Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team delivered another Heart of America Athletic Conference upset Saturday, battling Missouri Baptist in a hard-fought 69-66 battle at home. The Statesmen (14-5, 8-3 Heart) fell behind early, trailing 7-4 before pulling even at 9-9. Neither team was able to seize control in the opening half as the lead changed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — The Statesmen women’s basketball team ended a four-game losing streak Saturday, earning a 67-63 Heart of America Athletics Conference victory over Missouri Baptist. The Statesmen (6-13, 3-8) and Spartans (5-12, 4-7) had similar shooting performances, with William Penn shooting 35.8% to Missouri Baptist’s 36.1%, while being outrebounded 44-27. The Statesmen forced 18 […]
Oskaloosa, IA — January 20, 2026 — The Mahaska Partnership has been recognized through the Resilient Iowa Communities (RIC) program administered by the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy and Environmental Education (CEEE). The partnership received two Gold Awards in Land Use and Environmental Management and a Bronze Award in Building and Energy for […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – On a weekday afternoon, a group of Oskaloosa High School students huddle around a conference table in the basement of MidWest One Bank with just enough seating for student entrepreneurs, laptops open, ideas flowing. There are no rows of desks, and no bell signals the next activity. Instead, students move between small […]
January 19, 2026 Lincoln, NE – The Indian Hills Men’s Track & Field squad took home 10 top-three finishes at the Nebraska Graduate Classic in at the Devaney Center Indoor Track on the University of Nebraska campus over the weekend. Sophomore Raynier Galvez (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County) led the charge with a standout performance in the […]
The Oskaloosa girls wrestling team competed Saturday at the Pella Girls Invitational and came home with three medal finishes despite a small lineup. The Indians had only four wrestlers available due to injuries and sickness but still posted strong results. Oskaloosa finished the day with a first-place, second-place, and third-place finish. Mia Luck led the […]
The Oskaloosa boys wrestling team turned in a strong performance on Saturday at the Mike Halupnick Big Red Invite in Centerville, winning the team title in dominant fashion. The Indians scored 362.5 points to run away with first place in a large field of teams. Oskaloosa placed six wrestlers into the finals and came away […]
Pella–The William Penn women’s indoor track and field team came up with numerous solid results across all disciplines as it competed in the Central Dutch Athletic Classic Friday. Nine different Statesmen notched top-half performances with Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) and Crystal Shaw (Fr., Austin, Texas, Applied Computer Science) leading the way as […]
Pella–The William Penn men’s track and field team opened up the post-holiday part of its indoor schedule by competing in the Central Dutch Athletic Classic Friday. Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) guided the navy and gold with a pair of titles. He took the shot put at 53-1.5, and then was the weight throw […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling teams hold top-15 positions as the NAIA has announced its second RPI rankings recently. The Statesmen women are currently 11th in the NAIA with an RPI of .605, while Judson (Ill.) is first at .649. WPU is also 23rd among schools from all divisions in the USBC standings with 2,727 points. […]
