Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News PELLA ? The No. 1 Mt. Pleasant basketball team bolstered their resume one last time, winning their regular season finale on Tuesday night in Pella. The Panthers topped the Dutch 72-62 to finish season 18-2.The teams split the first quarter 15-15 but Mt. Pleasant scored 22 points in the second quarter and led 37-31 at halftime. The Panthers stretched their lead by one point ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News OTTUMWA ? The Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball team traveled to Ottumwa for their final regular season game on Monday night. The Panthers fell 65-54 in the non-conference contest.The Panthers put up a good fight against their 5A foe. Ottumwa led 11-5 after the first quarter but the Panthers outscored the Bulldogs 13-8 in the second quarter and trailed by just one point, at ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Panthers and Bulldogs scratched and clawed like cats and dogs through the first half of Monday night's non-conference game, but the Mt. Pleasant boys put the paws on Ottumwa in the second half. MPCHS ran away with the game in the third quarter and pulled out a 72-48 win on senior night.The Bulldogs were able to match Mt. Pleasant's quick pace in the first quarter. The ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys' basketball team was knocked out of postseason play on Monday night in their first round district game at Holy Trinity Catholic. The Crusaders won each of the first three quarters and knocked the Wolves out of the tournament, 60-50.W-MU was outscored 13-11 in the first quarter and 14-8 in the second quarter, putting them at a 27-19 ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The winter postseason is officially underway with the Class 1A girls' basketball regionals tipping off on Thursday night.New London and Winfield-Mt. Union faced off in Winfield during the first round of Class 1A Region 5. The Tigers kept it tight through three quarters, but W-MU took off in the fourth quarter for a 51-27 victory.New London came out swinging ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News KEOKUK? The Mt. Pleasant bowling teams had their hands full on Tuesday evening as they traveled to Keokuk to take on an extremely tough Chiefs team.Both teams fell in their road meet. The girls were outscored 2,434-2,014 and the boys were outshot 2,957-2,396.The girls' team was above the 2,000 mark for the third-straight meet. The Panthers were led by Alexis Wohlleber, ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant New LISBON ? The New London wrestling team traveled to Lisbon on Tuesday for the Class 1A regional duals. The hosting Lions shut the Tigers out 84-0 with a healthy portion of the Tigers forfeiting with individual districts taking place on Saturday.Results from the Tigers' loss can be found below with the New London wrestler being listed first.Lisbon 84 vs. New London 0: 145: ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News RIVERSIDE ? New London and Highland had a much closer contest Tuesday night than they did the first time they met this season, but the result was still a Tiger victory.New London picked up their eighth win in their last nine games, topping the Huskies 78-71.The Tigers were led by Mason Porter, who had his biggest game since coming back from injury. Porter scored 27 ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The second-closest game of the SEISC girls' shootout took place in Winfield on Friday night. The Lady Wolves outlasted Notre Dame 43-37 to give a win to the North Division.W-MU got out to a fast start, winning each of the first two quarters by three points each. W-MU led 9-6 after the first period and held a 21-15 lead at halftime.The Nikes came battling back ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO boys' basketball team gave Central Lee quite the scare on Tuesday night in SEISC South Division action. The Warriors held a lead through three periods, but a furious comeback from the Hawks spoiled WACO's final home game, 54-42.The Warriors started out strong, scoring the first five points of the game and led 11-8 after one period of play. WACO led by as ...