Mt. Pleasant News

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NEW LONDON ? With strong serving and a determined defense, the New London volleyball team picked up a sweep of visiting Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday night, winning by scores of 25-14, 25-9 and 25-11.The Class 1A No. 4 Tigers move to 24-4 overall and are 5-0 in the SEISC South.?I really think our serving (was key to the win),? New London Coach Maureen Heath said. ?We work on serving all the time in practice; ...

John Siegel has spent a big portion of his life invested in wrestling.Now the state is honoring him for his efforts with a hall of fame induction as a wrestling coach.?It?s pretty overwhelming ? I know the people that are in there, my contemporaries and those before me, and have so much respect for them,? Siegel said. ?It?s overwhelming to be in that company.?Siegel, who has coached for 41 years, will be ...

WASHINGTON ? The Washington volleyball team is struggling to get off to fast starts out of the gate, and Mt. Pleasant took advantage of its struggling rival to claim a Southeast Conference sweep on Tuesday.?I really don?t have answer for it; it is something we talk about every single day,? said Washington Coach Julianna Berg. ?If we could start stronger and close the gap earlier, you would see a different ...

BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant volleyball team won the Burlington Tournament on Saturday with a perfect 5-0 record.?It was not an easy tournament and I think any team there could have won it,? Mt. Pleasant Coach Jeff Schulz said. ?I think what it came down to was that our athletes were the most consistent for the entire day.?The Panthers defeated the host team in two sets (21-17 and 21-13) after losing a ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College Tigers cross country teams ran at the Augustana Brissman-Lundeen Invitational Friday night, and were led by Jacob Ayers and Breanna Derynck at the race.Ayers finished the 8K in 207th place with a time of 28:37, and Michael Klostermann finished in 30:54 to take 355th overall.Derynck took 322nd with her time of 29:06 in the women?s 6K race, and Allison Miles ran a time of 35:11 to ...

The Mt. Pleasant freshman football team topped Centerville by a score of 44-6 on Friday, upping their overall record to 4-1 on the season.The Panthers got out to a big lead early, going up 30-0 by halftime.Dshundric Foster made a 57-yard touchdown run to give Mt. Pleasant a 6-0 lead and then made a 48-yard touchdown run on his way to 287 yards on the ground on the night.Brock Wilson?s pass to Levi Parkevich ...

LISBON ? The Winfield-Mt. Union football team faltered against a tough opponent in Lisbon on Friday night, falling to the Lions by a score of 49-6.The Wolves scored their only touchdown on a quarterback sneak by Kolt Rossiter, who picked up 21 rushing yards in five carries on the night.Thayne McElhinney led the team in rushing with 78 total yards, and Darren Hunter had a team-high average of 14.3 yards per ...

CLAYTON, Mo. ? The Tigers had a strong weekend on the volleyball court, picking up two wins on Saturday, but their momentum from the victories did not carry them into Monday night, and the Tigers lost two matches at Fontbonne College.IWC fell to its host in a hard-fought conference match, losing in five sets. The Tigers dropped the first set to Fontbonne by a score of 25-16 but came back to win the second, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. ? The Iowa Wesleyan College football team scored in every quarter on its way to its first win of the season on Saturday against MacMurray College, 41-14.The win moves the Tigers to 1-3 on the year and 1-2 in UMAC play. MacMurray falls to 0-4 overall and 0-3 in the UMAC.IWC quarterback Zandro Diaz was 17-for-20 passing for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns, helping the Tigers? offense to 401 ...

Work is being done on one of the Little League fields this fall ? improvements are being made to the ?National League? field, which is used most often by players.The soil has been removed and is being replaced, the field was graded to help it drain and it was moved back 15 feet.The project is the result of a Little League fundraiser, and Little League President Willy Amos intends to do the same for the next two ...

KEOSAUQUA ? The New London football team dropped Friday night?s game against Van Buren by a score of 40-6.The Tigers drop to 1-4 on the season and 0-3 in district play with the loss.Tristan Kadel was 9-of-23 passing for 115 yards.Jayden Flowers had three catches for 72 yards.Quincy Porter made two catches for 14 total yards and Tyler Shinkle picked up 13 receiving yards on two catches. Matayo Christianer made ...