Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team played arguably its best half of the season Monday against MidAmerica Nazarene, but then followed that up with arguably its worst half as it fell 108-72 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. WPU (5-14, 4-11 Heart) came up short across the board, including losing the shooting battle 50.0%-44.3% […]
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. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team failed to shut the door on Mount Mercy in an 88-77 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Thursday. WPU (4-13, 3-10 Heart), which was outshot 50.0%-42.3%, countered by being much stronger on the glass with a 49-36 edge. Unfortunately, 16 turnovers (12 for MMU) and a difficult night at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team unfortunately struggled from the opening tip as it fell 87-56 to Mount Mercy in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. William Penn (3-14, 2-11 Heart) was outshot 49.3%-34.3% and lost the rebounding battle 41-37. The navy and gold matched MMU (9-7, 7-6 Heart) with a basket apiece in the […]
Oskaloosa–In a top-10 battle featuring a large number of ranked wrestlers, the William Penn women’s wrestling team fell 32-12 to #3 Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Wednesday. #8 WPU (2-3, 0-1 Heart) started slowly on the program’s inaugural Senior Night as Samantha Ruano (Sr., Romeoville, Ill., Business Management) and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team was unable to take advantage of being at home as it fell 28-15 to Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet action Tuesday. WPU (4-9, 1-4 Heart) dropped six of the nine contested bouts against the Yellowjackets (4-6, 2-3 Heart) with four of those setbacks coming via […]
