Sports and Activities
by Mike Comfort As the league headed into the summer months, attendance was up from the previous year, despite Keokuk, Ottumwa, and Ft Dodge not being able to meet the $30 guarantee consistently. Fans of the league would be treated to a new star in…
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Oskaloosa–Foday Sheriff (Jr., Upper Darby, Pa., Business Management) topped the league’s awards list as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference men’s basketball teams were announced Thursday. Sheriff and Daivion Boleware (Jr., Jackson, Mich., Psychology) were both selected to the 10-person first team, while Javion…
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Oskaloosa–Kayla Peoples (Sr., Waco, Texas, Nursing) garnered postseason recognition Thursday as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference women’s basketball teams were announced. Peoples was one of 10 individuals named to the league’s Third Team. An additional 10 players were selected to both the First…
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Oskaloosa–Harley Williams (Sr., Edmonton, Alberta, Political Science) got right down to business as a newly-minted Statesmen, and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week Monday, presented by Tarkett Sports. Williams notched his first weekly…
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team clicked forward a few notches going into the postseason as the NAIA released its final top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (23-6) is unofficially 32nd in the country with 20 points. No. 24 Graceland is the only other ranked squad from…
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team is holding its same ranking as two weeks ago as the NAIA released its second top-15 poll Wednesday. WPU (7-3, 4-2 Heart) is still No. 6 in the country with 70 points. A whopping nine of the Heart of America…
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team holds a familiar ranking as the NAIA released its first top-10 poll Wednesday. WPU (1-0) is again No. 7 in the country with 36 points. It marks the 14th-consecutive poll in which the navy and gold have been ranked. The…
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Oskaloosa–Men’s wrestler Lane Scorpil (Sr., Columbus Junction, Iowa, Business Management) and women’s track and field athlete Adedoyin Aderibigbe (Fr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Sociology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of February 16-22. Scorpil posted a 2-1 record to place second…
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Oskaloosa–A trio of William Penn women’s bowlers were recognized for postseason awards as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday, presented by Athletic Solutions and Baron. Ashley Gorman (So., Stillwater, Minn., Exercise Science) was named to the five-person second team, while…
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Oskaloosa–Aidan Piet (Jr., Meridian, Idaho, Business Management) represented the William Penn men’s bowling team on the postseason list as the 2025-2026 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Sunday, presented by Athletic Solutions and Baron. Piet was named to the five-person first squad. The…
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