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 on Monday, March 30th.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in the Ruritan Relays on Monday.
The West Burlington girls’ team will hold the Falcon Relays on Tuesday, 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 on Tuesday with Columbus participating.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis boys’ team will travel to Burlington on Monday, March 30th, at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will hold their home opener on Tuesday, March 31st, at 6 pm against Mt. Pleasant.
Columbus will take on Washington on Tuesday at 5 pm on the road.
Burlington Notre Dame will face off on the road against Assumption at 5:30 pm on Tuesday.
High School Golf
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational on Tuesday, 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 on Tuesday.
High School Basketball
Talent from all over the state will be heading to Dallas Center-Grimes High School for the 2026 Pizza Ranch All-Star Games today with seven local players and two coaches making the trip for the southeast Iowa squad.
On the girls’ side, the Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) will be represented by Mediapolis’ Grace Holsteen and Madison Kellogg of Winfield-Mt. Union. Holsteen was named SEISC-South Player of the Year, while Kellogg battled through injury to lead her team with 14.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Joining Kellogg will be her Wolves head coach Mendy McCreight.
Joining the pair will be Kendra Boatman of Keokuk and Mylee Stiefel of Burlington. The two have both taken home Conference Player of the Year awards during their high school careers.
On the boys’ side, Washington’s Collin Stark will be patrolling the sideline with three local players running the court. Burlington Notre Dame’s Shay Stephens, the SEISC-South Player of the Year, will be flanked by two-time Southeast Conference Player of the Year in Keokuk’s Jaxon Clark and All-Substate talent Max Griffin of Mediapolis. Clark and Stephens have each tabbed at least one season double-double, which is scoring at least 500 points and securing 250 rebounds.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will compete in a three-game series against Iowa Central Community College on the road with game one today at 1 pm.
The softball team will host Southwestern Community College tomorrow, March 28th, 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.
Here’s an updated look at the top 10 brackets and a recap of the first two rounds of the tournament: KILJ Bracket Challenge Standings.
Standings will be updated before the Elite 8, the Final Four, and the championship game.
College Basketball
The #2-seed Iowa State men’s team was upset by #6 Tennessee last night, 76-62, to end their tournament run at the Sweet 16. Tamin Lipsey cashed in for 18 points and dished out five assists in the loss. The Cyclones finished the season with a 29-8 record.
The #9-seed Iowa men’s team will look to continue their Cinderella story tonight at 5:09 pm against #3 Illinois with the winner advancing to the Final Four.
This Day in Sports History
1891 – First world weightlifting championship won by Edward Lawrence in London, England.
1933 – First SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Mississippi State, 46-27.
1975 – NHL Washington Capitals win their first game on road after 37 straight road losses.