Crete, Neb.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team had three finalists and one champion as it battled at the Conner/Oppenheim Open hosted by Doane Saturday. Top-ranked Mia Palumbo (Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill., Exercise Science) rolled through the 109-pound weight class for her third title in as many tournaments. The junior finished 4-0 with four technical falls, […]
Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team ended up just a few pins short of qualifying for match play as it competed well at the Warhawk Open Saturday and Sunday. William Penn finished ninth out of 24 teams with 8,855 pins in six regular games and 16 Baker games. Wisconsin-Whitewater topped qualifying with 9,407 pins, but […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team put itself in position to possibly get a road win Saturday, but could not execute down the stretch in an 81-79 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Missouri Valley. The Statesmen (3-7, 2-4 Heart), who outshot the Vikings 47.6%-42.4%, led at halftime, but faltered in the second […]
Crete, Neb.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team continued its campaign Saturday as it had grapplers on the mats at the Conner/Oppenheim Open hosted by Doane. The event included Open and Amateur divisions with WPU doing its damage in the Amateur division. 165-pounder Braden Peglow (So., Vail, Ariz., Business Management) was the squad’s top individual with […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start as it was defeated 87-63 by Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (2-8, 1-5 Heart) was outshot 47.9%-38.5% and outrebounded 45-39 on the road as it failed to hand MVC (7-1, 5-0 Heart) its first league blemish […]
Scott Witt Sr April 27, 1966 – December 3, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 57 Scott Allen Witt Sr, age 57, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at his home peacefully in his sleep on December 3, 2023. Scott was born on April 27, 1966, in Ottumwa, Iowa. The son of Roger Witt Sr and […]
November 28, 2023 “Wolves and Wild Lands” Exhibit Makes a Stop at the Environmental Learning Center- The International Wolf Center’s “Wolves and Wild Lands” exhibit has been traveling across Iowa and is making a stop at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center from December 1-29, 2023. This exhibit brings fascinating stories of wolves and their […]
NEWTON, IA — The Oskaloosa varsity boys’ bowling team clinched second place in the Newton Invitational this weekend. Competing against seven other schools, the Osky boys demonstrated their strong start to the season, trailing only behind Waukee in the final standings. Leading the charge for Oskaloosa was Trey VanWyk, who emerged victorious in the individual […]
PACKWOOD – North Mahaska’s wrestlers took to the mats at the Bill Rex tourney hosted by Pekin High School and placed second in the meet. Albia took the team title with 170 points and North Mahaska placed second with 113. Davis County was third with 102 points. Brackets on Track Wrestling were incomplete as of […]
DECATUR, ILL. — En route to winning the 141-pound title at the MSOE Invitational, Central College men’s wrestling sophomore Pierre Baldwin (sophomore, Carol Stream, Ill., West Chicago HS) knocked off the No. 1 wrestler and reigning Division III champion in the championship bout. Baldwin went 4-0 Saturday, but it was his victory over Sam Stuhl […]
