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Coe takes down Central in women's basketball
The Central College women's basketball team battled but came up short losing to Coe College 68-64. The game had 18 ties and 13 lead changes, but the Kohawks pulled away in the final quarter. After each team scored 16 points in the first tw...
Feb 3, 2025, 4:11pm EST
Van Gorp breaks school record, Curren hits a game winning shot in basketball win
Bradley Curren (sophomore, Harlan) made a layup with 1.4 seconds left and Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) broke his own school record with 55 points to give Central men's basketball team a 75-73 win over Coe College Saturday. ...
Feb 3, 2025, 4:08pm EST
Central College Introduces Forever Dutch Chocolate
Central College launches Forever Dutch Milk Chocolate and Forever Dutch Dark Chocolate bars, just in time for Valentine's Day. Central partnered with Van Veen Chocolates, a Pella-based chocolatier, to create the gourmet 3-ounce solid chocolate bars. C...
Feb 3, 2025, 10:02am EST
Central extends cross country academic honor streaks
The Central College men's and women's cross country teams extended their streaks in receiving USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, along with four individuals. Individually on the women's team Sara DeHaan (senior, Cedar Falls) was selected f...
Jan 30, 2025, 4:05pm EST
Central's Smith selected for CSC Academic All-America squad
Central College cornerback Gavin Smith (junior, Audubon) was tabbed for the Division III Academic All-America football team as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA). Smith was a first-team selection. It's the eighth time in the p...
Jan 30, 2025, 4:03pm EST
Central College to Host Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival
Central College welcomes the public to the Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, in Douwstra Auditorium on Central's campus. A public concert will conclude the two-day Intercollegiate Honor Band Festival, which takes place Fr...
Jan 30, 2025, 11:59am EST
Simpson downs Central women's basketball team
A cold shooting Central women's basketball team fell to Simpson College 76-49 Wednesday. The Storm (11-8, 7-3 American Rivers) jumped out to a 21-15 lead after the first quarter and extended it to 36-26 at half. In the third quarter Simpso...
Jan 30, 2025, 10:22am EST
The Dutch overwhelm Simpson with strong all-around basketball game
Five Central men's basketball players scored in double figures in its 85-60 win against Simpson College Wednesday. Karson Wehde (sophomore, Ankeny) tied his career high scoring 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from t...
Jan 30, 2025, 10:20am EST
Central College's History Professor Publishes Book
Timothy Olin, associate professor of history at Central College, will release a new book in early February, "The Banat of Temesvar, Borderland Colonization in the Habsburg Monarchy." The public and Central campus community are invited to hear Olin read...
Jan 29, 2025, 2:59pm EST
Wehde, strong second half lead Central men's basketball team to road win
A career high 21 points from Karson Wehde (sophomore, Ankeny) leads to a 77-63 road conference win from the Central College men's basketball team over Wartburg College. Wehde shot 8-of-11 from the field including 5-of-6 from three-point ra...
Jan 27, 2025, 10:51am EST