by Alex DeJong The Oskaloosa boys freshman team was in action last Friday night against the Pella Christian Eagles for our first road test. We got off to a very slow start getting down 7-12 at the end of the first. The hoop was not our friend that night as we struggled making shots. Even though we […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team held on down the stretch as it claimed a 78-68 win over Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (4-4, 2-1 Heart) was on fire from behind the arc, shooting 44% (11-for-25), making up for a slight deficit in total shooting, 51.0%-50.9%. The Statesmen got […]
Addison, Ill.– Alexis Lake (Sr., Kaysville, Utah, Nursing) was near the top of the standings, while her team made another deep run as the William Penn women’s bowling team claimed the silver at the Warhawk Open Saturday and Sunday. WPU finished second out of 24 teams in qualifying with 8,581 pins in six regular games […]
Oskaloosa–In a chippy, back-and-forth game, the William Penn men’s basketball team survived a late push for a tough Heart of America Athletic Conference win against Benedictine 75-67 Saturday. William Penn (7-2, 3-0 Heart) brought a great defensive effort, forcing Benedictine (3-6, 1-2 Heart) into 18 turnovers (only 12 for the Statesmen), which led to […]
Davenport–Showalter Johnson (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) is already making arrangements for nationals after leading the William Penn track and field teams to strong debuts at the indoor season-opening St. Ambrose Frigid Bee Invitational Saturday. The Statesmen men won the team crown out of nine competing programs with 150 points. Host St. Ambrose was […]
Addison, Ill.–Jayson Miner (Sr., Silvis, Ill., Business Management) recorded a top-10 finish as the Statesmen men’s bowling team placed in the middle of the pack at the Warhawk Open Saturday and Sunday. WPU finished 14th out of 27 teams with 8,779 pins in six regular games and 16 Baker games. Mount Mercy was the top […]
Crete, Neb.–A smaller crew hit the mats Saturday as the William Penn men’s wrestling team competed at the Doane Open. There were two divisions at the Open–Open and Amateur–with Cameron Mitchell (Jr., Houston, Texas, Kinesiology) topping the Statesmen as he won one match at 285 pounds in the Open division. Steven Martinezdelacotera (Fr., Milwaukee, […]
Williamsburg, Ky.–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team saw an incredible amount of action Friday and Saturday as it competed at the Cumberlands Patriot Duals. William Penn (4-6) went 4-5 at the Duals and placed fourth in the Red bracket. In Friday’s pool action, WPU was 2-2 with wins over Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 33-10 and Hiram (Ohio) […]
by Alex Knoot Last week the girls were in action on Tuesday and Thursday! Tuesday at PC the girls had a tough matchup. PC brought the pressure right away and got up and down the court quickly. Our girls struggled to get into a rhythm and lost 14-51. Scorers: Cylee Smith – 7 points Haylee Parker […]
by Jakob Hasley The JV basketball team was in action against a very hot-shooting Pella Christian squad on Friday night. Early in the game, it was all Indians, as they took advantage of some eagle turnovers. They would come out of the first quarter with an 8-point lead. The second quarter was a flip of […]
