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Kickball tournament set in Libertyville; Old-Time Music Jam Sunday in Stockport

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

LibertyvilleThe Libertyville Community Celebration Committee is sponsoring a Libertyville Family Kickball Tournament July 21 at the Libertyville Little League fields.Check-in is at 8 a.m.Pre-registration is preferred by calling Kendall Roulet at 919-5669. The team entry fee is $25, with no more than 12 members per team. All ages and families are encouraged to play.Libertyville Little League will have concessio...

Seventh grade boys win home tournament

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

The Mt Pleasant seventh grade boys basketball team won the Mt. Pleasant Tournament, which was at the Mt. Pleasant Community High School this past weekend. They defeated the Iowa City Rebels, the Cedar Rapids Rush, and the Cedar Rapids Xtreme.Team members are pictured above. Front row, from left: Kyle Medina, Paul Rundquist, Jake Lowe, Maison Ashton, Isaac Kuster and Jordan Magnani. Back row, from left: Tanner ...

Eighth grade football finishes season

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

The Mt. Pleasant eighth grade football team finished its season last week.Coaches John Pullis and Tim Taylor have noted that they were very impressed with the way that this team was willing to make themselves better by being at practice and listening to their coaches, in order to be prepared for high school football.Pullis and Taylor told their team after the final game, ?Ninth grade football begins tomorrow.?T...

Panthers split with Ft. Madison

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

FT. MADISON ? Mt. Pleasant shut out Ft. Madison in the ?A? game, but the Bloodhounds turned the tables on the Panthers in the ?B? game during the eighth grade football team?s final matchup of the season on Thursday.The Mt. Pleasant A team came up with a win by a 35-0 score, but the B team fell, 16-0.In the A game, Pat Canby and Brock Wilson rushed for a team-high 54 yards each. Canby had two touchdowns, made ...

Ft. Madison sweeps Panthers

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

The Mt. Pleasant seventh grade football teams were swept by Ft. Madison in their final games of the season.The maroon team was dealt its first loss of the season by a score of 44-8, and the gold team lost, 28-6, in its home game against the Bloodhounds.In the maroon game, Mt. Pleasant scored its eight points on Brady Sartorius? 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, followed by the two-point conversion ...

Seventh, eighth graders take on Ottumwa

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

On Thursday, the Mt. Pleasant seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams took on Ottumwa in their final matches of the season.The eighth graders traveled to Ottumwa, where they split a pair of matches and lost a pair.The ?A? team fell to Ottumwa in three sets. They lost the first game, 21-11, before coming back with a 21-18 win, but then they dropped the deciding game by a score of 15-13. They finished with a ...

IWC volleyball falls on senior night

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College volleyball team lost to Webster University on Thursday night. It was the Tigers? Senior Night.Despite a close second game, the Tigers fell in three straight sets, by scores of 25-12, 25-23 and 25-17.The loss drops the Tigers to 4-17 on the year, while Webster improves to 11-8.Stats for the match were not available at press time.

MP volleyball claims win in five-set thriller

Ashlee De Wit News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

FT. MADISON ? This was a match that couldn?t be settled without a few extra points.With two wins for each team, the Mt. Pleasant volleyball match in Ft. Madison went to the deciding fifth set, which is played to 15 points.But the Panthers and Bloodhounds battled back and forth, past 15 points, until the Panthers took a 19-17 decision to win the set and the match, capping a thrilling night in Southeast Conference...

DNR releases fishing report for Southeast Iowa

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

Lake MacbrideThe lake is about 12 inches low and water temperature is in the low 60s. Crappie ? slow: a few crappies are being caught over brush. Walleye ? slow: troll crankbaits for a few fish. Central Park LakeLargemouth bass ? good: pitch a green pumpkin soft plastic bait around cover. Many fish are right around the 14-15 inch size. Largemouth must be 15 inches to keep. Pleasant Creek LakeRemember, ...

Tiger men and women fall to William Penn

Lauren Menning, Iowa Wesleyan College

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

OSKALOOSA ? The Iowa Wesleyan men?s soccer team traveled to William Penn University last night to take on the Statesmen. The Tigers fell to Penn 3-1, dropping the Tigers to 4-8 on the season.The Statesmen struck first with a goal 22 minutes in. The Tigers answered quickly with a goal by Chris Matthews, his eleventh of the season, a team high.Caio Da Costa assisted the goal, his fifth on the year.Ten minutes ...

Mt. Pleasant hosts Keokuk in final home game

Ashlee De Wit

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

The Mt. Pleasant football team will play its final home game of the season when its hosts Keokuk on Friday.The Keokuk offense will be tough for the Panthers to tackle ?literally ? but Jensen?s hoping that?s exactly what the Mt. Pleasant defense will do.?That?s kind of the trick ? going into the game, our goal, first and foremost, is to slow down their run game,? Jensen said.On the ground, Keokuk (3-4 overall, ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2558d ago

Friday ? Mt. Pleasant football vs. Keokuk, 7:30 p.m.? IWC cross-country @ Loras College Dr. Tucker Invitational, 4:30 p.m.? WACO vs. New London football, in Wayland, 7 p.m.? W-MU football vs. Van Buren, homecoming, in Winfield, 7 p.m. Saturday? IWC football @ St. Ambrose University, 1 p.m.? IWC volleyball @ University of Dubuque Triangular. Sunday? IWC men?s soccer vs. Robert Morris University ? ...