STORM LAKE—The numbers are head-spinning. The NCAA Division III playoffs loom ahead, but after thrashing Buena Vista University 65-6 Saturday, allow coach Jeff McMartin and the 10-0 Central College football team a few moments to savor one of the most remarkable regular seasons in the program’s title-drenched history. “I think we really have to appreciate […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Kelsea Hurley (junior, Scottsdale, Ariz., Desert Mountain HS) poured in 22 points but the Central College women’s basketball team struggled down the stretch in a 70-57 loss to Westminster College (Mo.) Saturday at the Coe College Tournament. It was a frustratingly familiar pattern for the Dutch (0-3), who fell behind early, rallied but couldn’t […]
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.— Steady play down the stretch preserved the Central College men’s basketball team’s first season win, 63-59 over Blackburn College (Ill.) in the Bill Merris Tournament hosted by Illinois College Friday night. The Dutch (1-2) advance to Saturday’s 3 p.m. title game against the winner of a Friday contest between Dominican College (Ill.) and […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—A late scoring drought ended the Central College women’s basketball team’s comeback hopes in a 70-54 setback against Augustana College (Ill.) in the Coe College Tournament Friday. An equally uneven start put the Dutch in an early 30-14 hole but that lead was sliced to 39-33 at intermission. Augustana (2-0) stretched the advantage back […]
PELLA—It didn’t take coach Craig Douma long to zero in on the issue that led to a 65-61 Central College men’s basketball loss to Waldorf College Wednesday night. “The thing I was most disappointed in was the easy shots we missed,” he said. “We got the shots we wanted. We had the right guys shooting. […]
Forest City–Headlined by three falls and a pair of forfeits, the Statesmen men’s wrestling team defeated Waldorf 39-11 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet Tuesday. William Penn (1-0, 1-0 Heart) won five of the eight contested bouts, including three by fall, as it closed out the night with 30 unanswered points. Nadhelo […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team will use a dip in its ranking for extra motivation during midseason workouts as the NAIA released its second top-25 poll last Friday. The Statesmen lost three spots since the last rating and are now unofficially 29th with 37 points. WPU closed out the fall campaign with two tournament […]
Oskaloosa–Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) not only impressed the league voters, but also the national ones as he picked up a pair of accolades for last weekend’s record-breaking performance. Sherman won his third career Heart of America Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week award as well as his first career […]
Ventura–The William Penn shotgun sports team suffered no ill effects of being out of action for nearly a month as it won the Waldorf Invitational last Saturday. WPU was first out of three teams by hitting 679 targets out of a 750 total for a 90.5% rate. It was the squad’s first competition since taking […]
Oskaloosa–Football player Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) and women’s shotgun sports athlete KayLynn Sieber (Fr., Marshall, Minn., Biology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 1-7, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Sherman rushed for a career-high 247 yards and two touchdowns against Clarke. His yardage total […]
