Mt. Pleasant News

KEOKUK ? The Panthers scored in nearly every frame of a Southeast Conference doubleheader at Keokuk last night, defeating the Chiefs by scores of 14-5 and 11-0.Mt. Pleasant put at least one run on the board through the first six innings of the opener and scored in four of five frames in the nightcap, including Cameron Engberg?s fourth-inning, two-run home run that put the Panthers up, 9-0.?They threw some young ...

The Mt Pleasant boys' track and field team recently had its awards banquets.Pictured at left are the boys who received special awards. Front row, from left: Tommy Thorne, Panther Award; Brandon Moorman, Captain and MVP; Zach May, Captain; and Tony Cristoforo, Most Potential. Back row, from left: Emmett Wester, Most Improved; Cole Phillips, Rookie of the Year; and Justin Dunn, Most Improved.

Friday? W-MU/WACO baseball vs. Pekin, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? WACO softball at Fairfield, JV starts at 6 p.m. with varsity to follow Saturday? Mt. Pleasant baseball at Williamsburg Tournament, 10 a.m..? New London softball at home tournament in New London, 10 a.m.? W-MU and WACO softball at Washington Invitational, 9 a.m. Next week Monday? Mt. Pleasant baseball and softball ...

WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union softball team fell to Pekin in a slugfest last night, 15-12.?There were a lot of hits,? W-MU Coach Amanda Darbyshire said.For the Wolves, Katelyn McArtor went 3-for-4 with a double and Shelby Therme was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Kenzi Sternat went 2-for-5 on the night with three RBIs.The Wolves also saw hits from Kassidy Mclaughlin and Paige Breon. Rachel Anderson had an RBI.McLa...

The Mt. Pleasant Storm 12U ASA Softball team hosted a 10U/12U ASA Softball Tournament earlier this month at the East Lake Softball Complex in Mt. Pleasant, and 18 teams from throughout the state attended.The Mt. Pleasant Storm 12U went 2-1 on the first day, and the next day they beat the Johnson County Jaguars and the Davenport Falcons to advance to the championship game against the Bettendorf Lil? Dawgs.The ...

The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced its academic all-conference honors for the 2011-12 year.A total of 890 student-athletes were honored on MCC all-academic teams in 15 sports, including a number of student-athletes participating in and receiving academic honors in multiple sports.Students on the team were nominated by their individual institutions and must have completed at least two consecutive ...

Tuesday? New London baseball at Notre Dame in Burlington, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? W-MU softball at Mediapolis, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? W-MU/WACO baseball at Mediapolis, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? WACO softball vs. Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday? Mt. Pleasant softball vs. Wapello, JV starts at 6 p.m. with varsity to follow.? Mt. Pleasant ...

BaseballLone Tree 6W-MU/WACO 5Lone Tree came up with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a narrow win in the contest against the Wolves, who had nine hits in the game.Holy Trinity 8New London 5Grant McPheron and Tylor Huebner were each 2-for-4 and Devon Smyth hit a triple for the Tigers, but New London still fell short of a win against Holy Trinity on Friday. SoftballWACO 12IMS 0The Warriors ...

Mt. Pleasant track athlete Brandon Moorman has been selected to compete in the Senior All-Star Spotlight Track and Field Meet at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Ill., on Saturday.The meet features the best high school seniors from the state of Iowa, who will compete against athletes from Illinois and Wisconsin.Moorman had to be nominated by a coach or fan on the Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant baseball team blasted West Burlington-Notre Dame with a 22-2 win in four innings on the road yesterday.The Panthers had 13 hits and walked nine times in the contest.Dustin Amos went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk; he scored four times. Joey Vaughn was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Justin Chalupa was 2-for-2 with a walk, an RBI and two runs scored.Carson ...

Baseball Wapello 10W-MU/WACO 8The Wolves had 11 hits in their home game but fell just short of a win. Softball Wapello 3W-MU 2Wapello scored in the top of the seventh to win the defensive battle against the Wolves. Pekin 14WACO 4The Warriors couldn?t do much against a powerful Pekin team.

Last week, the girls? tennis team handed out awards at their recognition and awards potluck.The following girls received varsity letters for their efforts this season: junior Shelby Barton, sophomores Taylor Beatty, Emily Hatfield, Abby Skubal, Becca Lehman and Tasha Glover, and freshman Elizabeth Shaw.Pictured at left are the special awards winners, from left: Jessica Holtkamp, Most Improved JV Player; Barton, ...