Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team will use a dip in its ranking for extra motivation during midseason workouts as the NAIA released its second top-25 poll last Friday. The Statesmen lost three spots since the last rating and are now unofficially 29th with 37 points. WPU closed out the fall campaign with two tournament […]
November 9, 2021 Chief Justice Susan Christensen has appointed District Judge Myron Gookin, Fairfield, as chief judge of the Eighth Judicial District. Judge Gookin succeeds Chief Judge Mary Ann Brown who will retire December 31, 2021. Judge Gookin will begin the position of chief judge January 1, 2022. “Judge Gookin has served the people of […]
Oskaloosa–Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) not only impressed the league voters, but also the national ones as he picked up a pair of accolades for last weekend’s record-breaking performance. Sherman won his third career Heart of America Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week award as well as his first career […]
Ventura–The William Penn shotgun sports team suffered no ill effects of being out of action for nearly a month as it won the Waldorf Invitational last Saturday. WPU was first out of three teams by hitting 679 targets out of a 750 total for a 90.5% rate. It was the squad’s first competition since taking […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) and women’s shotgun sports athlete KayLynn Sieber (Fr., Marshall, Minn., Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 1-7, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Sherman rushed for a career-high 247 yards and two touchdowns against Clarke. His yardage total […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team was unable to advance in the league tournament and was punished for the loss as the NAIA released its 10th and final regular-season top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-7, 8-4 Heart), which was #23 in the last rating, is now tied with Tennessee Wesleyan for 33rd with 22 points. The […]
GRINNELL—Opening on the road with three rookie starters led to predictable but nonetheless disappointing results for the Central College women’s basketball team Monday night. The Dutch stumbled out of the gates, falling behind 17-2 in the first 5 minutes and tumbled at Grinnell College, 80-66. Central hit just four-of-21 first-quarter shots (19.0%) and trailed 21-14. […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 8, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Last month was the eighth wettest October on record,” said Secretary Naig. “A stretch of […]
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the tenth week of rankings for DI and DIII football as well as all three divisions of men’s and women’s basketball. This marks the first week of regular season rankings for basketball. Below is a summary of the rankings from Monday’s announcement: DI Football | Iowa Western […]
Dubuque–Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) not only set a new career rushing mark Saturday, but did it by tying another mark as the Statesmen football team defeated Clarke 28-17 in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action Saturday. Entering Saturday, Sherman was certainly within striking distance of becoming the program’s […]
