High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant split their night against Fort Madison last night as the girls’ team was unable to spoil the Bloodhounds’ senior night despite 15 points from Abigail Shelangoski in a 53-35 final, while the boys’ team rallied back from a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win in overtime, 63-61. Isaiah Lange hit the game winner as he finished with 12 points, while Noah Lange led the team with 20 points. Boys’ head coach Eric Rawson feels his team is playing their best brand of basketball,
“Yeah, we’re pretty connected right now. So it’s fun to coach when you’re connected like we are right now. And you can look at the guys, and they look back at you, and they’re in it. So yeah, the Guzman kid, I mean, he had a phenomenal game. He finished with 30, and we had a hard time solving that puzzle. The guys stayed in it, and again, we focused on getting the ball on the block. And again, that opens up the perimeter game, too, a little bit. And I thought our bigs did a nice job. Once again, Noah Lang finished with 20, and Isaiah, who didn’t play much the first half, certainly was a force there late in the game. And he finished with 10, I believe, and Ryan Helling had 12. And Keegan Heaton comes off the bench for us, and his last two games have been phenomenal. He finished with nine, and some big rebounds, and big plays around the basket. And [I’m] just really happy for this group right now.”
Mt. Pleasant will be back at home on Monday, January 26th, for a showdown with Mid-Prairie at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
WACO was swept by Hillcrest Academy last night 52-50 in the girls’ game and 61-45 in the boys’ game. The Warriors will look to bounce back on Tuesday, January 27th, at home against Highland at 6 pm.
The Danville girls’ team extended their win streak to five games after defeating Van Buren County last night, 44-38, while the Danville boys’ team handled the Warriors, 55-37. Alivia Bauer scored 13 points in the win.
Danville will travel to West Central today with game one at 4:30 pm.
The Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team fell to #3 Burlington Notre Dame last night, 71-45. Jack Ragar led the Crusaders with 12 points.
Holy Trinity Catholic will compete against New London on Tuesday with the night starting at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will make the trip to Danville on Tuesday for the Bears’ Senior night with game one at 6 pm.
The #9 Mediapolis girls’ team clobbered New London last night, 62-10. Grace Holsteen tabbed 15 points in the victory. The Mediapolis boys’ team will travel to Columbus Catholic today at 4:15 pm.
Wapello split their night against Highland last night with the girls’ team losing 52-35 and the boys’ team dominating the Huskies, 63-48. Emmalin Marshall led the girls’ team with 18 points.
Columbus will square off against Wapello on Tuesday with gametime at 6 pm.
The Central Lee boys’ team will take on West Hancock on the road with tip-off at 7:30 pm on Monday.
Fairfield will clash with Washington on Thursday, January 29th, with the girls’ playing at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against West Burlington on Tuesday with the girls’ playing at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield boys’ teams will travel to Williamsburg today for the Raider Round Robin Invitational.
The WACO, Fairfield, Wapello, and Mediapolis girls’ teams will compete at the Louisa-Muscatine Invite today.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will host a dual tournament today.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to the Alburnett Duals today.
The Wapello boys’ team will make the trip to Midland for the John Byers Invitational today.
The WACO boys’ team will compete in the Kurt Hinschberger Invitational today.
The New London, Van Buren County, and Mediapolis boys’ teams will participate in the Louisa-Muscatine Invite today.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will wait for their Class 2A State Qualifying meet on January 30th in Ottumwa.
High School Bowling
The Southeast Conference tournament will take place on Tuesday, January 27th, at Arrowhead Bowl.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will host Central Community College today at 1 pm.
The men’s basketball team will head back home tonight to take on Marshalltown Community College at 7 pm.
The women’s wrestling team will compete at the Warrior Open today.
The men’s wrestling team will participate in the Stormin’ Norman Tournament today.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will host Arizona today with tip-off at 3 pm.
The #10 Iowa women’s team will host another ranked matchup against #12 Ohio State tomorrow, January 25th, at 1 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will take on USC on Wednesday, January 28th, at 6 pm at home.
The #9 Iowa State men’s team will hit the road for a meetup today with Oklahoma State at 2 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1952 – The Dallas Texans become the first NFL team in Texas; formerly the New York Yanks, the Texans lose 11 of 12 games and fold after one season.
1962 – Jackie Robinson is the first African American elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame; Bob Feller is also elected.
1990 – Los Angeles’ Pat Riley becomes the 13th and fastest coach to reach the 500-victory plateau as the Lakers down the Indiana Pacers, 120-111; Riley completes the task in 133 less games.