Oskaloosa–Nick George (Sr., Sarnia, Ontario, Sociology and Human services) has been selected to be on the 24th Annual Canadian Baseball Network’s all-Canadian team. George was selected to the third team as a designated hitter. He was one of three NAIA players named to the third team, while one was on the first squad and three […]
Coralville–The William Penn women’s wrestling team concluded the 2023 calendar year by sending a small group onto the mat last weekend at the Soldier Salute. 143-pounder Naida Abdijanovic (So., St. Louis, Mo., Biology) guided the navy and gold with a pair of wins, while 123-pounder Brittany Cotter (Jr., Katy, Texas, Nursing) netted one victory. Next […]
PELLA-With the lead seemingly swaying in each possession, the Central College men’s basketball team couldn’t connect on its final four shots and Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) snuck away with a bruising 77-73 non-conference win Tuesday. The Dutch (9-4) got 25 points and eight rebounds from center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) but had 17 turnovers […]
PELLA-Central College’s Allison Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) is the American Rivers Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. Van Gorp was cited after posting three consecutive statistical double-doubles in Central’s most recent outing. The Dutch recorded a pair of wins in the Music City Challenge in Gallatin, Tennessee Dec. 19-20, defeating Roanoke […]
PELLA-It was over and then, suddenly, it wasn’t. Down 19 and seemingly out in the third quarter against No. 13-rated Millikin University, the Central College women’s basketball team clawed its way to within three in the closing minutes before dropping a 79-70 decision Saturday. Millikin (10-2), which ranks second in Division III in scoring offense […]
GALLATIN, TENN.-Knocking down seven of his final eight shots, center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) became the 32nd Central College men’s basketball player to top the career 1,000-point mark but the Dutch couldn’t counter a torrid 3-point North Park University (Ill.) shooting effort in an 88-76 defeat Saturday. Competing in the second […]
GALLATIN, TENN.-A 14-point second-half run carried the shorthanded Central College men’s basketball team to a 76-68 win over Heidelberg University (Ohio) Friday in the Music City Classic in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. Down 46-37 with 17:18 left, the Dutch (9-2) held Heidelberg scoreless for the next 3 minutes, 14 seconds while surging to a 51-46 lead. […]
PELLA-Central College landed top honors in receiving the United Soccer Coaches College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award for the eighth consecutive year. Central was among just four colleges to receive the Gold Award for exhibiting fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska girls will once again wrestle in the Super Regional state qualifying wrestling tournament on Friday, Jan. 26. They will wrestle in the Region 3 tourney at Hy-Vee Hall. The top four winners in each weight class will advance to the state tournament at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Thursday and […]
Las Vegas, Nev.–Gabi Evans (Sr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) headlined arguably the most impressive two days of competition in William Penn women’s bowling history as the Statesmen won the Las Vegas Collegiate Shoot-Out Wednesday and Thursday. WPU opened the event by placing seventh out of 33 teams with 8,602 pins in six regular […]
