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After an eight run first inning of game one Friday night, the Winfield-Mt. Union/WACO baseball team looked to be in good shape against Columbus in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division doubleheader. Unfortunately for Columbus, W-MU/WACO (4-2 overall, SEISC North) was just getting warmed up. Seven innings later, as both games were cut short by the 10 run rule, W-MU/WACO had picked up two ...

The Mt. Pleasant girls' tennis team officially wrapped up its 2011 season by handing out several awards to team members.Pictured are, left to right, Rebecca Lehman - Most Improved Players, and Brittany Medina - Team Captain. Not pictured is Makayla McClellan - Most Victorious Player.Players receiving their first varsity letters were freshmen Taylor Beatty, Raeanna Crile and Lehman, along with junior ...

Iowa Wesleyan College senior Leigha Strong has been named to the NAIA Softball All-American Honorable Mention Team, as announced late last week. Strong is just the second Tiger softball player in school history to receive All-American mention. She joins Kate Ward as IWC players to receive the distinction, as Ward was an honorable mention selection in 2007. Strong received the honor after a terrific ...

Most people spend their Memorial Day Mondays basking in the sun, smelling delicious grilled foods and consuming said food items among other activities, generally with friends and or family. This Memorial Day I too took part in the standard activities but with a twist ? I learned two very important items which will surely help me in the future. One, a small, seemingly standard and harmless piece of ...

I don't write many letters these days ? most of my communication with people is done over e-mail, text messaging, phone calls and the always present Facebook. However, after some thinking over the last few weeks, I decided to polish up my letter writing skills and pen a quick note to Roger Goodell. After all, it's not like he's got a lot of work to do these days. Dear Mr. Goodell,I understand that ...

Former Iowa Wesleyan football coaches Hal Mumme and Mike Leach will headline a lineup of former players and coaches at the first annual IWC Football Alumni and Friends Football Camp to be held Friday, July 15 at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex. Mumme served as head coach at IWC from 1989 to 1991 and during that time compiled a record of 25-10 leading that team to the college?s only NAIA playoff, appearing in the ...

Mt. Pleasant Community High School graduate and Mt. Pleasant native Brittany Melloy recently qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships in two events. Melloy, who runs for the Wartburg Knight?s women?s team, qualified for the 4x400 meter relay, along with the 400 meter hurdles; she is one of 15 women and eight men to qualify for Wartburg. Jordan Sathoff, of Packwood,...

? The Mt. Pleasant boys? sub-state soccer game vs. Clear Creek-Amana, held at Iowa Mennonite School in Kalona, has been rescheduled to tonight, starting at 5 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for last night but was postponed due to the weather. ? The New London baseball game at Pekin, scheduled for last night, was cancelled and will not be rescheduled. ? The Mt. Pleasant JV baseball doubleheader ...