Maryville, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s track and field team could not have asked for better results out of its short-distance athlete as they lifted William Penn to a high finish at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Championship Friday and Saturday. Lacking in numbers, WPU tapped the potential of those in the competition as it […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s wrestling team enjoyed a significant bump in the standings, but will hope for a couple more national qualifiers as it competed at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Saturday. WPU was fourth out of 11 teams with 76.5 points, but gained just one automatic national qualifier in Makail Stanley (Fr., […]
Canton, Mo.–After a slow start, both teams caught fire and it was the Statesmen men’s basketball team that yet again won a tight one, defeating Culver-Stockton 95-90 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (27-1, 18-1 Heart), which has now won 16 games in a row, scored 60 points in the second half […]
Brighton, Mich./Dearborn, Mich.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team thumped one foe and a day later earned its first nail-biter of the season as it remains perfect this season. William Penn (3-0) defeated Cleary 23-2 Friday and then held off Michigan-Dearborn 7-5 Saturday to stay unblemished. WPU 23, Cleary 2 Boston Romero (So., Las Vegas, Nev., Business […]
Canton, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team concluded its 2021-2022 campaign with a 54-40 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Culver-Stockton Saturday. William Penn (5-25, 5-14 Heart) was stymied on offense, being limited to just 25.0% from the field. The visitors’ defense was solid, though, holding the Wildcats (14-14, 8-11 Heart) to 39.6% overall, but […]
PELLA—It was a Senior Night to remember for Caden Mauck (5th-year, Kansas City, Mo., Blue Springs South HS) and the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. Mauck topped the 1,000-point mark for his career and pumped in a team-high 16 points to propel the hot-shooting Dutch to an 89-73 season-ending triumph over Simpson College before […]
PELLA—Some early turnover issues for the Central College women’s basketball team gave nationally ranked Simpson College the only opening it needed to roll up a 109-64 win Saturday. The young Dutch close the year at 6-15 overall and 4-11 in American Rivers play. They committed 31 turnovers, including 12 in the first period. “Our turnovers […]
February 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of Oskaloosa students have done something no other team has done before them, earned a trip to State Tournament. Trey Van Wyk earned his way to State along with the team, having bowled a perfect 300 game at Districts to set the tone. He ended up with […]
Forest City–The William Penn women’s wrestling team hit the mat one final time before competing for league glory as it faced off in a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meets Friday. WPU (3-6, 3-3 Heart) defeated Waldorf 21-16 and then dropped Missouri Valley 30-9. In an unorthodox start, the Waldorf dual started […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the January Player of the Month laurels. Senior men’s basketball player Kevion Blaylock (Houston, Texas, Information Technology) earned the Male award, while junior women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the fourth for Blaylock in […]
