PELLA – Every set was tight, but the Central College volleyball team was defeated by Coe College 25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22 Saturday in the final home match of the regular season. Central (19-8, 4-3 American Rivers Conference) had big days offensively from Gracie Pierson (senior, outside hitter, Lake City, Minn.) and Paige Sexton (sophomore, outside […]
DUBUQUE- For the first time since 2016, the Central College women’s soccer team advances to the semifinals of the American Rivers Conference tournament. The No. 5 seed Central defeated the No. 4 seed University of Dubuque 2-1. “Today we played a complete 90 minutes against another regionally ranked team and came out on top,” said […]
DUBUQUE- For the first time in program history the Central College men’s soccer team won at Loras College. The No. 6 seed Dutch upset the No. 3 seed Loras 3-1 Saturday in the first round of the American Rivers Conference tournament. Central (8-8-2, 3-4-1 American Rivers) started quick when Spencer Taylor (junior, Norwalk) scored his […]
FORT DODGE – North Mahaska’s Emmerson Jedlicka powered her way to a 17th place finish at the state cross country Class 1A meet on Saturday morning. The junior covered the distance in 19 minutes 42.5 seconds. She was thrilled with the finish after placing 88th in the 2023 meet. “I am really stoked,” said Jedlicka […]
Chicago, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team started off its season Friday with an 87-64 win over IU Kokomo in the Governors State Classic. After finishing last season 6-22, William Penn (1-0) wasted no time signaling a new era, with players stepping confidently into key roles. Newcomer [/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/jones_iii_roy_j3q2]Roy Jones III (Sr., Pensacola, Fla.) was strong in […]
Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team went the distance Friday, but could not close out the match in a 3-2 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to MidAmerica Nazarene. WPU (17-15, 7-9 Heart) fell by scores of 25-18, 16-25, 21-25, 29-27, 13-15. The visitors opened strong, hitting .317 in the opening set. Trailing just once […]
PELLA – Sustained success at the service line was key to a Central College volleyball victory over Wartburg College Friday night. The Dutch (19-7, 4-2 American Rivers Conference) dispatched the Knights (15-10, 4-2 conference) in four sets 25-20, 25-16, 13-25, 25-17. “Not everybody had the cleanest match, but players showed up when we needed them […]
Oskaloosa–Cameron Hargrove (Sr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Sports Management) and Branson Bottorff (Sr., Mackinaw, Ill., Industrial Technology) both got their senior campaigns started with dominating performances, but it was not enough to lift the William Penn men’s wrestling team to victory in its season opener as it fell 25-20 to St. Ambrose in a Heart of America […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team’s will enter the spring campaign as a program in the receiving votes area as the NAIA released its second poll Thursday. William Penn slipped one position from the last rating and now sits 32nd in the NAIA with 12 points. WPU posted two team victories during the fall along […]
AMES- The Central College women’s basketball team started its season in an exhibition match against Division I No. 8 Iowa State University and lost 105-53. CeCe Moore (sophomore, Waterloo, West) led the Dutch with 11 points while also grabbing 8 rebounds. Abby Johnson (senior, Ankeny) scored 10 points Bailey Reding (junior, Grundy Center) scored eight […]
