INDIANOLA—Showing no signs of wear on its fifth consecutive day of action, the Central College softball team rocked Simpson College 13-5 in six innings Thursday, taking two of three games in the teams’ series. The Dutch (8-6 overall, 6-4 American Rivers) jolted Simpson with a five-run first inning and was in command throughout. Right fielder […]
Mountain Home, Ark.–The Statesmen men’s golf team headed south for some new scenery as it competed in the Battle at Big Creek Monday and Tuesday. William Penn finished seventh out of 10 teams with a two-day score of 626 (303-323) at the par-72 Big Creek Golf Course. Fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Park […]
Oklahoma City, Okla. — With one last event before the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championships, William Penn women’s golf packed their bags for a two-day stint in Oklahoma. The Susie Maxwell Berning Classic welcomed 18 teams to Lincoln Park Golf Course, where the teams tested themselves on the east course. William Penn improved their […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team is playing its best ball of the season and is being rewarded for it as the NAIA released its fourth top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-7, 8-4 Heart), which is in the rating for the second time this year, is unofficially #36 with five points. The program was 33rd nationally […]
Fayette, Mo. — William Penn men’s soccer picked up their second win in program history in the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament over the weekend. Last year in the semifinals, the team dropped a close one at home to Grand View. This year, they had to go on the road to face #1 Central […]
Oskaloosa–Shaniah Newby (So., Twentynine Palms, Calif., Nursing) arguably had the best sprinting day in school history last weekend, and for her efforts she earned Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week honors Monday. Newby won her first career weekly laurel after nearly breaking two program records last Saturday at the Grand […]
Peru, Neb.–Behind two strong pitching performances, the William Penn softball team split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Peru State Tuesday. WPU (14-17, 8-11 Heart) lost the first game 2-1, but picked up the second contest 3-0. The visitors were no-hit by opening game pitcher Alana Krieser back in March, and once again […]
INDIANOLA—Freshman right fielder Franie Burnett (Ankeny, Centennial HS) may be among the fastest Central College softball players but she’s also carrying the biggest bat as she pounded out four hits, including a grand slam, to help a shorthanded and game-weary Central College softball team preserve an American Rivers doubleheader sweep at Simpson College Wednesday. After […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—In the lineup for her arm, pitcher Sydni Huisman (sophomore, Treynor) pounded her first collegiate base hit in well-timed fashion as her two-out, eighth-inning single brought home the winner in Central College’s 6-5 softball victory at Coe College Tuesday. The Dutch (6-5 overall, 4-3 American Rivers) were trailing in the nightcap, 5-3 after six […]
PELLA — On a windy day at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex, defender Brant Mueller (junior, Bettendorf) found the back of the net to make the Central College men’s soccer team a 1-0 winner against Nebraska Wesleyan University. It was the fourth career goal for Mueller, putting his left foot into a loose ball at […]
