WAVERLY — Making a final effort to improve their stock for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships, a handful of student-athletes on the Central College men’s track and field team competed at the Wartburg Qualifier Saturday. There were no team scores kept as competitors came from 55 different schools. No Central athletes […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—For every blow absorbed Sunday, the No. 12-ranked Central College softball team had an answer, including a walk-off winner from shortstop Daria Parchert (junior, Illinois City, Ill., Rockridge HS) to cap a bold showing in the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic. Parchert’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh gave the Dutch (6-1) […]
JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS — Pounding out a season-high 15 hits, the Central College baseball team rolled to a 13-2 win over MacMurray College (Ill.) Sunday afternoon. The win gives Central the series victory over the Highlanders (3-7) after splitting Saturday’s double header and evened the season record at .500 for Central (3-3). Freshman designated hitter Garrett […]
DES MOINES – Testing at Iowa’s State Hygienic Laboratory has indicated three presumptive positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iowa residents. According to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the individuals are from Johnson County: one middle-age (41-60 years) adult and two older adults (61-80). Two of the individuals had underlying health […]
PELLA — The accepted entries list for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships was released Sunday night and four Central College student-athletes are headed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to compete. Brothers Brock and Drake Lewis (sophomores, Lathrop, Mo.) are first-time indoor qualifiers in the long jump and high jump. On the women’s […]
Oskaloosa—With the regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference crown already in the bag, the Statesmen now turn their attention to the clean sweep of the Heart as they took on Evangel in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament on Thursday. A big second half and all around contributions helped William Penn (28-3) advance […]
Oskaloosa–Joe Eads (So., Morrison, Ill., Biology) will have the biggest test of his collegiate career this weekend as he battles in the 63rd Annual NAIA Wrestling National Championship Friday and Saturday. The double-elimination event will take place at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. with the opening session beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. The sophomore […]
Oskaloosa–Head Women’s Wrestling Coach Tucker Black is excited to announce that Samantha Ruano has signed a Letter of Intent to compete for William Penn in its inaugural campaign next year. Ruano, the daughter of Edgar and Abigail Ruano, is a native of Romeoville, Ill. and is currently a senior at Romeoville HS. A state qualifier […]
DES MOINES – Jathan Chicoine has been hired as one of the new program managers for Home Base Iowa and will help lead the statewide program, which connects veterans and transitioning servicemembers with career opportunities in Iowa. Chicoine, a U.S. Navy veteran, joins the Iowa Workforce Development team on March 6th, after serving as the […]
by Ken Rozenboom Floor debate was the main focus of the week as we work on sending Senate bills to the House for consideration. We discussed a wide range of topics, including bills on insurance, hunting, animal cruelty, dentistry, and optometry. On Tuesday the House and Senate reached final agreement on a K-12 education funding […]
