Mt. Pleasant Football
The Panthers fall to 0-2 on the season after a 54-20 loss to the Washington Demons (2-0). Another slow start and mistakes highlight the Panther’s first half of play. The Demons scored the first four touchdowns of the game taking a 14-0 lead after the first quarter then a 26-0 lead before Zerek Venghaus finally put the Panthers on the board with 1:44 remaining in the second quarter after an amazing play by Owen Vansickel completing a pass on 4th down to keep the drive alive. Thinking the Panthers might be able to take that momentum into halftime. Ethan Patterson connected with Evan Van Der Molen for a 21 yard touchdown less than a minute later to make the score going into halftime 33-8.
The Panthers started the second half by driving right down the field and having Jacob Richtman connecting with Wyatt Woodsmall for a 15-yard touchdown pass. However, the Demons responded by putting up 14 points to push their lead to 47-14 heading into the 4th quarter. Each team added a touchdown in the 4th quarter with Richtman finding Hagans for a 4 yard touchdown pass after a 13 play drive and Tayven Stuart sprinting for a 35 yard touchdown run to make the final 54-20.
Richtman now has 4 touchdown passes on the season after tossing two more in this game. Venghaus scored his first touchdown of the season and Hagans now has 2 touchdowns on the season. For the Demons, Stuart had 4 total touchdowns bringing his season total to 7 and Patterson tossed 5 touchdown passes on the game.
The Panthers travel to play Keokuk, while Washington will face off against Clear Creek Amana next Friday.
Other High School Finals
WACO blew out HLV 60-14 after scoring the first 38 points of the game. Simeon Reichenbach started off the scoring with his only run of the day, a 27 yard rushing touchdown. The Warriors never looked back with Isaac Oswald tossing 3 touchdowns and 149 yards. They will try to keep their perfect record intact when they travel to play English Valleys next Friday.
Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Iowa Valley in a barnburner 68 to 52. Both teams moved to 2-1 on the season. The Wolves will defend their home field against the New London Tigers next Friday. Iowa Valley will play Tri-County.
The New London Tigers get their first win of the season in triumphant fashion as they blanket Tri-County 52-0 at home.
Fairfield fell to Ottumwa 22 to 16 moving the Trojans to 1-1 on the season, while the Bulldogs are now 2-0. Fairfield will look to bounce back against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Bulldogs will look to keep their undefeated season alive as they travel to play Des Moines Roosevelt.
High School Volleyball
The New London Tigers moved into the top 15 rankings after an impressive win in straight sets over Holy Trinity Catholic. They are led by seniors Eliana Manning, who leads the team in assists, and Natalie Burden, who leads the team in kills, when they clash with another top 15 team in Burlington Notre Dame on September 8th at 7:30 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic looks to right the ship when they face off with Burlington Notre Dame September 6th.
Winfield-Mt. Union dominated in the English Valleys Tournament on Saturday not losing a set in their four games against East Marshall, Cardinal, English Valleys, and, most impressively, WACO, which was their first loss of the season. Melina Oepping totaled 25 kills through the tournament. The Wolves next game will be September 6th against Columbus at home at 7:30 pm.
High School Cross Country
The Mt. Pleasant girl’s team participated in the Pella Dutch Cross Country Invite today and finished in sixth out of seven teams with Emma Welcher being the top finisher for the Panthers in 16th with a time of 22:16.3. Audrey Lord finished in 26th, Ella McNamee in 31st, Jayden Housh in 39th, Tatum Kane in 44th, and Nelle Peterson in 46th. The team finished with a total time of 2:08:20.8. ADM finished in first with a team time of 1:41:45.5 and had the first place finisher Geneva Timmerman who had the best time by almost two minutes, 18:16.2.
The boy’s team also competed in the Pella Dutch Cross Country Invite today. North Polk with a team time of 1:25:04, which was more than Pella but they had less total places. Zach Sporaa for North Polk had the best time with 16:06. The Panthers had a team time of 1:37:51 with their best runner being senior Ben Carthey with a 15th place finish and a time of 17:53.6. Freshman Jude Dykstra finished in 31st with a time of 18:50.5. Tyler Johnson finished in 41st, Coleman Mowery in 43rd, Locken Henderson in 46th, Jakin Bunnell in 47th, and Gavin Slagel in 49th.
The next event for both teams will be September 8th at the Fairfield Cross Country Invitational.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
A tough start for Volleyball as they dropped both of their games, Friday, 3-1 against Graceland University and Clarke University. Emma Lincoln had 11 kills against Graceland University and Shea Scott had 11 kills against Clarke. Today did not go much better for the Tigers, losing in straight sets against William Penn and going 3-1 against Waldorf. Bethany Williams led in kills in both games with 4 against William Penn and 6 against Waldorf. Their next game will be at home when they clash with Hannibal-LaGrange University on September 6th at 7 pm.
The men’s soccer team fell to Olivet Nazarene University 5-0 yesterday. They will look for their first win Sunday, September 4th, when both the women’s and men’s teams play against Clarke University, with the women playing at 1 pm and the men to follow at 3:30 pm.
Another close game for Iowa Wesleyan, another heartbreak for the Tigers, as they fall to Missouri Baptist 25-23 in the fourth overtime. The Tigers tied the game with 1:21 left in the fourth quarter after a 25 yard touchdown pass from Zach Chevalier to Jamarion Ferguson. Both teams scored a touchdown and a 2-point conversion in overtime, but it was the fourth overtime where the Spartans stopped the Tigers and scored on their turn. Chevalier threw two touchdowns and 250 yards with the touchdowns going to Ferguson and Damian Tanelus. Jordan Beban rushed for 125 yards on 19 carries. Gavin DePedro led the defense in tackles with 13 including two for a loss. The Tigers will be on the road next Saturday against Westminster College at 1 pm.
College Football
The Iowa Hawkeyes win their season opener in underwhelming fashion against South Dakota State, 7-3. Neither team gained 200 total yards or scored a touchdown, as the Hawkeyes defense got it done scoring two safeties. The Cyclones ran up the score against Southeast Missouri State winning 42-10. Hunter Dekkers, the quarterback for the Cyclones, had a phenomenal game throwing for 293 yards and four touchdown passes. Iowa State clashes with Iowa next Saturday in Iowa City at 3 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1904 – For the only time in Olympic Games history, there is a throw-off in the discus final after Americans Martin Sheridan & Ralph Rose tie with a best throw of 128′ 10½” in St. Louis; Sheridan wins with 127′ 10¼”
1935 – First automobile to exceed 300mph, Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
2008 – The new Oklahoma City NBA franchise announces the team will be named the ‘Thunder’; reference to powerful storms in the area