High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Keokuk tomorrow, February 6th, with the girls’ teams playing at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Fairfield will host Burlington tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Girls High School Basketball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released their ninth edition of the girls’ basketball rankings yesterday and for another week Class 3A had no teams dropped from the top 15 and Mediapolis kept their position at #9.
The Bulldogs are one of six undefeated teams left in the state and the first team to reach 20 victories this season. They are tops in Class 3A in points per game and points allowed per game. Mediapolis knows how to generate extra possessions with a class-high 19.1 steals per game and they are unselfish with 20.1 assists per game, second in the state.
The Bulldogs will be looking for their fourth straight SEISC-Shootout title on Saturday.
Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout
The girls’ teams seeded #3-#8 will lead off the SEISC shootout tonight with Louisa-Muscatine, Pekin, and WACO hosting a pair of games.
The #3 and #4 seeds will meet up at Louisa-Muscatine with the north teams acting as the home team. In the #4 seed game, Van Buren County will take on Columbus at 6 pm, while West Burlington will face off against the hosts at 7:30 pm in the #3 seed contest.
The #5 and #6 seeds will compete at Pekin with Wapello tangling with Holy Trinity Catholic in the #6-seed game at 6 pm followed by Pekin colliding with Central Lee at 7:30 pm to decide the #5 seed.
Due to illness, the Burlington Notre Dame and WACO contest has been canceled. New London and Hillcrest Academy will play at WACO with tip-off at 7 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will host Cedar Valley Christian tomorrow, February 6th, at 6 pm.
Highland and Mediapolis will face off for the conference title on Saturday, February 7th, at 2:30 pm at Highland, while Danville will compete with Lone Tree to lead off the day at 1 pm.
The boys’ will start play tomorrow with Central Lee hosting the #3 and #4 seeds, Holy Trinity Catholic will have the #5 and #6 seeds, and Van Buren County will house the #7 and #8 seeds with the south division acting as the home team.
At 6 pm, #4 West Burlington will play #4 WACO at Central Lee, #6 Danville will tip-off against #6 Wapello, and #8 New London will tussle with #8 Lone Tree at Van Buren County.
At 7:30 pm, #3 Central Lee will face off against Pekin, #5 Holy Trinity Catholic will tangle with #5 Columbus, and #7 Van Buren County will take on #7 Highland.
Burlington Notre Dame will hold the #1 and #2 seed games on Saturday with Mediapolis clashing with Winfield-Mt. Union at 6 pm and the conference title going to either the Nikes or Hillcrest Academy at 7:30 pm.
High School Wrestling
The 2026 girls’ state tournament will take place today and tomorrow, February 6th. KILJ will be providing updates for 17 local wrestlers. For a full look at their first round matches, follow this link: First Round Matchups
The top seeds to look out for in Class 1A will be Wapello’s #2 Kenadee Helscher, as she looks to finish the season undefeated in the 105-pound weight class, and #1 Clara Ball in the 115-pound weight class, as she looks to build off her 6th place finish last year as a freshman. From the Southeast Conference, Samantha Lyons of Fairfield enters as the #2 seed in the 170-pound weight class, while Fort Madison’s Mara Smith earned the #3 seed for the 140-pound weight class in Class 2A.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a quad tonight.
The Fairfield boys’ team will duel Washington tonight.
The boys’ district wrestling meets are scheduled for February 14th.
High School Bowling
The girls’ state meet is scheduled for February 10th through the 12th in Waterloo. Keokuk will be competing as a team, while Mt. Pleasant’s Shyann Smith will bowl as an individual along with Keokuk’s Allison Sapp, Jaelynn Ketterer, and Josie Sapp.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will host their invite today with Central Lee and West Burlington making the trip.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the state qualifying meet assignments and Central Lee will host West Burlington, while Fairfield will travel to Monticello in Class 1A.
In Class 2A, Clinton will play host to Burlington, Keokuk, and Mt. Pleasant.
Both meets are scheduled for Monday, February 16th, at 10 am.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team lost to Des Moines Area Community College last night 71-44. The Blackhawks will host Kirkwood Community College on Saturday, February 7th, with tip-off at 1 pm.
The men’s basketball team secured a thrilling 70-68 victory over Sauk Valley Community College last night behind Brady Martin’s 17 points. The Blackhawks will continue the home stand on Saturday at 3 pm against Triton College.
The women’s wrestling hung close but fell to Iowa Western Community College last night, 26-17. Nina Hamm, Caitlin Van Praag, Evenlyn Phillips, and Kiernan Farmer each picked up victories for the Blackhawks.
The men’s wrestling team was snuffed by the Reivers, 56-0.
Both teams will travel to North Iowa Area Community College for the District Champions on February 15th.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will travel to Utah on Saturday, February 7th, at 6 pm.
The #10 Iowa women’s team will host Minnesota tonight at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team rallied back from a halftime deficit to pick up a road victory over Washington last night, 84-74. Bennett Stirtz cashed in for 22 points as the Hawkeyes have now won five straight. Iowa will head back home to play Northwestern on Sunday, February 8th, at 2 pm.
The #7 Iowa State men’s team will take on Baylor at home at 1 pm on Saturday.
This Day in Sports History
1943 – Jake LaMotta defeats future multi-weight world boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson by unanimous points decision in Detroit in the 2nd of their 6 meetings; his only win of their rivalry. It was Robinson’s first loss in his first 40 pro bouts.
1989 – Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes the first NBA player to score 38,000 points.
2017 – Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, TX: New England Patriots defeat Atlanta Falcons, 34-28; MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB. The first Super Bowl to be decided in overtime.