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After losing three of its varsity golfers to graduation ? including state-qualifier Natalie Booton ? the Mt. Pleasant girls? golf team is rebuilding this year with a big but inexperienced group.?This is one of the youngest and most inexperienced teams I have had,? said Coach Jim Kelly.The Panthers have 10 golfers set to play ? as well as one other golfer still considering whether she will be on the team ? which ...

With eight letterwinners returning and no graduation losses, the Mt. Pleasant girls? tennis team is aiming for the Southeast Conference crown this season.The Panthers went 2-8 overall last year, and finished the season with a 1-5 record in the conference. They placed third in the SEC.However, they return all of their letterwinners from last season.Junior Taylor Beatty, their No. 1 singles player, is back. ...

Friday? IWC baseball doubleheader @ Clarke University in Dubuque, 3 p.m. Saturday ? IWC softball @ Webster University in Fulton, Mo.? IWC men's golf @ Statesman Spring Classic in Oskaloosa, 12 p.m. Sunday? IWC softball @ Webster University in Fulton, Mo.? IWC men's golf @ Statesman Spring Classic in Oskaloosa, 10 a.m. Next weekMonday? Mt. Pleasant and W-MU boys' track and field @ West Burlington, ...

The IWC Tigers? baseball team went on the road to take on Hannibal-LaGrange University in a doubleheader on Tuesday.The Tigers dropped both games, losing 19-1 in the first game and then falling 3-0 in game two.IWC is now 3-8. HLU is 6-11.In the opener, IWC was led at the plate by Jeffrey Burdett and Nathan Strusz, each of whom went 2-for-3. Burdett hit a double, and Strusz drove in Burdett for the team?s only ...

CEDAR FALLS ? The Mt. Pleasant girls? track and field team competed at the Dickinson Relays at the University of Northern Iowa on Monday night, wrapping up their indoor season.Grace Lutovsky and Hannah Becker were among the high jumpers at the meet who finished at 4-10. Tie-breakers put Lutovsky in fourth place, while Becker took seventh.Becker also came home with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles ...

The Mt. Pleasant wrestlers who received special awards at the team?s end-of-season banquet are pictured at left.Front row, from left: Justin Dilks (most takedowns), Jackson Kelley (Most Valuable Wrestler, JV) and Tyler Lanphier (Panther Award). Back row, from left: Michael Alderson (most pins), Emmett Wester (most wins) and Colton Aplara (Most Valuable Wrestler, varsity).

The Mt. Pleasant wrestling team had its banquet Monday night, honoring the athletes who qualified for state, earned varsity letters, received Southeast Conference awards, and were chosen for team awards.Colton Aplara was chosen as the varsity?s most valuable wrestler, and Jackson Kelley was chosen as the JV team?s most valuable wrestler.Emmett Wester finished the season with the most wins (31), and Michael ...

There?s nothing like a good winter storm to get people in the mood for camping. Right now, than 60 percent of state park campsites for Memorial Day Weekend that offer electricity or full hook ups had been reserved.Camping options for the big holiday weekend in a state park are quickly shrinking.Most parks will have nonelectric sites available for the Memorial Day Weekend.?We had a flurry of reservations since ...