Oskaloosa–Matt Helmick (Sr., Fullerton, Calif., Business Management) quarterbacked his squad to a pair of top-15 victories, and for his work he garnered the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week award Monday. Helmick notched his first laurel of the year (third of his career) as he helped William Penn to a […]
Oskaloosa–Lane Scorpil (So., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Industrial Technology) was dominant on the mat last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Wrestler of the Week Monday. A first-time winner, Scorpil was perfect last Friday en route to a title at the Central Last Chance Invitational. The sophomore 133-pounder […]
Oskaloosa–Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) and Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) were rewarded for big weekends as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Week awards were announced Monday. Williams was named Men’s Track Athlete, while Batu-Tiako earned the Female Field Athlete honor. The award is […]
Rosemont, Ill.–The William Penn softball team split its final two games of a long weekend as it concluded the NAIA Leadoff Tournament Sunday. WPU (6-4) fell 8-0 to Madonna (Mich.) in five innings, but bounced back to defeat host Roosevelt 4-1. The navy and gold, who were only outhit by the Crusaders 6-3, gave up […]
Indianapolis, Ind.–The William Penn women’s bowling team closed out the regular season as it competed at the Hoosier Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 25th out of 66 teams with 8,268 pins in six regular games and 15 Baker rounds. Pikeville (Ky.) paced qualifying with 9,378 pins, while #2 seed Wichita State (Kan.) claimed […]
Indianapolis, Ind.–The Statesmen men’s bowling team wrapped up its regular season with the biggest tournament of the year as it competed at the Hoosier Classic last Saturday and Sunday. WPU placed 56th out of 78 teams with 8,011 pins in six regular games and 15 Baker rounds. Mount Mercy paced qualifying with 9,451 pins, while […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Team Qualifies for Team State!!! They had a great day on the lanes today, and I couldn’t be more proud of what this group of girls has accomplished, being the first girls’ team to qualify for team state! The girls started hot shooting a 993 for the first […]
by Travis Miller Congratulations to Ty Lorentzen and Kaiden Parker for qualifying for this year’s state wrestling tournament. Both wrestlers finished in 2nd place at our district in Roland-Story. Matt Phillips and Luke Abrhamson both finished in 3rd just missing out on qualifying. Ty and Kaiden will wrestle their 1st matches on Wednesday morning. Full […]
Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn women’s wrestling team will head into the league championship with a high amount of confidence after rolling to a 4-0 record at the Baker Wildcat Duals Saturday. WPU (9-5) opened with a 29-15 victory over Ottawa (Kan.) before beating Avila (Mo.) 38-9. The team then concluded the day with two […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team made Senior Day a memorable one as it held off Baker 73-70 in overtime to win in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. On an afternoon where it had to overcome 26 turnovers, WPU (4-21, 3-18 Heart) did nearly everything else right, including outshooting the Wildcats 46.0%-36.4%. The […]
