LOCAL SPORTS

William Penn’s men’s volleyball team lost its final regular season game Tuesday (3/22).  The third-ranked Statesmen lost at 13th ranked Mount Mercy three sets to one.  The scores were 22-25, 13-25, 27-25 and 20-25.  Ike Papes…

Reanah Utterback of Sigourney won the 112 pound championship at last week’s USA Wrestling girls folkstyle national meet in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Utterback won three of her four bouts via pinfall.  You’ll remember Utterback won…

By The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lauren Jensen scored 19 points against her former team, including the go-ahead 3 with 12.9 seconds left that lifted No. 10 Creighton over Caitlin Clark and…

By JOHN WAWROW BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Gilyard had an inkling a week ago — well before Richmond had even qualified for the NCAA Tournament — that the Spiders were capable of a first-round…

When the Oskaloosa School Board tentatively approved a contract with the school district’s teachers for the upcoming school year, the proposal included a girls’ wrestling coach for the high school and one for the middle…

In college volleyball, William Penn’s men celebrated Senior Night Tuesday (3/15) with a three sets to none victory over Graceland at Penn Activities Center.  The scores were 25-17, 25-16 and 25-16.  Ike Papes had 17…

During the Southern Iowa Speedway’s Car Show last weekend at Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa, No Coast Network Sports Director Joe Lancello had a chance to talk to Josh Gordon, the son of Southern Iowa…

A buzzer beater beats the Statesmen.  Julien Hunter’s basket as time ran out gave Indiana University-Kokomo a 93-92 upset over William Penn Saturday (3/12) in the round of 32 in the NAIA national men’s basketball…

By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 24 Iowa celebrated Fran McCaffery’s 400th game at the school with a memorable offensive performance. Keegan Murray scored 26 points, and the Hawkeyes broke Big Ten Tournament records…

William Penn University’s men’s basketball team is preparing for the opening round of the NAIA national tournament.  The Statesmen will host Bellevue Friday night (3/11) in a first round matchup at Penn Gymnasium.  The Statesmen…