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The Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team found hits hard to come by on Tuesday afternoon, losing to William Penn University, 5-2, in a Midwest Collegiate Conference game at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.The Tigers had just six hits against Penn pitching, struggling to score in losing a nine-inning conference game for the second time in three days. With the loss IWC slipped one-half game behind Penn in the MCC ...

Iowa Wesleyan College?s Ryan Doeppel, a junior from Arcadia, Calif., has been named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Baseball Player of the Week, as announced earlier this week.Doeppel had a good week at the plate, hitting .600 with nine hits in 15 at bats as the Tigers won four of five games against MCC foes. The IWC outfielder had at least one hit in all five games, including three doubles, a home run, five ...

The Mt. Pleasant girls? soccer team that went 6-0 in the conference last season returns a solid defense and key offensive players, but will look to rebuild midfield after graduation losses.Last year, the Panther defense allowed only 21 goals in 19 matches. Junior keeper Lauren Hillman, who recorded six shutouts, returns for another season, along with junior Kathryn Chabal ? who earned all-conference honorable ...

The Mt. Pleasant girls? golf team combines experience with new faces for a team that has some talent but struggles with a lack of depth.The Panthers return two-time conference tournament medalist Natalie Booton, as well as fellow seniors Lindsay Dorn and Danika Christner.Booton and Dorn are playing their final year of high school golf, but will be teammates again next season at William Penn, where both have ...

At the Mt. Pleasant Community High School?s end-of-season wrestling banquet, five wrestlers were honored with awards.Colton Aplara was named the team?s most valuable wrestler on the varsity team, and Rob Pohren earned the same honor for the JV team.Both Aplara and Jacob Dilks were recognized as the wrestlers with the most wins (tied at 28), and the wrestlers with the most falls (tied at 18).Justin Dilks earned ...

ORLANDO, Fla. ? Gabriela Moreira and her all-star cheerleading team, Iowa Elite Cheer out of Cedar Rapids, competed in the UCA International Championships at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., on March 10-11.Iowa Elite Cheer took three teams to this competition: Senior Level 2, Senior Level 3 and Senior Level 4. Moreira, who is a junior at Mt. Pleasant Community High School, is on the Level 4 team. That team won the ...

DAVENPORT ? Erik Allen threw six innings and allowed just one run while receiving good run support and the Iowa Wesleyan College baseball team defeated St. Ambrose University, 8-1, in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park.The Tigers rebounded from a 2-0 loss in the first game of the twinbill to split their Midwest Collegiate Conference opener. IWC continues to hover just below ...

Scott Weston has been named the new head coach for the Iowa Wesleyan College volleyball team, as announced by IWC Athletic Director Mike Hampton.Weston replaces Jill Blake, who led the Tiger program the past two years. He takes over his first-ever collegiate coaching job after serving as head coach at Clinton Community College in Clinton the past two years.?We are pleased to have Scott on board as the coach of ...