Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WASHINGTON ? There are three sure things in life: death, taxes and Mt. Pleasant track winning the Southeast Conference. The Panthers cruised to yet another double SEC title on Thursday night at Washington.The boys' team won 14 of 19 events en route to their 12th title in the last 13 years. The Panther girls made it seven straight SEC championships.The boys' team scored ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News Thursday evening's girls' soccer showdown between Mt. Pleasant and Ft. Madison was one of the biggest games in the Southeast Conference this year, and the Panthers were on the top of their game when it mattered most.Mt. Pleasant took down Ft. Madison 3-0, handing the Hounds their third SEC loss of the year and getting a little revenge from a 2-1 defeat earlier this ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Austin Buckert is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther boys' golf team. Buckert is making his varsity debut this season.Buckert is a multisport athlete at Mt. Pleasant. He has also played football and ran track for the Panthers.Buckert met with The News on Monday after practice. The questions are in bold and his answers are following.Did you ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant boys' soccer team lost a tough 2-1 non-conference game against future Southeast Conference foe Burlington on Tuesady night. The Panthers controlled the ball most of the game but couldn't capitalize on their opportunities.Burlington scored their first goal on a penalty kick with 22:35 left, getting the opporutnity on a handball call in the box. ...

Iowa Wesleyan University held the Athletic Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 27, to recognize the accomplishments of past and present members of Tiger Athletics. Nearly 350 people gathered in Ruble Arena as IW inducted three new members into the 2018 Hall of Fame Class. Student-athletes were honored for their achievements in the classroom and in their fields of competition.?The Hall of Fame and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WACO ? The WACO girls' track and field team finished fourth place in their home meet on Tuesday night, scoring 47 points to tie with Highland. Winfield-Mt. Union scored 77 points for third.Mediapolis just edged out Van Buren to win the Warrior Invitatioal. The Bullettes scored 95 points to take home first, and VB finished with 94.W-MU won three individual events on the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Iowa Wesleyan softball team wrapped up their 2018 schedule on Monday night, falling 3-1(8) and 12-0 to Webster University. This comes one day after hosting St. Ambrose University, where they were defeated 6-1 and 15-1(5).Game one was a pitcher's dual between Webster's Morgan Mansur and Iowa Wesleyan's Samantha McIlwain. McIlwain had a great outing, giving up just three ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BURLINGTON ? The Notre Dame boys' golf team held their yearly invitational tournament on Tuesday morning and both Mt. Pleasant and Winfield-Mt. Union were in attendance. The Wolves placed second with a team score of 333, which was 15 strokes back from first-place Central Lee. Mt. Pleasant finished fourth with a score of 344.Kaleb Hagge topped the field to lead W-MU to the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News It was all Mt. Pleasant all day long in Monday's Southeast Conference showdown at East Lake Park. The Panthers buried Keokuk 9-0 in their biggest blowout win of the season.The Panthers didn't waste much time, scoring two goals in the first eight minutes. Jadyn Vongsavath put Mt. Pleasant on the board with a goal off the far post in the fourth minute. Cade Warner sent a ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News KEOKUK ? The Mt. Pleasant boys' golf team had a busy day on Tuesday. The Panthers came back from the Burlington tournament, which started at 9 a.m., and went straight to Keokuk for a conference road meet. In Keokuk, Mt. Pleasant dominated 159-215 to pick up a Southeast Conference win.Trace White had a fantastic meet, finishing at 34, which was one-under par. He picked up a ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The New London girls' golf team simply dominated the SEISC tournament on Monday, April 30 ,in Ft. Madison. The Tigers scored a 360, winning the meet by 51 strokes. Winfield-Mt. Union tied for second with Columbus Community with a score of 411.The Tigers were led by Casey Noble, who flew to a conference championship with a score of 80, winning the meet by ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant track and field teams took both team titles in Fairfield on Monday night at the Brookhart-Crew Relays. The boys' team had the top score with 187 points, topping second-place Washington by 91 points. The girls' team won with 157 points, besting second-place Fairfield by 31.The boys' team took home 10 wins on the night, including three wins in ...