Men’s College Wrestling: Iowa Steamrolls Army

By Nathan Bloechl · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 1:03 pm CDT

Iowa City — The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team rolled past Army, 36-7, on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes won eight of 10 bouts and got pins from All-Americans Jaydin Eierman, Alex Marinelli and Tony Cassioppi.

Iowa held a 30-4 advantage in takedowns and the Hawkeyes have now won 20 straight duals.

No. 1 Iowa returns to action December 5th at Iowa State.

The Hawkeyes and Cyclones will meet in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at Hilton Coliseum beginning at 6 p.m.

College Football: Central Advances, UNI Falls

By Nathan Bloechl · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 1:02 pm CDT

Central 30, Wheaton (Ill.) 28

Central quarterback Blaine Hawkins completed 41-of-65 passes for 434 yards and four touchdowns as Central rallied late to defeat Wheaton on Saturday, in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Hawkins hooked up with Tanner Schminke with no time on the clock to vault Central to the third round, where they will meet with UW-Whitewater.

Schminke hauled in 13 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

Eastern Washington 19, UNI 9 

Eastern Washington led 9-7 at half and never looked back, as the Eagles dispatched UNI 19-9 in Saturday’s opening round of the FCS Playoffs.

Theo Day finished 12-of-22 for 189 yards and one score, while Bradrick Shaw led the ground game with 51 yards on 14 handles.

UNI closes their season at 6-6.

Eastern Washington will get a date with Montana this Friday.

College Football: Iowa Moves Up Two Spots in AP Poll

By Nathan Bloechl · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 1:02 pm CDT

KILJ — The Iowa football team has moved up two spots following their Friday win over Nebraska.

The Hawkeyes are up to No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top-25 poll and will take on now No. 2 Michigan — who moved up four spots — in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday night.

Georgia remains No. 1 while Cincinnati and Alabama are No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

Ohio State dropped five spots to No. 7.

Sports, Monday, November 29th

By Nathan Bloechl · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 12:36 pm CDT

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Battles Ottumwa, Other Area Tilts

The Mount Pleasant girls’ basketball team will be back on the hardwood tonight when they travel to take on Ottumwa at Evans Middle School.

The Panthers are coming off a 63-43 loss last week by the hands of Pella, while Ottumwa fell to Fort Madison 42-30.

Addison Ransom was the points leader for the Bulldogs last week, scoring 10 points. Ottumwa will start two freshman — Hunter Caldwell and Camdyn Crouse — Crouse scored eight points and bagged nine boards in her debut last week.

Andrea Lopreato started her junior season with a bang despite the loss to the Dutch, scoring 17 points to lead the Panthers.

Mount Pleasant has won the last two matchups against Ottumwa, including a 37-25 win just over one year ago.

Previously, Ottumwa had won five consecutive over the Panthers.

Due to contractual obligations with Hawkeye basketball, who play tonight at Virginia, there will be no radio for tonight’s tilt.

Tip is scheduled for 7:45 p.m. from Evans Middle School.

Other area tilts tonight:

  • Davis County at Fort Madison
  • Keota vs. Louisa-Muscatine
  • Columbus at New London
  • Albia vs. Notre Dame

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Opens Tomorrow, Small Slate Tonight

The Mount Pleasant boys’ will open their season tomorrow when the Panthers host Cedar Rapids Xavier.

It will mark the beginning of year two under head coach Eric Rawson, who took the program over from Caleb Akey who left for the same position at Burlington High School.

The Panthers will lean heavily on senior forward Dewon Trent, who was an all-conference selection from a year ago.

Owen Vansickel and Payton Hagans are also expected to shoulder more of an offensive load in their second varsity season.

Tomorrow’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Men’s College Wrestling: Iowa Steamrolls Army

The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team rolled past Army, 36-7, on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes won eight of 10 bouts and got pins from All-Americans Jaydin Eierman, Alex Marinelli and Tony Cassioppi.

Iowa held a 30-4 advantage in takedowns and the Hawkeyes have now won 20 straight duals.

No. 1 Iowa returns to action December 5th at Iowa State.

The Hawkeyes and Cyclones will meet in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at Hilton Coliseum beginning at 6 p.m.

College Football: Central Advances, UNI Falls

Central 30, Wheaton (Ill.) 28

Central quarterback Blaine Hawkins completed 41-of-65 passes for 434 yards and four touchdowns as Central rallied late to defeat Wheaton on Saturday, in the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Hawkins hooked up with Tanner Schminke with no time on the clock to vault Central to the third round, where they will meet with UW-Whitewater.

Schminke hauled in 13 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

Eastern Washington 19, UNI 9 

Eastern Washington led 9-7 at half and never looked back, as the Eagles dispatched UNI 19-9 in Saturday’s opening round of the FCS Playoffs.

Theo Day finished 12-of-22 for 189 yards and one score, while Bradrick Shaw led the ground game with 51 yards on 14 handles.

UNI closes their season at 6-6.

Eastern Washington will get a date with Montana this Friday.

College Football: Iowa Moves Up Two Spots in AP Poll

The Iowa football team has moved up two spots following their Friday win over Nebraska.

The Hawkeyes are up to No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top-25 poll and will take on now No. 2 Michigan — who moved up four spots — in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday night.

Georgia remains No. 1 while Cincinnati and Alabama are No. 3 and No. 4 respectively.

Ohio State dropped five spots to No. 7.

 

 

 

 

Verna Mae (Willier) Clancy (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 12:11 pm CDT

Verna Mae (Willier) Clancy, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, left this earth to be with her Heavenly Father on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021, at the age of 89 years young.

Verna was born March 29, 1932, in Pulaski, IA to Earl and Mayna Frances (Whirrett) Willier. She was an only child. She graduated from Pulaski High School in 1950. She married Lyle Eugene Clancy on September 21, 1957. They were blessed with 6 children – Brent (Nancy) Clancy, Brian Clancy, Barbara (Artie) Showalter, Bonnie Clancy, Blaine Clancy and Beverly (Drew) Schumacher; 13 grandchildren – Lance (Angie) Sprouse, Todd (Lora) Sprouse, Janelle (Chase) Wagner, Brendan (Erin) Clancy, Julie K. (Tyler) Scott, Cody Clancy, Jessica Clancy, Sheyenne (Jayton) Phillips, Stephanie (Josh) Klinzman, Elan Clancy, Secoyia Clancy, Makayla Clancy and Wolfgang Schumacher; 10 great grandchildren with 2 yet to make their appearance.

Verna was a homemaker. With 6 children, that was a full-time job. In 1974, she became a preacher’s wife at the first church they pastored in Lake City, IA. Their final church was in Mt. Pleasant at the Church of the Nazarene. They left the ministry in 1980 to move back to Pulaski, IA, to help her mother after her father passed away. They returned to Mt. Pleasant to live again 22 years ago.

Verna enjoyed baking, crafts, reading and crocheting. She made many baby blankets, afghans, Christmas ornaments and other custom gifts for friends and family over the years.

Verna never met anyone she didn’t like and had a lot of people she considered friends and family. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed. The last few years she enjoyed her time spent with her family, friends, church family and at the Coffee Depot in Mt. Pleasant visiting with people, helping her daughter when needed and baking desserts once a week for the patrons (though she considered all of them friends).

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and oldest son Brent.

She believed in God and was ready to go and meet Him and see her family that arrived there before her. She left smiling every day knowing that she was ready. It eases the mind for all those left.

A Celebration of Life for Verna will be held from 12 Noon – 3 PM on Saturday, December 4, 2021, in the basement of the Lincoln Street Baptist Church, 1206 N. Lincoln St., Mt. Pleasant.

In lieu of flowers and plants, those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to Lincoln Street Baptist Church in Verna’s memory. It would have meant the world to her. Thank you to all those who touched her life. GOD BLESS!

(Memorials may also be left at Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., which is assisting the family with the arrangements or the Coffee Depot, 420 N. Adams St., Online condolences may be left at www.kimzeyfuneralhome.com.

 

November 29th – December 5th, 2021

By Theresa Rose · Monday, November 29th, 2021 at 6:30 am CDT
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Kurt Helphrey
11/29/21
Jean Halfergy - 90
11/30/21
Betty Huston
11/30/21
Angela Parker
11/30/21
Betty Huston
12/01/21
Merry Welsch
12/01/21
Bill Wixom Jr
12/02/21
Ed Hudson
12/02/21
Chris Stewart
12/03/21
Lori Paisley
12/03/21
Bill Schlarbaum
12/04/21
Tom Lowe
12/05/21
Dave Burk
12/05/21
Larry Olson

Grant Award Ceremony

By Theresa Rose · Saturday, November 27th, 2021 at 1:34 am CDT

The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation is planning a celebration ceremony and announcement of their seventeenth grant-making awards and results. The event will be held December 7th in the Union Block building on the north side of the Mt. Pleasant square at 11am. Grant recipients, county elected officials and the public are encouraged to attend. The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation applied, received, and was awarded $145,443.22 in County Endowment Funds. Under terms of the award 75% of the funds shall be awarded to county not-for-profits, communities, and charities. A special grantmaking committee of the foundation has been busy receiving and evaluating grant applications. 38 grant applications were received totaling over $426,000. The Enhance Henry County Community Foundation is actively seeking contributions and gifts to build the grantmaking capacity of the new foundation.

John H. March (final arrangements)

By Theresa Rose · Friday, November 26th, 2021 at 10:32 pm CDT

John H. March, 73, of Mount Pleasant, died Thursday, November 25, 2021, at the VA Hospital in Iowa City.

A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant. Father Paul Connolly will officiate. Interment will follow in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed at Powell Funeral Home Facebook page and at our website. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 29, 2021, at the Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel. A Vigil Service will be held at 4:00 pm. A memorial fund has been established for the Iowa Veterans Band. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.