Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DES MOINES ? The Drake Relays wrapped up their annual event on Saturday, April 28. After the area's field athletes showed off their skills on Thursday, the track qualifiers had their turn on Friday and Saturday.Saturday morning saw the boys' 110-meter hurdle heats with Mt. Pleasant's Jake Lowe advancing to the finals later that day. Lowe's time of 15.02 seconds was ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant tennis teams split in Southeast Conference play against Ft. Madison on Friday, April 27. The boys' team won a tight 5-4 game at home and the girls were defeated 9-0 on the road.The Panther boys took the advantage with a 4-2 record in singles play, including wins in both the top two matches. No. 1 Ethan Weber won his match 8-1 and Corbin took the No. 2 ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DES MOINES ? The 2018 Drake Relays are underway in Des Moines and already some Mt. Pleasant atletes have been able to compete against the best of the best from the state of Iowa.On Thursday, Keegan Rich impressed crowds during the boys' long jump compeition. Rich finished fourth in the state with a leap of 22.1.25, topping all 3A compeition with the exception of Marion's ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News OSKALOOSA ? The Mt. Pleasant boys' golf team took eighth in the Oskaloosa Invitational on Tuesday, April 24. The Panthers shot a 355, finishing right in the middle of the 15-team pack. Norwalk won the event with a score of 315.Trace White was the top Mt. Pleasant player. He finished 23rd individually, shooting 45 on his front nine and 39 on the back nine to finish up at ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant girls' tennis team fell at home to Keokuk in Southeast Conference play on Thursday evening. The Chiefs won the match, which was pushed up due to a scheduling conflict, by the final score of 6-3.Mt. Pleasant went 2-4 in singles play. Sierra Barton picked up an 8-1 win in the No. 5 match and Breeana Runyon won the No. 6 match 8-3.Quin Whaley lost a tight ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Both Mt. Pleasant soccer teams suffered nail-biting one-goal losses on Thursday evening against Southeast Conference rival Fairfield. The Panther girls had a late rally fall short in a 3-2 loss and the boys fell 1-0 in a defensive struggle on the road.The Panther girls found themselves in an early hole thanks to a couple first-half goals by Fairfield's Kristen Burnstedt. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News PELLA ? The Mt. Pleasant track and field teams competed in the Tulip Time Relays in Pella on Thursday. The boys' team won with 201 points, topping second-place Pella by 47 points. The girls' team placed third, finishing 55 points behind the Pella's top score of 160 points.The Panthers won 11 events, nine of which came on the boys' side. The boys also had three one-two ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant senior and four-year starter Kalynn Batey signed her letter of intent on Wednesday to attend and play basketball at Coe College.Batey, who has been one of the top players at Mt. Pleasant since her sophomore year, was second on the team in scoring this year with 16 points and led the team with 173 rebounds and 46 steals. She will be joining a Kohawk squad that ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Quin Whaley is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther girls' tennis team.Whaley has been a part of the Panther tennis team for all four years of high school, and just this year moved up to the No. 1 spot in both singles and doubles.Whaley met with The News on Wednesday after practice. The questions are in bold with her answers following.Did you ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? It was a historic night for the New London track and field programs as the school hosted their first meet at their brand new track. The Tigers picked up plenty of wins in their first home meet, placing second in the girls' standings with 142 points and third in the boys' standings with 93 points.Wapello took first in the boys' standings, leading the field with ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Iowa Wesleyan softball team had their hands full on Wednesday afternoon when they played a doubleheader against first-place Westminster College, a team that came in undefeated in the conference.The Tigers fell 11-1 and 8-1 as the Blue Jays preserved their undefeated record.The Tigers trailed 5-0 after three innings in game one, but did get on the board in the fourth ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant boys' tennis team had a rough time on Tuesday night against a stacked West Burlington-Notre Dame team. The Panthers fell 7-2 in their non-conference contest, falling to 4-3 overall this season.Mt. Pleasant lost five of their six singles matches, but their lone win was a sweep. Ethan Weber took the No. 1 singles match 8-0. Corbin Broeker fell 8-2 in the No. ...