Grinnell–The William Penn men’s track and field team continued its tradition of success at the Grinnell Invitational as it yet again won the title Saturday. WPU finished first out of seven teams with 121 points, while host Grinnell was a close second with 109.5 points. It is the third-straight Grinnell Invitational championship for William Penn, […]
Springfield, Mo.–A strong shooting performance was not enough to get the Statesmen women’s basketball team the victory Saturday as it fell 70-63 to Evangel in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (3-21, 3-10 Heart) held a 53.1%-43.9% advantage from the field, but unfortunately that was nullified by a 42-27 deficit in rebounding (19-3 […]
Grinnell–Raven Williams (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.) won the 400-meter dash title as the Statesmen women’s track and field team competed at the Grinnell Invitational Saturday. As a team, William Penn was fifth out of six programs with 52 points, while Buena Vista won the trophy with 187 points. Williams’ gold came in a field of […]
Centerville–The William Penn wrestling teams battled in the second annual Coed Clash, taking on Indian Hills CC in a pair of non-conference dual meets Friday. The men fell to the Warriors 40-6, while the women lost 26-17. Both meets were exhibitions as the NAIA does not allow competitions against junior colleges to count towards team […]
DUBUQUE — A group of reserves from the Central College wrestling team battled some high-level opponents at the Loras Open Saturday in Dubuque. Central rested most of its starters as just 19 Dutch wrestlers competed. Wrestlers from eight NCAA Division I and II programs were represented in the 195-wrestler field. “It’s a very challenging tournament,” […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—A 48-point first half carried Coe College to an 85-59 victory over the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. There were more offensive struggles for Central (4-13 overall, 1-8 American Rivers), which hit only 32.2% from the field, including a frosty 17.4% from 3-point range (4-23). Coe (15-5 overall, 7-4 conference) led wire-to-wire, taking […]
by Jessica Weinreich On Saturday, Jan. 29th, Elliot Nelson competed in the National Speech and Debate Association’s District Student Congress. This competition features students from all over Eastern Iowa competing to earn a spot at the National Tournament, held this summer. Elliot placed third overall. This is considered a National Qualifier, although he is positioned […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Propelled by a career-best 25 points and 12 rebounds from freshman center Allison Van Gorp (Pella, Pella Christian HS), Central College scored a breakthrough women’s basketball win, dropping Coe College 67-53 Saturday It was Central’s first American Rivers victory and avenged a 56-46 home-court loss to the Kohawks Dec. 11. The young Dutch (3-9 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team went 1-1 last week, including snapping a 12-year-old losing streak to a non-conference foe. OHS (4-9, 1-7 LHC) defeated Mount Pleasant 45-43 last Tuesday, but fell to then-#6 Dallas Center-Grimes 78-39 in Little Hawkeye Conference play last Friday. The Indians, who had not been victorious over the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian girls’ basketball team won a non-conference bout with stifling defense, but could not take down a ranked league foe in a 1-1 week. OHS (8-6, 2-6 LHC) won 58-32 over Washington last Monday, but fell 68-24 to #4 Dallas Center-Grimes 68-24 in Little Hawkeye Conference action last Friday. The Indians, […]
