by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team will be happy to put this week in its rearview mirror, ending it by being swept by Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. William Penn (15-21, 6-10 Heart) lost by scores of 5-4 and 4-3. The squad faced off against four of the league’s […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team picked up one position as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Friday. William Penn, which is receiving 273 points, is 16th in the nation. The squad is now joined by Mount Mercy (T-34th) as representatives from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the poll. Keiser […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—William Penn Baseball hosted a pair of games with Peru State on Saturday. The Statesmen (24-6, 10-3 Heart) faced off against the Bobcats (13-15, 10-5 Heart) with major Heart of America Athletic Conference implications on the line. WPU picked up a huge pair of wins over the visiting Peru State by the […]
by Wade Steinlage Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen track and field teams took advantage of the first great weather of the spring as they put in a terrific outing at the Central Methodist Invitational Saturday. A total of four event crowns were won, but that was only the proverbial cherry on top of an amazing day for […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team failed in its attempt to upset the top squad in the league as it was swept by #19 Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday. WPU (15-19, 6-8 Heart) lost by scores of 8-0 (6 innings) and 4-1 (10 innings). The hosts were stymied in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–After struggling on the diamond for the last few campaigns, the William Penn baseball team is back to the winning path and the national raters have taken notice as the NAIA released its third top-25 poll Tuesday. WPU, which is 22-6 overall (8-3 Heart), is unofficially tied for 34th in the country […]
by Wade Steinlage Ankeny–In a head-to-head showdown between two of the best programs in the Midwest, the Statesmen women’s golf team bettered its out-of-state foe by defeating Bellevue in a dual Tuesday. #17 William Penn posted a two-round score of 627 (319-308), holding off Bellevue (334-317–651) by 24 strokes at the par-71 Otter Creek Golf […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team failed to pick up some meaningful league wins Tuesday as it was swept by Mount Mercy in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (15-15, 6-4 Heart), which lost by scores of 3-0 and 5-3, had its four-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Mustangs […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Elayna VanArsdale (Jr., Bensalem, Pa., Secondary Education) hit a new personal best as she was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the Week Monday. VanArsdale won her first career weekly laurel after leading the Statesmen at the Baker Relays. The junior won the hammer throw title with […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Big points from the women’s basketball team as well as the bowling squads have allowed the William Penn Athletics Department to make a significant move after the winter sports season as the Heart of America Athletic Conference updated the Commissioner’s Cup standings. William Penn improves six positions from the fall and now […]
