Sports

Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls? basketball defeats Washington

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The Mt. Pleasant eighth-grade girls? basketball team won their final game of the season when they hosted Washington on Thursday night and claimed a 30-14 victory over the Demons.The Panthers took a 10-1 lead in the first quarter and were up 13-8 at halftime.They held Washington scoreless in the third quarter to go up 26-8 and held on from there for the win.Mt. Pleasant finishes the season over .500, claiming a ...

Women defeat Culver-Stockton, men lose second game to Wildcats

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CANTON, Mo. ? The IWC women?s basketball team bounced back from an early season loss to Culver-Stockton to get a big win on Thursday night against the Wildcats. The Tigers won 71-60, splitting the season series at one game each.On the men?s side, however, the Wildcats defeated the Tigers again, taking the season series two games to none as the Tigers fell by a score of 93-73.Despite 34 turnovers, the Tigers got ...

Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

Jefferson County Farm Bureau WomenThe Jefferson County Farm Bureau Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Riverside Family Restaurant III.Mary Carol Fish is serving as hostess and will present the program on her recent trip to Israel.Roll-call response is the climate and population of Ireland.All interested women are invited to attend.

Warriors downed by Mepo

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

WAYLAND ? The WACO boys? basketball team fell in a 10-point game against Mediapolis, and the Warrior girls were crushed by the Class 3A No. 5 Bullettes on Tuesday night.Aaliyah Brown scored a team-high eight points in the WACO girls? 67-28 loss to Mediapolis. Erika Leichty and Hannah Black chipped in four points each.In the boys? game, WACO stayed with the Bulldogs through the first two quarters, down only four ...

Miller, Saeugling and Evans get pins in quadrangular

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

Three WACO wrestlers got at least one win by fall in the Warriors? quadrangular at Sigourney on Tuesday night.WACO wrestled against Sigourney, English Valleys and Highland, falling as a team to all three opponents.The Warriors lost to Highland by a score of 48-24.Dylan Evans had the team?s only win by fall in the meet; he pinned Josh Kasparek just two seconds before the third period ended.Three Warriors also ...

Panthers win again

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant seventh grade boys? basketball team added to its win streak, now at 21 games, with victories over Ottumwa and Fairfield last week.The Panthers? ?A? team beat Ottumwa, 63-26, and Fairfield, 46-25.Jordan Magnani led the team against the Bulldogs with 15 points and Brady Sartorius scored 18 points against the Trojans.The ?B? team defeated Ottumwa, 30-19. Payton Kelly led all scorers with 11 ...

NL/W-MU wrestlers split double-dual at home

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NEW LONDON ? The New London/Winfield-Mt. Union wrestling team defeated Wapello, 42-33, and fell to Class 2A No. 3 Mediapolis, 69-9, in the double-dual the Tigers hosted on Thursday night.In the dual against Wapello, the Tigers lost the first match by fall when Ruger NcNeil pinned Drake Christe, and they lost second by forfeit, giving Wapello an early lead.Tyler Schneider (138) gave NL/W-MU its first win of the ...

Mt. Pleasant wrestling defeats Keokuk in SEC meet

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KEOKUK ? Mt. Pleasant won its first Southeast Conference dual of the season with a 36-25 road victory over Keokuk on Thursday night.The Panthers won the first match when Alex Lanphier (126 pounds) defeated Keokuk?s Austin Hughes in a 5-0 decision to put Mt. Pleasant up, 3-0.Keokuk went on a 13-point run from there, however, when Eli Riddle won by decision over Mt. Pleasant?s Alec Mathews (132), Shea Hawkins won ...

Middle school wrestling results

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School wrestling team hosted Ottumwa, Keokuk and Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 4.Results are listed below. ? Garrett Detrick (MP) pinned Eckler (Wash), 0:16.? Cole (Keo) dec. Garrett Detrick (MP), 8-1.? Anderson (Wash) pinned Caleb Fluharty (MP), 0:55.? Bryce Fraise (MP) pinned Johnston (Keo), 2:43.? Bryce Fraise (MP) dec. Anderson (Wash) 11-8.? Hunter Knapp (MP) pinned Morrison ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

Friday? Mt. Pleasant boys' basketball @ Keokuk, freshmen start at 4:45 p.m., followed by JV and varsity? Mt. Pleasant girls' basketball hosts Keokuk, freshmen start at 4:45 p.m., followed by JV and varsity? IWC mens' basketball hosts Central Christian College, 6:30 p.m.? New London basketball @ Cardinal in Eldon, JV boys start at 4:30 p.m., followed by varsity girls and varsity boys? W-MU basketball at ...

Bees sting Tigers again

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College women?s basketball team was faced with a tough opponent in St. Ambrose University on Wednesday night.The Bees visited Ruble Arena for the teams? second matchup of the season. In their first game earlier this season, the Tigers battled hard and fell by just four points, 59-55.In the second match up, however, the Bees defeated the Tigers by a score of 68-45.The Tigers kept it close ...

MP?s Daniel Ruth bowls a perfect game

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:52 pm2686d ago

On Saturday, Dec. 1, Mt. Pleasant?s Daniel Ruth bowled a perfect game.Ruth, 18, achieved the impressive feat during Mt. Pleasant youth bowling league.Even more impressive is that it?s not the first time he?s done it.Ruth?s bowled his first-ever perfect game when he was 16; that one was also during youth bowling league.The senior at Mt. Pleasant Community High School is a member of the bowling team, and his ...