In a regular season meet held in Albia, the Oskaloosa Boys Varsity Golf team outperformed their competition with a solid team score of 159, leading them to first place. The team faced off against local schools from Albia, Chariton, Clarke, and Moravia. Albia followed behind with a score of 168, while Clarke and Chariton tied […]
PELLA – The bats were quiet for the Central College baseball team Thursday afternoon in an 8-1 loss to Coe College. The Kohawks (12-10, 6-2 American Rivers Conference) snapped a five-game winning streak for the Dutch (9-10, 3-1 conference). Central’s offense was limited to three hits as opposed to 13 for Coe. “After one time […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — The Oskaloosa Student Council is excited to announce the annual Oskaloosa High School prom, themed “Festival of Lights,” for April 13, 2024. The event promises an evening of elegance and entertainment for all attendees. The promenade, which is open to the public, will commence at 5:30 PM in the large Oskaloosa High […]
Oskaloosa–The leader of two national championship teams, Steven Heaton has announced his retirement as head coach of the William Penn shotgun sports program. Heaton, who guided the Statesmen to the 2022 ACUI Division IV and 2023 NCSSAA Division IV national titles, was hired as the program’s first skipper during the summer of 2019. “Being involved […]
Oskaloosa–Riding a long winning streak with several wins over ranked foes, the William Penn men’s volleyball team moved to its best position of the year as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (20-4, 13-3 Heart) improved one spot to #4 with 236 points; the ranking is the program’s highest of the year. […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s lacrosse team came up short against #10 Benedictine, falling 25-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. William Penn (1-6, 1-2 Heart) was outshot 44-2 by the Ravens (8-3, 3-0 Heart) with Emily Ferguson (Sr., Waterloo, N.Y., Exercise Science) recording both attempts. BC scored 10 times in the opening period and […]
PELLA – The American Rivers Conference released its all-conference wrestling awards Wednesday and three Central College wrestlers were recognized for their efforts. All-conference honors were handed out to the top-three finishers amongst league competitors at the NCAA Division III Central Regional meet that took place on February 29-March 1. In addition to the nine teams […]
Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) parlayed the most prolific outing of his career into a national award as he was named NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Tuesday. The national accolade is Putzier’s second of the year and third of his career (also one in 2022). He netted the honor after […]
Hesston, Kan.–With all five of its linksters in the top 11, the Statesmen women’s golf team earned its second-straight win, taking down the competition at the Tabor Spring Shootout Monday. William Penn placed first out of four teams with a two-round score of 658 (329-329) at the par-71 Hesston Golf Course. Baker finished second at […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team rolled over a former league foe as it defeated Columbia 18-4 in non-conference play Tuesday. #4 WPU (11-1), which actually only won 11 of the 26 faceoffs, still overpowered the Cougars (2-8) with a 68-16 edge in shots as it extended its school-record winning streak to nine games. All […]
