Arkansas City, KS – The Indian Hills Baseball team opened up the 2022 season with a statement win, knocking off No. 6 nationally ranked Cowley College (KS) 8-7 on the road Thursday afternoon. Jack Payne (San Antonio, TX/Clark) picked up the win in relief for the Warriors. Thursday’s opening day pitted a pair of JUCO […]
PELLA—Central College sophomore Joshua Van Gorp (Pella, Pella Christian HS) received honorable mention for the American Rivers all-conference men’s basketball squad. Van Gorp, a 6-foot-10 center, led the league in blocked shots with 1.3 per game and was second in field goal percentage at 70.5%. He averaged a team-best 12.2 points and 6.0 rebounds in […]
Dubuque, Iowa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team narrowly escaped with a victory on Wednesday, defeating the Clarke Pride in five sets of 25-19, 19-25, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13. Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) set the tone with a kill on the opening point. The two teams traded points throughout the beginning of the set, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team was unable to take advantage of finally being on its home field as it fell 16-11 to Ottawa in its Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday. #8 WPU (3-1, 0-1 KCAC), which was playing at Statesmen Community Stadium for the first time this season, could not slow down the Braves […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s lacrosse team took their first loss in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference play, falling to the Ottawa Braves 16-6. The Braves got on the board early, scoring with only 37 seconds off the clock, but William Penn responded a few minutes later. Kenzington Winget (Fr., West Jordan, Utah, Sports Management) evened the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian girls’ basketball team knocked off Fairfield to start the year, but could not replicate that performance in a season-ending loss. OHS (11-11) closed out its campaign with a 37-24 loss to Fairfield in the Class 4A Region 5 quarterfinals on February 16. Oskaloosa, which had defeated the Trojans 59-55 in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team made strides throughout the year, but could not get over the hump to claim an opening-round upset in postseason play. OHS (6-16) wrapped up its regular season with a 60-55 road loss to Burlington on February 14, and then ended its entire campaign with a 70-60 loss […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
