Author: Nathan Bloechl

KILJ — Iowa Wesleyan goalkeeper Kylie Mulhern has been named the Continental Athletic Conference Player of the Week, the league announced yesterday.

Mulhern, who is in her second season with the Tigers, recorded 11 saves in the Tigers’ 6-0 victory over Faith Baptist Bible College on Saturday.

This is the team’s first ward since joining the Continental Athletic Conference.

Iowa Wesleyan will battle Harris-Stowe State on Wednesday in St. Louis.

Kick is set for 1:00 p.m.

KILJ — The latest Radio Iowa Football Poll has been announced, WACO stayed put, while one other area program has joined the rankings, as well.

8-Player

1. Montezuma (4-0), LW #1 @ Melcher-Dallas
2. CAM (Anita) (3-0), LW #2 vs East Mills
3. Easton Valley (3-0), LW #3 @ Springville
4. Audubon (3-0), LW #4 @ Exira-EHK
5. Remsen St. Mary’s (3-0), LW #5 @ Kingsley-Pierson
6. Newell-Fonda (3-0), LW #6 @ Algona Garrigan
7. Janesville (3-0), LW #7 @ Rockford
8. WACO (4-0), LW #8 vs Iowa Valley
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (3-0), LW #10 @ Triploi
10.Turkey Valley (3-0), LW (X) vs Riceville

Class A

1. West Hancock (3-0), LW #1 vs West Fork
2. Woodbury Central (3-0), LW #2 vs Akron-Westfield
3. Grundy Center (2-1), LW #3 vs Hudson
4. North Linn (3-0), LW #4 @ Clayton Ridge
5. Riverside (Oakland) (3-0), LW #5 vs Sidney
6. Logan-Magnolia (2-1), LW #6 vs Tri-Center
7. North Tama (3-0), LW #7 vs Nashua-Plainfield
8. Mason City Newman (2-1), LW #8 @ #9 Saint Ansgar
9. Saint Ansgar (2-1), LW #10 vs #8 Newman
10.North Butler (3-0), LW (X) @ BCLUW

Class 1A

1. Van Meter (3-0), LW #1 vs Panorama
2. Iowa City Regina (3-0), LW #3 vs Mediapolis
3. Underwood (3-0), LW #4 vs East Sac County
4. Pella Christian (3-0), LW #5 vs Van Buren County
5. MFL MarMac (3-0), LW #6 @ Waterloo Columbus
6. Dike-New Hartford (3-0), LW #7 @ South Hardin
7. Sigourney-Keota (3-0), LW #8 vs Pleasantville
8. West Sioux (2-1), LW #2 @ Emmetsburg
9. Cardinal (Eldon), LW #9 @ Central Decatur
10.Dyersville Beckman (3-0), LW #10 vs Cascade

Class 2A

1. Southeast Valley (3-0), LW #2 vs #5 OABCIG
2. Waukon (2-1), LW #3 vs #9 North Fayette Valley
3. Spirit Lake (3-0), LW #5 vs #6 Pocahontas Area
4. Estherville Lincoln Central (2-1), LW #1 @ Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
5. OABCIG (3-0), LW #8 @ #1 Southeast Valley
6. Pocahontas Area (3-0), LW #7 @ #3 Spirit Lake
7. West Marshall (2-1), LW #9 @ Chariton
8. Central Lyon/GLR (1-2), LW (X) vs #10 West Lyon
9. North Fayette Valley (3-0), LW (X) @ #2 Waukon
10.West Lyon (1-2), LW (X) @ #8 Central Lyon/GLR

Class 3A

1. Harlan (3-0), LW #1 @ Glenwood
2. West Delaware (2-1), LW #3 @ 4A #5 Waverly-Shell Rock
3. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (3-0), LW #4 vs #9 Algona
4. Solon (3-0), LW #6 @ #6 Assumption
5. Humboldt (3-0), LW #7 @ Boone
6. Davenport Assumption (2-1), LW #2 vs #4 Solon
7. Nevada (3-0), LW #8 @ Hampton-Dumont-Cal
8. Independence (3-0), LW #9 @ Vinton-Shellsburg
9. Algona (3-0), LW #10 @ #3 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
10.Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1), LW #5 vs 5A #10 Sioux City East

Class 4A

1. North Scott (3-0), LW #1 @ #2 Xavier
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-0), LW #2 vs #1 North Scott
3. Indianola (3-0), LW #5 vs #4 Lewis Central
4, Lewis Central (2-1), LW #4 @ #3 Indianola
5. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-0), LW #6 vs 3A #2 West Delaware
6. Fort Dodge (3-0), LW #7 @ Marshalltown
7. Bondurant-Farrar (3-0), LW #10 vs Pela
8. Fort Madison (3-0), LW (X) @ Washington
9. Norwalk (2-1), LW #3 vs Dallas Center-Grimes
10.Newton (3-0), LW (X) @ Saydel

Class 5A

1. Southeast Polk (3-0), LW #1 @ #3 Ankeny
2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (3-0), LW #3 vs CR Jefferson
3. Ankeny (2-1), LW #6 vs #1 S.E. Polk
4. WDM Valley (2-1), LW #7 vs Waukee
5. Dowling Catholic (1-2), LW #2 @ #6 Iowa City High
6. Iowa City High (3-0), LW #8 vs #5 Dowling
7. Urbandale (2-1), LW #5 @ DSM Roosevelt
8. Johnston (2-1), LW #9 vs Waukee Northwest
9. Cedar Falls (2-1), LW #10 vs Ankeny Centennial
10.Sioux City East (3-0), LW (X) @ 3A #10 Sergeant Bluff-Luton

College Football: Wesleyan Downed by Quincy:

Quincy and Iowa Wesleyan combined for nearly 1,000 yards between the two programs, but it was the Hawks who took control of the scoreboard earning a 59-27 win Saturday over the Tigers.

Quincy finished Saturday’s bout with 574 yards of offense, rushing for 307 yards on 40 attempts.

21-12 through the first quarter, Wesleyan clawed within a touchdown at 28-21 on a 30 yard touchdown pass from Gavin Esquivel to Braedin Ross.

in the next 2:20 of game time however, the Hawks would score twice, breaking the game open to lead 42-21 at the break.

Wesleyan did counter out of halftime, cashing in on a 70-yard score from Esquivel to Damian Tanelus, but would not get any closer.

Esquivel finished 24-of-40 for 393 yards and three touchdowns, while both Jaden Harris and Tanelus went over 100 yards receiving.

Tremayne Lee led the Hawks with 201 yards on the ground and two scores.

Wesleyan, now 0-3, will be back at home Saturday when they take on Trinity International.

Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.

College Cross Country: Wesleyan Competes at All-American Invite in Decorah:

After only having one meet last school year, the Tiger Cross Country teams opened up their 2021 season at the Luther All-American XC Invitational.

In the women’s race, the Tigers were led by Faith Younce,  who covered the course in 22:39.

Allison Morris, an All-Conference selection a year ago, was the second Tiger to cross the finish line with a time of 23:18.

On the men’s’ side the Tigers were led by Tony Johnson, who ran a time of 27:57 on the four mile course.

Andrew Huhuyana was second for the Tigers with a time of 28:25, while Kenny Tucker, Logan Lucas and Marlon Brown all finished up shortly thereafter.

As a team, the men finished in 11th place.

The Tigers will be in action next at the Morningside Open on Friday, September 17th.

The first race is scheduled to go off at 11:15 am.

College Football: UNI’s Cuvelier Selected at MVFC Defensive POW:

University of Northern Iowa linebacker Spencer Cuvelier has been named the defensive player of the week in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

The league announced the honor on Sunday.

Cuvelier was instrumental to the Panthers 34-16 win over Sacramento State, collecting 15 tackles, two fumble recoveries and forcing one, as well.

UNI improved to 1-1 with their win.

Other statewide finals from Saturday:

• Stevens Point 34, Simpson 7
• Coe 28, Hope (Mich.) 21
• Eau Claire 28, Loras 6
• Gustavus Aldophus 27, Wartburg 18
• Central 69, Kalamazoo 13
  • Brody Bender completed his first college pass, Jack Johnson record 10 total yards, while Chase Williamson scored his first college touchdown in the big Dutch win.
• Buena Vista 58, Northwestern 21
• Grandview 31, No. 7 Baker 14
• Montana State 45, Drake 7

Prep Football: Mount Pleasant Stalls, New London Rolls, WACO Stays Perfect in Busy Friday Night:

Keokuk 31, Mount Pleasant 21

In game with 37 accepted penalties, it was the Keokuk Chiefs who withstood it all, clawing their way for a 31-21 win over Mount Pleasant last night at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

Panther sophomore Payton Hagans finally had his coming out party, scoring three touchdowns, but it was not enough as the Keokuk ground game was too much to overcome.

The combination of Lucas Swainey, Khalyl Tate and Equilius Lee accounted for all Chief points, as Keokuk earned their first win of the season.

Mount Pleasant quarterback Carson Coleman was picked off three times, but kept the chains chugging with bulldozing runs throughout the night.

The loss moved Mount Pleasant to 0-3.

They’ll take the next week to lick their wounds before traveling to West Burlington Notre Dame for a date with the Falcons.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Panther Tailgate Show will begin proceedings at 7:00 p.m. on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

New London 71, Winfield-Mount Union 18 

New London answered a few calls and then some, as they shut down the hottest offense in eight-player football in the state, with a 71-18 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.

Coming into the contest leading the state in touchdowns, Winfield’s Cam Buffington found tough sledding against a hard-nosed New London front.

New London improved to 2-0 with the victory, while Winfield-Mount Union slipped to 2-1.

No. 8 WACO 38, No. 9 English Valleys 13

The No. 8 (Radio Iowa) ranked WACO football team just keeps chugging along, as the Warriors cruised to a big 38-13 win over English Valleys last night.

The Warriors are now 4-0 on the season, and will look to keep things rolling against when they take on Iowa Valley.

Kick for that matchup is slated for 7:00 p.m.

Other area finals: 

• Oskaloosa 24, Burlington 19
• Wilton 39, Highland 14
• Wapello 52, Columbus 21
• Clear Creek-Amana 48, Washington 14
• Mediapolis 35, West Burlington Notre Dame 7
• Fort Madison 55, Fairfield 14
• Van Buren County 57, Louisa-Muscatine 12

College Football: Tons of Statewide Action:

Headlined by Iowa-Iowa State, there is a ton of statewide college football action today.

The Cyclones and Hawkeyes will meet in the 68th CyHawk matchup — it will be the first time both teams will meet as ranked opponents.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m., with pre-game coverage on FM 105.5 and 98.5, as well as AM 1130 beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The Iowa Wesleyan football team is on the road today at Quincy University, as the Tigers seek their first win of the year.

Wesleyan was beaten at home last weekend 31-7, by the Spartans of Missouri Baptist.

Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

In other statewide college matchups:

• Stevens Point at Simpson
• Eau Claire at Loras
• Hope at Coe
• Kalamazoo at Central
• Wartburg at Gustavus Aldophus
• St. Olaf at Luther
• Dubuque at La Crosse
• Buena Vista at Northwestern
• Baker at Grand View
• Drake at Montana State
• UNI at Sacramento State

Fairfield — The Mount Pleasant girls’ cross country team finished 6th out of twelve teams yesterday at the Fairfield Invitational.

Abby Blint led the way for Mount Pleasant with a second place finish, running 21:04.

Alexis Wagner, who just raced her second varsity race, went 22:27 good for 14th place overall. That time would have been good for 4th place in the Southeast Conference.

Belle Meador finished third on the team and improved her time from last Saturday’s Pella Invite by twenty seconds.

The Panthers will be off for the weekend before traveling to Fort Madison next week.

Haidyn Barker of Clear Creek Amana was the meet medalist, surging the Clippers to a team championship.

Danville-New London finished ninth.

Fairfield — Ty Carr and Rylan Martin paced Danville-New London with third and fourth place finishes, helping guide the Bears to a team championship at the Fairfield Invitational last night.

Mount Pleasant finished fifth as a team.

Carr went 16:46 even, while Martin finished in 17:15.70.

Alexander Julian was the sixth place runner — Seth Bailey went 17:36.60 for eighth.

Mount Pleasant was led by Ben Carthey, who placed 15th.

Carthey surged to a 18:11.60.

Gabe Feldmann was the second place runner for the Panthers, taking 33rd overall in 19:16.60.

Winfield-Mount Union ended 11th, while WACO finished 12th in the team standings.

No. 1 Notre Dame 3, Danville 0 

The top-ranked Notre Dame Nikes, continued their dominance in southeast Iowa, rolling to a 25-17, 25-11, 25-7 win over Danville yesterday.

Gabby Deery was terrific in the front row again with 15 kills, while Josie Bentz added 11.

Jenna Bentz had 23 assists.

The defending state champion Nikes improved to 15-4, Danville slipped to 2-5.

Wapello 3, Columbus 0 

Wapello started with a 25-5 winner and never looked back as the Arrows swept Columbus yesterday in Super Conference North Division play.

Wapello won the second set 25-16, while claiming a 25-15 win in the third to finish off the sweep.

The Arrows upped their ledger to 12-7, while Columbus dropped to 2-11.

Victoria Howell led Columbus with six kills.

Other area finals:

• Mediapolis 3, Hillcrest Academy 2
• Highland 3, Pekin 2
• Central Lee 3, Van Buren County 0
• WACO and Cardinal were postponed.