PELLA — A 2-0-0 mark last week wasn’t enough to move the needle for the ranking of the Central College women’s soccer team in the United Soccer Coaches North Region poll. Central’s 1-1 draw with Loras College in double overtime on Tuesday night was not considered for this week’s ranking. The Dutch are 14-1-2 this […]
The Mary Kay Foundation℠ Awarded Crisis Intervention Services Critical Unrestricted Funding as Part of New $3 Million Grant Slate (Oskaloosa Oct 9, 2017) – Throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, The Mary Kay Foundation℠ is awarding $20,000 grants to 150 domestic violence shelters across the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and […]
Oskaloosa Head Coach Jennifer Comfort said, “The 2017 Oskaloosa Volleyball season came to a close last night with a loss to #9 4A Pella 20-25, 14-25, 8-25. The Indians came out playing well and executing the game plan, but could not sustain it through the match. This ends the season at 13-21, playing some strong […]
Carson Breon (chorus) and Tessa Brouwer (band) of Pella Christian High School have attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as members of the 2017 All-State Music Festival. Carson is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Tim and Shannon Breon of Oskaloosa, IA, and Tessa is the daughter […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team capped a wonderful fall season with an exclamation point as it competed at the Dalton State Roadrunner Invitational Monday and Tuesday. In an event that was shortened by one round down to 36 total holes, #25 WPU placed sixth out of 15 teams at 648 (323-325). […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen volleyball team showed life in the middle of Tuesday match against Graceland, but could not finish the rally in a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss on Dig Pink Night. William Penn (11-22, 2-14 Heart) lost by scores of 14-25, 23-25, 25-13, 20-25. The hosts actually outhit the Yellowjackets […]
by Gladys Genskow Not the outcome we were hoping for. The girls played hard, but gave up too many point on errors. We beat ourselves and that is the hard part about losing knowing the team didn’t beat you we beat ourselves. I thought we had a hard time keeping the momentum. Once we had […]
PELLA — The Central College women’s soccer team secured another home game in the conference tournament by registering a 1-1 tie against Loras College on Tuesday. Finishing the regular season with a 5-1-2 mark in league play (14-2-2 overall), the Dutch will either have a bye into the semifinals as the No. 2 seed or […]
PELLA — Desperate for a win to keep their season alive, the Central College men’s soccer team was unable to overcome a two-goal deficit in a 2-1 loss against Loras College Tuesday. A final record of 3-5-0 in conference games (10-6-0 overall) was not enough to earn a top-six finish needed to qualify for the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team is not only projected to do extremely well in the Heart of America Athletic Conference, but also excel nationally as the preseason polls were released Tuesday. WPU, which was 33-4 overall last year (23-3 Heart), has been chosen by the Heart’s coaches to defend its league crown. […]
