TUCSON, ARIZ.—A seven-run, two-out explosion carried the Central College softball team to an encouraging finish at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic Sunday with a 10-5 victory over Whitworth University (Wash.). Earlier Sunday, Linfield College (Ore.) pounded out an 11-5 win over the Dutch. That left Central with a 3-3 mark in the three-day tournament […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team used a pair of strong pitching performances to take down Concordia (Mich.) twice in a non-conference doubleheader Friday. WPU (4-4) won by scores of 9-1 (6 innings) and 1-0. The Cardinals (1-3) are coached by 2010 William Penn graduate and softball alum Hailey (Dreyer) Cavanagh. The navy […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team silenced the critics for the second time in less than a month as it won 81-69 over #3 seed MidAmerica Nazarene in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals Saturday. With its win and Central Methodist’s victory over Grand View in the other semifinal, #2 seed […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Less than 24 hours after the loss of one of their own, the William Penn men’s basketball team stepped onto the hardwood and played in his memory, and while their angel was with them in their hearts and minds to lead them through a gutsy performance, the Statesmen could not claim victory […]
by Wade Steinlage Pittsburg, Kan.–In his third trip, Tristen Elmore (So., Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) finally got on the podium and extended William Penn’s All-America streak as the Statesmen competed at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships Friday. Elmore tied for fourth in the high jump at 6-7, earning his first All-America honor […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–Unfortunately, his first trip to the biggest stage did not go as well as he wanted as Max Lewis (So., Duchesne, Utah, Biology) competed at the NAIA Wrestling National Championships Friday. The sophomore heavyweight entered as the #12 seed, but faced two grapplers ranked inside the top six. After drawing a […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—The wins may not always come easily for the Central College softball team this year but if Saturday’s gritty comeback sweep in the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic is any indication, they will come. After surrendering a deflating game-tying home run in the seventh inning against DePauw University (Ind.), the No. 21-rated Dutch (2-2) […]
A Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Saturday, March 3, 2018, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old, Johnathan James Ray Walker, of What Cheer, Iowa for attempt to commit murder. At approximately 12:40 AM on Saturday, March 3, 2018, the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing on […]
DES MOINES—Shaking winter’s rust off, the Central College women’s team made its 2018 debut with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory at Grand View University Friday afternoon. Playing its first of eight non-conference duals before the Iowa Conference tournament begins on April 27, the Dutch (9-2) had to rattle off four wins in singles to overcome a […]
by Ken Rozenboom The discussion regarding traffic cameras has been around the capitol for many years. Last year, the Legislature passed a bill regulating the use of traffic cameras in Iowa. On Tuesday, the Senate passed a complete ban of traffic cameras in the state 31-18. Several senators (including me) changed their views from last […]
