DECORAH—Don’t look now but it’s a winning streak for the Central College men’s basketball team. After dropping 12 of 13 games, the Dutch (6-16 overall, 3-11 American Rivers) have now posted back-to-back road wins, toppling Luther College 70-51 Saturday. The Norse (7-16 overall, 4-11 conference) were 61-53 winners when the teams met at Pella Jan. […]
DECORAH—Somewhere a switch was flipped. The Central College women’s basketball team hit 51.7% from the field and cruised to a 43-27 lead with 2:23 left in the first half at Luther College, only to turn stone cold, tumbling to a 78-62 defeat. Luther (8-14 overall, 5-8 American Rivers) scored the next nine points of the […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Boys and Girls bowling teams were competing at the the Varsity Conference Tournament on Thursday February the 10th at Newton. The Girls finished in 4th place overall in the team competition. They were led by Kaylee Haugen in the singles competition who finished in 10th place overall with games of […]
Marshall, Mo.–Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) produced at career-high like levels and the Statesmen men’s volleyball team took its broomsticks on the road with a 3-0 sweep over #11 Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. #5 WPU (8-1, 7-0 Heart), which won by scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-23, extended […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team has a handful of grapplers representing it in the ratings as the NAIA released its fifth set of polls Thursday. The Statesmen, who are 27th in the nation with nine points, have three individuals in the top 20. Mami Selemani (So., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) is currently ranked […]
Pella–A handful of William Penn men’s wrestlers saw action Friday as they competed at the Central Last Chance Invitational. Mason Walters (Fr., Independence, Mo., Exercise Science) guided a quartet of individuals who won matches Friday. The 174-pounder pinned one opponent and defeated another by major decision. Hector Diaz (Fr., Miami, Fla., Secondary Education) was also […]
Fremont, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team began its weekend of grappling in the Cornhusker State on the losing end of a 33-9 non-conference dual meet with Midland Friday. WPU (1-6) won just one of the six contested matches and also picked up free points in a forfeit. Brittany Cotter (Fr., Katy, Texas, Nursing) claimed said […]
Anna Elizabeth Kelderman November 14, 1929 – February 10, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Anna Kelderman, 92, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Anna Elizabeth Kelderman was born November 14, 1929, at the rural Oskaloosa home of her parents. She was the 10th […]
PELLA — The Central College wrestling team finished atop seven of the 10 weight classes Friday night at its home Last Chance Invitational. No team scores were kept in the nine-team meet. Sophomores Duncan Delzell (149 pounds, Burlington), Garrett Heater (157 pounds, Grinnell) and Gavin Davis (174 pounds, Litchfield Park, Ariz., Arizona Lutheran Academy) secured […]
by Tony Witt The boys and girls competed in the Jv conference bowling tournament on Wednesday February the 9th at Newton. The boys had a rough day on the lanes overall and fished in 5th place. However Drake Roorda bowled awesome and came away with the jv conference singles championship. He bowled games of 257, […]
