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SEISC boys? teams to play shootout games Friday

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The SEI Super Conference Boys Basketball ?Shootout? games will be played on Feb. 10. These games pair up the first place team in the North Division against the first place team in the South Division. The second-place teams in each division through the 10th-place teams will also play each other.All games are to be played at the South Division schools, with the exception of the first place teams: Lone Tree will ...

Central Lee boys roll through New London

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DONNELLSON ? The New London boys? basketball team managed only eight points in the first half as Central Lee rolled to a 75-30 victory over the Tigers.The Hawks put up 23 points in the first quarter and added 32 in the second quarter to gain a 55-8 lead at halftime.They slowed down in the second half, scoring 12 points in the third quarter and adding eight in the final eight minutes.New London scored nine in ...

IWC team to host free soccer clinics

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College men?s soccer program will host a pair of free clinics this month for area youth at IWC?s Ruble Arena.A clinic for youth ages 6-13 will be held Sunday, Feb. 12, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. A second clinic for high school students will be held Sunday, Feb. 19, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.Both clinics will be conducted by the IWC men?s soccer coach, Brocklon Chatman, and team members. For more information ...

Seventh grade girls? A and B teams dealt first losses

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

The Mt. Pleasant seventh grade girls? basketball team fell in both the ?A? and ?B? games against James Madison on Tuesday night in Mt. Pleasant, giving the Panther girls their first losses of the season.The teams were coming off wins against Aldo Leopold last week.The A team suffered a one-point loss, 38-37. The Panthers were down 14-7 after the first quarter, and they cut that lead to 21-17 by the end of the ...

New London girls drop regional preview

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

FT. MADISON ? The New London girls? basketball team traveled to Ft. Madison last night and dropped a 62-42 matchup against Holy Trinity Catholic, the team that the Tigers are slated to play in the first round of the regional tournament.A big second quarter helped lift the Crusaders over the Tigers. Holy Trinity followed their nine-point first quarter with 25 points in the second quarter to give them a 34-21 lead ...

What to watch this weekend

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

Friday? Mt. Pleasant Christian School basketball vs. Trinity Christian High School, in Cedar Rapids, girls start at 6 p.m.? New London girls? basketball at WACO, in Wayland, for SEISC shootout, JV starts at 6 p.m.? W-MU girls? basketball vs. Central Lee, in Winfield, for SEISC shootout, JV starts at 6 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant bowling vs. Keokuk, at Iris Bowling Center, 12:30 p.m.? Iowa Wesleyan ...

Vandenberg signs letter of intent

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On Feb. 1, Mt. Pleasant High School senior Blake Vandenberg signed his letter of intent to play football at Missouri Western State University.?When I went down there, I saw that they had nice facilities, the coaches were cool and they gave me the best offer,? Vandenberg said. ?I look forward to playing with better competition (than in high school) and improving myself.?Pictured at left, from left, are: Sue ...

W-MU girls notch another win over Lone Tree

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LONE TREE ? In Thursday night?s game at Lone Tree, the Winfield-Mt. Union girls overcame a first-half deficit to earn another win, 51-42.The Wolves are now 16-4 on the season with only their SEISC shootout game to play tonight before beginning the regional tournament on Feb. 9.Against Lone Tree, the Wolves opened the game with only six points in the first quarter, and Lone Tree led 11-6.The Lions maintained a ...

Basketball regional and district pairings released

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

DES MOINES ? The regional pairings have been released for all classes of girls? basketball and for Class 1A and 2A in boys? basketball.In Class 1A girls? basketball, Winfield-Mt. Union, WACO and New London have all fallen in Region 6.W-MU will host WACO in the first round on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. The SEISC North opponents have met twice already this season, with W-MU taking both games. In the teams? first ...

Panthers pick up two wins at West Branch

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

WEST BRANCH ? The Mt. Pleasant boys? and girls? basketball teams each picked up a win in their doubleheader at West Branch last night.The girls defeated the Bears by a score of 65-48, and then the boys took the floor for a 73-46 win.The Mt. Pleasant girls were up by only one at halftime, 25-24, but stretched their lead with a 23-point third quarter and sealed the win in the fourth quarter with another 17 ...

Tiger boys drop SEISC contest

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

NEW LONDON ? The New London boys? basketball team dropped a 69-38 decision to its Southeast Iowa Super Conference opponent, Notre Dame, last night in New London.The Nikes scored 37 points in the first half and limited the Tigers to 18, and from there they held on to the lead for a win.Matayo Christianer had 14 points for New London in the loss, and Justin Hill added 10 points.Christianer also grabbed six ...

WACO basketball teams split pair of games with Columbus

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:49 pm2687d ago

WAYLAND ? The WACO basketball teams hosted Columbus on Tuesday night in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference matchup, with the girls dropping their contest by a score of 45-31 before the boys took the floor for a win over the Wildcats, 51-35.In the girls? game, WACO kept the score close through the first half, going into the third quarter down only 20-16.In the second half, however, Columbus made an early 7-0 run ...