SULLY – North Mahaska’s No. 12 girls’ basketball team had a close call Friday when they traveled to Sully for their meeting with their long-time rival Lynnville-Sully. Kayla Readshaw’s steal with a handful of seconds left to secure a 49-47 victory. The win keeps the Warhawks undefeated in the South Iowa Cedar League play. The […]
Cedar Rapids–The William Penn men’s basketball team dominated on the glass in a one-sided game that saw the Statesmen defeat Mount Mercy 109-72 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. The Statesmen (20-2, 16-0 Heart) have been a menacing rebounding force all year, but Saturday was a new high as they held a 69-29 […]
West Des Moines–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team made a statement in its season opener, defeating Missouri Valley 19-8 in non-conference play Sunday. WPU (1-0), which served as the host at the neutral site of the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, won its season opener in a convincing fashion by outshooting the Vikings 73-20. Wyatt Christensen […]
Pella/Grinnell–The William Penn track and field teams took home trophies and broke records as they competed at two different meets this weekend. While most of the teams went to Grinnell on Saturday, Justin Moeller (Sr., Keota, Iowa, Psychology) and Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Jr., Plattsburgh, N.Y.) both battled at the Central Multi-Events on Thursday and Friday. In […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team was upended by a pair of formidable opponents as it was swept twice at the Molten Invitational hosted by Grand View Friday and Saturday. #5 WPU (1-2) opened the weekend with a 3-0 loss to (RV) Lourdes (Ohio) (22-25, 23-25, 24-26) and then closed it out with another 3-0 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s and women’s wrestling teams could not take advantage of being at home as they were swept in the Coed Clash by Indian Hills CC Friday. The women lost 29-12, while the men were defeated 32-15 by the Warriors. Per NAIA rules, dual meets against junior colleges do not count towards team […]
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen women’s basketball team found scoring to be elusive Saturday as it fell 66-41 to Mount Mercy in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. WPU (8-14, 5-11 Heart) was outshot 40.0%-25.8% by the Mustangs (9-13, 5-11 Heart), including a 35.5%-13.6% deficit from behind the arc. The visitors, who defeated MMU earlier in […]
by Alex DeJong Last week the Oskaloosa boys freshman team had a long road trip to Mt. Pleasant taking on the MTP Panthers. You could tell it was a long bus ride because the energy wasn’t all there at the beginning of the game as we let them hang around in the first half. At […]
by Jakob Hasley The JV boys basketball team took on Indianola for the second time this season. The first game was lost because of self-inflicted mistakes, so the Indians looked to correct those and come out with a different approach this time around. It was a tightly contested game early as the first quarter ended […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s bowling team claimed gold for the first time this season as it topped the standings at the Clarke Invitational Saturday and Sunday. WPU was first out of 11 teams with 8,023 pins in five regular games and 16 Baker rounds. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) was a distant second, over 300 pins behind the navy […]
