High School Track and Field
The Mt. Pleasant, New London, Winfield-Mt. Union, Central Lee, Mediapolis, and Danville boys’ teams will head to West Burlington for the Falcon Relays tonight.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in the Ruritan Relays tonight.
The West Burlington girls’ team will hold the Falcon Relays tomorrow, March 31st, with Mt. Pleasant, Danville, Fairfield, Mediapolis, New London, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
Wapello will host their Co-Ed Relays tomorrow with Columbus participating.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis boys’ team will travel to Burlington tonight at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will compete against Keokuk tonight on the road at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will start their season on the road against Danville tomorrow, March 31st, at 6 pm.
The Columbus boys’ team will take on Washington tomorrow at 5 pm on the road.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will face off on the road against Assumption at 5:30 pm tomorrow.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will start the season on Thursday, April 2nd, on the road against Clear Creek Amana at 5 pm.
The Central Lee boys’ team will host Fairfield, while the the girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie on the road with both games starting at 5 pm on Thursday.
High School Golf
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational tomorrow, March 31st, with Mt. Pleasant, Van Buren County, Winfield-Mt. Union, along with the Danville and Central Lee boys’ teams making the trip.
Mediapolis will face off against Wapello tomorrow.
High School Basketball
Six players from southeast Iowa made the trip to Dallas Center-Grimes High School over the weekend to compete in the 2026 Pizza Ranch All-Star Games and fell in their contests to the Southwest team, 122-99 on the boys’ side and 73-71 on the girls’ side.
Keokuk’s Jaxon Clark was impressive off the bench, collecting 16 points on the boys’ side with Shay Stephens of Burlington Notre Dame contributing four points and Max Griffin of Mediapolis pouring in three points.
For the girls’ team, Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel put in 8 points off the bench with Madisen Kellogg of Winfield-Mt. Union cashing in a three-pointer.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team handled business over the weekend, sweeping Iowa Central Community College in their three game series: 9-5 in game one, 6-4 in game two, and 11-9 in game three. Jackson Petsche finished the weekend with a home run and five RBIs, as Efrain Osorio collected three extra base hits and four RBIs. The Blackhawks will host Illinois Central College tomorrow, March 31st, at 4 pm.
The softball team went 3-1 over the weekend, shutting out Southwestern Community College 1-0 in game one and 13-0 in game two and split their pair of games against Iowa Western Community College, winning 10-8 in game one and losing 15-4 in game two. Araceli Rivas pitched a complete-game shutout against the Spartans, notching eight strikeouts, while Logan Kelley clouted a home run and grabbed four RBIs throughout the four games. The Blackhawks will travel to Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday, April 1st, for a doubleheader.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box, is officially underway with 60 brackets submitted with the top three set to receive prizes.
Iowa’s first trip to the Elite Eight since 1987 ended in heartbreak, but the team that really felt the madness of March was Duke, as the Blue Devils fell to UConn after the Huskies converted a deep three off a Duke turnover with less than five seconds remaining. That loss spelled disaster for the 22 brackets that chose Duke to win the title.
Standings will be updated by the end of the day today and before the championship game.
College Basketball
The #9-seed Iowa men’s team had their Cinderella Story come to an end over the weekend, losing 71-59 to #3 Illinois in the Elite Eight. After shooting nearly 60% in the first half, the Hawkeyes made just six field goals in the second half with Bennett Stirtz leading the way with 24 points. Iowa finished the season with a 24-13 record.
This Day in Sports History
1925 – Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win the trophy.
1986 – 5th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Texas beats USC, 97-81; Longhorns’ Clarissa Davis earns the MVP award; Texas completes the first undefeated season (34-0).
2001 – At 15 years, 9 months, Michael Phelps breaks the 200m butterfly world record at the US World Championship trials at Austin, Texas; becomes the youngest male to set a world mark.
