PELLA- The Central College women’s basketball team had its home opener on Wednesday, hosting the University of Wisconsin – River Falls Falcons. Unfortunately, the Dutch came up short, taking its first loss of the season after starting off 3-0. It didn’t take long for the Falcons to take control of the game, as they led […]
Orange City–The William Penn men’s basketball team suffered its first setback of the 2025–26 season Tuesday night, falling 128–106 to No. 8 Northwestern in a high-scoring non-conference matchup. The Statesmen (5–1) opened the game strong, trading buckets with the Red Raiders (6–0) before taking control at 11–8 just under three minutes into play. A 13–2 […]
PELLA- After racing out to a 22-8 lead against Grinnell College, the Central College women’s basketball team survived shooting woes for a 60-56 win Tuesday. Central (3-0) made nine of its first seventeen shots in the first quarter for 22 points. In the final three quarters, the Dutch made just 11 of 38 shots. Making […]
PELLA- With a convincing 25-13, 25-19, 25-19 sweep of Nebraska Wesleyan University in the American Rivers Conference quarterfinals Tuesday, the Central College volleyball team won its first league tournament game in nine years. The Dutch (22-8) advance to the semifinals for the first time since 2016 where they will face the top-seeded University of Dubuque […]
Oskaloosa–Amir Everett (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Sports Management) is now the owner of a school record after his performance last weekend, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week Monday, presented by Musco Lighting. Everett, a first-time recipient of the weekly laurel, helped lead William Penn […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team holds its highest ranking of the fall going into the final regular-season game as the NAIA released its ninth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals. WPU (9-1, 4-1 Heart North) is now No. 16 with 221 points. It is the seventh time the navy and gold have been featured in […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Oskaloosa is ready for a new era on the pitch. Jordan VanWyk has been hired as the new Head Coach for Boys Soccer at Oskaloosa High School. VanWyk will lead both the Varsity and Junior Varsity programs and will officially begin his role in Spring 2026 pending school board approval. VanWyk is […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Foday Sheriff (Sr., Upper Darby, Pa., Business Management) and women’s bowler Ashley Gorman (So., Stillwater, Minn., Exercise Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 3-9. Sheriff had two nearly identical performances last week en route to averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. In Thursday’s 93-65 […]
PELLA – A 35-10 win over Simpson College Saturday did not change the Central College football’s team status as No. 19 in the most recent D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association top-25 polls. A trio of top-10 teams lost Saturday but there were no other losses in front of Central who stayed at No. 19 […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team matched a program-best ranking as the NAIA released its first set of polls this week. William Penn is third nationally with 161 points, while Life (Ga.) holds the top spot with 189 points and Grand View is second with 172 points. Providence (Mont.) (156) and Indiana Tech (128) are fourth […]
