Mount Pleasant — Mount Pleasant yielded just two points to Fort Madison in singles play as the Panthers swept the Bloodhounds last night at East Lake Park.
Owen Vansickel got the day started with a 10-1 win in No. 1 singles and Levi Graber followed suit with a 10-1 win of his own in No. 2 singles.
Elliot Cook, Tim Cam and Lou Schimmelpfennig all won 10-0.
In doubles, Van Sickel and Graber won 10-0 with Cook and Cam surging to a 10-2 win.
The Panthers improved to 5-1 with the win.
Mount Pleasant — Andrea Lopreato scored four goals helping lead Mount Pleasant to a 5-4 extra time win last night over Washington.
Lopreato also had an assist in the win.
Elly Manning had a goal and three assists, while Charice Auwerda also assisted.
Evelyn Escobar made eight saves in the victory.
The win moved moved Mount Pleasant to 5-3.
The team will be back on the pitch on Thursday when they take on Keokuk.
Mount Pleasant — Washington scored twice in the first half, shutting out Mount Pleasant for a 2-0 win.
The Demons improved to a sparkling 8-1 on the season.
Mount Pleasant dropped to 2-9.
They’ll travel to Calvert Stadium Thursday to battle the 1-8 Keokuk Chiefs.
Kick is set for 6:45 p.m.
Girls’ Golf: Wibben Ties for 8th at Flint Hills
Samantha Wibben carded a 49 as the Panther senior finished in a tie for 8th at yesterday’s Southeast Conference meet at Flint Hills Golf Course in Burlington.
Wibben tied with Fairfield junior Viola Welsh for 8th.
Mount Pleasant sophomore Kylie Walderbach tied for 19th.
Walderbach carded a 56.
Lauren Briggs of Burlington was the meet medalist shooting a low score of 40.
Keokuk’s Natalie Ames finished second with a 41 while teammates Makenna Conrad and Kaylin Long — both of Washington — finished with 43’s for third.
Washington won the team race with 180 strokes, with Keokuk placing second.
Mount Pleasant — with just two golfers competing — did not have enough players for a team score.
Boys’ Golf: Kempker Medalist at Sheaffer Memorial
Mount Pleasant senior Reece Kempker picked up medalist honors, carding a 1-under 34 as Mount Pleasant second at the last Southeast Conference boys’ golf meet of the year.
Nick Matheney finished as runner up with a 39.
Washington won the team race with 173 strokes.
Tyler Wade was the leader for Fort Madison with a 42. Nick Profeta paced Keokuk registering a 43.
Fairfield, Fort Madison and Keokuk went 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively.
Washington won the season championship with 856 strokes over five different courses.
Girls’ Tennis: Mount Pleasant Falls to Hounds
Melanie Olivas earned her first varsity singles win, 8-4 over Fort Madison’s Brianna Wright but it was the Bloodhounds who picked up a 6-3 win over Mount Pleasant yesterday.
Ellie Situmeang won in No. 4 singles, coming from behind for an 8-6 triumph.
In No. 1 doubles, Savana Walls and Olivas rolled to an 8-2 win.
Fort Madison improved to 4-2.
Mount Pleasant dropped to 0-7.
Boys’ Tennis: Mount Pleasant Rolls Again
Mount Pleasant yielded just two points to Fort Madison in singles play as the Panthers swept the Bloodhounds last night at East Lake Park.
Owen Vansickel got the day started with a 10-1 win in No. 1 singles and Levi Graber followed suit with a 10-1 win of his own in No. 2 singles.
Elliot Cook, Tim Cam and Lou Schimmelpfennig all won 10-0.
In doubles, Van Sickel and Graber won 10-0 with Cook and Cam surging to a 10-2 win.
The Panthers improved to 5-1 with the win.
Girls’ Soccer: Lopreato Scores Four Times as Panthers Win
Andrea Lopreato scored four goals helping lead Mount Pleasant to a 5-4 extra time win last night over Washington.
Lopreato also had an assist in the win.
Elly Manning had a goal and three assists, while Charice Auwerda also assisted.
Evelyn Escobar made eight saves in the victory.
The win moved moved Mount Pleasant to 5-3.
The team will be back on the pitch on Thursday when they take on Keokuk.
Boys’ Soccer: Demons Blank Mount Pleasant
Washington scored twice in the first half, shutting out Mount Pleasant for a 2-0 win.
The Demons improved to a sparkling 8-1 on the season.
Mount Pleasant dropped to 2-9.
They’ll travel to Calvert Stadium Thursday to battle the 1-8 Keokuk Chiefs.
Kick is set for 6:45 p.m.
Washington — The Mount Pleasant boys’ golf team finished fourth at Saturday’s Washington Invite.
The host Demons won the tournament with a low score of 321.
Clear Creek-Amana was second with Pella Christian third.
Williamsburg, Oskaloosa and Columbus Junction rounded out the seven-team field.
Washington sophomore Roman Roth was the meet medalist with a 4-over 74.
Mount Pleasant was paced by by Nick Matheney, who finished in third shooting a 79.
Reece Kempker tied for 4th carding an 82.
Also playing for Mount Pleasant was Reece Coffman (93) and Nate Dismang (96).
The Panthers will be back on the links tomorrow when they travel to the Oskaloosa Invitational.
Tee time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
The team will be golfing at Edmundson Golf Course.
Galesburg (Ill.) — Iowa Wesleyan split their weekend series with Knox on Saturday, winning game one 11-1 falling in game two 8-2.
In game one the Tiger offense belted out 19 hits on Prairie Fire pitching.
Former New London prep Kara Krieger was 4-for-5 with four runs batted in and a double.
Julia Hill had three hits, including a double, and three runs scored.
Abby Dameron and Jordan Morthland combined to limit Knox to just one run.
Dameron, who hails from Danville, allowed three hits and a run over two innings.
Morthland worked four scoreless innings, yielding just four baserunners while striking out one.
In game two, Knox scored eight runs in the first inning and never looked back for the 8-2 win.
Two Wesleyan errors aided the Knox offense as none of the runs allowed by Tiger pitching were earned.
Haiden Molter pitched five innings allowing just one hit while striking out three.
Nicole Shirrell had two hits in the game two loss, driving in one.
Former Fort Madison prep Ivy Geerdes had the other RBI.
The split moved Wesleyan to 5-24.
Mount Pleasant — The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team will be one of four teams to play in the Continental Athletic Conference tournament in May.
The announcement was made by Vice President of Advancement and Athletics Derek Zander at last Thursday’s Wesley’s.
The tournament will be played at Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
The four team tournament will begin on Saturday, May 7th.
Iowa Wesleyan, under head coach Blake Beaber, has made a second half about face upping their ledger to 20-26.
They have played one of the most difficult NAIA schedules in the country.
Iowa City — Spencer Petras is in the early lead for the starting quarterback gig at the University of Iowa this fall.
Petras and the Hawkeyes closed spring practices Saturday with an open practice at Kinnick Stadium.
The 6’5′ senior from San Rafael, California is in a hotly contested race with Alex Padilla and redshirt freshman Joe Labas.
Petras has started 19 games the past two seasons while Padilla started three games last season while Petras was injured.
Labas has yet to appear in a game.
“All three guys are growing. All three are different discussions. But they’re all growing. Joe is behind the other two in terms of knowing what to do. This was really helpful for him” said Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz.
Iowa will open their 2022 season on Saturday, September 3rd when they take on South Dakota State in Iowa City.
