Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn football team closed out its campaign on a high note as it dropped Missouri Valley 17-7 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South crossover game Saturday. WPU (4-6) nearly doubled up the Vikings (4-6) in yardage with a 389-204 edge, including 285 yards on the ground. Keegan Simmons (Sr., Cedar […]
Oskaloosa–-The Statesmen men’s basketball team closed strong to claim a hard-fought 91-83 victory over Heart of America Athletic Conference competitor Central Methodist Saturday. William Penn (5-1, 2-0 Heart) traded early leads with CMU (4-2, 1-1 Heart), culminating in a 16-16 tie at 9:53 in the first half. The Statesmen broke the deadlock with an 18-6 […]
Grimes–The William Penn men’s wrestling team faced off against talented competition at a massive tournament as it hit the mats at the Grand View Open Saturday. In an event that featured huge 64-man brackets in both Open and Freshman/Sophomore divisions, Lane Scorpil (Jr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) paced the navy and gold by reaching […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team battled for 40 minutes Saturday, but came up short in a 63-58 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Central Methodist. WPU (1-4, 0-2 Heart) was outshot 49.0%-31.6% and outrebounded 38-28, but was in the game until the final seconds. That was largely due to a 13-for-17 showing at […]
November 16, 2024 Twin Falls, ID – No. 10 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball walked out of Twin Falls, ID with its second consecutive win in as many nights as the Warriors capped an unbeaten weekend at the CSI Invitational. The Warriors dropped host College of Southern Idaho 87-79 to move to 6-1 on the year. […]
LINCOLN, NEB.- Forcing turnovers at the right times helped the Central College football team to a 32-0 shutout against Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon. Central (8-2, 6-2 American Rivers Conference) held Nebraska Wesleyan (3-7, 2-6 conference) scoreless for the third consecutive year. The Dutch allowed just 187 yards of total offense while reaching 404 yards […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Freshman Carter West (Burlington, Notre Dame HS) won his second individual championship in as many tournaments with a title in the 133-pound bracket of the Freshman Division at the Augsburg Invitational Saturday. West was one of 10 place winners for Central. There were no team scores kept. West was 3-0 on the […]
PELLA- The Central College men’s basketball team never trailed and picked up its first win of the season Saturday when it defeated Augsburg University 105-60. Central (1-1) got off to a hot start scoring 54 points, shooting 62.8% from the field, 7-14 from behind the three-point line in the first half. “We moved the ball […]
Rockford, IL — The Grinnell College Pioneers mounted a stunning second-half comeback to defeat Rockford University 72-67 in an electrifying women’s basketball matchup on Saturday at the Seaver Center. This thrilling win elevated the Pioneers’ record to 3-1 in the early season. After trailing by 13 points at halftime, Grinnell used a dominant third-quarter surge, […]
PELLA- Trailing by 13 at halftime, the Central College women’s basketball team outscored the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 16-5 in the third quarter and hung on to win 56-54 Saturday. “In the first half we weren’t changing the levels (of the defense) and making them work,” said coach Justin Weiland. “We also brought a different […]
