PELLA-The Associated Press released its All-America teams for Division III football Thursday and a trio of Central College football players were included. Senior long snapper Josh Dennison (Romeoville, Ill.) was chosen for the first team. Linebacker Reid Pakkebier (senior, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) and corner back Gavin Smith (junior, Audubon) claimed second team honors. It’s […]
Dec 20 2024 | Posted in
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The Oskaloosa bowling teams earned convincing victories over Bondurant-Farrar in their latest competition, with both teams showing strong performances. The boys’ team extended their undefeated season to 5-0, while the girls’ team improved to 4-1. Boys Team Sets Season-High Score The Oskaloosa boys’ bowling team posted their best score of the season, finishing with a […]
Oskaloosa–Three members of the Statesmen men’s soccer team garnered national recognition after the program’s history-making campaign as the NAIA announced its 2024 All-America teams Monday. Sean Bohan (Sr., Dublin, Ireland, Business Management) and Edan Sears (Sr., Telford, England, Sports Management) were both selected to the 15-person First Team, while Connor O’Reilly (Sr., Letterkenny, Ireland, General […]
Dec 19 2024 | Posted in
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Lincoln, Neb.–In his first outing of the year, Showalter Johnson (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) proved he will again be one of the nation’s best sprinters as he led a small William Penn men’s track and field crew at the Nebraska Invitational last Friday. Johnson won the 60-meter dash crown with a time of 6.80 […]
Dec 19 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–-The William Penn men’s basketball team secured a hard-fought 66-61 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene on Monday in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (8-3, 5-2 Heart) started the game with momentum, jumping out to an early 12-5 lead. However, the Pioneers (5-8, 4-6 Heart) responded with a 13-4 run, claiming their largest lead of […]
Dec 19 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Sr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) has been named Statesmen of the Week for December 9-15, a laurel presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. With no women’s sports competing last week, a female Statesmen of the Week honor was not awarded. Johnson delivered a stellar performance at the Nebraska Invitational on […]
Dec 19 2024 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team put a scare into the #20 team in the NAIA, but eventually came up short in a 68-46 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to MidAmerica Nazarene Monday. In the squad’s final game of the 2024 calendar year, William Penn (2-9, 1-6 Heart) was outshot 44.4%-33.9% and outrebounded 39-37, but […]
Dec 19 2024 | Posted in
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December 18, 2024 Ottumwa, IA – A pair of Indian Hills Track & Field standouts completed a clean sweep of the weekly national and conference awards on Wednesday. Sophomore Dymonde Nave (Sioux Falls, SD/Sioux Falls Lincoln) and freshman Raynier Galvez (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County) wrapped up the week with three individual honors apiece. The duo were […]
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MONTEZUMA – North Mahaska’s wrestling team defeated two more South Iowa Cedar League teams and beat Cardinal in a triangular at Montezuma Tuesday. Junior Ryan Groom earned his 100th career high school win as well. North Mahaska defeated HLV 60-4 and Montezuma 60-22 in SICL action, then finished with a 47-18 win over Cardinal. Seven […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska, ranked second in Class 2A, showed some signs of fatigue Tuesday but took care of Colfax-Mingo, 54-28. The victory moved North Mahaska to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the South Iowa Cedar League. North Mahaska shot just 30 percent from the field hitting 22-for-71 shots but missed several shots in […]
