The Mount Pleasant boys? basketball team put the first 13 points on the board as the Panther defense shut down Williamsburg in a big Class 3A District 9 championship win on Friday night.The Panthers defeated the Raiders, 47-26, to advance to the substate game against Solon.That game is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Iowa City West, with the winner advancing to the state tournament.On Friday night, the ...
IOWA CITY ? The defending state champions are going back to Des Moines.After a big comeback, during which the Mt. Pleasant defense gave up only nine second-half points, the Panther boys? basketball team defeated Solon, 51-33, in the substate game at Iowa City West on Monday night.The win earns the Panthers their fourth straight trip to Des Moines.?It feels fantastic,? said Logan Mulford, a senior. ?We?ve gone ...
MUSCATINE ? Pekin fell to Danville Friday night in the semifinals of the Class 1A District 9 substate tournament.Danville defeated Pekin by a score of 88 to 58.Danville then defeated Sigourney in the substate final Saturday by a score of 61 to 29.Danville?s Steven Soukup continued his torrid play this postseason, scoring a game-high 36 points in the win over Sigourney. The Bears (25-0), who earned the top seed ...
4 or More finished runner-up in the four-team volleyball league, which also included teams Hy-Vee and Dig Deep. Members of 4 or More are, from left: Jeff Ring, Derik Wulfekuhle, Dwight Diers, Ray Chambers, Ron Haines and Shannon Bergren.
The Fairfield Park and Recreation Department recently wrapped up its men?s volleyball league, and Drish Construction was crowned the winner in the championship match. Members of first-place Drish Construction are, from left: Doug Kuehl, Ron Drish, Roger Drish and Shane Lisk.
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has announced it has awarded 119 grants totaling more than $1.2 million to organizations, people and projects in 40 communities that strengthen quality of life and cultural vitality in Iowa.Through the Cultural Leadership Partners Program, Midwest Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant was awarded $15,000 in funding to support the operating expenses of the organization.?With these ...
BY KARYN SPORYMt. Pleasant NewsWINFIELD ? Almost a year after the Winfield City Council gave the go-ahead for a Telepharmacy to be developed in the city it looks like it will finally become a reality; at least in a couple of months.There were five Telepharmacies in Iowa running as pilot programs; Winfield was looking to become the sixth. However, in November, the Iowa Pharmaceutical Board informed Winfield ...
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine?s Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair made the ruling Friday after four days of arguments from prosecution and defense in Pistorius? bail hearing, and after spending about one hour and 45 minutes announcing his ...
AMES (AP) ? The start of the Big 12 track and field championships has been postponed by a winter storm that buried parts of the Midwest in more than a foot of snow.The meet was scheduled to start Friday on the campus of Iowa State but some teams and officials were not going to be able to arrive in Ames on time.The competition will follow the original schedule but now be held Saturday and Sunday. Action will ...
The looming winter storm dubbed ?Q? hasn?t even hit the nation?s midsection yet, but already it is having a major impact on boys? district final games across the state of Iowa.Among the many postponements is the Class 1A District 9 final between Pekin and Danville, originally scheduled to be played today in Muscatine. The game has been pushed back to 7 p.m. Friday, but it remains in Muscatine.Danville, the ...
KEOTA ? Nerves got the best of young Pekin early in its district semifinal game Tuesday, but the visitors settled down in time to pick up a 52-42 victory over host Keota.?It was pretty ugly, but we did get the win,? said Pekin head coach Ken Hutchinson. ?Offensively it was a struggle. I think part of it had to do with nerves. We missed some shots early on, and I think we let that linger.?While it may not have ...
DANVILLE ? Steven Soukup scored 45 points and the Danville boys advanced to the Class 1A District 9 final with an 80-40 victory over Van Buren on Tuesday.Danville, which also received 16 points from brother Michael Soukup, led 26-11 after the first quarter. The Warriors chopped the 15-point deficit to 26-23 midway through the second quarter, but Danville answered with a 20-2 run to end the first half.In the ...
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