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York, Neb./Seward, Neb.–The Statesmen dance team had two successful days as it competed in a pair of meets Friday and Saturday. On Friday, WPU finished fourth out of 10 teams at the York Crown Classic on Friday with 80.33 points, while Grand View was first at 88.93. The navy and gold then continued their campaign […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Grinnell–The Statesmen track and field teams collected four event crowns and also broke two school records as they competed at the Grinnell Darren Young Classic Saturday. The William Penn men were second out of 10 teams with 108.5 points, while Central edged them out with 113.5 points. WPU’s women were eighth out of nine squads […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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York, Neb./Seward, Neb.–The William Penn cheerleading team opened its competition campaign with two meets Friday and Saturday. On Friday, WPU finished 10th out of 10 teams at the York Crown Classic with a score of 58.33 points. Grand View topped the standings with 84.88 points. William Penn then stayed in the Cornhusker State Saturday, traveling […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team was excellent from deep as it took down Benedictine 86-60 to claim the outright regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference crown. The Statesmen (23-2, 19-0 Heart), winners of 19 in a row, made 45.2% of their shots from the field while shooting an impressive 51.4% from three-point […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Canton, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team had its best hitting performance of the season as it swept Culver-Stockton 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #14 WPU (4-5, 3-3 Heart) defeated the Wildcats (0-9, 0-5 Heart) by scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-21. The visitors outhit C-SC .515-.054 and also managed a 9-4 […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Williamsburg, Ky.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team was unable to collect a massive upset, falling 18-8 to #1 Reinhardt in non-conference action Sunday. In a game in which it was outshot 52-31 (31-21 in shots on goal), WPU (2-2) unfortunately could not get anything going through the first 30 minutes as it fell behind 15-0 […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn softball team had a rough start to the season as it was swept in a non-conference doubleheader by Avila Saturday. The Statesmen (0-2) fell to Avila (2-1) by scores of 3-2 and 10-4. No WPU batters struck out in the opener, but the navy and gold also struggled to find […]
Feb 13 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team could not put away #13 Missouri Baptist Friday, falling 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The fifth-ranked Statesmen (1-4, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13. The hosts held a .279-.254 hitting clip, but committed seven more service errors (21-14) than the Spartans […]
Feb 4 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team took advantage of a pair of forfeits as it won 31-22 over Iowa Wesleyan on Senior Night in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. WPU (6-5, 4-4 Heart) was victorious at six of the 10 weight classes, including earning a free six points at both 157 and […]
Feb 1 2023 | Posted in
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Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team started Heart of America Athletic Conference action against a powerful foe looking for revenge, and unfortunately the squad could not come away with a road victory, falling 3-0 to #8 Park Tuesday. #5 WPU (1-3, 0-1 Heart), which lost by scores of 21-25, 22-25, 19-25, was outhit .319-.211 and […]
Feb 1 2023 | Posted in
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