St. Paul, Minn.–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team was narrowly edged out by the Northwestern Eagles on Saturday, falling by a score of 14-11. Neither team had much momentum early in the game offensively, but the hosts got on the board first after converting a free position opportunity with just over three minutes off the […]
PELLA—Prepping for what lies ahead, Central College pushed pitcher Morgan Schaben (junior, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) into some extended duty and she responded with a pair of softball wins over Fontbonne University (Mo.) Sunday 4-1 and 8-0 in six innings. After dropping a pair of decisions to Bethel University (Minn.) Saturday, Schaben pitched 12 innings Sunday. […]
PELLA — After surging to a 17-5 lead through four innings, the Central College baseball team’s lead slipped away for a 22-18 loss in the opening game of a doubleheader against Buena Vista University Saturday. The Dutch (9-4, 0-3 American Rivers Conference) lost 12-0 in the nightcap against the Beavers (11-6, 3-0 conference). Central was […]
Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team swept Marshalltown Community College in a home doubleheader Saturday afternoon, topping the Tigers in a pair of run-rule shortened affairs 10-0 and 13-3. The Warriors improve to 12-5 overall and 3-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) play. The Warriors used a number of impressive individual […]
PELLA—Facing a red-hot pitcher in frigid weather was not a winning combination for the Central College softball team Saturday. Bethel University (Minn.), behind ace Kayla Simacek, swept the Dutch 9-1 in five innings and 7-3 as temperatures barely nudged 40 degrees and northwest winds howled up to 25 miles per hour. Simacek (10-1) went the […]
Oskaloosa–Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) and Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) closed out their exceptional men’s basketball careers with national hardware as the NAIA announced its All-America teams Thursday. Blaylock was one of 12 players chosen for the first team, while Newman was part of the 12-person second team. The award […]
Oskaloosa–Five individuals from the Statesmen men’s volleyball program garnered postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Wednesday. Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management), Charlie Figy (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management), and Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) were all named to the 10-person first team, while Connor Muff […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team shook off a slow start and then thoroughly dominated the remainder of the contest in a 25-4 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference win over Missouri Valley Wednesday. Having played less than 24 hours earlier, WPU (7-4, 3-3 KCAC) may have been working out some sore muscles in the early […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the February Player of the Month laurels. Sophomore men’s volleyball player Landon Krause (Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) earned the Male award, while junior women’s bowler Gabi Evans (West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with some highs and some lows, but is still near the top of the national rankings as the NAIA released its fifth top-15 poll Wednesday. William Penn (22-6, 14-4 Heart) fell three rungs from the last rating to #6 with 149 points. The Statesmen have […]
