Sports

Mt. Pleasant named district baseball host

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The Mt. Pleasant baseball team has been assigned to Substate 5 and named a district tournament host.There are eight teams in Substate 5, which will be divided into two, four-team districts. District pairings will be announced the week of July 2.Joining the Panthers in Substate 5 are familiar SEC teams ? Fairfield, Ft. Madison, Keokuk and Washington ? along with Grinnell, Oskaloosa and Williamsburg. Oskaloosa ...

DNR releases fishing report for SE Iowa

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Iowa LakeBluegill ? fair: some bluegills are still fairly shallow. Try a small jig or worm. Crappie ? fair: anglers are catching crappie by drifting jigs in the main lake. Lake MacbrideWater temperature is in the mid 70s and water clarity has lessened over the last couple weeks. Channel catfish ? fair: use crawlers or stink bait for best results. Some fish are still along shallow rock and weeds. Walleye ? ...

Soccer continues for MP boys

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

BURLINGTON ? Part of next year?s Mt. Pleasant boys? soccer team traveled with Coach Neil Schmitz to Burlington over the weekend to compete for the first time in the Summer Soccer Showcase.?This was a great weekend for the team as we look to build on the success of the recent season and prepare for next year,? Schmitz said.The Panther players ? next season?s sophomores, juniors and seniors ? went 2-3 on the ...

FHS students on honor roll

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Fairfield High School officials have announced the names of students who earned recognition on the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2017-18 academic year. A honor rollFreshmen on the A honor roll, with a grade-point average of 3.8-4.0 and an * denoting a 4.0 GPA, include: Adriana Alonso, *Puja Baral, Erica Bochmann, Dagan Burnett, Ion Camero, Grace Connor, *Brecken Courtright, Aidan Daugherty, *Clare ...

Panthers sweep SEC opponent

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

KEOKUK ? The Panthers scored in nearly every frame of a Southeast Conference doubleheader at Keokuk last night, defeating the Chiefs by scores of 14-5 and 11-0.Mt. Pleasant put at least one run on the board through the first six innings of the opener and scored in four of five frames in the nightcap, including Cameron Engberg?s fourth-inning, two-run home run that put the Panthers up, 9-0.?They threw some young ...

Mt. Pleasant boys' track awards

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Mt Pleasant boys' track and field team recently had its awards banquets.Pictured at left are the boys who received special awards. Front row, from left: Tommy Thorne, Panther Award; Brandon Moorman, Captain and MVP; Zach May, Captain; and Tony Cristoforo, Most Potential. Back row, from left: Emmett Wester, Most Improved; Cole Phillips, Rookie of the Year; and Justin Dunn, Most Improved.

What to watch this weekend

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Friday? W-MU/WACO baseball vs. Pekin, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? WACO softball at Fairfield, JV starts at 6 p.m. with varsity to follow Saturday? Mt. Pleasant baseball at Williamsburg Tournament, 10 a.m..? New London softball at home tournament in New London, 10 a.m.? W-MU and WACO softball at Washington Invitational, 9 a.m. Next week Monday? Mt. Pleasant baseball and softball ...

Pekin outslugs W-MU

Ashlee De Wit News Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

WINFIELD ? The Winfield-Mt. Union softball team fell to Pekin in a slugfest last night, 15-12.?There were a lot of hits,? W-MU Coach Amanda Darbyshire said.For the Wolves, Katelyn McArtor went 3-for-4 with a double and Shelby Therme was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Kenzi Sternat went 2-for-5 on the night with three RBIs.The Wolves also saw hits from Kassidy Mclaughlin and Paige Breon. Rachel Anderson had an RBI.McLa...

MP 12U team wins home tournament

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Storm 12U ASA Softball team hosted a 10U/12U ASA Softball Tournament earlier this month at the East Lake Softball Complex in Mt. Pleasant, and 18 teams from throughout the state attended.The Mt. Pleasant Storm 12U went 2-1 on the first day, and the next day they beat the Johnson County Jaguars and the Davenport Falcons to advance to the championship game against the Bettendorf Lil? Dawgs.The ...

Iowa Wesleyan student athletes named academic all-MCC

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Midwest Collegiate Conference has announced its academic all-conference honors for the 2011-12 year.A total of 890 student-athletes were honored on MCC all-academic teams in 15 sports, including a number of student-athletes participating in and receiving academic honors in multiple sports.Students on the team were nominated by their individual institutions and must have completed at least two consecutive ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Tuesday? New London baseball at Notre Dame in Burlington, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? W-MU softball at Mediapolis, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? W-MU/WACO baseball at Mediapolis, JV starts at 5:30 p.m. with varsity to follow.? WACO softball vs. Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday? Mt. Pleasant softball vs. Wapello, JV starts at 6 p.m. with varsity to follow.? Mt. Pleasant ...

Baseball and softball scoreboard

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

BaseballLone Tree 6W-MU/WACO 5Lone Tree came up with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning for a narrow win in the contest against the Wolves, who had nine hits in the game.Holy Trinity 8New London 5Grant McPheron and Tylor Huebner were each 2-for-4 and Devon Smyth hit a triple for the Tigers, but New London still fell short of a win against Holy Trinity on Friday. SoftballWACO 12IMS 0The Warriors ...