High School Basketball
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will take on North Linn tomorrow at 6:45 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame at 6:30 pm. Head Coach Mendy McCreight talked about how excited she is to go back to Des Moines.
New London earned the 8th seed and will go against the #1 seed Grand View Christian on March 6th at 10:30 am.
All-Conference Honors
The Southeast Conference (SEC) announced conference honors for basketball, and wrestling and here is how Mt. Pleasant fared for awards.
For boys’ basketball, Payton Hagans and Aaiden Ashton earned All-Conference 1st Team honors, as Hagans averaged 20.7 points per game and Ashton cashed in 14.5 points per game. Owen Vansickel was recognized as 2nd Team All-Conference and Carter Amos and Nate Stroud both took home All-Conference Honorable Mentions. Tim Cam earned Academic All-Conference honors.
For girls’ basketball, Andrea Lopreato capped off her high school career as Co-Conference Player of the Year, All-Conference 1st Team, and Academic All-Conference Honors after averaging a double-double on the year and scoring 1,416 points in her career. Tristan Shull was also named to the All-Conference 1st Team and the Academic All-Conference Team after averaging 11.9 points per game. Kate Schimmelpfennig and Andi Scott were recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mentions and Academic All-Conference. Juliana Burns, Hailey Parrott, and Mackenzie Musselman were all named to the Academic All-Conference roster.
Ella McNamee headlined the conference honors for the Panthers as she was named to the All-Conference 1st Team after qualifying for the first sanctioned girls’ wrestling state tournament. Alexis Wagner, Natalie Parrott, Zenlynn Lee, and Natalie Albright were all named to the All-Conference 1st Team. Jayden Housh earned All-Conference 2nd Team honors and along with McNamee was named to the Academic All-Conference roster.
For boys’ wrestling, Bowen Davis and Franklin Tousignant were named to the 2nd Team All-Conference and Jamal Dodson earned Academic All-Conference honors.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The women’s basketball team will be participating in the NAIA National Tournament beginning on March 7th. The Tigers will find out who and where they play at 6 pm on March 2nd.
The 23rd-ranked men’s team qualified for the National Tournament beginning on March 7th. The Tigers will find out who and where they play on March 2nd at 7 pm.
The women’s wrestling team will be competing in the 2023 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship which will take place on March 10th.
The men’s wrestling team will have Lane Scorpil represent the Tigers at the NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championship meet on March 3rd.
The Tigers Indoor Track and Field teams will be competing in the NAIA Indoor Track and Field national championship meet on March 2nd.
The Tiger baseball team will have a doubleheader against Southeastern University on March 3rd with game one at 3 pm.
The Tiger softball team will face off against Stephens College this afternoon in a doubleheader with game one at 1 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1940 – First televised basketball game (University of Pittsburgh beats Fordham University, 50-37).
1960 – Home team United States wins its first Olympic ice hockey gold medal at Squaw Valley with a 9-4 win over Czechoslovakia.
1967 – Wilt Chamberlain sinks an NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The All-Conference awards were released for the Southeast Conference (SEC) with Mt. Pleasant taking home 13 honors including a Co-Player of the Year.

Andrea Lopreato was one of two unanimous selections for the All-Conference 1^st Team after averaging a double-double on the year with 20 points per game and 13.2 rebounds per game. The senior also ranked in the Top 50 of most statistical categories in Class 4A and finished her career with 1,416 points. Shooting nearly 50% from the field, Lopreato also took home Co-Player of the Year honors and was named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Tristian Shull, a senior for the Panthers, was also named to the All-Conference 1^st Team after hitting 31% of her shots from three-point range. Shull also averaged 11.9 points per game and averaged 2.7 steals per game. She was also named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Kate Schimmelpfennig was recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mention. The senior averaged 4 points per game and was a wall in the lane as she ranked 12^th in blocks for Class 4A. Schimmelpfennig was also named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Andi Scott was also recognized as All-Conference Honorable Mention despite suffering an injury that sidelined her late in the season. The junior will be leading the Panthers next season as she averaged 5.5 points per game and supplied 1.4 steals per game. Scott was also recognized for making the Academic All-Conference team.

Juliana Burns, Hailey Parrott, and Mackenzie Musselman were all named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Mt. Pleasant finished in 3^rd place in the conference standings with a 7-3 record in conference and an 11-12 record overall. Keokuk finished as conference champions with a 16-6 overall record and a 9-1 record in conference play.

Camille Kruse of Fort Madison was the other Co-Player of the Year as she led the Bloodhounds to an second place finish in the conference standings while averaging 17.7 points per game and being ranked 2^nd in steals in Class 4A with 102 on the season.

The SEC Coaches award went to Irelynd Sargent of Fort Madison after guiding her team to a 16-7 record. The award was in memory of Tony Sargent, the late head coach for Fort Madison.

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference has released their All-Conference selections for Boys’ Basketball this year with Mt. Pleasant earning 6 honors. The Panthers finished the year with an 18-6 record and won the conference championship after going 8-2 in conference play.

Payton Hagans was a unanimous selection for the All-Conference 1^st Team after the phenomenal season for the junior guard. Hagans averaged 20.7 points per game and led the Panthers in just about every statistical category throughout the season.

Aaiden Ashton also took home All-Conference 1^st Team honors for the Panthers. He was second on the team in points as he averaged 14.5 points per game. The senior guard shot 43% from the field and 36.3% from beyond the arc.

Owen Vansickle, a senior guard, was recognized as 2^nd Team All-Conference after averaging 7.3 points per game. Vansickle was phenomenal from three-point range as he shot 37.9% on the year and dished out 3.3 assists per game.

Carter Amos and Nate Stroud were both recognized as All-Conference Honorable mentions. Amos, a senior forward for the Panthers, averaged 4.8 points per game and ranked 16^th in Class 3A in field goal percentage. Stroud, the starting junior center, was a force in the lane for Mt. Pleasant as he ranked 7^th in Class 3A in blocks with 30 on the season and supplied 7.1 points per game.

Tim Cam earned Academic All-Conference for his senior season.

Merquiche Lewis Jr. for Burlington was named Conference Player of the Year along with All-Conference 1^st Team and Academic All-Conference as Lewis nearly averaged a double-double with 24.2 points per game and 9.5 rebounds per game.

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference released their All-Conference selections for Boys’ Wrestling as Fort Madison finished in 1^st in the conference standings and Mt. Pleasant took 6^th place.

Bowen Davis, a senior wrestler for the Panthers, was recognized as All-Conference 2^nd Team for the 145-pound weight class after his 27-13 season that saw him finish in 3^rd place at Districts. Davis was also named Academic All-Conference.

Franklin Tousignant, a junior for the Panthers, was also named All-Conference 2^nd Team for the 285-pound weight class after going 9-8 last season.

Jamal Dodson was named to the Academic All-Conference team.

Tate O’Shea of Keokuk was named Wrestler of the Year after finishing in 2^nd place at the State Tournament in the 138-pound weight class.

Mt. Pleasant, IA- The Southeast Conference released the All-Conference results for Girls’ wrestling with Mt. Pleasant earning 7 honors.

Ella McNamee, a senior for the Panthers, took home All-Conference 1^st Team honors for the 105-pound weight class as she was the lone Panther to qualify for the first sanctioned Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament. She finished the year with a phenomenal 29-8 record. McNamee was also named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Alexis Wagner, a sophomore for the Panthers, was recognized as All-Conference 1^st Team for the 115-pound weight class after a 13-13 season.

Natalie Parrott, a freshman, earned All-Conference 1^st Team in the 120-pound weight class. Parrott finished the season with a 9-15 record.

Another freshman for the Panthers, Zenlynn Lee, took home All-Conference 1^st Team in the 190-pound weight class. Lee collected a 23-13 record on the year and finished in 5^th place at the Regional Qualifier, one spot away from qualifying for the state tournament.

Natalie Albright, a sophomore, was the last Panther to earn All-Conference 1^st Team honors for the 235-pound weight class. She finished with a 4-3 record on the season.

Jayden Housh, a senior for the Panthers, finished the year with an 18-16 record and took home All-Conference 2^nd Team honors. Housh was also named to the Academic All-Conference roster.

Teegan Sulentich, a senior for Washington, was named Wrestler of the Year after her 38-9 record and for qualifying for the first sanctioned Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament. Sulentich also garnered Academic All-Conference honors.