Davenport–The William Penn women’s track and field team enjoyed a quality season-opening meet Saturday as it competed at the St. Ambrose Frigid Bee Invitational. WPU placed fourth out of six teams with 82 points, while host St. Ambrose claimed the team title with 131.33 points. Shaniah Newby (Fr., Twentynine Palms, Calif.) guided the navy and […]
Oskaloosa/Storm Lake–The William Penn wrestling team did not find as much success as it had hoped for over the weekend as it hosted a league foe and also hit the road for a tournament. WPU (1-2, 1-1 Heart) fell to #8 Baker 38-12 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual Friday and then a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Girls Basketball Team has dropped their last 3 games after winning their season opener. Those losses included Fairfield, Grinnell at home, and Knoxville. The Indians struggled to find the bottom of the net in Fairfield, eventually falling 56-17. Amanda Fay led the charge for the Indians with 8 points and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Grinnell Tigers came to town and handed the Oskaloosa Indians boys basketball team an early-season loss. The Indians never could break away from the Tigers, and the game was kept close, with the Indians holding a slim margin at halftime. Oskaloosa outscored the Grinnell 19-14 in the first quarter, with Grinnell […]
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—The games were 23 hours apart but there was little difference in the outcome as the Central College women’s basketball team notched its second straight double-digit win over Mount Mary University (Wis.) Sunday. A 70-39 victory Sunday punctuated a 71-47 win over the Blue Angels Saturday. The biggest difference was a faster start, as […]
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — Wrestling without a full lineup the Central College wrestling team nearly won its sixth consecutive title at the MSOE Invitational Saturday, finishing six points out of first place. Central tallied 122.5 points to finish in second place behind the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh at 128.5 points. The Dutch only had eight out of […]
PELLA—In a scrappy battle of undersized lineups, the Central College men’s basketball team held off Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) 90-89 Saturday as forward Caden Mauck (junior, Kansas City, Mo., Blue Springs South HS) and guard Adam Flinn (junior, St. Louis, Mo., Lafayette HS) each rattled home 28 points. Mauck also had a career-high 18 rebounds […]
MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Freshman guard Kelsea Hurley (Scottsdale, Ariz., Desert Mountain HS) established another career high with 24 points as the Central College women’s basketball team overwhelmed Mount Mary College (Wis.) 71-47 Saturday afternoon. In a scheduling quirk, the two teams will square off again Sunday afternoon. Hurley knocked down four 3-pointers, hit seven of 13 shots […]
The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office has wrapped up it’s 2019 “No-shave November” charity fundraiser. The charity selected to receive this year’s donations is the Hospice Serenity House, located on the campus of Mahaska Health Hospital. This year’s campaign raised $2,415.00 for the Serenity House. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the following employees for […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds thanked President Donald Trump and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today for $96.7 million in aid to help Iowa’s recovery and rebuilding efforts from 2019 flooding. The grants are part of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program (CDBG-DR). “Early 2019 brought […]
