Chicago, Ill.–The William Penn men’s basketball team earned a tournament championship at the Governors State Classic as they defeated the tournament hosts 90-66 on Saturday. The win is the second in a row for the Statesmen as they conclude the opening weekend of their season. The game got started in classic William Penn fashion as […]
Chicago, Ill.–Over seven and a half years ago, William Penn and Dordt faced off in one of the most epic battles in NAIA National Tournament history. Friday night served as quite the encore as the Statesmen escaped with a 93-90 overtime win over Dordt at the Governors State Classic Friday. William Penn (1-0) was far […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–Rolling out to big leads in each set Friday, the William Penn women’s volleyball cruised past Baker 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. The Statesmen (16-9, 9-6 Heart) won by scores of 25-15, 25-23, 25-12 to equal their longest winning streak of the season at five. WPU, which started the fall […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn women’s volleyball team had their win streak snapped on Saturday as they dropped straight sets against the Benedictine Ravens. The Statesmen, who fell by scores of 11-25, 22-25, 11-25, fall to 16-10 overall while moving to 9-7 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The navy and gold fell behind early […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s soccer team was unable to tally a signature victory in its last road trip of the year as it fell 4-0 to Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (5-10, 3-7 Heart), which closes out its season with back-to-back home contests next week, was outshot 25-6 […]
Oskaloosa–If the William Penn football team was hoping some home cooking would turn its fortunes around, it did not happen as the Statesmen lost 28-0 to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division play Saturday. WPU (1-7, 0-2 North), which had not played inside Statesmen Community Stadium since September 25, was kept […]
Brian Lourens May 30, 1965 – October 23, 2021 Cedar, Iowa | Age 56 Brian Lourens, 56, of Cedar, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his home near Cedar. Brian E. Lourens, son of Elvin Ray and Retha June (Stursma) Lourens, was born May 30, 1965 in Oskaloosa. Brian grew up on his family […]
Kendell C Strausser July 9, 1959 – October 23, 2021 Fremont, Iowa | Age 62 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Kendell C. Strausser, 62, of Fremont, died Saturday, October 23, 2021, at his home in Fremont under Hospice care. He was born July 9, 1959, in Delhi, New York, the son of […]
PELLA— A valiant effort by the still depleted Central College men’s soccer team resulted in a 2-0 loss against the University of Dubuque Saturday. Central (3-10-1, 1-5-1 American Rivers Conference) hosted Dubuque (12-3-1 8-0-0 conference), who entered having already sealed the American Rivers Conference title, in the regular season finale for the Spartans. “For them […]
PELLA — A pair of second-half goals from the University of Dubuque put Central College on the wrong side of a 3-1 women’s soccer loss Saturday. Central (8-7-1, 2-5-0 American Rivers Conference) and Dubuque (8-8-0, 4-4-0 conference) were even at 1-1 through the first 45 minutes of the match. Dubuque put the match on ice […]
