High School Track and Field
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team established two meet and school records at the Demon Relays in Washington last night, as the team of Taylor Williamson, Delaney Anderson, Kynlee White, and Avery Fedler took the sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 49 seconds, while Fedler then claimed the 1500-meter run with a mark of 4 minutes and 46 seconds. The Panthers also won the 4×100 meter relay.
The Washington girls’ team claimed the team victory with 114 points, while Mt. Pleasant finished in 2nd place. Emma Horak won the 800-meter run for the Demons.
WACO’s victories came in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 10 minutes and 15 seconds, which was nearly 30 seconds faster than second place, and the distance medley relay.
The Panther boys’ team finished in 3rd place as a team with Fairfield claiming 5th place, while the hosts took 2nd place with 88 points. Silas Hulett of Mt. Pleasant won the 3200-meter with a mark of 9 minutes and 59 seconds. Fairfield’s Eli Zillman took the high jump with a leap of 6 feet and 7.5 inches. Lastly, Washington’s Greyson Hartman swept the throwing events with launches of 64 feet and 11.5 inches in the shot put and 177 feet and 4 inches in the discus.
West Burlington/Notre Dame hosted their Co-Ed relays last night and Mediapolis swept the team titles with the boys’ team beating the hosts by 11 points and the girls’ team claiming 55 more points than second place.
Henry Luttenegger was a highlight for the boys’ team as he claimed the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes, while the girls’ team won the distance medley, shuttle hurdle, 4×400, and 4×800 meter relays.
The Danville girls’ team had Delaney Newberry win the 200-meter dash and Alaina Gourley claim the 800-meter run. The boys’ team saw victories in the sprint medley and 4×400 meter relays.
The New London girls’ team had their lone victory in the 400-meter hurdles with Allison Gillip turning in a time of 1 minute and 16 seconds. The New London boys’ team claimed the 4×100 and 4×200 meter relays with the team of Brigham Porter, London Franklin, Cale Westerbeck, and Gavin Strawhacker.
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Quin Smith swept the girls’ high jump and long jump, while the boys’ team had Colin Anderson win the shot put with a toss of 42 feet and 8.75 inches and Cruz Hagmeier glided to the win in the 110-meter hurdles.
Lastly, the Falcons showed off their speed in the 100-meter dashes as Landry Haberichter won the boys’ heat with a mark of 10.7 seconds and Kaylee Webb nabbed the girls’ heat with a time of 13.4 seconds.
The Eastern Iowa Track Festival will run tomorrow, April 11th, at Iowa City West High School with Columbus, Danville, Mediapolis, Van Buren County, Washington along with the WACO, Wapello, and New London boys’ teams and Mt. Pleasant girls’ team.
The Fairfield boys’ team will hold a track meet on Tuesday, April 14th, with Mt. Pleasant, Central Lee, and Van Buren County making the trip.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis girls’ team clobbered Wapello last night, 10-0. Camryn Bailey netted four goals in the victory.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will take on West Branch on Monday, April 13th, at 6:30 pm at home, while the boys’ team will host Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday, April 14th, at 7 pm.
Wapello will hit the road to compete against Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union tonight with the girls’ teams playing first at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis and Danville boys’ teams could not find the back of the net in a 0-0 tie last night. The Bears will travel to WACO on Tuesday at 5 pm.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team lost to Mid-Prairie last night, 3-0, while the boys’ team finished with a 0-0 tie against the Golden Hawks.
Mt. Pleasant traded victories with Keokuk last night with the girls’ team falling 7-1 and the boys’ team pulverizing the Chiefs, 13-0. Dylan White was unstoppable, scoring six goals and adding an assist to his stat line. The Panthers will face off against Fairfield on Monday with the boys’ playing at home at 4:30 pm and the girls’ team competing on the road at 5 pm.
Fairfield split their night against Burlington with the girls’ team losing 4-0 and the boys’ team shutting out the Grayhounds, 3-0. Cormac Van Pelt scored twice in the boys’ game.
Washington was swept by Fort Madison last night with the girls’ falling, 6-1, and the boys’ team losing a tight one, 2-1.
The Central Lee boys’ team will face off against Sigourney-Keota tonight at 5 pm at home, while the girls’ team will travel to Washington at the same time.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will close out their road stand tonight against WACO at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will host Monmouth-Roseville tonight at the same time.
High School Golf
The Southeast Conference met up last night and the Washington boys’ team claimed another team victory in Fort Madison with a score of 149, while the Fort Madison girls’ team took the win by two strokes over Mt. Pleasant.
In the boys’ standings, Rajan Roth of Washington led the field with a round of 32 with Fairfield’s Andrew Myers finishing as the runner-up with a score of 37. Alek Barton and Owen Dolf of Mt. Pleasant, who claimed 3rd place as a team behind Fairfield, each turned in a card of 40, which was tied for the 5th best score of the round.
On the girls’ side, Fairfield’s Ellanor Bentler took the individual crown, shooting 2-over for the day, but the Trojans finished in 4th as a team. Washington’s third place finish was led by Adalyn Long and Elizabeth Hora, who each shot 8-over par for 3rd place. Mt. Pleasant’s runner-up finish was aided by three Panthers claiming a spot in the top 10, as Ashlynn Beauchamp took 6th place with a round of 9-over par.
The Southeast Conference will compete against one another on Monday, April 13th, with the girls’ teams going to Fort Madison and the boys’ teams traveling to Washington.
Mediapolis swept Central Lee last night with the girls’ team logging a score of 216-277, while the boys’ team snuck out with a narrow five-stroke victory, 161-166. On the girls’ side, Kate Wischmeier led Mediapolis with a score of 51–the best score of the course, while Lily Smith finished in 3rd place for Central Lee with a card of 54. Brock Spears and Ephram Hallgren each shot a 39 for Mediapolis to share the gold, while Caleb Larson and Carter Jones each carded a 40 to finish as the runner-ups for the Hawks.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will compete in the Golden Hawk Invitational on Tuesday, April 14th.
The Central Lee boys’ team will participate in the Lee County Invitational today.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant shutout Fort Madison, 9-0, last night. Max Heater and Carter Gehling did not allow their opponent to win a set in their singles matches.
Fairfield defeated Burlington last night, 6-3. The Trojans will travel to Mt. Pleasant on Monday, April 13th.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team clobbered Carl Sandburg College yesterday, 16-0. The Blackhawks will stay at home to face off against Indian Hills Community College in a doubleheader, tomorrow, April 11th.
The softball team will stay on the road for a doubleheader with Illinois Central College on Monday, April 13th.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team will travel to USC tonight with first pitch at 9 pm.
The Iowa State softball team will host #19 Oklahoma State today with first pitch at 4 pm.
The Iowa softball team will look to get back in the win column tonight against Georgia Tech at 5 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1947 – Jackie Robinson becomes the first Black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract; Brooklyn GM, Branch Rickey announces Dodgers had bought Robinson’s contract from Montreal Royals.
1964 – Demolition begins in Upper Manhattan, New York City on the Polo Grounds sports stadium (home to MLB Giants, 1891-1957, Mets, 1962-63, and NFL Jets, 1960-63) to clear the way for a housing project.
1979 – J. R. Richard of the Houston Astros pitches a complete game but sets an MLB record by throwing six wild pitches in a 2-1 win over the LA Dodgers at the Astrodome.