Sports, November 26th

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 at 6:32 am CDT

High School Basketball

The Danville girls’ team was steamrolled by Burlington last night in their season opener 73-37. Reagan Henklevig led the Bears with 13 points, followed by Alaina Gourley with 11 points. Danville will face off against Mediapolis on December 3rd at home with tipoff at 7:30 pm.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will tip off tonight at 7 pm for their home opener against Pella. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. Head coach Curt Watson believes his team has taken a step in the right direction all across the board,

“I’ve seen a lot of growth. I mean, the girls seem to be a lot more confident. I know Abby Carthey played for the Iowa Preps this year, and you can see a lot of improvement in her. Myah Starr, Kynlee White, they all improved. Our three seniors have really worked hard at getting better. Plus, Paityn Ensminger has worked really hard and Keagyn Coleman. We’re really excited about the growth they’ve made since last year. We took our lumps last year, but hopefully we learned from it. And I think we’re going to be a lot more experienced this year. So hopefully we can compete every night in and night out. So we’ll hopefully have a good season.”

The New London girls’ team will hit the road to face off against Davis County tonight at 6 pm. 

The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will host Pekin tonight at 6 pm for their home opener. 

The WACO girls’ team will travel to Wapello tonight for the first game of the season with tipoff at 6 pm. 

The Mediapolis girls’ team will face off against West Burlington tonight at 6 on the road. 

The Columbus girls’ team will take on Louisa-Muscatine in a road matchup tonight at 7:30 pm.

 The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will participate in a scrimmage at West Liberty tomorrow, November 27th, at 5:30 pm. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel up to Iowa City tomorrow to scrimmage Liberty and Regina Catholic. 

High School Girls’ Wrestling

Mt. Pleasant and Wapello traveled to West Liberty for an invitational last night and here’s how the two squads fared. Wapello’s Kenadee Helscher finished 2-0 on the night in the 100-pound weight class with a major decision victory in the championship match. 

In the 110-pound weight class, Mt. Pleasant’s Quintrie Lee went 1-3, picking up 6th place, which included a loss to Wapello’s Clara Ball by major decision. Ball would eventually capture second place, losing by an 8-6 decision to Audra Coss of Wilton. 

Zenlynn Lee of Mt. Pleasant has continued her dominant return to the mat with a 4-0 showing at the 145-pound weight class last night. Her first three wins were by fall before taking down Peggy Miller of Washington by a 1-0 decision for the gold. 

Bryn Wiley of Wapello finished the night 1-3, where she fell in the 5th place match of the 170-pound weight class to Jaylah Gardner of Keokuk. Lastly, Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Gordy scored 3rd place with a 3-1 record on the night with all three victories coming via fall in the 235-pound weight class. 

Mt. Pleasant will compete in the Fort Madison Tournament on December 2nd. 

Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will host a tournament tonight with Mediapolis, Wapello, and WACO in attendance. 

Southeastern Community College

The men’s basketball team will host the Broadway Classic on Friday, November 29th, at 7 pm against Lincoln Trail College. 

College Football

#17 Iowa State will punch their ticket to the Big 12 Championship game with a win against Kansas State this Saturday, November 30th, at 6:30 pm at home. 

Iowa will take on Nebraska at home at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 29th. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.

College Basketball

In a top-5 matchup, #5 Iowa State could not fend off #4 Auburn as the Tigers tipped in a last second shot to win 83-81. The Cyclones had four players finish the game in double-figures as Keshon Gilbert led the team with 23 points. Iowa State will take on Dayton tonight at 7:30 pm. 

The Iowa men’s team’s will compete against USC Upstate tonight at 7 pm at home. 

The #15 Iowa State women’s team will participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday, November 28th, with game one at 12:30 pm against #4 South Carolina. 

The Iowa women’s team will start off the Cancun Challenge on Thursday at 5:30 pm against Rhode Island. 

This Day in Sports History

1917 – The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded. The teams included were the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Arenas, and Quebec Bulldogs. Frank Calder was elected as the first NHL president. He served from 1917 to 1943.

1982 – Howard Cosell called his last boxing match.

1998 – Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became only the second running back in NFL history to run for more than 15,000 career yards.

Ann Morehouse

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 2:07 pm CDT

Ann Morehouse, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Friday, November 22, 2024 at Savannah Heights in Mt. Pleasant

Antionette Louise (Bailey) Morehouse was born July 1, 1938 in Mt. Pleasant, the daughter of Bernard Bailey and Marjorie (Donald) Bailey.

Ann attended grade school in Newton, KS and Mt. Pleasant. She attended High School in Mt. Pleasant where she met her husband-to-be of almost 68 years. Ann and William Henry “Bill” Morehouse were married on November 14, 1954. She was a member of Girl Scouts and Rainbow Girls. While in Junior High, Ann was confirmed into membership of the old Mt. Pleasant First Methodist Church through baptism and confirmation class.

After helping to raise their three sons, Ann continued her education from Ottawa University and St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, MO. As an Ordained Deacon in the Missouri West Conference of the United Methodist Church, she served several pastorates in Missouri until her retirement in June, 2000. Her Bachelor of Arts degree was in fine arts and she produced many beautiful quilts now belonging to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ann spent many years itinerating with her husband as the pastor’s spouse. As a liturgical artist, she illustrated her husband’s messages on canvas before many congregations. In retirement she served as co-pastor with her husband, William at the former Congregational Church of Mt. Pleasant and Faith United Methodist Church in Libertyville, IA.

Ann is survived by her sons: Mark W. (Rebecca) Morehouse of Lamoni, IA, Michael J. (Maureen) Morehouse of Winterset, IA and David (Caroline) Morehouse of Mason City, IA; grandchildren: Spencer (Jenny) Morehouse, Marissa (Justin) Jenkins, Josiah D. (Tiffani) Morehouse, Nicole (Zachary) Adams, Sue Ellen (James) Green, Kelly (Colton) Clark, John (Krista) Kern; great-grandchildren – Kevin, Paiton and Creighton Morehouse; Aria and Nellie Kehm, Sipher and Davi Skye Adams; Aleesia, Malaki, Kingsley, Christian and Uriah Morehouse; Oliver, Oaklee and Hazel Grace Clark; Donald Green and Kate Kern and one great-great-grandchild, Zolla. She is also survived by one sister, Tanya (Donald) Cox of Oklahoma City; sister-in-law, Jean Bailey of Grand Island, NE and many nieces and nephews.

Antionette was preceded in death by her husband William H. Morehouse, her parents, Bernard and Marjorie Bailey, great-grandson Christian Eric Morehouse and brothers, Ronald Bailey, James Bailey and sister-in-law, Margaret Bailey.

The funeral service for Ann will be Friday, November 29 at 12 Noon at the First United Methodist Church, 309 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant. The Reverend Court Fischer, Senior Pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakland Mills Cemetery, rural Mt. Pleasant. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until 12 Noon on Friday at the church

Those considering an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Oakland Mills Cemetery.

The Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 North Main Street, Mt. Pleasant, is assisting Ann’s family with the arrangements.

Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com

Child Passenger Safety Technician in Fort Madison

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 1:45 pm CDT

Exciting news in Fort Madison, Fort Madison Fire Department Backup Engineer JD Coakley is now a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician. Starting January the program will include a registration process which will be accessible on the Fire Department section of the Fort Madison City Website. Before then, you can call the Fort Madison Fire Station for inspections at 319-372-6472.

New London Library Wrapping Presents to Support Programs

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 1:45 pm CDT

Love the holidays but don’t feel the same about wrapping your presents? The New London Public Library is once again wrapping the presents for you! Sunday December 15th from 1-5 walk ins are welcome. Simply drop the gifts you would like wrapped and your own wrapping materials and boxes upstairs in the library and make sure you leave your contact information. You will be notified when your wrapped gifts are ready for completion. There’s a flat rate of $2 per gift but additional donations are welcome. The New London library will use these funds to purchase needed materials throughout the year as well as upgrade and maintain programs. Sunday December 15th from 1-5 not work? Call 319-367-7704 to schedule an appointment.

Lorie Lynn VanAmerongen

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 10:46 am CDT

Lorie Lynn VanAmerongen, 61, of Winfield, died Saturday, November 23, 2024 at her home surrounded by family.  She was born July 11, 1963 in Charleston, Illinois to Robert Ray and Patsy Joan Cutright Blunk.  She was a 1981 graduate of New London High School and earned a degree in horticulture at Southeastern Community College.  She was of the Methodist faith.

On April 15, 1983, she married Bill VanAmerongen in New London.  She worked at Metromail, Motorola/Celestica, and as a SMT operator at Winegard.

Lorie enjoyed working with her plants and gardening; antiquing and going to flea markets; motorcycle riding; camping with her husband; anything to do with the outdoors; and all animals, especially her cats.  She loved being with her family and everyone else was always her first priority.

Survivors include her husband; her children Robert “Beau” of Winfield, Wilson “Will” of New London, and Lillian “Lily” of Winfield; three grandchildren, Hadley, Carson and Stella; sister Tena (Roy) Dixon of Burlington; brother Mike Blunk of Milton, Iowa; nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents Robert Blunk and Patsy Isle; her brother Tony, and sister Anna.

According to her wishes, her body has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  Elliott Chapel, New London, is assisting the family and online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Terrill “Terry” K. Wright

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

Terrill “Terry” K. Wright, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, previously Danville, died Friday, November 22, 2024 at The Jackson Ridge Health Care Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.

He was born March 5, 1939 in Princeton, Illinois to Russell William and Helen Howard Wright.  He was a graduate of Princeton High School and a member of New London Presbyterian Church.

Immediately following high school, he joined the United States Air Force.  He was stationed at Barksdale Louisiana Air Force Base where he met his soon to be wife, Marlene Kay Jones.  They were married May 29, 1958 at the Swedesburg Lutheran Church, Swedesburg, Iowa.

Terry worked as a draftsman and did architectural drawing for New London Spahn and Rose and Standard of Beaverdale in West Burlington.  He enjoyed drawing house plans and loved being at home.

Survivors include his wife Marlene of Mt. Pleasant; daughter Tammy (Greg) Smith of Burlington; and sons Patrick Wright of Gulfport, Mississippi and Jeffrey Wright of Boxelder, South Dakota; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents and several siblings.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm, Monday, December 2, 2024, at the Cambrian Welsh Cemetery, rural Columbus Jct., with Rev. David Mixon officiating.   Military rites will be presented by the Henry County Honor Guard.  A memorial has been established.

Elliott Chapel, New London, is assisting the family and online condolences may be left at www.elliottfuneralchapel.com.

Stacy Kay Hunsaker

By Allison Jacobs · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 9:44 am CDT

Stacy Kay Hunsaker, 62, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, after 17 courageous years fighting breast cancer at the Riverside Casino, enjoying what she loved to do getting her free play and free gift.

Stacy was born on September 18, 1962 in Mt. Pleasant the daughter of Thomas Leonard and Beverly Ruth (Church) Wilson. She graduated from Mt. Pleasant Community High School. Stacy was united in marriage to Cliff Hunsaker on June 27, 1981, in Mt. Pleasant. Stacy worked at Motorola, then Celestica until it closed in 2005. After Celestica closed, Stacy worked at STAATS Custom Awards and Almost Home Doggy Daycare before returning back to STAATS.  Stacy was set to start back as summer help in June 2024, until being placed in hospice care on June 1st, defying the doctor’s prediction of surviving only two weeks. Stacy was an avid Kansas City Chiefs and Iowa Women’s Basketball fan

Stacy was one of the strongest people, was a superhero to many for her courageous fight with breast cancer. Stacy loved the outdoors, spending hours fishing especially at Uncle Pork and Aunt Vicki Beach’s in Denmark, hunting morel mushrooms, grilling and going to the casino to get her free gift and free play. She loved spending time with family and especially her two grandchildren. Stacy was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a strong fighter to the very end.

Those thankful for sharing in Stacy’s life include her husband, Cliff of 43 years, her daughter and family Jodi (Arthur) Campbell and Kyle and Kara Campbell of Mt. Pleasant, her mother, Beverly Wilson of Mt. Pleasant, her brothers and sister, Steve Pollock of Little Rock, Arkansas, Leonard and Julie Wilson of Mt. Pleasant and her mother-in-law, Linda Hunsaker of Mt. Pleasant.

Stacy was preceded in death by her father of Moore, Oklahoma, her father-in-law, Neil Hunsaker and her grandparents.

Funeral services will be Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Street Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant with Pastor Will Hunsaker officiating with a luncheon to follow. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Friday at the Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening.  In lieu of flowers memorials have been established to the Mt. Pleasant FFA Chapter and All God’s Creatures Animal Shelter of Mt Pleasant.

 

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for her arrangements.

Sports, November 25th

By Slaten Swords · Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 6:34 am CDT

High School Basketball

The Danville girls’ team will host Burlington tonight at 7:30 pm. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Central Lee boys’ teams will make a trip to Mid-Prairie tonight to participate in a jamboree with the Panthers’ opponent being West Branch. 

The WACO, Holy Trinity Catholic, and New London boys’ teams will compete in the Hillcrest Academy Jamboree tonight at 6 pm.

The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will take on HLV in a jamboree tonight at English Valleys at 6 pm. Head coach Klay Edwards talked about his expectations for his squad tonight, 

“So, I just want to really see how some of these younger guys compete, how composed they are when the lights are actually on and they’re playing against somebody that’s not their schoolmate. So yeah, really looking for, see who will step up and do what we’ve asked them to do a week and a half into the season.”

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will tipoff tomorrow, November 26th, at 7 pm for their home opener against Pella. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. 

New London will hit the road to face off against Davis County tomorrow at 6 pm. 

The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will host Pekin tomorrow at 6 pm for their home opener. 

The WACO girls’ team will travel to Wapello tomorrow for the first game of the season with tipoff at 6 pm. 

Mediapolis will face off against West Burlington tomorrow night at 6 on the road. 

Columbus will take on Louisa-Muscatine in a road matchup tomorrow at 7:30 pm. 

High School Wrestling

The Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis girls’ teams traveled to Burlington for the Grayhound Invite over the weekend and here’s how the two squads performed. The Panthers had four wrestlers competing with Quintrie Lee picking up three wins, including a pin over Kaitlynn Crump of Bettendorf in the 3rd place match of the 110-pound weight class. In the 115-pound weight class, Paris Phosy fell in her 3rd place bout to finish in 4th place. Zenlynn Lee’s return to the mat proved successful as she finished 3-0, including a 4-3 decision win over Peggy Miller of Washington for 1st place in the 145-pound weight class. Lastly, Olivia Gordy won by fall in her 3rd place match in the 235-pound weight class. 

Mediapolis’ top finisher was Avery Hollingsworth as she took 6th place in the 105-pound weight class. 

Mt. Pleasant will travel to West Liberty tonight along with Wapello for a tournament. 

The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Fairfield girls’ teams competed in a tournament at Wilton over the weekend and the top finisher for the Wildcats was Josie Nelson in the 145-pound weight class. The senior went 3-0 over the course of the day with a win by fall in the 1st place match over Addi Whisner of Mt. Vernon. Jada Moats claimed 3rd place in the 190-pound weight class, finishing 2-1 for the weekend. 

Fairfield had two wrestlers grab 2nd place as Alyia Abbot in the 110-pound weight class and Samantha Lyons in the 170-pound weight class each finished 3-1 for the weekend. 

Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will host a tournament tomorrow, November 26th, with Mediapolis and WACO in attendance. 

The WACO girls’ team traveled to BGM over the weekend and Elyssa Graber finished the tournament 3-0 in the 105-pound weight class with a win by fall in the championship match to cap off the day. Lastly, Rylee Rice claimed 3rd place with a win by fall in the 110-pound weight class. 

Southeastern Community College

The men’s basketball team is now 9-0 to start the season after defeating Missouri State University 65-57 over the weekend. The Blackhawks will host the Broadway Classic on Friday, November 29th, at 7 pm against Lincoln Trail College. 

College Football

#17 Iowa State avoided another upset against Utah over the weekend as Carson Hansen plunged in for his second touchdown of the night in a 31-28 win. Jayden Higgins had a big night with 155 receiving yards and one touchdown for the Cyclones. Iowa State will punch their ticket to the Big 12 Championship game with a win against Kansas State this Saturday, November 30th, at 6:30 pm at home. 

Iowa grounded and pounded Maryland over the weekend on their way to a 29-13 victory. Kaleb Johnson continued his superb season with a 164 yard and one touchdown performance on the ground as the Hawkeyes finished the game with 268 total rushing yards. Iowa will take on Nebraska at home at 6:30 pm on Friday, November 29th.

College Basketball

The #5 Iowa State men’s team will play #4 Auburn in the first round of the Maui Invitational tonight at 8.

The Iowa men’s team’s will compete against USC Upstate tomorrow, November 26th, at 7 pm at home. 

The #8 Iowa State women’s team narrowly avoided back-to-back losses to Missouri Valley Conference opponents after sneaking out with an 80-78 win over Drake yesterday. Audi Crooks had a monster game, cashing in for 33 points. The Cyclones will participate in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Thursday, November 28th, with game one at 12:30 pm against #1 South Carolina. 

The Iowa women’s team suffocated the Washington State offense yesterday in a 72-43 victory in front of the home crowd. The Hawkeye defense held Washington State to just 27% from the field, while Lucy Olsen led the scoring with 17 points and added eight rebounds to the effort. Iowa will start off the Cancun Challenge on Thursday at 5:30 pm against Rhode Island. 

This Day in Sports History

1961 – NBA’s Bob Cousy becomes the second player to score 15,000 points.

1979 – Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time. A pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history.

2018 – LA Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers sets an NFL single-game record, completing 25-straight passes in a 45-10 win against the Arizona Cardinals.