Obituaries

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsAnthony Carrasco is a senior at Mt. Pleasant high school and a member of the Panther wrestling team.Carrasco is the biggest of the Panther varsity wrestlers. He wrestles in the 285 lbs. (heavyweight) division.Carrasco met with The News on Wednesday evening before practice. The questions appear in bold.Did you grow up here in Mt. Pleasant? No, I was actually born in New ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsMEDIAPOLIS ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys won their fourth game in a row on Tuesday night with a comeback win over Mediapolis.The Wolves trailed by three points after three quarters but a 23-point fourth allowed them to steal a road win, 49-41.Mediapolis took a 13-7 lead in the first quarter but W-MU was able to cut the lead to 22-20 at halftime with a 13-9 advantage of their ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsIt has been a quiet week in the world of Henry County high school sports, but the action will pick back up Monday as the teams bring in the new year.Mt. Pleasant fans will get to see all three of their teams in action next week and all three will be at home over a five-day stretch.The Mt. Pleasant girls will tip things off in Solon on Monday, Jan. 2, at 7:30 p.m., before ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball games in Solon on Jan. 2, have had a switch in game times, as well as the amount of games played.The road games were originally scheduled as a tripleheader with the freshmen teams leading things off at 4:30 p.m.The day has been switched from a tripleheader to a doubleheader. The games will still start at 4:30 p.m., but instead of a freshman ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsNobody has seen more Mt. Pleasant athletic events over the past 50 years than Kent Bennett.Bennett has coached multiple sports at Mt. Pleasant over the past 49 years and has been coaching football during each year.Bennett, who taught exercise science and drivers education during his time at Mt. Pleasant, retired from coaching in the Fall of 2015.The native of St. Louis says ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsThe Mt. Pleasant girls? junior varsity basketball team went 3-0 over a five-day span ending last week.The Panthers played a tight game with Central Lee on Dec. 17, eventually walking away with a 45-35 win. They crushed Davis County, 42-13, on Dec. 20, and West Burlington, 64-23, two days later.Lydia Stewart led Mt. Pleasant with 18 points in the win over Central Lee. Sadie ...

(AP) ? The Big Ten might not be as good as it has been in recent years.But it sure looks like the conference title chase will be interesting in 2016-17.The conference didn?t have a team ranked in the top 10 in the most recent poll , with Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana ranked Nos. 14, 15 and 16 respectively.Teams like Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota and Northwestern ? yes, Northwestern ? have a shot at pushing ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsWEST BURLINGTON ? Business picked up in a big way on Thursday night for a couple of fast-paced boys? basketball teams.Mt. Pleasant faced SEISC South Division power West Burlington in a non-conference showdown that saw its share of fast break points and loose balls, and in the end it was the Panthers who came out on top, with an 80-62 victory.The Panther offense thrived as ...

BY ANDY KRUTSINGERMt. Pleasant NewsDES MOINES ? A pesky Harlan team held the lead for almost the entire first half on Friday night but an explosive Panther team stormed back for a comeback victory at Wells Fargo Arena.After trailing by three points at halftime, the Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team scored 24 third-quarter points and held on in the fourth for a 70-63 win.The Panthers struggled to get in a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ? Billy Wampler hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 27 points and Drake snapped an eight game losing streak with a 101-69 win over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night.Wampler?s eight 3s were the second most in school history for a single game, one shy of the school record. It was the first time the Bulldogs topped the 100-point barrier since 2013.Reed Trimmer hit three ...