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The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade boys? basketball team defeated Aldo Leopold last week and came out on top of Fairfield this week in their ?A? games.The Panthers defeated Aldo Leopold (Burlington) by a score of 40-25 in the A game, led by Zach Ebeling with 12 points.Patrick Canby also scored in double figures, putting up 10 points. Brock Wilson, Ryan Moutrie and Trevor Mabeus each chipped in six points.In the ?B? ...

The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls? basketball tournament team took second place in its most recent tournament.The girls are now 16-8 on the season. They have placed first in one tournament, sceond in four tournaments and third in one tournament.The team is pictured above. Front row, from left: Kirsten Smith, Allison Buckert and Rylee Amos. Back row, from left: Kirstin Fry, Sarah Moffett, Ashley Schinstock and ...

PACKWOOD ? WACO used just about everything in its arsenal in an attempt to put points on the scoreboard Thursday, but host Pekin seemed to always have an answer in the Class 1A District 9 quarterfinal contest.The Panthers held the visiting Warriors to under double digits in all four quarters and turned a 26-15 halftime lead into a 62-34 playoff victory in Packwood.?We tried everything we had, but we couldn?t ...

The Mt. Pleasant seventh-grade girls? basketball ?A? team came out ahead of Ottumwa last week, but the Panthers fell to Fairfield this week.Kalynn Batey had 15 points for the Panthers in their 36-13 win over Ottumwa, outscoring the Bulldogs on her own.Taylor Murray chipped in nine points and Ashlee Menke added five for Mt. Pleasant. Audrey Barnes scored four and Pearl Krieger-Coble tallied two points, while ...

Mt. Pleaant will be having a three-on-three basketball tournament on March 30.It is open to students in third through 12th grade. There is also an open division for men and women, as well as a division for men and women age 35 and older.Four players are allowed on each team, and there is a cost to play. The tournament will be in the Mt. Pleaant Community High School. It will be a four-team round robin for each ...

The Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team scored the first 14 points of their final Southeast Conference game on their way to a 62-36 win over Washington and with the victory, they claimed sole possession of the SEC crown for yet another season.?We played with a lot of energy,? Coach Paul Rundquist said. ?From the beginning, we really communicated well. It was a team effort.?Cameron Frank, Logan Mulford, Faith ...

WASHINGTON ? With the Southeast Conference championship hanging in the balance, Washington seemed to go out and grab the title at the beginning of the third quarter of Friday?s game against rival Mt. Pleasant.The Demons attacked the basket on each of their first four possessions of the second half, drawing a foul each time. Guards Stephanie Fishback and Lauren Kimball combined to convert five of their eight free ...

WACO?s Tyler Ayers signed his letter of intent yesterday to attend Upper Iowa University and play football for the Peacocks next season.Upper Iowa, the only NCAA Division II school in Iowa, is located in Fayette. Ayers intends to major in education with the career goal of becoming a teacher and a coach.The football coaching staff played a big part in his decision to become a Peacock.?I really liked the ...