Mt. Pleasant News

Youth basketball league ? the youth basketball program is for boys and girls in fifth and sixth grades. It focuses on fundamentals, participation and the fun of playing basketball. Games will be played on Saturday mornings in November and December. Registration ends Oct. 16. Panther basketball camp ? this camp, which focuses on the fundamentals of both offense and defense, is an introduction to the youth ...

On Saturday, the Iowa Wesleyan women?s soccer team took on the Clarke University Crusaders as part of Wesleyan?s homecoming festivities. The Tigers had a tough day, going scorless as they fell to the Crusaders, 7-0.Two Tigers, Hannah McElroy and Kelly Wetherald, combined for the team?s offensive effort, taking a total of just eight shots against the Crusaders? keeper.Wesleyan keeper Kaytlyn Owens faced 20 shots ...

They were this close.The Mt. Pleasant freshmen football team fell to Washington by one point and just a few inches on Friday evening.Mt. Pleasant was down 27-26 when it got a chance at a last-second, 30-yard field goal. The kick missed, just wide right.The Panthers had been leading at the half, 14-7, but gave up 20 points in the last two quarters while scoring only 12 to put themselves in a precarious position ...

The Mt. Pleasant seventh and eighth grade football teams took on Ottumwa on Monday. The eighth graders split a pair of games on their home field, while the seventh grade gold team picked up a narrow win and the maroon team tied with the Bulldogs.In the eighth grade games, the Mt. Pleasant ?A? team defeated Ottumwa, 32-14.Patrick Canby had 113 rushing yards for three touchdowns and also ran in a two-point ...

The Mt. Pleasant eighth grade volleyball team hosted Washington last night. The ?A? team fell to the Demons in a three-set match while the ?B? and ?C? teams each split a pair of games with the visitors.In the A match, Washington won the first game, 21-6. Mt. Pleasant came back in game two for a 21-19 win, but the deciding set ended in Washington?s favor, 15-6. The Mt. Pleasant A team falls to 3-5 on the season.I...

TROY MILLS ? When the temperature dropped, so did the Mt. Pleasant girls? cross-country race times.The temperature was at the freezing point when the Panthers stepped up to the starting line at the North Linn Invitational on Saturday, but they weren?t complaining.?Every girl ran a season?s best time,? Mt. Pleasant Girls? Coach Jean Caboth said. ?They liked running in the cold weather ? they could breathe ...

WASHINGTON ? Every point in a volleyball match begins with a serve. And during Monday?s non-conference match against visiting WACO, Washington was nearly flawless at that skill.The Demons went 57-for-59 from the service line and swept the Warriors by scores of 25-12, 25-23 and 25-11.?We had two misses all night out of about 60 serves,? Washington head coach Jeff Spenner said. ?We were aggressive with our ...

The Mt. Pleasant seventh and eighth grade football teams each split a pair of games with Washington this week, highlighted by the seventh grade maroon team?s road win over the previously unbeaten and unscored upon Demons.The maroon team (4-0) dealt Washington its first loss by a score of 20-14.Jordan Magnani scored the first points against the Demons this season with a seven-yard run into the end zone in the ...

The New London volleyball team upped its record to 25-7 with a 3-1 win over West Burlington last night.The No. 12 Tigers were led by Koral Crossett and Emily Parks with nine kills each in the match. Krossett also put up four blocks. Jorgi Krieger added five kills.Sarah Holtkamp had 14 assists on the night and Caitlin Chiri had a team-high 20 digs. Taylor Landes had 13 digs and Parks added 12.In serving, Chiri ...

CENTERVILLE ? The Mt. Pleasant JV and middle school teams joined the varsity at the Centerville Invitational on Tuesday.Mt. Pleasant Middle School?s Logan Murray won another race with a time of 8:39 in the 1.5-mile event?Murray continued his undefeated season, and our 1, 2 finish with (Ryan) Hutchinson is tops in the area once again,? Mt. Pleasant boys? coach Mitch Anderson said.Hutchinson finished the race in ...

The Iowa Wesleyan volleyall team hosted its annual Think Pink game last night to raise money for breast cancer research.The Tigers lost in straight sets in the match to the visiting Culver-Stockton College Wildcats by scores of 18-25, 11-25 and 15-25.Lacie Tarver once again led the Tigers offense with eight kills on the night. She also added seven digs.Beth Guzman added five kills and six digs for the Tigers.K...

LONE TREE ? Max Fricke snuck across the goal line to score the Winfield-Mt. Union football team?s only touchdown in a 55-8 loss to Lone Tree on Friday.Thayne McElhinney ran into the end zone for the two-point conversion, and that?s all the Wolves would manage on the night against the powerful Lions.Fricke finished with a team-high 70 yards rushing on 23 carries.McElhinney recovered a fumble. Conner Shellabarger ...