Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News RIVERSIDE ? New London and Highland had a much closer contest Tuesday night than they did the first time they met this season, but the result was still a Tiger victory.New London picked up their eighth win in their last nine games, topping the Huskies 78-71.The Tigers were led by Mason Porter, who had his biggest game since coming back from injury. Porter scored 27 ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The second-closest game of the SEISC girls' shootout took place in Winfield on Friday night. The Lady Wolves outlasted Notre Dame 43-37 to give a win to the North Division.W-MU got out to a fast start, winning each of the first two quarters by three points each. W-MU led 9-6 after the first period and held a 21-15 lead at halftime.The Nikes came battling back ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO boys' basketball team gave Central Lee quite the scare on Tuesday night in SEISC South Division action. The Warriors held a lead through three periods, but a furious comeback from the Hawks spoiled WACO's final home game, 54-42.The Warriors started out strong, scoring the first five points of the game and led 11-8 after one period of play. WACO led by as ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys' basketball team finished up their regular season schedule on Tuesday night with a home test against Lone Tree.The Wolves were outscored by the Lions in all four quarters, falling to their SEISC North Division rivals 53-39.Lone Tree was able to score consistently in each of the first three periods. It took a while for the W-MU ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant bowling team hosted Keokuk and Ottumwa in a home triangular on Thursday evening. The panther boys rolled a 2,438 and the girls rolled a 2,121.The boys were led by Mark Steinhoff, who rolled a 164 in his first game and a 181 his second game to finish at 345. Ethan Oilar rolled a 182 and a 158 to finish at 340. Levi Mills rolled a 161 and a 158 to score 319. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The second-ranked Mt. Pleasant boys put a hurting on Centerville on Thursday night. The Panthers put up a season-high in points, pummeling the Big Reds 91-51 in non-conference play.The Panthers broke the game open early with a flurry of steals and easy buckets. Seven Mt. Pleasant players scored in the first quarter, led by eight each from Brady Sartorius and Jordan ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant bowling team hosted Keokuk and Ottumwa in a home triangular on Thursday evening. The panther boys rolled a 2,438 and the girls rolled a 2,121.The boys were led by Mark Steinhoff, who rolled a 164 in his first game and a 181 his second game to finish at 345. Ethan Oilar rolled a 182 and a 158 to finish at 340. Levi Mills rolled a 161 and a 158 to score 319. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant girls have now won four in a row, and they may be getting hot at the right time as the season winds down towards the final week of regular season play.Mt. Pleasant scored a win over Benton, coming back in the second quarter to erase a double-digit deficit, and holding on in the second half for a 45-39 victory.Benton came out hot, scoring their highest ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News It took a while to shake off a slow start offensively but the Iowa Wesleyan women eventually broke out a SLIAC win on Wednesday night, 62-48 over Blackburn College.The Tigers had to bounce back from an early deficit. The Beavers knocked in a handful of jumpers down the stretch in the first quarter and held a 13-8 lead late in the period. A jumper from Allie Massner cut the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News ELDRIDGE ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team was at North Scott High School on Thursday night where they took on both Muscatine and North Scott. The Panthers fell 48-28 to Muscatine and 69-6 to the hosting Lancers.Results for both of Mt. Pleasant's duals on Thursday can be found below with the Mt. Pleasant wrestler listed first.Muscatine 48 vs. Mt. Pleasant 28: 182: Brennen ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Brock Butler scored 46 points for the Iowa Wesleyan men on Wednesday night, including the game-tying three-pointer to send the game to overtime, but the Tiger men couldn't pull off the upset against Blackburn College, falling 100-94 in OT.The senior guard was red hot early on in the game. Butler hit shot after shot over the first 20 minutes, scoring 28 points int eh first ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London boys' basketball team got sweet revenge against rival Danville on Tuesday night after a nail-biting loss the last time the two teams played.The Tigers jumped out to double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back, rolling over the Bears 70-48.Isaac McSorley had a monster day, leading the team with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Grant ...