Sports

Settles leaves IWC to spend more time on family farm

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Iowa Wesleyan College head men?s basketball coach Jess Settles announced his resignation on Friday in order to focus more on helping his dad run the family farm.?I would like to thank Athletic Director Mike Hampton and his wife Anita, President Simmons and his wife Jenne, women?s basketball coach Steve Williamson and his wife Courtney, Dr. Linda Buchanan, and the IWC family for the opportunities they provided my ...

Mt. Pleasant girls? track and field starts Monday

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls? track and field team has its first indoor meet on Monday. The Panthers will be competing at the Demon Indoor at the University of Iowa, starting at 5 p.m.The team returns 16 letterwinners this season, including 12 state qualifiers and seven state placewinners.There are 36 girls out for the team this season, and 16 of them are freshmen.?The indoor season will be very important as we try ...

Settles resigns from IWC

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Mt. Pleasant?s Jess Settles has resigned from his coaching position at IWC.Settles was hired as the head coach of mens? basketball partway through the 2011-2012 season and coached the full 2012-13 season.Neither Settles nor anyone in the IWC athletic department was available for comment at press time.Look for more information in later issues of the Mt. Pleasant News.

Defending champs and underdogs: Panthers prep for first-round game

Ashlee De Wit

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

The Panthers may be the defending state champions, but the Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball team knows that it?s going to be fighting an uphill battle at the state tournament.?We?re going in as the underdog; that?s the approach we?re taking,? Coach Paul Rundquist said.The sixth-seeded Panthers (19-5) play their first game against third-seeded Waverly-Shell Rock (20-4) tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8:15 p.m. at Wells Fargo ...

Iowa DNR releases fishing report

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Lake Belva DeerUnsafe ice conditions. Pollmiller Park LakeUnsafe ice conditions. Lake of the HillsUnsafe ice conditions. Open water areas and poor ice quality. Stay away from the jetty and of course stay away from the aerator open water. Railroad LakeThe lake is up to normal pool level after being drawn down to work on the boat ramp. Poor ice conditions, open water areas. Crawford PondUnsafe ice ...

New Panthers fitting right in

Ashlee De Wit

News Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Moving to a new school in the middle of your high school career can be tough.Having a group of friends and good basketball team waiting there for you makes it a whole lot easier.Mt. Pleasant Community High School had three transfer students this year who knew the Panther basketball players coming in, and have now become a part of a state-qualifying basketball team.Brant Shelman, a senior, came from WACO; Faith ...

DNR to host listening session on fall hunting and trapping

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

DES MOINES ? The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings over the Iowa Communications Network on March 7 from 6 to 9 p.m., to listen to the public?s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.These meetings are part of the new process instituted for making rules in state government.?Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa?s citizens who might be impacted by the ...

Frank makes it into the record books

Ashlee De Wit Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Mt. Pleasant?s Cameron Frank has set the single-season assist record, breaking the record set by Jeff Holtgrewe in 1974.Frank now has 134 assists; Holtgrewe finished the 1973-74 season with 129.?(Frank) is the hardest working, most dedicated young man I have ever coached, and he?s gotten more out of his God-given ability than anyone I?ve ever coached,? Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball coach Paul Rundquist said.?I ...

Softball signup to start soon

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Mt. Pleasant girls? softball registration will be Saturday, March 9, and Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Van Allen gym.Registration forms were to be handed out in the schools in February. The forms can also be found at www.mpsoftball.com, along with more information about the league.

Tickets for state available at MPCHS

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Tickets for Mt. Pleasant's first-round game of the boys' state basketball tournament will be on sale in the activities office at Mt. Pleasant Community High School.Fans are encouraged to buy tickets in advance at Mt. Pleasant to avoid lines and support the activities department. A portion of each ticket sold goes back to the school, helping defray costs for lodging and meals for the team.The tickets will be ...

DNR releases fishing report for Southeast Iowa

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Lake GeodeUnsafe ice ? more and more open water. Lake Belva DeerUnsafe ice conditions. Pollmiller Park LakeUnsafe ice. Lake of the HillsUnsafe. Open water areas and poor ice quality. Stay away from the jetty and from the aerator open water. Railroad LakeThe lake is back up to normal pool level now after being drawn down to work on the boat ramp. Poor ice conditions, open water areas. Crawford ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:53 pm2686d ago

Friday? Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball vs. Williamsburg at district tournament in Fairfield, 7 p.m. Next weekMonday? Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball plays substate game* at 7 p.m. vs. the winner of Friday night?s district game between Keokuk and Solon. If playing Keokuk, game will be at Burlington; if playing Solon, game will be at Iowa City West. *Conditional upon win in Friday night?s game against Williamsburg.