Davenport–The William Penn men’s track and field team knocked off some rust in a victorious way as it competed at the St. Ambrose Bumble Rumble Saturday. The Statesmen won eight events and placed high in numerous others as they competed for the first time in 2024. D’Artagnon Beaver (Jr., Rockford, Ill., Human Services) topped the […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team won for the first time in the 2024 calendar year with an 85-82 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Park Saturday. WPU (5-13, 4-10 Heart) snapped its four-game losing streak by holding off the Pirates (7-11, 5-9 Heart) down the stretch. The Statesmen needed a stop on the final […]
Davenport–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) broke her own long jump record as she guided the Statesmen women’s track and field team at the St. Ambrose Bumble Rumble Saturday. In William Penn’s first action since December, Batu-Tiako set a new school record in the long jump with a mark of 17-9. She placed first […]
Marshall, Mo.–Cameron Hargrove (Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) won a half dozen matches to pace the William Penn men’s wrestling team at the Missouri Valley Invitational Saturday. As a team, WPU finished 30th out of 45 squads with 29.5 points, while Grand View won the team title with 192 points. Hargrove placed fifth at 165 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome turnover issues as it fell 70-52 to Park in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (3-15, 2-12 Heart) was outshot 44.4%-39.1%, but bettered the visiting crew in the rebounding battle 36-33. Unfortunately, the Statesmen were hurt the most in ball control with 30 turnovers. […]
West Burlington, IA – A second half surge powered No. 16 Indian Hills Basketball to its fourth-straight road win at Southeastern Community College with a 70-56 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) victory on Saturday night. The Warriors move to 14-4 overall and 2-0 in league play this year. The Warriors outscored the Blackhawks 36-21 […]
PELLA-Central College erupted for 50 first-half points, put five players in double figures and cruised to an 83-60 men’s basketball victory over Wartburg College Saturday. Firing a torrid 61.5% from the floor in the first half, the Dutch (12-6 overall, 6-3 American Rivers) dashed to a 50-36 lead at the break and were up by […]
PELLA-The upset was tantalizingly close, but No. 11-ranked Wartburg College escaped the Central College women’s basketball team 64-54 Saturday. Central (9-9 overall, 3-6 American Rivers) led by as many as 11 points in the first half. An aggressive defense carried the Dutch to a 17-8 lead after one quarter and they stretched the margin to […]
Central 44, Buena Vista 6 Central 27, Dubuque 15 Wartburg 48, Central 0 WAVERLY-Scoring a decisive win over a ranked foe, the 16th-ranked Central College men’s wrestling team posted a 2-1 mark at the American Rivers Duals Saturday. Central (10-3 overall, 3-3 American Rivers) blitzed Buena Vista University 44-6, then took down the No. 17 […]
WAVERLY-Central College crowned a pair of champions in the inaugural American Rivers Women’s Wrestling Invitational Saturday. Competing at 191 pounds, Gwen Canney (freshman, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) scored a pair of first-period falls to capture first place. She pinned Emersen Smith of Wartburg College in 56 seconds, then pinned Buena Vista University’s Magalie Mogiga in […]
