Postseason High School Football
In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant was placed in Pod C where they will travel to West Delaware for their first playoff game in 15 years on Friday, October 31st, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. Panther head coach John Bowlin stated that there’s not much to add at this point, it’s just about execution,
“But we’ll obviously work on, you know, getting healthy. We’ve been pretty lucky this year on being healthy and being able to stay out of injury bug, and you know, it’s really cleaning things up and it’s little things when you find out who you’re playing and what they do and what type of tweaks you have to do to make it work is really what we’ll be looking at.”
Solon will get to host Benton on Friday at 7 pm.
For Class 2A, Mediapolis will get a rematch against district-foe Mid-Prairie in a road showdown on Friday with kickoff at 7 pm.
In Class A, Pekin will take on North Linn at home on Friday at 7 pm in a rematch of last year’s first-round postseason matchup.
For Eight-Player, Iowa Valley will be looking to continue their undefeated season when the Tigers face off against Janesville on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Postseason High School Volleyball
In Class 1A Region 2, #4 Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Wapello in a rematch of last year’s semifinals tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 8, West Burlington will make the trip to Regina Catholic tonight at 7 pm.
High School Cross Country
The state meets for Classes 2A and 3A are scheduled for Friday, October 31st, while Class 1A will run on Saturday, November 1st, at Fort Dodge.
For a full breakdown of who will be running at state, follow the links:
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team handled business over the weekend at the Madison College tournament, sweeping Elgin Community College and Bryant & Stratton College. Maddie Jones tabbed 39 assists and four aces across the two matches. The Blackhawks will close out the regular season with a home match against Central Community College on Wednesday, October 29th, at 7 pm.
The men’s soccer team will host Central Community College in the Region 11 semifinals on Wednesday.
College Football
The Floyd of Rosedale stayed in Iowa’s possession after the Hawkeyes demolished Minnesota over the weekend 41-3. Defense and special teams propelled the team as Zach Lutmer returned a 34-yard pick six and Kaden Wetjen dashed past the Golden Gophers for a 50-yard punt return touchdown–the fifth return touchdown of his career, tying Tim Dwight for most combined return touchdowns in program history. The Hawkeyes are on a bye week.
Iowa State had #10 BYU on upset alert for a half, but were outscored 24 to 3 in the second half to fall to the Cougars, 41-27. Carson Hansen rumbled his way to 152 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the losing effort. The Cyclones will host Arizona State on Saturday, November 1st, at noon. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
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2004 – World Series: Boston beats St. Louis, 3-0, in Game 4 at Busch Stadium to sweep the Cardinals and win the Red Sox their first title since 1918; MVP: Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez.
2021 – Cleveland Guardians men’s roller derby team files a lawsuit seeking to block the MLB Cleveland’s name change.