PELLA-The upset was tantalizingly close, but No. 11-ranked Wartburg College escaped the Central College women’s basketball team 64-54 Saturday. Central (9-9 overall, 3-6 American Rivers) led by as many as 11 points in the first half. An aggressive defense carried the Dutch to a 17-8 lead after one quarter and they stretched the margin to […]
Central 44, Buena Vista 6 Central 27, Dubuque 15 Wartburg 48, Central 0 WAVERLY-Scoring a decisive win over a ranked foe, the 16th-ranked Central College men’s wrestling team posted a 2-1 mark at the American Rivers Duals Saturday. Central (10-3 overall, 3-3 American Rivers) blitzed Buena Vista University 44-6, then took down the No. 17 […]
WAVERLY-Central College crowned a pair of champions in the inaugural American Rivers Women’s Wrestling Invitational Saturday. Competing at 191 pounds, Gwen Canney (freshman, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy HS) scored a pair of first-period falls to capture first place. She pinned Emersen Smith of Wartburg College in 56 seconds, then pinned Buena Vista University’s Magalie Mogiga in […]
LINCOLN, NEB. – Competing for the first time in 2024, the Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams took down some school records and won a few events amidst a talented field at the Prairie Wolf Invitational Friday. Hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan, but at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s facility, the Prairie Wolf Invitational […]
High School senior selected as featured artist for Iowa City public art project OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa High School Senior Chasity Richardson will be contributing her artistic talent to Think Iowa City’s (Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau) Herky on Parade 2024. Herky on Parade is a public art project in the Iowa City/Coralville […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team failed to shut the door on Mount Mercy in an 88-77 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Thursday. WPU (4-13, 3-10 Heart), which was outshot 50.0%-42.3%, countered by being much stronger on the glass with a 49-36 edge. Unfortunately, 16 turnovers (12 for MMU) and a difficult night at […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s basketball team unfortunately struggled from the opening tip as it fell 87-56 to Mount Mercy in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Thursday. William Penn (3-14, 2-11 Heart) was outshot 49.3%-34.3% and lost the rebounding battle 41-37. The navy and gold matched MMU (9-7, 7-6 Heart) with a basket apiece in the […]
Oskaloosa–In a top-10 battle featuring a large number of ranked wrestlers, the William Penn women’s wrestling team fell 32-12 to #3 Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Wednesday. #8 WPU (2-3, 0-1 Heart) started slowly on the program’s inaugural Senior Night as Samantha Ruano (Sr., Romeoville, Ill., Business Management) and […]
Marshalltown, IA – Backed by a career-night from sophomore Trevion LaBeaux (Waterloo, IA/Ames), the No. 16 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team rolled to an 82-52 victory over Marshalltown Community College in the team’s Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) opener. The Warriors outscored the Tigers 44-22 in the second half to run away with the […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa Schools is appointing Brett Doud as the new Director of Human Performance. Doud holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Central College and a master’s degree in education from Morningside College. With 16 years of service in the Oskaloosa Schools, Doud is an integral part of the educational community, focusing […]
