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Central men's tennis team eyes strong spring with veteran leadership
The Central College men's tennis team graduated no seniors in 2024 and is back and ready to start in 2025. The team was picked to finish third in the American Rivers Conference behind defending conference champion Luther College as well as...
Jan 23, 2025, 12:08pm EST
Central men's basketball team battled to win over Luther
28 points and seven assists from Kaleb Brand (5th-year Mount Vernon) lifted the Central College men's basketball team to a 76-73 win over Luther College. Brand tied his career high while also collecting nine rebounds, one block and one ste...
Jan 23, 2025, 10:50am EST
Dau career best leads Central women's basketball team to victory
Led by a career high 22 points from Hannah Dau (senior, Paullina, South O'Brien HS), the Central College women's basketball team defeated Luther College 72-63. Dau shot 8-of-12 from the field and was 3-of-3 from three-point range. She also...
Jan 23, 2025, 10:37am EST
Central RED Launches Powerful Schedule for Spring 2024
Central RED Society offers an impressive schedule of programs for this spring that are open to the public. Details about each event are available at central.edu/red. On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Jim Hibma will present "Crossroads of Pella." The service start...
Jan 23, 2025, 10:00am EST
Central College Hits Six-Month Fundraising Record
Central College welcomed the new year celebrating its strongest six months of fundraising in the college's history. Most notable was the more than $9 million Geisler-Penquite Foundation gift, the largest ever to Central. In the first six months of the...
Jan 21, 2025, 12:34pm EST
Central men's basketball comeback thwarted in loss to Dubuque
The Central College men's basketball team cut a 16-point second half deficit to three but could not get over the hump and lost to the University of Dubuque 74-67. After trailing at halftime 37-30 when Dubuque shot 51.7% from the field, t...
Jan 20, 2025, 10:49am EST
Dubuque pulls away from Central in women's basketball
After six lead changes through the first three quarters, the University of Dubuque pulled away in the fourth quarter and defeated the Central College women's basketball team 76-69. The Spartans (7-9, 4-3 American Rivers) led 50-49 at the e...
Jan 20, 2025, 10:46am EST
Central men victorious in top-20 wrestling dual
The No. 18 Central College men's wrestling team outlasted No. 13 Loras College Thursday night for a 16-15 win in American Rivers Conference action. The Dutch (7-3, 2-1 conference) get their first win over the Duhawks (5-3, 1-1 conference) since 2016,...
Jan 20, 2025, 10:38am EST
Central College to Offer Free Tax Preparation Service
Central College accounting faculty and students will again provide free income tax preparation services for Marion County residents. This assistance is made possible through a grant from the Iowa Center for Economic Success, which Central has received ...
Jan 20, 2025, 10:01am EST
An experienced Central men's track and field team ready to compete
PELLA- Led by 14 seniors, the Central College men's track and field team returns one of the biggest teams coach Brandon Sturman has had and is ready to compete for a conference title. The Dutch return six men who qualified and competed at ...
Jan 15, 2025, 12:49pm EST