Sports

Forbes celebrating 98th birthday

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

Louise Peck Forbes, former supervisor of the Jefferson County Hospital long-term care unit, will be celebrating her 98th birthday Thursday.Mrs. Forbes presently resides at SunnyBrook of Muscatine.She would appreciate hearing from her many friends and nursing/medical staff. Cards can be sent to her at 3515 Diana Queen Drive, No. 311, Muscatine 52761. She also invites her friends and nursing/medical staff to ...

Wesleyan creates some space in MCC standings with sweep of Mustangs

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

Jorge Martinez threw his third straight shutout in the first game and Iowa Wesleyan College went on to sweep a doubleheader from Mt. Mercy University Sunday afternoon in Midwest Collegiate Conference play.The Tigers defeated the Mustangs 8-0 in the first game and followed that up with a 7-1 win to run their win streak to six straight games. With a pair of losses by Ashford University on Sunday, IWC takes over ...

IWC vs. Waldorf game moved to West Burlington

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College and Waldorf College baseball game, rescheduled from Friday night in Mt. Pleasant to this afternoon, has been moved to the campus of Southeastern Community College in West Burlington.The single nine inning game will start at 2 p.m.

IWC spring football scrimmage canceled

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

The Iowa Wesleyan College football spring scrimmage, scheduled for 4 p.m. today at Central Lee High School in Donnellson, has been canceled.The game will not be made up.

Long scores twice as Mt. Pleasant beats Keokuk

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

Playing its third game in four days, the Mt. Pleasant girls' soccer team picked up its fourth win of the season on Thursday, April 14, at Keokuk, 3-1. Florencia Leunis tied the game in the 35th minute after Keokuk had taken an early 1-0 lead before Holly Long scored in the 68th and 74th minutes to give Mt. Pleasant the lead. Long now has seven goals on the year. "Ball control was an important key to ...

Mt. Pleasant girls' Panther Relays moved to Monday

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls' Panthers Relays, originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, has been moved to Monday, April 18, due to the weather forecast.The Panther Relays will start at 5 p.m. at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

Mt. Pleasant girls dominate relays at West Branch

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:47 pm2560d ago

Chloe Haffarnan finished first in the 800 meter run while Kaitlin Jones won the 400 meter hurdles on Thursday, April 14, as the Mt. Pleasant girls' track team also finished second in seven events at the West Branch Invitational. Haffarnan posted a time of 2:36.1 in the 800 while Jones' winning time was 72.5 seconds. Jones also finished second in the 400 meter dash, with a time of 68.15 seconds, while ...

Mt. Pleasant boys' golf second at Fort Madison triangular

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:46 pm2560d ago

Ross Heitmeier shot a 4-over-par 40 on Thursday as Mt. Pleasant finished in second place behind Washington by 11 strokes, 159-170. Fort Madison finished the triangular with a team score of 187. Heitmeier, who had the third-lowest score of the three teams competing, led the Panthers, as Pat Zielinski followed with a 42. Quinn Daniel and Kyle Kauffman both finished with scores of 44 on the par 36 course. ...

Mt. Pleasant tennis, middle school track postponed

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:46 pm2560d ago

The Mt. Pleasant boys' tennis meet against Holy Trinity tonight has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced.The Mt. Pleasant girls' tennis meet at Fort Madison tomorrow has been canceled.The Mt. Pleasant middle school boys' and girls' track meets at Mt. Pleasant, scheduled for tonight and tomorrow morning, have been canceled. These meets will not be made up.

Danville/New London rally falls short against Columbus

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:46 pm2560d ago

A second half rally by the Danville/New London boys' soccer team fell short on Monday, April 11, as Columbus was able to hold on for a 3-2 win. Danville/New London (2-3) trailed 3-0 at halftime but goals from Niall Williams and CJ Williams in the second half put the Bears back in the game. Wynston Gray had two shots on goal and one assist for the Bears, while Austin Felland and Trevor Heckenberg each ...

Mt. Pleasant girls' tennis grabs close win over Fairfield

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:46 pm2560d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls' tennis team picked up a Southeast Conference win Tuesday afternoon against Fairfield, 5-4. Mt. Pleasant improved to 2-3 overall on the season. Freshman Taylor Beatty (1-1) got her first varsity win in her second start Tuesday, as she defeated Dallas Grijalva, 8-4. Brittany Medina (1-4), Miranda Marlow (2-3), Shelby Barton (2-3) and Makayla McClellan (3-2) each picked up singles wins ...

Notre Dame hands Mt. Pleasant girls first loss of the season

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 10:46 pm2560d ago

The Mt. Pleasant girls' soccer team dropped its first match of the season on Tuesday afternoon, 1-0 to Burlington Notre Dame. Burlington Notre Dame scored the lone goal in the fifth minute of the first half and held on for the next 75 minutes for the win. Mt. Pleasant goalkeeper Lauren Hillman recorded five saves in the loss while the Panthers took a total of 14 shots. Mt. Pleasant travels to ...