KILJ — Owen Vansickel rolled again in No. 1 singles, starting the afternoon hot for Tyler Rodgers Mount Pleasant boys’ tennis team as the Panthers earned an 8-1 win over Fairfield.
Levi Graber picked up a win for the Panthers at No. 3 singles as well.
Mount Pleasant then swept all three doubles matches.
The win improved the squad to 8-1 overall.
KILJ — Mount Pleasant won their second straight tennis dual, topping Fairfield 7-2 last night.
Savana Walls picked up an 8-4 win in No. 1 singles while Melanie Olivas came behind that with a big 8-6 win in No. 2 doubles.
Mount Pleasant won two of three doubles matches, as well.
The win moved Mount Pleasant to 2-7.
Drake Relays: Brumbaugh Wins Again, Other Results
Jadan Brumbaugh is now a two-time Drake Relays champion.
Brumbaugh clinched yet another gold medal yesterday when she rolled through the shot put field.
The Iowa State recruit lead the 24-person group with a toss of 47 feet, 7 inches.
Sydney Eggena placed second with a throw five feet short of Brumbaugh.
Brumbaugh will now set her sights on another state championship, which would give Mount Pleasant their third straight state champion in the event — going back to Lexie Magnani.
Winfield-Mount Union senior Jobey Malone also competed in the shot put. Malone finished 19th with a throw of 36 feet, 1 inch.
Mount Pleasant senior Will Davidson placed 13th in the long jump. Davidson’s best jump was 20 feet, 11.75 inches.
Southeast Polk junior Abu Sama was the champion. Sama soared 23 feet, 11 inches.
Former Mount Pleasant youth Kole Becker — now of Lisbon — placed second in the event. Becker went 23 feet, 3.25 inches.
In the discus, New London senior Carter Allen finished 15th.
Allen, who was a state medalist in the shot and discus in Class 1A last year, went 151 feet for the Tigers.
Allen scratched on his first two throws before hitting the 15th best mark.
Indianola senior Walker Whalen finished 1st with a toss of 191 feet, 5 inches.
Prep Track: Panther Boys Fifth at Tulip Time Relays; Girls Runner Up
The Mount Pleasant boys’ track team scored 94 points good for a 5th place finish at the Tulip Time Coed Relays yesterday in Pella.
Pella won the event with Pella Christina and Southeast Polk rounding out the top three.
Panther freshman Avin Truong has continued his ascent into stardom, winning the long jump with a spring of 21 feet, 1 inch.
Isaac Jerrell scored well for Mount Pleasant, finishing 6th in the discus (121 feet, 11 inches) and 4th in the shot put (47 feet, 6 inches).
Morgan Van Nyhuis went 18.31 in the 110m hurdles, for fourth. Bowen Davis placed 6th in the hurdles.
On the girls’ side, Scott Lamm’s group poured in 150 team points good for a runner up finish.
Pella won the meet with 221.5 points. Newton was third.
Abby Blint won the 3000m run, clocking in with a time of 11:33.23. She also won the 400m hurdles, going 1:11.05.
Sophomore Elsie Lange finished second in the 400m dash, crossing the finish line in 1:04.23.
Alyssa Dascher placed second in the discus with a throw of 104 feet, 5 inches while also winning the shot put with a meet best of 34 feet, 9 inches.
Prep Track: Danville Wins Class B Team Title at WACO
Danville’s Ty Carr won three events as the Bears won the Class B team title at WACO’s Ekstrand Relays last night.
Carr won the 800m and 1600m runs while also leading the sprint medley team to a victory anchoring the quartet.
New London won four events in Class B.
The Tigers picked up wins from Josh Catala in the 200m and Rylan Martin in the open 400m.
Seth Bailey won the 3200m in 9:57.38 as New London tied with Winfield-Mount Union for third.
Winfield ace Cam Buffington won two events himself. The Iowa football recruit won the 100m dash in 11.62 and coupled that with a leap of 19 feet, 2 inches in the long jump.
On the girls’ side Danville won five events in Class B including three relays.
WACO earned three wins on their home track with Ellah Kissell taking home gold in the open 200m while also helping guide two relay teams to victory.
Keetyn Townsley won the 100m hurdles for Winfield-Mount Union in 17.12 seconds.
Boys’ Tennis: Mount Pleasant Rips Fairfield
Owen Vansickel rolled again in No. 1 singles, starting the afternoon hot for Tyler Rodgers Mount Pleasant boys’ tennis team as the Panthers earned an 8-1 win over Fairfield.
Levi Graber picked up a win for the Panthers at No. 3 singles as well.
Mount Pleasant then swept all three doubles matches.
The win improved the squad to 8-1 overall.
Girls’ Tennis: Panthers Win Second Straight
Mount Pleasant won their second straight tennis dual, topping Fairfield 7-2 last night.
Savana Walls picked up an 8-4 win in No. 1 singles while Melanie Olivas came behind that with a big 8-6 win in No. 2 doubles.
Mount Pleasant won two of three doubles matches, as well.
The win moved Mount Pleasant to 2-7.
On April 28th, at approximately 9:06M, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two-vehicle collision in the parking lot of the Jet Stop in New London. An investigation into the report determined that Carl Miller, of New London, lost control of his vehicle as he was pulling into the Jet Stop parking lot. Miller crashed his vehicle into the rear of a Jet Stop semi-truck parked there delivering fuel. The Miller vehicle received significant damage. Damage was minor on the Jet Stop semi-truck. No injuries were reported.
Henry County Sheriff Rich McNamee announces his office will participate with US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on April 30, 2022, from 10am-2pm, in the “Drug Take It Back Initiative”. Henry County Sheriff’s Office will be “taking it back” at their office, and they will partner locally with New London Police, Wayland Police, and Winfield Police; in their efforts. During the scheduled event, anybody may bring unused, or unwanted, prescription medications to any of the above mentioned locations for disposal. We kindly note that sharp instruments and liquid medications are prohibited. Henry County Sheriff’s Office will coordinate with US DEA for disposal of these medications.
If anybody wishes to dispose of medications, but are unable to bring them to the event, please contact Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at any time, to arrange for proper disposal. Henry County Sheriff’s Office continues to take back medications throughout the year, at their office. A disposal box is available 24/7 at the sheriff’s office.
Winfield — Winfield-Mount Union head softball coach Walt Jackson has announced his departure from the program, effective immediately.
After leading the team for the last three years, Jackson will give way to Winfield’s head football coach Scott McCarty as the chief steward of the program for the summer.
Jackson doubles as the Henry County Emergency Management Coordinator.
In three years, Jackson led Winfield-Mount Union to a 41-20 record, overseeing the development of all-state pitcher Madie Anderson, who is currently starring at Indian Hills Community College.
While Anderson may have graduated, a solid nucleus remains intact from last year’s team — including recent Iowa Wesleyan commit Jobey Malone.
The Lady Wolves finished last year 17-6 falling in the Class 1A regional semifinals to Highland.
Mount Pleasant — Former Mount Pleasant standout and current Iowa Wesleyan golfer Brevin Wilson has been named the Continental Athletic Conference men’s golfer of the week.
The league announced the honor earlier this week.
Wilson finished 16th in the 102-person field at the Mount Mercy Shootout last week, shooting a 4-over 76.
It’s Wilson’s second weekly honor this season.
Wilson and the Tiger men will being their postseason next week when they host the CAC Championships.
The two-day, 18-hole tournament will be golfed in Burlington at the Burlington Golf Club.
