by Travis Wahlert The 8th grade boys played Oksy Christian last Tuesday. In the A game the boys found success early on the offensive side of the ball but lacked on effort on the defensive side. The second half the Osky boys played great on offense and defense and it really showed. Osky ended up […]
West Des Moines–The William Penn men’s lacrosse team made a statement in its season opener, defeating Cornell 19-4 in non-conference play Saturday. WPU (1-0), which served as the host at the neutral site of the MidAmerican Energy Company RecPlex, won its season opener for the first time in program history, doing so in convincing fashion […]
Oskaloosa–Four Statesmen reached double figures as the William Penn women’s basketball team cruised past Graceland 77-49 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. William Penn (5-23, 5-12 Heart), which won consecutive games for the first time this season, tallied a season high in three-pointers (15). The hosts, who also triumphed over Graceland on the […]
Canton, Mo.–The William Penn men’s volleyball team continued their undefeated start to Heart of America Athletic Conference play with a sweep of the Culver-Stockton Wildcats by scores of 25-21, 25-16, 25-14. Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management) and CJ Rettig (Jr., Sierra Madre, Calif., Physical Education) both got off to hot starts, as Krause […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team got to celebrate both their regular season Heart of America Athletic Conference title and their seven seniors on Saturday after defeating the Graceland Yellowjackets 102-87. Chanze Cruesoe (So., St. Louis, Mo., Business Management) got the scoring started with a pair of free throws, and Frederick Jackson (Sr., Killeen, Texas, […]
Salina, Kan.–The William Penn baseball team got their season started with a doubleheader against the Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes. They split the doubleheader, dropping the opening contest 9-6 before taking game two 11-4. WPU 6, KWU 9 After a scoreless first inning from both sides, William Penn got on the board for the first time in […]
Fremont, Neb.–In its final regular-season tournament of the year, the William Penn women’s wrestling team secured a handful of high finishers at the Midland Open Saturday. WPU, which had seven grapplers manage at least one victory, was paced by two silvers and three bronzes. Brittany Cotter (Fr., Katy, Texas, Nursing) won two matches (one by […]
National Youth Leadership Forum: National Security Tracy, IA – This summer, Kadyn Boyd from Tracy, Iowa will join outstanding high school students from across the nation to take part in a unique academic and career oriented development experience, National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF): National Security, taking place at the University of Maryland in Washington D.C. […]
DECORAH—Don’t look now but it’s a winning streak for the Central College men’s basketball team. After dropping 12 of 13 games, the Dutch (6-16 overall, 3-11 American Rivers) have now posted back-to-back road wins, toppling Luther College 70-51 Saturday. The Norse (7-16 overall, 4-11 conference) were 61-53 winners when the teams met at Pella Jan. […]
DECORAH—Somewhere a switch was flipped. The Central College women’s basketball team hit 51.7% from the field and cruised to a 43-27 lead with 2:23 left in the first half at Luther College, only to turn stone cold, tumbling to a 78-62 defeat. Luther (8-14 overall, 5-8 American Rivers) scored the next nine points of the […]
