High School Track and Field
Mt. Pleasant and Central Lee will participate in the Keosippi Relays tonight.
WACO, Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County, and Columbus will compete in the Sigourney Co-Ed meet tonight.
New London will host the Chris Selby Co-Ed Invitational tonight with Danville, Mediapolis, Wapello, and West Burlington/Notre Dame making the trip.
High School Soccer
Mt. Pleasant split their night with Keokuk with the boys’ team squashing the Chiefs 12-0 to celebrate their senior night, while the girls’ team fell in a 4-1 bout. Dylan White continued his dominant streak with four goals and five assists, but the story of the night was Xach LeBlanc, the goalie, managing to net one for the Panthers.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Fairfield on Thursday, April 30th, with the boys’ team on the road kicking off at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will host the Trojans at 4:30 pm.
The Washington boys’ team lost to Fort Madison last night, 6-0, as the Demons managed just two shots on goal. Washington will compete against Burlington on Thursday with the boys’ team at home and the girls’ team hitting the road with both games starting at 5 pm.
Fairfield’s contest with Burlington last night was canceled due to the weather.
Central Lee went 1-1 against Albia last night with the girls’ team losing, 10-0, and the boys’ team coming out on top, 4-1. Mason Sanders and Peter Seyb each scored two goals in the win. The Hawk boys’ team will face off against Highland tonight on the road at 5 pm.
The Wapello boys’ team had their game with Sigourney-Keota postponed to May 4th. The Wapello girls’ team will travel to Monmouth-Roseville tonight at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will host Macomb at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will take on Danville at 7 pm tonight.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will face off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5 pm on the road.
The WACO boys’ team will hit the road to play Mediapolis tonight at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will play Burlington tonight at 4:30 pm on the road.
High School Golf
The Southeast Conference (SEC) had their meets postponed yesterday.
The SEC girls’ teams will make up their conference meet in Burlington on Thursday, April 30th.
The Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, and Washington boys’ teams will travel to Oskaloosa for an Invite today.
Van Buren County split their matchup against Mediapolis yesterday with the girls’ team winning 215-222, while the boys’ team fell 159-176. Sophia Jirak led the Warriors with a round of 42 followed by Mediapolis’ Bri Spears, who shot a 54. On the boys’ side, Mediapolis was anchored by William Worrall’s card of 40.
Van Buren County will travel to Central Lee today.
Mediapolis will take on Burlington Notre Dame on Thursday at home.
Wapello will host WACO today in a triangular.
The Danville girls’ team will compete at English Valleys today.
The Columbus boys’ team will travel to Louisa-Muscatine today.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will compete in an invite today at Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will participate in the West Liberty Invitational today. Senior Nicholas Sparrow talked about what he’s been working on heading into the contest,
“It’s probably short game as well. I mean Mr. Wachs is always preaching to us that it doesn’t matter if you can hit the ball 300 yards or off the tee or what, as long as your 50 yards in is good then I mean it’s going to be pretty hard to stop you.”
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant picked up a dominant victory over Fort Madison last night, 8-1. Charlie Syfert shutout his opponent in his singles match. The Panthers will travel to Ottumwa today.
Fairfield will face off against Burlington tonight on the road.
Southeast Conference News
The Southeast Conference (SEC) will be expanding to seven teams starting in the 2028-29 school year with Oskaloosa joining the fold, pending Oskaloosa School Board approval and the Conference Realignment Committee established by Iowa Legislative HF783. Oskaloosa Activities Director, Jamie Jacobs, stated that compatibility in competitive balance, student experience, and community relationships were the main reasons for the move from the Little Hawkeye to the SEC.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will host Black Hawk College today.
The softball team will continue their home stand tomorrow, April 29th, against Indian Hills Community College in a doubleheader.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team will look to continue their five-game winning streak against Illinois State tonight at 6 pm at home.
The Iowa softball team will host Northern Illinois tomorrow, April 29th, at 5 pm.
The Iowa State softball team will take on St. Thomas in a home doubleheader today.
This Day in Sports History
1930 – The first night game in the history of Organized Baseball took place in Independence, Kansas.
1965 – Lindsey Nelson broadcasts a baseball game at Houston Astrodome from a hanging gondola.
2018 – Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL; selected by Seattle Seahawks.