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Records Broken, Qualification Earned as Statesmen Finish Eighth in League Championship

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Maryville, Mo.–A trio of school records and a national qualification paced the William Penn women’s track and field team battled at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Championship Friday and Saturday. As a squad, WPU finished eighth out of 13 teams with 34 points. Central Methodist took home the title with 201 points. The […]

West, Hamed Pace WPU to Top Five at Heart Championship

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Maryville, Mo.–Xzavion West (Sr., Guthrie, Ky., Psychology) topped his competition twice and Youssef Hamed (Jr., Al Wakrah, Qatar, Business Management) did so once as the William Penn men’s track and field team finished in the top five at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Championship Friday and Saturday. WPU placed fifth out of 14 […]

Statesmen Lock Up Home Quarterfinal with Road Win at MVC

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Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s basketball team stormed back in the second half to secure an 88-82 victory over Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. With the win, the Statesmen return to the Heart Championship for the first time since the 2022-2023 season. The No. 2-seeded WPU will host No. 7 […]

No. 6 Statesmen Roll to Dominant Heart Sweep Over Kansas Wesleyan

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Oskaloosa–The No. 6 William Penn men’s volleyball team delivered another commanding performance Sunday, sweeping Kansas Wesleyan 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. William Penn (7-2, 4-1 Heart) secured the victory with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, and 25-9 over the Coyotes (2-5, 0-5 Heart). The Statesmen were efficient and relentless, producing attack percentages […]

Statesmen Battle Twice in Kansas

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Olathe, Kan. / Baldwin City, Kan.–The William Penn cheerleading team continued its campaign Friday and Saturday with a pair of competitions in the Jayhawk State. On Friday at the MidAmerica Nazarene Invitational, the navy and gold finished third out of four teams with 80.53 points, while Baker took the title. The following day at the […]

William Penn in Top Half of Standings at Baker

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Baldwin City, Kan.–The Statesmen dance team collected a podium finish as it got back to action at the Baker Classic Saturday. WPU finished third out of seven teams with 82.29 points, while Oklahoma City snatched the victory. Competing team members included Elizabeth Blake (Fr., Litchfield Park, Ariz., Psychology), Jamison Coffey (Fr., Platteville, Wis., Entrepreneurship and […]

William Penn Claims Fourth Place at Heart Championship

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Columbia, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s bowling team posted a fourth-place finish Friday and Saturday as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship, presented by 516 Sports Capital. In the second year of the tournament’s unique format, each head-to-head matchup was a best-of-three series. The first round was determined by the highest total pinfall […]

Statesmen Reach Consolation Finals at League Tourney

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Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn men’s bowling team just missed out on a chance to compete for both a league title and national tournament berth as it placed third at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday and Sunday, presented by 516 Sports Capital. In the second year of the tournament’s unique format, each head-to-head […]

THE SECOND SEASON BEGINS

Oskaloosa Quakers baseball team picture. (archive image)

by Mike Comfort The Marshalltown Times declared that the first season “proved a great success”, but also declared that every team lost money, including Marshalltown who lost $1000. Naturally, this led to speculation of a change in membership. Muscatine, Clinton, and Quincy (IL) attempted to join the league, with Muscatine needing to build a good […]

No. 6 William Penn Sweeps Clarke in Home Opener

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Oskaloosa–The No. 6 William Penn men’s volleyball team opened its home schedule in dominant fashion, sweeping Clarke 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. William Penn (6-2, 3-1 Heart) secured the victory with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, and 25-19 against Clarke (4-3, 1-2 Heart). The Statesmen produced attack percentages of .448, .308, […]

           

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