Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Emily Shumaker is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther bowling team. She is one of two senior girls on the team and has bowled varsity all four years.Shumaker met with The News on Tuesday after practice. The questions are inb old with her answers following.Did you grow up in Mt. Pleasant? Yes, I grew up here.How long have you been bowling? ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team bounced right back from their loss to Washington on Tuesday with a 48-28 road win over Burlington on Thursday night.The Panthers had three pins on the night. Tyler Raub had a pin in the first period at 132 lbs., Nate Wallace picked up a second-period pin in the second period at 145 lbs., and Jaden Davis had a 54-second pin at ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Spalding University left Olan G. Ruble Arena shell shocked on Wednesday night after Iowa Wesleyan stunned the Golden Eagles with an enormous comeback win, 81-79 in overtime.The Tigers trailed by as much as 15 points in the second half, and found themselves in a 12-point hold with just four minutes remaining, but IW made play after play down the stretch to force OT and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CEDAR RAPIDS ? Two of Class 3A's best teams met in Cedar Rapids on Saturday for a high-profile matchup at the Wells Fargo Advisors shootout in Cedar Rapids. It was No. 2 Mt. Pleasant who would score the big win on the day, pulling away late for a 55-41 win over No. 7 Charles City.The game started out on a methodical pace as Charles City looked to slow the game down and set ...

By Justin Webster, Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? The Trojans gave Mt. Pleasant wrestling a bit of a sweat in Thursday night's Southeast Conference dual but in the end the Panthers still stood undefeated in the conference.Mt. Pleasant won the dual 45-33, after jumping out to a 24-0 lead. The Panthers collected points in the first four matches behind forfeits by Fairfield at 170 and 220 pounds, and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Three Southeast Iowa Super Conference squads met on the mats in New London on Thursday night. The hosting Tigers picked up two wins, topping Highland 36-24 and West Burlington/Notre Dame/Danville 41-36.In the middle match between Highland and WB/ND/Danville, it was the Huskies who tasted victory. Highland won that dual 41-33 to finish the day at 1-1.The day ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CEDAR RAPIDS ? The Mt. Pleasant girls had a mountain to climb on Tuesday night, playing 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie in a non-conference road game. The Panthers were unable to hang with the state-ranked Prairie Hawks, falling 60-34.C.R. Prairie got out to a fast start and it took a while for the Panther offense to catch up. The Prairie Hawks led 14-6 after one quarter ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? It was a tough night in Winfield on Friday. The Lady Wolves lost a heartbreaker, 53-47, to the visiting Huskies. The boys were unable to quiet down a high-scoring Highland offense in the boys' game, falling 84-47.The girls' game went right down to the wire. The game was tied 47-47 in the final minute but six-straight Husky free throws pushed Highland to a ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The WACO boys used a strong start to pick up an SEISC South Division win at Holy Trinity on Friday night. The Warriors won the boys' game 64-52, but fell in the girls' game, 63-35.The boys' team scored 20 points in the first quarter to take a 20-9 lead into the second period. WACO outscored HTC by one point in the final three quarters and got out with the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FAIRFIELD ? Mt. Pleasant senior point guard Brady Sartorius reached a career milestone in the Panthers' win over Fairfield on Friday night.Sartorius hit 1,500 points in the third quarter against the Trojans. He also became the second leading scorer in Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball history.The top spot in Mt. Pleasant in school history belongs to Earl Nau, who played for ...

EUREKA, Ill. ? The Iowa Wesleyan women's basketball team took on the second place team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings Saturday afternoon. The Tigers were outmatched by the Red Devils, falling 84-46 on the road.Iowa Wesleyan's offense struggled against one of the top teams in the conference. IW was held to 25 percent shooting from the field and less than 20 percent from behind the ...

EUREKA, Ill. ? In Saturday afternoon's men's basketball action, Iowa Wesleyan faced off against the Red Devils of Eureka College. The Tigers were looking to bounce back from a close loss to Fontbonne, but they would have their work cut out for them, as Eureka entered the day as one of the top teams in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings.Iowa Wesleyan jumped out to a quick lead, scoring a ...