Oskaloosa–Forced to play across the railroad tracks for the first time in years, the William Penn softball team went 1-1 against Benedictine in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Saturday. WPU (12-10, 5-3 Heart) won the opener 3-1, but dropped the nightcap 5-4. The games were moved to the Lacey Recreation Complex due to […]
Fayette, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s track and field team took the title in the fastest relay as William Penn battled at the Central Methodist Invitational Friday and Saturday. WPU finished 10th out of 18 scoring teams with 32 points, while host Central Methodist was the team champion with 193 points. The quartet of Danisha Washington (Sr., […]
Des Moines, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team played in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship match for the first time in program history on Saturday. Unfortunately, they could not dethrone the Grand View Vikings, as they fell in straight sets of 25-22, 25-18, 25-23. Neither team was able to gain an advantage early, […]
Fayette, Mo.–Despite a lockdown performance by a local talent, the William Penn softball team could not pull the upset as it was swept by #11 Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (12-12, 5-5 Heart) lost by scores of 6-1 and 1-0 to the Eagles (17-4, 9-1 Heart). Allyson Stewart […]
PELLA — An 11-run seventh inning by Wartburg College cost the Central College baseball team a chance at victory in game two of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, falling 18-9. Central (9-9, 0-8 American Rivers Conference) lost the first game 17-2 in seven innings. The second game was called after eight innings due to darkness. The […]
Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Softball ran its winning streak to 18 games on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern Community College at R.L. Hellyer Field. The Warriors took game one 10-1 and game two 11-3. Indian Hills improved to 21-6 overall on the year and 6-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) […]
PELLA—Making the most of her limited swings, pinch-hitter Emma Lenox (freshman, Fremont, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont HS) delivered yet again Friday for the Central College softball team with a pinch-hit two-run double that fueled a 7-4 come-from-behind win over Simpson College Friday. But Simpson (16-7 overall, 1-1 American Rivers) was a 5-1 winner in the second game as […]
PELLA — Despite having more hits than their opponent, the Central College baseball team lost 3-2 against Wartburg College Friday afternoon. Central (9-7 overall, 0-6 American Rivers Conference) outhit Wartburg College (13-9, 3-2 conference) by a 9-8 margin but were stymied by five double plays turned by the Knights. “To get that many hits off […]
Oskaloosa–Five winter sports teams scored points at the national level, helping the William Penn athletics department to move to its highest-ranking ever as the Learfield Directors’ Cup final winter NAIA standings were released Wednesday. WPU, which concluded the fall with 57 points from the men’s soccer team, collected 258.5 points in the winter and is […]
Kerrville and San Antonio, Texas–In just its second year of existence, the Statesmen shotgun sports team brought home a national title as it claimed the ACUI Division 4 crown last week. The Statesmen were named the Division 4 four-year college national champions by hitting 2,708 of their 3,000 total targets. Iowa Western CC claimed the […]
