High School Track and Field
The Liberty Co-Ed Invitational was canceled for today for Columbus.
Mt. Pleasant and Washington will venture north to the Williamsburg Co-Ed Invitational on Tuesday, April 7th.
Mediapolis will host the Dave Aamodt Relays on Tuesday with Danville, West Burlington/Notre Dame, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
The WACO Relays are scheduled for Tuesday with Van Buren County, New London, and Columbus competing.
The Fairfield girls’ team will hold their own meet on Tuesday with Central Lee flying over, while the Fairfield boys’ team will participate in the Dennis Anderson Relays.
High School Soccer
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Columbus on the road on Monday, April 6th, with the girls playing first at 5 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will head down the road to compete against Burlington on Monday with game one at 5:30 pm.
The WACO boys’ team will square off against Fairfield on Monday on the road at 5 pm.
Central Lee will contend with Keokuk for their home opener on Monday with game one at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will stay at home to face off against Cedar Rapids Washington on Monday at 6 pm.
The Washington girls’ team will travel to Oskaloosa on Monday at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday, April 7th, at 5 pm.
Wapello will take on Cedar Valley Christian on Tuesday at home with the girls leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will hit the road to play Tipton on Tuesday at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Danville on Thursday, April 9th, at 7 pm.
High School Golf
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will start their conference play on Monday, April 6th, with the girls’ teams heading to Washington and the boys’ teams playing in Fairfield.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday, April 7th, at home.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday.
Mediapolis will travel to Danville on Tuesday.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy at home on Tuesday.
Van Buren County will travel to Central Lee on Tuesday.
WACO will compete against Lone Tree on Tuesday at home.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will attend the Wapello Invite on Wednesday, April 8th.
High School Boys’ Tennis
The Ottumwa Invitational scheduled for today has been canceled. Fairfield will host Burlington for their first match of the season on Thursday, April 9th.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Keokuk for their home opener on Tuesday, April 7th.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team extended their win streak to 12 games after taking both games of their doubleheader against Iowa Lakes Community College yesterday, 11-1 in game one and 10-1 in game two. The Blackhawks will look for the sweep over the Lakers today with a home matchup at 2 pm.
The softball team swept St. Louis Community College yesterday, 12-8 in game one and 9-5 in game two. The Blackhawks will face off against Illinois Central College in a road doubleheader on Monday, April 6th.
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 tonight 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 fell to Minnesota yesterday, 9-4. Kooper Schulte swatted a solo home run in the loss. The Hawkeyes will look to even the series today at home with first pitch at 2 pm.
The Iowa softball team fell to #18 Oregon last night, 10-1, in six innings. Tory Bennett had the lone RBI in the loss. The Hawkeyes will look to upset the Ducks today with their matchup slated for 6 pm.
The Iowa State softball team will take on #14 Arizona tomorrow, April 5th, in a home doubleheader.
This Day in Sports History
1911 – Hugh Chalmers, an automaker, announced a change in his baseball MVP award structure. From that point on, Chalmers would give the award to the player who “should prove himself as the most important and useful player to his club…”
1948 – A’s manager Connie Mack, who is 84 years old, challenges Clark Griffith, the 78 year-old owner of the Senators, to a foot race from third base to home plate. It ends in a tie.
1986 – Wayne Gretzky set the NHL record with his 213th point of the season. Finished the season with 215 points as the record still stands.