Sports

MP football players invited to camp

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

Football camp will begin Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Mapleleaf Field and will end on Friday, Aug. 3.There is no fee to attend.Any boy in grades 7-12 in the Mt. Pleasant Community School District is welcome.Grades 9-12 will have camp from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and grades 7 and 8 will have camp from 1:30 to 3 p.m.All players must bring a completed physical form or have one on file to be able to participate.All participants...

Zebra mussels found in Bluebill Lake

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently found zebra mussels on a sampler in Bluebill Lake. The sampler was placed in the lake specifically to monitor for zebra mussels because of the lake?s proximity to Clear Lake, which has had zebra mussels since 2005. Bluebill Lake is a 40-acre lake located four miles south of Clear Lake.Bluebill Lake is the state?s fourth interior lake confirmed to have zebra ...

Lions Top 10 students honored

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

The Fairfield Lions Club's Top 10 students for the 2018 graduating senior class are, from left, front row, Kirsi Bland, Gannon Courtright, Hermela Gebremariam, Ethan O'Neil; and back row, Maddie Smith, Blu Schultz, Ashtyn Drish, Kristen Daugherty, Jordan Guezimane, and Shawn Spurrier.The Lions Club held its annual Student Recognition Night April 4 at the Best Western Fairfield Inn. FHS Principal Brian Stone ...

FMS SEIBA Honor Band

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

Fairfield Middle School sixth-graders Evie Messer, flute, Murphy Craun, clarinet, Nate Konczal, alto saxophone, and Ben Boatright, percussion, joined 185 other first- and second-year band students April 21 at the fourth annual Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Elementary Honor Band.The event was held in Washington, with rehearsals in the high school band room and gymnasium, and the concert in the Washington ...

MP trapshooters compete in Iowa Games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

Their official season may be over, but the Mt. Pleasant trapshooters are not finished competing.Coach John Klopfenstein will be taking at least two athletes to a shoot in Stronghurst, Ill., this weekend, and he?s hoping more will join them.The team?s season ended earlier in July, but even before that, the shooters were looking for extra events to participate in.One of those events was the 2012 Iowa Games ...

Mt. Pleasant trapshooting squad places first

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

At the Amateur Trapshooters Association?s State AIM Championships in Fairfield on July 7, the Mt. Pleasant squad placed first in the team event. Ft. Madison squads placed second and third.The shooters in the winning Mt. Pleasant squad are pictured at left. From left: JD Klopfenstein, Justin Woods, Robbie Rich, Sam Kukes and Nick Ballou.In the individual division, Trevor Staats (not pictured) placed third ...

Oliver takes third checkered flag

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

WEST BURLINGTON ? John Oliver, Jr., of Danville got win number three in the stock car division at 34 Raceway this season on Saturday, July 21, while one other driver also made a repeat trip to the winner?s circle and four drivers claimed their first wins of the season at 34 Raceway.Getting their first wins were Andy Huston of Roseville, Ill. (sprints); Lonne Heap of Media, Ill. (modifieds); Dugan Thye of ...

MP takes on Ft. Madison in district game tonight

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

Mt. Pleasant?s Connor Shull will be taking the mound at Mapleleaf for the Panthers? first round district baseball game that is scheduled for tonight against Ft. Madison at 7 p.m.The Panthers are 1-3 against the Bloodhounds this season.They were swept by Ft. Madison, 10-6 and 13-7, on July 5. Earlier in the season, on June 18, the SEC teams split a doubleheader: the Bloodhounds took game one, 13-8, but the ...

10U baseball team wins state

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

MANCHESTER ? The Mt. Pleasant 10U All-Star Team won the Cal Ripken State Tournament this past weekend in Manchester.The team went 4-0 on the weekend, including a 9-3 win over Big Bend in the finals.With the win, the team earned the right to represent Iowa at the regional tournament in Bemidji, Minn., from July 25-31; however, they have decided not to attend the tournament due to the cost of the trip. Instead, ...

Girls? golf team receives awards

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls? golf team had its end-of-the-year awards gathering on Monday night.Five of the girls on the team received varsity letters: Natalie Booton, Danika Christner, Lindsay Dorn, Courtney Mabeus and Emily Cox.Whitney Barton and Hailey Spence were participation award winners.On top of their varsity letters, four of the girls received other honors.Christner, Dorn and Mabeus were named scholar ...

Baseball scoreboard

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News Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

W-MU/WACO 13Danville 4The Wolves scored five runs in the second inning to take a lead early, but they didn?t stop there. They added one in the third, three in the fourth, two in the fifth and two in the sixth in a scoring spree led by Eric Spencer, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and three knocked in. Skyler Davis also had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs ...

DNR releases fishing report for Southeast Iowa

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 pm2687d ago

Hannen LakeRemember, no minnows are allowed here. Crappie ? fair: try drifting open water or fishing over deep brush with jigs. Be sure to check your boat and trailers for vegetation. The invasive plant brittle naiad is found here. 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 ...