OSKALOOSA, IA – In response to a question at Coffee and Conversation on Saturday, Oskaloosa Community School District Mike Fisher responded by outlining the district’s steps to ensure the security of its students and staff. Fisher shared insights into the comprehensive safety measures the district has implemented, highlighting the evolving strategies to combat potential threats. […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Team Qualifies for Team State!!! They had a great day on the lanes today, and I couldn’t be more proud of what this group of girls has accomplished, being the first girls’ team to qualify for team state! The girls started hot shooting a 993 for the first […]
by Travis Miller Congratulations to Ty Lorentzen and Kaiden Parker for qualifying for this year’s state wrestling tournament. Both wrestlers finished in 2nd place at our district in Roland-Story. Matt Phillips and Luke Abrhamson both finished in 3rd just missing out on qualifying. Ty and Kaiden will wrestle their 1st matches on Wednesday morning. Full […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team will head into the league championship with a high amount of confidence after rolling to a 4-0 record at the Baker Wildcat Duals Saturday. WPU (9-5) opened with a 29-15 victory over Ottawa (Kan.) before beating Avila (Mo.) 38-9. The team then concluded the day with two […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team made Senior Day a memorable one as it held off Baker 73-70 in overtime to win in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. On an afternoon where it had to overcome 26 turnovers, WPU (4-21, 3-18 Heart) did nearly everything else right, including outshooting the Wildcats 46.0%-36.4%. The […]
Sylvania, Ohio–The William Penn men’s volleyball team slew another giant Saturday with a 3-1 non-conference victory over #8 Menlo (Calif.). #9 WPU (5-1), which won by scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23, overcame being slightly outhit .304-.295 with a nice outing at the service line. The navy and gold produced six aces against just 10 […]
Pittsburg, Kan./Davenport–The William Penn men’s indoor track and field teams split up this weekend and attacked a pair of meets in preparation for next week’s league championship. A few individuals competed at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic with John Webb (Fr., Dothan, Ala., Mechanical Engineering) having the highest finish as he was 15th in the […]
Pittsburg, Kan./Davenport–Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) qualified for nationals as she paced the women’s track and field teams at two separate meets Friday and Saturday. Batu-Tiako guided the Statesmen at the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic on Friday, hitting the provisional standard in the long jump with a new school-record mark of 18-1.75. The […]
Knoxville, Tenn.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team nearly pulled off the biggest win in program history, but fell just short in a 13-12 overtime loss to #1 Keiser (Fla.) in non-conference play Saturday. #8 William Penn (2-1) overcame a five-goal deficit and actually took the lead against the defending NAIA Invitational champion Seahawks, but could not […]
Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen dance team posted a couple of big scores Saturday as it began its competition season at the Concordia Day of Duals. In its first dual, WPU was narrowly defeated by host Concordia. The Statesmen received a score of 79.37 points, while Concordia was a bit better at 80.43 points. Later in the […]
