PELLA—Central College’s Kelsea Hurley (junior, Scottsdale, Ariz., Desert Mountain HS) and Allison Van Gorp (freshman, Pella, Pella Christian HS) both received American Rivers all-conference women’s basketball recognition. They were each named to the second team. It’s the third consecutive all-conference honor for Hurley, who was a first-team selection last year and a second-team pick the […]
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PELLA—Even for a program accustomed to power-packed schedules, the 2022 season opens with a jolt for the Central College softball team at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Georgia this weekend. The invitation-only 24-team tourney, now held in alternate years, features many of the top NCAA Division III squads. Central opens against NCAA […]
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Oskaloosa–For the third year in a row, the William Penn men’s basketball found themselves on top of the Heart of America Athletic Conference, defeating the Evangel Valor in the championship match on Monday by a score of 99-91. The game opened closely contested as the two played to a 10-10 tie. Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, […]
Hazelwood, Ill./Brighton, Ill.–The William Penn shotgun sports team started its spring season exactly the way it closed out the fall with another win as it competed at the Lindenwood Invitational Saturday and Sunday. The Statesmen, winners of three tournaments in a row, posted a score of 1,430 out of 1,500 total targets. Hillsdale (Mich.) was […]
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Oskaloosa–A total of six members of the William Penn men’s bowling program were honored by the league as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday. Rok Kostric (Sr., Koper, Slovenia, Sports Management) and Jayson Miner (Sr., Silvis, Ill., Business Management) were both named to the five-person first team. The trio of Aleksander […]
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Oskaloosa–A pair of Statesmen women’s bowlers garnered postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday. Gabi Evans (Jr., West Liberty, Iowa, Psychology and Sociology) was named to the five-player first team, while Caitlin Radliff (Fr., Belleville, Ill., Software Engineering) collected a second-team laurel (five players on second team). Radliff was […]
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Oskaloosa–Tanner Bedier (Jr., Bondurant, Iowa, Industrial Technology) was nearly perfect at the plate and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week Monday. Bedier claimed his first-ever award by leading the Statesmen (7-3) to a pair of wins on Sunday. In WPU’s 6-3 victory over Columbia, the […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Men’s volleyball player Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) and women’s wrestler Salima Omari (So., Iowa City, Iowa) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 21-27, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Papes posted 48 kills (4.00 per set) in helping William Penn to a 3-1 record last week, including […]
Mar 1 2022 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team suffered its first setback of the season, falling 16-9 to the Ave Maria Gyrenes. It didn’t take long for the visitors to strike, as they scored only 20 seconds into the match and once again after 90 seconds had passed. William Penn had an answer, as MacKenzie Petersen (Jr., […]
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Through my ten years as head coach of the Oskaloosa Volleyball program, I have demanded the best of everyone within the program, especially myself. After much thought, prayer, and a pros/cons list, I have decided I am no longer able to give my best to the Oskaloosa Volleyball program and will be resigning as Head […]
