Obituaries

By Cole Blair, Gazette correspondent CEDAR FALLS ? Despite a 26-point effort from Bennett Koch, No. 8 Xavier was able to put away Northern Iowa late in the second half FridaY, 77-67.A Koch dunk and Klint Carlson 3 gave the Panthers an early 7-3 lead, and a second early offensive burst courtesy of Carlson and Juwan McCloud extended UNI's lead to 22-12 with just under 10 minutes to play.UNI (8-4) went without a ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News West Burlington got a taste of how deadly the Mt. Pleasant press can be on Thursday night.The Panthers turned up the heat against West Burlington from the opening tip, smashing the Falcons 62-30 in their final game before winter break.Mt. Pleasant came out in a full court pressure look, and it was hard for the Falcons to even get the ball past half court. The Panthers ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WEST BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team is on a scortching run going into winter break with a 14-1 record.The Panthers, now ranked No. 22 in Class 3A, had another great night on Thursday in West Burlington, winning five duals on the night.Mt. Pleasant topped Highland 43-33 and Louisa-Muscatine 49-30. The Panthers dominated Davis County 66-18, West Burlington/Notr...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WEST BURLINGTON ? The WACO basketball teams were in West Burlington on Tuesday night for an SEISC South Division doublehader. Both teams lost, with the boys' team falling 72-52 and the girls losing 58-37.The Warrior boys had trouble containing the Falcon offense in the first half. West Burlington outscored WACO 15-9 in the first quarter and 23-17 in the second quarter to ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News PACKWOOD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball teams traveled to Packwood on Tuesday night for a SEISC North Division doubleheader with Pekin. The Wolves went 0-2 on the night, falling 49-32 in the girls' game and 60-38 in the boys' game.The girls' team struggled offensively, scoring less than 10 points in each of the four quarters.Pekin was able to jump out to a 15-8 lead ...

The Iowa Wesleyan women's basketball team faced off against Nebraska Wesleyan on the road in their final game of 2017. After a strong first half, Iowa Wesleyan was unable to sustain the effort and fell 95-69 to the Prairie Wolves in the non-conference match-up.Iowa Wesleyan opened the first quarter on fire, not missing from behind the arc in their first three possessions and building a 9-0 lead over Nebraska ...

The men's basketball team took on St. Cloud State University, an NCAA Division II school, last night in St. Cloud, Minn. Iowa Wesleyan's seniors provided much of the scoring for the Tigers, but it was not enough as the Huskies took control of the game early to defeat Iowa Wesleyan 111-68.Iowa Wesleyan started off slow against the Huskies in the opening half. St. Cloud State jumped out to a 15-4 lead over the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DANVILLE ? Isaac McSorley stood at the charity stripe with the Tigers down four points and .3 seconds showing on the clock after getting fouled on a three-pointer in Danville on Tuesday night. He hit the first two shots and perfectly missed the third shot, allowing Alex Dentlinger to sky to the hoop for a tip attempt, but the shot narrowly rolled off and New London fell ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DANVILLE ? The New London girls had their hands full on Tuesday night in a road game against a tough Danville squad.The Tigers, who are currently short-handed with injuries to Alisha Boles and Ashley Birdsell, had trouble keeping up with the up-tempo pace of the Bears in a 75-31 loss.New London stuck with Danville early on in the first quarter, but the Bears began to pull ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant bowling teams competed at Southeast Conference rival Fairfield on Saturday evening. The girls' team picked up their third win of the season, topping the Trojans 1,999-1,906. The boys' team fell 2,522-2,171.The Panther girls were co-led by Kelsey Hummell and Emily Shumaker, who finished with 301 apiece. Hummell threw a 154 in her first game and ...