By K.J. Pilcher, The Gazette AMES ? Paul Glynn has had to rally a few times in his wrestling career.The moments haven't been numerous, but they have occurred. The University of Iowa 133-pounder does not want to be in that position, but he demonstrated it's one he can overcome.Glynn fell into an abyss-like hole against Markus Simmons but climbed out for an 8-7 victory, helping the seventh-ranked Hawkeyes ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Revenge was sweet for the New London boys on Tuesday night. The Tigers knocked out Notre Dame 55-49 in their district semifinal in Mt. Pleasant, getting payback for a 10-point loss at home the last time the two teams met.Notre Dame never led in the game, but they kept it close all night long. The Tigers used strong defense and a boat-load of offensive rebounds to advance ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade boys grinded out a couple of wins against Ft. Madison on Tuesday night. The Panthers topped the Bloodhounds 39-33 in the ?A? game and 15-14 in the ?B? game.Dewon Trent led the ?A? team to victory with 18 points. Sam Jerrel scored 13 points and Reece Kempker had five.In the ?B? team's win, Dalton Church led the way. He scored over half of Mt. ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade girls' ?A? team fell to 9-1 on the year with a 15-14 loss in Ft. Madison on Tuesday. The Panthers had won their first nine games before picking up their first loss.The Panthers came back from a 10-4 deficit in the third quarter to nearly steal the game. They trailed 6-2 after the first quarter and 8-4 at the half.Kate Schimmelpf...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant boys were in postseason form on Monday night for their substate quarterfinal game against West Liberty. The Panthers took a while to get rolling but eventually blew out the visiting Comets 75-25 to move one game closer to a state tournament berth.West Liberty's zone defense gave Mt. Pleasant a little sweat in the first quarter. The Comets were able to ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London boys may not have shot the ball extremely well in their district opener against Lone Tree on Thursday night, but the Tigers' speed and athleticism was still too much to overcome.The Tigers cruised to a 61-37 victory over Lone Tree, punching their ticket to the Class 1A District 9 semifinals.The New London backcourt came to play early and often. ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The WACO boys had a couple of 30-plus point losses to Notre Dame during the regular season, but the Warriors gave the Nikes a sweat in their first round game in New London on Thursday night.The Warriors were able to run with the Nikes all night long, but a spattering of Notre Dame three-pointers sank WACO as the Nikes escaped 53-44.The two teams battled back ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DES MOINES ? All seven of Henry County's state qualifying wrestlers were in action on Thursday as the state tournament got underway in Des Moines. There were plenty of highs and lows but when the dust settled, six of the county's matmen moved on to day two and three are still in contention for a state championship.Both Mt. Pleasant wrestlers competed in the afternoon ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball team showed a ton of fight in their regional opener against Holy Trinity on Wednesday night but the Crusader defense stepped up in the final minutes and HTC ran away late for a 53-38 win.The Wolves relied heavily on senior post Lexee Hartsock in the first half. Hartsock scored the team's first 11 points and kept W-MU in the game ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News PELLA ? The No. 1 Mt. Pleasant basketball team bolstered their resume one last time, winning their regular season finale on Tuesday night in Pella. The Panthers topped the Dutch 72-62 to finish season 18-2.The teams split the first quarter 15-15 but Mt. Pleasant scored 22 points in the second quarter and led 37-31 at halftime. The Panthers stretched their lead by one point ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News OTTUMWA ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball team traveled to Ottumwa for their final regular season game on Monday night. The Panthers fell 65-54 in the non-conference contest.The Panthers put up a good fight against their 5A foe. Ottumwa led 11-5 after the first quarter but the Panthers outscored the Bulldogs 13-8 in the second quarter and trailed by just one point, at ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Panthers and Bulldogs scratched and clawed like cats and dogs through the first half of Monday night's non-conference game, but the Mt. Pleasant boys put the paws on Ottumwa in the second half. MPCHS ran away with the game in the third quarter and pulled out a 72-48 win on senior night.The Bulldogs were able to match Mt. Pleasant's quick pace in the first quarter. The ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys' basketball team was knocked out of postseason play on Monday night in their first round district game at Holy Trinity Catholic. The Crusaders won each of the first three quarters and knocked the Wolves out of the tournament, 60-50.W-MU was outscored 13-11 in the first quarter and 14-8 in the second quarter, putting them at a 27-19 ...
By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The winter postseason is officially underway with the Class 1A girls' basketball regionals tipping off on Thursday night.New London and Winfield-Mt. Union faced off in Winfield during the first round of Class 1A Region 5. The Tigers kept it tight through three quarters, but W-MU took off in the fourth quarter for a 51-27 victory.New London came out swinging ...
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