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The Cardinal wrestling team won?t be at its strongest in December, but give the Comets a little time and they could do some damage by season?s end.Two of the Comets? top wrestlers, 152-pound sophomore Tyler Albert and 182-pound senior Dustin Miller, won?t even be available until January due to an injury and transfer rules. The program will be restricting other youngsters to the JV level at least until the ...

More often than not, first-year coaches are tasked with a rebuilding role after inheriting a program in flux.But that might not be the case for new Cardinal boys basketball coach Jay Olson. He already has his sights set on a top conference finish after taking the program?s reins this winter.?I?d say 15 wins is a good goal for us; finish top four in our conference,? said Olson. ?I even think we?re capable of ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Fire Department hosted its annual fundraising pancake breakfast March 26 at the fire station. Serving was from 6-10 a.m., and during most of the morning, a line formed waiting for the breakfast.

The Van Buren girls have accomplished about as much as a team can in the past two seasons, from earning 20-plus wins twice to winning back-to-back titles in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South.Still, one achievement has eluded head coach Matt Zeitler and his players: a state tournament berth.Now in Zeitler?s third season, Van Buren aims to take the next step forward and is primed for another winning ...

? Pioneers to feature junior-heavy lineup in 2012-13. With 15 upperclassmen out for the Maharishi School boys basketball team this winter, the biggest challenge for head coach Mitch Haas might be finding them all playing time.Though the Pioneers lost five seniors ? four of whom were starters ? to graduation this past year, they welcome back one of the more experienced squads in recent memory. Four seniors and ...

The Warrior wrestling team might be down in numbers, but that doesn?t mean they are down in talent this winter.In fact, despite only having 11 athletes in preseason practices, head coach Richard Daugherty expects to see some great individual success in his fifth season at Van Buren.?We have 11 pretty good kids. They?re a good group,? said Daugherty. ?They?re all pushing each other to better themselves and ...

BY BRYCE KELLYMt. Pleasant NewsVan Allen fifth grader, Jesse Krabill may just be a great artist in the making, but for now, he?s more focused on being a kid with a wide variety of hobbies and interests.And although he prefers to speak of his budding artistic abilities with modest reservation, Jesse?s mother, Sarah Krabill, and his school art teacher, Jean Caboth, say they have seen Jesse?s artistic sensibility ...

CEDAR FALLS ? Former Fairfield High School football players Mike Smithburg and Jake Dunbar will be suiting up for top-ranked Iowa Western in the National Junior College Athletic Association?s National Football Championship.The title game, pitting Iowa Western vs. second-ranked Butler Community College (Kan.), is scheduled for Sunday at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m.As members of the Iowa ...