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Mt. Pleasant Community SchoolsMONDAY: Sept. 8: Hamburger, sweet potato fries, carroteenies with dip, orange smiles, milk choiceTUESDAY: Sept. 9: BBQ pork rib sandwich, baked beans, celery and cucumber with dip, fresh apple, milk choiceWEDNESDAY: Sept. 10: Pepperoni pizza, potato wedges, carroteenies with dip, mixed fruit, sugar cookie, milk choiceTHURSDAY: Sept. 11: Chicken nuggets, peas and carrots, mixed ...
Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 63rd season with fabulous music and a nod to 1920?s feathers and fanfare. Under the baton of Robert McConnell, the orchestra will entertain audiences with a concert of pops and light classical music. Headlining the event, guest pianist Michael Philipsen will perform Gershwin?s masterpiece ?Rhapsody in Blue.?Concerts will be held 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The non-district football schedule for Mt. Pleasant will come to an end this Friday as Class 3A moves to district play in just over a week. Meanwhile, the county's Class 8-Man teams continue to jostle for position in the standings, and Iowa Wesleyan hits the road for their conference opener.This is the third week in a row where all five of the county's teams are in action. ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Cody Mertens is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the boys' cross-country team.Mertens was the eighth-place finisher in the Class 3A state meet last season. He's also been one of the best long-distance track athletes in Class 3A, finishing top five in both the 3200 and 1600-meter runs at the state meet.Mertens met with The News on Wednesday after ...
The Iowa Wesleyan men's golf team opened the 2018 season over the weekend when they competed in the Iowa City Shootout hosted by Wartburg College. Four teams competed in the two-day event, and the Tigers ended each day at the top of the leaderboard. IW turned in a team score of 615, 29 strokes lower than Wartburg College, to take the top spot in the Shootout.At the end of the first round, Iowa Wesleyan had the ...
By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? It was a good day for Mt. Pleasant cross-country on Thursday. The Panther girls won the Ft. Madison meet with 42 points, beating all other Southeast Conference opponsents in the process. The boys placed third with 83 points and both squads had individual first-place finishers.Abby Ryon led the girls to victory with a time of 19:15.4, outlasting Fairfield's ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade volleyball team took on Washington on Monday. The Panthers were swept in the ?A? game and ?B? games, and lost a one-set ?C? game.The ?A? team lost both sets by the score of 21-9. The top servers were Teyanna Lane, Emma Starr, Elaina Holkamp and Addison McGehearty.The ?B? team lost the first set 21-14 and the second set 21-9. The top servers ...
MONMOUTH, Ill. ? Iowa Wesleyan returned to action after hosting a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference triangular over the weekend. In Tuesday night's match, the Tigers took on Monmouth College in a non-conference contest in Monmouth, Ill.After a first set loss, the Tigers bounced back in set two, but the Fighting Scots would win the final two sets to defeat IW 3-1.The Tigers opened the night with ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO volleyball team started the season 6-1 but the Warriors have hit a mid-season slide. WACO dropped a SEISC South Division match against Central Lee on Tuesday night, falling in four sets.Central Lee had WACO's back against the wall after winning the first two sets. The Hawks took both set one and set two by the score of 25-19, and the Warriors were in ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WASHINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant junior varsity football team traveled to Washington on Monday evening for a game against rival Washington. The Demons held off the Panthers 20-12.Orin Cantu had 144 yards on 25 carries to lead the offense in the loss. He also had two catches for nine yards. Brennan Bender had seven carries for 52 yards.Brody Bender was 8-22 for 103 yards ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The ninth-ranked New London volleyball team hung tight against No. 4 Holy Trinity in two out of three matches on Monday night, but the Crusaders won all three, defeating the Tigers 25-13, 25-21 and 25-23.Addie Pry and Kaylor Schulte, who have led the Tigers at the net all yaer, once again co-led the team in kills. Both hitters finished the game with seven. ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade football team flexed its muscle on Tuesday night, beating up on Mediapolis 30-6.The Panthers had a huge game defensively, sacking the quarterback six times. Harmon Ensminger had three sacks to lead the way. Ben Newton had two, and Logan Borders finished with one.Nate Dismang had a fumble recovery in the win. Carson Andreasen had an intercepti...
Iowa Wesleyan played their second straight game under the lights on Saturday night, as they took on Eureka College for their final non-conference contest of the season. The Tiger offense struggled to get find a rhythm against the Red Devils which led to a 38-6IW was unable to find an answer to Eureka's run game and fell behind after Eureka's opening drive covered 65 yards on six plays. Grequenceo Coger blocked ...
