by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball survived an early scare to open Heart of America Athletic Conference play, defeating the Peru State Bobcats 89-86 Tuesday. Malyk Thomas (Sr., Copperas Cove, Texas, Sports Management) earned the start on Tuesday and earned the right to wear the #22 jersey, in honor of the late Marquis […]
Oskaloosa–A dash of home cooking was not enough to get the Statesmen women’s basketball team into the win column as it fell 69-45 to Columbia in non-conference action Tuesday. Facing its fourth program that is either currently ranked or receiving national votes, William Penn (0-7), which was playing inside Penn Gymnasium for the first time […]
ELSAH, ILL.—Failing to carry any momentum from a tournament title at Illinois College over the weekend, the Central College men’s basketball team stumbled 69-63 at Principia College (Ill.) Tuesday. The Dutch (2-3) trailed most of the way but held a 61-60 lead with 2:21 left, only to see Principia (1-2) knock down back-to-back 3-point baskets […]
ST. LOUIS, MO.—A 20-point third quarter let the Central College women’s basketball team take command and crack the win column with a 60-54 decision over Fontbonne University (Mo.) Tuesday night. Tied 27-27 early in the second half, the Dutch (1-3) used an eight-point run to take a 35-27 advantage and the lead was never less […]
NEW SHARON – Students in grades 7-12 at North Mahaska heard messages of thanks at the annual Veteran’s Day program sponsored by the student council. Former fifth grade teacher Kraig Van Hulzen and English teacher Danny Rivas were the featured speakers. Van Hulzen told a story of a young man who left his country home […]
Oskaloosa–With great help from a challenging schedule, the Statesmen men’s soccer team advanced to postseason play as the qualifiers for NAIA National Championship Opening Round were announced Monday. WPU (12-7) received an at-large bid and will travel to Fort Wayne, Ind. to compete in the Fort Wayne Bracket. The Statesmen, who are 0-2 all-time at […]
Moline, Ill.–The William Penn men’s bowling team turned in their best performance of the season this weekend at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic. The Statesmen came away with a first place finish, earning their first tournament victory of the season after defeating 42 other teams over the two-day contest. Leading the individual efforts for the men […]
Waukee–The Statesmen shotgun sports team wrapped up a jaw-dropping fall campaign by dominating the Iowa SCTP State Championship Saturday and Sunday. William Penn placed first out of eight team by hitting 1,551 out of 1,750 total targets (88.6%). Wartburg was second at 1,492 targets. The title is the fifth for the program this fall. Included […]
Moline, Ill.–The William Penn women’s bowling team had an impressive showing this weekend at the ISYL Leatherneck Classic. The Statesmen came within a game of capturing the tournament title, falling in the third and final match of bracket play to earn a second place finish. The Statesmen were led by Gabi Evans (Jr., West Liberty, […]
Oskaloosa–Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) was a scoring machine last weekend and his monumental efforts were recognized as he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Newman garnered his second career weekly laurel as he helped William Penn (5-0) claim a pair of wins in Indiana […]
