Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team will enter postseason play as one of the hottest teams in the country as it dropped Columbia 16-5 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference action Tuesday. WPU (11-4, 7-3 KCAC), which extended its school record for consecutive wins to seven, will now host Columbia on Saturday in the KCAC […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team finished the regular season in strong fashion, defeating the Culver-Stockton Wildcats on the road by a score of 18-9. The Statesmen finish the regular season with an overall record of 6-8 and an even 4-4 mark in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The navy and gold wasted no […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa– The Statesmen hosted the William Penn Invitational at Oskaloosa Golf Course, where conditions have been the best of the spring season with temperatures in the mid-’50s to low-60s. The tournament was set up with a yardage of 6,503 yards and a par-72 layout, highlighted by the contrast between the traditional front nine and […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Nick George (So., Sarnia, Ontario) and women’s track and field athlete Abigaille Batu-Tiako (So., Plattsburgh, N.Y.) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 4-11, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. George tallied six hits, six RBI, and five runs scored at the plate, and a complete game on the […]
Ottumwa, IA – Breanna Newton (Bettendorf, IA/Bettendorf) delivered a walk-off hit in game one and Ryann Cheek (Eldridge, IA/North Scott) struck out 12 in the nightcap to lead Indian Hills Softball to a sweep of Kirkwood Community College at R.L. Hellyer Field on Tuesday. With the two wins, the Warriors extend their winning streak to […]
PELLA — Overcoming a 4-1 deficit, the Central College baseball team snatched a 5-4 walk-off win over Simpson College Tuesday afternoon. Central improved to 11-12 (2-11 American Rivers Conference) and dropped Simpson to 11-13 (2-8 conference). Catcher Dom DeLaPaz (freshman, Davenport, West HS) hit a double off the wall to get Central a base runner […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team collected a pair of much-needed victories Monday as it swept Peru State in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. WPU (15-15, 8-8 Heart) won by scores of 8-0 (5 innings) and 6-1. The hosts notched three quick runs in the opener, with back-to-back-to-back RBI singles from Brianna Talamantes (Fr., San […]
Oskaloosa–Sam Maceli (Fr., Pittsburg, Kan., Exercise Science) collected more than just tournament hardware for her efforts last week as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Maceli earned her second weekly honor (second of the year for WPU) as she topped the 31-player field at the Navy and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team did just enough to come out on top twice as it swept Culver-Stockton in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. The Statesmen (19-15, 8-12 Heart) won by scores of 4-3 and 8-7 to win three of the four games in the season series. The hosts made up for […]
Pella–The William Penn track and field teams took advantage of terrific weather as the Statesmen competed well at the Central Invitational Saturday. The WPU men were second out of seven teams with 124 points, while the women were third out of seven squads with 85 points. Host Central swept the titles with the men tallying […]
