Author: Nathan Bloechl

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

Winfield, New London Set for Premiere Match-Up in SEISC:

After rain washed away games on Wednesday night, the second round of Class 1A State Softball playoffs will play across the region this evening.

Our featured match-up on KILJ tonight will be New London and Winfield-Mount Union.

The Wolves, 7-4, have dropped their last two contests after beating West Burlington and Lone Tree.

Meanwhile, New London — at 7-6 — picked up a big win over Holy Trinity at home on Monday 11-1.

Their first match-up this season was a 3-0 win for Winfield-Mount Union as Madie Anderson threw a complete game one-hit shutout.

She’ll undoubtedly get the ball tonight for Winfield-Mount Union and has been not only been one of the best pitchers in the area — but one of the best statewide.

Anderson has started all 11 games for the Wolves and opponents are hitting a paltry .099 against her — she’s only allowed three earned runs all season while striking out 141 in 75 innings.

She’s worth your ears tonight alone — you can listen on KILJ-FM 105.5 and online at kilj.com.

First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.

Other match-ups:

• Mediapolis vs. Wilton
• Keokuk vs. Fort Madison
• Grinnell vs. Washington

Mount Pleasant Softball Looks to Get Hot:

The Mount Pleasant softball team will open up Class 4A Softball action tonight when they travel to take on Burlington.

The Panthers, 4-17, will square off against a Greyhound team that most recently split doubleheaders against 3A #1 Davenport Assumption and  3A #14 West Burlington.

Burlington swept the season series against Mount Pleasant with 13-2 and 5-2 wins on June 29th.

The Greyhounds are led by the terrific senior duo of Bryanna Mehaffy and Lydia Allen-Barnes.

Mehaffy is hitting .475 with five runs batted in, while Allen-Barnes is hitting .440 with six doubles, one triple, one home run and 22 runs batted in.

Adessa Brandenburg is the ace of the staff for the Greyhounds, going 7-3 in 55.2 innings with an ERA of 2.26.

Samantha Broeker has enjoyed a great senior season for Troy Mears’ group, hitting a robust .463 with eight doubles and 12 runs batted in.

Sydni Coleman hit .328 this year with a team-leading four home runs and 14 runs batted in.

Coleman will also need to be sharp in the circle, she finished this year 4-10 with an ERA of 4.11 and she’ll get the ball tonight for a Panther team looking to pull off the upset.

Tonight’s game will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Burlington High School.

Three In-State College Backs Honored:

Iowa State’s Breece Hall and Iowa’s tandem of Tyler Goodson and Mekhi Sargent have all been named to the 2020 Doak Walker Preseason Watch List — the award given the the nation’s top college running back.

Hall, a sophomore, had 897 yards rushing and 252 yards receiving in his true freshman season for the Cyclones.

Goodson picked up 638 yards rushing and 166 yards receiving in his own freshman season for the Hawkeyes while Sargent had 563 yards on the ground last season.

2019 Doak Walker Award finalist Chuba Hubbard (Oklahoma State) and 2018 finalist Travis Etienne (Clemson) lead the list of preseason candidates.

UST Makes Jump to DI Official, Joins Summit League:

The University of St. Thomas found out Wednesday that it will officially become the 10^th member of The Summit League and participate in each of the league’s 19 sponsored sports, the conference announced.

The NCAA Division I Council elected to provide the Tommies with an unprecedented waiver to make the jump from DIII to DI and join the league prior to the 2021-22 academic year.

St. Thomas, who received a unanimous vote for invitation from The Summit League’s Presidents Council last October, will spend its final season at the DIII level in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Athletically, the Tommies’ sports programs that will participate in The Summit League have combined for more than 400 regular and postseason championships during their tenure in the MIAC.

St. Thomas will join the league on July 1, 2021 and start its five-year transition to the DI level.

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

New London Baseball Walks to District Championship:

It wasn’t pretty by any means, but the New London baseball team took advantage of 12 walks and four errors as they took down Highland last night 9-3 at New London High School.

Shae Summerfield had two of New London’s four hits, including his first home run of the season — as New London improved to 14-3.

The Tigers jumped out to a 6-1 lead after three innings and added one in the 5th and two in the 6th to secure the victory.

Holvin Catala pitched the first three innings for New London, scattering three hits and one run while striking out two.

Joshua Catala came on in relief of his older brother and went the next 2.1 innings, allowing four hits and two runs, while striking out four.

Kooper Schulte slammed the door shut with 1.2 innings of scoreless relief with a strikeout.

New London will now take on Burlington Notre Dame on Saturday at Notre Dame for the district championship.

First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. and you can listen along on KILJ-FM 105.5 and online at kilj.com.

Other area baseball finals last night:

Mediapolis 15, Danville 2

• Drayven Fenton had three hits, while Colby Whitaker homered twice as Mediapolis cruised by Danville 15-2 in a Class 2A-1o semifinal at Mediapolis High School, last night. The Bulldogs used an eight-run 1st inning to help secure the win. Mediapolis, now 8-5, will take on Central Lee in a district final at Donnellson on Saturday night.

Central Lee 9, Van Buren 6

• Leading 4-0 after an inning, Van Buren saw Central Lee storm back to punch their ticket to the district finals with a 9-6 come-from-behind victory. Alex Sandoval had two hits while T.J. Stutes had three runs batted in. Jadon Hawk picked up the win for the Hawks, working four innings while striking out seven. Central Lee improved to 11-1.

Second Round of Softball Regionals Tonight:

The second round of the Iowa High School Girls softball tournament trudges on tonight with several area teams in action tonight.

Our featured match-up on KILJ will be New London and Winfield-Mount Union.

The Wolves, 7-4, have dropped their last two contests after beating West Burlington and Lone Tree.

Meanwhile, New London — at 7-6 — picked up a big win over Holy Trinity at home on Monday 11-1.

Their first match-up this season was a 3-0 win for Winfield-Mount Union as Madie Anderson threw a complete game one-hit shutout.

She’ll undoubtedly get the ball tonight for Winfield-Mount Union and has been not only been one of the best pitchers in the area — but one of the best statewide.

Anderson has started all 11 games for the Wolves and opponents are hitting a paltry .099 against her — she’s only allowed three earned runs all season while striking out 141 in 75 innings.

She’s worth your ears tonight alone — you can listen on KILJ-FM 105.5 and online at kilj.com.

First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.

Other regional contests tonight:

• Lone Tree vs. Highland
• Columbus vs. Assumption
• Central Lee vs. West Burlington/Notre Dame
• Mediapolis vs. Wilton

Iowa State’s Purdy Named to Preseason Watch List:

Iowa State junior quarterback Brock Purdy has been named to the preseason Davey O’Brien Award watch list, announced yesterday by the Davey O’Brien Foundation.

The Davey O’Brien Award is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback.

Purdy, who was a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist in 2019, returns as one of the nation’s best quarterbacks in 2020, leading the Cyclones to back-to-back bowl games.

A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Purdy is coming off a 2019 season where he shattered virtually every season passing mark in program history, including passing yardage (3,982), total offense (4,231), passing touchdowns (27), touchdowns responsible (35) and completions (312).

Four Hawkeyes Named Pre-Season All-American by Phil Steele:

Four Iowa football players have been named preseason Phil Steele All-American selections.

Kicker Keith Duncan was a first-team choice, while center Tyler Linderbaum, wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette and tackle Alaric Jackson were named to the third team.

Duncan and Jackson were named first-team preseason All-Big Ten while Marsette and fellow receiver Nico Ragaini were Preseason All-Big Ten selections as return specialists.

Linderbaum and defensive end Chauncey Golston were second team All-Big Ten — defensive back Matt Hankins and running back Tyler Goodson were named to the third team.

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

New London Explodes Late in 11-1 First Round Win:

The New London Tiger softball team — blanked for the first three innings — scored six runs in the 4th and five runs in the 5th to pull away for an 11-1 Class 1A first round run rule victory over Holy Trinity, last night.

Kara Krieger was outstanding for New London atop Mark Chiri’s lineup, registering two hits and two runs batted in.

Elly Manning had the game-clinching hit and was dynamite in the circle, throwing all five innings, allowing just five hits and one unearned run while striking out two and walking one.

Sophie Malott also chi[[ed in with two hits and two runs batted in as New London improved to 7-6.

They’ll now take on talented pitcher Madie Anderson and the Winfield-Mount Union Wolves in Winfield on Wednesday.

You can listen to that game on KILJ-FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Other first round action in Class 2A around the area last night saw:

Mediapolis 6, Danville 2

• Tied up at 2-2 through four innings, Mediapolis broke out for a four-run sixth inning as they prevailed in a Class 2A, Region 8 first round bout. Mediapolis, now 4-11, will take on #13 (2A) Wilton on Wednesday.

Van Buren County 4, Cardinal 3

• Van Buren scored the go-ahead run in the 7th innings as they rallied to defeat Cardinal last night 4-3 in a Class 2A first round match-up. The now 9-7 Warriors will take on state power and second-ranked Louisa-Muscatine on Wednesday.

Mount Pleasant Softball Throttled by West Burlington:

The Mount Pleasant softball team ended their regular season last night by taking one on the chin from the Lady Falcons of West Burlington — who drilled 14 hits in just 2 1/2 innings — defeating Mount Pleasant 15-0.

Hannah Newman took the loss for Mount Pleasant, while Lauren Summers was her dominant self, throwing three hitless, scoreless innings to improve to 13-3.

Mount Pleasant, now 4-17, will get their minds right for the Class 4A playoffs, which will begin on Thursday when they take on the Burlington Greyhounds in Burlington.

West Burlington will host Central Lee in a Class 3A quarterfinal on Wednesday.

You can listen to Thursday’s Panther softball game right here on KILJ-FM 105.5 or online at kilj.com.

Mount Pleasant Baseball Ends Season Sizzling, Beats Solon:

The Mount Pleasant baseball team, hotter than the sun, continued their winning ways last night when they rallied to defeat Solon 12-9 at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

The Panthers exploded for five runs in the sixth-inning to come from behind and pick up the win.

Jack Johnson worked the games first 5.1 innings allowing seven runs — only six earned — yielding nine hits, walking four.

Corbin Broeker pitched the final  1.2 innings, striking out two, allowing just one hit and two unearned runs.

Rylan Seberg was a menace for Solon going 3-for-4 with a double, triple and two runs batted in.

Clayton Lowery had two hits, including a triple, and two runs batted in, while Nik Coble clobbered a two-run home run and drove in four.

Mount Pleasant closes their regular season with a record of 14-6, they’ll be off until Friday when they take on Fort Madison at home at 7:00 p.m.

You can listen to that game on KILJ-FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

New London Baseball Set for District 8 Semifinal Tonight:

Brad Helmerson’s New London baseball team will look to punch their ticket to the Class 1A-District 8 finals tonight when they host Highland in a District 8 semifinal.

New London rolled past Wapello in the first round on Saturday 12-0, while Highland ousted Lisbon 7-5.

The Tigers blanked Highland 6-0 earlier this year on June 26th — which marked New London’s first win over the Huskies since 2007.

Tonight’s game will begin at 7:00 p.m. and you can listen along on KILJ-FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

We’ll take the air at 6:50 p.m., this evening.

Patriot League Opts out of Fall Sports:

The Patriot League joined the Ivy League on Monday, punting on football and other fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic while holding out hope the games can be made up.

The Patriot League said its 10 Division I schools will also not compete in men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and field hockey.

The conference’s council of presidents said the league will consider playing those seasons in the winter and spring if possible.

Later Monday, the National Junior College Athletic Association announced it was not having a fall season and planned to move football and other sports to the spring.

Meanwhile, at the top of college sports, Southeastern Conference athletic directors met in person in Birmingham, Alabama, to discuss how the SEC can have a football season as COVID-19 cases spike throughout much of the South.

SEC football media days, the unofficial start of the season for many fans, had been scheduled to begin this week, but the pandemic forced all FBS conferences to hold those events online this year. Even some of those — for the SEC and ACC — are now on hold.

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

Regional Softball Action Begins Tonight:

Class 1A playoff softball begins in earnest tonight statewide and here in Henry County it means the start of the playoff push for the New London Tigers.

Tonight, New London will play host to Holy Trinity in a opening round bout at 7:00 p.m. with the winner advancing to take on Winfield-Mount Union in Winfield on Wednesday.

New London finished their truncated season with a record of 6-6, going 4-2 in the SEISC-South — losing their final two games.

Holy Trinity went 1-9 this season and 0-6 in conference action.

New London is led by senior Kara Krieger, who finished with a team-best 12 runs batted in, along with a .344 batting average, four doubles and two triples.

Freshman Elly Manning is the New London ace, she earned five wins this season, working a total of 57.1 innings with a 4.03 ERA.

Tonight’s game at New London will begin at 7:00 p.m.

You can listen along on KILJ-FM 105.5 or online at kilj.com.

Mount Pleasant Softball Back on the Diamond:

The Mount Pleasant softball team — after falling twice to Wilton on Friday — is back at it tonight when they take on the 12-3 Falcons of West Burlington High School in a non-conference doubleheader in Burlington.

Since their defeat of Winfield-Mount Union, Mount Pleasant has lost four straight.

2-8 in conference play, 4-16 overall, the Panthers will look to get the ship righted prior to their postseason opener on Thursday night against Burlington.

Tonight’s double-dip will begin at 5:30 p.m. at West Burlington High School.

Panther Baseball Closes Regular Season Tonight Against Solon:

Co-conference champions of the Southeast Conference, the Mount Pleasant baseball team will look to close their 2020 regular season on a high note when they welcome in the 13-5 Solon Spartans for a non-conference match-up.

The Panthers dispatched of Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 6-1, last Friday.

They’ve won seven of their last eight ballgames.

This will be their last tune-up before hosting Fort Madison in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs on Friday night.

There will be no radio tonight — but first pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.

Several Coaching Changes to be Announced at Tonight’s MPCSD Board Meeting:

Three coaching appointments are set to be approved tonight at the Mount Pleasant Community School District Board meeting.

Jerry Crouch will be selected as the next head bowling coach, while Neil Schmitz will resume his coaching duties as the head boys soccer coach. Schmitz will take back over for Ryan Chabal, who was the coach for one season — which was ultimately taken away by the coronovirus pandemic.

Eric Rawson — the new head coach of Mount Pleasant basketball — has begun filling his JV staff. Rawson has tabbed Ronnie Ashton to be his JV head coach.

Ashton’s son Jordan was a First-Team All-State guard at Mount Pleasant, where he helped guide the Panthers to a Class 3A State Championship under Paul Rundquist and Rawson’s tutelage.

Washington to Drop Nickname Today:

Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name ‘Redskins’ on Monday, according to multiple reports.

It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises.

USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal reported Sunday night that owner Dan Snyder is set to “retire” the name. Yahoo, on Saturday, reported a name change was imminent.

The new team name is unknown as of this time.

 

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

New London Baseball Readies for Playoff Opener:

Fresh off a second-place finish in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division, the New London Tiger baseball team (12-3) will host the Wapello Arrows tonight in a Class 1A-Substate 4 First Round match-up at Prottsman Field.

New London, winners of six straight, will try to advance to the second round, where they’ll either take on Lisbon or Cardinal at New London.

The Tigers’ last loss came on June 29th against then ranked Burlington Notre Dame.

Their opponent this evening, the Arrows of Wapello, will enter Saturday’s tilt with a record of 3-8.

You can listen to tonight’s game on KILJ-FM 105.5 or online at kilj.com.

First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m, coverage on KILJ will begin at 6:45.

Mount Pleasant Cruises by E-B-F in Non-Con Win:

The Mount Pleasant baseball team rallied for four runs in the 5th inning as they improved to 13-6 in a 6-1 win over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont last night at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

The win for Mount Pleasant kept pace with Burlington High, as the two teams were crowned co-champions of the Southeast Conference.

The Panthers will close their season at home next Monday against Solon.

They’ll open their postseason next Friday at home against Fort Madison.

KILJ will have coverage of Mount Pleasant-Fort Madison on Friday beginning at 6:50 p.m. — first pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Winfield Advances in Play-In Round Win:

Winfield-Mount Union scored four runs in the first two innings as they snuck past Columbus 7-6 in a Class 1A play-in play-off matchup.

The Wolves will advance to take on the Nikes of Burlington Notre Dame tonight in a first round tilt in Burlington.

The win for Winfield improved the Wolves to 2-10 — Columbus ended their season 0-9.

Winfield and Notre Dame will have a 7:00 p.m. first pitch, this evening.

Other regional baseball scores tonight included:

Burlington 16, Fairfield 5

Burlington 5, Fairfield 0

Clear Creek-Amana 13, Washington 3

Iowa Hires Binns as Director of Equality for Collegiate Sports:

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

Mount Pleasant Baseball Splits Against Knoxville:

The Mount Pleasant baseball team rallied from down 7-1, cut the Knoxville lead to 7-6 and loaded the bases in the 7th inning, but Corbin Broeker grounded out as Knoxville snapped Mount Pleasant’s five-game winning streak.

Mount Pleasant scored five runs in the 6th inning to pull within one run after Knoxville scored three runs in each of the 3rd and 4th innings to jump out to the big lead.

The Panthers left the bases loaded in both the 6th and 7th innings, stranding nine base-runners in total.

Clayton Lowery took the loss for Mount Pleasant, allowing six earned runs over four innings, striking out two.

Jack Johnson was 3-for-3 with a double and run batted in, while Brennan Bender had two hits in three trips.

In game two, Rylan Seberg pitched five innings, allowing just two runs while striking out eight as the Panthers crushed Knoxville 12-2 in five innings.

Jack Johnson had two hits and a run batted in, while Will Edeker finished with two hits.

Seberg, who got it done on the mound, also provided a punch at the plate, finishing game two with three runs batted in.

The split moves Mount Pleasant to 12-6, they’ll take on Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tonight at Mount Pleasant beginning with JV at 5:30 p.m.

Other regional scores last night:

Fort Madison 5, Mediapolis 4

Columbus vs. Winfield, PPD — They’ll play today at 1:00 p.m. in Winfield for their first round playoff match-up.

Washington 9, Oskaloosa 8

Indianola 9, Fairfield 6

Mount Pleasant Softball at Home Tonight:

The Mount Pleasant softball team is back on their home diamond tonight when they play host to the Wilton Beavers for a varsity doubleheader.

The Panthers were swept by Davis County earlier this week after defeating #14 (1A) Winfield-Mount Union 4-3.

Wilton enters with a record of 10-3 — good enough for second in the River Valley-South standings.

Tonight’s double dip will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Other regional softball games tonight:

North Scott at Louisa-Muscatine

West Burlington at Burlington

Fort Madison at Central Lee

Fairfield at Pekin

And in baseball:

Keokuk at Van Buren County

Burlington at Fairfield

Clear Creek-Amana at Washington

Iowa Wesleyan Wrestling Announces Coaching Staff:

Iowa Wesleyan head wrestling coach Shawn Contos has finalized his 2020-21 coaching staff, the school announced.

Jacob Kadel will join the Tigers as the Assistant Wrestling Coach. Kadel, a New London native,  was a three-time state semi-finalist and four-time conference champion at New London, boasting a high school career record of 189-13.

He holds the records for wins in a season with 50 and wins in a career with 189.

After high school, Kadel became a member of the University of Iowa’s wrestling team, where he accumulated a career record of 23-18.

Stephen Holloway, a West Burlington native and Cash Wilcke,  a native of Battle Creek, will be the first graduate assistants for the Wesleyan wrestling program.

Holloway was a two-time state champion (2014-15), four-time conference champion, state runner-up in 2013, state qualifier in 2012, and the Burlington Hawkeye Athlete of the Year (2015) while attending Mediapolis High School.  He too wrestled for the the University of Iowa.

Meanwhile Wilcke recorded two state championships while attending OA-BCIG high school. He was also a four-time conference champion, two-time state medalist and holds the record for takedowns and pins at OA-BCIG.

Wilcke, who also wrestled for the Hawkeyes, finished his career with a record of 63-29.

Big Ten Announces Conference Only Football Schedule:

The Big Ten will play only conference games during the 2020 football season — the league announced yesterday.

The decision stems from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The cancellation of non-conference games results in fans losing marquee match-ups such as Iowa-Iowa State, Ohio State-Oregon, Michigan-Washington and Wisconsin-Notre Dame.

The Big Ten is expected to be just the first domino in the cancellation of non-conference games this fall.

 

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com

KILJ Playoff Broadcast Schedule (more added later and subject to change based on Mount Pleasant baseball):

July 11^th — Wapello at New London Baseball — 7:00 p.m.

July 13^th — Holy Trinity at New London Softball — 7:00 p.m.

July 14^th — Lisbon/Highland at New London Baseball (if win July 11^th) — 7:00 p.m.

July 15^th — New London/Holy Trinity at Winfield-Mount Union — 7:00 p.m.

July 16^th — Mount Pleasant Softball at Burlington — 7:00 p.m.

DISTRICT FINALS for Baseball — July 18^th

DISTRICT SEMIS for Softball — July 17^th

DISTRICT FINALS for Softball — July 20^th

By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com 

New London Baseball Rolls Past SEC’s Fort Madison:

Shea Summerfield doubled and drove in three as the New London Tiger baseball picked up win number 12, beating Southeast Conference foe Fort Madison 7-4 in a non-conference affair at Prottsman Field last night.

The Tigers started with a bang, plating five 1st inning runs en route to the victory.

Seth Bailey led New London with two hits in three at-bats, while Josh Catala also tripled.

Catala and his brother Holvin managed to combine for six innings of work on the hill, striking out three.

Sophomore Kooper Schulte pitched the final inning yielding one run while striking out one.

New London, now 12-3, will be off until Saturday — where they will scrap with Wapello in a Class 1A-4 first round playoff tilt, a game you can hear on KILJ-FM 105.5.

Fort Madison is now 10-6.

Other regional baseball scores from last night:

Mediapolis 3, Highland 1

Central Lee 10, Keokuk 0

Cardinal 5, Van Buren County 2

Mount Pleasant Softball Swept by Davis County:

The Mount Pleasant softball team fell twice last night to Davis County, losing 4-3 and 7-5.

The set of losses moves Mount Pleasant to 4-14 overall, they remain 2-8 in Southeast Conference play.

Off tonight, the Panthers will play Wilton on Friday at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex in a non-conference doubleheader — game one will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Other regional scores last night:

Wapello 1, #14 Winfield-Mount Union 0

Highland 10, Mediapolis 6

West Burlington 11, New London 2

#5 (3A) Williamsburg 3, #2 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 2; #5 (3A) Williamsburg 7, #2 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine 4

Mount Pleasant Baseball at Knoxville Tonight:

After enjoying a day off yesterday, the Mount Pleasant baseball team — winners of five straight — will travel to Knoxville tonight to do battle with the Panthers.

Mount Pleasant is coming off a 10-2 win over Mediapolis on Tuesday, while Knoxville has won three straight to even their ledger at 7-7.

The doubleheader will begin at 5:30 p.m. tonight — you can listen along on KILJ-FM 105.5 or online at kilj.com.

Other baseball games tonight across the region:

Columbus vs. Winfield-Mount Union, 7:00 p.m.

Mediapolis vs. Fort Madison, 7:00 p.m.

And in softball:

WB/ND vs. Fort Madison, 7:00 p.m.

Danville vs. Mediapolis, 7:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity vs. Winfield-Mount Union, 7:00 p.m.

Striegel Dominates at Iowa Track and Field Carnival:

Mount Pleasant senior Alyssa Striegel threw 117-07 as she picked up a first place finish at the Iowa Track and Field Carnival on Tuesday.

The Carnival, helped put on by legendary Mike Jay, was ran at BGM High School in Brooklyn.

Striegel earned first place by nearly 8-feet, defeating Dowling’s Emily Ball who threw 109-feet and Alison Palmersheim of Sioux City East, who threw 107-04.

Dowling Catholic Sees Season Go By Wayside:

Yesterday the biggest domino of the 2020 Iowa High School Baseball season fell when 4A’s #1 Dowling Catholic announced that they will need to forfeit their season after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

After a positive test, the protocol calls for the team to sit out for a maximum of 14 days — making them eligible to play again by July 22nd. Postseason play by that date, however, would be long underway.

The Maroons split a doubleheader with Ankeny on Tuesday evening, ending their season at 16-2.

In addition to the baseball team seeing their season shutdown, the Dowling softball team will also end their season.

They were scheduled to play Indianola in a Class 5A regional semifinal on July 18th.