by Wade Steinlage Cedar Falls/Pella–The William Penn track and field teams continued their indoor seasons this week with two more solid outings. On Friday, WPU competed in the Jack Jennett Open hosted by Northern Iowa, and on Saturday, the navy and gold went down Highway 163 to compete in the Central Dutch Athletics Classic. Jack […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–Assisted by four forfeits, the Statesmen wrestling team defeated Benedictine 34-21 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Saturday. In addition to its four uncontested wins, William Penn (2-8, 1-4 Heart) also claimed victories in two other bouts to pick up its first Heart win of the campaign. 125-pounder […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – A chant from the student section pretty much summed up the week for Oskaloosa Indians basketball. “Influenza!!” The Oskaloosa Indians were without starter Cole Henry when they traveled to Grinnell on Tuesday night, and others were starting their battle, or recovering from the flu at various points during the week. In Grinnell, […]
by Allison McGuire Oskaloosa, Iowa – Water quality, tax reform, and Medicaid coverage were the central themes of this week’s meeting of Eggs and Issues, the political public forum hosted by the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group. This week’s panel included Senator Ken Rozenboom, Representative Guy Vander Linden, and Representative Larry Sheets, fresh off […]
The Oskaloosa Bowling Teams were in action against Pella this past week, and both the boys and girls bowling teams enjoyed success against the Dutch. The girl’s team scored 2431 total pins to Pella’s 1949. The boy’s won by nearly a 200 pin margin of 3072 pins, while Pella had 2884. For the Oskaloosa girls […]
DUBUQUE — A largely underclassmen contingent of 18 Central College wrestlers racked up the bonus point victories in the Duhawk Open Saturday. The Dutch bagged nine victories by pin and added four technical falls. “The biggest thing is we got back to wrestling the way we are capable of,” coach Eric Van Kley said. “Our […]
PELLA — Central College senior forward Malik Wildermuth (Normal, Ill., University HS) had 21 points, including three trifectas in a 92-81 home loss to Buena Vista University Saturday evening. With 8:37 remaining in the first half Central led 28-19 before Buena Vista closed the half with a 26-9 run. “We didn’t finish the first half […]
PELLA — Central College senior point guard Jessica Helton (Nevada) poured in 18 points in a 63-52 loss to Buena Vista University Saturday afternoon in Pella. Helton connected on four 3-pointers, grabbed two rebounds and dished out two assists. “It was really good to get Jess going from three,” said coach Joe Steinkamp. “She did […]
by Ken Rozenboom In this newsletter I’m pleased to announce that a significant piece of legislation, Senate File 512, passed the Iowa House this week, and was sent down to the governor’s office for her signature. The 2012 introduction of the Nutrient Reduction Strategy is the driving force behind SF512. This nutrient reduction plan calls […]
