Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Brittany Triska is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther bowling team. She is one of two seniors who have bowled for the varsity girls this season. Triska has also played softball for Mt. Pleasant.She met with The News on Wednesday evening. The questions will be listed in bold with her answers following.Did you grow up in Mt. Pleasant? Yes.When ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News PACKWOOD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball teams traveled to Packwood on Tuesday night for a SEISC North Division doubleheader with Pekin. The Wolves went 0-2 on the night, falling 49-32 in the girls' game and 60-38 in the boys' game.The girls' team struggled offensively, scoring less than 10 points in each of the four quarters.Pekin was able to jump out to a 15-8 lead ...

The Iowa Wesleyan women's basketball team faced off against Nebraska Wesleyan on the road in their final game of 2017. After a strong first half, Iowa Wesleyan was unable to sustain the effort and fell 95-69 to the Prairie Wolves in the non-conference match-up.Iowa Wesleyan opened the first quarter on fire, not missing from behind the arc in their first three possessions and building a 9-0 lead over Nebraska ...

The men's basketball team took on St. Cloud State University, an NCAA Division II school, last night in St. Cloud, Minn. Iowa Wesleyan's seniors provided much of the scoring for the Tigers, but it was not enough as the Huskies took control of the game early to defeat Iowa Wesleyan 111-68.Iowa Wesleyan started off slow against the Huskies in the opening half. St. Cloud State jumped out to a 15-4 lead over the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DANVILLE ? Isaac McSorley stood at the charity stripe with the Tigers down four points and .3 seconds showing on the clock after getting fouled on a three-pointer in Danville on Tuesday night. He hit the first two shots and perfectly missed the third shot, allowing Alex Dentlinger to sky to the hoop for a tip attempt, but the shot narrowly rolled off and New London fell ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DANVILLE ? The New London girls had their hands full on Tuesday night in a road game against a tough Danville squad.The Tigers, who are currently short-handed with injuries to Alisha Boles and Ashley Birdsell, had trouble keeping up with the up-tempo pace of the Bears in a 75-31 loss.New London stuck with Danville early on in the first quarter, but the Bears began to pull ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant bowling teams competed at Southeast Conference rival Fairfield on Saturday evening. The girls' team picked up their third win of the season, topping the Trojans 1,999-1,906. The boys' team fell 2,522-2,171.The Panther girls were co-led by Kelsey Hummell and Emily Shumaker, who finished with 301 apiece. Hummell threw a 154 in her first game and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News MARION ? Monday night was a marquee win for the Mt. Pleasant boys. The Panthers, currently ranked No. 7 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the Gazette poll in Class 3A, took down 4A power Linn-Mar (No. 6/No. 8), 72-62 on the road.It took a total team effort, but it was the starting five for Mt. Pleasant that was able to flex their muscle. The Panthers played a solid defensive ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BLOOMFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball team bounced back from Saturday's home loss with a dominant road win on Tuesday night. The Panthers crushed Davis County 60-30, winning every quarter on the night.Mt. Pleasant took a 12-8 lead after the first quarter and dropped 20 points in the second to help stretch the lead to 32-20 at halftime.The Panthers continued to ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Ft. Madison ? The Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball team remained unbeaten in Southeast Conference play on Friday night. The Panthers dominated Ft. Madison 62-38 for their third SEC win of the season.Ft. Madison hung in early. The Panthers outscored the Bloodhounds 19-11 in the first quarter. Mt. Pleasant's offense struggled a bit in the second quarter but the Panthers still ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union basketball teams wrote another chapter in their rivalry on Friday night, and this one went down as a double winner for the Warriors.WACO got out to an early lead and hung on for a 43-40 victory in the girls' game. The Warrior boys used a big second half to pull away with a 54-36 in the boys' game.The girls were up first and an ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News It was a busy weekend for the Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball team. The Panthers stayed within one game of the SEC lead on Friday night with a 58-27 win over Ft. Madison, but fell to an unbeaten Central Lee team, 49-32, on Saturday.Friday's conference game got out to a slow start offensively with both teams struggling to find the bucket. The Bloodhounds took an early 2-0 ...