Mt. Pleasant News

The start time for the varsity girls? basketball game at Burlington on Saturday has been pushed back to 3 p.m.The varsity boys? game will follow.The games were originally scheduled to tipoff at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday? Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball hosts Iowa City West, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity? IWC women's basketball @ Ashford University in Clinton, 7 p.m.? W-MU basketball @ Highland, varsity girls start at 6 p.m., followed by varsity boys? W-MU boys' basketball hosts Pekin, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity? WACO basketball hosts Lone Tree, varsity girls start at 6 p.m, followed by ...

FAIRFIELD ? A pair of first-place finishes ? one from its lightweight and one from its heavyweight ? led the Mt. Pleasant wrestling team to the tournament title at the Southern Iowa Classic on Saturday.Colton Mertens (106 pounds) and Emmett Wester (285 pounds) each won his weight class at the Fairfield tournament.Mertens went 3-0 on the day, winning by major decision over Gage Hawkins of Keokuk (11-1) and ...

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School wrestling team competed at Ft. Madison on Tuesday afternoon, against wrestlers from Ft. Madison (FM), Washington (WAS) and Keokuk (KEO).Results from the Mt. Pleasant matches are listed below. ? Garrett Detrick (MP) won by decision over Allen (FM), 13-9.? Garrett Detrick (MP) won by major decision over Steffensmeier, 17-3.? Burchett (FM) won by technical fall over John Rose ...

FT. MADISON ? Many fans of the local sports team usually hope that, for a home game, the other team?s fans get lost on the way to the gym. That?s the point of the home crowd advantage.But Ft. Madison High School Boys? Basketball Coach Jon Schmitz is hoping for a tournament-style atmosphere Friday when the Bloodhounds host Mt. Pleasant for a Southeast Conference game.As a result, the Bloodhounds extend an ...

Friday? Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball @ Ft. Madison, freshmen start at 4:45 p.m., followed by JV and varsity? Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball hosts Ft. Madison, freshmen start at 4:45 p.m., followed by JV and varsity? New London basketball @ Notre Dame, JV girls start at 4:30 p.m., followed by JV boys, varsity girls and varsity boys? W-MU basketball @ IMS, varsity girls start at 6 p.m., followed by varsity ...

Some of the loudest cheers at the Mt. Pleasant wrestling meet on Thursday night were not for the biggest win or the fastest pin, but for one particular name.When Dillyn Mumme was announced in the varsity lineup, the crowd demonstrated its support for the Mt. Pleasant senior who has battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and now has fought his way back to the mat.?It felt really good (to be in a varsity ...

Taking six points in each of the first eight matches straight, the Mt. Pleasant wrestling team took an early lead and held on for a 54-24 win over Burlington on Thursday night. "All the kids came out really aggressive on their feet," Blint said. "The energy the Panthers had was a welcome change from their last home dual, against Fairfield, where the Blint thought the Mt. Pleasant wrestlers looked a little slow." Thi...

MEDIAPOLIS ? The WACO basketball teams lost a pair of Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division games against Mediapolis on Tuesday night.The Warrior boys fell by a score of 60-47, and the WACO girls were downed, 74-30, by the Class 3A No. 9 Bullettes.In the boys? game, WACO (5-11 overall, 5-9 SEISC North) scored in double figures in every quarter, including a 17-point final quarter, but it wasn?t enough ...

The Iowa Girls? High School Athletic Union has released regional basketball brackets and the Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced assignments for substate boys? basketball.In Class 4A Region 5, the Mt. Pleasant girls will host a game against Fairfield on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.The winner of that game goes on to play Class 4A No. 13 Oskaloosa, which has a first-round bye, on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in ...

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced sectional and district wrestling assignments for all three classes.In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant will be hosting its district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9, at noon.Along with Mt. Pleasant?s wrestlers, the tournament will including competitors from Burlington, Ft. Madison, Iowa City High, Iowa City West, Keokuk, Oskaloosa and Ottumwa.The top two wrestlers ...

The Mt. Pleasant boys? and girls? bowling teams will be right at home when they compete in their Class 1A bowling state qualifier: they will be competing at Iris Bowling Center in Mt. Pleasant for the meet, which is on Thursday, Feb. 14, at 1 p.m.The Panthers will be bowling against teams from Fairfield, Keokuk, Louisa-Muscatine, North Scott (Eldridge) and Washington.The top finisher at the meet from both the ...