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Panther wrestling splits double dual at Marion

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MARION ? Not a single Mt. Pleasant wrestler was pinned by his Marion opponent as the Panthers claimed a 64-12 win over the host of Thursday night?s double-dual.The Panthers also wrestled against Pleasant Valley and fell to the Spartans by a score of 50-25.Against Marion, the Panthers took maximum points in the first seven matches to go up 42-0.Colton Aplara (220) pinned Kenneth Kiene in just 27 seconds to open ...

Hunters report 5,800 fewer deer

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

Iowa?s deer harvest declined for the seventh straight year as hunters adjust to the smaller herd, and to fewer antlerless tags. Hunters reported 115,606 deer to the harvest reporting system for the 2012 season, a decline of nearly 5 percent. The harvest is down 23 percent from its high in 2006.Deer hunters purchased 378,447 licenses, nearly 14,500 fewer than in 2011, due to the elimination of the three-day ...

Middle school wrestling results

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School wrestling team competed Monday at Ottumwa against Ottuwma, Davis County, Eddyville-Blakesburg and Fairfield. Results for Panther wrestlers are listed below. ? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned Jones, 3:51.? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned Corram, 2:23.? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned Courtright, 2:35.? John Rose (MP) pinned Corram, 2:51.? John Rose (MP) pinned Courtright, 1:24.? John Rose ...

Track champions honored

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

34 Raceway honored its drivers for the 2012 racing season at an awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 26, in Burlington. Receiving special recognition were the 2012 Track Champions in each of the eight divisions, who are pictured at left.Front row, from left: Scott Hogan, Vinton (Coors Silver Bullet IMCA Modifieds); Nate Beuseling, Silvis, Ill. (IMCA Late Models); Donnie Steward, West Burlington (W.T. Gabeline and ...

Pairings for Class 1A boys? basketball announced

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the boys? basketball district tournament and substate pairings for Class 1A and 2A.Three Henry County teams will play in the Class 1A district tournament: New London, WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union.The New London boys? basketball team hosts its first-round game. The Tigers will play Harmony on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.New London has not yet seen Harmony, a ...

Slow start leads to loss

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

A slow start on Tuesday night led to a loss for the IWC women's basketball team as they took on Ashford University on the road.The Tigers warmed up in the second half, but it was too little, too late as the Tigers fell, 62-47, to the Saints.IWC struggled early as the Saints used full-court pressure to get the Tigers out of sync.With 13:08 remaining in the first half, the Tigers trailed 13-3. The Tigers went on ...

Wolves snag win over Highland

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

RIVERSIDE ? It wasn?t their highest-scoring game of the season, but the Winfield-Mt. Union girls? basketball team finished Tuesday night?s contest at Highland with two players in double figures and a nine-point victory.The Wolves, who average 47.5 points per game, won last night?s Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division game by a score of 40-31.Cassie Kingery put up 12 points to pace W-MU, and Shelby ...

South takes on North in SEISC shootout

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The Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls? basketball ?shootout? matchups have been decided.The games pair the first-place team in the North Division against the first-place team in the South Division, the second-place teams against each other, and so on down the line.All games are to be played on Friday, Feb. 1, at the South Division schools. A JV game will kick off the night at 6 p.m., with the varsity game ...

MP girls score big in a pair of wins

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball team scored more than 50 points in each of their games this weekend, good enough for a pair of wins.The Panthers defeated Ft. Madison, 52-28, on Friday, and came up with a 62-48 win over Burlington on Saturday.The Panthers (10-6 overall, 5-2 SEC) took a 10-3 lead in the first quarter of their SEC game against Ft. Madison, and they never looked back.?We were playing without ...

IWC basketball teams swept on road trip to Wisconsin

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

LA CROSSE, Wis. ? The Iowa Wesleyan College men?s basketball team came close but couldn?t quite get ahead, falling to Viterbo, 74-70, on Saturday afternoon. The IWC women also fell to Viterbo, 65-42.In the men?s game , IWC had a narrow lead, 65-64, with just over four minutes left in regulation when Jordan Laufenberg hit his second 3-pointer of the game to give the V-Hawks an advantage that they never gave ...

Strong Notre Dame basketball teams overcome New London in Friday night games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

BURLINGTON ? The New London boys? and girls? basketball teams fell to a pair of powerful Burlington Notre Dame squads in their Friday night Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division games.The Tiger boys lost by a score of 84-26, and the girls fell to the Class 1A No. 4 Nikes by a score of 80-42.In the girls? game, the Nikes scored more than 20 points in each of the first three quarters to take a big ...

Time change

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The start time for the varsity girls? basketball game at Burlington on Saturday has been pushed back to 3 p.m.The varsity boys? game will follow.The games were originally scheduled to tipoff at 1:30 p.m.