Tucson, Ariz.–The Statesmen softball team has opened its annual spring break trip with a trio of victories, including one by mercy rule. On Sunday, WPU (3-5) defeated Dakota Wesleyan 3-2 before falling to St. Francis (Ill.) 9-4. Then on Monday, the navy and gold were perfect with a 5-2 victory over Presentation and an 8-0 […]
Oskaloosa–Both the William Penn men’s and women’s bowling teams will get to fight for NAIA hardware as they earned berths to the NAIA National Championship. The Statesmen are one of 12 teams in each Championship, garnering at-large berths based off of impressive resumes. Five at-large bids were doled out for each tournament, while seven men’s […]
Crystal Gladys Stansberry April 4, 1951 – March 6, 2022 Oskaloosa (Albia), Iowa | Age 70 Crystal Gladys Stansberry, age 70, of Oskaloosa, IA, formerly of Albia, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at her home in Oskaloosa. Crystal was born on April 4, 1951, at the hospital in Chariton, IA, to Edwin Francis […]
Bonnie Smith December 27, 1934 – March 6, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Bonnie Lou Smith, 87, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Idaho, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa. She was born on December 27, 1934, in Mahaska County, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur Ora and Ruth […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team was stymied on offense as it fell to #7 Indiana Tech 10-1 in non-conference play Saturday. In an effort to get ahead of forecasted storms, the game was moved up two hours, but Mother Nature still wreaked havoc, postponing the start more than a half hour with a lightning delay. […]
Davenport–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team was in the thick of it at the halfway point Saturday, but could not keep up with its foe in the latter stages in a 21-10 non-conference loss to Concordia (Mich.). In a matchup that featured a pair of lightning delays, William Penn (2-3) briefly caught said lightning in its […]
Oskaloosa–Capping off the first day of their very first hosted tournament, the William Penn men’s volleyball team defeated the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes in straight sets of 25-13, 25-16, 25-16. After trading the opening two points, WPU ripped off a number of big runs to put the opening frame out of reach early. They took nine […]
Wichita, Kan.–Cameron Hargrove (Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) recorded one of the biggest upsets in the tournament, but fell just shy of All-America status at the 65th Annual NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship Friday. The 149-pounder owned a 2-2 mark, landing one win short of getting on the podium in his first trip to nationals. He […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team bulldozed its competition Saturday as it finished the William Penn Invitational with a perfect 4-0 record. Winners of eight in a row, #2 WPU (18-2) opened its day with a 3-0 sweep of Morningside (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) before also taking care of Central Christian (Kan.) in three sets (25-11, […]
Palos Heights, Ill.–The William Penn baseball team had a series against the Trinity Christian Trolls this weekend, finishing with a four-game sweep. WPU 7, TCC 2 The Trolls took advantage of a pair of miscues in the first inning to get on the board first. The Statesmen, however, responded in a big way. Nathan Jessell […]
