Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant bowling teams hosted Fairfield on Thursday for a Southeast Conference showdown. Both contests were extremely tight all day long with the MPCHS girls winning 2,060-1,883 and the boys falling 2,698-2,586.The varsity girls' team was led by Alexis Wohlleber. She threw a 147 in her first game and a 177 in her second game to end at 324. Emily Shumaker rolled a ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Things are about to get a little more complicated when it comes to picking the playoff field in the state of Iowa. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its new playoff criteria after its monthly meeting on Wednesday and the new forumla will see some big changes coming to the system next season.The association looked at going back to 32 playoff teams in Class ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Emily Shumaker is a senior at Mt. Pleasant High School and a member of the Panther bowling team. She is one of two senior girls on the team and has bowled varsity all four years.Shumaker met with The News on Tuesday after practice. The questions are inb old with her answers following.Did you grow up in Mt. Pleasant? Yes, I grew up here.How long have you been bowling? ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team bounced right back from their loss to Washington on Tuesday with a 48-28 road win over Burlington on Thursday night.The Panthers had three pins on the night. Tyler Raub had a pin in the first period at 132 lbs., Nate Wallace picked up a second-period pin in the second period at 145 lbs., and Jaden Davis had a 54-second pin at ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Spalding University left Olan G. Ruble Arena shell shocked on Wednesday night after Iowa Wesleyan stunned the Golden Eagles with an enormous comeback win, 81-79 in overtime.The Tigers trailed by as much as 15 points in the second half, and found themselves in a 12-point hold with just four minutes remaining, but IW made play after play down the stretch to force OT and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CEDAR RAPIDS ? Two of Class 3A's best teams met in Cedar Rapids on Saturday for a high-profile matchup at the Wells Fargo Advisors shootout in Cedar Rapids. It was No. 2 Mt. Pleasant who would score the big win on the day, pulling away late for a 55-41 win over No. 7 Charles City.The game started out on a methodical pace as Charles City looked to slow the game down and set ...

By Justin Webster, Golden Triangle News Service FAIRFIELD ? The Trojans gave Mt. Pleasant wrestling a bit of a sweat in Thursday night's Southeast Conference dual but in the end the Panthers still stood undefeated in the conference.Mt. Pleasant won the dual 45-33, after jumping out to a 24-0 lead. The Panthers collected points in the first four matches behind forfeits by Fairfield at 170 and 220 pounds, and ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? Three Southeast Iowa Super Conference squads met on the mats in New London on Thursday night. The hosting Tigers picked up two wins, topping Highland 36-24 and West Burlington/Notre Dame/Danville 41-36.In the middle match between Highland and WB/ND/Danville, it was the Huskies who tasted victory. Highland won that dual 41-33 to finish the day at 1-1.The day ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CEDAR RAPIDS ? The Mt. Pleasant girls had a mountain to climb on Tuesday night, playing 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie in a non-conference road game. The Panthers were unable to hang with the state-ranked Prairie Hawks, falling 60-34.C.R. Prairie got out to a fast start and it took a while for the Panther offense to catch up. The Prairie Hawks led 14-6 after one quarter ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? It was a tough night in Winfield on Friday. The Lady Wolves lost a heartbreaker, 53-47, to the visiting Huskies. The boys were unable to quiet down a high-scoring Highland offense in the boys' game, falling 84-47.The girls' game went right down to the wire. The game was tied 47-47 in the final minute but six-straight Husky free throws pushed Highland to a ...