LOCAL SPORTS

OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen football team holds its highest ranking of the fall going into the final regular-season game as the NAIA released its ninth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals. WPU (9-1, 4-1…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn Statesmen football team defeated the Graceland Yellowjackets 59-20 at home Saturday in Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division play. The 17th-ranked Statesmen (9-1, 4-1 Heart North) outgained the Yellowjackets…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn men's basketball team overcame a sluggish first half to post a commanding 93–65 non-conference win over Hannibal-LaGrange Thursday. The Statesmen (4–0) traded buckets early with the Trojans (2-2), trailing 28–24…

AMES -- With ISU and Southern within three as the second quarter began, Sydney Harris sparked a run of 15 as the Cyclone broke away and never looked back. Audi Crooks had her second-straight 20-plus game, also bringing…

OSKALOOSA -- The No. 16 William Penn men's soccer team powered past Park with a 3-0 shutout in the Heart Championship Quarterfinals Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Statesmen (10-4-4, 7-3-3 Heart) advance to face top-seeded Baker in…

OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen football team moved up two more positions in the national rankings as the NAIA released its eighth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals. WPU (8-1, 3-1 Heart North) improves to…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn Statesmen football team defeated the Peru State Bobcats 42-21 at home in North Division play Saturday. William Penn (8-1) outgained the Bobcats by a tight 412-404 margin in a cold…

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn Athletics Director Grant Farris is excited to announce the addition of women's flag football to the list of intercollegiate sports the University offers. The Statesmen will begin competition during the spring…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn women's volleyball team closed out the 2025 season with a sweep over Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Tuesday. The Statesmen (17-16, 7-11 Heart) won by scores of…

OSKALOOSA -- The William Penn football team holds its best position of the year heading into a huge league battle as the NAIA released its seventh top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals. WPU (7-1,…