Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start as it fell 72-55 to Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (3-20, 2-17 Heart), which was outshot 43.0%-34.1% and fell short in rebounding at 42-25, trailed 25-9 after the opening stanza and failed to make up the difference. […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team competed with a sizeable grouping Saturday as it traveled south for the Missouri Valley Open. Nine different individuals collected victories, including 125-pounder Jeffery Myers (So., Yelm, Wash., Secondary Education) and 141-pounder Carson Jensen (Jr., Idaho Falls, Idaho, Exercise Science), who both claimed one fall and one technical fall. […]
PELLA-For the second week in a row, Central College center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) was named the American Rivers men’s basketball player of the week. Van Gorp continued his scoring rampage, scoring 21 with 10 rebounds in a 104-89 home-court victory over Buena Vista University Wednesday and 28 points with 13 boards in knocking […]
BROOKLYN – North Mahaska was firing on all cylinders Friday as they wrapped up the South Iowa Cedar League contests with a 79-53 victory at BGM. The Warhawks drained a dozen 3-pointers and took advantage of 26 BGM turnovers to secure the win. Four Warhawks finished in double figures and another had nine. NM doubled […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Boys and Girls had a rough day on the lanes losing to Newton on Saturday. The Osky boys were only down 10 pins after the singles games and it went back and forth in the first 4 baker games but they ended losing the last game and lost by 45 […]
Elgin, Ill.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team got better as the night grew on as it defeated Judson 3-1 in non-conference action Friday. The Statesmen (1-1) earned their first victory of the season by scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-12, 25-18. The navy and gold posted a .320 attack clip, while keeping the Eagles (0-2) in […]
Grinnell–A pair of school records, two qualifications, and a handful of titles headlined the efforts by the William Penn men’s track and field team at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. William Penn took home the team crown with 148 points in the seven-team field, while Graceland was a distant second with 101 points. Topping the long […]
Waverly–The William Penn women’s wrestling team earned two big dual meet wins Saturday as it faced off against NCAA Division III competition in a triangular hosted by Wartburg. WPU (4-5) opened the day with a 33-16 victory over Augsburg and then replicated that effort by defeating Wartburg 33-11. The navy and gold claimed an insurmountable […]
Chicago, Ill.–Behind a record-breaking performance from Britten Beallis (So., Naperville, Ill., Sports Management), the William Penn men’s volleyball team shut down #8 Saint Xavier 3-1 in non-conference action Saturday. #10 WPU (2-1), which won by scores of 25-22, 25-15, 17-25, 25-18, posted a .311-.057 hitting edge and also tallied 16 blocks, compared to just five […]
Grinnell–The distance medley relay squad crushed its old record as it guided the Statesmen women’s track and field team at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. As a squad, William Penn placed fifth out of six teams with 73 points, while Central won the crown with 194 points. The DMR crew of Roselaure Fuller (Jr., Pella, Iowa, […]
