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LONE TREE ? Lone Tree used a big first quarter to get an early jump on the Warriors, and WACO never recovered as it dropped its Friday night game, 63-48.Lone Tree put up 23 points in the first eight minutes of the contest, allowing WACO only eight. Each team added 10 in the second quarter, but WACO went into the half down 33-18.It was WACO?s turn for a big quarter in the third, as the Warriors scored 20 points ...

The Mt. Pleasant eighth grade boys? basketball team played three games against Ottumwa on Monday night.The Panthers? ?A? and ?B? teams were dealt losses, while the ?C? team picked up a win.In the A game, Mt. Pleasant fell by a score of 44-34.Keegan Pullis led the Panther scoring with 18 points. Joseph Hess added four points and Darren Hunter chipped in three.In the B game, the Panthers were defeated by a ...

Tuesday? Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball vs. Iowa City West, in Mt. Pleasant, JV starts at 6 p.m.?Mt. Pleasant Christian School basketball vs. Great River Christian School, in Burlington, 6 p.m.? New London basketball vs. Notre Dame, in New London, 6 p.m.? WACO basketball vs. Columbus, in Wayland, 6 p.m.? W-MU basketball vs. Wapello, in Winfield, 6 p.m. Wednesday? Iowa Wesleyan basketball vs. Waldorf ...

FAIRFIELD ? Justin Dilks went 2-1 on the day with one pin and finished second in the 182-pound weight class at the Southern Iowa Classic on Saturday, leading the Panthers to a seventh-place finish in the 17-team tournament.Zach May (132) claimed a third-place individual finish with three pins and a 3-1 record. Joining him in third were Justin Dilks, 195 pounds, 2-1; and Colton Aplara, 220 pounds, 2-1, one ...

Both the boys? and girls? JV bowling teams picked up wins against Washington on Saturday, and are now preparing to host Fairfield this weekend.The girls? team scored 1,820 to the Demons? 1,545.Chelsea Sammons led the Panthers with a total of 331 (169, 162). She was followed by Tasha Henderson, 241; Haley Loving, 221; Kelsey Luko, 202; and Courtney Shull, 194.The girls are 6-0 on the season.The boys? JV team ...

The eighth grade boys? basketball team played its first game of the season on Jan. 19, when the ?A,? ?B,? and ?C? teams hosted Ft. Madison. The Panthers were swept by the Chiefs.The A team dropped its game by a score of 36-29. Keegan Pullis was the Panthers? top scorer with 10 points, followed by Joseph Hess with eight points and Alex Carrasco with six points.In the B game, the Panthers lost 22-16. Kallin Crile ...

Friday? Mt. Pleasant girls? basketball at Ft. Madison, 4:45 p.m.? Mt. Pleasant boys? basketball vs. Ft. Madison, in Mt. Pleasant, 4:45 p.m.? Mt. Pleasant Christian School basketball vs. Keokuk Christian Academy, at Cottrell Gym, 6 p.m.? New London basketball at Danville, 4:30 p.m.? WACO basketball at Lone Tree, 6 p.m.? W-MU basketball at Highland, 6 p.m. Saturday? Mt. Pleasant girls? and boys? basketbal...

The Panthers competed in five JV wrestling matches against Washington last night, going 2-3.At 113 pounds, Sterling Wickham lost by a 6-2 decision to Washington wrestler Michael Witt.Drew Perry and Noah Brown each wrestled in two matches for the Panthers.Perry dropped his first 152-pound match to Austin Latcham. Latcham pinned Perry in 3:40. Perry then beat Colton Twinam, pinning the Demon in 1:35.Brown also ...