Los Angeles — Chris Taylor hit a two-out, two-run walkoff home run to propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 Wild Card win over the St. Louis Cardinals last night.
The Cardinals put the go-ahead run on base in five straight innings but could not cash in ahead of Taylor’s blast.
The Dodgers advance to battle division rival San Francisco in the NLDS, the first time the two teams will meet in the postseason.
Game One is set for tomorrow night, with first pitch from the Bay Area set for 8:37 p.m.
Prep Cross Country: Southeast Iowa Super Conference Meet Tonight:
Champions will be crowned tonight at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference Cross Country Meet.
Action will be start at 4:30 p.m. with the junior high races.
Varsity girls’ are slated to run at 5:00 p.m. with the varsity boys’ race to be ran at 5:30 p.m.
The meet will be held at Heritage Oaks Golf Club in Wapello.
According to meet information, spectators can park in the main parking lot and along the south highway.
Course administration is also asking spectators to stay off greens and out of bunkers during the race.
Prep Volleyball: Showdown in West Burlington, Holy Trinity Looks to Stay Hot, Notre Dame Hosts WACO:
It’s looking like another gauntlet night in the Super Conference with several high profile matchups.
We’ll start in West Burlington, where 3A’s No. 9 will host No. 12 (1A) New London.
The Tigers have been hot of late, winning four of their last five, led by the stellar play of junior hitter Natalie Burden, who’s averaging 2.8 kills per set.
Sophia Armstrong paces the Falcons front row with 4.3 kills per set.
West Burlington, 26-2 on the year, have won three straight in the series — most recently a 2-0 sweep back on September 21st.
Tonight’s matchup will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Meanwhile in Fort Madison, Holy Trinity is looking to stay hot and rebound from a Tuesday loss to the Lady Falcons.
Tonight 1A’s No. 5 Crusaders will get a matchup with Cardinal.
It will be senior night for Melissa Freesmeier’s club.
Cardinal is 4-18.
Holy Trinity is 19-5 — they’ll start at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
1A’s No. 1 Notre Dame is also back on the hardwood tonight when they welcome in WACO.
The Warriors are 16-10 on the year while Notre Dame is 28-6.
Gabby Deery is having a monster year for the Nikes with 4.0 kills per set and has been their top server.
Ellah Kissell leads WACO with 2.7 kills per set.
Notre Dame has won the last three matchups between the two schools.
Other matchups tonight:
College Football: Hankins, Moss Named to Bednarik Award Watch List:
University of Iowa senior defensive backs Matt Hankins and Riley Moss have been added to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, which is presented to the most outstanding defensive player in college football by the Maxwell Football Club.
Semifinalists for the award will be announced on Monday Nov. 1.
Hankins had two interceptions against Iowa State and has 15 tackles this year. He was a second-team All-Big Ten choice one year ago.
Moss leads the Big Ten with three interceptions and the Ankeny native has tallied 22 tackles.
Hankins and Moss will get their first big test on Saturday when they welcome in the fourth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.
Kickoff from Kinnick Stadium is set for 3:00 p.m.
Major League Baseball: Dodgers Outlast Cardinals, Advance to NLDS:
Chris Taylor hit a two-out, two-run walkoff home run to propel the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 Wild Card win over the St. Louis Cardinals last night.
The Cardinals put the go-ahead run on base in five straight inning but could not cash in ahead of Taylor’s blast.
The Dodgers advance to battle division rival San Francisco in the NLDS, the first time the two teams will meet in the postseason.
Game One is set for tomorrow night, with first pitch from the Bay Area set for 8:37 p.m.
No. 9 (3A) West Burlington 3, No. 5 (1A) Holy Trinity 0
Sophia Armstrong had 15 kills, while McKenna Marlow added nine as 3A’s ninth-ranked West Burlington Lady Falcons rolled to a 3-0 sweep over No. 5 Holy Trinity, last night.
All three matches came down to the wire with West Burlington holding on for 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 triumphs.
Mary Kate Bendlage paced the Crusader front line with 10 kills, while Brooke Mueller chipped in with nine.
Kassi Randolph finished with 15 assists, four kills, seven digs and a block.
The win moved West Burlington to 26-2, while Holy Trinity fell to 19-5.
The Crusaders will play at home against Cardinal Thursday night.
No. 1 (1A) Notre Dame, 3, Van Buren County 0
The machine that is the Notre Dame Nike volleyball team rolled on once again, sweeping Van Buren County with relative ease last night.
The Nikes started the evening with a 25-6 win and earned 25-21, 25-14 wins to complete the sweep.
Gabby Deery led the Nikes with 15 kills, Josie Bentz added 12.
Notre Dame improved to 28-6 on the season, they’ll welcome in WACO on Thursday night.
No. 12 (1A) New London 3, WACO 1
New London stayed hot with a four-set win over WACO last night in Wayland.
Natalie Burden was the hot hand for the Tigers, with a match-high 16 kills.
New London dropped set three 25-23 before coming back in set four for a 25-12 win which clinched the victory.
The win moved New London to 19-11, while WACO slipped to 16-10.
New London will get their crack at West Burlington next, Thursday evening.
Winfield-Mount Union 3, Lone Tree 0
Melina Oepping had 10 kills and Bradie Buffington chipped in with nine as the Lady Wolves slid past Lone Tree for a sweep victory last night.
The win meant Winfield kept pace with the top of the leauge.
The Lady Wolves are now 18-10 overall and 5-1 in Super Conference action.
Mount Pleasant 2, Burlington 1
Mount Pleasant 2, Fort Madison 0
Mount Pleasant 2, Washington 0
The Mount Pleasant volleyball team rolled to three wins yesterday in the first night of Southeast Conference Tournament play.
The Panthers dropped just one set and improved to 17-10 on the year.
Other finals:
Pella — The Iowa Wesleyan men’s golf team finished their fall circuit yesterday with an 11th place marker at the Central College Fall Classic.
Trace White led the Tigers over the day tournament with an 88 and 81 respectively.
Brevin Wilson carded a day one 85, while finishing day two with an 86.
Nathan Cronkhite, Kenny Tucker and Mason Wills rounded out Wesleyan’s top-five
Iowa City — University of Iowa junior quarterback Spencer Petras has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 for his play in Iowa’s 51-14 win at Maryland Friday evening.
The award is the first for Petras, who is now on the midseason Watch List for the 2021 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Petras became the first Iowa quarterback to throw and rush for multiple touchdowns in a game since Brad Banks against Minnesota in 2002.
He’ll get his chance to shine in the national spotlight this Saturday when the Hawkeyes play host to No. 4 Penn State.
Kick is set for 3:00 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5.
Boston — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber each homered as the Boston Red Sox took care of the New York Yankees yesterday in the AL Wild Card Game.
Nathan Eovaldi threw 5.1 innings for the Red Sox fanning eight.
Gerrit Cole took the loss surrendering three runs over just two innings.
Boston will now take on Tampa Bay in the ALDS.
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild Card Game in Los Angeles this evening.
Prep Volleyball: Holy Trinity Falls, Notre Dame Wins, New London Stays Hot, Other Finals:
No. 9 (3A) West Burlington 3, No. 5 (1A) Holy Trinity 0
Sophia Armstrong had 15 kills, while McKenna Marlow added nine as 3A’s ninth-ranked West Burlington Lady Falcons rolled to a 3-0 sweep over No. 5 Holy Trinity, last night.
All three matches came down to the wire with West Burlington holding on for 25-22, 25-20, 25-23 triumphs.
Mary Kate Bendlage paced the Crusader front line with 10 kills, while Brooke Mueller chipped in with nine.
Kassi Randolph finished with 15 assists, four kills, seven digs and a block.
The win moved West Burlington to 26-2, while Holy Trinity fell to 19-5.
The Crusaders will play at home against Cardinal Thursday night.
No. 1 (1A) Notre Dame, 3, Van Buren County 0
The machine that is the Notre Dame Nike volleyball team rolled on once again, sweeping Van Buren County with relative ease last night.
The Nikes started the evening with a 25-6 win and earned 25-21, 25-14 wins to complete the sweep.
Gabby Deery led the Nikes with 15 kills, Josie Bentz added 12.
Notre Dame improved to 28-6 on the season, they’ll welcome in WACO on Thursday night.
No. 12 (1A) New London 3, WACO 1
New London stayed hot with a four-set win over WACO last night in Wayland.
Natalie Burden was the hot hand for the Tigers, with a match-high 16 kills.
New London dropped set three 25-23 before coming back in set four for a 25-12 win which clinched the victory.
The win moved New London to 19-11, while WACO slipped to 16-10.
New London will get their crack at West Burlington next, Thursday evening.
Winfield-Mount Union 3, Lone Tree 0
Melina Oepping had 10 kills and Bradie Buffington chipped in with nine as the Lady Wolves slid past Lone Tree for a sweep victory last night.
The win meant Winfield kept pace with the top of the leauge.
The Lady Wolves are now 18-10 overall and 5-1 in Super Conference action.
Mount Pleasant 2, Burlington 1
Mount Pleasant 2, Fort Madison 0
Mount Pleasant 2, Washington 0
The Mount Pleasant volleyball team rolled to three wins yesterday in the first night of Southeast Conference Tournament play.
The Panthers dropped just one set and improved to 17-10 on the year.
Other finals:
Men’s College Golf: Tigers Finish 11th in Season Finale:
The Iowa Wesleyan men’s golf team finished their fall circuit yesterday with an 11th place marker at the Central College Fall Classic.
Trace White led the Tigers over the day tournament with an 88 and 81 respectively.
Brevin Wilson carded a day one 85, while finishing day two with an 86.
Nathan Cronkhite, Kenny Tucker and Mason Wills rounded out Wesleyan’s top-five.
College Football: Iowa’s Petras Named to Davey O’Brien Great Eight:
University of Iowa junior quarterback Spencer Petras has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 for his play in Iowa’s 51-14 win at Maryland Friday evening.
The award is the first for Petras, who is now on the midseason Watch List for the 2021 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Petras became the first Iowa quarterback to throw and rush for multiple touchdowns in a game since Brad Banks against Minnesota in 2002.
He’ll get his chance to shine in the national spotlight this Saturday when the Hawkeyes play host to No. 4 Penn State.
Kick is set for 3:00 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5.
Major League Baseball: Red Sox Outlast Yankees:
Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber each homered as the Boston Red Sox took care of the New York Yankees yesterday in the AL Wild Card Game.
Nathan Eovaldi threw 5.1 innings for the Red Sox fanning eight.
Gerrit Cole took the loss surrendering three runs over just two innings.
Boston will now take on Tampa Bay in the ALDS.
The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild Card Game in Los Angeles this evening.
Kalona — Abby Blint ran 21:25.84 good for second to help lead the Mount Pleasant Panther girls’ cross country team to a fourth-place finish.
Mount Pleasant freshman Alexis Wagner finished fifth, she ran 21:57.78 for the Panthers.
Belle Meador, Jenna Gilmore and Jayden Housh were the Panthers next three finishers.
Washington won the girls’ side of the event — Pella, Regina Mount Pleasant and Fairfield rounded out the top-five.
In the boys’ race the Pella Dutch were crowned victors while Washington was the runner-up.
Mount Pleasant placed fifth.
Ben Carthey was the Panthers’ top runner, finishing sixth overall in 18:14.58.
Christian Bracht-Wagner went 19:24:06 for 24th.
Washington’s Lance Sobaski was the meet champion, ending up with a 17:12.19.
