Obituaries

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The (4A) No. 8 Mt. Pleasant softball team got the chance to take on some of the best competition in the state of Iowa this weekend at the University of Iowa complex.The Panthers went 1-3 on the weekend. They fell 4-1 to Iowa City West and 9-2 against (5A) No. 2 West Des Moines Valley on Friday. The Panthers dropped a 4-0 game to (5A) No. 7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy, on Saturday ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Change is coming for the athletic division of Iowa Wesleyan University. The institution recently launched, ?committing to excellence,? a five-year vision that aims to drive enrollment and improve all aspects of the school?s athletics.Derek Zander, who was recently named interim athletic director at IW, stopped by The News last week to discuss his new position and the new ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The Mt. Pleasant baseball team needed to sweep Washington on Thursday night in order to stay within striking distance of an SEC championship, and that?s exactly what they did.The Panthers ran away with game one, 8-3, and completed the sweep with a 9-2 win in game two.In game one, Mt. Pleasant put two on the board in the first inning with an RBI fielder?s choice by Caleb ...

By Andy Krutsinger,Mt. Pleasant News The eighth-ranked Panther softball team had a scare in game two of their doubleheader against Washington on Thursday night, but a couple of seniors stepped up in clutch time on senior night.A two-run triple by Bailey Johnson and a walk-off single by Sarah Moffett in the eighth inning lifted the Panthers to a thrilling 8-7 win in game two. The Panthers rolled, 7-2, in game ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union baseball and softball teams were swept on Thursday night by SEISC North Division rival Pekin.The Wolves scored the first run in both games but the Panthers came storming back to win both by double-digits.On the baseball field, W-MU scored in the second inning when Dawson Bergthold knocked in Brayden Bradley.The Wolves held a 1-0 lead for ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News DONNELLSON ? The New London softball team flew through an SEISC South Division contest on Thursday night, topping Central Lee 12-3 on the road.The Tigers scored three runs in the first inning. Central Lee scored one in the second but New London got that run back in the third to make it 4-1.The Tigers pulled away in the with a five-run fifth that made it 9-1 and it was ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News Mt. Pleasant girls? golf coach Kirby Booton was named District Coach of the Year for the 2017 season after his rookie year of coaching the Panthers.Booton was hired in 2016 after the departure of long-time head coach Jim Kelly.The Panthers placed seventh at the Class 4A state tournament, even after losing two scorers from their 2016 team.Mt. Pleasant was second in the ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News The eighth-ranked Mt. Pleasant softball team will host at least one game in the regional tournament this season, and quite possibly two.The Panthers were granted a top seed in Class 4A Region 7 when the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the brackets on Thursday evening.Mt. Pleasant will host either Marion or Maquoketa in their opening game, on Saturday, July ...

By Andy Krutsinger, Mt. Pleasant News FT. MADISON ? The Bloodhounds gave the Panthers an early scare in the baseball portion of Monday night?s doubleheader in Ft. Madison, but a 12-run fifth in game one and a Zach Beason no-hitter in game two aided Mt. Pleasant to an SEC Sweep.The Panthers put two runs up in the first inning of game one, but they stalled out for the next three innings and allowed the Bloodhound...

The SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) State Trap Championships were held at the Cedar Falls Gun Club June 7 through June 11 completing the Mt. Pleasant Panther Trap Team?s season. The Rookie and Intermediate groups shot their singles on June 7.All divisions shot doubles and handicap trap on June 8 and the Junior Varsity and Varsity group shot singles on June 9. Final awards were held on June 11. The Panthers ...