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Ayers, Derynck run for Tigers at Les Duke Invite

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

GRINNELL ? Iowa Wesleyan College cross-country runner Jake Ayers had an impressive race on Saturday at the Grinnell College Les Duke Invitational.Ayers took a huge step forward, dropping 41 seconds off of his time from the year before on the same course and moving up 48 places from his finish a year ago.?Jake (Ayers) ran a great race today,? said Coach Tad Hulst. ?What I liked seeing even more than the drop in ...

What to watch this weekend

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Tuesday? Mt. Pleasant volleyball @ Ft. Madison, freshmen start at 5:45 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.? IWC volleyball @ Clarke University in Dubuque, 7 p.m.? New London volleyball @ Cardinal, freshmen start at 5:30 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.? WACO cross-country @ English Valleys in North English, 4:30 p.m.? WACO volleyball @ Highland, freshmen start at 5:30 p.m., followed by JV and varsity.? W-MU ...

Mt. Pleasant freshmen suffer first football loss

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Mt. Pleasant freshman football team suffered its first loss in a Panther uniform when they dropped an 18-16 decision to Solon on Friday.The team went undefeated in its seventh- and eighth-grade football seasons, and won its first two games this season as well.Mt. Pleasant took a 16-0 lead to start Friday?s game, as Pat Canby ran for a 60-yard touchdown on his way to 137 rushing yards on the night, and Brock ...

W-MU drops game against Danville

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union football team rushed for more than 300 yards and got into the end zone three times against district foe Danville on Friday. Ultimately, however, the Wolves couldn?t hold on to the ball ? or the game ? dropping a 27-22 decision to the Bears.The team had six turnovers on the night: four fumbles and two interceptions.?One fumble was picked up for a touchdown and one interception ...

W-MU celebrates Iowa football rivalry

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Winfield-Mt. Union students and staff showed up to school early today, chanting ?Let?s Go Hawks!? or ?Let?s Go ?Clones!?In anticipation for this weekend?s football game between Iowa and Iowa State, the entire school assembled in the gym for an all-student photo this morning, dressed in their Hawkeye and Cyclone gear.An award was given for ?Best Dressed Hawk Fan? and ?Best Dressed Cyclone Fan.?On Saturday at 1 ...

Scoreboard ? volleyball

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

No. 6 New London 3Van Buren 0The Tigers routed the visitors in their home opener by scores of 25-6, 25-12 and 25-15, and are now 6-1 on the season. Wapello 3WACO 0WACO goes down by scores of 25-19, 25-13 and 25-18 in conference match, falls to 3-3 on the season.

Meeker playing at Central

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

PELLA ? Mt. Pleasant graduate Brayton Meeker is a member of the Central College football team.Meeker, a 5-foot-11, 235-pound junior linebacker, recorded a solo tackle and earned a varsity letter for the Dutch last season.Central returns 44 letterwinners and 19 starters (seven on offense, eight on defense and four specialty) from last year?s 5-5 squad.The Dutch are the third-winningest football team of any ...

W-MU volleyball rolls through Columbus

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

COLUMBUS JUNCTION ? The Winfield-Mt. Union volleyball team came up with another conference win on Thursday, sweeping Columbus in three sets: 25-17, 25-14 and 25-10.The Class 1A seventh-ranked Wolves are now 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division.Erica Robison had 11 kills for W-MU, followed closely by Shelby Therme with 10. Sam Jamison put down five kills. Robison, Emily ...

MP sweeps Edward Stone

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade football team defeated Edward Stone in both the ?A? and ?B? games on Tuesday. The A team won by a score of 34-14, while the B team picked up a 14-8 win.In the A game, Brady Sartorius rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns, and was 8-of-13 passing for 92 yard and two touchdowns.Masion Ashton and Tanner Ruby each had a touchdown reception. Isaac Kuster scored on a ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Friday? Mt. Pleasant football hosts Solon, freshmen start at 5 p.m., followed by varsity.? New London football @ Highland, 7 p.m.? WACO football @ Lone Tree, 7 p.m.? W-MU football hosts Danville, 7 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant, W-MU volleyball @ Wilton Invite, 9 a.m.? IWC volleyball hosts Blackburn College in Conference Quad Tourney, 10 a.m.? IWC volleyball hosts MacMurray College in Conference Quad ...

Panthers split in opener

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade maroon team dropped its home and season opener to Edward Stone (Burlington) on Tuesday, 14-8, but the gold team came up with a 30-14 victory.In the maroon game, Zach Beason ran 15 yards for the Panthers? only touchdown, and then threw a pass to Chase Lamm for the 2-point conversion as the Panthers took an 8-0 lead in the second quarter.Edward Stone cut that lead to two with a ...

Greene leads WACO runners at Van Buren

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

KEOSAUQUA ? The WACO cross-country runners competed at the Van Buren Invite on Tuesday, where they were led by Jennie Greene?s top-10 finish.Greene placed ninth of 40 runners in the Class A girls? race with a time of 19:16.Cheyenne Sedlacek was 25th with a time of 21:56, and Michaela Shaffer came in 37th at 26:37.On the boys? side, Dillon Douglas placed 34th with a time of 22:03, followed by Trevor Lynn in ...