Stories written by W.Steinlage
Indianola, Iowa–Maeley Elsbury (Jr., Chelsea, Iowa, Biology) and Silvia Garcia-Vasquez (So., West Liberty, Iowa, Nursing) both walked off with silvers as the William Penn women’s wrestling team competed at the Simpson Luther Hill Invitational Sunday. The tournament featured Varsity and Freshman/Sophomore divisions. Varsity Alexa Wolf (Jr., Rogers, Ark., Exercise Science) led the navy and gold […]
Nov 3 2026 | Posted in
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Lamoni–It took 31 years, but William Penn has finally claimed a men’s soccer regular season league crown after tying Graceland 2-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. No. 7 WPU (10-0-8, 8-0-6 Heart), which started its soccer program in 1996, had won a tournament title (2024), but had never topped the conference regular […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s bowling team is in the top 10 as the NAIA announced its first RPI rankings recently. WPU is currently 10th in the NAIA with an RPI of .615, while Ottawa (Kan.) is first at .696. The navy and gold are also 28th among schools from all divisions in the USBC standings […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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University Park, Ill.–The William Penn men’s basketball team got the better of Northwestern in another high scoring non-conference matchup, this time winning 104-99 as part of the Governors State Classic Friday. The Statesmen (2-0), who fell to the Red Raiders 128-106 a year ago, turned the tables Friday, courtesy of a 50.8%-45.5% shooting edge. The […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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Lamoni–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team closed out its 2026 campaign with a victory, defeating Graceland 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (13-19, 4-14 Heart) won by scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-5). The visitors made up for a rough middle of the evening with a hot start and even hotter […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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Peru, Neb.–The William Penn women’s volleyball team claimed a set and nearly had another, but ultimately could not take down Peru State in a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss Friday. WPU (12-19, 3-14 Heart) fell by scores of 20-25, 31-33, 25-22, 15-25. Overall, the visitors were outhit .127-.098 and lost the aces battle […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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Mitchell, S.D.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team started its campaign versus an extremely tough foe, falling 93-39 to No. 2 Dakota Wesleyan in the opener of the CorTrust Classic Friday. William Penn (0-1) was outshot 55.6%-28.8% and outrebounded 45-17 by the Tigers (1-0). The squad unfortunately also committed 18 turnovers, while DWU had just nine mistakes. […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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Des Moines, Iowa–Emery Floyd (Grad., Tampa, Fla.) accounted for four touchdowns and the Statesmen led late, but the William Penn football team could not hold back No. 8 Grand View in a 36-34 Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division loss Saturday. WPU (6-3, 3-2 Heart North) outgained the Vikings 379-261, but lost the turnover […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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University Park, Ill.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team had another strong offensive effort, but it was not enough in a 109-101 loss to Governors State to close out the Governors State Classic Saturday. William Penn (2-1) held a 49.2%-46.9% shooting advantage, but had issues in rebounding and ball control. The navy and gold were outrebounded 46-42, […]
Nov 1 2026 | Posted in
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Mitchell, S.D.–A tough trip to The Mount Rushmore State for the Statesmen women’s basketball team wrapped up Saturday with a 92-42 loss to No. 10 Concordia (Neb.). WPU (0-2) was smothered by a Bulldog defense that forced it into 40 turnovers (16 for CUNE), leading to a 50-6 deficit in points off turnovers. The navy […]
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