Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s basketball team won the third quarter and was within striking distance, but could not finish off the rally as it fell 84-66 to #4 Clarke in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) was outshot 40.0%-30.8% and outrebounded 55-44, but committed a season-low 12 turnovers. The visitors […]
Dubuque–The William Penn men’s basketball team could not hold off Clarke as it fell 98-90 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. WPU (1-4, 0-1 Heart) outshot the Pride 50.8%-43.5% and held a 43-33 edge in rebounding, but was outscored 33-18 at the free-throw line. Larontae Mormant (Sr., Bloomington, Minn., Business Management) scored […]
Davenport–The Statesmen men’s bowling team struggled to find the groove Saturday and Sunday as it competed at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic. WPU placed 32nd out of 44 teams with 7,015 pins. Wichita State (Kan.) led qualifying with 8,433 pins, but was knocked off by #7 seed Mount Mercy in the match play finals 2-1. Michael […]
DUBUQUE—It was trending towards a tense finish but turned into a runaway as the Central College men’s basketball team overpowered Principia College (Ill.) 96-77 Sunday behind a 34-point, 14-rebound effort by center Josh Van Gorp (senior, Pella). The Dutch (2-0) completed a weekend sweep at the Loras Mike Moklestead Motors Tipoff Classic, despite a stumble […]
DUBUQUE—Even with a sluggish opening-day offense, the defense delivered as the Central College men’s basketball team overcame Concordia University (Wis.) 70-62 in the Loras Mike Moklestead Motors Tipoff Classic Saturday. Forward Grant Johnson (5th-year, Waukee, Van Meter HS) again spearheaded the defensive effort with seven blocked shots to go with 14 points, 17 rebounds and […]
INDIANOLA—The closing note was a satisfying one for the Central College football team which tossed a record-tying nine TD passes to close the season with a 69-14 rout at Simpson College Saturday. Receiver Ryan Neu (senior, West Des Moines, Valley HS) matched a school record with four TD receptions, giving him 16 for the season, […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s shotgun sports athlete Russell Malterud (Grad., North Branch, Minn., Master’s of Organizational Leadership) and women’s shotgun sports athlete Holly Boeke (Jr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of October 30-November 5, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Malterud won the High Overall Athlete award at the Iowa Four-Year […]
FOREST CITY — The Central College women’s wrestling squad traveled to the Waldorf Open Saturday and faced a stiffer test as Emma Carter (freshman, St. Louis, Mo., Parkway West HS) finished in sixth place again. There were no team scores kept as 20 teams were represented in the field. Carter won her first two matches […]
DECATUR, ILL. — Sophomore 141-pounder Pierre Baldwin (Carol Stream, Ill., West Chicago HS) and senior 197-pounder Gage Linahon (Newton) were both individual champions at the Millikin Open Saturday for the Central College men’s wrestling team. In addition to Central’s two champions, three other Dutch wrestlers made it to the championship bout before placing runner-up. There […]
In a commanding display of athleticism and strategy, the Grinnell women’s basketball team secured a decisive 77-45 victory over Crown (MN). The game, which took place on November 11, 2023, at the Athletic Center in Saint Bonifacius, highlighted Grinnell’s strong presence on the court from the opening tip-off. Grinnell set an aggressive pace early in […]
