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Iowa DNR releases weekly fishing report

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

Iowa River (Columbus Junction to Mississippi River)Water levels are dropping slowly some of the bigger sand bars are really sticking out now. Channel catfish ? good: the go-to baits continue to be frogs, chubs and crawdads. Work the brush piles and the drop-offs at the edges of the sandbars. Lake Belva DeerBluegill ? fair: work off the edges of the underwater mounds in the lake. The fish are down about ten ...

Iowa's dove season opens Sept. 1

By Joe Wilkinson, Iowa DNR Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Hunter interest remains high, heading into Iowa's third mourning dove season. The 70-day season opens Sept. 1, with birds now pouring into Iowa on their southward migration Migrating birds are noticed in the early days of August, building through the late summer. The number of hunters should edge upward, too. expect a little bump up in hunter numbers again, as more of them learn about dove hunting. A few more ...

IWC volleyball picked 8th in preseason poll

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College volleyball team has been picked to finish eighth of 10 teams in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Preseason Poll. The Tigers received 30 points in the poll.Webster University was picked first in the poll, with Greenville a close second for the second straight year. Webster received 79 total points the poll, including ten first-place votes, while Greenville ...

Bowling meetings scheduled

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Mt. Pleasant USBC will hold its fall membership meeting on Tuesday evening, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Iris Bowling Center Alley Lounge. All members are encouraged to attend. Delegates for the men's, women's and youth conventions will be elected. Youth bowlers 14 or over may participate in the elections.Sign-ups for the youth bowling league will be Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23 and 24, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at ...

Mt. Pleasant?s Cat in the Hat performs at Iowa State Fair

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Pictured, from left, are Kyndal Townsley, 10, of Morning Sun; Jayde Mumme, 16, of Mt. Pleasant; and Keetyn Townsley, 8, of Morning Sun, who performed an acrobatic dance routine in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 14.

IWC women?s soccer picked 8th in preseason poll

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College women?s soccer team, entering its first year in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC), has been picked to finish eighth of 10 teams in the conference?s preseason poll.The Tigers received 19 points in the poll, topping Eureka College (18 points) and MacMurray College (15 points).Webster University took the top spot in the poll, as they return all 11 starters from ...

Football equipment pickup scheduled for 7th and 8th grade

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

Seventh and eighth grade football players who haven?t yet picked up their equipment can do so at the west fieldhouse at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex on Thursday and Friday afternoon.Kent Bennett will be there handing out the equipment from 3:30 to 5 p.m. each day.

DNR releases fishing report for southeast Iowa

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

Coralville ReservoirThe lake is at normal summer pool level.Channel catfish ? fair: drifting and trolling cut bait has been producing fish. Crappie ? fair: try casting jigs to steeper banks or deeper brush. Diamond LakeThe lake is still murky. No minnows are allowed here. Channel catfish ? good: stinkbait and chicken livers have been working well, especially early and late in the day. Bluegill ? fair: most ...

MP?s Meet the Players Night to be Aug. 23

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Athletic Booster Club will host the annual ?Meet The Players Night? on Friday, Aug. 23 at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.The Boosters will be serving meals and introducing the players, cheerleaders and coaches of the Mt. Pleasant Community Middle School and High School fall sports teams, followed by a scrimmage of the 9th ? 12th grade football teams.Everyone is invited to attend, and the ...

Richard, Harris chase racing championship

Ashlee De Wit

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

Mt. Pleasant's Lynn Richard teamed up with Davenport's Brian Harris, and the pair is racing to win it all.Richard, a car owner, and Harris, a driver ? along with their devoted team ? are more than halfway through the 18-race Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA late models, and currently hold a 29-point lead over the nearest competition.In 13 races so far, Harris has won five ? and never finished outside the ...

Dilks receives all-state honors

Ashlee De Wit

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

In his first season as part of the regular varsity lineup, Mt. Pleasant baseball?s Justin Dilks came out swinging, and the Panther junior received Class 3A second team all-state honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association for his efforts.?It?s really an awesome honor to make all-state, especially as a junior,? Coach Brent Broeker said.Dilks? junior year was his first opportunity to play a big role for the Mt. ...

Mt. Pleasant wrestling team gears up for season at Luther College camp

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:54 pm2557d ago

DECORAH ? The Mt. Pleasant High School wrestling team participated in the 2013 Luther College Team Wrestling Camp in Decorah to prepare for this year?s wrestling season.Campers participated in team building activities, intensive ?Train Like a Norseman? sessions, technique sessions and live wrestling sessions. The camp closed with an individual tournament.Colten Mertens and Justin Dilks, members of the Panthers ...