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New London golf splits with Central Lee

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

The New London girls? golf team continued its streak with a win over Central Lee on Monday, 206-274, while the Tiger boys dropped their meet against the Hawks, 175-183.The New London girls were led by medalist Breanna Stevens, who shot a 47. She was followed closely by teammate Roni Delaney with a 48.Jorgi Krieger shot a 52 for the Tigers, while Ashlynn Brown had a 59 to wrap up the team score.Baylee Lindell ...

Panther boys win three events in Eddyville

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

EDDYVILLE ? The Mt. Pleasant boys? track and field team was led by Brandon Moorman in Eddyville on Thursday. Moorman placed first in two individual events and was the anchor in the winning shuttle hurdle relay as well.Moorman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.34 seconds, and took the 110 hurdles with a time of :15.04.The shuttle hurdle team of Cole Phillips, Blake Vandenberg, Tommy Thorne and Moorman ...

Jordan Ashton signs with Northwest Missouri State

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Mt. Pleasant senior Jordan Ashton has signed his letter of intent to attend Northwest Missouri State University and play basketball next season.Pictured at left, from left, is Mt. Pleasant Basketball Coach Paul Rundquist; Jordan Ashton; Jodi Swift, Jordan?s mother; and Ronnie Ashton, Jordan?s father.Northwest Missouri State, an NCAA DII school, was just one of a number colleges that were interested in Ashton, ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Friday? IWC softball vs. Robert Morris College at the Spring Fling in Joliet, Ill., 11:45 a.m.? IWC softball vs. Mt. Mercy University at the Spring Fling in Joliet, Ill., 4 p.m.? IWC track and field at Multi-Event Championships in Clinton.? IWC golf at MCC Championships in Riverside.? New London golf at Mediapolis, 4 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant boys? golf at Washington Invitational, 8:30 a.m.? IWC ...

Seventh grade girls take second at track meet

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Middle School Girls? Relays were held Saturday, April 14, and the Panther girls? track and field team placed second.Mt. Pleasant had six first-place finishes at the meet: the shuttle hurdle team of Kirsten Smith, Rylee Amos, Sheyanne Walter and Allison Buckert (1:23.37); the distance medley team of Bailey Johnson, Jocelyn Steenblock, Catherine Prough and Lindsay Moeller (5:21.08); Jenna Ludwig ...

IWC baseball rallies late to gain important split with William Penn University

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

OSKALOOSA ? Just two outs from being swept in a doubleheader, the Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team scored five runs for a 5-1 win over William Penn University in the second game of a Midwest Collegiate Conference twinbill Wednesday.The Tigers rebounded from a 2-1 loss to the Statesmen in the first game, staying just ahead of Penn in the conference standings at the end of the day. IWC is now 10-10 in the MCC ...

New London bests W-MU on golf course

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

NEW LONDON ? The New London golf teams continued their undefeated seasons with wins over Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday. The Tiger boys won by a score of 180-185, and the Tiger girls won, 204-231.The medalist for the boys was New London?s Micah Alden, who shot a 41 on his par-36 home course, Deerwood. He was followed by Taylor Bucholz with a 44, Tristan Kadel with a 47 and Logan Stevens with a 48.For W-MU, Brody ...

Panthers easily claim first at Hawk Relays

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WELLMAN ? The Mt. Pleasant boys? track and field team went to Mid-Prairie for the Hawk Co-Ed Relays, and they came away with a win in the team scores, as well as first-place finishes in six events.The Panthers scored 141 points on the night, leading their next closest competitior, host Mid-Prairie, by 50. The Golden Hawks scored 91 points for second place, followed by Washington with 78; Grinnell, 68; West ...

IWC softball splits with Clarke

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College softball team split a doubleheader with Clarke University but missed a chance to gain some leverage in the Midwest Collegiate Conference standings Tuesday night at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.The Tigers overcame a slow start to defeat the Crusaders 8-0 in six innings in the opener, but could never get on track offensively in the second game and lost 2-1. Iowa Wesleyan is now 21-26 ...

Rundquist named State Coach of the Year

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

Mt. Pleasant Basketball Coach Paul Rundquist has been named the Iowa Basketball Coaches? Association?s (IBCA) Coach of the Year for Class 3A.Rundquist was named first as the Class 3A Substate 6 Coach of the Year, as chosen by the coaches in the substate. Each substate did the same, and from that list of eight substate coaches, the IBCA board members selected the state coaches of the year.Rundquist led the ...

Five from Henry County recognized at Governor?s Scholar Ceremony

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

WEST DES MOINES ? On Sunday, April 29, 442 high school seniors across Iowa will be honored at the Tenth Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines, starting at 1:00 p.m.Five Henry County students are among those honored: Jackson Bell and Kevin Nguyen from Mt. Pleasant; Grant McPheron from New London; Brennan Haymond from Winfield-Mt. Union; and Christian Roth from WACO.The ...

Mt. Pleasant 10U baseball team wins tournament

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2559d ago

The Mt. Pleasant Panthers 10U baseball team won the Cedar Rapids Washington Spring Tournament last weekend. They went 3-0, defeating Cedar Rapids Cougars Green, 6-0; Quad City A's, 6-1; and the Burlington Mudd Dawgs, 4-3, in the finals.The team is coached by Matt Lowery, Jason Bender and Tim Keldgord.The boys on the team are pictured above. Back row, from left: Brody Bender, Tucker Johnson, Jacob Stukerjurgen, ...