Archive for: February 2010

by Coach Marc Pennington
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks hung with the Tipton Tigers for a half before Tipton pulled away in the final half Friday, January 22, at Wellman. The final score was 40-58.
Mid-Prairie again struggled from the field and with …

by Coach Marc Pennington
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks fell to the conference-leading Iowa City Regina Regals in a Cedar Valley Conference match-up Tuesday, January 19, at Regina 73-43.
Regina got out of the gate quickly, jumping to a 19-10 lead after a …

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks boys’ basketball team defeated the West Branch Bears 53-46 Thursday, January 21, at home, avenging a January 15 loss to the Bears at West Branch.
Mid-Prairie held a slim 11-9 lead going into the second quarter, but …

The Mid-Prairie boys’ basketball team squashed the Tipton Tigers at home Friday, January 22, 81-38. The Golden Hawks leaped out to a 14-3 lead after one quarter and didn’t look back.
Halftime score was 41-18. After three quarters, the lead …

by Michelle Wade
In the second game of a triangular with Pekin High School, the Iowa Mennonite girls’ basketball team scored first and quickly, as they won the jump. Senior Linnea Slabaugh, elevated over her Panther counter-part to win the tip, …

by Michelle Wade
The Iowa Mennonite girl’s basketball team hosted conference foe Winfield-Mt. Union Thursday night in a rescheduled game at Hillcrest Union. Icy conditions of the day before clung to IMS’s shooting effort through the first half, as they mustered …

by Michelle Wade
Braving the foggy conditions and frozen tundra, the Iowa Mennonite girl’s basketball team hosted the Lions of Lone Tree for yet another dual in Southeast Iowa Super Conference play.
IMS came ready to play, jumping out to an early …

by Dwight Gingerich
Fifth-ranked IMS bounced back from a tough overtime loss to 3A Keokuk on Saturday, to defeat conference foe Lone Tree 67-34 Tuesday, in the friendly confines of Hillcrest Union.  A balanced scoring attack and stingy defense got the …

Clara L. Eckhardt, 88, of Moberly, MO, formerly of Wellman, died Monday evening, February 1, 2010 at Loma Linda Nursing Home in Moberly.
Mrs Eckhardt was born July 5, 1921 in Johnson County, Iowa, a daughter of the late James and …

February 15, 1976 – January 18, 2010
Nathan J. Gottlieb, 33, of Iowa City, Iowa, died at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa, Monday, January 18, 2010, after a sudden heart attack. A memorial service was held Sunday, January 24, …

October 12, 1941 – January 21, 2010
Shirley A. Van Egdon, 68, of Kalona, Iowa, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Celebration of Life service …

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks lost to North Cedar on the road in overtime, 52-54, Friday, January 29.
Mid-Prairie trailed by one after the first quarter, 12-13, but scored only one point in the second quarter. The Golden Hawks trailed at halftime …