Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' soccer team continued their red-hot start to the season on Friday evening with a big Southeast Conference win at Fairfield. The Panthers staged a comeback victory in the second half, taking the contest 3-2.The Panthers were led by Mary West, who picked up an assist in the first half and netted the two second-half goals less than a minute ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News TIPTON ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' track and field team competed at the Tipton relays on Thursday, April 12, and took home a top-three finish for their troubles. The Panthers scored 71 points for third place, one behind Mid-Prairie's 72 for second. North Cedar won the meet with 120 points.The Panthers had two wins on the day. Maggie Cristoforo had the lone individual win, ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant tennis teams had two different results in their Southeast Conference games against Fairfield on Thursday evening. The boys' team toppled the Trojans 6-3 but the girls' team was swept 9-0.The Panther boys went 3-3 in singles and 3-0 in doubles to take down a road win in Fairfield. Individual wins went to Ethan Weber (6-1, 6-0) in the No. 1 game, Elijah ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News The Keokuk soccer teams combined for a total of zero goals in the two varsity matches against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday evening. The Panther girls grinded out a 1-0 win at home and the boys' team picked up a 4-0 win in Keokuk.The Panther girls looked to be the better team in the first half, getting plenty of chances including one that went off the post, but Keokuk's defense ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The weather was nearly perfect on Thursday night as some of the top runners in the state met in Mt. Pleasant for the Denny White Relays. The night saw extremely fast times and was likely the site of a few Drake Relays qualifications. The 2018 relays were full of excitement with races coming down to the wire and one major school record being broken for Mt. Pleasant.The ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Tuesday Krabill is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther girls' track and field team.Krabill can be found in sprint events as well as the high jump and a number of relay events for Mt. Pleasant.She met with The News on Wednesday before practice. The questions appear in bold with Krabill's answers following.Did you grow up here in Mt. Pleasant? ...

Panther fans wanting to get out to East Lake Park, Mt. Pleasant Golf and Country Club or Mapleleaf Athletic Complex for a spring sports event have had to find another use for their time in the last few days. All three complexes have been made unplayable by the harsh conditions, and the weekend snow have put the spring season on hold. The home fields for the four Panther spring sports teams should be ready to go ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The voice of Iowa high school track and field will be back again for the Denny White relays this Thursday, April 12. Mike Jay will be in the booth to make the calls for another year of relays, which have a start time of 4:30 p.m.Jay, a former National Track and Field Announcer of the Year, also annnounces the Drake Relays, Alabama Relays, U.S. Olympic Trials, IHSAA/IGHSAU ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The season officially started for the Mt. Pleasant boys' golf team on Thursday. The Panthers shot a 161, but they were bested by a 156 from Washington.Mt. Pleasant was led by the duo of Jake Moffett and Brevin Wilson, both of which shot a 39. Moffett had birdies on the fifth and sixth holes, and Wilson shot a birdie on hole three.Rhett Zeglen was third for Mt. Pleasant ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News OTTUMWA ? The Ottumwa defense kept the Mt. Pleasant girls bottled up for one half of Thursday's non-conference game, but the Bulldogs couldn't keep Mary West and the Panthers down long.West scored a second-half hat trick, leading the Panthers back to top Ottumwa 3-1 on the road.Ottumwa caught Panther keeper Ayden Ross off guard early, scoring in the second minute off the ...