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Wagner goes on ?hunt of a lifetime?

Ashlee De Wit Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

Salem?s John Wagner didn?t even know he was entered in the contest that won him ?the hunting trip of a lifetime.? Now, he?s looking at a spot in the Safari Club International record books for an aoudad sheep that he shot in Texas, and he has no plans to stop there.It was just a couple weeks ago that Wagner got the phone call: he was told that a really nice sheep had been spotted near Alpine, Texas.On Saturday, ...

MP girls defeat Fairfield

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FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant girls? golf team cruised to a win over Fairfield, 206-235, at the Fairfield Country Club on Tuesday.Natalie Booton was the medalist with a score of 43 on the par-37 course, seven strokes ahead of her nearest competitor.That competitor was teammate Lindsay Dorn, who claimed the runner-up medalist title with a score of 50 on the day.Courtney Mabeus shot a 55 and Danika Christner had ...

IWC falls to Grand View in MCC tournament

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

PEOSTA ? The Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team will have to play back through the bracket after losing to Grand View University, 9-6, for the Tigers? first loss in the Midwest Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament at A.J. Spiegel Park.The Tigers scored in each of the first four innings but couldn?t keep the second-seeded Vikings at bay, allowing 15 hits to Grand View hitters. GVU advances to the tournament?...

W-MU seventh at Hawk Invite

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

WELLMAN ? The Winfield-Mt. Union boys? golf team placed seventh in a field of 11 teams at the Mid-Prairie Hawk Invite on Tuesday.The Wolves scored 356 as a team, led by Jake Edwards? 81.Brody Heying shot an 84 on the day, while Klayton Booth had an 88.Lucas Rappenecker came up with a score of 103 to round out the team scoring.Eric Spencer and Thayne McElhinney also golfed for W-MU, with Spencer shooting a 110 ...

Tigers win twice in dramatic fashion at MCC baseball tournament

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

PEOSTA ? The Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team rode highs and lows throughout the day but came out with a pair of victories on the first day of the Midwest Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament at A.J. Spiegel Park.The fourth-seeded Tigers defeated No. 5 seed William Penn University 13-10 in 10 innings to kick off the day, getting a three-run home run from Corey Amerson in the top of the 10th inning to ...

New London girls? golf defeats Van Buren

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

KEOSAUQUA ? The New London girls? golf team defeated the Van Buren girls handily in a dual meet on Tuesday, 190-235.New London?s Roni Delaney was the medalist with a score of 42, and teammate Jorgi Krieger claimed the title of runner-up medalist for her score of 46 on the par-37 course.Baylee Lindell shot a 49 for the Tigers, and Breanna Stevens had a 53 to round out the team scoring.Lynsey White and Ashlynn ...

Trap team racks up awards in Ft. Madison

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FT. MADISON ? The Mt. Pleasant trapshooting team attended the Ft. Madison Invitational at Tri-State Gun Club on Thursday, April 19.Mt. Pleasant fielded five, five-member squads, consisting of 23 boys and two girls, and won seven out of nine trophies and two out of four medals.This was a dual qualified shoot ? each participant?s score was counted for both the SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) division and ...

Wolves fall to Wapello

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WAPELLO ? The Winfield-Mt. Union golf teams were swept in a meet against Wapello on Tuesday. The boys? team lost, 181-189, and the girls? team dropped a 226-207 decision.The W-MU boys were led by Jake Edwards with a 41. He was followed by Brody Heying and Klayton Booth, each with a 48. Eric Spencer shot a 52 to finish the team score.Thayne McElhinney and Lucas Rappenecker also golfed for the Wolves, with ...

Panthers edged by Ft. Madison

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

BLOOMFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant boys? track and field team claimed one win and several runner-up finishes at the Davis County Relays on Tuesday, but the Panthers fell just short of a team win.Ft. Madison took the top spot as a team with 123 points, just ahead of the Panthers with 120. Host team Davis County came in third with 103 points, followed by Centerville with 70; Oskaloosa, 59; Albia, 55; and Scottland ...

Mt. Pleasant Middle School girls? track and field teams compete in Fairfield

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

FAIRFIELD ? The Mt. Pleasant seventh- and eighth-grade girls? track and field teams traveled to the Fairfield Middle School Relays on Monday, where the seventh graders placed second and the eighth graders took third.The seventh graders won four events at the meet.Abbie Liechty took first in the discus with a throw of 64-11.Jenna Ludwig won the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:08.24, and Allison Buckert won the ...

Mt. Pleasant girls? track and field runs away with win at Keokuk

Ashlee De Wit

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

KEOKUK ? The Mt. Pleasant girls? track and field team claimed eight first-place finishes, five second-place finishes, and an easy team win at the Keokuk Relays on Tuesday.The Panthers? team total of 198 points was 88 points ahead of second place.Fairfield was the runner-up with 110 points, followed by City High JV and Burlington with 79 points each, host team Keokuk with 66 points, and finally, Ft. Madison with ...

Holmes carries Tigers to extra inning win, doubleheader split with Ashford

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:50 pm2687d ago

Sonja Holmes hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Iowa Wesleyan College softball team a 7-6 win over Ashford University in the second game of a key Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader Monday night.The Tigers went extra innings twice with the Saints in the doubleheader, losing the first game, 8-6, in eight innings, but winning the all-important second game to clinch a tie in ...