INDIANOLA – In its season-opening meet, the Central College men’s wrestling team had five entries win their brackets at Simpson College’s Luther Hill Invitational Saturday. Central entered 31 men into both the Open and the Fresh/Soph divisions. Most of Central’s returning starters were not competing. Dominick Marre (freshman, Bartlett, Ill., Glenbard North HS) went 5-0 […]
INDIANOLA – The Central College women’s wrestling team won 13 individual matches with an all-underclass lineup Saturday at the Luther Hill Open hosted by Simpson College. Ten of the 11 Dutch women in action wrestling in the Freshman/Sophomore brackets. “We were able to work on some good things today,” coach Paige Baynes said. “This tournament […]
PELLA- The Central College football broke out the passing offense and the defense forced five turnovers in a 45-7 drubbing of Loras College Saturday. The Dutch (6-3, 4-3 American Rivers Conference) had 419 yards and five scores through the air against the Duhawks (1-7, 1-5 conference). Fifth-year receiver Ryan Neu (West Des Moines, Valley HS) […]
PELLA – Every set was tight, but the Central College volleyball team was defeated by Coe College 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22 Saturday in the final home match of the regular season. Central (19-8, 4-3 American Rivers Conference) had big days offensively from Gracie Pierson (senior, outside hitter, Lake City, Minn.) and Paige Sexton (sophomore, outside […]
DUBUQUE- For the first time since 2016, the Central College women’s soccer team advances to the semifinals of the American Rivers Conference tournament. The No. 5 seed Central defeated the No. 4 seed University of Dubuque 2-1. “Today we played a complete 90 minutes against another regionally ranked team and came out on top,” said […]
DUBUQUE- For the first time in program history the Central College men’s soccer team won at Loras College. The No. 6 seed Dutch upset the No. 3 seed Loras 3-1 Saturday in the first round of the American Rivers Conference tournament. Central (8-8-2, 3-4-1 American Rivers) started quick when Spencer Taylor (junior, Norwalk) scored his […]
Chicago, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team started off its season Friday with an 87-64 win over IU Kokomo in the Governors State Classic. After finishing last season 6-22, William Penn (1-0) wasted no time signaling a new era, with players stepping confidently into key roles. Newcomer [/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/jones_iii_roy_j3q2]Roy Jones III (Sr., Pensacola, Fla.) was strong in […]
Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team went the distance Friday, but could not close out the match in a 3-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to MidAmerica Nazarene. WPU (17-15, 7-9 Heart) fell by scores of 25-18, 16-25, 21-25, 29-27, 13-15. The visitors opened strong, hitting .317 in the opening set. Trailing just once […]
PELLA – Sustained success at the service line was key to a Central College volleyball victory over Wartburg College Friday night. The Dutch (19-7, 4-2 American Rivers Conference) dispatched the Knights (15-10, 4-2 conference) in four sets 25-20, 25-16, 13-25, 25-17. “Not everybody had the cleanest match, but players showed up when we needed them […]
Oskaloosa–Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) and Branson Bottorff (Sr., Mackinaw, Ill., Industrial Technology) both got their senior campaigns started with dominating performances, but it was not enough to lift the William Penn men’s wrestling team to victory in its season opener as it fell 25-20 to St. Ambrose in a Heart of America […]
