by Mike Comfort The Marshalltown Times declared that the first season “proved a great success”, but also declared that every team lost money, including Marshalltown who lost $1000. Naturally, this led to speculation of a change in membership. Muscatine, Clinton, and Quincy (IL) attempted to join the league, with Muscatine needing to build a good […]
Oskaloosa–The No. 6 William Penn men’s volleyball team opened its home schedule in dominant fashion, sweeping Clarke 3-0 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday. William Penn (6-2, 3-1 Heart) secured the victory with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, and 25-19 against Clarke (4-3, 1-2 Heart). The Statesmen produced attack percentages of .448, .308, […]
Marshall, Mo.– The William Penn women’s wrestling team closed out its regular season in dominant fashion Tuesday night, defeating Missouri Valley 26-17 to remain undefeated in Heart play. WPU (12-3, 7-0 Heart) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after Lily Zapata (So., Lewisville, Texas, Sociology) secured a technical fall victory at 103 pounds. The […]
by Mike Comfort Criticism of the umpires continued as the season marched to its end. In July, Redmond, the former Ottumwa pitcher who had been hired to umpire during the season after complaints about other umpires, was released by President Norton. In his spot he hired none other than William Tiley, who had just recently […]
The Oskaloosa freshman boys basketball team closed its season last night with a hard-fought win at Burlington, ending the year on a high note after months of steady improvement. The season began back in November with a strong opening victory at Fairfield, setting the tone for a group that continued to battle through a long […]
Ottawa, Kan.–It was evident from the first sequence of the game that it was going to be a good day for the William Penn men’s lacrosse team as it blanked Ottawa 29-0 in non-conference action to start the 2026 campaign Monday. The shutout is the first for WPU (1-0) since beating Midland 26-0 on March […]
Oskaloosa– Men’s volleyball player Ben Cemeno-Castillo (Sr., Joliet, Ill., Business Management) and softball player Laila Gutierrez (Jr., Seminole, Texas, Business Management) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 9-15. Cemeno-Castillo led William Penn to a 2-1 record last week, posting 49 kills (4.08 per set) on a .370 attack […]
Oskaloosa–Nicholas Knowles II (Fr., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) locked down a high placing last weekend, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week Monday, presented by 516 Sports Capital. Knowles II garnered his first collegiate POW accolade after guiding William Penn at the Grinnell Darren […]
Oskaloosa–Avy Perez (Fr., Mission Hills, Calif., Nursing) cruised to a crown last Saturday, and for her efforts she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Wrestler of the Week Monday, presented by Musco Lighting. Perez notched her second weekly honor after leading William Penn at the Baker Jimmy May Open last Saturday. The freshman […]
Baldwin City, Kan.– The William Penn women’s wrestling team competed in its final regular season tournament Saturday at the Jimmy May Open, hosted by Baker. The Statesmen claimed titles at two weights, while three additional wrestlers earned podium finishes and three more secured victories on the day. Avy Perez (Fr., Mission Hills, Calif., Nursing) captured […]
