by Wade Steinlage Lamoni–The Statesmen softball team was shut out in the opener, but powered itself to a victory in the nightcap as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Graceland Saturday. William Penn (20-28, 11-17 Heart) lost the opener 2-0, but took the nightcap 8-4. WPU loaded the bases in the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—The Statesmen entered Saturday with on a six game win streak but were looking for whole lot more than that against the Eagles as a pair of wins would solidify them as the Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season champions Unfortunately, William Penn (31-9, 16-5 Heart) was cooled off by the […]
by Wade Steinlage Dayton, Ohio–The Statesmen women’s bowling team accomplished something that had not been done in two prior trips to nationals as it finished 1-2 at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships Thursday and Friday. WPU qualified 11th out of 16 teams with 4,434 pins in 24 games. McKendree (Ill.) topped the standings with 4,978 […]
by Wade Steinlage Dayton, Ohio–The William Penn men’s bowling team put up a good fight, but could not reach its goal of national supremacy as it owned a 1-2 record at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships Thursday and Friday. WPU qualified eighth out of 16 teams with 4,712 pins in 24 games. Wichita State (Kan.) […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–The William Penn softball team was within striking distance in both games Friday, but could not come away victorious in either as it was swept by rival Grand View in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (19-27, 10-16 Heart) fell by scores of 6-5 and 1-0. The visitors trailed 2-0 […]
by Wade Steinlage Blue Springs, Mo.–Paced by two top-five finishers, the William Penn men’s golf team finished in the middle of the pack at the Ottawa Invitational Wednesday and Thursday. The Statesmen placed third out of five teams with a two-round score of 624 (318-306) at the par-72 Adams Pointe Golf Course. Host Ottawa won […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two more solid weeks of play has the William Penn baseball team inching closer to being ranked as the NAIA released its fourth top-25 poll Tuesday. WPU, which is 29-7 overall (14-3 Heart), is unofficially 31st in the country with 21 points, moving up three rungs since the last poll. The squad […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team was a little bit Jekyll and a little bit Hyde Tuesday as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Clarke. William Penn (19-25, 10-14 Heart) lost the opener 8-0 in five innings, but bounced back to win the nightcap 9-5. The hosts trailed just 3-0 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team has a tendency to walk off with the biggest trophy at most tournaments. That is especially true at home and Monday was another example of that dominance as William Penn won the Mike “Fluff” Cowan Invitational. #16 WPU was first out of three teams with a two-round […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Oliver Stanway (Jr., Leicester, England, Sports Management) weathered the conditions well en route to a medalist honor, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Stanway earned his first-ever weekly honor by leading William Penn to a team victory at the Simpson […]
