by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team won a tight opener, but then powered through for an easy nightcap victory as it swept Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (15-13, 6-2 Heart), which has won a season-high four games in a row, defeated the Bobcats (3-17, 2-10 Heart) […]
by Wade Steinlage Topeka, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team went deep into the bracket, but was upended just before having a chance to compete for a national title at the NAIA Invitational Thursday through Saturday. WPU started well, but fell off the pace in qualifying and wound up fifth out of 12 teams with 4,451 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two members of the William Penn men’s bowling team collected big-time recognition Thursday as the NAIA released its All-America teams. Curtis Majka (Sr., Elgin, Ill., Mechanical Engineering) and Nick Walker (Sr., Zeeland, Mich., Business Management) both earned First-Team laurels, their first career recognition, becoming the ninth and 10th All-Americans in program history […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The WPU Baseball team was back in action on Saturday afternoon as they hosted game one of a three game set against Culver-Stockton. It was the first of a nine-game homestand for the Statesmen (20-5, 6-2 Heart) who are winners of 11 of their last 13. Culver-Stockton (7-18, 3-7 Heart) on the […]
by Wade Steinlage Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen track and field teams battled against cold, wet conditions to post strong results at the Baker Invitational Saturday. Elayna VanArsdale (Jr., Bensalem, Pa., Secondary Education) guided the navy and gold, being one of four individuals to claim a title. The junior claimed the hammer crown at 138-9 and […]
by Wade Steinlage Topeka, Kan.–The William Penn men’s bowling team experienced a rollercoaster ride of emotions, but in the end fell shy of its ultimate goal at the NAIA Invitational Thursday and Friday. The Statesmen entered as one of the favorites to take home hardware and were in position to do that, qualifying second out […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Three members of the William Penn women’s bowling team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Friday. Nicole Craft (Jr., Wakefield, Neb., Physical Education) paced the trio with a 3.95 Grade Point Average, while Kaylee Gerken (Sr., Dubuque, Iowa, Elementary Education) and Bailey Palmer […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two William Penn men’s bowlers were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Friday. Alex Mitterer (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) topped the duo with a 3.75 Grade Point Average, while David Decker (Jr.., Peyton, Colo., Physical Education) had a 3.63 GPA entering the spring. Both […]
PELLA — The pitching staff for the Central College baseball team limited Wartburg College to four runs in 18 innings in a 7-1, 8-3 sweep on Sunday afternoon. With the sweep, Central evened its mark in conference games to 3-3 with a 13-4 overall mark. Wartburg fell to 6-13 overall and 3-3 in league games. […]
Randy Sedrel December 28, 1955 – March 30, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 63 Randy Sedrel, 63, of Oskaloosa passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Randal Bruce Sedrel, son of Bruce H. and Mary Lou (Gable) Sedrel, was born December 28, 1955, in […]
