Mt. Pleasant News

KEOKUK ? The Mt. Pleasant volleyball team picked its second Southeast Conference road win this week when it defeated Keokuk in four sets last night.The Panthers narrowly lost the first game, 26-24, but won the next three: 25-19, 25-17 and 25-17.?The ... team came out a bit slow, making a big hole to climb out of,? Coach Luci Wulfekuhle said. ?It wasn't until about mid-game the Panthers picked up their game, but ...

KEOSAUQUA ? Winfield-Mt. Union cross-country runners competed at the Van Buren Invitational on Tuesday, where the boys placed third out of six teams in the Class A division.The Wolves were led by Kevin Lintz, who placed fourth with a time of 18:36. W-MU?s Levi Giese rounded out the top 10 in the race with a time of 19:40.Mediapolis led the team scoring with 36 points, followed by Van Buren with 66 and W-MU with ...

Two Iowa Wesleyan football players received national recognition this week by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.Quarterback Kevin McConnell was named Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Siena Heights. McConnell was 14-of-23 for 247 yards passing with two touchdowns while rushing for three touchdowns and 191 yards.Also receiving honors this week was defensive lineman Richard ...

The Mt. Pleasant JV team won its home tournament over the weekend with an undefeated record, going 5-0.The Panthers swept Van Buren, 21-4 and 21-10, and defeated Burlington ? they won the first set, 21-17, lost the second, 21-19, and won the third, 15-13.They then came out with a win over Davis County, despite losing the first set, 23-21. They won two straight to take the victory, two sets to one: 21-12 and ...

LONDON ? Matt Stutzman of Fairfield, the only archer in the 2012 London Paralympics without arms, earned a silver medal on Monday in the men's compound open archery finals.Stutzman advanced to the gold medal round Sunday, winning 6-4 in the semifinals against Guillermo Rodriguez Gonzales of Spain. Jere Forsberg of Finland won 6-4 in the finals, claiming the gold medal.Stutzman, dubbed the ?Games? most extraordin...

In its final week of non-district play, the Mt. Pleasant football team is on the road once more.Now 0-2, the Panthers are looking for their first win ? and the momemtum that comes with it ? before they start playing district games.?I look at these first three games as builders for the rest of the season,? Coach Bob Jensen said.The Panthers host Ft. Madison in their first district contest of the season on Sept. ...

NEW SHARON ? The WACO football team upped its record to 2-0 with a win over North Mahaska, 40-14, and the Warriors will take their momentum into district play, which begins on Friday.WACO had the momentum from the start when the traveled to New Sharon, scoring first on quarterback Ben Fear?s 58-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Ayers midway through the opening quarter. Tucker Janecek carried the ball into the end ...

The 2012 Men?s and Women?s Golf Championship Match Play Tournaments came to a close on Labor Day.Gayle Rupp won her 15th Women?s Club Championship by defeating Steph Whitaker.The 84th annual Men?s Golf Championship was won by 17-year-old Kiley Miller, who defeated the 1999 Club Champion Troy Stith.Patrick Zielinski, a recent graduate of MPCHS and a member of the IWC golf team, defeated his former high school ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. ? The IWC men?s soccer team dropped its season opener at Culver-Stockton College yesterday in a double-overtime battle that ended, 3-2, on a penalty kick.The Wildcats struck first in the match and went into the second half leading, 1-0, but the Tigers answered with an unassisted goal by Mexime Tefo.Culver Stockton regained the lead within 10 minutes to go ahead 2-1, but Caio Da Costa tied the game ...

Tuesday? Mt. Pleasant volleyball @ Washington, freshmen game starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.? IWC volleyball vs. Hannibal-LaGrange, 3 p.m.? IWC volleyball vs. Knox College, 7 p.m.? IWC women?s soccer @ Culver-Stockton College, 2 p.m.? IWC men?s soccer @ Culver-Stockton College, 4 p.m.? W-MU cross-country @ Van Buren, 4:30 p.m. Thursday? Mt. Pleasant volleyball @ Keokuk, freshmen start at ...

Last week, the Mt. Pleasant football team struggled through its home and season opener.The Panthers let a few early errors break them down mentally, and dropped the game, 70-7, to Marion.But that was last week.They?re hoping that this week, at Ottumwa, will be better.?We had things to work on this week on offense, defense and special teams, and we worked hard on all three phases ? starting with defense,? ...

Friday? Mt. Pleasant football @ Ottumwa, 7:30 p.m.? New London football vs. English Valleys, 7 p.m.? WACO football @ North Mahaska, 7 p.m.? W-MU football vs. Iowa Valley, 7 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant cross-country @ Pella Invite, 11 a.m.? IWC football vs. Siena Heights, 1 p.m.? IWC volleyball @ Monmouth Invite, 9:30 a.m.? IWC women?s soccer vs. Spalding University, 11 a.m.