Palos Heights, Ill.–The William Penn baseball team had a series against the Trinity Christian Trolls this weekend, finishing with a four-game sweep. WPU 7, TCC 2 The Trolls took advantage of a pair of miscues in the first inning to get on the board first. The Statesmen, however, responded in a big way. Nathan Jessell […]
Brookings, S.D.–Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology) bettered his own school record at the biggest meet of the year en route to gaining hardware at the 57th Annual NAIA Indoor National Championship. Dagrin garnered his second All-America honor by placing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, breaking his old top mark in a time of 7.94 […]
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the second installment of rankings for the regular season, including Division I and II softball and all three divisions of baseball. Below is a summary of the rankings from Monday’s announcement: DI Baseball | Walters State (AL) took over the No. 1 spot by three points in […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team knew it was staying at home, but now it knows who else is coming to Penn Gymnasium as the 64-team field was announced for the NAIA National Championship Opening Rounds, presented by Ballogy. WPU (30-1) is the #1 seed in the Duer Quadrant and will host #16 seed Bellevue […]
Oskaloosa–A quartet of Statesmen men’s track and field athletes will vie for national gold as they compete at the 57th NAIA Indoor National Championship. The event, which is hosted by Dakota State University, will be held at Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex in Brookings, S.D. Loubert Dagrin (So., Miami, Fla., Sociology), who was an All-American in the […]
Oskaloosa–Cameron Hargrove (Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) and Makail Stanley (Fr., Oreana, Ill., Biology) will both be competing at the final tournament of the year this weekend as they battle at the 65th NAIA National Championship. The Championship, which is broken into four sessions, will be held at Hartman Arena in Wichita, Kan. The 149-pound Hargrove […]
Arkansas City, KS – The Indian Hills Baseball team opened up the 2022 season with a statement win, knocking off No. 6 nationally ranked Cowley College (KS) 8-7 on the road Thursday afternoon. Jack Payne (San Antonio, TX/Clark) picked up the win in relief for the Warriors. Thursday’s opening day pitted a pair of JUCO […]
PELLA—Central College sophomore Joshua Van Gorp (Pella, Pella Christian HS) received honorable mention for the American Rivers all-conference men’s basketball squad. Van Gorp, a 6-foot-10 center, led the league in blocked shots with 1.3 per game and was second in field goal percentage at 70.5%. He averaged a team-best 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in […]
Dubuque, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team narrowly escaped with a victory on Wednesday, defeating the Clarke Pride in five sets of 25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13. Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) set the tone with a kill on the opening point. The two teams traded points throughout the beginning of the set, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team was unable to take advantage of finally being on its home field as it fell 16-11 to Ottawa in its Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday. #8 WPU (3-1, 0-1 KCAC), which was playing at Statesmen Community Stadium for the first time this season, could not slow down the Braves […]
