WILLIAMSBURG — It was one of those days where the weather almost makes you forget about the scorecard. The Oskaloosa boys golf team was at Stone Creek Golf Club and, yeah, it was a good day to be outside. The scores? Still a work in progress. The Indians are getting better, no question about it. […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Lamaar Thomas as the new Head Women’s Flag Football Coach. Thomas has been chosen to head the new program which will first play its inaugural season in spring 2027. He comes to WPU after high-level success as a player and coach […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team will get an opportunity to fight for a Red Banner next week as it received an at-large berth to the 7th Annual NAIA National Championship. WPU, which owns a 18-7 record, was awarded one of the three at-large bids and enters nationals as the No. 10 overall seed. The 12-team […]
Marshall, Mo.–Gabriana Franco (Sr., Tracy, Calif., Exercise Science) topped the field at Indian Foothills Golf Course for the second time this year as the William Penn women’s golf team finished its regular season by competing at the Missouri Valley Invitational Monday and Tuesday. As a team, WPU was second out of six squads with a […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science) and softball player Eva Viox (So., Columbia, Mo., Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 13-19. Miller became a national qualifier last Thursday at the Central Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational 2.0. The junior placed fourth […]
Marshall, Mo. — The William Penn men’s golf team took ninth place in the Missouri Valley College Spring Invitational on Monday and Tuesday. The navy and gold placed ninth out of 16 teams with a three-round score of 898 (303-294-301) at Indian Foothills Golf Course. Missouri Valley College finished in first place after hitting 836 […]
PELLA — The Oskaloosa boys tennis team traveled to Pella on a perfect night for tennis, but ran into a tough matchup, falling 11-0 to one of the top teams in the conference. Even though the final score was one-sided, the matches were more competitive than it looks on paper. Oskaloosa had several close points […]
by Robin Opsahl, Kathie Obradovich and Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 21, 2026 Iowa lawmakers hit the goal end date for the 2026 legislative session Tuesday, but there are still several issues legislators must finish — or hope to tackle — before they can head home, including action on the state budget and property […]
Mahaska Health is pleased to welcome Kiara Schneider, PA-C, to its Oncology and Hematology team, expanding access to compassionate, expert cancer in Oskaloosa and the SE Iowa Region. Kiara Schneider joins Medical Oncologist Dr. Kiron Nair in caring for patients at Mahaska Health’s Cancer Care and Infusion Center. Together with the Oncology and Hematology care […]
by Mike Comfort Incidents between players and umpires continued into the second half of the season. Marshalltown’s Robert Corkill struck Umpire Anderson and kicked him in the face, knocking him unconscious for 5 minutes. Corkill “held an intense hatred for Anderson since the first game Anderson umpired here.” Corkill claimed that successive pitches hit him, […]
