Fayette, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team suffered their first setback of the season at the hands of the Central Methodist Eagles, taking their first loss by a score of 79-73. The Statesmen move to 11-1 on the season and are now 3-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s wrestling team had a tough opening to its home schedule, falling 38-7 to Indian Hills CC in non-conference dual-meet action Tuesday. The Statesmen (0-2) picked up one win and collected points in three other matches in which they scored, but unfortunately could not keep pace with the Warriors (1-0). The navy […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team collected a pair of victories in non-conference play as it opened the 2021-2022 campaign last week. Last Tuesday, the Indians (2-1), who were on the road all week, defeated non-conference foe Fairfield 59-55 in the campaign debut. OHS was then handed a 70-27 Little Hawkeye loss to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian boys’ basketball team was unable to move into the win column in its first week of the year, dropping both a conference and non-conference matchup last week. Last Tuesday, Oskaloosa (0-2), which was on the road all week, fell to Fairfield 63-44. Then, three days later, the Indians came up […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was cold from the field in a 71-54 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Saturday. WPU (0-12, 0-3 Heart), which was outshot 50.0%-33.9%, appeared ready for a battle as it exchanged buckets with the Wildcats (7-3, 1-1 Heart) through the first seven minutes of play. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa/Crete, Neb.–A great showing by the middle weights was unfortunately not enough to get the Statesmen men’s wrestling team past #9 Baker in a 30-12 Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet loss Friday. William Penn (2-2, 2-2 Heart) won three consecutive matches to get within a point of the Wildcats (3-1, 3-1 Heart), but […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen women’s wrestling team are on the national radar as the NAIA released its first ratings Friday. As a team, William Penn is 23rd in the NAIA with 21 points, while it is extremely tight at the top of the national rankings. Southern Oregon is #1 with 172 points, Life (Ga.) […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team is represented well as the NAIA released its first set of polls Friday. Seven grapplers find themselves in the Heart of America Athletic Conference standings, while three of them are on the national scene. Makail Stanley (Fr., Oreana, Ill., Biology) highlights the trio of NAIA-ranked wrestlers, sitting 15th at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen came out on top in a battle of 10-0 teams on Saturday as they defeated the Culver-Stockton Wildcats 119-76. The Wildcats got on the board first, but the Statesmen answered right back with dunks from Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Systems) and Reyhan Cobb (Jr., Atlanta, Ga., Sociology). The visitors answered back […]
Davenport–The William Penn track and field teams were already in midseason form as they opened the indoor campaign at the St. Ambrose Frozen Bee Classic Saturday. Behind three national qualifiers, the Statesmen men topped the seven-team standings with 176 points, while host St. Ambrose was second with 130.5 points. On the women’s side, WPU was […]
