High School Track and Field
The West Burlington/Notre Dame boys’ team held their Falcon Relays last night and the hosts had two gold medal finishers, while Mt. Pleasant had a pair finish on top of the podium.
Leading the way for the Falcons in Class A was Logan Hamma, who won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.96 seconds. The 4×800 meter relay squad also put together a gold medal mark of 9 minutes and 15 seconds. Landry Haberichter and Keokuk’s Ryan Bair continued their rivalry from last year with the Chief sneaking past by one-hundredth-of-a-second (11.17 seconds) to win the 100-meter dash.
Mt. Pleasant’s Kaden Schadt snatched the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.52 seconds. Additionally, the Panthers won the 4×200 meter relay with a mark of 1 minute and 34 seconds. Mt. Pleasant had a nice day at the office for the field events with Mason Frueh grabbing 2nd place in the discus with a toss of 134 feet and 4 inches and Jaymisen Rich’s throw of 48 feet and 9 inches was good enough for the bronze in the shot put.
Over in Class B, New London dominated the 100-meter dash with London Franklin, Cale Westerbeck, and Gavin Strawhacker sweeping the podium, respectively. Riley Raines paced his way to a win in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes and 36 seconds. Franklin walked away with another top mark in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet-even. Lastly, the Tigers won the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 43.51 seconds.
Mediapolis displayed their speed and endurance with Gannon Gunn finishing in 1st place for the 110-meter hurdles, logging a meet-best time of 16.58 seconds. Kyler Crow claimed the 200-meter dash, while Henry Luttenegger took the 400-meter dash and Will Schmidgall won the 800-meter run. On the endurance side, Camden Phillips outpaced the field in the 3200-meter run. Lastly, the Bulldogs finished atop the podium in the 4×200 and 4×800-meter relays.
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Colin Anderson swept the throwing events with a toss of 131 feet and 6 inches in the discus and a heave of 43 feet and 11.75 inches in the shot put winning the class. The Wolves also claimed the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1 minute and 7 seconds.
Danville saw success in the relays with the Bears winning the sprint medley and the 4×400 meter relay, while Ty Frazier experienced individual success, snatching the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.35 seconds. Central Lee’s top finisher was Caden Crozier in the 3200-meter run with a 2nd place time in Class B.
Mt. Pleasant will host their Co-Ed Relays on Thursday, April 2nd, with Fairfield, Mediapolis, and West Burlington/Notre Dame competing.
The Van Buren County boys’ team finished as Co-Champions of the Ruritan Relays last night, accruing 110 points for the meet. The Warriors will host a meet on Thursday with WACO attending.
The West Burlington girls’ team will hold the Falcon Relays today with Mt. Pleasant, Danville, Fairfield, Mediapolis, New London, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
Wapello will host their Co-Ed Relays today with Columbus participating.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis boys’ team fell to Burlington last night, 3-1. The Bulldogs will travel to Keokuk on Thursday, April 2nd, at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team started the season off with a 3-1 victory over Keokuk last night. Quentin Jones, Colin Vaughan, and Alex Pfadenhauer each found the back of the net with Kaiden Kerr notching two assists.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will start their season on the road against Danville tonight at 6 pm.
The Columbus boys’ team will take on Washington tonight at 5 pm on the road.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will face off on the road against Assumption at 5:30 pm tonight.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will start the season on Thursday on the road against Clear Creek Amana at 5 pm.
The Central Lee boys’ team will host Fairfield, while the the girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie on the road with both games starting at 5 pm on Thursday.
High School Golf
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational today 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 today.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will host Illinois Central College today at 4 pm.
The softball team will travel to Marshalltown Community College today 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 Sweet 16 and Elite Eight: KILJ’s Bracket Challenge Standings. The Final Four is slated to start on Saturday, April 4th, with game one at 5:09 pm between #2 UConn and #3 Illinois.
Standings will be updated before the championship game.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team will face off against Bradley today on the road.
The Iowa softball team will travel to Oregon for a three-game series starting on Friday, April 3rd, at 8 pm.
The Iowa State softball team will take on UNI at home today.
This Day in Sports History
1906 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States was founded to set rules in amateur sports; it became the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
1975 – 37th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky, 92-85; 10th title under coach John Wooden, the most ever by one coach. He had announced his retirement 2 days earlier.
1998 – The Milwaukee Brewers become the first team since the inception of the American League in 1901 to switch leagues; Brewers lose their first NL game, 2-1 to the Braves in Atlanta.