Mt. Pleasant News

The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade girls? basketball ?A? team came out ahead of Ottumwa last week, but the Panthers fell to Fairfield this week.Kalynn Batey had 15 points for the Panthers in their 36-13 win over Ottumwa, outscoring the Bulldogs on her own.Taylor Murray chipped in nine points and Ashlee Menke added five for Mt. Pleasant. Audrey Barnes scored four and Pearl Krieger-Coble tallied two points, while ...

The Mt. Pleasant JV boys? basketball team ended its season with a 42-35 win against Marion to improve to 9-9 on the year.?We won our last four games and were really playing good basketball,? said Coach Tyler Rodgers. ?It was nice to get back to .500 and end the year feeling good about things.?Zach Mulford led all scorers with 17 points, followed by Dustin Amos and Carson Remick with 14 and nine points, respectiv...

Iowa Wesleyan College alumna and current women's assistant basketball coach Anna Jones will be honored with the unveiling of a ?fathead? of herself in the Howe Student Union Building at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.Jones was a two-time All-American at IWC during a four-year career that made her one of the greatest players in the school's long and distinguished history of women's basketball.She was just the second ...

Mt. Pleaant will be having a three-on-three basketball tournament on March 30.It is open to students in third through 12th grade. There is also an open division for men and women, as well as a division for men and women age 35 and older.Four players are allowed on each team, and there is a cost to play. The tournament will be in the Mt. Pleaant Community High School. It will be a four-team round robin for each ...

The Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team scored the first 14 points of their final Southeast Conference game on their way to a 62-36 win over Washington and with the victory, they claimed sole possession of the SEC crown for yet another season.?We played with a lot of energy,? Coach Paul Rundquist said. ?From the beginning, we really communicated well. It was a team effort.?Cameron Frank, Logan Mulford, Faith ...

WASHINGTON ? With the Southeast Conference championship hanging in the balance, Washington seemed to go out and grab the title at the beginning of the third quarter of Friday?s game against rival Mt. Pleasant.The Demons attacked the basket on each of their first four possessions of the second half, drawing a foul each time. Guards Stephanie Fishback and Lauren Kimball combined to convert five of their eight free ...

WACO?s Tyler Ayers signed his letter of intent yesterday to attend Upper Iowa University and play football for the Peacocks next season.Upper Iowa, the only NCAA Division II school in Iowa, is located in Fayette. Ayers intends to major in education with the career goal of becoming a teacher and a coach.The football coaching staff played a big part in his decision to become a Peacock.?I really liked the ...

The Mt. Pleasant JV boys? basketball team improved to 6-9 on the season with a 54-21 win at Ottumwa on Monday.?We played tough defense all night, and it led to some easy baskets on offense,? Coach Tyler Rodgers said. ?We got points from several different people, but everybody did their job on defense and the boards.?Zach Mulford scored 15 points, hitting five 3-pointers. Dustin Amos and Ben Canby added 12 and ...

The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade girls? basketball ?A? team was dealt its first loss this week, falling to Keokuk by a score of 45-28 on Monday.They came back with a win over Edward Stone (Burlington) on Tuesday, 38-21, to bring their record to 5-1.Against Keokuk, the Panthers were led by Kalynn Batey?s 19 points. Ashlee Menke added five, while Jackie Fraise and Delaney McDowell chipped in two points apiece.The ...

DES MOINES ? The Iowa Wesleyan College women?s basketball team got outplayed in all categories during at game at Grand View University on Wednesday night, losing to a tough Viking team by a score of 53-36.Grand View took a quick lead with a 3-pointer after IWC turned the ball over on its first possession.A 3-pointer by IWC?s Stephanie Russak tied the game, and the Tigers stuck with the Vikings for a while in ...

Led by Carolyn Lutovsky?s 23 points, the Mt. Pleasant freshman girls? basketball team picked up a win over Burlington on Tuesday night, 45-24.?(Lutovsky) was posting up real well, and her teammates were able to get the ball to her,? Coach Ted Mountz said.Lutovsky also had a team-high 12 rebounds for the Panthers, finishing with a double-double.As a team, the Panthers took a lead in the first quarter and never ...

OTTUMWA ? The ninth-grade boys? basketball team faltered in the final minutes of a game against Ottumwa on Monday, losing to the Bulldogs by a score of 52-42.After going down 11-6 in the first quarter, the Panthers went on a 20-11 run to take a 26-22 lead at halftime.They held on to that lead through the third quarter, which ended 34-28 in the Panthers? favor.However, the Bulldogs surged to a lead with a ...