Oskaloosa–Cross country runners Max Finley (Fr., Richville, N.Y., Secondary Education) and Elizabeth Hele (Sr., Victorville, Calif., Biology) been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of September 5-11, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Finley paced William Penn at the St. Ambrose Invitational last Saturday with an 8K time of 27:42 to take fifth overall. […]
Olathe, Kan.–The William Penn football team could not find any rhythm on the road Saturday, falling 33-9 to MidAmerica Nazarene in a Heart of America Athletic Conference crossover game. Early in the matchup, it looked like William Penn (0-3) was going to be able to move the ball on the Pioneers (2-1), but the opening […]
by Megan Baker The 7th grade volleyball girls were in action last night at Pella Christian and Osky Christian. The A team fell short in all three games with scores of 12-21, 16-21, and 8-15. Leaders for the team were Jillian Park with 6 aces and Reagan Stream with 2 aces. The B team won […]
by Hillary Gingerich The 8th grade volleyball ladies were in action at home last night against Pella Christian. The A team won 3-0 with game scores of 25-9, 25-13, and 15-8. Leaders for the team were Cylee Smith with 8 kills and Jenna Harbour with 6. Celli Pilcher, Haylee Parker, Hannah VanArkle, and Ireland McGraw […]
The Oskaloosa Freshman football team had their third game of the year against the Burlington Frosh team on Friday night and ended up winning by a score of 40-13. The Freshman defense had a great game as they held a good Burlington Frosh offense to just 13 points on the night. They allowed 174 yards […]
CHARITON – North Mahaska’s volleyball team traveled to Chariton Saturday to face Class 2A and 3A competition. The Warhawks went 2-2 on the day defeating host Chariton 21-10, 23-21 and Truro I-35 21-10, 18-21 and 15-5. Losses came to previously ranked 3A Davis County 25-20, 25-16 and to Albia 22-20 and 21-6. North Mahaska was […]
COLFAX – North Mahaska senior Paul DeJong had the night of his life and North Mahaska’s defense stifled Colfax-Mingo Friday to earn a 37-14 win. The victory spoiled the Tigerhawks’ homecoming and gave North Mahaska coach Trey Bennett his first win. DeJong, a senior running back, accumulated 241 yards on 30 carries and scored three […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team improved exponentially as the night wore on, earning a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley Friday. WPU (6-6, 2-0 Heart), which won by scores of 26-28, 25-23, 25-13, 25-12, dominated the hitting battle with a .262-.088 advantage. More impressively, however, was that the navy and gold […]
After the meteoric rise to winning a national crown last year, the William Penn shotgun sports team will seek even bigger riches in the 2022-2023 season. Head Coach Steve Heaton guided the Statesmen to an ACUI Division 4 national title last March and has his top shooters back, while also supplementing the crew with an […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team claimed a huge Heart of America Athletic Conference victory Saturday, knocking off #15 Central Methodist 3-2. WPU (7-6, 3-0 Heart), which won by scores of 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 11-25, 15-10, overcame being outhit .151-.092. The Statesmen took an ugly first set that witnessed both sides finishing with negative hitting marks; […]
