By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Iowa City — Fran McCaffery and the Iowa men’s basketball program are making inroads on replenishing the cupboards and did so in a big way yesterday securing a commitment from Massachusetts prepster Dasonte Bowen.
Bowen is the top-ranked high school player in the Pilgrim State and is the No. 92 overall player nationally.
He chose Iowa over offers from Boston College, Northwestern and Maryland.
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
(Photo Courtesy: Dana Royer /// Burlington Hawkeye)
Winfield-Mount Union star Cam Buffington has been officially offered by the University of Iowa, the rising sophomore announced.
This is Buffington’s, who led the Wolves with 1,029 total yards and 19 touchdowns, first Division I offer.
The 6’3, 200-pounder is expected to play either running back or linebacker at the next level.
I’m excited to officially announce that I have received my first D1 scholarship from the university of Iowa! @HawkeyeFootball @LeVarWoods @CoachSWallace pic.twitter.com/FEtSRqNCrc
— Cam Buffington (@CamBuffington) June 11, 2021
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
IHSAA — For the first time since 2004, the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s summer baseball championships will be conducted at two separate sites with Carroll’s Merchants Park and the University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field serving as hosts.
The 2021 IHSAA State Baseball Tournament is scheduled for July 26-31, with Class 2A and Class 1A in Carroll from July 26-29, and Class 4A and Class 3A in Iowa City from July 28-31.
Next month’s schedules and sites were approved by the Board of Control on Thursday. The one-year plans are pending formal approval by the City of Carroll and the University of Iowa.
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Burlington 21, Mount Pleasant 1
Burlington 11, Mount Pleasant 1
Burlington combined for 32 runs over two games, as the Mount Pleasant softball team was swept 21-1 and 11-1 yesterday at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
Emma Starr allowed nine runs — five earned — in her lone inning in the circle in game one.
Grace Kelley had a hit for the Panthers in the opener.
In game two, Madison Helling allowed eight earned in 4.1 innings as Burlington won 11-1.
Kelley had a double in game two with a run scored.
Mount Pleasant fell to 0-13.
West Burlington 10, New London 0
Kylee Logan had three hits, including a double and a run batted in as West Burlington rolled to a 10-0 win over New London last night.
Lauren Summers was once again incredibly dominant in the circle, allowing two base runners — one hit and one walk — while striking out 12 over five scoreless frames.
Natalie Burden had the lone hit for New London.
Sophie Malott took the loss in the circle for the Tigers.
New London fell to 3-9.
Wapello 2, Louisa-Muscatine 1
Toni Bohlen doubled and drove in one as Wapello stunned No. 3 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 2-1 last night.
Aliyah Lolling worked seven innings allowing six hits and the lone run.
Wapello snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Falcons with the win, as they improved to 6-5.
Louisa-Muscatine fell to 6-3.
Winfield-Mount Union 7, Lone Tree 0
Madie Anderson was up to her usual tricks, striking out thirteen hitters over seven innings as Winfield-Mount Union earned a 7-0 win over Lone Tree last night.
Anna Anderson had two hits and run batted in, while Emma Haines also had a two hit night.
The win propelled Winfield-Mount Union to 9-2.
Lone Tree fell to 7-6.
Other finals:
Pekin 11, Mediapolis 1
Highland 7, Central Lee 2
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Burlington 18, Mount Pleasant 2
Burlington 14, Mount Pleasant 3
Juan Reyes slugged a grand slam home run in game one, while pitching 6.2 innings striking out 12 in game two, as the Burlington Greyhound baseball team came into Mapleleaf and left with a sweep of the Panthers, winning 18-2 and 14-3.
Carter Amos was the losing pitcher in game one for Mount Pleasant, Jacob Zahner earned the win for Burlington.
Zahner went the distance allowing a singular base hit, while striking out six.
Burlington broke the game open in the top of the 5th, where they pushed across 10 runs to bring an 8-2 game to 18-2.
In game two, Reyes was again the star punching out 12 hitters.
Off to a rocky start in the first, yielding two runs on a base hit by Dalton Gardner, Reyes would settle down.
The fireballing right-hander set 12 in a row down in order and did not allow his next baserunner until the 5th inning.
Burlington used an eight-run 7th inning to pull away for the win.
Chase Williamson, Carter Amos and Jake Ensminger each scored a run for Mount Pleasant, who fell to 2-8.
Burlington improved to 7-2.
New London 16, West Burlington 0
New London scored eight times in the second inning, as the Tigers stayed perfect with a 16-0 victory West Burlington last night.
New London were the beneficiary of 13 walks issued by Falcon pitching, while still belting out nine hits.
Josh Catala and Tucker Gibbar each had two hit evenings, while Carter Allen clubbed a two-run homer.
Josh Catala was the winning pitcher, working four innings allowing just one hit, walking two and striking out two.
New London improved to 7-0.
Van Buren 8, Notre Dame 6
Van Buren held off a late rally by Notre Dame as the Warriors got back to .500 with an 8-6 over the Nikes last night.
The loss moved Notre Dame to 5-3.
Van Buren improved to 5-5.
Central Lee 9, Highland 8
Highland made things interesting scoring four times in the bottom of the 7th, but Central Lee held on for a 9-8 win over the Huskies last night in a Super Conference clash.
Trevor McFarland had two hits and runs batted in for Highland.
Central Lee scored twice in the 1st and four times in the 2nd and at one point held a 6-0 lead.
The win upped Central Lee to 5-4.
Lone Tree 8, Winfield-Mount Union 7
Winfield-Mount Union jumped out to a 6-1 lead after one inning but could not capitalize, falling to Lone Tree 8-7 last night.
Trailing 7-5 in to the final inning, the Lions scored three runs to take the 8-7 advantage.
Tyler Bell had two hits and three runs batted in for Lone Tree.
Winfield-Mount Union dropped to 1-10.
Lone Tree improved to 4-5.
Mediapolis 9, Pekin 0
Pekin saw Mediapolis score six times in the 2nd inning and add on three in the 6th, as the Bulldogs rolled past the Panthers for a 9-0 win.
Mediapolis has now won six out of the last seven tilts between clubs.
The Bulldogs got above .500 with the win, they’re now 6-5.
Pekin slumped to 5-5.
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Baseball: Burlington Rolls Past Mount Pleasant, New London’s Torrid Start Continues, Other Prep Finals:
Burlington 18, Mount Pleasant 2
Burlington 14, Mount Pleasant 3
Juan Reyes slugged a grand slam home run in game one, while pitching 6.2 innings striking out 12 in game two, as the Burlington Greyhound baseball team came into Mapleleaf and left with a sweep of the Panthers, winning 18-2 and 14-3.
Carter Amos was the losing pitcher in game one for Mount Pleasant, Jacob Zahner earned the win for Burlington.
Zahner went the distance allowing a singular base hit, while striking out six.
Burlington broke the game open in the top of the 5th, where they pushed across 10 runs to bring an 8-2 game to 18-2.
In game two, Reyes was again the star punching out 12 hitters.
Off to a rocky start in the first, yielding two runs on a base hit by Dalton Gardner, Reyes would settle down.
The fireballing right-hander set 12 in a row down in order and did not allow his next baserunner until the 5th inning.
Burlington used an eight-run 7th inning to pull away for the win.
Chase Williamson, Carter Amos and Jake Ensminger each scored a run for Mount Pleasant, who fell to 2-8.
Burlington improved to 7-2.
New London 16, West Burlington 0
New London scored eight times in the second inning, as the Tigers stayed perfect with a 16-0 victory West Burlington last night.
New London were the beneficiary of 13 walks issued by Falcon pitching, while still belting out nine hits.
Josh Catala and Tucker Gibbar each had two hit evenings, while Carter Allen clubbed a two-run homer.
Josh Catala was the winning pitcher, working four innings allowing just one hit, walking two and striking out two.
New London improved to 7-0.
Van Buren 8, Notre Dame 6
Van Buren held off a late rally by Notre Dame as the Warriors got back to .500 with an 8-6 over the Nikes last night.
The loss moved Notre Dame to 5-3.
Van Buren improved to 5-5.
Central Lee 9, Highland 8
Highland made things interesting scoring four times in the bottom of the 7th, but Central Lee held on for a 9-8 win over the Huskies last night in a Super Conference clash.
Trevor McFarland had two hits and runs batted in for Highland.
Central Lee scored twice in the 1st and four times in the 2nd and at one point held a 6-0 lead.
The win upped Central Lee to 5-4.
Lone Tree 8, Winfield-Mount Union 7
Winfield-Mount Union jumped out to a 6-1 lead after one inning but could not capitalize, falling to Lone Tree 8-7 last night.
Trailing 7-5 in to the final inning, the Lions scored three runs to take the 8-7 advantage.
Tyler Bell had two hits and three runs batted in for Lone Tree.
Winfield-Mount Union dropped to 1-10.
Lone Tree improved to 4-5.
Mediapolis 9, Pekin 0
Pekin saw Mediapolis score six times in the 2nd inning and add on three in the 6th, as the Bulldogs rolled past the Panthers for a 9-0 win.
Mediapolis has now won six out of the last seven tilts between clubs.
The Bulldogs got above .500 with the win, they’re now 6-5.
Pekin slumped to 5-5.
Prep Softball: Mount Pleasant Falls in Two, West Burlington Cruises Past New London; Other Finals:
Burlington 21, Mount Pleasant 1
Burlington 11, Mount Pleasant 1
Burlington combined for 32 runs over two games, as the Mount Pleasant softball team was swept 21-1 and 11-1 yesterday at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
Emma Starr allowed nine runs — five earned — in her lone inning in the circle in game one.
Grace Kelley had a hit for the Panthers in the opener.
In game two, Madison Helling allowed eight earned in 4.1 innings as Burlington won 11-1.
Kelley had a double in game two with a run scored.
Mount Pleasant fell to 0-13.
West Burlington 10, New London 0
Kylee Logan had three hits, including a double and a run batted in as West Burlington rolled to a 10-0 win over New London last night.
Lauren Summers was once again incredibly dominant in the circle, allowing two base runners — one hit and one walk — while striking out 12 over five scoreless frames.
Natalie Burden had the lone hit for New London.
Sophie Malott took the loss in the circle for the Tigers.
New London fell to 3-9.
Wapello 2, Louisa-Muscatine 1
Toni Bohlen doubled and drove in one as Wapello stunned No. 3 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 2-1 last night.
Aliyah Lolling worked seven innings allowing six hits and the lone run.
Wapello snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Falcons with the win, as they improved to 6-5.
Louisa-Muscatine fell to 6-3.
Winfield-Mount Union 7, Lone Tree 0
Madie Anderson was up to her usual tricks, striking out thirteen hitters over seven innings as Winfield-Mount Union earned a 7-0 win over Lone Tree last night.
Anna Anderson had two hits and run batted in, while Emma Haines also had a two hit night.
The win propelled Winfield-Mount Union to 9-2.
Lone Tree fell to 7-6.
Other finals:
Pekin 11, Mediapolis 1
Highland 7, Central Lee 2
Prep Baseball: IHSAA Approves State Sites:
For the first time since 2004, the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s summer baseball championships will be conducted at two separate sites with Carroll’s Merchants Park and the University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field serving as hosts.
The 2021 IHSAA State Baseball Tournament is scheduled for July 26-31, with Class 2A and Class 1A in Carroll from July 26-29, and Class 4A and Class 3A in Iowa City from July 28-31.
Next month’s schedules and sites were approved by the Board of Control on Thursday. The one-year plans are pending formal approval by the City of Carroll and the University of Iowa.
Prep Football: Winfield’s Buffington Formally Offered by Iowa:
Winfield-Mount Union star Cam Buffington has been officially offered by the University of Iowa, the rising sophomore announced.
This is Buffington’s, who led the Wolves with 1,029 total yards and 19 touchdowns, first Division I offer.
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Softball: New London Holds On, Other Finals:
New London 7, Mount Pleasant 6
Mount Pleasant held a 4-2 lead into the 5th inning, but New London rallied for four runs and a single marker in the 6th as they picked up a 7-6 nonconference win over the Panthers.
Marah Hartrick proved to be the best player on the diamond yesterday going 3-for-3 with a double and a triple, scoring two runs.
Ashlyn McSorely and Sophie Malott each had two hits for New London, who improved to 3-8.
Grace Kelley led Mount Pleasant with two hits — including a double —- and two runs scored.
Bethany Drury drove in two runs off the bench.
Madison Helling took the loss, the freshman allowed four earned runs over 4.2 innings, striking out two.
Elly Manning earned the win for New London, pitching a complete game yielding five hits and no earned runs.
She struck out eight.
Mount Pleasant fell to 0-11.
Danville 11, Columbus 6
Danville belted out 15 hits, as the Bears picked up an 11-6 win over Columbus last night.
Carlea Beckman, Haiden Molter, Morgan Waste, Ava Smith, Gracie Walker and Jaeda Smith all had two hits and it was Waste who drove in three.
Ava Smith earned the win out of the Danville bullpen throwing the game’s final 5.1 in relief os starter of Haiden Molter.
Smith struck out seven.
Danville scored in every inning but the 6th.
They improved to 3-5. Columbus fell to 2-7.
No. 3 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 6, Van Buren County 2
UNI recruit Kylee Sanders registered a double and a triple, while striking out 10 over seven innings as Louisa-Muscatine dispatched Van Buren County last night in a Super Conference tilt.
Piper Brant and McKenzie Kissel both had extra base hits for the Falcons.
L-M jumped to 6-2.
Van Buren suffered just their second loss, they’re now 8-2.
Central Lee 4, Winfield-Mount Union 3
Central Lee scored on a walkoff in the 7th inning, as the Hawks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Winfield-Mount Union.
The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for Winfield-Mount Union.
Winfield-Mount Union dropped to 8-2.
Central Lee improved to 6-3.
The Lady Wolves are back on the diamond at home tonight, welcoming in Lone Tree.
First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.
Prep Baseball: Notre Dame Rebounds, Central Lee Rolls, Other Finals:
Notre Dame 2, Pekin 0
Josh Smith struck out ten over seven sterling innings as Notre Dame bounced back from their loss Monday for a 2-0 win over Pekin last night.
Smith allowed just one hit in the victory.
Owen Gulick doubled for the Nikes, while Brady Oleson had an RBI.
Chase Stansberry was equally impressive on the bump for Pekin.
The junior struck out 13 hitters over six innings allowing just three hits and the one run.
Notre Dame improved to 5-2.
Pekin fell to 5-4.
Central Lee 16, Winfield-Mount Union 7
Central Lee scored six times in the 1st inning and eight times in the 2nd inning as they rolled past Winfield-Mount Union 16-7 last night.
The Wolves countered with six runs in the third inning, but it was too little too late.
Jacob Ford continued his hot stretch at the plate, registering three hits and driving in two runs.
Jackson Woods also provided two RBI.
Winfield-Mount Union fell to 1-9.
Central Lee moved to 4-4.
Fort Madison 16, Mediapolis 2
Fort Madison thumped out ten hits and were walked ten times as they flexed their muscles over Mediapolis 16-2 last night.
Jaxon Brooks and Regan Thornburg each had hits for Mediapolis.
Garrett Hannum was the winning pitcher for the Bloodhounds striking out two over five innings.
The upstart Bloodhounds moved to 7-2.
Mediapolis evened up at 5-5.
Prep Baseball: Mount Pleasant, Burlington Meet for Featured Matchup:
The Mount Pleasant baseball team is back on their home diamond tonight when they welcome in the Greyhounds of Burlington for a conference doubleheader.
Burlington swept the season series a year ago and have won 12 straight in the matchup.
The Greyhounds enter tonight’s set 5-2 and are winners of four of their last five after splitting with Muscatine, Tuesday night.
Burlington is led at the plate by junior Brock Dengler, who is hitting .318 with four runs batted in and two doubled thru seven games.
Jacob Zahner has a team high seven RBI and three doubles.
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant, 2-6, is coming off their best win of the season — an 11-4 triumph over Oskaloosa.
Will Edeker has been the tonesetter at the dish hitting .500 thru eight games with a home run and three runs batted in.
Colten Hutson has four RBI and three doubles for Mount Pleasant.
Jack Johnson is in line to pitch in game one of the doubleheader, the senior right-hander is 1-1 on the year in 7.1 innings, with opponents hitting just .250 against him.
Tonight’s doubleheader will begin at 5:30 p.m.
You can listen to both ends of the twinbill on FM 105.5 and online at kilj.com.
College Basketball: Iowa Lands Major Prep:
Fran McCaffery and the Iowa men’s basketball program are making inroads on replenishing the cupboards and did so in a big way yesterday securing a commitment from Massachusetts prepster Dasonte Bowen.
Bowen is the top-ranked high school player in the Pilgrim State and is the No. 92 overall player nationally.
He chose Iowa over offers from Boston College, Northwestern and Maryland.
By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Mount Pleasant 11, Oskaloosa 4
Zerek Venghaus and Will Edeker each drove in three runs as the Mount Pleasant baseball team rolled to an 11-4 win over Oskaloosa last night in Oskaloosa.
Chase Williamson got the start for Mount Pleasant working 4.1 innings allowing five hits and three runs, while walking two.
Carter Amos earned the win out of the bullpen throwing one scoreless frame, striking out one.
Jacob Ensminger threw the final 1.2 innings of the game to slam the door on the Indians, striking out three.
Colten Hutson drove in two for the Panther offense, as well.
The win moved Mount Pleasant to 2-6.
New London 10, Van Buren County 0
Kooper Schulte had three hits, while Carter Allen and Camden Kasel each had two hits as New London cruised to a 10-0 win over Van Buren County yesterday.
Schulte drove in two runs, while Josh Catala and Hecniel Rodriguez each had triples.
Carter Allen pitched the first four innings walking four and striking out one.
Tucker Gibbar pitched the final two innings for New London allowing one hits and two walks while striking out two.
New London stayed perfect with the win, they’re now 6-0.
Van Buren fell to 3-5.
