Mt. Pleasant News

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball games in Solon on Jan. 2, have had a switch in game times, as well as the amount of games played.The road games were originally scheduled as a tripleheader with the freshmen teams leading things off at 4:30 p.m.The day has been switched from a tripleheader to a doubleheader. The games will still start at 4:30 p.m., but instead of a freshman ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsNobody has seen more Mt. Pleasant athletic events over the past 50 years than Kent Bennett.Bennett has coached multiple sports at Mt. Pleasant over the past 49 years and has been coaching football during each year.Bennett, who taught exercise science and drivers education during his time at Mt. Pleasant, retired from coaching in the Fall of 2015.The native of St. Louis says ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant girls? junior varsity basketball team went 3-0 over a five-day span ending last week.The Panthers played a tight game with Central Lee on Dec. 17, eventually walking away with a 45-35 win. They crushed Davis County, 42-13, on Dec. 20, and West Burlington, 64-23, two days later.Lydia Stewart led Mt. Pleasant with 18 points in the win over Central Lee. Sadie ...

(AP) ? The Big Ten might not be as good as it has been in recent years.But it sure looks like the conference title chase will be interesting in 2016-17.The conference didn?t have a team ranked in the top 10 in the most recent poll , with Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana ranked Nos. 14, 15 and 16 respectively.Teams like Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota and Northwestern ? yes, Northwestern ? have a shot at pushing ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsWEST BURLINGTON ? Business picked up in a big way on Thursday night for a couple of fast-paced boys? basketball teams.Mt. Pleasant faced SEISC South Division power West Burlington in a non-conference showdown that saw its share of fast break points and loose balls, and in the end it was the Panthers who came out on top, with an 80-62 victory.The Panther offense thrived as ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsDES MOINES ? A pesky Harlan team held the lead for almost the entire first half on Friday night but an explosive Panther team stormed back for a comeback victory at Wells Fargo Arena.After trailing by three points at halftime, the Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team scored 24 third-quarter points and held on in the fourth for a 70-63 win.The Panthers struggled to get in a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Billy Wampler hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points and Drake snapped an eight game losing streak with a 101-69 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night.Wampler?s eight 3s were the second most in school history for a single game, one shy of the school record. It was the first time the Bulldogs topped the 100-point barrier since 2013.Reed Trimmer hit three ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsWEST BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team played shut down defense all day and hit eight three-pointers in a 60-23 win over West Burlington on the road Thursday night.The Panthers reached double-digits in all four quarters and held the Falcons to five points or less in the first three periods to breeze through with their second straight dominant win.The ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsWAPELLO ? The New London wrestling team picked up two more dual wins on Thursday night in Wapello.The Tigers competed in a triangular with the Indians, as well as Cardinal. New London crushed Cardinal, 69-6, and topped Wapello, 45-29.Full results of the triangular can be found below, with the New London wrestler listed first.New London 69 vs. Cardinal 6: 120: Kohlton Hank ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant wrestling team got over a big hump on Thursday night with an SEC win over Ft. Madison.The Panthers topped the Bloodhounds as well as the Titans of West Hancock in their home triangular, defeating Ft. Madison 48-28, and West Hancock 63-18.Mt. Pleasant won the last six matches against the Bloodhounds to take their second SEC win of the year. Corbin Broeker, ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsLETTS ? WACO wrestling split their triangular at Louisa-Muscatine on Thursday night.The Warriors beat Highland, 54-24, in their first dual but couldn?t top the hosting Falcons, falling 64-18.Full results of the meet can be found below with WACO?s wrestler listed first.WACO 54 vs. Highland 24: 170: Adrian Unternahrer wins by forfeit. 182: Tim Ackles wins by forfeit. 195: ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? After losing four senior starters, Iowa is in the midst of a major rebuild this season.The recent performances of its freshmen suggest that those efforts might not take very long.The Hawkeyes (5-5) have had serious struggles so far, most notably losing to Nebraska-Omaha at home. But that adversity has revealed reasons for optimism, because their freshmen have shown serious promise so ...