Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team could not find enough firepower as it opened its Kansas City trip with a pair of losses Saturday. WPU (6-3) lost to Tabor 6-3 and Doane 8-2. Tabor 6, WPU 3 The Bluejays got out to an early 2-0 lead after two innings, but Nick George (Jr., Sarnia, […]
McPherson, Kan./Lindsborg, Kan.–The William Penn softball team gained more experience this past weekend as it played four games in the Jayhawk State Saturday and Sunday. WPU (3-7) opened with McPherson Saturday, falling 3-1 and 7-0. The team then met up with Bethany Sunday, dropping the opener 5-4, but salvaging the weekend by winning the nightcap […]
Saturday was a great day for speech in Iowa! Oskaloosa had 12 students participating in 21 different events. Moving on to state are: Bri Hunt (after dinner speaking and public address) Ally Nolan (solo musical theater, solo improv) Payton Snyder (reviewing) Caden Johnson (solo improv, acting) Elliot Nelson (literary program, poetry) Callie Lindgren (solo musical […]
St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team was nearly flawless as it swept #14 Missouri Baptist 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #9 WPU (9-5, 8-3 Heart), which won by scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-21, owned a hitting edge of .397-.132. The victors also tallied an 8-5 advantage in blocks, while […]
Oskaloosa–Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) and Catherine Steinkamp (So., Quincy, Ill., Biology) each closed out their days strong to qualify for nationals as the William Penn women’s wrestling team competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU placed seventh out of seven teams with 50.5 points, while Grand View […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team partook in a dogfight Saturday night, coming out on top 90-81 over #4 seed Baker in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals. The top-seeded Statesmen (27-3), who avenged their lone conference loss of the year, were again dominant rebounders with a 54-32 advantage. Amongst that tally were […]
Black Mountain, N.C.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team had a shot at a signature win, but failed to keep pace in the second half in a 10-6 loss to Keiser (Fla.) in non-conference play Saturday. WPU (4-3) was outshot just 36-34 in a tight battle with the Seahawks (5-0). The first quarter was a back-and-forth […]
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.—Building some early-season momentum, the Central College softball team coasted to a pair of victories Sunday to complete a 3-1 weekend at the Fontbonne (Mo.) Invitational. The Dutch rolled past Hanover College (Ind.) 8-1 and the University of the Ozarks (Ark.) 7-1, racking up 24 hits on the day. “You can tell we’ve been […]
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.—The winningest coach in NCAA Division III softball history needed just one game in 2023 to reach yet another milestone in an epic career. Central College coach George Wares became the first Division III coach to post 1,200 victories as the Dutch softball team opened with a 1-0 win over Webster University (Mo.) before […]
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — Gutting out a 1-0 win in the 197-pound semifinals at the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional, Central College wrestler Gage Linahon (junior, Newton) secured his spot at the NCAA Division III Championships in two weeks. Linahon will give Central representation at the national meet for the 11th consecutive time. The Dutch […]
