Oskaloosa–Men’s lacrosse player Nate Blasingame (Sr., Portland, Ore., Business Management) and softball player Rylee Riesberg (So., Ankeny, Iowa, Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for April 21-27, an honor presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Blasingame propelled the Statesmen to the Heart Championship last week, delivering a standout performance with eight goals and three […]
Apr 30 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The No. 10-ranked William Penn men’s lacrosse team captured the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament title Saturday with an 11-4 victory over St. Ambrose. The top-seeded Statesmen (12-3) became the first team in Heart history to sweep both the regular season and tournament championships. WPU had previously edged St. Ambrose (8-8) to claim the […]
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team not only locked up a postseason berth on Senior Day, but also built confidence as it took down MidAmerica Nazarene twice in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (29-19, 13-11 Heart) swept the Pioneers by scores of 5-4 and 6-0. The navy and gold clinched a spot in […]
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Des Moines/Indianola–Xzavion West (Jr., Guthrie, Ky., Undecided) charges into the postseason with a full head of steam as he paced the William Penn men’s track and field teams over the weekend. The Statesmen competed at three different meets during the weekend, including the Grand View Viking Classic, the Drake Relays, and the Simpson Kip Janvrin […]
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team will meet up with the top team in the land as it heads to the inaugural NAIA National Championship next week. The Heart of America Athletic Conference regular and tournament champion, WPU (12-3) enters the Championship as the #8 seed and will face #1 seed Keiser (Fla.) (12-1) in […]
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Pella, Iowa — On a windy spring evening, the Oskaloosa girls track and field team delivered a strong showing at the Tulip Time Relays hosted by Pella High School, earning two individual event victories and setting a number of season and personal bests across the board. Leading the way for the Indians were Delaney Harbour […]
Pella, Iowa — The Oskaloosa junior varsity boys golf teams turned in a solid performance Monday evening at the Pella JV Invitational, showing significant progress on the challenging Bos Landen course. JV1 finished in 4th place with a team score of 181, while JV2 secured 7th with a 201. Jaxon Saville paced the Indians with […]
Pella, Iowa — Battling heavy winds and tough conditions, the Oskaloosa boys track and field team competed Monday evening at the Tulip Time Co-Ed Relays hosted by Pella High School. Despite the gusts that swept across the track—strong enough to joke that tulips were blowing off their stems—the Indians walked away with six new personal […]
by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2025 Gov. Kim Reynolds’ lawsuit against the Des Moines Register is both unusual and dangerous for open government in Iowa. Reynolds announced last week that she was filing suit seeking to stop the Register “from demanding production of the documents protected by executive privilege.” That’s strange and […]
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by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 28, 2025 While Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans said Monday they have reached a “budget compromise” on how to fund the state heading into the 2026 fiscal year, House Republicans are asking for more money in some areas. Passing the state budget through a series of […]
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