Mt. Pleasant News

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News On Monday Nov. 13, The News released the All-District and All-Academic squads from Class 3A District 5. After the story was published, it was noticed that a Mt. Pleasant name was left off the All-Academic list.Luke Van Nyhuis, a senior offensive and defensive lineman for the Panthers was also honored for his academic achievements, being named to the team.The addition of ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CEDAR RAPIDS ? College basketball is officially underway, and both Iowa Wesleyan basketball teams will tip their season off tonight (Wednesday) in Cedar Rapids.The Tiger men and women will start up their non-conference schedule on the road against Coe College, a team that swept the Tigers last season. The Kohawks topped IW 71-60 in the women's game and 98-92 in the men's ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls have played three Southeast Conference opponents in the last 10 days.The Panthers hosted Fairfield on Monday, Nov. 6, and Keokuk on Thursday, Nov. 8, before hitting the road to play Ft. Madison on Tuesday.The Panther ?A? team went 2-1 over that stretch. The ?A? team fell 29-18 to Fairfield before bouncing back to pick up a 27-17 win ...

Iowa Wesleyan University has jumped out to the lead in their bid to end MacMurray College's reign in the SLIAC SAAC Service Award. The SLIAC service award recognizes schools that make a difference in their community through holding fundraisers, participating in community service, and volunteering with local organizations. MacMurray has won the overall award all four years since its inception.Iowa Wesleyan ...

By Ben Visser, Gazette Correspondent Iowa State football has lost its last two games by seven points or fewer. In each game, the Cyclones had the ball in the final minutes with an opportunity to win or tie.Iowa State lost Saturday's game against Oklahoma State, 49-42, on a controversial interception call in the end zone.The Cyclones have lost heart breakers before and they'll probably lose heart breakers in ...

By Mike Hlas, The Gazette 1. Wisconsin (7-0 Big Ten, 10-0 overall): People have called the Badgers' schedule soft. This week's games: Michigan-Wisconsin, Mercer-Alabama, Citadel-Clemson.2. Ohio State (6-1, 8-2): From a 31-point loss at Iowa to a 45-point win in Columbus against Michigan State. It's as if there really is such a thing as a home-field advantage.3. Penn State (5-2, 8-2): People are wondering if ...

The Mt. Pleasant cross-country team held their end-of-year banquet for the 2017 season on Sunday night. Award winners listed from left to right: Girls (front row): Taylor Murray (Panther Award), Delaney McDowell (Panther Award), Kendall Dascher (Most Improved Award), Abby Ryon (MVP) and Cristina Carthey (Newcomer Award). Boys (second row): Cody Mertens (MVP), Alec Gardner (Most Potential Award), Dalton Moyle ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Monday marked the unveiling of Henry County's four high school girls' basketball teams, as the area's teams competed in the 11th annual Iowa Wesleyan Jamboree.The four teams each played one half of basketball in their scrimmage. Mt. Pleasant was the lone winner, as WACO, Winfield-Mt. Union and New London all picked up losses.WACO was the first team to hit the floor from ...

By GTNS Sports Staff The Southeast Conference saw a mix of familiar faces and new stars this season, and the area's three big schools were all effected.Three players from last year's All-GTNS big school volleyball team returned to the court, and all three are back this year. Four new faces round out the team.Mt. Pleasant had two players selected to the squad this year. Fairfield led the way with four players ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The tides are beginning to change for small school football teams in Southeast Iowa, as more and more teams look to move from 11-man football to Class 8-Man.With a wave of schools holding sessions to look at the possibility of the move, ahead of IAHSAA redistricting this winter, the pressure is on all the area teams to make a decision.New London, which is coming off a ...

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has released their women's basketball preseason coaches poll for the 2017-18 season. This year, the top spot went to Greenville University with a total of 60 points, including four first place votes in the poll.Iowa Wesleyan finished the poll with twenty-eight total points. Last season, IW finished 10-13 overall. The Tigers will be under the direction of first ...

Over the weekend, the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference hosted the women's soccer conference tournament. After the championship match, the All-Conference awards were released. The SLIAC Player of the Year went to Paige Townsend from Westminster College. The Coach of the Year award was given to Jeff Wardlaw from Greenville University.Iowa Wesleyan had one individual receive honors for the 2017 season. ...