DECORAH — All three sets were hotly contested, but the Central College volleyball team was swept by Luther College Tuesday night in American Rivers Conference action. The Norse (10-13, 3-2 conference) earned the victory with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 27-25 over the Dutch (10-11, 1-4 conference). “I was much more pleased with how we […]
PELLA — An early goal for the University of Dubuque was enough to hold off the Central College women’s soccer team in a 1-0 defeat for the Dutch Tuesday night. The Spartans (10-2-1, 3-1-1 conference) scored in the 14th minute and the Dutch (9-3-1, 3-1-0 conference were unable to find an equalizer. “Dubuque was a […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “This run of extremely wet weather has slowed harvest progress dramatically and as a result soybean harvest is now […]
PELLA—A pair of early season upstarts duel for the American Rivers Conference lead when the Central College football team takes on Simpson College Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m. at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella. Neither team was the preseason favorite, but they’re the two remaining teams with unbeaten league records. No. 20-ranked […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Lily Hamilton ’19 has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Tennis Performer of the Week. Hamilton, from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell), enjoyed a perfect weekend – literally – while leading the Pioneers to three shutout victories to wrap up MWC play. Hamilton did not surrender a game all weekend, going a […]
PELLA—After winning the American Rivers Conference individual championship, Central College women’s golfer Brittany Coppess (senior, Clinton) was named the American Rivers Conference female athlete of the week and women’s golfer of the week. Coppess also was named the conference MVP for her effort over the weekend. Recording a three-day total of 231 (80-76-75), Coppess won […]
PELLA— Central College football kicker Jon Alberts (junior, Huntley, Ill.) was one of 21 kickers nationwide named to the Fred Mitchell Award September Watch List Monday afternoon. Kickers from all non-Division I FBS schools are eligible for the award based on athletic performance and community service. This year’s list includes seven kickers from Division III […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s bowling team performed well in its first event of 2018-2019 as it competed at the Midwest Collegiate Championships Saturday and Sunday. William Penn sat in fourth after regular play, but dropped a few spots when all was said and done. The final standings saw the navy and gold in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s bowling team opened its 2018-2019 campaign with a solid showing as it competed at the Midwest Collegiate Championships Saturday and Sunday. WPU was right in the mix after six rounds of regular play, sitting in eighth, just 46 pins out of third. Unfortunately, Baker action did not go […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team was awarded a chance to play in its hometown, but unfortunately the friendly confines were not enough to record a win as William Penn fell 3-2 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Sunday. Due to unplayable field conditions in Lamoni on Saturday, the game […]
