Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News KEOKUK ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' golf team kicked off the season on Thursday in Keokuk. The Panthers had a nice showing, scoring a 199 to finish second place. Washington won with a 170. Burlington was third with 226. Notre Dame placed fourth with a 242 and Keokuk brought up the rear, shooting 244.The Panthers were led by top five finishes from Anni Liechty and Keri Herr. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Payton Kelly is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther boys' soccer team.Kelly, a mid-fielder, was one of three Mt. Pleasant players with over 20 points last season, scoring eight goals and dishing out six assists.Kelly met with The News before practice on Wednesday. The questions will appear in bold with his answers following.Did you grow up ...

The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team took on Knox College in a non-conference game. Tuesday's games were originally scheduled for March 6, but were postponed to Tuesday due to weather. The weather still wasn't ideal baseball weather, but the games were able to be played. IW dropped the first game 1-4 to the Prairie Fire. The Tigers held the lead the second game, but they were unable to maintain it and fell 5-4.In the ...

Iowa Wesleyan University's Tiger Club, in association with the Alumni Association, will induct three members into the Tiger Athletic Hall of Fame and Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 27, 2018.The inductees for the Class of 2018 include: Heather Bell Davis '97, Charles ?Chuck? Harnisch '57, and Mark T. Willis '70.Along with the Hall of Fame induction, the ceremony will also honor Iowa Wesleyan student-athletes ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The 2018 soccer and golf seasons are set to begin in Mt. Pleasant this week, that is if the weather cooperates.Both of Mt. Pleasant's soccer teams will be at home today (Monday) to take on Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union. The Panther girls will kick off at 4:15 p.m., and the boys will follow at 4:30 p.m.The girls' golf team will take on Southeast Conference rival Fairfield on ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BLOOMFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant boys' tennis team put the paws on Davis County on Thursday in their first meet of the year. The Panthers torched the Mustangs 9-0 to move to 1-0 on the year.Ethan Weber led the charge, dominating the No. 1 singles match 8-0 over Davis County's Luke Snyder. Corbin Broeker won the No. 2 match 8-3 over Noah Smolek.Jaxon Hoyle took the No. 3 ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant held its first home track and field meet of the year on Thursday night, hosting a handful of Eastern Iowa teams from Classes 2A-4A. The Panthers won seven events on the night, with the boys' team winning five of them.The best result of the day came in the boys' 110-meter high hurdles. Jake Lowe took first in 14.90 seconds. Cole Burns took first in 15.21 ...

By Andy KrutsingerMt. Pleasant News The soccer season is upon us with Mt. Pleasant's first games coming up on Monday, April 2 against Columbus Community. Both teams return plenty of talent as they look to compete for Southeast Conference glory.The boys' team is coming off a district championship appearance in 2017. The Panthers were one win away from the state tournament before losing to eventual state runner ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant track and field teams are already off and running this season, and they've already shown plenty of depth and why they are once again favorites in the Southeast Conference.Both the girls' and boys' teams return state qualifiers from last year and both teams look extremely strong early in the 2018 season.The boys' team is led by a pack of hurdlers who may ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The temperature may not be quite cooperating yet, but the 2018 Mt. Pleasant tennis season has officially started, with games scheduled for this week. Both the boys' and girls' teams were supposed to start on Tuesday but their opener was pushed back due to inclimate weather.The Panther boys return four letterwinners this season: Ethan Weber, Corbin Broeker, Jaxon Hoyle and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Last season was a memorable one for Mt. Pleasant golf. The boys' team is coming off of a sixth-place finish at state and the girls' team is coming off of a seventh-place result.The boys' team will return three golfers from last year's state team. Juniors Trace White and Bailey Shelledy will return, along with sophomore Jake Moffett. White, who shot an 84 and an 87 at the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News GRIMES ? The Iowa Basketball Coaches Assocation held their All-Star games for both boys' and girls' basketball over the weekend at Dallas Center-Grimes High School. The Southeast teams were represented by two Henry County athletes. Mt. Pleasant's Brady Sartorius played for the Southeast boys' team and Winfield-Mt. Union's Lexee Hartsock played for the Southeast girls' ...