Orange City–The William Penn men’s basketball team suffered its first setback of the 2025–26 season Tuesday night, falling 128–106 to No. 8 Northwestern in a high-scoring non-conference matchup. The Statesmen (5–1) opened the game strong, trading buckets with the Red Raiders (6–0) before taking control at 11–8 just under three minutes into play. A 13–2 […]
Oskaloosa–Amir Everett (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Sports Management) is now the owner of a school record after his performance last weekend, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week Monday, presented by Musco Lighting. Everett, a first-time recipient of the weekly laurel, helped lead William Penn […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team holds its highest ranking of the fall going into the final regular-season game as the NAIA released its ninth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals. WPU (9-1, 4-1 Heart North) is now No. 16 with 221 points. It is the seventh time the navy and gold have been featured in […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Foday Sheriff (Sr., Upper Darby, Pa., Business Management) and women’s bowler Ashley Gorman (So., Stillwater, Minn., Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 3-9. Sheriff had two nearly identical performances last week en route to averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. In Thursday’s 93-65 […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team matched a program-best ranking as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. William Penn is third nationally with 161 points, while Life (Ga.) holds the top spot with 189 points and Grand View is second with 172 points. Providence (Mont.) (156) and Indiana Tech (128) are fourth […]
Oskaloosa–Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) continues to be ranked in the top 10 as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. Scorpil is again ninth nationally at 133 pounds, while William Penn is tied for 38th as a team with 18 points. Grand View leads the nation with 241 […]
Cedar Rapids–Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) crushed her own program record to put herself in contention to race at nationals as she headlined the William Penn women’s cross country team’s performance at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU tied for eighth out of 14 teams with 243 points, while Benedictine claimed […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to post a commanding 93–65 non-conference win over Hannibal-LaGrange Thursday. The Statesmen (4–0) traded buckets early with the Trojans (2-2), trailing 28–24 with just over four minutes left in the first half before closing the period on a decisive 14–3 run. Despite shooting just […]
Davenport–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not get a last-second game-winner to fall as it came up short in a 56-55 non-conference loss to St. Ambrose Saturday. The Statesmen (2-3) had an opportunity to secure a victory at the end of the contest, despite being outshot 35.4%-29.8% by the Queen Bees (2-1). The first […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The No. 16 William Penn men’s soccer team came up short in its bid to upset top-seeded Baker, falling 3-1 in the Heart Championship Semifinals Friday. The fourth-seeded Statesmen (10-5-4) held a slight edge in total shots, outshooting the Wildcats 12-10, but were outmatched in shots on goal, 6-4. WPU struck first in […]
