Mt. Pleasant News

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsEUREKA ? The Iowa Wesleyan women kept their SLIAC championship hopes alive on Wednesday night with a road win at Eureka College.The Tigers came back from a halftime deficit to escape Eureka with a 59-53 road win.IWU got out to a fast start in the first quarter. The Tigers outscored the Red Devils 17-7 in the early minutes of the game, led by seven points from Rachel Williams....

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsNEW LONDON ? The New London and Notre Dame boys? basketball teams put on a fast-paced show on Tuesday night that included a late comeback, a two-hand dunk and a near-half court shot.Unfortunately for the Tigers, it was the Nikes who walked away victorious, storming back from a 12-point fourth quarter deficit to win the game, 61-56.The first half highlighted the speed and ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsELDRIDGE ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team traveled to Eldridge on Thursday night for duals against North Scott and Muscatine. The Panthers crushed Muscatine, 53-15, but fell to North Scott, 68-8.Colten Mertens (145 lbs.) and Dalton Shull (195 lbs.) had the best days of anyone as both finished 2-0. Mertens got technical falls against Muscatine?s Tim Wheeler and North Scott?s ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Iowa Wesleyan basketball teams were back to their winning ways on Wednesday night in a SLIAC doubleheader against Webster University.The Tigers used a flurry of first-half three-pointers in the women?s game to run away with a 61-45 victory, and then completed the sweep with an 83-76 comeback victory in the men?s game.Freshman sharpshooter Darby Massner was feeling it ...

Iowa Wesleyan basketball player Steven Archibald celebrates a three-pointer in Wednesday night's win over Webster University

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsPACKWOOD ? The WACO basketball teams are off to winter break after one final doubleheader in 2015 on Tuesday night.The Warriors faced off with two talented Pekin squads, which were on fire all night long. The Panthers took the girls? game, 66-14, and the boys? game, 61-27.The WACO girls scored six points or less against a fantastic Panther defense in each period, as Pekin ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsFans of the Mt. Pleasant basketball teams have been delighted this season with performances from the school?s dance team during intermisisons this season.The MPCHS dancers have been performing at every varsity halftime, and will continue to do so throughout the year.The team, coached by Nikole Keaster, who is also the cheerleading coach for MPCHS, has two dances that ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant freshman boys opened their season on Thursday night with a dominant, 57-17 win over Central Lee at home.The Panthers took a 9-5 lead into the second quarter, where they broke the game open before halftime, outscoring the Hawks, 21-2 in the period to go into halftime with a 30-7 lead.In the second half, the Panthers continued to poor it on, outscoring the ...

BY AARON VINERGolden Triangle News ServiceIt was a season of surprises for many of the football teams in the Golden Triangle coverage area, as well as heartbreak at the end of the season.The regular season saw Winfield Mt.-Union go undefeated, only to lose on a last-second field goal in the second round of the playoffs, while a strong Washington team exceeded expectations this season, but fell in overtime in ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant football team met for their 2015 banquet on Tuesday night at Mt. Pleasant High School. Eight Panthers were given their certificates for all-district nominations. Keegan Pullis, Cameron Keomanivong, Zac Ebeling and Pat Canby were named to the Class 3A District 5 all-district team, and Joe Hess, DShundric Foster, Tyler Davis and Cori Fitten were honorable ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant volleyball team cruised through their first regional tournament game of 2015 on Monday night. The Panthers started out hot and kept the pressure on Keokuk all night, leading to a sweep, 25-10, 25-17 and 25-10.The first game set the pace for the contest. Mt. Pleasant came out firing on all cylinders en route to a 15-1 start. Abbie Liechty served for most of ...

The Tigers hosted MacMurray College on Tuesday, looking to put an end to their two game losing streak. Iowa Wesleyan recognized their seniors (Lexa Mahr, Alyssa Morales and Kali Unruh) before their final home game of the season. IW suffered a heartbreaking loss against the Highlanders in five sets by scores of 16-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, and 14-16.The Tigers got off to a slow start on the night and quickly fell ...