Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team could not hold on to a halftime lead as it fell 24-13 on Homecoming to Peru State in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division action Saturday. The Statesmen (3-4, 1-1 Heart), who were outgained 399-270, led 13-7 at intermission, but failed to hold off the Bobcats (4-4, 2-0 Heart) […]
Oskaloosa–Taylor Witthauer (Sr., Vancouver, Wash., Nursing) drove home a pair of goals, but the Statesmen women’s soccer team could not get past Culver-Stockton in a 3-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference setback Saturday. WPU (4-9-1, 1-7-1 Heart) fell to the Wildcats (9-4-3, 3-3-3 Heart) in a Homecoming bout that saw the hosts get outshot 16-8 […]
Ashland, Neb.–The Statesmen women’s cross country team closed out its regular season Saturday as it competed at the Flaming Tiger NAIA Classic. William Penn placed 22nd out of 23 teams with 648 points, while #3 College of Idaho won the team crown with 44 points. The Classic was a stacked field, featuring seven ranked teams […]
LINCOLN, NEB. — Needing a positive result to secure a spot in the American Rivers Conference postseason tournament, the Central College men’s soccer team was defeated 1-0 at Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday. Central falls to 7-7-2 overall and 3-4-0 in the American Rivers Conference. Nebraska Wesleyan improved to 9-3-4 overall and 3-3-2 in league matches. […]
PELLA —The Central College volleyball team opened with a strong sweep against Beloit College (Wis.) before suffering a straight-sets loss of its own to the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse in the second match. Central (19-7) needed less than an hour to take down Beloit (1-19) 25-15, 25-25, 25-11. Wis. – La Crosse (16-10) […]
LINCOLN, NEB. — Moving further up the American Rivers Conference standings, the Central College women’s soccer team snagged a 2-1 road win at Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday. The Dutch (9-3-4, 4-2-1 conference) are up to 13 points and in a tie for third place. The Prairie Wolves finished their season 2-12-2 (1-5-2 conference). “We’re pleased […]
PELLA—And to think the game was scoreless for nearly 13 minutes. Unleashing a blizzard of touchdowns, the Central College football team erupted for 51 points in two periods in overwhelming Nebraska Wesleyan University 72-0 on a windy Saturday at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Quarterback Hunter Hoffman (sophomore, Pecatonica, Ill.) needed to stretch to push […]
Oskaloosa–This Saturday, during halftime of the William Penn Homecoming football game, seven new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. Nadine Armbruster was William Penn University’s first-ever female softball coach, and her dedication to the University was apparent in the 36 years she spent teaching physical education. She received […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team secured a season sweep of Clarke Tuesday, sweeping its foe 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. WPU (14-12, 8-5 Heart), which won by scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-19, also defeated the Pride (3-22, 2-1 Heart) in five sets earlier this season. The hosts got slightly stronger offensively […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team suffered its first loss in well over a month and it affected the squad’s position in the rankings as the NAIA released its seventh top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (9-2-4 overall, 4-1-3 Heart), which lost for the first time since September 4 (5-0-3 during the unbeaten stretch), fell three spots […]
