High School Golf
The Girls’ 2026 Iowa High School State Golf tournament wrapped up play yesterday and a pair of our local athletes took home a bronze medal.
Over in Class 1A, HIghland nearly rallied to take down Easton Valley but their team score of 703 was good enough for 2nd place. The Huskies were led by Adisyn Prottsman, as she claimed her own bronze medal with a total score of 159 (+15). Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall finished in 19th place with a score of 31-over par.
Burlington Notre Dame’s Allee Rose Booten stayed put for the second round of Class 2A, scoring a 77 and a bronze medal in her freshman campaign.
Lastly, Fort Madison’s Kylie Lumino snatched 34th place with a round of 85, contributing to a final score of 33-over par.
High School Postseason Soccer
In Class 1A Substate 5, the Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will not be heading back to the state tournament after losing to Pella Christian in their championship bout last night, 1-0. The Nikes collected a 14-5 record for the season.
In Class 3A Substate 4, the Mt. Pleasant boys’ team fell to Xavier in the championship round last night, 6-0. The Panthers finished the season with a 13-5-2 record.
In Class 1A Region 2, the Mediapolis girls’ team will attempt to upset Assumption in the Regional semifinals on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7 pm on the road.
For Class 2A Region 4, the Fort Madison girls’ team will travel to Burlington on Tuesday at 7 pm.
High School Baseball
Central Lee had their game against Danville postponed to June 30th. The Bears will compete against Hillcrest Academy on Monday, June 1st, at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will tangle with Wapello on Monday at 7 pm on the road.
Wapello picked up their first victory of the season last night in a 13-2 shellacking of Lone Tree. Wyatt Marlette collected a double and two RBIs in the win.
West Burlington clobbered Van Buren County last night, 10-0. The Falcons will fly to Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7 pm.
Fairfield and Van Buren County will compete in a tournament held by Davis County today.
New London lost to Louisa-Muscatine last night, 11-5. The Tigers will hit the road on Monday to play Pekin at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union was unable to rally back against Pekin last night, losing 10-7. The Wolves will host a tournament today, as they are matched up with Pella Christian.
Mt. Pleasant dropped their contest to Muscatine last night, 15-5. The Panthers will travel to compete against Albia at the Winfield-Mt. Union tournament today.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete in a tournament today with games scheduled against Columbus Catholic and Newman Catholic.
Washington will start conference play with a road doubleheader against Burlington on Monday with game one at 5:30 pm.
High School Softball
Van Buren County rallied back from an eight-run deficit to defeat West Burlington/Notre Dame in extra innings last night, 9-8. The Falcons will look to shake off the loss today with a tournament at Louisa-Muscatine along with Mediapolis.
Van Buren County will take on Danville, while Central Lee will contend with Moravia today at the Redette Classic.
Holy Trinity Catholic handed Mediapolis their first loss of the season last night, 5-2. Delaney Griffith and Charlotte Mohr each picked up an RBI in the loss. The Crusaders will face off against Lone Tree on Monday, June 1st, at 7 pm at home.
New London fell to Louisa-Muscatine last night, 11-1. The Tigers will travel to Pekin on Monday at 7 pm.
WACO lost to Hillcrest Academy last night, 7-2. The Warriors will host Lone Tree on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 7 pm.
Columbus fell 21-0 at the hands of Highland last night. The Wildcats will stay at home to play Central Lee on Tuesday at 7 pm.
Wapello remained unbeaten on the year with an 8-4 victory over Lone Tree last night. The Arrows will take part in the Williamsburg “Jim Turner Classic” today.
Washington was swept by Ottumwa yesterday, losing 2-1 in both games. The Demons will hit the road to play Burlington in a doubleheader on Monday with game one at 5:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant was unable to keep up with Mid-Prairie’s offense in a 10-3 loss last night. Abigail Shelangoski slapped an RBI triple for the Panthers.
Fairfield will start conference play on Monday with a home doubleheader against Mt. Pleasant with game one at 5:30 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
Iowa Football
The Hawkeyes announced the 17 players that consist of their 2026 Leadership Council and Winfield-Mt. Union alum Cam Buffington was one of two sophomores to make the list. The group assists in formulating policies and being involved in team decision-making throughout the year. Iowa will host Northern Illinois on September 5th to start the season.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees won their marathon against the Johnstown Mill Rats last night, 18-12. Lucas Krebs clouted a home run for a team leading six RBIs. The Bees will compete against the Champion City HalfTrax today in a doubleheader with game one at 3:05 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings broke into the win column last night, winning 6-5 over the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp. Gavin Awbrey had an RBI double in the win. The LumberKings will host the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1894 – Bobby Lowe (Boston Red Sox) became the first player to hit four home runs in one game.
1970 – Voting for baseball’s All-Star game was returned to the fans.
1971 – Willie Mays hit his 638th home run. He set a National League record of 1,950 runs scored.