Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The 2017 Mt. Pleasant football season was fairly up-and-down. The Panthers had a 6-3 record and went 4-3 in the district, losing only to the top teams in the league.When the Panthers were at their best, their defense was playing sharp. Mt. Pleasant had one of the best defensive teams in the area and that was a key factor in their six victories.The Panther defense gave up ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Friday night marks the first game for the majority of high school football teams in Iowa. Mt. Pleasant and New London will take the field for the first time, WACO will try and move to 2-0, and Winfield-Mt. Union will play a home eight-man game for the first time.Mt. Pleasant will take on Clear Creek-Amana in their season opener. The Panthers and Clippers also played in ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO volleyball tournament has become an annual beginning to volleyball season in Henry County, with eight teams battling every year for early bragging rights.On Monday night, the Warriors hosted their annual tourney and put on quite a show, advancing all the way to the championship match before getting knocked out in second place.The Warriors were placed in ...

By Jeff Linder, The Gazette IOWA CITY ? The University of Iowa women's basketball schedule is complete.The Big Ten released its conference schedule Tuesday. The Hawkeyes (24-8 last season) open the 18-game league slate Dec. 30, at Michigan State.Iowa enters the season as one of the favorites, along with Maryland, to capture the conference championship. Four starters return, led by all-American Megan Gustafson,...

By Jeff Johnson, The Gazette IOWA CITY ? Nate Stanley, first-round NFL draft pick.At least one so-called expert says so about the Iowa junior quarterback. Todd McShay of ESPN recently listed Stanley as the 23rd-overall prospect for the 2019 draft.If you take serious stock in a preseason opinion, you also probably believe reality television is truly reality. But it does show a lot is expected this fall of the ...

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the results of the 2018 Men's and Women's Cross Country Preseason Coaches Poll. Iowa Wesleyan was picked to finish seventh in both polls.Greenville took the top spot on the men's side, picking up six of the nine first place votes. They had 60 total points in the poll after winning the SLIAC Championships for the past two years.Iowa Wesleyan will look ...

The 2018 Volleyball Preseason Coaches Poll was announced this afternoon by the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Iowa Wesleyan was tabbed to finish eighth after receiving 20 points in the poll.Westminster College took the top spot with a total of 78 points and six first place votes. The Blue Jays won the SLIAC Conference title last season after going 21-11 overall and 16-2 in league play. They ...

By Douglas Brenneman, Golden Triangle News Service JANESVILLE ­? The game of eight-man football is usually a high-scoring affair. That was not true Friday in Janesville.The WACO High School football team used its defense and a big-play offense to take a 25-14 win on the road.?I thought we played incredible defense for our opening game,? WACO head coach Chad Edeker said.It was evident in the play of both ...

By Mike Condon, Gazette Coorespondent SPRINGVILLE ? Winfield-Mt. Union scored more points on Friday night than they did through the entire 2017 season, but Zach March and the Springville offense was too much for the Wolves.March scored five touchdowns on the day to help the Orioles pull away from the Wolves 52-28.Four of March's five scores came on big plays. He had TD catches of 53 and 25 yards, and returned ...

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference released the 2018 Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches poll this afternoon. Iowa Wesleyan was selected to finish fifth in the conference after ending the 2017 season with 10 wins and third place in the standings.Webster University was tabbed as the favorites after receiving 68 points and three first place votes in the poll. The Gorloks return 22 players and 10 starters ...