Cedar Rapids Xavier downed the Mt. Pleasant Panther boys in basketball in Panther Gym last night 56-33. Zach Mulford led the M.P. scoring with 10 points, Pat Canby added 7. The Saints led 29-17 at halftime as the Panthers got off to a slow offensive start, they didn’t get on the scoreboard until 6:04 into the first quarter. Xavier won the JV game 41-25. Mt. Pleasant opens up conference play Friday at Fairfield.
OTHER AREA SCORES: BOYS: Notre Dame 57 Holy Trinity 52, Keokuk 39 Burlington 37, West Burlington 83 Maharishi 41, Columbus 63 Mediapolis 51, Wapello 56 Waco 49, WMU 57 L&M 53, Van Buren 68 New London 31, Danville 88 Harmony 27.
GIRLS: Notre Dame 92 Holy Trinity 44, Keokuk 75 Burlington 32, Mediapolis 67 Columbus 30, Central Lee 50 Cardinal 34, Danville 59 Harmony 22, Wapello 43 Waco 39, Van Buren 43 New London 34, WMU 44 L&M 16, Ft. Madison 72 West Burlington 40.
The Iowa Wesleyan College Tiger women and men host Westminister College tonight beginning at 6 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Middle School wrestlers wrestled with Ft. Madison and Burlington. Winning matches-Kalib Wilson, Bryce Fraise, Dalton Smith, Nate Wallace, Hunter Faul, Jeremy Reynolds, Wyatt Carlston, Garrett Detrick, James DeMeyer, Zach Beason, Trenton Saner, Lucas Lee, Macoy Matthews, Derek Brake, Blake Davis and Andrew Spence.
The Iowa men beat Notre Dame 98-93 last night in college basketball.
Run Recruits, a company based in Ohio, is coming to the Iowa Wesleyan College campus to host a recruiting fair for high school cross country/track & field athletes and football players on Saturday, December 14 from 10am-2pm. The event is open to high school seniors interested in competing in cross country/track & field and/or football at the college level.
College coaches will be present at tables for student-athletes to meet and learn more about the schools’ programs and the opportunities to compete at the colleges. Parents and high school coaches are welcome as well.
The event is an opportunity for college coaches to get connected with aspiring student-athletes who are really looking to find a college that suits their needs academically as well as athletically. This is an easy way for high school cross country/track & field and football athletes to get connected with college coaches.
Some schools that will be in attendance include Iowa Wesleyan College, Cornell College, Eureka College, Lake Forest College, Rockford University, Simpson College, Southwestern Community College, and William Penn University.
There is still time for both high school seniors and colleges to sign up and attend the recruiting fair. Those interested can go to Run Recruits’ website at www.runrecruits.com or email Mark Lattimore, owner of Run Recruits, at mlattimore@runrecruits.com.
Questions can also be directed to Iowa Wesleyan’s Head Cross Country/Track & Field Coach, Tad Hulst at tad.hulst@iwc.edu
The Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships have been a sold out event for over 20 years and is the only Iowa High School Athletic Association reserved ticket event.
Ticket sales for the state meet to IHSAA member high schools who host wrestling programs will begin Monday, December 2, 2013 at 10:00am and close Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at 11:59pm.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 10:00am. The public will be able to purchase tickets at the Iowa Events Center ticket office, any Dahl’s store, online at www.dahlstickets.com . The order limit will be eight (8) tickets.
The ticket price is $8.00 per ticket, plus a convenience fee of $1.75 per ticket. There will be a $4.00 handling fee per order. A valid credit card will be needed to make an online purchase. The Iowa Events Center seating chart will be available identifying class 1A, 2A, and 3A mats. All seats will be assigned in the order the transactions are processed either at a ticketing location or online.
The 4th Annual Fort Madison Day at Carver Hawkeye Arena is set for Sunday, December 22, 2013. Iowa takes on Arkansas – Pine Bluff.
The Fort Madison Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Club has worked with University of Iowa Athletics to secure premium seating for our group. On Thursday, November 14th at 7:00 AM, tickets go on sale at the Partners offices located at 614 9th Street, Fort Madison.
The first 150 children’s tickets will be available for $5 each (ages 18 and under). The first 150 adult tickets will be available for $10 each.