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BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? The crowd at Winfield-Mt. Union high school expected another tight game between two rival schools on Thursday night, but the WACO girls had other plans.The Warriors dominated the rival Wolves, getting revenge for a previous loss in a big way with a 57-29 victory to knock W-MU out of the postseason.WACO made it more than clear that they were ready to roll in the ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsFT. MADISON ? It was a tough end of the season for the New London girls.The Tigers battled youth and injury for the better part of the last month of the season and they just didn?t have enough left to challenge Holy Trinity Catholic in their regional first round game on Thursday night.The Crusaders jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back as New London?s season ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsCENTERVILLE ? The Mt. Pleasant basketball teams swept up Centerville on Thursday night.The Panther girls and boys both picked up wins. The girls won, 50-26, and the fourth-ranked boys won, 69-51.The girls? team cruised to a 24-point win to their fourth game in five tries. Maddie Williamson, Kalynn Batey and Sarah Moffett all reached double digits in the win. Williamson ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant wrestling team has won 15 duals in one season for the first time in school history.It wasn?t easy for an MPCHS team still battling through injuries. The Panthers started Thursday night?s triangular with a 73-0 shutout loss to a stacked North Scott team, but battled back for a 40-37 win over Muscatine to set the new school record for wins in a year.It was a ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant bowling teams took on Fairfield in their last regular season home meet on Saturday. The boys won, 2,896-2,788 and the girls lost, 2,682-2,194.The boys were led by three players who finished over 200 in both of their games.Clayton Sammons threw a 234 and a 228 to finish at 462. Cameron Sammons threw a 207 and a 248 to finish at 455, and Hunter Brown rolled a ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsIt was all Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday evening in the men?s game against Spalding.The Tigers raced out to a huge lead in the first half and coasted in the second en route to a 101-75 victory.The Tigers scored 15 of the first 20 points to get out to a 15-5 lead in the first half. IW went 9-17 from three-point land and got plenty of fastbreak layups, allowing them to keep ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe No. 24 Mt. Pleasant wrestlers tied a school record on Thursday night with their 14th dual win of the season.The Panthers faced Burlington in a non-conference dual and cruised through the night with a 51-19 victory.Mt. Pleasant started the day out on a 30-0 run. During that stretch, Corbin Broeker (113 lbs.) and Avante Henley (132 lbs.) picked up wins by decision, Nate ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant bowlers have had two dual meets this week. Their first one was at Washington on Saturday and the second was a make-up meet on Tuesday against Keokuk.The Panther boys went 0-2 on the week, falling 2,665-2,589 in Washington and 2,872-2,693 against Keokuk.The Panther girls also went winless, falling 2,041-1,956 at Washington and 2,709-1,822 against Keokuk.Camer...

BY BILL GATCHELGolden Triangle News ServiceKALONA ? It was definitely a different of two teams Tuesday as the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves basketball teams split wins at Iowa Mennonite School. The girls? team picked up a 47-33 win and the boys? team fell, 58-28.The W-MU girls would start off their game with an early trip to the free-throw line by Hannah Mathews. She sunk one of two. IMS would respond with a trey, ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant basketball teams got sweet revenge on Tuesday night, avenging a couple of close losses from last season.The Panthers faced Chariton in a non-conference doubleheader and picked up two non-conference wins, 57-46 in the girls? game and 77-48 in the boys? game.The girls? game was back and forth for three quarters. Mt. Pleasant were able to score points inside ...