Des Moines– The William Penn men’s wrestling team got back on the mat Saturday as it competed in the Grand View Open. The massive tournament featured 45 teams in the Freshman/Sophomore Division and 36 in the Open Division. Eight Statesmen had their hands raised throughout the day. Open Division Two Statesmen recorded multiple wins, including […]
PELLA- Despite holding the statistical advantage in kills and attack percentage, the Central College volleyball team dropped a five-set match against the University of Dubuque Thursday night. Central (22-9) had chances to knock off the conference champions in Dubuque (25-3) but ultimately fell 26-24, 26-28, 13-25, 25-22, 15-12. The Dutch had 74 kills and a […]
PELLA – In just the second home dual in program history, the Central College women’s wrestling team came up short in a 25-17 loss to Cornell College Thursday. After starting the night with a barrage of forfeits on both sides, Cornell (2-1 overall) led Central (0-3 overall) 10-5 heading into the first match. Julia Kanne […]
PELLA- A victory by fall at 133 pounds by Central College men’s wrestling sophomore Carter West (Burlington, Notre Dame HS) provided the spark and the points needed in an 18-17 win over Coe College Thursday night. West was taken down first by Traic Fainter before scoring a reversal and a four-point near fall and eventually […]
Oskaloosa High School football players, coaches, and families gathered this week to celebrate another season of hard work and dedication, as Head Coach Brett Doud presented the annual team awards recognizing performance, leadership, and character both on and off the field. The night’s top honor, the Benz Award, went to Holden Braundmeier. Established in 1933, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team has amassed a strong portfolio, and will now hope that its top-20 rating is good enough for the selection committee as the NAIA released its final regular top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (10-5-4, 7-3-3 Heart), which is seeking a seventh-consecutive trip to the NAIA National Championship, is now 19th with […]
Sterling, Kansas – The William Penn women’s basketball team fell for its second game in a row, this time to the Sterling Warriors 69-59 in non-conference play Wednesday. The Statesmen (4-2) outshot the Warriors (2-2) by a slim 36.4%-35.8% margin but only mustered 44% on free throws, going 12-27, while the Warriors shot 78.9% on […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced its October Players of the Month. Football player Marquis Harry (So., Pompano Beach, Fla., Business Management) was named the male recipient, while women’s cross country runner Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) earned the female honor. The honor is the first for both individuals. Harry highlighted […]
Oskaloosa–Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science) and Claire Rye (Fr., Plymouth, Iowa, Biology) had to patiently wait a few more excruciating days, but finally learned on Tuesday that their tickets to cross country nationals were punched. Miller will compete in the 70th Annual Men’s NAIA National Championship, while Rye will appear in the […]
Rafael Irizarry has become an asset with his wit, not his speed. A ‘native’ of Houston, Texas, via time in Pennsylvania and Illinois, it could be said, since the holidays are right around the corner, that he actually comes from the Island of Misfit Toys. At an appropriately-sized 6’1” and 185 pounds, he is not […]
