Sports

BURLINGTON ? The Mt. Pleasant boys? tennis team topped Notre Dame/West Burlington, 6-3, in an away meet at Dankwardt Park on Thursday.No. 2 singles player Zach Schimtz won 8-4 for the Panthers.No. 3 Matt Zihlman won 8-6 and No. 4 Tyler Pace claimed an 8-4 victory.?Zihlman?s singles win was big at a crucial point for winning the met," Coach Tyler Rodgers said.No. 5 Blake Wickham won a close match, 9-7, and No. ...

ELSAH, Ill. ? Iowa Wesleyan softball picked up a pair of five-inning road wins over Principia College on Thursday, 10-0 and 9-1.In the opener, Sonja Holmes got the win on the mound. She gave up only two hits, struck out five and walked none.At the plate, the Tigers were led by Mikayla Dwyer, who went 2-for-3 with three runs batted in. Ayla Serrano and Ashley Mysliwiec were also 2-for-3, each with one RBI. Tory ...

The Iowa Girls? High School Athletic Union has made regional assignments for the girls? golf teams.Postseason information for Class 1A boys? golf is also available.The Mt. Pleasant girls? golf team will be competing in its Class 4A Region 3 final on Monday, May 20, at the Edmondson Golf Club in Oskaloosa.They will be playing against teams from Cedar Rapids Xavier, Centerville, Clear Creek-Amana, Fairfield, ...

FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team traveled to Fairfield on Thursday evening and came away with a 3-2 win over the Trojans.Allie Liechty started the scoring with a throw in from the sideline that bounced off a Fairfield defender into the goal.Linzie Hood scored the second goal for the Panthers on a long shot from 25 yards out, and Holly Long finished the scoring for the Panthers off an assist from ...

It looks like it may finally be spring. Unfortunately, for the spring sports teams, it?s arriving a little late.This season?s weather has wreaked havoc on the athletic schedules for teams across Iowa, including those in Henry County.It?s created wet soccer fields and soggy golf courses. Temperatures dipping below freezing kept runners off the track and tennis players at home. It?s been difficult to find a warm ...

The Mt. Pleasant boys? golf team placed fourth of 18 teams at the Moravia Tournament on Thursday.They played the Reserve Golf Course, which is the same place they?ll play for their sectional meet.The Panthers scored 326, behind only Prairie City-Monroe (308), Des Moines Christian (318) and Centerville (318).They were led by Kiley Miller and Kyle Kauffman, each of whom shot an 82. Miller shot two nine-hole ...

DURANT ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys? golf team traveled Tuesday to the Wildcat Invite in Durant at the Wahkonsa Country Club.?We played in terrible, terrible weather,? Coach Dave Therme said.Nevertheless, the Wolves managed to place third in the 10-team, 18-hole tournament.Host team Durant won the tournament with a score of 339. Columbus was second at 345 and W-MU scored 351.The Wolves were led by Jake ...

The Iowa Wesleyan College men?s golf event scheduled for this weekend at Illinois College has been cancelled.Next up for the Tigers is the Scot-Fire Golf Invite in Galesburg, Ill., and Monmouth, Ill., on April 26 and 27.