NORTH ENGLISH – Freshman Ryan Groom led a quartet of North Mahaska state wrestling qualifiers Saturday as the team placed third at the meet hosted by English Valleys/Tri-County. Sophomore Hunter Wernli and seniors Wyatt Van Weelden and Trace Goemaat placed second to qualify for Wednesday’s state meet at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Last […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team could not put away #13 Missouri Baptist Friday, falling 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. The fifth-ranked Statesmen (1-4, 0-2 Heart) lost by scores of 28-26, 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13. The hosts held a .279-.254 hitting clip, but committed seven more service errors (21-14) than the Spartans […]
PELLA — In a field with six Division I entries, Central College women’s track and field athlete Olivia Bohlen (freshman, Belle Plaine) took second place in the pentathlon at the Wartburg Select Friday. In the men’s heptathlon, Grant Miller (freshman, Norwalk) is in third and Gavin Smith (freshman, Audubon) is in fifth after four events. […]
CORALVILLE – Jalayna Shipley from North Mahaska was one of 448 girls to make history in earning a spot in the first ever girl’s state wrestling tournament sanctioned by the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union. Only 14 of those girls will be named champion. Shipley hoped to be one of the 84 who would […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s wrestling team took advantage of a pair of forfeits as it won 31-22 over Iowa Wesleyan on Senior Night in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. WPU (6-5, 4-4 Heart) was victorious at six of the 10 weight classes, including earning a free six points at both 157 and […]
Parkville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team started Heart of America Athletic Conference action against a powerful foe looking for revenge, and unfortunately the squad could not come away with a road victory, falling 3-0 to #8 Park Tuesday. #5 WPU (1-3, 0-1 Heart), which lost by scores of 21-25, 22-25, 19-25, was outhit .319-.211 and […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Justin Moeller (Sr., Keota, Iowa, Psychology) and women’s track and field athlete Tabitha Rogers (So., Venice, Calif., Elementary Education) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 23-29, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Moeller broke the school heptathlon record at the Central Multi-Events last Thursday and […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team has seven representatives in the conference as the NAIA released its fourth set of polls last week. WPU is tied for 40th in the NAIA with four points as 116-pounder Catherine Steinkamp (So., Quincy, Ill., Biology) and 123-pounder Mami Selemani (Jr., Iowa City, Iowa, Business Management) are both rated 20th. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team has more than half of its lineup ranked in the league as the NAIA released its fourth set of polls last week. The Statesmen, who are ranked 47th in the nation with 11 points, are led by 149-pounder Cameron Hargrove (So., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) in 18th and 174-pounder Makail […]
by Jakob Hasley The JV boys basketball team was in action Monday night against Pella for the second time this season. This game ended in a 60-51 win for Pella, but the Indians battled hard and showed more improvement. The first quarter was a very tight contest, Pella would pull away in the middle of […]
