country Club. Non-conference rival and #22 Bellevue led after the opening […]
WAVERLY – Junior Brittany Coppess (Clinton) fired a career-low 76 Sunday in the final round of the Wartburg College Fall Invitational. She tied for 18th at the 120-player tournament. Coppess dropped five strokes off her first-round score and made two birdies, including her final hole of the tournament the par-4, 341-yard 18th. “Very happy and […]
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—The Central College volleyball team completed an undefeated run through the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational Saturday by beating Maranatha Baptist University (Wis.) 12-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-15, 15-10 and Beloit College (Wis.) 25-14, 26-24, 25-15. Coming off a pair of wins Friday, the Dutch (4-5) were able to double their season win total and […]
PELLA— Hosting a traditional NCAA Division III power, the Central College women’s soccer team stood their ground and shut out the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1-0 on Saturday. In the process, the Dutch (4-0) earned a fourth consecutive shutout and their first-ever win over the Titans (0-2-1) “We played really well,” coach Mike Kobylinski said. “It […]
PELLA—At mid-week, Kohle Helle (senior, Guttenberg, Clayton Ridge HS) was a starting wide receiver. By Saturday, he was rolling up 349 yards total offense as quarterback to spark the Central College football team to its first season triumph, 33-22 over Augustana College (Ill.). Helle, used as an occasional signal-caller throughout his Central career, typically on […]
by Carson Milledge This year’s Oskaloosa High School Homecoming is fast approaching. Its theme is “A Hero’s Homecoming,” and students are already gearing up for the week’s events. As soon as Homecoming Week kicks off on Monday, September 18th, students are able to display their school spirit by participating in the first of five dress-up […]
