by Wade Steinlage Fairview Heights, Ill.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team showed it will be a major force come postseason time as it recorded a top-three finish at the McKendree Baker Challenge Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed third out of 20 teams with 7,511 pins in 40 Baker games, while Lindenwood (Mo.) led qualifying with 7,901 […]
by Wade Steinlage Fairview Heights, Ill.–The William Penn men’s bowling team failed to get any rhythm going over the weekend as it competed at the McKendree Baker Challenge Saturday and Sunday. WPU was 14th out of 21 teams with 7,356 pins in 40 Baker games, while host McKendree led qualifying with 8,008 pins. Third-seeded Wichita […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa-It was a matchup of top-20 teams and a battle for first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference as the #18 William Penn Statesmen hosted the #6 ranked MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers with WPU looking to avenge a loss take down in Olathe earlier this season. William Penn (21-2, 16-2 Heart) […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team has faced plenty of adversity the past few weeks, but possibly the tide has turned for the navy and gold as they held off MidAmerica Nazarene 84-81 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. The 14th-ranked Statesmen (17-5, 11-5 Heart) avenged a December loss to […]
by Wade Steinlage Moore, Okla.–The Statesmen returned to action Saturday concluding their four-game series with Randall. WPU took the first two games of the series on Friday, outscoring its’ opponent 33-8 over the two games. William Penn (4-0) was hungry for more as they completed the sweep of Randall (2-12) in spectacular fashion, pounding the […]
by Wade Steinlage Moore, Okla.–The William Penn baseball team opened its 2019 season with a doubleheader in Oklahoma taking on Randall. There may be a polar vortex chilling most of the Midwest, but the Statesmen bats were hot on Friday. William Penn (2-0) defeated Randall (2-10) in both matchups, exploding for 33 runs across the […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–The Statesmen wrestling team recorded some form of success at nearly every weight in which it competed as William Penn hit the mat at the Missouri Valley Open Saturday. 133-pounder Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) and 197-pounder Sheldon Rodriguez (Jr., Tampa, Fla., Biology) both reached the placing matches at […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling teams enter the final days of the 2018-2019 campaign solidly in the top 20 as the most recent power rankings were released. The Statesmen men are currently 12th in collegebowling.com’s power ranking with 4,219 points, while the women are 17th nationally with 3,366 points. A total of 184 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Two seniors came away victorious in their final collegiate dual-meet action, but it was not enough to lift the William Penn wrestling team as it fell 35-13 to non-conference foe Central. WPU (2-5) won just three matches on the night, including Darquell Pierre (Jr., St. Petersburg, Fla., Sociology) taking a 9-8 decision […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A rough couple of weeks has the William Penn men’s basketball team outside of the top 10 for the first time in nearly three years as the NAIA released its fourth Division I rating Tuesday. The Statesmen (16-5, 10-5 Heart) dropped to 14th with 127 points, snapping a streak of 21-consecutive times […]
