Sports

St. Mary Catholic Church hosting blood drive

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

St. Mary Roman Catholic Church will host a community blood drive from 2:30-6:30 p.m. Monday in Parish Hall.Donors who last gave blood on or before Dec. 11 are eligible to give at this drive.For an appointment to donate, contact Marianne McGregor at 469-3241 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org and use code 5351 to locate the drive.Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age, although a 16-year-old can ...

Sixth grade boys? tournament team ups record to 22-2

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

The Mt. Pleasant sixth grade boys won a home tournament last weekend, defeating Ft Madison, Iowa PNR, and Clear Creek.Two weeks ago, they played in the seventh grade division of a tournament at West Burlington.They lost to the Keokuk seventh graders by five points, but they bounced back and beat two other seventh grade teams. They are now 22-2 on the season.The team members are: Maison Ashton, Brady Sartorius, ...

Shull, Ashton named SEC players of the year

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Mt. Pleasant took the top conference honor in both girls? and boys? basketball this season, as Taylor Shull was named the girls? Player of the Year and Jordan Ashton received the same honor on the boys? side.Both Panthers were first team all-conference selections, along with Blake Vandenberg and Nick Lyon.Four other Panther girls were honored by conference coaches, as well as two other Panther boys.Shull, a ...

Simmons, Warner receive MCC honorable mention awards

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Iowa Wesleyan College men?s basketball players Jeremy Simmons, a senior from Jackson, Tenn., and Kyle Warner, a junior from Gresham, Ore., were named Honorable Mention All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selections, as the MCC released its postseason awards Tuesday afternoon.Simmons was honored by the conference for the first time as a senior after being among the MCC?s leading scorers much of the season. The 6-1 ...

Girls? bowling team recognized in state ?Parade of Bowlers?

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Pictured at left is the Mt. Pleasant girls? bowling team, which took fifth place at the state bowling tournament last week. The girls smile and pose as they are announced and recognized during the ?Parade of Bowlers? prior to the start of Thursday?s competition in Des Moines.From left: Coach Troy Mears, Amanda Francy, Danielle Gulseth, Rachel Yenter, Chelsea Sammons, Stephanie Ford and Tasha Glover.

Local deer hunters to receive award

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

CEDAR FALLS ? Thomas Cochran, Mt. Pleasant, and Kenneth Hawkins, Salem, have been invited to receive the 2011 Trophy Buck Print Award at the 37th Annual Eastern Iowa Sportshow.The Sportshow is scheduled for March 9-11 at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.The Trophy Buck Print Award recognizes trophy bucks taken in Iowa and registered with the Department of Natural Resources in the 2010-2011 hunting season.Cochran ...

Poor shooting plagues Tiger women in MCC quarterfinal loss to St. Ambrose

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

For the second night in a row, St. Ambrose University brought an end to an Iowa Wesleyan basketball season.This time it was the women who fell to SAU in the quarterfinals of the Midwest Collegiate Conference tournament. The Tigers shot only 22.2 percent in the 69-52 loss on Thursday night in Ruble Arena.The third-seeded IWC women were 14-for-63 from the field, unable to take advantage of numerous good shots ...

Three Panther wrestlers named first team all-SEC

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Three of the Mt. Pleasant wrestlers were named first team all-conference, as decided by Southeast Conference coaches, and three others landed on the second team.Zach May (132), Jayton Phillips (160) and Colton Aplara (220) were each chosen for first team honors.May, a senior, went 12-4 in the regular season with five pins, earning 61 points for the Panthers. He finished third in his weight class at the district ...

What to watch this week

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Monday? Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball vs. Centerville, at Evans Middle School in Ottumwa for substate tournament, 7 p.m. Thursday? IWC?s Keith Brown at NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Geneva, Ohio. Friday? IWC baseball vs. Missouri Baptist University, in St. Louis, Mo., 10 a.m.? IWC baseball vs. University of St. Francis in St. Louis, Mo., 3 p.m.? IWC?s Keith Brown at NAIA Indoor ...

Women host St. Ambrose in quarterfinal game tonight

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

A pair of top-15 teams will lead the contenders as the Midwest Collegiate Conference Women?s Basketball Tournament begins Thursday night with four quarterfinal games at campus sites.Iowa Wesleyan is the third seed and will host sixth seed and defending tournament champion St. Ambrose in its quarterfinal contest tonight.The Tigers come in hot, having won 14 of their last 17 games, including a regular season ...

Men?s season ends with loss to St. Ambrose

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

DAVENPORT ? The Iowa Wesleyan College men?s basketball team ended its season with an 86-79 loss to St. Ambrose University in the MCC Tournament on Wednesday night.Eighth-seeded IWC was unable to topple the No. 1 seeded Fighting Bees and ended its season with an overall record of 12-14. St. Ambrose improves to 23-8 overall and will continue its run in the tournament against fifth-seeded Waldorf College on Friday ...

Colton Aplara places eighth at state

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

DES MOINES ? On Saturday night, Mt. Pleasant?s Colton Aplara celebrated his first-ever trip to the state wrestling tournament by taking his place on the podium.Aplara lost his first match of the tournament, but came back with a win in the first round of consolation matches on Thursday.He then defeated Jordan Rouse Ankeny on Friday afternoon by a 4-3 decision to advance in the tournament.The 220-pounder?s win ...