The Panther girls earned their first win of the season last night, defeating Class 4A?s 15th-ranked Ottumwa 55-52.?We rebounded great, grabbing 16 offensive boards and 15 on defense,? Mt. Pleasant head coach, Joanna Settles said. ?And once again, we made more free throws than our opponents.?The Panthers went 19-for-25 from the line, and Ottumwa managed to go only nine-for-18.But both teams had to fight ...
After years of playing basketball at W-MU and the University of Iowa, and after assistant coaching jobs at SCC and Mt. Pleasant, Jess Settles is trying something new: head coach of the men?s team at Iowa Wesleyan College.?(IWC Athletic Director) Mike Hamption called me on (Thursday) and said, ?We have a tough situation at Wesleyan ? we have 15 great guys without a coach. Will you step in and take over?? And it ...
Tuesday provides many opportunties to catch area basketball.Games, locations and times are listed below. IWC men?s basketball vs. Hannibal-LaGrange, Ruble Arena, 7 p.m.MP girls? basketball vs. Ottumwa, in Ottumwa. JV starts at 5 p.m.MP boys? basketball vs. Xavier, at MPCHS. JV starts at 6 p.m.WACO girls? and boys? basketball vs. Pekin, in Wayland. Girls start at 6 p.m.W-MU girls? and boy?s ...
The Mt. Pleasant Community High School boys? basketball season begins Tuesday when the Panthers host Class 4A Cedar Rapids Xavier, starting with the JV game at 6 p.m.Last season, the boys finished 24-3 and took third in the Class 3A state tournament. But after graduating nine seniors ? including five starters and three three-year starters ? this year there will be a very different team taking the floor.Jorda...
Iowa Wesleyan College Men?s Basketball Head Coach Alan Magnani was dismissed Wednesday morning after he refused to submit a written statement to Jay Simmons, college president, confirming that, as a coach, he supported the IWC Board of Trustees? decision to make a move from the NAIA to the NCAA Division 3.On Oct. 14, the IWC Board of Trustees voted to apply for membership in the NCAA. A statement released by ...
Cold weather is here and now is the time to start pruning oak trees with minimal to no risk of spreading oak wilt.?There have been several days in a row where temperatures were at or near freezing and the risk of oak wilt is very minimal,? said Tivon Feeley DNR Forest Health program leader. This low-risk zone for pruning oaks will last until about March first.Oak wilt has been present in Iowa for many years, ...
LETTS ? The Winfield-Mt. Union girls? basketball team battled again, but this time they came out three points ahead, defeating Louisa-Muscatine 37-34 on the road last night.Once again, the Wolves had a stronger first half, putting up 21 points in the first two quarters and only 16 after the half.?We really dominated everything except for the scoreboard,? said Head Coach Mitch Wachs. ?We missed 14 uncontested...
DONNELLSON ? A big Central Lee girls? basketball team pounded on New London last night, dealing the Tigers a 82-25 season-opening loss on the road.?(It was a) tough night,? Head Coach Duane Blint said. ?Central Lee was much bigger than our girls, so we struggled big time on rebounding.?The Hawks led by an 18-3 margin already after the first quarter. They added 24 points to the Tigers? 10 for a halftime ...
Mt. Pleasant sophomore Tayrne Shull (12) glides to the basket through the Winfield-Mt. Union defense Thursday night in the Iowa Wesleyan Girls' Basketball Jamboree.
The Mt. Pleasant volleyball team had its awards banquet this week. Award winners are pictured above: Top row, from left: Taylor Shull, Panther Pride; Kelsi Phipps, Most Improved; Taryne Shull, Offensive Player of the Year; Sierra Wyse, Coaches Award. Bottom row: Allison Maxwell, Defensive Player of the Year and Natalie Booton, Most Valuable Player.
CLINTON ? Former Mt. Pleasant Community High School volleyball player Mandi White was selected Honorable Mention All-Conference as a member of the Clinton College Cougars for her efforts during the volleyball season.White helped lead the Cougars to a school-best 22 wins this season, including wins over three ranked opponents.The libero had 744 total digs, averaging 5.4 per game, ranking her first in the ...
Iowa Wesleyan College senior Megan McVey, from Fort Worth, Texas, has wrapped up her volleyball career by being named a First-Team All-Midwest Collegiate Conference selection, as the conference released its season?s end awards today.McVey was named one of 14 players on the first team, and is the lone Tiger to receive all-conference recognition. It is the first time in her four-year career that she has been ...
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