http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest sports stories from Mt Pleasant News. Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47:50 CDT Mon, 21 May 2012 10:47:50 CDT en-us Copyright 2011 Inland Media http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panther-girls-break-relay-mark-again-area-athletes-bring-home-five-golds-from-des-moines/826757?source=rss Mt. Pleasant's Leslie Taylor led the way with wins in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump. She also ran on the gold-medal, record-setting shuttle hurdle relay team. The Panther boys also won the shuttle-hurdle relay and Winfield-Mt. Union's Cassie Kingery snared the title in the girls' Class 1A 100-meter hurdles. Be sure and read Monday's News for a complete recap from the state track and field meet. http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panther-girls-break-relay-mark-again-area-athletes-bring-home-five-golds-from-des-moines/826757 Sat, 19 May 2012 19:02:52 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/w-mu-to-the-finals-in-shuttle-hurdle-relay/826564?source=rss ]]> Shelby Therme leads off the Winfield-Mt. Union shuttle-hurdle relay team Thursday evening at Drake Stadium. Behind a strong anchor from Cassie Kingery, W-MU qualified for the finals in the event. The other two runners on the quartet were Karlie Wade and Emily Mathews. http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/w-mu-to-the-finals-in-shuttle-hurdle-relay/826564 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:39:55 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/next/826560?source=rss ]]> Sticks dominated the action for county high school track teams during the first day of the State High School Track Meet at Drake Stadium, but relays were a close second. In the photo, WACO’s Brooke Hammond hands the baton to Jennie Greene in the 4x800 relay. http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/next/826560 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:35:51 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/county-teams-have-banner-day-at-state/826559?source=rss ]]> By ASHLEE DE WIT Mt. Pleasant News DES MOINES — The Mt. Pleasant girls’ track and field team started the day with a new record and a spot in the shuttle hurdle relay, and they ended it with the 4x800 scoring the team’s first points of the meet. Not bad for only having two events on the day. “It was a light day, but we got points out of the 4x800, and the shuttle made the finals,” Girls’ Coach Dave Hutchcroft ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/county-teams-have-banner-day-at-state/826559 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:33:14 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/postseason-play-continues-for-panthers/825714?source=rss ]]> The boys’ tennis and golf teams have finished their seasons, but plenty of Panthers are still competing. The track and field team is wrapping up its season at the state meet in Des Moines this weekend, the girls’ tennis team and girls’ golf standout Natalie Booton are continuing their postseason efforts, and both of the soccer teams are beginning playoffs in the next two weeks. Girls’ tennis travels to Iowa City ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/postseason-play-continues-for-panthers/825714 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:54:32 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-1a-state-track-and-field-meet-schedule-for-waco-and-w-mu-athletes/825712?source=rss Thursday 2 p.m. — Girls’ shot put (W-MU: Lou Krieger-Coen) 2:40 p.m. — Boys’ shuttle hurdle relay prelim (WACO: Brett Hesseltine, Dylan Carlson, Justin Freyenberger and Christian Roth; alternates: Alan Hesseltine and Kevin Anderson) 4:50 p.m. — Girls’ 4x800-meter relay final (WACO: Jennie Greene, Brooke Hammond, Gaby Wagler and Madison Roth.; alternates: Sara Conwell and Jordan Rodgers) 7:20 p.m. — Boys’ 400-meter... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-1a-state-track-and-field-meet-schedule-for-waco-and-w-mu-athletes/825712 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:52:29 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/shuttle-hurdle-sets-record/825711?source=rss ]]> DES MOINES — With their first race in the state track and field meet today, the Panthers set a record. The girls’ shuttle hurdle team of Leslie Taylor, Hannah Becker, Kaitlin Jones and Kelsi Phipps finished their event in a time of 1:05.84, the fastest 3A qualifying time on record in the history of the state meet — but not the fastest that the Mt. Pleasant girls can go. “We were very conservative,” Coach Dave ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/shuttle-hurdle-sets-record/825711 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:49:00 CDT news@mpnews.net (Ashlee De Wit) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-conquer-columbus-community/825353?source=rss ]]> The Mt. Pleasant boys’ soccer team picked up a narrow win over Columbus Community, 3-2, during Parents’ Night at East Lake Park yesterday. It was the Panthers’ final regular-season game. Andrew Le, Michael Schmitz and Bo Vitale each scored a goal for the Panthers in the win. Schmitz also had an assist on the night, along with Liam Clancy and Yiannis Steryiannis. The Panther managed 15 shots on goal on the ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-conquer-columbus-community/825353 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:22:56 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/brown-named-mcc-first-team/825345?source=rss ]]> Iowa Wesleyan College’s track and field star, Keith Brown, was named first-team all-Midwest Collegiate Conference last week for his performance in the conference meet. Brown, a freshman from Milwaukee, Wis., won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.51 seconds, defeating his nearest competition by a quarter of a second. He set a new MCC outdoor championships record in the event as well as a new IWC school ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/brown-named-mcc-first-team/825345 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:32 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/mt-pleasant-hurdlers-where-they-rank/825340?source=rss It is no surprise that the hurdle events are Mt. Pleasant’s strength going into the state track and field meet. On both the boys’ and girls’ sides, the Panthers have been winning hurdle events and the girls’ shuttle hurdle team has been breaking records all season long. Now, heading into the state meet, the Panthers hope to display their talents one more time. In the girls’ shuttle hurdle relay, the Panthers’ ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/mt-pleasant-hurdlers-where-they-rank/825340 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:02 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-3a-state-track-and-field-meet-schedule-for-mt-pleasant-athletes/825338?source=rss Thursday 9 a.m. — Girls’ shuttle hurdle prelim (Leslie Taylor, Hannah Becker, Kaitlin Jones and Kelsi Phipps) 10:55 a.m. — Boys’ 100-meter dash prelim (Demetrius Goode) 11:10 a.m. — Girls’ 4x800 final (Natalie Myers, Taryne Shull, Natalie Ita and Chloe Haffarnan) 11:30 a.m. —Boys’ discus (Justin Dunn, Emmett Wester) 12 p.m. — Boys’ 4x800 final (Zach May, Nate Smith, Donnie Johnson and Tommy Thorne) 1 p.m. — Boys’ ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-3a-state-track-and-field-meet-schedule-for-mt-pleasant-athletes/825338 Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:14 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/mendoza-sanchez-win-top-mcc-baseball-awards/824898?source=rss ]]> Iowa Wesleyan College seniors Michael Mendoza and Jacob Sanchez swept the Midwest Collegiate Conference’s top awards for players, as the MCC released its all-conference awards Friday. Mendoza, from San Gabriel, Calif., was named the MCC Player of the Year, while Sanchez, from Brawley, Calif., was named the MCC Pitcher of the Year for the 2012 season. The two highlighted a list of seven IWC players to receive ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/mendoza-sanchez-win-top-mcc-baseball-awards/824898 Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:47 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/tiger-girls-take-golf-title/824894?source=rss ]]> NORTH ENGLISH — The New London girls’ golf team won the district tournament at Knoll Ridge Golf Course in North English on Monday. The Tigers shot a 392 to take first place as a team, and second place went to Winfield-Mt. Union, which scored 407. Both teams advance to the regional tournament, which will be at Indian Hills Golf Club in Morning Sun on Monday, May 21. The host team, English Valleys, tied for third ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/tiger-girls-take-golf-title/824894 Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:15 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-fall-short-in-district-competition/824878?source=rss ]]> The Mt. Pleasant girls’ golf team fell just short of a regional-qualifying score at the district golf tournament that it hosted at the Mt. Pleasant Golf and Country Club on Monday. Williamsburg won the tournament with a team score of 375, followed closely by Washington with a 376. Those two teams will move on in postseason play. The Panthers’ score of 388 earned them third place, and they were followed by Solon ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-fall-short-in-district-competition/824878 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:59:00 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-shut-out-in-parents-night-match/824829?source=rss ]]> The Mt. Pleasant girls’ soccer team returned to action on Monday and dropped its Parents’ Night match by a score of 6-0 to the visiting Clear Creek-Amana Clippers. Clear Creek-Amana set the tone of the match early, recording four goals in the first half. The Clippers then added two more goals in the second half to wrap up the scoring. “Hannah LeBlanc did a great job of making runs to get the ball in scoring ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-shut-out-in-parents-night-match/824829 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:05:25 CDT news@mpnews.net (Ashlee De Wit) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/watt-scores-four-as-panthers-win-two-at-tournament/824340?source=rss ]]> WEST LIBERTY — The Mt Pleasant girls’ soccer team traveled to the West Liberty Tournament on Saturday and won two of three matches on the day. The Panthers took on Columbus in the first match and won 4-0. Erin Watt recorded a hat trick by scoring three Panther goals with assists from Allie Liechty and Holly Long. Long scored the other goal for the Panthers with an assist from Alyssah Hoyle. The Panthers then went ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/watt-scores-four-as-panthers-win-two-at-tournament/824340 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:40:16 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/new-london-w-mu-boys-golf-advance-to-district-competition/824317?source=rss NEW LONDON — The New London and Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ golf teams advanced to district play after placing first and second, respectively, at the sectional tournament at Deerwood Golf Club on Friday. New London’s Micah Alden led the field with a 75, and W-MU’s Jake Edwards was the runner-up medalist with a score of 78. Second for New London was Tristan Kadel with an 81, followed by Hagin Gillis with an 84, Logan ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/new-london-w-mu-boys-golf-advance-to-district-competition/824317 Mon, 14 May 2012 15:10:11 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-1a-state-qualifiers/824295?source=rss Below is the complete list of Henry County's Class 1A state track and field meet qualifiers: WACO Boys 100 hurdles — Christian Roth 400 hurdles — Roth Shuttle hurdle relay — Brett Hesseltine, Dylan Carlson, Justin Freyenberger and Roth (alternates: Alan Hesseltine and Kevin Anderson) Girls 4x800 relay — Jennie Greene, Brooke Hammond, Gaby Wagler and Madison Roth (alternates: Sara Conwell and Jordan Rodgers) 800 — ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/class-1a-state-qualifiers/824295 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:44:51 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panther-boys-end-golf-season-with-fourth-place-finish-at-sectional-tournament/824294?source=rss ]]> WASHINGTON — The Mt. Pleasant boys’ golf team placed fourth at the sectional tournament on Friday, missing a berth to the district tournament by one spot. Washington won the tournament on its home course with a score of 301. Fairfield came in second with 310, and Williamsburg took the third qualifying spot with a score of 317. In boys’ golf sectional competition, the top two teams qualify for the next round of ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panther-boys-end-golf-season-with-fourth-place-finish-at-sectional-tournament/824294 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:42:23 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-add-six-more-events-to-state-schedule/824291?source=rss The Mt. Pleasant boys’ and girls’ track and field teams qualified a few more athletes for the state meet in Des Moines, which begins later this week. In Class 3A, the top two finishers at the state qualifying meets get an automatic berth to the state meet, and the next eight-best times and distances in the class across the state also qualify. When the final results were announced on Friday afternoon, the Panthers ... http://mt-pleasant-ia.villagesoup.com/sports/story/panthers-add-six-more-events-to-state-schedule/824291 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:10 CDT news@mpnews.net (Staff) Sports