High School Track and Field
Mt. Pleasant and Washington’s trip to the Williamsburg Co-Ed Invitational has been canceled for today.
Mediapolis will host the Dave Aamodt Relays tonight with Danville, West Burlington/Notre Dame, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
The WACO Relays have been canceled for tonight due to the forecasted weather. The meet will be made up on April 13th.
The Fairfield girls’ team will hold their own meet tonight with Central Lee flying over, while the Fairfield boys’ team will participate in the Dennis Anderson Relays.
High School Soccer
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Muscatine last night to face off against Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and finished the night 0-1-1, as the girls’ team lost 7-1 and the Wildcats scored a late goal in the boys’ game to even it up at 2. Iris Garza netted a hat trick, while the Panther boys’ team had Dylan White and Brandon Veloz each grab a goal.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Keokuk on Thursday, April 9th, with the girls’ playing at home at 4:30 pm and the boys’ traveling to start at 5 pm.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to take on Mid-Prairie on Thursday with game one at 5 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame split their night against Burlington with the girls’ team losing 5-0 and the boys’ team’s second half surge leading to a 4-1 victory. The boys’ team will take on Keokuk tonight at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will host Monmouth-Roseville on Friday, April 10th, at 5 pm.
The Central Lee girls’ team started the year with an 8-1 loss to Keokuk, while the boys’ team throttled the Chiefs, 11-1. Evelyn Adkins had the lone goal for the girls’ team, while Peter Seyb found the back of the net five times with Colton Taft nabbing a hat trick in the boys’ contest.
Central Lee will face off against Centerville tonight with the girls’ team leading off the night at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield will start conference play against Burlington on Thursday with the boys’ team at home and the girls’ team on the road at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team lost to Cedar Rapids Washington last night, 8-0.
The Washington girls’ team fell to Oskaloosa last night, 4-0. The Demons will compete against Fort Madison on Thursday at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5 pm.
Wapello will take on Cedar Valley Christian tonight at home with the girls leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will hit the road to play Tipton tonight at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Danville on Thursday at 7 pm.
High School Golf
The Southeast Conference boys’ teams met up at Fairfield for the first conference meet of the year and Washington paced the field with a team score of 153 followed by Fairfield with a 164 and Mt. Pleasant shortly behind at 166.
Rajan Roth’s card of 36 on a par-35 led the Demons followed by Kaleb Orr with a round of 38. Brody Engle of Mt. Pleasant snatched the silver medal, as he carded a 38. Andrew Myers, Archer Kreuter, and Luke Thornton each posted a round of 40 for the Trojans, which tied for 6th.
The Washington girls’ team hosted their first conference meet of the season and Fairfield took the top spot with the team shooting 66-over par followed by Mt. Pleasant taking the silver (+70) and the hosts nabbing 4th place.
Mt. Pleasant’s Sophia Walderbach and Keokuk’s Carrigan Morris tied for the best score of the day at 12-over. Ellanor Bentler and Vanessa Kessel of Fairfield and Washington’s Adalyn Long each claimed 3rd place with a score of 13-over par.
The SEC will meet back up on Thursday, April 9th, with the boys’ teams heading to Fort Madison and the girls’ team playing at Fairfield.
Holy Trinity Catholic and Burlington Notre Dame’s meet today has been postponed. A makeup date will be determined later.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine today.
Mediapolis will travel to Danville today.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy at home today.
Van Buren County will travel to Central Lee today.
WACO had their match against Lone Tree scheduled for today postponed due to the weather. They will face off on May 4th.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will host WACO on Thursday.
The Winfield-Mt. Union and New London boys’ teams will attend the Wapello Invite tomorrow, April 8th.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will take on Keokuk for their home opener tonight.
Fairfield will host Burlington for their first match of the season on Thursday, April 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team held on to beat Heartland Community College yesterday, 7-6. Gavin Awbrey clobbered a home run and tallied three RBIs. The Blackhawks will travel to Marshalltown Community College tomorrow, April 8th, for a doubleheader.
The softball team will face off against Indian Hills Community College tomorrow in a road doubleheader.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box, is officially in the books and Sharon Menke is our 2026 winner with Matt Donnolly taking 2nd place and Mat Wilson finishing in 3rd place!
Michigan claimed their second title in their program’s history last night and the first for the Big Ten since 2000 in a 69-63 victory over UConn. Elliot Cadeau’s 19 points led to him being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team will travel to USC on Friday, April 10th, with first pitch at 9 pm.
The Iowa softball team will get ready for Iowa State tomorrow, April 8th, at home at 5 pm.
The Iowa State softball team rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, including a three-run walkoff home run for Reggan Bartholomew to down #14 Arizona yesterday, 12-10.
This Day in Sports History
1943 – The NFL adopted the free substitution rule; helmets are made mandatory and a 10-game schedule for all teams was approved.
1958 – The Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen in left field at the LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the left field line.
1969 – Dodgers’ Bill Singer was credited with the first official save against the Cincinnati Reds.