Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team dominated the offensive glass, but failed to convert that into a victory as it fell 68-60 to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (5-16, 4-13 Heart) was outshot 47.5%-34.3%, but owned a 43-34 edge in rebounding, including a 16-4 mark on the offensive end. It […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was denied in its attempt for an upset Saturday, falling 103-55 to Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (3-18, 2-15 Heart) was outshot 57.5%-33.3% and outrebounded 46-28. Unfortunately, the squad also struggled with ball control, committing 20 turnovers, compared to 12 for BC (14-6, 12-4 Heart). […]
CEDAR RAPIDS-A 13-0 finishing kick let Coe College escape the Central College women’s basketball team again, 69-55 Saturday. The Dutch (9-11 overall, 3-8 American Rivers) were edged at home by Coe 65-63 Dec. 9. But they threw another scare into the Kohawks (16-4 overall, 7-4 conference). Trailing by as many as nine in the first […]
CEDAR RAPIDS-Taking down not only the American Rivers leaders but a 43-year-old scoring record, all-American center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) pumped in 48 points as the Central College men’s basketball team rocked No. 23-ranked Coe College 94-75 Saturday. Van Gorp topped the school mark of 45 established by two-time conference MVP […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team has six grapplers ranked within its conference and two nationally as the NAIA released its fifth set of polls this week. As a team, William Penn is 42nd in the nation with 13 points. Leading the charge is 165-pounder Cameron Hargrove (Jr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) who is rated at […]
North Mahaska recently learned that four of their students will have artwork on public display as part of Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month is a statewide juried art show open to all teacher members of the Art Educators of Iowa. Each member teacher is allowed to submit up to 10 artworks from grades Kindergarten-12. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team is in the mix from the start as the NAIA released its preseason top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (13-6 overall, 5-0 Heart) enters the season at #8 with 52 points. William Penn is first among the four Heart of America Athletic Conference programs in the ranking. St. Ambrose is next at […]
Oskaloosa–A senior-laden William Penn men’s volleyball team will enter the 2024 season as a player on the national scene as the NAIA released its preseason top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU, which was 16-10 last year (14-4 Heart) opens the campaign at #10 with 158 points. The Statesmen were ranked throughout all of 2023 and have now […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn women’s basketball team set a new season high for three-pointers, but it was not enough in an 84-58 loss to Culver-Stockton in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (3-17, 2-14 Heart) connected on 13 three-pointers, but unfortunately only made six two-point shots, while also committing 27 turnovers (nine for […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team had another solid first half, but it was negated by a disappointing second stanza as it fell 102-74 to Culver-Stockton in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. WPU (5-15, 4-15 Heart), which was outshot 54.1%-43.3%, trailed by just five at halftime, but could not keep pace in the […]
