Dubuque, Iowa–The William Penn women’s basketball team started its 2021-2022 campaign on the road Friday by competing in the Clarke Classic. In their first game of the tournament, the Statesmen faced #8 Wayland Baptist and hung with the Flying Queens throughout, but ultimately were defeated by a score of 79-68. The Statesmen battled through the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team battled hard but fell in straight sets to the Evangel Valor by scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-19. The Statesmen fall to 17-11 on the season while their record in the Heart of America Athletic Conference drops to 10-8. The navy and gold got out the gates roaring with kills […]
by Mindy Archer Our Oskaloosa 5th-graders were able to compete in our annual Pumpkins, Poetry, and Photography Contest on Monday, October 25th. Each category has 3 subcategories for the students to enter in. These categories are Funniest, Best use of Fall Theme, and Most Original. Each 5th-grader entered a poem into the contest. Then they […]
INDIANOLA—Simpson College converted a penalty kick in the first overtime period to eliminate the Central College women’s soccer team in a 2-1 American Rivers Conference tournament quarterfinal loss Saturday. Central finishes its season with a 9-8-1 mark. Simpson, the No. 3 seed, advances to play the No. 2 seed Wartburg College in the semifinals on […]
DECORAH—Another Saturday and another line in the record book for the No. 10 Central College football team, which clinched at least a share of its 32nd conference title. Back-up quarterback Brady Ketchum (freshman, Mount Vernon) combined with starter Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) to fire a team record nine touchdown passes in sprinting past winless Luther […]
PELLA — Despite having more kills than Monmouth College, the Central College volleyball team lost in straight sets Saturday afternoon 29-27, 25-23, 25-23. Central ends the regular season with a 15-12 overall mark, the Fighting Scots moved to 15-13. Saturday also was the last home game of the season for the Dutch, serving as Senior […]
Oskaloosa–A trio of William Penn women’s wrestlers are considered to be among the best in the country as the NAIA released its preseason top-20 poll Thursday. As a team, WPU is 22nd with 20 points, while Life (Ga.) is first with 189 points. Campbellsville (Ky.) (175), Southern Oregon (167), Grand View (143), and Texas Wesleyan […]
Oskaloosa–Five members of the Statesmen men’s wrestling team are ranked in the league as the NAIA released its preseason top-20 poll Thursday. While no one is rated nationally, five individuals have earned spots in the Heart of America Athletic Conference’s top six at their respective weight classes. Leading the way in third place are the […]
PELLA — Facing a talented offense in North Park University (Ill.), the Central College volleyball team lost in three sets 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 Friday night. Central (15-11) forced 10 lead changes in the three sets but could not find a set win against North Park (18-10). “We wanted to learn how to make adjustments in […]
by Mike Comfort Sage concluded her career with a 98th place finish in a time of 21:26. I thought Sage battled really well and ran hard. Running at state for the first time is really tough as it is a completely new environment to run in and I thought she handled that well. It was […]
