KILJ — The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association has released their updated rankings for this week and two area teams are recognized.
Beginning in Class 2A, Fort Madison checks in this week at No. 9.
The Bloodhounds are 8-3 on the season.
Humboldt is No. 1 in the Class 2A rankings at 9-0.
In Class 1A, Notre Dame-West Burlington is No. 3.
The Nikes are 8-3 and come in this week only behind Mid-Prairie and Treynor.
Ankeny is Class 3A’s top dog.
The Hawks are an unblemished 13-0.
Prep Track: State Qualifying Assignments Released
Team sites and assignments for the 2022 IHSAA and IGHSAU state qualifying meets for all four classes of track and field are now available.
All state qualifying meets are co-ed and set to begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 12.
Qualifiers will advance to the 2022 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships, currently scheduled for May 19-21 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. There will be no more than 24 qualifiers for any event.
Area teams in Class 1A will travel to Sigourney.
Programs there include:
In Class 2A, area teams will compete at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
Featured there will be:
Mount Pleasant will be a host on that day, with the Panthers welcoming in Davenport Assumption, Clear Creek-Amana, Fairfield, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Washington and West Burlington-Notre Dame.
Men’s Golf: University of Victoria Claims CAC Championship; Wesleyan 2nd
The University of Victoria (British Columbia) men’s golf team turned in a dominant performance to capture the 2022 Continental Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship yesterday at the Burlington (Iowa) Golf Club.
The Vikings led wire-to-wire over the 54-hole event to finish the championship with a two-under-par 862 team score – 112 strokes over second-place Iowa Wesleyan.
Iowa Wesleyan University finished second on its home course while Crowley’s Ridge College (Arkansas) was third with a 1,020-stroke score. Haskell Indian Nations University (Kansas) and Bacone College (Oklahoma) rounded out the top-five team field.
Individually, Victoria’s John Morrow earned medalist honors with a 213 score, which was three under par for the tournament.
Teammate Robin Conlan carded a one-under-par 71 score Tuesday to finish one stroke behind Morrow.
The Tigers were led by Trace White in sixth place (237) while Brevin Wilson placed eighth.
As the 2022 CAC champion University of Victoria (British Columbia) will represent the conference in the NAIA National Championships May 17-20 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
Women’s Golf: Victoria Earns CAC Honors
A model of consistency helped the University of Victoria (British Columbia) cruise to top honors at the 2022 Continental Athletic Conference women’s golf championship in a 36-hole event played at the Burlington Golf Club.
The Iowa Wesleyan women placed fourth.
The Tigers were led by Aubrey Duncan, who carded a 172 over the two-day tournament. She finished 9th.
Michal Wohlleber placed 18th with a 191.
Jenna Alvarado was the meet champion finishing with rounds of 79 and 78.
As the 2022 CAC champion University of Victoria (British Columbia) will represent the conference in the NAIA National Championships May 24-27 at the Lincoln Park West Golf Course in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Alvarado, as medalist, has also qualified for the national championship.
Boys’ Soccer: IAHSSCA Releases Weekly Rankings
The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association has released their updated rankings for this week and two area teams are recognized.
Beginning in Class 2A, Fort Madison checks in this week at No. 9.
The Bloodhounds are 8-3 on the season.
Humboldt is No. 1 in the Class 2A rankings at 9-0.
In Class 1A, Notre Dame-West Burlington is No. 3.
The Nikes are 8-3 and come in this week only behind Mid-Prairie and Treynor.
Ankeny is Class 3A’s top dog.
The Hawks are an unblemished 13-0.
Fairfield — The Mount Pleasant girls’ track team won six events, rolling to a win at the Brookhart-Crew Relays last night at Fairfield High School.
Mount Pleasant scored 183 points, besting second place Davis County and third place Fairfield.
The Panthers got strong field event performances, picking up three wins in the high jump, long jump and shot put.
In the shot, Jadan Brumbaugh broke her own school record — again — with a toss of 49 feet, nine inches.
Abby Blint earned a win in the 1,500m run in 5:16.79 while Kenna Lamm won the 100m hurdles in 16.35 seconds.
Lamm also finished second in the 200m and third in the 100m.
Mica Carter was the runner up in the open 400m, finishing in 1:08.37.
Fairfield — Washington bested Mount Pleasant by 27 points, as the Demons came away with a championship at the Brookhart-Crew Relays last night.
The Demons racked up 147 points with Mount Pleasant snagging 120.
Mount Pleasant senior Will Davidson — arguably having the best season of any area track athlete — won three events.
Davidson won the 110m hurdles in 15.32 then followed that up with a championship in the 400m hurdles in 56.04.
He also claimed gold in the long jump soaring 20 feet.
Mount Pleasant’s 4×400 grouping of Mason Sloat, Gabe Feldmann, Isaiah Albright and Dylon Hagans were also victors in the 4×400.
That team ran 3:39.81.
KILJ — Savana Walls was Mount Pleasant’s lone winner — 8-2 in No. 1 singles — as Burlington took care of Mount Pleasant 8-1 in a Southeast Conference tennis dual yesterday.
Malena Yocum gave Grace Hecox a fight in No. 4 singles, falling 8-6.
In Doubles play, Emily Woodsmall and Macy McGinity scrapped with Walls and Melanie Olivas to a thrilling 9-7 win.
The Greyhounds swept the other two doubles bouts.
Burlington stayed undefeated in dual play, they’re now 8-0.
Mount Pleasant dropped to 2-8.
Burlington — A back and forth affair turned into a 5-3 Burlington win yesterday at Dankwardt Park.
Jake Ensminger got Mount Pleasant on the board in No. 2 singles but it was Burlington then who ripped off back to back wins in singles action.
Levi Graber and Linc Henriksen earned a win in No. 2 doubles, 8-6.
No. 3 doubles were rained out.
The loss dropped Mount Pleasant to 7-3.
Burlington upped their ledger to 7-1.
Mount Pleasant — Burlington got two goals from Braden Schoene as the Greyhounds rolled to a 4-0 win over Mount Pleasant last night at East Lake Park.
Brennen Winke and Teriq Brown were the other goal scorers for Burlington.
Cayden Lowary made two saves to preserve the clean sheet.
The loss dropped Mount Pleasant to 1-11.
Burlington is 7-3.
Other boys’ soccer finals:
KILJ — Elly Manning and Andrea Lopreato each scored goals but it was Burlington holding on for a gutsy 3-2 win in a pivotal Southeast Conference fixture.
Evelyn Escobar made six saves despite the loss for Mount Pleasant.
Burlington now has firm control on the league, they’re now 9-1.
Mount Pleasant fell to 6-4 and will look to get back into the win column on Thursday when they play at Fairfield.
Other girls’ soccer finals:
