Prep Track and Field: The Mediapolis Boys Don’t Have to Share This Year and More Results from Championship Saturday for the 2024 State Meet

Des Moines, IA- Championship Saturday provides the perfect bookend to the 2024 State Track and Field Championships as teams lunged for that team title or individual glory. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared today.

Running Events

The day started off with a bang for Southeast Iowa as the Danville girls’ team of Kenna Furnald, Violet Sowell, Jaeda Molle, and Alaina Gourley grabbed the gold in the girls’ Class 1A sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 51 seconds. This added ten points to the Bears’ total.

Mt. Pleasant squad of Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, Kynlee White, and Courtney Raub grabbed 22nd place in the girls’ Class 3A division with a time of 1 minute and 55 seconds.

Meliah Ertz, Shariah Hart, Kierah Wiseman, and Mylee Stiefel finished in 16th place with a time of 1 minute and 53 seconds for Burlington in Class 4A.

Three teams participated in the boys’ Class 1A sprint medley with one of the teams earning a point.

Danville’s team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle took 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds, collecting the point.

Columbus had Riley Kaalberg, Alexander Rees, Juan Chairez, and Damian Vergara finish in 12th place with a time of 1 minute and 37 seconds, while Winfield-Mt. Union’s team of Abram Edwards, Brendan Simmons, Lane Genkinger, and Ty Scorpil finished in 19th place.

In Class 3A, Aiden Krueter, Dylan Adam, Tallon Bates, and Ben Boatright grabbed 23rd place.

For the 800-meter run, Danville’s Alaina Gourley took 21st place with a time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds in the girls’ Class 1A division. In Class 3A, Iris Dahl of Washington finished in 23rd place with a time of 2 minutes and 28 seconds.

The boys’ Class 1A 800-meter run had Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom take 9th place with a time of 2 minutes and Jackson Shacklett of Danville finish in 18th place with a time of 2 minutes and 1 second.

Mediapolis had two competitors in the Class 2A division with Owen Schmidgall claiming three points for the Bulldogs with a 6th place finish, running the race in 1 minute and 57 seconds. Logan Rosas claimed 9th place with a time of 1 minute and 58 seconds.

Fairfield’s Gabe Tejada took 15th in the Class 3A race with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds.

Moving to the boys’ Class 1A shuttle hurdle relay finals, Columbus added two seconds to their preliminary time and finished in 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 4 seconds. Johnathan Miranda, Kaalberg, Rees, and Lamar Ceant added two points to the Wildcats’ total.

For the girls’ Class 1A 100-meter dash final, Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy earned three points for the Ravens, finishing in 6th place with a time of 13.13 seconds. In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott claimed a point with an 8th place time of 12.91 seconds.

Moving over to Class 4A, Mylee Stiefel crossed the finish line in 12.59 seconds to take 6th place and three points for the Grayhounds.

Landry Haberichter for West Burlington-Notre Dame clinched the silver with a time of 11.16 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A division. The second-place finish gave the Falcons eight points.

In the 110-meter hurdles, Alexander Rees of Columbus did not finish.

Noah Schmidgall picked up a key second-place victory for Mediapolis in the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash with a time of 22.58 seconds. At that point in the meet, the eight points lifted Mediapolis from 8th place to 2nd and only three points behind the leader, Spirit Lake.

In the long-distance events, Avery Rump of Fort Madison clinched two points for the Bloodhounds with a 7th place finish in the girls’ Class 3A1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4 minutes and 52 seconds. Washington’s Iris Dahl grabbed 13th place with a time of 5 minutes and 2 seconds.

In the Class 1A boys’ 1600-meter run, Danville’s Jackson Shacklett and Carter Fesler finished one after the other as Shacklett took 20th place and Fesler grabbed 21st place.

Mediapolis continued their late strides toward the team title, gaining nine points in the boys’ Class 2A 1600-meter run. Solomon Zaugg finished with the silver, pacing his way toward a time of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Owen Schmidgall grabbed 8th place with a time of 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

In Class 3A, Washington’s Micah Rees took 10th place with a time of 4 minutes and 25 seconds.

In the penultimate event of the meet, the girls’ Class 3A 4×100 meter relay saw the team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, and Andi Scott claim 5th place with a time of 49.36 seconds. Giving Mt. Pleasant finished with seven points.

In Class 4A, Burlington’s squad of Wiseman, Hart, Stiefel, and Sophie Brown claimed 4th place with a time of 49.07 seconds. The Grayhounds finished with 23 points.

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, Columbus’ squad of Chairez, Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon captured 2nd place and eight points with a time of 43.3 seconds. The Wildcats scored 15 points over the three days.

Danville’s team of Bauer, Whaley, Seibert, and Doyle finished in 4th place with a time of 43.69 seconds. The Bears scored nine points.

In the final event, the Danville girls’ team in Class 1A finished in 8th place with a time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds in the 4×400 meter relay. The Bears finished the meet with 20 points.

On the boys’ side for Class 1A, the team of Sheaden Adams, Kohlby Newsom, Ty Scorpil, and Gabriel Hemsworth grabbed 6th place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds. The Wolves finished the meet with 12 points.

Lastly, with the team title firmly in their possession for Class 2A, the team of Rosas, Reese Campbell, Nathan Schmidgall, and Aedin Nelson finished in 6th place with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds. This added three points to their total that earned the Bulldogs their second consecutive team championship.

Team Standings

Boys Class 1A: Lisbon (76), Woodbine (49), Wapsie Valley (47)

Boys Class 2A: Mediapolis (47), Spirit Lake (43), South Hamilton (42)

Boys Class 3A: Western Dubuque (72), ADM (71), Pella (48)

Boys Class 4A: Ankeny (112), Cedar Falls (86), Dowling Catholic (82)

Boys Para: Mid-Prairie (40), Siouxland Christian (32), Waukon (30)

Girls Class 1A: Saint Ansgar (40), Nashua-Plainfield (38), St. Albert and Riverside (37)

Girls Class 2A: Van Meter (63), Pella Christian (60), Tipton (57)

Girls Class 3A: ADM (48), MOC-FV and Sioux Center (43), Mt. Vernon (41)

Girls Class 4A: Pleasant Valley (92), Waukee Northwest (81), Johnston (62)

Girls Para: Dubuque Hempstead and Iowa City West (40), West Liberty (34)

KILJ would like to thank all of our sponsors for allowing us to cover the 2024 State Track and Field Championships and all those that followed our coverage. We will be back next year for more Track and Field coverage!

Registration-O.T. Sweet Sixteen Program!

The Midwest Old Threshers and Settlers Reunion is a couple of months away and the annual Old Threshers Miss Sweet Sixteen program registration deadline is May 31st.  The Sweet Sixteen Program is an excellent opportunity to meet new people, volunteer, learn new skills and have fun.  For more information on registration go to www.oldthreshers.org/sweet16.

Iowa’s State Parks – Ready for Summer!

Making plans to visit Iowa State Parks this summer will be a new adventure, as several of Iowa’s parks have received updates.  Lake Macbride has a new boat ramp and a new fishing dock.  Rock Creek has new water lines and sewer repair.  Green Valley received renovation to the fishing pier, spillway and sewer.  A 1.3-mile trail reconstruction at George Wyth, a new boat ramp at Twin Lakes and Beeds Lake has a new campground.  Pikes Peak and Lake Ahquabi have electrical upgrades, pull-through driveways and 100% reservable sites.

Prep Track and Field: Day Two Results for the 2024 State Track Championship for Our Local Athletes in Class 1A and Class 4A

Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are reaching the climax as two days are in the books with the conclusion of the running and field events for Class 1A and Class 4A. Here’s how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The first event for Classes 1A and 4A was the distance medley relay and the Danville girls’ team in Class 1A was the only local team competing. The team of Kenna Furnald, Jadea Molle, Miya Orbiana, and Alaina Gourley grabbed 3rd place with a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds, giving the Bears six points.

The 100-meter hurdles preliminary followed with Winfield-Mt. Union’s Josie Nelson grabbing 9th place in the girls’ Class 1A race, claiming a time of 16.49 seconds.

The boys’ 110-meter hurdle saw Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees of Columbus run for Class 1A and Salomon Cordero of Burlington ran in Class 4A. Ceant finished in 12th place with a time of 15.76 seconds, while Rees qualified for the finals with a 7th place time of 15.48 seconds.

Cordero grabbed 22nd place with a time of 15.77 seconds for the Greyhounds.

The 4×200 meter relay saw the boys’ and girls’ teams of Burlington and Winfield-Mt. Union compete in Class 4A and Class 1A, respectively, and the Danville girls’ team ran as well.

For the girls’ Class 1A race, the team of Furnald, Orbiana, Macie Wagner, and Molle finished in 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds, which gave the Bears one point.

Tessa Huston, Quin Smith, Nelson, and Aurie Meeker grabbed 19th place with a time of 1 minute and 50 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 1A race, the team of Gabriel Hemsworth, Sheaden Adams, Abram Edwards, and Cam Buffington took 20th place with a time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.

Moving over to Class 4A, the Burlington girls’ team Kierah Wiseman, Shariah Hart, Mylee Stiefel, and Sophie Brown grabbed 16th place with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds.

The Burlington boys’ team of Derrick Watson, Keshawn Wyldon, Kamryn Reynolds, and Laderrias Shealey finished in 19th place with a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Winfield-Mt. Union’s Hemsworth earned four points for the Wolves in the 400-meter hurdles with a 5th place time of 55.82 seconds.

The 4×100 meter relay featured most of our local talent as with seven total teams competing. In the girls’ Class 1A division, Highland’s team of Alexa Hahn, Hailey Brun, Lilly Barre, and Grace Prybil finished in 16th place with a time of 52.42 seconds.

For the girls’ Class 4A division, the team of Wiseman, Hart, Stiefel, and Brown grabbed 5th place to advance to the finals tomorrow with a time of 48.79 seconds.

The Class 1A boys’ division had four teams compete and two advance. Winfield-Mt. Union’s squad of Cole Milks, Kael Johnson, Eli Miller, and Brenden Simmons took 19th place and WACO’s team of Hayden Shelman, Isaac Rich, Gage Samo, and Clayton Miller finished in 17th place.

Danville’s team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle advanced with a time of 43.93 seconds, 7th best of the field. The team Juan Chairez, Riley Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon finished in 2nd place with a time of 43.54 seconds.

The Burlington boys’ team of Darius Shealey, Wyldon, Laderrias Shealey, and Watson grabbed 22nd place.

To finish off the running events, the Danville girls’ team, and the Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team competed in the 4×400 meter relay.

The Bears team of Alain Gourley, Delaney Newberry, Wagner, and Furnald finished in 6th place to qualify for the finals tomorrow with a time of 4 minutes and 12 seconds.

The Wolves had Adams, Ty Scorpil, Hemsworth, and Kohlby Newsom take 8th place with a time of 3 minutes and 29 seconds to advance to the finals tomorrow.

Field Events

The first round of field events experienced a state champion. Burlington’s Kylee Hill won the girls’ Class 4A shot put with ease, heaving the shot 45 feet and 2.5 inches.

Burlington’s Keshawn Wyldon gained points for the Grayhounds with a 4th place leap of 22 feet and 7 inches in the boys’ Class 4A long jump.

In the boys’ Class 1A high jump, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy cleared 5 feet and 11 inches to finish in 13th place, while WACO’s Louden Husienga did not register a height.

In the second round of field events, Russell Coil of Columbus finished in 12th place with a toss of 144 feet and 5 inches and Chase Waterhouse of WACO grabbed 15th place with a throw of 138 feet and 5 inches in the boys’ Class 1A discus.

Lastly, Quin Smith tied for 16th place with a leap of 4 feet and 10 inches for Winfield-Mt. Union in the girls’ Class 1A division.

Team Standings

Girls Class 1A: AGWSR (24.5), Riverside (22), St. Albert and Saint Ansgar (21)

Boys Class 1A: Woodbine and Wapsie Valley (29), Lisbon (25), Akron-Westfield and Mount Ayr (20)

Girls Class 4A: Waukee Northwest (47), Pleasant Valley (43), Johnston (36)

Boys Class 4A: Dowling Catholic and Ankeny (52), Cedar Falls (37), Iowa City West (36)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates throughout championship Saturday.

Prep Track and Field: Day Two Results of the 2024 State Track Meet for Our Local Athletes in Class 2A and Class 3A

Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are halfway over—time wise—as Class 2A and Class 3A have finished their second day of events. Here’s a look at how our local athletes fared.

Running Events

The Southeast Conference (SEC) rivalry started off the day in the girls’ Class 3A distance medley with Fort Madison’s squad of Lillian Gelsthorpe, Olivia Buckner, Mara Smith, and Avery Rump claiming 14th place with a time of 4 minutes and 19 seconds, while Washington’s team of Ada Kendall, Leighton Messinger, Jaedyn Moore, and Iris Dahl claimed 22nd place.

Aedin Nelson, Noah Schmidgall, Reese Campbell, and Logan Rosas grabbed the bronze for the boys’ Class 2A division with a time of 3 minutes and 31 seconds, giving Mediapolis six more points to their team total.

Van Buren County’s team of Bryce Moquin, Tyler Stoltz, Kayden Simmons, and Lincoln Bainbridge finished in 14th place with a time of 3 minutes and 37 seconds.

For the boys’ Class 3A division, Washington finished in 10th place with a time of 3 minutes and 34 seconds with the team of Keider Gomez Valdez, Kael Williams, Alec Ulin, and Micah Rees. Fort Madison’s team of Hayden Segoviano, Julian Dear, Peyton Lambert, and Nolan Guzman claimed 15th place.

In the girls’ 100-meter hurdles for Class 3A, Messinger took 10th place with a time of 16.18 seconds, while Fairfield’s Lilly Bergren claimed 19th place.

In the boys’ 110-meter hurdles for Class 3A, Fort Madison had Henry Wiseman finish in 14th place with a time of 15.69 seconds and Kiawante Smith took 24th place. Keokuk’s Mason Claus grabbed 18th place.

The Class 2A girls’ 4×200 meter relay had Bailey Jackson, Josie Hutcheson, Kira Messer, and Haley Steffener of Mediapolis grab 22nd place with a time of 1 minute and 49 seconds.

In the boys’ 4×200 meter relay, Van Buren County’s squad did not finish, and Mediapolis’ team of Nelson, Henry Luttenegger, Noah Schmidgall, and Kyler Crow finished in 14th place with a time of 1 minute and 31 seconds.

For the boys’ division of Class 3A, Travarius Smith, Lucas Swainey, Ryan Bair, and Drew Campbell finished in 12th place for Keokuk with a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds.

The girls’ 400-meter hurdles produced another close SEC finish and points for Washington as Ryen Pepper grabbed 4th place with a time of 1 minute and 6 seconds (five points).

Messinger and Bergren were neck-and-neck with Messinger taking the battle, finishing in 15th place with a time of 1 minute and 9.51 seconds, while Bergren claimed 16th place with a time of 1 minute and 9.55 seconds.

For the boys’ Class 2A 400-meter hurdles, Logan Hamma of West Burlington clinched 15th place with a time of 57.09 second. Keokuk’s Claus finished in 18th place for Class 3A.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ 4×100 meter relay team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Bailey Jalas, and Andi Scott will be competing tomorrow in the Class 3A finals after claiming 4th place with a time of 48.89 seconds.

Washington’s squad of Kendall, Eden Levetzow, Moore, and Leighton Salazar finished in 21st place.

For the boys’ division in Class 2A, Mediapolis had the same team as the 4×200 meter relay team run and they finished in 11th place with a time of 43.84 seconds. West Burlington’s team of Maddox Diewold, Eli Oleson, Colby Booton, and Landry Haberichter finished in 19th place.

In Class 3A, Fort Madison did not finish, and Washington’s team of Keider Gomez Valdez, Kael Williams, Jayfred Espinosa, and Alec Ulin claimed 18th place with a time of 44.09 seconds.

Lastly, Rosas, Campbell, Nathan Schmidgall, and Nelson of Mediapolis qualified for the boys’ Class 2A 4×400 meter relay finals tomorrow after finishing in 8th place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds.

Fielding Events

At 9 am, Ella Ensminger of Mt. Pleasant and Brylie Lorence of Fort Madison competed in the girls’ Class 3A shot put. Ensminger threw the shot 36 feet and 5.75 inches to take 13th place, while Lorence finished in 15th with a heave of 36 feet and 1.5 inches.

Avin Troung of Mt. Pleasant finished in 14th place in the boys’ Class 3A long jump with a leap of 20 feet and 4.5 inches.

In the boys’ Class 2A high jump, Van Buren County’s Tyler Stoltz cleared 5 feet and 11 inches to finish tied for 15th place. West Burlington’s Mason Watkins hopped over 6 feet and 1 inch to claim 11th place.

In the late morning field events, Greyson Hartman of Washington took 20th place with a throw of 48 feet and 1 inch for the boys’ Class 3A shot put.

Finally, Mt. Pleasant’s Bailey Jalas finished in 15th place with a leap of 16 feet and 1.5 inches, while Salazar of Washington claimed 23rd place for the girls’ Class 3A long jump.

Team Standings

Girls Class 3A: Mt. Vernon (35), Clear Lake (31), Gilbert (29)

Boys Class 3A: Pella (35), Western Dubuque (28), Solon (27)

Girls Class 2A: Van Meter (34), Spirit Lake (32), Tipton (31)

Boys Class 2A: Underwood (26), South Hamilton and Mediapolis (24), Des Moines Christian (21)

How to Watch

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.

KILJ will continue providing updates tomorrow for championship Saturday.

Rep. Collins Calls on Muscatine School District to Cancel CCP Funded Trips

MEDIAPOLIS – Today, Rep. Taylor Collins released the following statement following reports of Chinese Communist Party funded trips for Muscatine High School students and staff to China.

“The Chinese Communist Party is not our friend, and they should not be treated with kid gloves,” said Rep. Collins. “As a Representative for Muscatine County, I am appalled to see students and staff from Muscatine High School being used as political propaganda for the CCP.”

“I am calling on the Muscatine School District to publicly cancel the upcoming exchange for this October, and any future trips to China paid for by the Chinese Communist Party.”

“This coming legislative session I plan to introduce legislation to prohibit this kind of infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party into Iowa’s classrooms. It’s time to draw a line in the sand – Iowa students should be learning that communists are not our friends.”

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Billy Sims BBQ and Wing Stop Finding New Home

Billy Sims BBQ and Wing Stop are moving into the location that formerly housed Shokai Sushi and Taco John’s before that.

The building that housed those restaurants was demolished Wednesday.

A new building will be constructed, the menu will be expanded and the employee count will be doubled. The businesses are owned and operated by Jeremy Music and Brandon Mosley, who also own Scooter’s Coffee.

Billy Sims BBQ and Wing Stop are currently located at the City Center shopping strip, at 2750 Mount Pleasant St. Construction should start within a couple of months, and the new location could open as early as this winter.

Sports, May 17th

High School Track and Field

The first day of the 2024 State Track and Field championships is in the books with today and tomorrow, May 18th, still yielding opportunities for our local athletes. First, here’s the highlights from yesterday’s slate of events.

Girls’ Class 3A discus got the day rolling yesterday and Mt. Pleasant’s Kya Goodrich snuck into the finals and then improved her position to 7th place with a throw of 119 feet and 6 inches, giving the Panthers two points for their team total.

The boys’ Class 3A high jump yielded a state champion in Eli Zillman, a sophomore from Fairfield. After almost slipping up early in the competition, Zillman hit a season best mark of 6 feet and 9 inches to win the gold. Additionally, Fairfield’s Ryan Giberson added two more points for the Trojans with a leap of 6 feet and 3 inches, claiming 7th place. Fort Madison’s Kenden Bowie cleared 6 feet and 7 inches to finish in 5th place.

Shifting towards the early running events, Fort Madison’s Avery Rump took 5th place in the Class 3A 3000-meter run with a time of 10 minutes and 27 seconds.

Solomon Zaugg’s last lap heroics captured the crown in the 3200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes and 19 seconds, earning ten points for Mediapolis. Moreover, Noah Schmidgall advanced to the Class 2A 200-meter finals tomorrow with the 3rd best run of the heat.

The Bulldogs kept up that pace in the 4×800 meter relay as they captured 2nd place with a time of 7 minutes and 51 seconds and eight more points. 

Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott advanced to the girls’ Class 3A 100-meter dash with a time of 12.41 seconds, the sixth fastest time. West Burlington’s Landry Haberichter qualified on the boys’ side for Class 2A with the fastest run of the heat: 10.89 seconds.

The Columbus boys’ team in the shuttle hurdle relay kicked off the second half of the meet with the fourth fastest time of 1 minute and 2 seconds, qualifying the Wildcats for the finals.

The Danville boys’ team captured 6th place in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 8 minutes and 12 seconds.

Hillcrest Academy’s Rya Scott culminated her busy day with the sixth fastest time of the girls’ Class 1A 100-meter dash with a time of 12.69 seconds, qualifying for tomorrow’s finals. Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel qualified for the girls’ Class 4A 100-meter dash finals with a time of 12.2 seconds, the second best time of the field.

For the field events, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy took 3rd place in the boys’ Class 1A long jump with a leap of 21 feet and 7.75 inches. 

Kenna Furnald of Danville finished in 7th place in the girls’ Class 1A long jump with a leap of 16 feet and 3.75 inches. Lastly, Russell Coil of Columbus claimed the bronze in the boys’ Class 1A shot put with a heave of 51 feet and 10.25 inches. 

Today’s events are all about relays and hurdles as the Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team gets into the action today and the Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will have their lone competitor, Avin Truong, compete in the boys’ Class 3A long jump.

If you would like to watch the meet, the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the coed State Track Championship today through Saturday. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites. KILJ will bring updates throughout the three day event.

High School Soccer

The Central Lee girls’ team will take on Assumption, the #1-seed, on Tuesday, May 21st, at 7 pm in the Class 1A Region 1 semifinals. 

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 6 postseason bracket, Central Lee will have their hands full when they travel to #1 West Branch on Monday, May 20th, at 7 pm. 

In the bottom half of the bracket, Danville will face off against Mediapolis in the semifinal on Monday at Mediapolis. 

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, Keokuk will take on Williamsburg on the road on Monday at 7 pm. 

Burlington Notre Dame will compete against Assumption on Monday at 7 pm on the road. 

The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will travel to Mt. Pleasant tonight for the Class 2A Region 8 quarterfinal at 5:30 pm.

High School Tennis

Jana Isanta of Mt. Pleasant will participate in the girls’ Class 1A State Singles tournament on May 24th in Iowa City. 

High School Golf

 The girls’ Class 1A state meet will take place at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown on May 23rd, continuing into May 24th, with New London eyeing a team title. 

The Class 2A state meet will take place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone on May 23rd with Olivia Hines of Mediapolis competing as an individual and Mid-Prairie participating as a team. 

The boys’ state meet is set to begin on May 20th in Ames with Washington competing as a team for Class 3A at Veenker Memorial Golf Course and Winfield-Mt. Union for Class 1A at Ames Golf and Country Club.

High School Baseball

Mt. Pleasant swept their first week of competition with an 8-4 win over Cardinal last night on the road. The Panthers jumped on the Comets early, scoring five runs in the first half-inning of the contest. Zach Newton did most of the damage with a double and five RBIs, while Carson Andreasen smacked his own double and tallied two RBIs of his own. J.C. Sitar grabbed a triple in his lone hit of the game. Payton Hagans was electric on the mound, going 4.2 innings and striking out 10 Comets to earn the win. The Panthers will host Clear Creek Amana on Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7 pm.

Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Don Bosco tomorrow, May 18th, for an invitational. 

West Burlington will host Keokuk on Monday, May 20th, at 7:30 pm. 

Central Lee will start their season on Monday on the road against Fort Madison at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will take on New London on Tuesday, May 21st, at 5:30 pm.

Mediapolis will square off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 5:30 pm at home. 

Van Buren County will face off against Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday at 5:30 pm at home.

High School Softball

Central Lee will travel to Fort Madison on Monday, May 20th, at 7 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to face off against New London at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 21st.

Mt. Pleasant will scrimmage Winfield-Mt. Union on Monday at 6 pm. 

Mediapolis will square off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 7 pm at home.

Van Buren County will travel to take on Fairfield at 7:30 pm on Monday.

West Burlington will face off against Keokuk at home on Monday at 7 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1875 – The first Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75.

1915 – Cubs George “Zip” Zabel relieves with 2 outs in the first and winds up with a 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in the longest relief job ever.

1964 – The first Tim Horton’s coffee and donut shop opens in Hamilton, Ontario by NHL player Tim Horton.