Joplin, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team dug itself a hole too big to get out of as it fell 8-3 in non-conference play to Northwestern Saturday. On a cold day in southern Missouri where its other scheduled matchup versus William Woods was cancelled, WPU (1-4) was outhit just 11-9, but could not make up for […]
Peru, Neb.–The William Penn women’s basketball team failed to recover from a slow start as it fell 84-54 to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (4-22, 3-19 Heart), which was outshot 49.3%-30.0%, trailed big early and could not overcome the deficit. The visitors gave up 11 unanswered points to open […]
PELLA-It was Senior Day for the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday, both in pregame introductions and throughout a 77-62 victory over Luther College Saturday. The win, combined with a University of Dubuque’s 74-66 victory at Loras College, moves the Dutch (17-8 overall, 11-5 conference) into a three-way tie for third place with those schools […]
PELLA-For three quarters, an American Rivers tournament berth was theirs. But a 30-point Luther College explosion in the fourth period left the Central College women’s basketball team with an 82-71 defeat, a game out of the mix for a spot in the six-team tourney. Central ends its season at 11-14 overall and 5-11 in conference […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Aleesha Rabedeaux is proud to announce the hiring of Grant Farris as the new Associate Athletic Director. Familiar with WPU, Farris transitions over from the school’s Development office where he worked since 2022. As a member of the department, he helped create and implement annual giving initiatives, including the Annual […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 16 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball picked up its fourth consecutive victory with an 81-77 win over North Central Missouri College at the Hellyer Center on Thursday night. Indian Hills improves to 13-1 at home on the year and 20-5 overall. One game removed from a career-high effort, sophomore Davontae Hall (Chicago, […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA-For the Central College men’s basketball team, eyes are already fixed on the road ahead. The Dutch (16-8 overall, 10-5 American Rivers) got center Joshua Van Gorp’s (senior, Pella) fourth 30-point night of the season but saw their dreams of a conference title repeat end Wednesday after failing to dislodge Nebraska Wesleyan University from […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA-It took a second-half scramble for the Central College women’s basketball team to dodge disappointment before escaping with a 55-50 win at Nebraska Wesleyan University and its hopes for an American Rivers tourney berth still burning brightly. At halftime, after a 26.6% shooting effort, Central found itself trailing the winless Prairie Wolves (0-20 overall, […]
PELLA-Central College opened in seventh in the NCAA Division III Region 9 men’s basketball rankings. The initial regional poll last week only listed ranked teams alphabetically. The Dutch are 16-7 coming off a 96-64 defeat Saturday at the University of Dubuque, snapping Central’s seven-game win streak. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville (19-4), which used a last-second […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the January Player of the Month laurels. Junior men’s track and field athlete D’Artagnon Beaver (Rockford, Ill., Human Services) earned the Male award, while sophomore women’s wrestler Ashley Lekas (Plano, Texas, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for […]
