Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive Thursday as it swept Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (21-24, 13-17 Heart) won by scores of 6-4 and 5-3. The Statesmen are fighting for one of the final berths in next week’s Heart Championship. The hosts, who posted a […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team claimed a pair of must-win contests Thursday as it swept Clarke in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (19-27, 8-14 Heart) won by scores of 2-1 and 7-2. The Statesmen are outside looking in for one of the final bids to next week’s Heart Championship, but still have a […]
PELLA – Three home runs, including two in the seventh inning, pushed the Central College baseball team to a 6-5 victory over Luther College Tuesday, securing the series win. The Dutch (13-20, 7-11 American Rivers Conference) fell 14-4 to the Norse in the nightcap. Central won the first game of the series last Tuesday 8-3 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team turned the tables on its foe Saturday, sweeping #15 MidAmerica Nazarene in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. A day after being swept at Statesmen Ballpark, WPU (16-19, 8-12 Heart) claimed the four-game series split by scores of 10-1 and 4-2. Despite blustery winds from the east/southeast, the ball, […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team shook off a slow start to exorcise some demons from last spring as it defeated St. Ambrose 16-7 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. #4 WPU (12-1, 2-0 Heart), which has pushed its school-record winning streak to 10 games, used a 64-35 edge in shots to avenge its […]
Mount Vernon–The William Penn men’s track and field team worked through windy conditions to again post strong results as it competed at the Cornell Invitational Saturday. As a team, WPU finished third out of 10 teams with 97.5 points. Mount Mercy claimed the team crown with 159 points. Showalter Johnson (Jr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team split a pair of pitching duels Saturday as it faced off with Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (14-20, 3-7 Heart) lost the opener 3-2 in eight innings, but responded by winning the nightcap 1-0. The hosts, who doubled up the Vikings 10-5 in hits in the […]
Mount Vernon–The Statesmen women’s track and field team competed against stiff competition and stiff win as it participated at the Cornell Invitational Saturday. As a team, WPU finished sixth out of 10 teams with 44 points. Mount Mercy claimed the team crown with 134.5 points. Alexandra Rose (Jr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science) guided the Statesmen […]
Davenport–After a strong first half, the Statesmen women’s lacrosse team was unable to keep up with the pace as it fell 17-6 to St. Ambrose in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (1-7, 1-3 Heart), which was outshot 35-19, also committed 30 turnovers (20 for SAU). The visitors were able to keep it […]
PELLA-After they finally escaped the fierce winds that shook the Central College softball team throughout its doubleheader with preseason favorite Coe College Saturday, even longtime Dutch softball fans, who have come to expect the surprising and the improbable, found themselves asking the question. How did that just happen? Down 6-0 in the second inning of […]
