Girls’ Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant at Osky, Other Area Action:
The Mount Pleasant girls’ basketball team (1-3) will aim to get back into the win column tonight when they travel to face Oskaloosa in a nonconference matchup.
The Panthers have lost two straight to Fort Madison and West Burlington after beating Ottumwa.
Andrea Lopreato is off to a great start for Curt Watson’s group, leading the team with 16.8 points per game along with nine rebounds and nearly five assists. She’s been as advertised in her junior season.
Senior Kenna Lamm has taken a leap as well. The dynamic guard scored 20 points against Fort Madison — a season high for her —- and is averaging 14 per game and shooting 43% from three-point land.
Oskaloosa is 2-1 on the season, with wins over Knoxville and Fairfield sandwiched around a tough loss to top-ranked Dallas Center-Grimes.
The Indians are paced by junior guard Presley Blommers and her 19.3 points per game.
Aubree Blanco averages 10 points per game as does Addison Carter.
Mount Pleasant has won three consecutive against Oskaloosa, including eight of the last nine.
Tonight’s game will tip at 7:00 p.m.
You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call.
Other area action tonight:
- Danville at Central Lee
- WACO at Columbus
- Van Buren County at Holy Trinity
- Highland at Mediapolis
- Cardinal at New London
- West Burlington at Notre Dame
- Pekin at Wapello
- Lone Tree at Winfield-Mount Union
All Super Conference bouts are boy-girl doubleheaders with the girls’ game opening at 6:00 p.m. with the boys’ to follow at 7:30 p.m.
Boys’ Prep Basketball: Latest AP Rankings Announced:
The latest Associated Press Top 10 polls for each class have been announced and several area teams are receiving attention in this week’s edition.
CLASS 1A
1. North Linn (5) — 3-0
2. Montezuma (1) — 3-0
3. Grand View Christian — 2-0
4. Janesville (2) — 3-0
5. Easton Valley — 2-0
6. Le Mars Gehlen — 3-0
7. Remsen St. Mary’s — 2-0
8. Martensdale St. Mary’s — 3-0
9. CAM — 2-0
(tie) Keota — 3-1
(tie) A-H-S-TW — 2-0
New London, Winfield-Mount Union, WACO and Danville are all receiving votes in the 1A poll, with New London leading the pack with nine.
CLASS 2A
1. Western Christian (6) — 2-0
2. Aplington-Parkersburg — 2-0
3. Denver (2) — 3-0
4. Dyersville Beckman (1) — 2-0
5. Anamosa — 1-0
6. Des Moines Christian — 1-0
7. Boyden-Hull — 1-1
8. Cardinal — 1-0
9. Van Meter — 1-0
10. Northeast Goose Lake — 3-0
Mediapolis received 17 votes in the poll, while West Burlington received two.
CLASS 3A
1. Ballard (4) — 2-0
2. Pella (4) — 2-0
3. Dallas Center-Grimes — 2-0
4. Carroll — 2-0
5. Estherville Lincoln Central (1) — 2-0
6. Denison-Schleswig — 3-0
(tie) Clear Lake — 2-0
8. Glenwood — 2-0
9. Clarke — 1-0
10. Cedar Rapids Xavier — 2-0
Fort Madison is receiving 12 votes in poll.
CLASS 4A
1. Johnston (4) — 2-0
2. Ames (5) — 2-0
3. West Des Moines Valley — 2-0
4. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln — 2-0
5. Iowa City City High — 2-0
6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson — 1-0
7. Cedar Falls — 1-0
8. Sioux City East — 2-0
9. Waukee Northwest — 1-0
10. Waterloo West — 1-0
Burlington received seven votes in the 4A poll.
Men’s College Basketball: Cornell’s Magnani Named MWC Player of the Week:
Cornell senior guard and former Mount Pleasant standout Jordan Magnani has been selected Midwest Conference Men’s Basketball Performer of the Week.
Magnani was pivotal to Cornell’s 2-0 opening week in conference play as the Rams claimed home wins over Illinois College (82-75) and Lake Forest (73-68), teams projected in the top four of the MWC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The Rams (4-3 overall), winners of three straight, are alone atop the MWC standings with a 2-0 mark.
Magnani averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds and shot 56.5 percent from the field in the two wins.
The fourth-year starter sank four 3-pointers and went 7-of-10 from the foul line.
Cornell is back in action Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. road game against Grinnell (5-4 overall, 1-2 MWC).
Prep Wrestling: Area Matmen in Action Tonight:
Two area sites will host area wrestlers tonight in a bit of a quiet Tuesday night of wrestling.
Starting at English Valleys, Columbus Community/Winfield-Mount Union will take on Highland, Moravia and English Valleys in a quad.
The Wildcats are led by No. 2 ranked 120-pounder Lane Scorpil, who figures to contend for the gold this winter in his senior season.
Wrestling there will get underway at 6:00 p.m.
Elsewhere, Fort Madison will host a varsity double dual getting underway at 5:30 p.m.
The Bloodhounds will host Burlington, Mediapolis and Wapello.
Mediapolis senior Quinten Aney is the top dog for the Bulldogs. Aney has skyrocketed to No. 3 in the latest 132-pound Class 1A rankings after earning a medal a year ago.
Gavin Wiseman is the lone ranked wrestler for the Bloodhounds.
The senior checks in at No. 7 in the latest IAWrestle.com Class 3A-160 rankings.