Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News RIVERSIDE ? The WACO wrestling team traveled to Riverside on Thursday night for the Highland triangular. The Warriors went 0-2 against a couple of Southeast Iowa Super Conference foes.WACO fell 52-28 to Louisa-Muscatine. The Warriors fell to Highland 46-28 for their second loss of the day.Full results for the WACO wrestling team can be found below.Louisa-Muscatine 52 vs. ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News CARDINAL ? The New London wrestling team had a dominant night on Thursday, topping two Southeast Iowa Super Conference teams. The Tigers rolled Cardinal 52-6, and beat down Wapello 54-30, to finish 2-0 on the night.Full results for the New London wrestling team can be found below.New London 52 vs. Cardinal 6: 152: Currey Jacobs-Miller wins by forfeit. 160: Gabe Carter ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Dalton Bass is a senior at Mt. Pleasant and a member of the Panther wrestling team. He is wrestling at 220 lbs., after reaching the 25-win mark at 195 lbs. last season, and is also a member of the Mt. Pleasant football team.Bass met with The News on Wednesday after practice. The questions are in bold with his answers following.Did you grow up in Mt. Pleasant? I did ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? It was a battle of Warriors on Tuesday night in Wayland as WACO hosted Van Buren in a SIESC South Division double-header.After a couple of back-and-forth contests, it was Van Buren that wound up on top. The Warriors used a fast start in the girls' game to pick up a 46-30 win. The VB boys' team staged a fourth-quarter comeback to complete the sweep, 59-52.The ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News KALONA ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball teams traveled to Kalona on Tuesday night where they earned a split with Iowa Mennonite. The girls dominated 54-27, but the boys fell 94-55.It was all W-MU in the first half of the girls' game. The Lady Wolves torched IMS 24-4 in the first quarter and 21-7 in the second to take a commanding 45-11 lead into halftime. IMS won the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News BURLINGTON ? The Winfield-Mt. Union girls held an early lead against West Burlington in Saturday's road game, but the Wolves couldn't hold on to the lead and eventually lost 41-29.W-MU led 7-5 after one quarter, but lost the lead in the second period. West Burlington led 17-14 at the break, and pulled away in the third and fourth quarters.Pearl Krieger-Coble led the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WAYLAND ? The WACO boys' basketball team fell 71-47 at Burlington Notre Dame on Friday night but bounced back with a 72-60 win against Keota on Saturday at home.The Warriors had a rough start against Notre Dame on Friday. The Nikes had a monster first quarter, outscoring the Warriors 23-6. WACO inched back in the second quarter but Notre Dame still held a 37-22 at halftime....

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union basketball team went 0-2 over the weekend falling at home to West Branch 89-27 on Friday, and dropping a road game 71-45 to West Burlington on Saturday.The Wolves couldn't hold down West Branch, giving up over 20 points in each quarter. On the flip side, the Wolves were unable to put together a double-digit scoring effort in any of the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News NEW LONDON ? The New London girls' basketball team lost two home games over the weekend. The Tigers fell 77-33 to West Burlington on Friday night. On Saturday, the Tigers lost to Pekin 72-17.New London trailed 15-8 after one quarter on Friday against West Burlington, and trailed 38-19 at halftime. West Burlington's defense was able to hold the Tigers to just 14 second half ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball team went 1-1 this weekend. The Panthers rolled Southeast Conference rival Keokuk 73-26 on Friday, and played Class 4A power Dubuque Hempstead tight on Saturday, falling 58-50.The Panthers demolished the Chiefs in the first half on Friday. Mt. Pleasant started dominating immediately, rushing out to a 29-4 lead after one quarter, and ...