Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team failed in its quest to take down the top team in the league as it lost 89-63 to #5 Clarke in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. WPU (4-23, 3-20 Heart) lost the shooting battle 42.9%-31.9% and was outrebounded 56-38 in its final home game of the campaign. The […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball used a first half surge to run past visiting Sauk Valley Community College (IL) at the Hellyer Center on Thursday night. The Warriors picked up a 92-77 nonconference win, the team’s sixth consecutive victory. Three players went for at least 20 points in the win led […]
OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska was hoping to avenge a loss to No. 5 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont when the two teams met in Oskaloosa Wednesday with a berth in next week’s state tournament on the line. The Rockets took advantage of 26 North Mahaska turnovers to secure a state berth 61-41. No. 14 North Mahaska battled to the […]
OTTUMWA – North Mahaska rallied time after time in its district final contest with Holy Trinity Catholic but could not overcome the Crusaders falling 70-66. Holy Trinity (19-5) will face Winfield-Mount Union Saturday for a berth in the Class 1A state tournament. Holy Trinity jumped put to a 15-5 lead in the opener. The game […]
DUBUQUE-Ten days after traveling to the University of Dubuque and enduring a blowout, the Central College men’s basketball team nearly delivered a knockout. But instead, the Dutch (17-9) saw their own American Rivers tourney hopes come to crushing end in a 77-73 first-round loss Tuesday. Dubuque (21-5) advances to face top-seeded Nebraska Wesleyan University at […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa girls and boys Individual State Qualifiers bowled yesterday in Waterloo and Sidney Thompson placed in the top 8 for the girls finishing in 5th place overall. Sideny had games of 182, 248 and a 191 game for a 616 3 game total series, which put her at the 6th seed […]
Oskaloosa–Assistant Track and Field Coach Caleb Drake guided his distance runners to a huge weekend, and for his efforts he was recognized as the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its top awards from its indoor championships. Drake was named the Heart Men’s Assistant Coach of the Year after his athletes produced 61 of William […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team cleared its first hurdle of the new league season as it swept #15 Mount Mercy 3-0 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Tuesday. #9 WPU (6-1, 1-0 Heart), which won its sixth match in a row, was victorious by scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-21. The visitors won […]
Oskaloosa–On Valentine’s Day, the William Penn Athletic Department spread extra love as it hosted its Second Annual Heart of America Athletic Conference Day of Caring. A total of 75 Statesmen, representing all of WPU’s athletic teams, volunteered to spend the day with over 100 Special Olympics of Iowa athletes who came from the Oskaloosa, Pella, […]
Joplin, Mo.–The Statesmen baseball team rallied to claim a split of a non-conference doubleheader against Concordia (Neb.) Saturday. WPU (2-5) won the opener 3-2, but dropped the nightcap 11-2. Down 2-0 after three frames in the first contest, the navy and gold finally busted through in the fourth when Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) […]
