Benae Sue Johnson April 15, 1955 – November 16, 2018 Searsboro, Iowa | Age 63 Benae Johnson, 63 of Searsboro and formerly of Montezuma, passed away Friday morning at her home in Searsboro. Funeral services are currently pending.
Hester D. Whitlatch February 12, 1920 – November 15, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 98 Hester D. Whitlatch, 98, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday evening, November 15, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Hester Dieleman Whitlatch was born February 12, 1920, to William R. and Florida (Den Hartog) Dieleman. Early in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn sophomore linebacker Jace Neugebauer (McArthur, Calif., Business Management) was honored for exemplary work on the football field and in the classroom as he was named NAIA All-District 3 as part of the Google Cloud Academic All-America program by CoSIDA. The all-district accolade recognizes student-athletes not only for their athletic prowess […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–David Williams (Jr., Victor, Iowa, Secondary Education) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2018 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Thursday. Williams, who owns a 3.94 Grade Point Average, is a first-time honoree. A total of 223 men’s cross country runners from within the NAIA were […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Although the weather outside is more suited for snow, it was raining inside Darby Gymnasium Thursday night. Raining 3-pointers, that is. The Grinnell College men’s basketball team shattered the NCAA Division III record for 3-pointers in a game, swishing 42 shots from long range in a 164-107 victory over Emmaus Bible College. […]
PELLA — In the first American Rivers Conference dual of the season, the 19th-ranked Central College wrestling team fell to No. 9 Coe College 19-16 on Thursday night. It was the first dual of the season for either program, leaving Central 0-1 (0-1 conference) on the season and Coe 1-0 (1-0 conference). “Overall as a […]
PELLA—Five players from Central College’s 8-2 were named to the American Rivers all-conference football squad. Four of the five are underclassmen, including kicker Jon Alberts (junior, Huntley, Ill.) who was named to the first team for the second straight year. Also on the first team are quarterback Blaine Hawkins (sophomore, Ankeny) and free safety Jordy […]
PELLA — The Central College football team had three players earn spots on the Division III Academic All-District Eight football team presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Thursday morning. Running back Pat Gray (senior, West Des Moines, Waukee HS) and kicker Jon Alberts (junior, Huntley, Ill.) are both second-time honorees after […]
PELLA — Left out of the preseason poll, the Central College wrestling team is now No. 19 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III rankings. Individually, senior Cam Timok (senior, Glen Allen, Va. Hermitage HS) stayed at No. 3 at 133 pounds and senior Jeremy Vester (Oak Harbor, Wash.) is No. 10 at […]
by Wade Steinlage Canton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team weathered an early storm and then a late rally to start Heart of America Athletic Conference action with a 72-65 road win over Culver-Stockton Wednesday. WPU (4-0, 1-0 Heart) remained perfect by outshooting the Wildcats (2-2, 0-1 Heart) 38.2%-35.1% and holding a 40-36 edge in […]
