Mt. Pleasant News

The Mt. Pleasant (MP) middle school wrestling team took on Burlington (Burl) and Ft. Madison (FM) this week. Results are below.? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned M. Messer (Burl), 1:54? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned B. Johnson (Burl), 2:38? C. Masters (Burl) pinned Caleb Fluharty (MP), 0:34? Bryce Fraise (MP) pinnned C. Masters (Burl), 2:43? Hunter Knapp (MP) t. fall B. Johnson (Burl), 21-6? M. Messer (Burl) ...

Winfield-Mt. Union 39Columbus 33The Wolves could never quite pull away from a pesky Columbus team, but they led the whole way to up their season record to 2-0. Cassie Kingery had nine points to lead the team; Alicia Escher and Erica Robison each scored eight. Shelby Therme had 10 rebounds and five blocks. Pekin 41WACO 36The Warriors went into halftime leading 21-16, but couldn?t hold on through Pekin?s ...

Winfield-Mt. Union?s Alicia Escher and New London?s Koral Crossett were each recognized with an honorable mention on the Class 1A all-state volleyball team.Erica Robison of W-MU and Sarah Holtkamp of New London join the pair to make up Henry County?s four all-district selections for the Class 1A Southeast District.Escher was a four-year starter and two-year captain on the Wolves? volleyball team. She is also a ...

Friday? Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball @ Cedar Rapids Prairie, JV starts at 5 p.m., followed by varsity? IWC men?s basketball @ Carthage College Classic in Kenosha, Wis., 8 p.m. Saturday? W-MU girls' basketball @ West Liberty, JV starts at 2 p.m., followed by varsity? IWC men?s basketball @ Carthage College Classic in Kenosha, Wis., 2 p.m. Next weekMonday ? Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball @ Cedar Rapids ...

WACO?s Skyler Miller was recognized by the Iowa Newspaper Association as an all-state selection, according to the lists released by the INA on Tuesday morning.The senior was chosen as a Class A second-team offensive lineman.Miller was the backbone of the WACO offensive line, which paved the way for 36 rushing touchdowns this season and helped the Warriors to a season record of 6-4.?I think he?s very deserving; ...

Five Mt. Pleasant football players were selected for the Class 3A District 7 all-district team. Two more Panthers received an honorable mention, and five received academic all-district honors. All-district selections? Dalton Conrad, seniorConrad was the Panthers? top receiver this season, making 37 catches for 589 yards to finish fifth in total receiving yards in the district, and was key to the Panthers? ...

AMES ? Iowa State will play host to West Virginia on Friday, Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. The game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. on ABC-TV.?We are elated to be in such a great time slot on a day when people all over the country are watching college football,? Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads said. ?I?m excited that Cyclone football will again be getting such widespread exposure.?The Cyclones have never ...

Mt. Pleasant alum Henry Krieger-Coble scored his first touchdown for the University of Iowa football team on Saturday in the Hawkeyes? game at the University of Michigan.Krieger-Coble caught the 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback James Vandenberg, capping a 14-play, 80-yard drive that put the Hawkeyes on the scoreboard.The redshirt freshman started for the Hawkeyes in the game and finished with three ...

Tuesday? Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball @ Muscatine, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity? New London girls' basketball @ Harmony, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity? W-MU girls' basketball hosts Columbus, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity? WACO girls' basketball @ Pekin in Packwood, JV starts at 6 p.m., followed by varsity Wednesday? IWC women?s basketball hosts South Australia, 5:30 p.m.

The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls? basketball team claimed a win at Washington on Thursday night, 34-28.The Panthers led the whole way, led by Bailey Johnson and Rylee Amos, who had 10 points each.Sarah Moffett added eight points. Allison Buchert scored three, Genna Cristoforo added two and Kirstin Fry had one point.Mt. Pleasant is now 2-3 on the season.The seventh-grade boys? team hosted Washington on ...

Lake Belva DeerPick the warm days to go fishing and you might do well. Crappie ? excellent: if you can catch a nice warm day you can catch the crappies. Work the flat out from the beach and along the face of the dam and the jetties along the north side of the lake. Lake of the HillsLake of the Hills is the only lake in West Lake Park where live minnows can be used as bait. Rainbow trout ? good: anglers are ...

Iowa Wesleyan College is hosting a girls? basketball Jamboree tonight at Ruble Arena.Twelve local teams are attending the event, and each team will play a half-game.The IWC women?s basketball coach, Steve Williamson, will be at the games with his assistant, Anna Jones.?We?ll be there watching ? we?ve recruited a few kids out of this in the past, but not a lot,? Williamson said.However, the coach sees that ...