High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will take on Burlington on the road tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Mid-Prairie at 7:30 pm tonight.
WACO will hit the road to face off against HLV tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Montezuma tonight at home at 7 pm.
New London will travel to Central City tonight at 7 pm.
Fairfield will play Keokuk tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
Danville will take on Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Van Buren County will look for their first victory against Wapello tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will compete against Davis County tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will travel to Albia tonight at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will attempt to get back in the win column tonight at 7 pm against Pekin.
High School Volleyball
#10 West Burlington swept Mediapolis last night 25-18, 25-19, and 25-15. Taryn Snodgrass added 33 assists to her season total as Brenna Beggs led the Falcons with 17 kills. Ellah Wagenbach notched eight kills for the Bulldogs with Bryn Wright grabbing 31 assists.
#4 Holy Trinity Catholic handled business against New London last night, winning in straight sets 25-9, 25-12, and 25-7. Presley Myers headlined the win with 13 kills and three blocks for the Crusaders.
Mediapolis, Holy Trinity Catholic, and West Burlington will travel to Lisbon tomorrow, September 21st, for an invitational.
Central Lee took a contentious first set 28-26, but Van Buren County flipped the script in the second set, winning 26-24 and running with that momentum took the final two sets 25-11 and 25-19 to win the match. Kenna Sandoval tallied 33 assists, five kills, and four blocks in the losing effort.
Wapello defeated Columbus last night 3 sets to 1. Mila Jordan notched 20 kills, two blocks, and two aces in the win. The Wildcats were led by Daniela Diaz’s 22 assists and two kills.
Central Lee and Wapello will compete in the Holy Trinity Catholic Classic on Monday, September 23rd, at 4 pm.
#11 Burlington Notre Dame and Danville needed five sets to decide their thriller last night after the two traded the first four sets with the Nikes winning the second and fourth sets 25-23 and 25-20, while the Bears took the first and third sets 25-19 and 25-22. Eventually, there would be no upset as the Nikes grabbed the final set 15-8. Chloe Wenzel had four blocks and four aces in the win.
Burlington Notre Dame will hit the road tomorrow to participate in the Springville Invitational.
Danville will compete in a tournament tomorrow at West Liberty.
WACO fell to Highland last night in straight sets 25-14, 25-8, and 25-16. Carlee Lunsford had five kills for the Warriors. WACO and Van Buren County will participate in the Cardinal Invitational tomorrow.
Fairfield will travel to Ottumwa for a tournament tomorrow along with Mt. Pleasant.
Winfield-Mt. Union and New London will get a break until the SEISC tournament next Thursday, September 26th.
High School Cross Country
Fort Madison hosted the Timm Lamb Invitational yesterday and the girls’ team for the Bloodhounds defended their home turf with a victory in the Class 3A and 4A race. Avery Rump led the Bloodhounds with a 2nd place finish, followed directly by Ellie Hellman. Washington’s Iris Dahl won the race with a time of 19 minutes and 45 seconds, which helped the Demons grab 2nd place as a team.
Mt. Pleasant finished in 5th as a team with 141 points. Quintrie Lee led the Panthers with a 12th place time of 21 minutes and 48 seconds, which earned her a medal. Bella Dodds was the next Panther to finish in 25th place as Monroe James and Summer Winget each grabbed season best times.
Fairfield’s Caroline Van Pelt took 23rd place with a time of 23 minutes and 44 seconds as the Trojans took 6th place as a team with 157 points.
In the girls’ Class 1A and 2A race, Danville got back to their winning ways with 32 team points, thirty points less than Mediapolis, who took 2nd place. Alaina Gourley won the race for the Bears with a time of 20 minutes and 18 seconds as Delaney Newberry, Addy Henkelvig, and Abby Arnett finished in 6th through 8th place, respectively.
Avery Dietz was the top finisher for Mediapolis with an 11th place time of 23 minutes and 3 seconds with Lily Nalley being the next finisher in 14th place.
West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Kaitlyn Kipp and Hannah Fruehling competed well with Kipp grabbing the bronze with a time of 21 minutes and 23 seconds and Fruehling finishing right behind in 4th place. Van Buren County also did not finish with a team score, but Rylee Phillips rounded out the top 10 with a time of 22 minutes and 49 seconds.
Central Lee finished in 4th place as a team with Evelyn Adkins taking 12th place and Columbus took 6th place with Isabel Rendon finishing in 13th place.
Switching over to the boys’ side for the Class 3A and 4A race, Washington ran away with gold as Tyler Alderton won the race with a time of 16 minutes and 53 seconds, followed by Andrew Rees in 2nd place as all five runners finished within the top 10.
Fairfield finished in 4th place as a team with 112 points with Aaden Regur leading the charge with a time of 19 minutes and 10 seconds, which was good enough for 19th place.
Mt. Pleasant grabbed 5th place with 131 points as Locken Henderson crossed the finish line in 6th place with a time of 17 minutes and 52 seconds, while Silas Hulett finished with a season best time of 18 minutes and 31 seconds good enough for 15th place.
Burlington’s Aaron Morehead took 11th place with a time of 18 minutes and 14 seconds.
Lastly, in the Class 1A and 2A race, Columbus usurped Danville’s hold at the top of the team standings with a narrow one-point victory over Van Buren County (60 points for the Wildcats and 61 for the Warriors). Ty Muniz led the Wildcats with a 4th place time of 17 minutes and 7 seconds.
Van Buren County had Lincoln Bainbridge grab 3rd place with a time of 16 minutes and 47 seconds followed by Landry Loeffler’s 6th place finish.
Mediapolis captured 3rd place as a team with Will Schmidgall finishing in 2nd place with a time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds. Danville’s Jackson Shacklett finished two seconds faster than Schmidgall to take 1st place; however, the Bears took 5th as a team.
Winfield Mt. Union was led by Kohlby Newsom’s 8th place finish as the Wolves captured 7th place. Central Lee finished in 8th place followed by West Burlington/Notre Dame and Holy Trinity Catholic, respectively. Leo Thomas took 32nd for the Hawks, Liam Haeger grabbed 28th place for the Falcons, and Tanner Williams led the Crusaders with a 43rd place finish.
Mt. Pleasant’s girls’ coach Lyle Murray urges the community to come out and support the Panthers when they host the Mt. Pleasant Invitational at the high school on Tuesday, September 24th, at 4:30 pm. Central Lee, Columbus, Danville, Fairfield, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, Mediapolis, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union will also be participating.
Van Buren County will run at Ottumwa Golf and Social Club tomorrow, September 21st.
Wapello will travel to Burlington to compete next Thursday, September 26th.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will hit the road to participate in the Parkland Tournament today with game one at 2 pm against Parkland College.
College Football
Iowa will start Big Ten play tomorrow, September 21st, at 6:30 pm against Minnesota. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.
#20 Iowa State will host Arkansas State tomorrow at 1 pm. The call will be on KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130.
This Day in Sports History
1973 – Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match.
1987 – Chicago running back Walter Payton scores his then-NFL record 107th rushing touchdown in the Bears’ 20-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
1988 – Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first player of the modern era to reach 200 hits in six consecutive seasons.
