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IWC women split games in Wisconsin tournament

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

MILWAUKEE, WIS. ? The Iowa Wesleyan women?s basketball team split a trip to Wisconsin for the La Quinta Stritch Holiday Classic hosted by Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) University.The Tigers won their opening game of the Classic when Adilene Villalobos came off the bench with a career-high 16 points and Danielle Des Jardins hit the go-ahead free throws with 41 seconds left in the game to claim a 53-52 win over the ...

New London boys travel, fall to Notre Dame

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

BURLINGTON ? Notre Dame took a big lead early in a 71-20 rout of New London last night, Dec. 20, in the teams? conference matchup.Going up 40-11 early in the game, the Nikes continued stretching their lead after the half, adding 17 points in the third quarter and 14 points in the fourh quarter, while holding the Tigers to only nine points in the second half.Logan Stevens scored a team-high six points for ...

Erickson given cross-country letter

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

DECORAH ? Melissa Erickson, a 2008 graduate of Mt. Pleasant Community High School, was presented a varsity letter at the annual Luther College cross-country banquet on Dec. 9.It is the tradition of the Luther cross-country teams that only seniors are presented letter awards.Erickson completed her cross-country career as a three-time all-Iowa Conference honoree and is one of seven runners in Luther history ...

JV struggles against Ft. Madison, freshmen get a win

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

The JV boys? basketball team didn?t fare as well as the varsity over the weekend, as they dropped their second game of the year to Ft. Madison on Friday night, Dec. 16, by a score of 48-40.?We got off to a good start and then Ft. Madison made some adjustments and we didn?t adjust,? said Coach Tyler Rodgers. ?We?ll have to get better in practice this week, improve our zone offense, take care of the basketball ...

Tiger girls split weekend, boys routed by Danville

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

In both of the New London girls? weekend games, their opponent scored 38 points.The Tigers came up short against Danville on Friday, however, losing 38-14, while stepping up their game for a Saturday win against Harmony, 49-38.Danville swept the Tiger teams Friday at New London, holding the Tiger girls to only two points in each of the first, second and fourth quarters.The Tigers got eight points on teh ...

W-MU boys downed by Mediapolis

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Despite scoring 54 points, the Winfield-Mt. Union boys struggled against the Bulldogs in Mediapolis on Tuesday night when a fourth-quarter comeback effort fell short.Mediapolis put 65 points on the board in the win. The teams started evenly, with the Bulldogs taking a 14-12 lead in the first quarter. A weak second quarter hurt the Wolves, who were down 33-15 at the half.W-MU was down 53-30 by the end of the ...

New London basketball teams rolled by Van Buren

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

KEOSAUQUA ? With a big first quarter in both games, Van Buren routed the New London boys? and girls? basketball teams, which were on the road last night.The Warriors defeated the Tiger boys by a score of 83-33, after taking down the Tiger girls, 63-18.In the girls? game, the Warriors held New London to only two points in the first quarter while putting 21 on the board themselves.The Tigers managed seven ...

JV sports

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

Mt. Pleasant boys? JV basketball The boys? JV team improved to 5-1 with a 52-45 win over Keokuk on Friday night, Dec. 9. ?It took another good second half to get the job finished, but the guys made plays when they needed to, and that says a lot about their perserverance and determination,? Coach Tyler Rodgers said.Dustin Amos led all scorers with 23 points and Zach Mulford dropped in nine. Amos and Tyler ...

W-MU girls drop game to Mediapolis

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

MEDIAPOLIS ? The Winfield-Mt. Union girls? basketball team fell to Mediapolis, 58-35, on the road last night.Cassie Kingery led the Wolveswith 19 points, more than half the team?s total.Anna Crawford added six, Shelby Therme scored five, Sarah Chaney put up four and Katelyn McArtor scored one point for W-MU.Therme grabbed a team-high six rebounds, followed by Chaney with five.Kingery had five steals ...

What to watch this weekend:

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Friday Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball at Keokuk, 6 p.m.Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball vs. Keokuk, in Mt. Pleasant, 4:45 p.m.W-MU basketball vs. WACO, in Winfield, 6 p.m.New London basketball at W. Burlington, 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mt. Pleasant basketball vs. Central Lee, in Mt. Pleasant, 3 p.m.Mt. Pleasant bowling vs. Washington, at Iris Bowling Center, 1 p.m.WACO wrestling at ...

Shull claims a top performance in state

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

Taylor Shull, the Mt. Pleasant Community High School girls? basketball starting point guard, was listed as a top individual performer for the week of Dec. 1-7 by the Iowa Girls? High School Athletic Union for scoring 32 points against Pella on Saturday, Dec. 3.She is tied for the second spot on the list with Erica Dreckman, a senior from Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, who also scored 32 points. The pair is behind ...

WACO splits with WB-ND and L-M to begin dual season

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2559d ago

LETTS ? The WACO wrestlers opened their dual season with a 39-36 win over West Burlington-Notre Dame and a loss to Louisa Muscatine.The final score between WACO and L-M has not yet been finalized due to errors during the meet.L-M sent an ineligible wrestler to the bench, and after reporting at the wrong weight class, he earned a win. He earned another win later, wrestling at the proper weight class. The ...