Oskaloosa–Ryan Swarts (Jr., Boise, Idaho, Industrial Technology) won possession after possession for the Statesmen and his efforts were recognized as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week Monday. Swarts won his first career award after pacing William Penn to a huge 30-1 win over Saint Mary (Kan.) […]
Sioux Center–The William Penn softball team gained some much-needed game experience over the weekend, going 2-2 Friday and Saturday in the Dordt Dome Tournament. WPU (2-4) opened with a 6-0 loss to Northwestern before defeating host Dordt 2-0. The Statesmen then won 5-4 over York, but closed their weekend with a 5-4 loss to Mount […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s volleyball team dominated from start to finish as it knocked off #4 Grand View 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Friday. The 14th-ranked Statesmen (6-5, 5-3 Heart), who won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-23, outhit the Vikings (8-4, 6-2 Heart) by a .231-.075 advantage. WPU also posted […]
Oskaloosa–Eight individuals placed in the top six and four punched their tickets for nationals as the William Penn men’s wrestling team had a stout performance at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU finished fourth out of 11 teams with 93 points, while Grand View won the team crown with 229 points. It […]
Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn track and field teams captured some hardware and set several new marks as they competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships Friday and Saturday. The men were sixth out of 13 teams with 75 points, while Grand View won the title with 163.5 points. On the women’s side, WPU […]
Leavenworth, Kan.–A balanced attack led the Statesmen men’s lacrosse team to a comfortable 30-1 victory over Saint Mary (Kan.) Saturday. William Penn (3-2) poured it on all evening with a 70-16 advantage in shots over the Spires (0-1). The navy and gold got on the board first behind a goal from Boston Romero (Jr., Las […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn dance team improved throughout the day, but could not make up enough ground as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. The squad began the day with a preliminary score of 69.17 points, but then made a big jump up to 74.74 points in the finals to […]
Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen cheer team was unfortunately not able to take home any hardware as it competed for the Heart of America Athletic Conference crown Saturday. William Penn posted a score of 61.0 in its preliminary performance, but then improved to 62.28 for the final to finish seventh out of nine squads. Missouri Valley won […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team concluded its 2022-2023 campaign with a 82-42 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Central Methodist Saturday. WPU (9-19- 6-16 Heart) failed to get much going as it was outshot 44.4%-22.2% by the Eagles (28-0, 22-0 Heart). Amanee Clark (Jr., Waterloo, Iowa, Human Services) came out the gate hot […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn cheer and dance teams had one final preparation before its league championships as it competed against Cumberlands (Ky.) in a virtual dual Saturday. The dance squad opened the evening with an 84.15-66.65 loss to the Patriots. WPU enters Saturday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship ranked 18th in the NAIA with a […]
