Stories written by W.Steinlage

Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team dropped its opening contest, but closed strong as it finished 3-1 at its own Labor Day Tournament Friday and Saturday. WPU (9-5) start the weekend with a 3-0 loss to Briar Cliff Friday (20-25, 18-25, 23-25), but bounced back with a 3-1 win over Mount Marty (S.D.) (25-21, 15-25, […]
Sep 7 2026 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–A refreshed Statesmen men’s soccer team got back on the pitch for the first time in two weeks, posting a 2-0 non-conference victory over Concordia (Neb.) Saturday. No. 4 William Penn (2-0-1), which outshot the Bulldogs 19-13, has not allowed a goal since the seventh minute of its opener on August 21. The shutout streak […]
Sep 7 2026 | Posted in
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Pella–The William Penn women’s cross country team got its campaign underway as it battled at the Central Dutch Invitational Friday. In a competition marred by oppressive heat, the Statesmen finished third out of four teams with 83 points, while host Central won the team crown with 25 points. Maddy Stevens of Central won the 5K […]
Sep 7 2026 | Posted in
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Pella–The William Penn men’s cross country team competed for the first time in the new season Friday as it took on a small, but talented field at the Central Dutch Invitational. With high temperatures stealing the headlines, the Statesmen finished third out of three teams with 78 points, while host Central earned the team title […]
Sep 7 2026 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team is now the highest-ranked team in the league as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (1-0-1), which was No. 7 in the preseason poll, is now No. 4 in the country and owns one first-place vote nationally. It marks the 28th poll in a row in which […]
Sep 5 2026 | Posted in
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Crete, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s golf team fell just short of taking home a title in its season opener as it competed at the Bill Johnson Memorial hosted by Olivet Nazarene Monday and Tuesday. William Penn placed second out of eight teams with a two-round score of 558 (279-279) at the par-69 Lincoln Oaks Golf Course. […]
Sep 5 2026 | Posted in
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Wichita, Kan.–The William Penn women’s goal team opened its fall season by competing at the Friends Classic Monday and Tuesday. The Statesmen finished fourth out of seven teams with a two-round score of 684 (337-349) at the par-71 Tallgrass Country Club. Park claimed the top spot with a score of 633 (315-318). Micaela Suhl of […]
Sep 5 2026 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team got its home schedule underway Thursday with a 3-1 non-conference win against Avila. WPU (6-4) won by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 15-25, 25-21. The victory is the squad’s sixth in a row. The triumph came despite the navy and gold being outhit .121-.106. In a set where both sides […]
Sep 5 2026 | Posted in
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Fort Hays, Kan.–Wyatt Kresser (Sr., Independence, Iowa, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management) was excellent across the board Saturday and Sunday as the William Penn shotgun sports team opened its 2026-2027 campaign at the Fort Hays State Invitational. As a team, WPU was third out of 11 teams with a score of 2,073-for-2,250, while host Fort […]
Sep 1 2026 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Although it had fewer overall looks at the goal, the William Penn women’s soccer team took advantage what it did have as it won 5-1 over Dordt on a steamy day in non-conference play. With temperatures reaching the high 90s and heat indexes well over that, WPU (3-1) put up its highest scoring tally since […]
Sep 1 2026 | Posted in
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