Mount Pleasant–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team earned three forfeits, but it was not enough to get past Iowa Wesleyan, falling 29-19 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Wednesday. William Penn (1-5, 1-3 Heart) collected points in four of the 10 weight classes, beginning with 116-pounder Catherine Steinkamp (Fr., Quincy, Ill., Biology). That […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—A hard-fought bid for a Central College men’s basketball road win slipped away in a 96-90 double overtime downer at Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday night. Not even a career-high 28 points from heady guard Kade Terrell (senior, Montrose, Colo.) could secure the elusive win. The game saw 11 lead changes but the Dutch were […]
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA—Despite enduring its second long road trip in three nights, the Central College women’s basketball team brought a high-energy defensive effort Wednesday and came away with a 58-46 victory at Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday. Meanwhile, on offense forward Annie Swaters (junior, Deepwater, Mo., Lakeland HS) came off the bench to deliver 17 points and […]
by Travis Wahlert The 8th grade “A” team played Pella this past Monday. Pella got off to a fast start on offense and took an early lead. We were not able to get much going on offense and had some defensive mistakes that led to a Pella win. Pella won 68-47. Max Roach- 29 points […]
Oskaloosa–Connor Muff (Sr., Kenosha, Wis., Business Management) placed great ball after great ball for his hitting crew last week and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week Monday. Muff won his first career laurel by leading the Statesmen (4-1, 3-0 Heart) to victories over (RV) […]
Oskaloosa–After winning the award last week, Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) provided quite the encore in two more Statesmen victories as he was again named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Blaylock notched his fourth career honor (second this season) by guiding #1 William Penn (21-1, 12-1 […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s volleyball player Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Wis., Business Management) and women’s basketball player Morgan Terry (Jr., Cornersville, Tenn., Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of January 24-30, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Papes helped WPU to a pair of big wins, sweeping Mount Mercy last Wednesday and rallying for […]
by Rachel Brown The Oskaloosa Boys Swim Team competed this week at the North Central Conference Meet @ Grinnell. We competed against 8 teams including Decorah, Vinton-Shellsburg, Grinnell, Williamsburg, Boone, NCMP, and Centerville. As we get closer and closer to districts we have begun what we call taper. This is where we cut down on […]
Oskaloosa–The hits just keep on coming for the William Penn men’s volleyball team. The Statesmen took down the #4 ranked Park Pirates in five sets on Tuesday by scores of 23-25, 25-22, 17-25, 25-21, 15-13. This is their third victory over a top 15 opponent this season, and the first time in program history defeating […]
Oskaloosa–Connor Muff (Sr., Kenosha, Wis., Business Management) led the Statesmen to a pair of big victories last week and for his efforts he took the top honor by being named NAIA Men’s Volleyball Setter of the Week Tuesday. Muff guided William Penn to wins over (RV) Mount Mercy and #11 Missouri Baptist, posting a combined […]
