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Turnovers plagued the Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team in a 63-43 loss to Class 5A Muscatine on Tuesday, Nov. 26.The Panthers struggled with their press break in their home opener, turning the ball over 29 times in the game.?Their (Muscatine?s) guard corps is super quick,? Mt. Pleasant Coach Joanna Settles said.The Panthers have faced Muscatine in their season opener the last two years, and were well aware ...

Iowa River (Coralville Lake to River Junction)Walleye ? fair: some fish are being caught below the Coralville Dam on jigs. Wapsi River (Troy Mills to Oxford Junction)Walleye ? fair: some fish are being caught below the dams and in deeper wintering holes on jigs. Prairie Park FisheryThere were 2,000 rainbow trout stocked Nov. 22. Fishing had been good but ice formation has halted fishing for now. These fish ...

Former Mt. Pleasant football coach Bob Jensen was honored by the Iowa Football Coaches? Association with the Walt Fiegel Coaching with Character Award, which was presented at halftime of the Class 4A football championship game on Friday.Pictured, from left, are Beau Hampton of Ace Fundraising, one of Jensen?s former players; Carolyn Jensen; Bob Jensen; and Jim Fiegel, son of Walt Fiegel.

Friday? IWC men?s basketball @ Manhattan Christian College in Ankeny, 4 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball @ Durant, freshmen start at 1 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.? IWC men?s basketball @ Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, 6 p.m.

The Iowa Wesleyan College football team had four members earn UMAC all-conference honors during the team?s first season in the conference.Three players were first team selections, including the team?s all-sportsmanship team representative, while one player received second team honors.Ridge Hobbs was named a first team all-conference wide receiver after finishing the year with 43 receptions for 784 yards and 11 ...

Lake of the HillsThe recent weather has kept angler numbers down but not the trout. Remember, Lake of the Hills is the only lake in West Lake Park where live minnows may be used for bait. Rainbow trout ? excellent: trout fishing continues to be hot. Small hair jigs tipped with wax worm drifted under a small bobber seem to be the best. Wilson LakeRainbow trout ? excellent: trout are biting, look for them in ...

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference has released its all-academic list for volleyball and cross-country.The list includes junior and senior athletes, cheerleaders, managers and statisticians who have earned a 3.25 GPA or better in the most recent grading period.The honorees are listed below. NEW LONDON ? Ashley Davey, Danielle Holt, Sarah Holtkamp, Mahala Jewett, Samantha Koontz, Jorgi Krieger, Marianne ...

The Mt. Pleasant boys? cross-country team has its awards banquet last week, where runners were recognized for their work this season.Special award winners are pictured. From left: Adam Bodenham, Panther Award; Joshua Beelman, Panther Award; Blake Wickham, Most Improved; Logan Murray, MVP ; Ryan Hutchinson, Most Potential; and Jack Pieper, Newcomer Award.