By Jamie Brockman I’m sure you’ve heard the old cliché “tale of two quarters”… well, that was the case as the Oskaloosa girls traveled to DC-G Saturday afternoon and fell 56-25. Coming in DC-G was a strong favorite with a solid hold on second place in the LHC. Oskaloosa played one of their best quarters […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa-It was a matchup of top-20 teams and a battle for first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference as the #18 William Penn Statesmen hosted the #6 ranked MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers with WPU looking to avenge a loss take down in Olathe earlier this season. William Penn (21-2, 16-2 Heart) […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team has faced plenty of adversity the past few weeks, but possibly the tide has turned for the navy and gold as they held off MidAmerica Nazarene 84-81 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. The 14th-ranked Statesmen (17-5, 11-5 Heart) avenged a December loss to […]
by Wade Steinlage Moore, Okla.–The Statesmen returned to action Saturday concluding their four-game series with Randall. WPU took the first two games of the series on Friday, outscoring its’ opponent 33-8 over the two games. William Penn (4-0) was hungry for more as they completed the sweep of Randall (2-12) in spectacular fashion, pounding the […]
by Wade Steinlage Moore, Okla.–The William Penn baseball team opened its 2019 season with a doubleheader in Oklahoma taking on Randall. There may be a polar vortex chilling most of the Midwest, but the Statesmen bats were hot on Friday. William Penn (2-0) defeated Randall (2-10) in both matchups, exploding for 33 runs across the […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen wrestling team recorded some form of success at nearly every weight in which it competed as William Penn hit the mat at the Missouri Valley Open Saturday. 133-pounder Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) and 197-pounder Sheldon Rodriguez (Jr., Tampa, Fla., Biology) both reached the placing matches at […]
Hello Friends, Even through extremely low temperatures, the Iowa Legislature and I have braved the cold and continue to keep at our work. First, I want to thank everyone who came to the Eggs & Issues forum at Smokey Row this past Saturday. I appreciate meeting with you all to discuss issues and legislation that […]
DUBUQUE—The fourth quarter has not been kind to the Central College women’s basketball team in recent outings but the Dutch withstood a late University of Dubuque challenge for a 66-59 road victory Saturday. Forward Kendall Brown (junior, Moravia) swatted away another five shots, giving her 62 blocks in 21 games, breaking the school season mark […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The people of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County struggled their way past days of some of the coldest temperatures to hit the area since the mid 1960’s. Lows in Oskaloosa dipped to a -23 degrees and the thermometer struggled to get past the break even point of 0 degrees. A wind chill warning […]
by Jamie Brockman With news breaking Thursday night that Oskaloosa leading scorer Cole Henry suffered a broken hand, the team knew things would be tough playing at Pella Friday night. Henry may be out for weeks, and the Indians had no time to prepare to play Pella without Henry. Oskaloosa got off to a very […]
