by Nick Coffey Last week we played Newton and lost 38-69. Newton took the lead from the start and had the lead for the entire game. The lead grew to 20 points and our guys cut it to within 7 points. Second half was all Newton as we struggled to score the ball. We had […]
Freeport, IL – No. 15 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball clamped down on Highland Community College (IL) in the second half on Saturday to pick up the team’s fifth consecutive win. The Warriors defeated the Cougars 69-39 to improve to 19-5 on the year. After leading by 10 at the halftime break, 34-24, the Warriors allowed […]
Springfield, Mo.–After another thrilling finish, the William Penn men’s basketball team found themselves on the right end of another last second winner, this time from Malyk Thomas (Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, Sports Management). The Statesmen defeated the Evangel Valor 85-84 to move to 21-1 overall and 12-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The […]
Oskaloosa–The Penn Activity Center was roaring on Friday as the William Penn men’s volleyball team earned a statement win over the #11 Missouri Baptist Spartans. After falling behind 2-0, the Statesmen rallied to earn the reverse sweep against MBU, their second consecutive win against a ranked opponent. The win pushes their record to 4-1 in […]
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 […]
