The Oskaloosa girls track and field team, led by Coach Betsy Luck, delivered a standout performance at the Norwalk meet, bringing home four first-place finishes while setting five personal records. “The girls create the lineup, trying new events and having some fun!” Coach Betsy Luck said, reflecting the relaxed and exploratory nature of the meet. […]
The Oskaloosa boys tennis team competed in the conference tournament on Wednesday, May 1st, at Norwalk. It was a perfect day for tennis, with no wind disrupting the players’ focus. However, Coach Tony Witt noted that his team couldn’t capitalize on the favorable conditions. “The kids finally had a great day for tennis with no […]
The Oskaloosa Boys Tennis team played its final match of the season on Tuesday, April 30th, against Dallas Center-Grimes. Despite the 2-9 loss, Coach Tony Witt emphasized how close the match was and praised his team’s progress. “The final score does not reflect how close this match really was,” Coach Witt said. “Osky lost 3 […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Night number 2 of the Racing Season was held on Wednesday, May 1st at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Despite threatening skies the race program went on and was completed at 9:40 with plenty of exciting racing to delight the hearty fans that came out for DeJong manufacturing Free […]
Cedar Rapids–An outstanding defensive effort lifted the William Penn men’s volleyball team to its first-ever win at the NAIA National Championship as it opened Pool D competition with a 3-1 win over #12 seed Reinhardt (Ga.) Thursday. The fifth-seeded Statesmen (23-6) won by scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-11, 25-15. WPU will now look to advance […]
Moravia–The Statesmen men’s golf team wrapped up its 2023-2024 season with a respectable showing at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship Monday and Tuesday. WPU tied for seventh out of 11 teams with a three-round score of 892 (294-303-295) at the par-72 Preserve Golf Course. MidAmerica Nazarene (-18, 284-281-281–846) held off Park (-17, 282-284-281–847) […]
The Oskaloosa boys varsity golf team faced a challenging field at Blue Top Ridge golf course on Monday, April 29. Coach Brett Doud noted that the team “competed against not only tough competition but one of the most challenging treks of the year.” Despite these challenges, the team managed to secure 7th place out of […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team continued the awards season with a large haul as the AVCA NAIA All-America teams were announced Monday. Landon Krause (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Business Management) and Charlie Figy (Sr., Appleton, Wis., Secondary Education PE K-12) were named to the 12-person first team, while Britten Beallis (So., Naperville, Ill., Sports Management) […]
Oskaloosa–Baseball player Abraham Arroyo (Sr., Camuy, P.R., Wellness and Recreation) and women’s golfer Emma Lawson (Jr., Rossville, Ind., Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 22-28, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Arroyo, who has been plagued by injury this season, got back on the field last week against Grand […]
Oskaloosa–Four members of the William Penn men’s volleyball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Monday. Luke Luckfield (Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii, Software Engineering) tops the group with a 3.94 Grade Point Average entering the spring. Matt Helmick (Sr., Fullerton, Calif., Business Management), at 3.53, guides […]
