High School Wrestling
The WACO girls’ team competed in a tournament at BGM over the weekend and collected 28 points by the day’s end. Makayla Morrison led the Warriors with a 4th place finish after narrowly falling in the 3rd place match by a 7-6 decision.
The WACO, Mediapolis, and Van Buren County girls’ teams will participate in a tournament tonight hosted by Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union.
Burlington hosted the Grayhound Invite over the weekend and the hosts snuck away with the victory, totaling 196.5 points, while Van Buren County accounted for 168 points to take 3rd place. The Warriors had two wrestlers finish atop the podium with Armoney Adams (105-pound weight class) and Brystol Wiley (110-pound weight class) each winning both of their matches by fall to earn the gold. Rylee Caviness claimed 2nd place.
Mt. Pleasant grabbed 8th place with 76 points and Mediapolis snatched 11th place. In the Panthers’ first action of the season, Quintrie and Zenlynn Lee led the squad as they both fell in the championship match of their respective weight classes to finish with the silver. In the 235-pound weight class, Courtney Smith and Olivia Gordy claimed 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.
Lastly, Avery Hollingsworth of Mediapolis defeated Rory Philips of Van Buren County in the 105-pound championship match by fall to claim the lone gold medal of the day for the Bulldogs.
The Wapello and Mt. Pleasant girls’ teams will wrestle at the West Liberty Invitational tonight.
The Fairfield and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ teams participated in the Wilton tournament over the weekend and Fairfield’s 60 points were good enough for 10th place, while the Wildcats took 12th place. Samantha Lyons and Kendra Allison both pinned their way to gold medals for the Trojans, while Jada Moats’ 3rd place finish led Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union.
High School Basketball
The New London, Mediapolis, Columbus, and WACO boys’ teams will head to Hillcrest Academy tonight for a jamboree.
The Mt. Pleasant and Central Lee boys’ teams will compete at the Mid-Prairie jamboree tonight. Panther head coach Eric Rawson is excited to get the season started,
“…And so, it’s good to finally be back in the gym and, you know, just seeing a big difference in their maturity level, we’re pretty strong. You know, they’ve really gotten after it in the weight room and so now we just got to get our basketball legs under us and get some lungs and you know, it should be an exciting year.”
The West Burlington boys’ team will scrimmage Fairfield, while Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Cardinal tonight in a jamboree hosted by the Crusaders.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will tip-off the season at Pella tomorrow, November 25th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will hit the road to face off against Pekin tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will compete against Knoxville tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road.
The Columbus girls’ team will host Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 6 pm.
The WACO girls’ team will face off against Wapello at home tomorrow at 6 pm.
The New London girls’ team will travel to Louisa-Muscatine on December 1st at 6 pm.
High School Bowling
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Keokuk tomorrow, November 25th, at 6 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team lost 81-58 over the weekend to Neosho County Community College. Deejah Buchanan led the team with 23 points. The Blackhawks will stay at home to play North Iowa Area Community College tomorrow, November 25th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team fell to Moberly Area Community College over the weekend 92-82. Jacob Franklin went off for 29 points in the losing effort. The Blackhawks will host Spoon River College tomorrow at 7 pm.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will duel Ellsworth Community College on Wednesday, December 3rd, at home.
College Football
Iowa finally flipped the script and outscored Michigan State 13 to 0 in the 4th quarter, as Drew Stevens walked-off a 20-17 victory for the Hawkeyes on a 44-yard field goal. Mark Gronowski tossed for 147 yards and a touchdown in the win. The Hawkeyes will travel to Nebraska on Friday, November 28th, to end the regular season with kickoff at 11 am. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
Iowa State whacked Kansas over the weekend 38-14. Rocco Becht had a huge game, throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns, while Carson Hansen gashed the Jayhawks for 120 rushing yards and a score. The Cyclones will face off against Oklahoma State on Saturday, November 29th, at 11 am.
College Basketball
The #19 Iowa women’s team muscled their way past Miami over the weekend at the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Showcase, 64-61. Hannah Stuelke collected a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Hawkeyes will host Western Illinois on Wednesday, November 26th, at 6:30 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will compete in the Acrisure Classic tomorrow, November 25th, against Ole Miss at 8:30 pm.
The #12 Iowa State women’s team flattened Mercyhurst yesterday 112-62. Audi Crooks tabbed 27 points and two steals in the mauling. The Cyclones will compete in a tournament starting on Friday, November 28th, at 10 am.
The #16 Iowa State men’s team will play in the Players Era Men’s Championship tournament starting today against #14 St. John’s at 3:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1960 – Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain pulls down an NBA record 55 rebounds in a Warriors 132-129 loss to the Boston Celtics at Philadelphia Civic Center.
1985 – CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: the BC Lions defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24; it’s the final CFL game played with 25-yard long endzones.
1991 – Monica Seles sets the female tennis record winning prize money of $2,457,758 in a year.