Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team put itself in position to possibly get a road win Saturday, but could not execute down the stretch in an 81-79 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Missouri Valley. The Statesmen (3-7, 2-4 Heart), who outshot the Vikings 47.6%-42.4%, led at halftime, but faltered in the second […]
Crete, Neb.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team continued its campaign Saturday as it had grapplers on the mats at the Conner/Oppenheim Open hosted by Doane. The event included Open and Amateur divisions with WPU doing its damage in the Amateur division. 165-pounder Braden Peglow (So., Vail, Ariz., Business Management) was the squad’s top individual with […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start as it was defeated 87-63 by Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (2-8, 1-5 Heart) was outshot 47.9%-38.5% and outrebounded 45-39 on the road as it failed to hand MVC (7-1, 5-0 Heart) its first league blemish […]
PACKWOOD – North Mahaska’s wrestlers took to the mats at the Bill Rex tourney hosted by Pekin High School and placed second in the meet. Albia took the team title with 170 points and North Mahaska placed second with 113. Davis County was third with 102 points. Brackets on Track Wrestling were incomplete as of […]
DECATUR, ILL. — En route to winning the 141-pound title at the MSOE Invitational, Central College men’s wrestling sophomore Pierre Baldwin (sophomore, Carol Stream, Ill., West Chicago HS) knocked off the No. 1 wrestler and reigning Division III champion in the championship bout. Baldwin went 4-0 Saturday, but it was his victory over Sam Stuhl […]
STORM LAKE — For the first time in the program’s short history, the Central College women’s wrestling team had individual champions as Emma Carter (sophomore, 170 pounds, St. Louis, Mo., Parkway West HS) and Asia Young (freshman, 235 pounds, Houston, Texas, Cypress Ridge HS) took first at the Buena Vista Open Saturday. A total of […]
WAVERLY—A 10-0 first-half run got the Central College men’s basketball team rolling and the Dutch raced to a lopsided 81-49 American Rivers win at Wartburg College Saturday. Freshman guard Brad Curren (Harlan) pumped in five first-half 3-point goals and finished with a career-best 19 points along with seven rebounds and two assists. “He was really […]
WAVERLY— Some offensive misfires kept the Central College women’s basketball team from overcoming nationally ranked Wartburg College Saturday, tumbling 65-41. Trailing 23-7 at the end of the first quarter, Central (4-4 overall, 1-2 American Rivers) went on a 12-3 burst to climb within 26-19 but then the offense went dry. Over the next 10 minutes, […]
Oskaloosa–Alyvia Johnson (Jr., Owatonna, Minn., Business Management) collected recognition from her sport’s governing body as the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced its NAIA all-region teams Thursday. Johnson was chosen as a first-team selection in the Midwest Region, giving the junior her first all-region award. It is the second year in a row that William Penn […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn competitive dance team got on the competition floor for the first time Thursday as it performed twice at the Iowa State Dance Competition. The squad received a score of 90.38 points in Jazz and a score of 84.63 points in Pom. The Jazz score is a significant improvement from a year ago, […]
