by Wade Steinlage Cedar Falls/Pella–The William Penn track and field teams continued their indoor seasons this week with two more solid outings. On Friday, WPU competed in the Jack Jennett Open hosted by Northern Iowa, and on Saturday, the navy and gold went down Highway 163 to compete in the Central Dutch Athletics Classic. Jack […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–Assisted by four forfeits, the Statesmen wrestling team defeated Benedictine 34-21 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Saturday. In addition to its four uncontested wins, William Penn (2-8, 1-4 Heart) also claimed victories in two other bouts to pick up its first Heart win of the campaign. 125-pounder […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Jaws gaped and heads shook in disbelief Wednesday as the Statesmen men’s basketball team Wednesday thoroughly dispatched Missouri Valley 136-83 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. The top-ranked Statesmen (19-1, 9-1 Heart), who won their ninth game in a row, broke the program record for most points in a conference […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–With its top scorer having an off night, the William Penn women’s basketball team found points in other ways as it knocked off Missouri Valley 67-53 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. The win by WPU (14-5, 8-2 Heart), coupled by Benedictine’s loss to Central Methodist, puts the navy and […]
by Wade Steinlage Worthington, Minn.–While the varsity crew was in Missouri, the rest of the William Penn wrestling team competed at the Worthington Open hosted by Minnesota West CC Saturday. Sheldon Rodriguez (So., Tampa, Fla., Biology) topped WPU by finishing 3-2 at 285 pounds; the sophomore won once by fall and once more by major […]
by Wade Steinlage Addison, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team returned to action in a big way Saturday and Sunday by posting a top-10 effort at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic. William Penn was sixth out of 72 teams at the Tier 1 tournament with 9,060 pins in five regular games and 20 Baker games. Calumet-St. […]
by Wade Steinlage Addison, Ill.–In its final Tier 1 event before the regular season finale next month, the Statesmen women’s bowling team posted a high finish at the Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 20th out of 66 teams at the Tier 1 tournament with 8,020 pins in five regular games and […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s basketball team founds its groove after halftime and held off the upset bid of Baker, claiming Saturday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup 92-81. #1 WPU (18-1, 8-1 Heart), which won its seventh-straight game, broke a 41-41 halftime tie by shooting 57.7% in the second half (63.6% 3-PT) to […]
by Wade Steinlage Waverly–The William Penn track and field teams were in action Saturday, competing at the Chelsey Henkenius Open hosted by Wartburg. The WPU men were eighth out of 12 teams with 26 points, while Indian Hills CC took the crown with 130 points. The women finished sixth out of 12 teams with 24 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) had a career night and the Statesmen women’s basketball team was outstanding in the fourth quarter, but WPU could not overcome a sizeable deficit in an 86-77 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to #13 Baker Saturday. William Penn (13-5, 7-2 Heart) fell out of […]
