Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen softball opened its weekend in the Jayhawk State with a doubleheader split against MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Sunday. WPU (22-18, 13-9 Heart) dropped the opener 4-0, but bounced back to take the nightcap 7-5 in eight innings. The visitors were unable to get the proverbial engine turned […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team unfortunately could not capture the league’s regular season crown on Senior Day Saturday, falling 10-5 to No. 9 Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. No. 6 WPU (10-2, 7-1 Heart), which saw its nine-game winning streak snapped, was seeking to claim the Heart crown outright. Instead, the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — The Statesmen baseball team split its senior day doubleheader against rival Grand View on Saturday. William Penn (19-20, 8-10) fell in game one by a score of 8-7 but turned it around to take game two 3-1. GVU 8 – WPU 7 The Vikings (20-15, 13-10) struck first with two runs to […]
Terre Haute, Ind. / Pella–Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science) joins an ever-growing crew of national qualifiers as the Statesmen men’s track and field team attended two different meets this week. At Thursday’s Central Dutch WeatherSaver Invitational, Miller placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a ‘B’ standard time of 9:20.38. He is […]
Terre Haute, Ind.–Phoebe Burt (Sr., Coralville, Iowa, Sociology) crushed her own school record as the William Penn women’s track and field team sent a few individuals to compete in the Indiana State Gibson Invitational Saturday. Burt claimed a runner-up finish in the discus with a new school record of 150-5, breaking her own program mark […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team capped a six-game week by taking both contests on the road against Baker in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Sunday. WPU (24-18, 15-9 Heart) won by scores of 9-1 (6 innings) and 5-4. The squad closed its busy week with a 5-1 record, including sweeps over both Central […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — The Statesmen baseball team split its final home doubleheader of the season against rival Grand View on Sunday. William Penn (20-21, 9-11) fell in a game one pitching battle 3-2 but was able to come away with a 9-8 victory in game two. GVU 3 – WPU 2 The first two innings […]
DECORAH – Playing its third doubleheader in four days Sunday, the Central College softball team rallied from a game one loss and early deficit in game two to earn a split with a 6-5 victory. Central (22-6, 5-3 American Rivers Conference) lost the opener 5-4 after a seventh-inning single by Luther (17-11, 6-4 American Rivers […]
PELLA – For the fourth time in five years, the Central College softball swept Coe College Saturday afternoon. Central (21-5, 4-2 American Rivers Conference) beat Coe (17-13, 2-6 conference) 6-2 in the opener and 8-4 in the second game. Rebounding from a hitless doubleheader Thursday against Simpson, Rylee Dunkin (junior, catcher, Hamilton, Twin Cedars HS) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team put the league on notice Thursday as it knocked off No. 17 Central Methodist twice in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (21-17, 12-8 Heart) won by scores of 5-3 and 8-7. The hosts made the initial breakthrough in the opener, scoring three in the bottom of the […]
