High School Golf
The Class 1A and Class 2A boys’ state tournaments wrapped up play yesterday and several of our local golfers finished within the top 30.
In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union finished in 12th place as a team, shooting +105 for the course. Cody Milks led the Wolves with a 27th place finish at 19-over par. Hillcrest Academy’s Rowan Miller claimed a 77 for day two to finish tied for 23rd place with a 17-over par finish.
Over in Class 2A, Central Lee put together a nice run to take 7th place as a team at 62-over par, while Mediapolis rounded out the team standings in 12th place with a 101-over par. The Hawks had three golfers finish in the top 30 with Caleb Larson leading the pack with a 166 after the two days to grab a tie for 22nd place. Carson Morrison turned in a 77 for day two to tie for 25th place and Mylan Lowenberg shot 7-over on day two to finish tied for 28th place. Mediapolis’ Ephram Hallgren and Kohen Stotlar each shot 21-over par for the course to tie for 41st place.
The girls’ Class 1A state meet is scheduled to take place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone today with Highland and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall competing.
Burlington Notre Dame’s Alexandria Booten will be heading to the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown today for the girls’ Class 2A state meet.
The girls’ Class 3A state meet will take place in Cedar Falls at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course today with Fort Madison’s Kylie Lumino participating.
High School Postseason Soccer
In Class 1A Substate 5, the Mediapolis boys’ team fell to Pella Christian last night, 3-0. The Bulldogs finished the year with a 6-7-2 record.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team squashed Danville last night, 9-0. The Bears collected a 5-8-3 record for the year.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete against Pella Christian tomorrow, May 29th, at 7 pm with the winner advancing to the state tournament.
In Substate 6, the Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team lost to Tipton last night, 3-1.
Over in Class 2A Substate 4, the Washington boys’ team was shutout by Mt. Vernon last night, 3-0. The Demons finished the season with a 6-9-2 record.
The Fairfield boys’ team found the back of the net, but Solon proved to be too much in a 3-1 loss. The Trojans went 10-6-1 for the season.
In Class 3A Substate 4, the Mt. Pleasant boys’ team welcomed Pella to town last night and in a showdown between the goalies, the Panthers walked away victorious, 1-0. According to Mt. Pleasant head coach Rocco Russo, the team takes home field advantage to heart,
“Well, all year long the kids have been saying this little saying, defend the lake, and that’s exactly what we did. You know, I think the last time we lost here was maybe two and a half years ago. I think we tied two years ago maybe here, but we’ve been defending the lake, you know, for two and a half years, and we loved our odds when we knew we were playing at home. You know, Pella’s a really good team though. They brought it. We knew they were gonna bring it. A lot of people thought that their record didn’t show that they were not gonna be a high-powered team, but they definitely were a high-powered team after watching film on these guys. They’re a really good soccer team and the boys did well.”
Xach LeBlanc and the Panther defense made life difficult for the Dutch offense, as the senior made four clutch saves to keep Pella off the board. LeBlanc knew he had to play close to perfect for his teammates,
“My main priority was just not let my other teammates down, because I know they were hustling. They’re busting their butts off and really running. And I just really wanna continue to be there for them. And if there’s any mistakes made, that I’m there for them.”
Josh Aguma took advantage of a first-half rebound to net the lone goal of the night. A stark contrast to the Panther way this season, but it was not from a lack of great opportunities, something Aguma contributes to the unselfish attitude of the team,
“The offense, our offense is good because we play as a one team. And we talk, we communicate, and we have a lot of momentum together. We go all at once. We don’t attack like one person. We go as a whole team and attack. And we don’t back down. We just go there and keep pushing. The job’s not finished, yeah.”
Mt. Pleasant will play Xavier at 7 pm tomorrow for the substate championship.
In Class 1A Region 2, the Fairfield girls’ team will travel to Regina Catholic tonight with a 7 pm start time.
The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Assumption on the road tonight at 7 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will face off against Mediapolis and Washington will travel to Mid-Prairie with both games scheduled to start tonight at 7 pm.
For Class 2A Region 4, the Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will tangle with Davenport North tonight at 7 pm and Fort Madison will host Keokuk with the winner advancing to play Burlington on June 2nd.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant’s duo of Sawyer Fulton and Max Heater and Fort Madison’s Rowan Benda each went 0-2 at the Iowa High School State Singles and Doubles tournament yesterday. The championships will be decided today.
High School Baseball
Fairfield smacked Central Lee last night, 13-1. Dain Burkhart collected four RBIs in the winning effort. The Trojans will compete in a tournament held by Davis County on Saturday, May 30th.
Burlington Notre Dame will square off against Central Lee tonight at 7 pm at home.
West Burlington fell to Burlington last night, 12-2. The Falcons will fly to New London tonight at 7 pm.
New London lost to Keokuk last night, 6-1.
Washington was walked-off by Louisa-Muscatine last night, 12-11. The Demons will travel to Solon tomorrow, May 29th, at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will face off against Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm at home.
Danville will host Highland tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to play Louisa-Muscatine at 7 pm tonight.
Wapello will square off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm at home.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Muscatine tomorrow at 5 pm.
High School Softball
Holy Trinity Catholic picked up a pair of victories against Keokuk last night, 9-1 in game one and 17-9 in game two. The Crusaders will face off on the road against Mediapolis tomorrow, May 29th, with first pitch at 7 pm.
Washington handled Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont last night, 8-0. Colbie Greiner allowed only four hits in the complete game effort. The Demons will play a doubleheader against Ottumwa tomorrow with game one at 5 pm on the road.
Fairfield shutout Van Buren County last night, 3-0. Leah Helmick struck out 10 in the two-hit, complete game shutout. The Trojans will take on Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tonight on the road at 5:30 pm for game one of a doubleheader.
New London will square off against West Burlington/Notre Dame at home at 7 pm tonight.
Mediapolis will travel to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will head to WACO tonight for a 7 pm start time.
Wapello will take on Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm at home.
Danville will play Highland tonight at 7 pm at home.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Mid-Prairie tomorrow at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Local Summer Athletic Camps
Mt. Pleasant girls’ basketball is offering up a camp for any girls’ basketball players entering 3rd through 12th grades from June 23rd through the 25th located at the Mt. Pleasant High School Gym. The camp will focus on the fundamentals and introduce team concepts employed by the high school’s system.
If you would like to sign-up, then follow this link and fill out the form: https://kilj.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mp-girls-bball-camp.pdf
New London is holding a girls’ basketball camp for girls entering grades 4th through 8th grade starting on June 1st and running through the 3rd from 1 to 3 pm with lunch provided at noon. If you have any questions, then contact Austin Burns at austin.burns@nlcsd.org.
Southeastern Community College
Southeastern Community College has named John McVey as its next Athletic Director, effective June 1. McVey succeeds Joe O’Brien, who will retire July 1 after nearly three years leading SCC athletics. McVey, who joined SCC in 2014 as a volunteer baseball assistant, has served most recently as residence life coordinator and assistant baseball coach. McVey takes the helm of a program that has experienced a decade of growth, going from a handful of sports to 19 men’s and women’s programs, ranging from the upstart men’s and women’s wrestling programs to a number of storied national championship-winning programs in men’s basketball, men’s baseball, men’s soccer, and women’s softball.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees had their contest rained out last night. It will be made up on Saturday, May 30, in a doubleheader at 4:05 pm. The Bees will be on the road tonight against the Johnstown Mill Rats with a first pitch time set for 6 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings fell to the Normal CornBelters last night, 13-6. The LumberKings will get their rematch tonight at 6:30 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1951 – Willie Mays hit his first home run. It was also his first major league hit.
1956 – Dale Long became the first to hit home runs in 8 consecutive games.
1957 – National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco.