Great River Health has announced Daniel Hake, DO, is now accepting new patients at our Mount Pleasant Clinic, located inside Henry County Health Center, suite 103.
Dr. Hake went to Medical School at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Chicago IL.
He held his residency at the University of Colorado – Department of Family Medicine Aurora CO.
Learn more about Dr. Hake by visiting his provider profile: https://www.greatriverhealth.org/find-a…/daniel-hake-do/
Mount Pleasant High School is proud to announce the December/January 2024 Students of Character:
These students have demonstrated Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. Students are nominated by the MPCHS faculty each month.
If you see these students at school or in the community, please tell them to keep up the good work!
We are Panther Proud of you all!
High School Basketball
On senior night, the New London girls’ team clinched their first victory of the season 37-33 over Cardinal. Mylee Miller, a senior, tallied 19 points in the winning effort.
The New London boys’ team will face off against Twin Cedars tonight at 7:30 pm at home for senior night.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host Fairfield tonight at the Mt. Pleasant Central Campus at 7:30 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will take on Regina Catholic tonight at home with game one at 6 pm.
West Burlington will compete tonight against Burlington with game time at 6 pm.
Columbus will face off against Pekin tonight with the night starting at 6 pm.
WACO will host Winfield-Mt. Union tonight with game one at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
The Fairfield boys’ team will face off against Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at home with tip-off at 7:30 pm.
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference shootout will tip-off on Thursday, February 6th, for the girls and Friday, February 7th, for the boys.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Keokuk on Friday with tip-off at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call.
High School Boys’ Basketball Rankings
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released their updated boys’ basketball rankings and only one representative of southeast Iowa still stands.
In Class 2A, #10 West Burlington hung on to their spot with a top ten victory over Class 1A’s #9 Burlington Notre Dame last Friday 77-63. Mason Watkins ranks second in the state, averaging 30.9 points per game as he also contributes five rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.
High School Wrestling
The Van Buren County boys’ team participated in the Mohawk Invite at Moravia last night and finished 0-2, losing to North Mahaska 58-18 and the hosts 47-33. Alex Scott and Elijah Westercamp both went undefeated for the Warriors.
The New London and Van Buren County boys’ teams will travel to Davis County on Thursday, February 6th, for a quad.
The matchups for the boys’ regional dual are scheduled for tonight at 6 pm with the top eight teams moving on to the State Dual Tournament on Saturday, February 8th, in Coralville.
In Class 2A at Davenport Assumption, #12 Burlington Notre Dame will face off against #11 Mount Vernon in the semifinals with the winner moving on to face #6 Assumption to see who will advance to state.
The Wapello and Mediapolis boys’ teams will compete in a triangular tonight.
The girls’ state tournament is scheduled to begin on Thursday in Coralville. KILJ will be giving live updates, following our 23 local wrestlers throughout the tournament. For a full breakdown, follow the link provided: Girls’ State Qualifiers
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and WACO boys’ teams will travel to Mid-Prairie on Saturday for the Colton Allen Memorial Tournament.
The boys’ district meet is scheduled for Saturday, February 15th, with Van Buren County, WACO, and Wapello traveling to Pleasantville and New London will head to Wilton in Class 1A. For Class 2A, Burlington Notre Dame, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and Fairfield will compete in Centerville and Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis will venture to Williamsburg.
Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year
IAwrestle and Iowa Corn in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) has released the top 15 wrestlers for the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards and southeast Iowa has three competitors in the running.
In Class 1A, WACO’s Louden Huisenga is a strong contender for the award at the 190-pound weight class. He has compiled a 25-0 record against fellow 190-pound contenders.
Over in Class 2A, Kaiden Dietzenbach of Burlington Notre Dame is back in the top 15 after being placed on the list last year. The Nike is continuing his reign of terror on the area in the 138-pound weight class with a perfect 27-0 record, so far through his senior campaign.
Fairfield’s Cael McCabe is also up for the award in Class 2A as the junior boasts a 22-2 record in the 113-pound weight class. McCabe has won the Bob Murphy and Bill Van Horn Invitationals this season.
Fans can vote once per list at Facebook.com/IAwrestle for their favorite wrestler in each category until February 9th, when the list will be narrowed down to the top 7. The next round of voting, from February 10th to February 23rd, will determine the top 3 finalists, with the winner announced at the banquet on February 27th at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone, Iowa, on February 27th at 11:30AM.
High School Bowling
Both Fairfield teams hosted a triangular yesterday and swept the night with the girls’ team winning by nearly 400 pins over Centerville (2,015 pins for Fairfield, 1,686 for Centerville, and 356 for Washington) and the boys’ team bowling for 2,746 pins followed by Washington with 2,153 pins and Centerville with 1,687 pins.
The girls’ team was led by Emma Forrest with 298 pins, while Ethan Cass put up 438 pins for the Trojans.
Fairfield will host the Southeast Conference (SEC) tournament scheduled for February 10th.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Keokuk today.
The girls’ state qualifying meets are scheduled for Monday, February 17th, and Fairfield and West Burlington will compete at Davis County, while Mt. Pleasant will travel to Keokuk.
The boys’ state qualifying meets will take place on Tuesday, February 18th, and Mt. Pleasant will make the trip to Keokuk to compete.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team will travel to Marshalltown Community College tomorrow, February 5th, with tip-off at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #8 Iowa State men’s team has suffered back-to-back double digit Big 12 losses after falling to #16 Kansas last night 69-52. The offense managed to score just 19 points in the first half as Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, and Keshon Gilbert each scored 11 points in the effort. The Cyclones will host TCU on Saturday, February 8th, at 11 am.
The Iowa men’s team will compete against Purdue tonight at home at 6 pm.
The Iowa women’s team will travel to Minnesota on Thursday, February 6th, at 7 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will take on Cincinnati tomorrow, February 5th, at 5:30 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1987 – The Sacramento Kings scored only four points in the first quarter against the LA Lakers; fewest points in a period since the introduction of the 24 second shot-clock in 1954.
1991 – Baseball’s Hall of Fame board of directors vote unanimously to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager.
1997 – Mario Lemieux is the 7th NHL player to score 600 goals.
Iowa 4-H has announced the theme for the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference 2025.
“Lasso Your Legacy!”
Scheduled for June 24-26, 2025. The event will be held at Iowa State University for an adventure like no other.
Registration opens April 1, 2025, through 4-H Online.
The 4-H conference is a chance to develop new skills and create a lasting legacy in the 4-H community.
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/iowa4hyouthconference.
The Mount Pleasant Public Library is having another special book sale.
For Valentines Day, the books are all romance themed.
Books and goodies are $10, and the money raised goes towards buying more materials for the library!
Stop in and purchase a gift for someone you love, or even for yourself!
Eileen McBeth, 91, of Mount Pleasant, died Monday, February 3, 2025, at the Henry County Health Center. Funeral services are pending at Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Prep Basketball- The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released their latest top 10 rankings for the four classes and southeast Iowa is down to only one representative after a bit of friendly fire.
Class 4A
Cedar Falls still sits atop the rankings as the top five remained unchanged. Dowling Catholic was dropped from the rankings after a loss to #8 Waukee 62-57 and unranked Ankeny 63-48.
Prairie rounds out the list as the new team on the block having won their past three matchups, including a 71-70 victory over #1 Cedar Falls last Tuesday.
Class 3A
#1 Clear Lake and #2 Decorah kept the status quo at the top of the rankings, but no one else kept their spot from a week ago. Ranked #3 a week ago, MOC-Floyd Valley fell two spots to #5 after falling to a top ten team in Class 2A Unity Christian 67-59.
Surprisingly, no teams were dropped from the top ten despite the juggling of spots.
Class 2A
Western Christian still rules Class 2A with Kuemper Catholic sitting as their right-hand man. Unity Christian jumped West Lyon to be ranked 3rd this week and Cascade and Treynor switched spots to be ranked 7th and 8th, respectively.
#10 West Burlington hung on to their spot with a 77-63 victory over #9 Burlington Notre Dame last Friday. Mason Watkins ranks second in the state, averaging 30.9 points per game as he also contributes five rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.
Regina Catholic was kicked out of the top 10 after losing 66-56 to Solon, ending their 16-game win streak. Aplington-Parkersburg jumped over the Falcons to claim that #9 slot.
Class 1A
The top five stayed the same with Maquette Catholic, Madrid, and MMCRU making up the top three, respectively. Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s loss to Aplington-Parkersburg 71-56 caused the Rebels to tumble back to #8 in the rankings from #6.
Notre Dame’s loss to the Falcons caused the Nikes to be ousted from the top 10, despite bouncing back to defeat Class 3A Fort Madison 59-54 the next day. North Linn is back in the top 10 after a brief hiatus, following their last three wins all being by at least 25 points.
Prep Wrestling- Two classes, 14 weight classes a piece, and 448 young women, those are the numbers surrounding the third sanctioned year of Iowa Girls’ High School State wrestling scheduled to start this Thursday, February 6th, with champions decided on Friday, February 7th.
KILJ will be giving live updates throughout the two-day event for our local wrestlers for which we will have 23 total wrestlers representing the southeast Iowa region. Here’s a look at who they are and how they got here.
Class 2A
The Burlington Grayhounds had a successful Regional at Iowa City High, sending six girls to Des Moines, while Fort Madison pushed along three girls. There will not be any Southeast Conference (SEC) rematches within the tournament as they all represent different weight classes.
Burlington
In the 105-pound weight class, sophomore Grace Navarre (30-15) will represent the Grayhounds after taking the runner-up slot at regionals. Navarre pinned Caroline McCarthy of North Scott in the quarterfinal and Wynter Morgan of Marion in the semifinal, leading to a hard-fought match that saw Jacey Mason of Davenport win by fall.
Navarre snatched the 13th seed and will take on Joslyn Swanson (30-4) of Hinton in the first round.
Burlington’s next wrestler was another sophomore runner-up in the 135-pound weight class, Mia Oddo (25-21). Oddo snuck past Keira Cewe of Bettendorf with a pin at the 5:24 mark before losing by an 11-8 decision to Sierra Metcalf of North Scott in the championship match.
Oddo was handed the #16 seed, and she will be tasked with face off against the #1 seed Bella Miller (6-0) of Dubuque Hempstead.
Amaziah Twillie (27-10) of Burlington, a freshman, picked up wins by fall over Sofia Boddy of Bettendorf and Tatum Peters of Fort Madison to earn a match for the championship. However, Twillie was bested by Shaona Emmanuel of Iowa City High. This sent Twillie to a winner-takes-all showdown against Kennedi Smith of Davenport, where she won by fall.
#13 Twillie will get a chance to avenge her loss with a rematch against #4 Emmanuel (32-5) to begin her tournament run.
Sophomore Macy Peterson (29-20) of Burlington finished as the runner-up in the 170-pound weight class with a narrow pin over Ellie Cox of Marion providing the no contest needed to advance to the state tournament.
Peterson was given the #15 seed and will face off against #2 Ashley Chasteen (32-4) of Hinton for her first-round matchup.
Burlington had two seniors capture regional championships in Kiara Rodriguez (33-2) in the 190-pound weight class and Alannah Peterson (20-4) in the 235-pound weight class.
Rodriguez pinned both of her opponents, while Peterson won by fall in the championship match against Sage Dzeladini of North Scott after she won a 2-0 decision over Harper Griffin of Marion.
#3 Rodriguez garnered the highest seed for Burlington as she will start her tournament off with a matchup against Aliya Phillips (32-14) of Prairie.
Peterson nabbed the #4 seed and will take on #13 Elizabeth Mills (23-12) of Cedar Falls.
Fort Madison
The win is a bit sweeter against a conference foe and sophomore Briena Fenton (34-14) got to experience just that in the 125-pound weight class with her victory by major decision against Emma Warth of Burlington clinched her spot in the state tournament as a runner-up.
Fenton snatched the #14 seed and will face off against #3 Destiny Brown (41-3) of Ridge View.
Junior, Mara Smith (42-4) punched her third ticket to the state tournament with a near flawless run through regionals. Smith captured two pins within 20 seconds of her quarterfinal and semifinal opponents before defeating Isabella Giza of Bettendorf by a 7-2 decision.
#4 Smith will look to finish on the podium in the 130-pound weight class this season as she will start the tournament against #13 Brooklyn Mitchell (34-10) of South Tama.
Kat DiPrima (40-3) continued her dominant sophomore season in the 140-pound weight class by grabbing a regional championship with three wins by fall. Despite the ease of her finishes, she will have to earn her wins in Des Moines.
#10 DiPrima will compete against #7 Addison Appelhans (36-4) of Anamosa in round one.
Class 1A
There will be four returners to the state tournament from our local teams, including four members of the SEC, which will bring the grand total to 13 wrestlers.
Mt. Pleasant
Zenlynn Lee (23-3) has sent the Panthers back to the state tournament in her junior campaign after losing her sophomore season to injury. Lee started her regional with a win by fall over Alivia Tague of Keokuk and ended her regional with win by fall over Addison Hochstetler of North Tama for the gold.
Lee garnered the #6 seed, and she will take on #11 Adelynn Hudek (36-7) of Manson-NW Webster for her first matchup of the tournament.
Fairfield
Sophomore Samantha Lyons (32-4) is heading back to the state tournament after finishing as the runner-up in the 170-pound weight class in Williamsburg. Lyons defeated Haylie Keasling of Cardinal with ease in her semifinal matchup but could not end Briar Blake of North Tama’s undefeated season in the championship match.
#9 Lyons could get a rematch with Blake in the quarterfinals, yet she will have to defeat #8 Precious Kredit (29-12) of Sioux Center first.
Another Trojans to grab a spot in the state tournament was Kendra Allsion (22-16), a junior in the 235-pound weight class. Allison handled the competition at regionals with her toughest matchup coming in the championship match against Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Gordy in championship match, which ended by fall.
#10 Allsion will compete against #7 Olivia Seay (20-10) of Wahlert Catholic in the first round.
Keokuk
Jalyiah Gardner (38-3) is also a three-time state tournament qualifier as she won the 140-pound weight class at Williamsburg. Gardner pinned Jessica Clark of Wilton before taking down Hailey Pedrick of Pekin by major decision.
Gardner, a senior, touts the #3 seed as she will take on #14 Kaylie Havig (34-18) of Osage.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union
Despite entering the tournament with a losing record, Jada Moats (17-18) will be vying for the title in the 190-pound weight class. Moats pinned Sydnee Bliss of Wilton within a minute of her first match before falling in the championship match. It came down to a contest against Joey Tedrow of Cardinal and Moats won by fall to secure the runner-up slot.
The path will not be easy for the sophomore as #15 Moats will face off against #2 Leah Stewart (37-1) of Charles City to begin her tournament.
Wapello
Kenadee Helscher (32-0) is back for the 100-pound weight class after continuing her undefeated junior season. Helscher defeated June Connor of Fairfield and Ryleigh Jones of Williamsburg by fall before dismantling Audrey Cummings of Wilton by a 9-2 decision in the championship bout.
#2 Helscher will begin her quest for the gold against Jersey Hilgenberg (27-15) of Riverside.
One more Arrow will make an appearance at the tournament in the 110-pound weight class, as the freshman Clara Ball (32-11) won her regional. It was an arduous journey to get to the top spot in Williamsburg. Ball snuck past Valentina West of Assumption by a 3-2 decision before upsetting Audra Cross of Wilton by sudden victory in the first-place match.
Ball grabbed the #7 seed and will take on #10 Braelyn Suckow (39-9) of Sumner-Fredericksburg.
Pekin
No one won their regional for the Panthers, but four wrestlers punched their ticket to Des Moines.
Lexa Nelson (28-6) had quite the battle to get to Des Moines in the 105-pound weight class. The junior worked her way through the consolation bracket to earn a chance for the runner-up slot. Nelson would get her opportunity against Alyia Abbot of Fairfield, and she would not disappoint, pinning the Trojan at the 4:28 mark.
#9 Nelson will compete against #8 Audrina Bennett (27-12) of Spirit Lake.
Junior Lila Miller (28-4) won her first two matches by fall in the 135-pound weight class, but had to participate in an extra match after falling to Cecelia Gryp of Williamsburg by a 5-1 decision in the first-place match. Miller would take down Brooklyn Mau of Assumption to claim the final spot.
Miller is the #13 seed and will face off against #4 Amelia Wadsworth (25-6) of Decorah.
Hailey Pedrick (36-3) returns to the state tournament in the 140-pound weight class for her junior season. Pedrick won her two matches by fall before losing to Gardner in the championship match.
#9 Pedrick will wrestle #8 Teagan Carrit (42-4) of Logan-Magnolia-Woodbine in the first round.
Lastly, Rylee Frye (22-21) rumbled through the consolation bracket of the 235-pound weight class with wins over Sophia White of West Liberty by fall, a 5-0 decision win over Brynn Pogmore of Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and a win by fall over Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Gordy to secure second place.
#14 Frye, a freshman, will take on #3 Emma Cook (41-4) of Colfax-Mingo to begin her tournament trail.
Mid-Prairie
The Golden Hawks tout three state tournament qualifiers with sophomore Gabby Gingerich (25-11) earning a spot in the 115-pound weight class. Gingerich collected a couple of victories by fall to secure her place in Des Moines, despite falling to Tess Richards of Solon.
#16 Gingerich will have the dubious distinction of attempting to end #1 Reanah Utterback (51-0) of Sigourney-Keota’s two-year unbeaten streak as she attempts to win the state championship for the second year in a row.
Senior Ashlee Farrier (36-2) is back in Des Moines after finishing as the runner-up at the Solon regional. Farrier defeated Jocelynn Richardson of Durant by fall to secure her spot, while narrowly falling to #2 Jillian Worthen of Union Community by a 1-0 decision.
Farrier will compete as the #9 seed against #8 Cameron Halbur (34-9) of Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull.
Lastly, Layken Lee (23-17) will join a crowded 140-pound weight class with two other local wrestlers vying for the championship. Lee collected five wins through her trip in the consolation bracket with a win by fall over Jordan Voelkel of Benton Community priming her trip to Des Moines.
#15 Lee, a freshman, will have to keep that chip on her shoulder when she wrestles #2 Andelyn Cabalka (49-4) of East Buchanan for her first-round matchup.
Coverage
The first session will begin on Thursday at 10 am with Class 2A. Class 1A will start wrestling at 4:30 pm. The first day will see all first round, quarterfinals, first-round consolation, and second-round consolation matches completed.
Session three will begin at 10 am on Friday with the championship semifinals, third-round consolation, consolation semifinals, and 7th place matches finished. Lastly, the podium matches through sixth place will start at 6 pm on Friday night.
KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be dropping in throughout the two days with live updates for our local wrestlers and kilj.com will have full-day round ups at the conclusion of the day.
If you would like to watch it, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will have a live stream on the following link: Watch Girls’ Wrestling
