Author: Nathan Bloechl

Prep Football: Mount Pleasant Rolled, WACO Crowned District Champs, Other Area Finals:

Burlington 56, Mount Pleasant 3 

Burlington got three rushing touchdowns from Bryant Williams as the Greyhounds scored 56 unanswered points for a 56-3 win over Mount Pleasant last night at Bracewell Stadium.

Williams finished with 192 yards on just 15 carries.

Mount Pleasant marched down the field on the game’s opening series on a 12-play series that resulted in a 21-yard field goal from Owen Vansickel.

From there, the Greyhounds would roll.

Burlington scored their fourth touchdown of the first half with just seconds remaining on a 74-yard passing touchdown from Kanyae Baker.

Mount Pleasant sent the Greyhounds up with two short fields in the first half, as well.

Payton Hagans fumbled which led to a score, then on the ensuing play from scrimmage for Mount Pleasant Carson Coleman was intercepted.

The second half was melted away from the running clock mercy rule.

Mount Pleasant fell to 1-6, they’ll battle Clinton next Friday.

Burlington improved to 5-2.

#6 (8P) WACO 47, Winfield-Mount Union 20

WACO clinched the district title in convincing fashion, with a 47-20 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night in Winfield.

Simeon Reichenbach put the game on ice for the Warriors with an interception and a touchdown rush to bring the line to a four score game.

John Rice caught a fourth quarter touchdown for the Warriors who stayed perfect at 8-0.

Isaac Oswald had his best day throwing the football, finishing 9-of-13 for 149 yards and three touchdowns.

Cam Buffington finished with 286 total yards and two scores in the loss.

Winfield slipped to 4-3.

The Warriors are guaranteed a spot in the eight-player playoffs, which will feature 16 teams from across the state.

New London 53, Lone Tree 8 

New London got off the schinde with a dominant 53-8 win over Lone Tree last night.

The Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak — their first under head coach Mark McSorely.

The win evened their ledger at 3-3.

Joel Lacy had 12 carries for 85 yards and two scores while Josh Glendening carried the ball 14 times for 70 yards and two scores.

Boden Pickle had two receiving scores.

Lone Tree has now last back-to-back games after falling to Winfield-Mount Union a week prior.

New London kept their hopes alive for a postseason berth by way of RPI.

Other area finals:

• Solon 56, Fairfield 7
• Iowa City Liberty 24, Fort Madison 16
• Washington 43, Keokuk 23
• Columbus Junction 35, North Cedar 16
• Durant 18, Mediapolis 7
• Wapello 48, Alburnett 12
• Grinnell 49, West Burlington 7
• Central Lee 48, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 7

College Football: Iowa Up to No. 2:

The Iowa Hawkeye football team is up to No. 2 in the latest Associated Press and Coaches Polls.

The Hawkeyes are coming off a signature win Saturday over Penn State.

Following their loss in College Station, Alabama dropped to No. 5 with Georgia taking the mantle at No. 1.

Cincinnati is the new No. 3, with Oklahoma moving up two to No. 4.

Ohio State, Penn State and Michigan go 6, 7 and 8.

Michigan State is up one spot to No. 10.

Going over some finals from the weekend:

• North Dakota State 34, UNI 20
• Dayton 28, Drake 10
• Dubuque 31, Nebraska Wesleyan 14
• Central 55, Coe 21
  • Central quarterback Blaine Hawkins has thrown 19 touchdown passes in his last three games.
• Simpson 68, Luther 34
• Wartburg 58, Loras 21
• Augustana 37, Upper Iowa 20
  • Keontae Luckett had nine carries for 40 yards in the loss.

Men’s College Basketball: Foster Dismissed from Iowa State:

Former Oskaloosa standout Xavier Foster has been released from the Cyclone men’s basketball team the team has announced.

Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger announced the dismissal late Friday night.

Foster played in just seven games last season before injuring his foot.

He averaged four points per game.

According to other reports, Foster is the “target” of a sexual assault investigation, as well.

Major League Baseball

Red Sox 6, Rays 4 (BOS 2-1)

White Sox 12, Astros 6 (HOU 2-1)

Boys’ XC: Danville-New London Repeats at SEISC Meet:

Danville-New London had five runners inside the top-10 as the Bears rolled to yet another Southeast Iowa Super Conference title last night in Wapello.

Ty Carr was the meet champion for Danville-New London, running an absurd 16:55.2 while his teammate Alexander Julian placed second in 17:07.87.

Rylan Martin placed fifth, Seth Bailey seventh and Carter Fesler went 18:22.49 for 10th.

All told, the Bears finished with 24 team points.

Columbus was the team runner-up with 54 points.

Winfield-Mount Union placed third, Pekin was fourth and Mediapolis fifth.

Mediapolis was led by sophomore superstar Solomon Zaugg, who ran 17:18.10 for fourth place.

WACO’s top runner was Wyatt Dennis, who finished 27th in 19:49.87.

Girls’ XC: Danville-New London Finishes 2nd, Pekin Wins SEISC Meet: 

Pekin’s Lauren Derscheid and Lauren Steigleder went first and second to help lead the Panthers to a Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls’ cross country crown last night.

Derscheid ran 20:50.13, while Steigleder went 21:01.43.

Danville-New London was the team standings runner up after being led by Kamyrn Sherwood, Cassidy Yaley and Carissa Mackey.

Cardinal finished third, with Mediapolis and Columbus rounding out the top-five.

Justin Lynn led the WACO team with a 29th place finish, while Maggie Hutton topped Winfield-Mount Union running 27:25.24.

Prep Volleyball: Notre Dame, Holy Trinity Win, New London Falls: 

No. 1 Notre Dame 3, WACO 0 

Gabby Deery had 13 kills to lead a balanced attack as 1A’s top-ranked Notre Dame rolled to a sweep victory over WACO last night.

The Nikes pulled out 25-8, 25-3 and 25-9 wins in a truly dominant showing.

Megan Harrell chipped in with 12 kills.

The win pulled Notre Dame to 29-6, they’ll clash with 2A’s No. 1 Dike-New Hartford Saturday at the Cedar Rapids Jefferson tournament.

WACO fell to 16-11.

They’ll open the Washington tournament on Saturday with Sigourney.

No. 5 Holy Trinity 3, Cardinal 0 

Kassi Randolph stuffed the stat sheet with 12 kills and 11 digs as No. 5 Holy Trinity crockpotted Cardinal last night.

The Crusaders earned 25-6, 25-9 and 25-13 wins in the sweep.

Brooke Mueller had seven kills, while Natalie Randolph and Mary Kate Bendlage each chipped in with six.

Holy Trinity improved to 20-5 in the win.

No. 9 (3A) West Burlington 3, No. 12 (1A) New London 1 

New London nabbed set two, but a 29 kill effort by West Burlington’s Sophie Armstrong was all the difference as the Lady Falcons earned a 3-1 win over New London last night.

Armstrong ordered a side of five blocks, to go along with the 29 kill effort.

Kenna Marlow had 11 kills for the Lady Falcons.

Natalie Burden led the way for New London, who fell to 19-12 and 5-3 in SEISC play.

The Tigers will play in the Davis County tournament Saturday.

West Burlington will rest before hosting 1A’s top-ranked Notre Dame in a box office matchup.

The Lady Falcons are now 27-2.

Winfield-Mount Union 3, Louisa-Muscatine 0 

Winfield-Mount Union showed no mercy, earning 25-15, 25-17 and 25-6 wins over Louisa-Muscatine in a quick sweep.

Bradie Buffington and Melina Oepping each had eight kills while Keely Malone provided 22 assists.

Winfield-Mount upped their ledger to 19-10 and 6-1 in SEISC play.

They’ll be off until next Tuesday when they link up with Mediapolis.

It will be the Lady Wolves senior night.

Other finals:

• Central Lee 3, Danville 0
• Lone Tree 3, Columbus 0

Prep Volleyball: Regional Pairings Released:

Regional volleyball pairings have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Here’s a look at area tilts:

Class 1A, Region 7 

First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.)

• Morningstar Academy at Wapello 
• Highland at Winfield-Mount Union 

Second Round (October 20th, 7:00 p.m.) 

• Lone Tree or English Valleys at Notre Dame

Class 1A, Region 8

First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.) 

• Moravia at New London 
• Keota at WACO 

Second Round (October 20th, 7:00 p.m.) 

• Seymour or Moulton-Udell at Holy Trinity 

Class 3A, Region 6 

First Round (October 18th, 7:00 p.m.) 

• Central Lee at West Burlington 

Class 4A, Region 6 

First Round (October 19th, 7:00 p.m.) 

• Mount Pleasant at Fairfield

KILJ will of course be your home for postseason volleyball through the months of October and November.

Prep Football: WACO, Winfield-Mount Headline Area Games: 

No. 6 (8P) WACO will battle Winfield-Mount Union tonight which headlines our area games this week.

The Wolves are 4-1 and winners of two straight after falling to New London earlier this year.

WACO is 7-0 and are in prime position for hoisting a district title.

That game will be played at Winfield-Mount Union High School.

Kick is set for 7:00 p.m.

Elsewhere in eight-player, New London is aiming to get back into the win column.

The Tigers have lost three straight for the first time under Mark McSorely.

Tonight, they get a matchup with Lone Tree, who was beaten last week by Winfield-Mount Union.

In Class 4A, Mount Pleasant is at Burlington.

The Panthers are 1-5 after being cascaded by Liberty last week 56-0.

The Greyhounds are 4-2.

That game will kick at 7:30 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5.

Other area matchups tonight:

• Fairfield at Solon
• Iowa City Liberty at Fort Madison
• Keokuk at Washington
• Pella Christian at Cardinal
• North Cedar at Columbus
• Mediapolis at Durant
• Highland at Lisbon
• Pleasantville at Van Buren County
• Alburnett at Wapello
• Grinnell at West Burlington Notre Dame
• Central Lee at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont