Author: Slaten Swords

Prep Girls’ Soccer- The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released their seventh edition of the season’s top 15 rankings and for the first time this year one of our local teams has landed a spot on the exclusive list.

Class 1A

They are untied upon and undefeated, thus, Denver sits atop the rankings with a perfect 14-0-0 record. The only other team without a loss in the top 15 is #12 Maquoketa with a 9-0-1 record, but their strength of schedule hinders their resume. Bishop Heelan and Assumption round out the top three.

St. Albert was the one team to fall down the list from #9 to #14 as they lost three games in-a-row, including a 1-0 loss to #6 Treynor at their home field. The Saintes bounced back on Tuesday night with an 8-2 win over Logan-Magnolia, but they will be tested on Saturday, May 17^th, against #2 Bishop Heelan.

Class 2A

Waverly-Shell Rock entered the season as the team to beat and the best anyone has been to do is force a 0-0 tie—shoutout to Class 1A’s #10 Center Point-Urbana. This highlights a bigger issue for opposing teams, no one has scored against the Go-Hawks this season, including the defending champions and #2 Dallas Center-Grimes.

North Polk is ranked 3^rd in the class but moving down the list the records start to take a bit of a turn from #9 through #14. #9 ADM, #10 North Scott, #11 Bondurant-Farrar, and #14 Indianola all have the displeasure of playing in incredibly tough neighborhoods, resulting in records hovering around 0.500.

The most interesting choice to still rest in the top 15 is Pella. The Dutch deal with both Class 2A and Class 3A talents, which includes a recent 3-1 win over Indianola. However, Pella sports just a 4-6-1 record for the season.

An argument can be made that Fort Madison deserves to be on the list with a 12-1-2 record for the season, outscoring their opponents 74 to 5 in their wins. Especially since they hold an 0-1-1 record against the new #15 team:

Burlington finds their way onto the list for the first time this season, sporting an 11-2-2 record for the year. One of their losses was a shutout against Assumption last Friday 4-0. Beyond the loss, the Grayhounds secured their fourth straight season of at least sharing the Southeast Conference crown, third consecutive year sitting alone on the throne.

Senior Hunter Pender leads the squad in points (50), goals (19), and assists (12), while their goalie tandem of Traeh Pender and Kimberly Nelson sport a save percentage of 83.8%, allowing just 11 goals on the year.

Class 3A

The top five remained unchanged and only #10 Muscatine fell out of the top 8 as the Muskies lost to Davenport Central 4-2 this past Tuesday. Ames’ hiccup against Southeast Polk ejected the Cyclones out of the top 15. The Rams replaced them and hopped up two spots to #11 as they defeated #13 Dowling Catholic and currently ride a five-game win streak.

Despite Pleasant Valley having gone winless in their last five games and currently holding on to a 4-8-2 record, the Spartans cling on to the top 15 by rounding out the list.

More Information

Class 1A Regional soccer will be ready to commence their first round of action of Monday, May 19^th.

For a full look at the rankings, follow the provided link: 7th Edition of Girls’ Soccer Rankings

High School Track

Danville, Columbus, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to WACO for their state qualifying meet tonight.

Mt. Pleasant will host their state qualifying meet tonight with Fairfield and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating. 

Mediapolis will travel to Monticello, Van Buren County will go to Wayne, and Central Lee will make the trip to PCM for their state qualifying meets tonight. 

High School Tennis

The Fairfield boys’ team hosted the District singles and doubles tournament yesterday and the Trojans’ Rumin Luo breezed his way to a district championship without dropping a set. 

In the singles bracket for Mt. Pleasant, Elijah Rynders fell in his first round matchup to the #4 seed Dexter Westbay of Central DeWitt as he went on to finish in 3rd place. Beckham Prough won his first match against Camanche’s Ethan Hudson 6-3 in both sets but was shutout in the second round.

In the doubles tournament for the Panthers, the squad of Sawyer Fulton and Lou Schimmelpfennig defeated the team of Cass and Galusha of Fairfield to advance to the second round, but fell in the tiebreaker 11-9 to end their day. Dane Cook and Max Heater slammed Fort Madison’s duo of Broadhurst and Hennings before losing their second round match 6-2 and 6-4 to Dorsey and Hoerschelmann of Camanche.

Rumin Luo will compete at the State Singles Tournament in Waterloo on May 27th. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete against Grinnell for the first round of the team Substate 7 tournament at Kennedy High School on Saturday, May 17th.

The Fairfield boys’ team will face off against Centerville at home on Saturday for their first round matchup for Substate 8.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel back to Fairfield tomorrow, May 16th, for their team Regional Tournament. 

High School Golf

The SEC girls’ teams competed for the conference crown yesterday and Keokuk clinched their second consecutive title with a team score of 367. Mt. Pleasant finished with a 419 as Sophia Walderbach led the Panthers with an 18-hole score of 95. Fairfield carded a 443 for the course. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield girls’ teams will compete in the Class 3A Regional on Wednesday, May 21st, at Edmundson Golf Course. 

In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union finished as the Sectional champions with a team score of 336 followed by Wapello with a 350. Holy Trinity Catholic snuck past New London to take 3rd place with a score of 387 and will advance to Districts. 

The Wolves were led by Justin Knipfer’s first place card of 78 as Wapello’s Crew Peters won the tiebreaker for runner-up with an 86 along with Konner Kinneberg, Cody Milks, and Nicholas Sparrow of Winfield-Mt. Union. Max Kruse put up a 93 for the Crusaders as Brock Scheetz and Nathan Box each carded a 97.

WACO took 5th place and Danville snatched 6th place. The Bears had Alex Holtkamp and Graylon Walker, a personal best, each shoot an 89 to lead the squad, leading to the pair advancing to Districts as individuals. 

The District meet will take place at Heritage Oaks in Wapello on Monday, May 19th. 

Mediapolis almost grabbed the Sectional crown, but settled for the silver with a team score of 322 as Central Lee also advanced with the 3rd best team score of 327. Albia took the top spot with a 321. Caleb Larson for Central Lee led the local teams with a round of 75 followed by Mediapolis’ Max Griffin’s score of 78. 

Columbus was led by Kason Dopler’s 92 as the team finished in 8th place with a team score of 416. Van Buren County claimed 5th place with a 363. 

The Class 2A District Meet for Mediapolis and Central Lee will take place in Pella on Monday. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams made the trip to Washington yesterday and the hosts were able to advance to Districts with a 2nd place score of 316 along with Solon and West Liberty. The Nikes grabbed 4th place with a team score of 333 and Mt. Pleasant finished in 7th place with a 365. Keokuk’s Mason Baker advanced as an individual as he shot a 79. 

The Fairfield boys’ team took 7th place at the Knoxville sectional with Pella, Knoxville, and Newton claiming the top three spots, respectively. Archer Kreuter took home an 86 for the Trojans. 

The Class 3A District meet will be hosted by West Delaware on Monday at Pin Oak Links. 

The girls’ Class 1A Region 5 meet will take place tomorrow in Wapello with Winfield-Mt. Union, WACO, New London, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, and Columbus making the trip. 

The Mediapolis and Central Lee girls’ teams will head to Kalona for the Class 2A Region 5B meet tomorrow. 

High School Soccer

The Mediapolis girls’ team will compete against Keokuk tonight at 5 pm on the road. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will make the trip to Burlington Notre Dame tonight at 5 pm.

Fairfield will compete against Centerville tonight in a road doubleheader with the girls’ team leading off the night at 5:30 pm. 

The boys’ SEISC tournament semifinals are set for tomorrow, May 16th. Mediapolis will take on Highland with the winner advancing to the championship on Saturday, May 17th, at Central Lee at 10 am. #6 Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Central Lee tomorrow for their semifinal matchup scheduled to start at 7 pm.

The WACO boys’ team will hit the road to take on Sigourney Keota tomorrow at 5 pm.

The Central Lee girls’ team will start Regional play on Monday, May 19th, on the road against Fairfield at 7 pm.

The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie in the Class 1A Region 3 first round at 7 pm on Monday.

This Day in Sports History

1941 – New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio starts his 56-game hitting streak as he tallied the only RBI, in a 13-1 loss to the visiting Chicago White Sox.

1959 – Massachusetts marks the 100th anniversary of the first college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams. The teams reenact the original contest.

2010 – Jessica Watson at age 16 becomes the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world.

High School Track

Danville, Columbus, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to WACO for their state qualifying meet tomorrow, May 15th.

Mt. Pleasant will host their state qualifying meet tomorrow with Fairfield and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating. 

Mediapolis will travel to Monticello, Van Buren County will go to Wayne, and Central Lee will make the trip to PCM for their state qualifying meets tomorrow. 

High School Tennis

The Fairfield boys’ team will host the District singles and doubles tournament today with Mt. Pleasant making the trip.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel back to Fairfield on Friday, May 16th, for their team Regional Tournament. 

High School Golf

The SEC girls’ teams will compete in their tournament today.

In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union will host their Sectional meet today with Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, and Wapello making the trip. 

Mediapolis, Central Lee, Columbus, and Van Buren County will make the trip to Pella for their Class 2A sectional meet today. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams will head to Washington, while the Fairfield boys’ team will make the trip to Knoxville for their Class 3A District Qualifiers today. 

The girls’ Class 1A Region 5 meet will take place on Friday in Wapello with Winfield-Mt. Union, WACO, New London, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, and Columbus making the trip. 

The Mediapolis and Central Lee girls’ teams will head to Kalona for the Class 2A Region 5B meet on Friday. 

High School Soccer

The boys’ SEISC tournament got underway yesterday with Mediapolis and Burlington Notre Dame hosting a pair of games and the semifinals are now set for Friday, May 16th. 

At Mediapolis, Highland defeated Hillcrest Academy for the first time since 2017, despite trailing 2 to 0 at halftime, winning 3-2 in extratime. Seth Ours tallied an assist for both goals for the Ravens.

In the nightcap game, Mediapolis shutout WACO 3-0 as the Bulldogs look to defend their SEISC championship. Mediapolis will take on Highland with the winner advancing to the championship on Saturday, May 17th, at Central Lee at 10 am.

Over in Burlington, the Nikes displayed why they are ranked #6 in Class 2A in a 10-0 trouncing of Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union to start off the night. Alessandro Markomichelakis netted four goals in the thunderous victory. 

Central Lee and Danville were locked in a tight battle after a second half goal by the Bears tied the game at one, eventually leading to penalty kicks, which the Hawks would exit on top of for the 2-1 victory. Peter Seyb had the lone goal for Central Lee. 

#6 Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Central Lee on Friday for their semifinal matchup scheduled to start at 7 pm.

The Central Lee girls’ team had no answers for Fort Madison last night, losing 10-0. The Hawks will start Regional play on Monday, May 19th, on the road against Fairfield at 7 pm.

The WACO boys’ team will hit the road to take on Sigourney Keota on Friday at 5 pm.

The Mediapolis girls’ team will compete against Keokuk tomorrow, May 15th, at 5 pm on the road. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will make the trip to Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow at 5 pm.

Fairfield will compete against Centerville tomorrow in a road doubleheader with the girls’ team leading off the night at 5:30 pm. 

The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie in the Class 1A Region 3 first round at 7 pm on Monday.

High School Postseason Soccer

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the postseason brackets and here’s the matchups for our local teams.

In Class 1A Substate 5, Danville and WACO will face off against one another in round one, which is slated to start at 7 pm on Tuesday, May 20th. The winner will take on West Liberty. In the bottom half of the bracket, Mediapolis earned a bye and will await the winner between Central Lee and Sigourney Keota, on May 27th.

In Class 2A Substate 5, Burlington Notre Dame earned the #1 seed and a first-round bye. The Nikes will compete against either Assumption or Solon. On the bottom half of the bracket, Wapello will take on Central DeWitt. 

Over in Substate 6, Fairfield will host Centerville in the first round with the winner advancing to play Mt. Pleasant on May 27th.

In Class 3A Substate 4, Burlington will play Clinton in the play-in game, while in Substate 6 Fort Madison will travel to Mt. Vernon for their second round matchup.

This Day in Sports History

1906 – The flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during the pennant-raising.

1995 – At 43 years, 162 days Manchester City goalkeeper John Burridge becomes the oldest player to appear in an English Premier League match, a 3-2 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers.

2016 – Gabriel Medina becomes the first surfer ever to land the move “Backflip” in competition.

Burlington, IA- The Southeast Iowa Super Conference’s (SEISC) fairways once against belong to the Highland girls’ team as the Huskies cruised to their second consecutive conference championship Monday night by 31 strokes.

Highland was led by the two best golfers on the course in Emersyn Schultz, who carded an 87 (+16), and Adisyn Prottsman, who finished with an 88. The duo also claimed a spot on the All-Conference First Team.

The Huskies had all four scoring members make once of the three teams with Joslyn Prottsman (97) making the Second Team and Adeline Krotz (98) finding her way on to the Third Team.

Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall and Emma Gerhardt helped the Arrows finish just two strokes better than Columbus for second place overall. Marshall claimed the tiebreaker over Hailey Wellington of Columbus to grab the last All-SEISC First Team slot with a round of 93, while Wellington finished as a Second Team member.

Emma Gerhardt carded a 98 to finish on the Second Team as well as Annaka Greiner’s 103 was good enough for Honorable Mention along with Kyndall Stigge.

For the Wildcats, Aracely Garza, who carded a 99, and Kinlee Brown, who shot a 100, finished in 15^th and 16^th place, respectively, to claim a spot on the All-SEISC Third Team.

Emma Busby was the top golfer for New London, finishing with the 5^th best score of the course, a 92, and as the lone Tiger on the All-SEISC First Team. Stevey Wintermeier helped New London finish in 4^th place as a team as she shot a 95, the 8^th best score of the day, which secured her Second Team honors.

Van Buren County finished in 5^th place as a team with a 427, despite Sophia Jirak taking home the bronze medal with a 90 through 18 holes. Callie Kracht collected 22^nd place with a 106 as she was the next best Warrior. Kracht was named Honorable Mention.

Danville and Winfield-Mt. Union tied with 437 strokes apiece for 6^th place as Ashlyn Bender was the top golfer for the Wolves, carding a 96, which was good enough for 9^th place and Second Team honors. Ella Kann took home a 98 and 14^th overall, which landed her on the Third Team.

Eastin Chipman’s 17^th place finish with a score of 101 gave her Third Team honors for the Bears. Rachael Thompson collected a score of 110 and All-SEISC Honorable Mention.

Mediapolis (446), Notre Dame/West Burlington (460), and Holy Trinity Catholic (461) finished in 8^th through 10^th place, respectively, as a team. Emersyn Hopkins led the Nikes with a 18^th place score of 101, taking the last spot on the Third Team.

The Crusaders leaned on Emma Mohrfeld and Elizabeth Griffin as they finished with a 108 and 109, respectively, and inside the top 30, earning Honorable Mention. Mediapolis had Katelyn Wischmeier and Paytan Gerling card 108s as they each finished with Honorable Mention honors.

WACO’s Morgan Meyer was the only golfer to finish inside the top 10, despite her team ending up outside the top 10; in fact, the Warriors claimed 12^th place with a 472. Meyer had a fine day, hitting a 90 for 4^th place overall and taking home All-SEISC First Team as a junior.

Marie Young has a similar story as a member of Central Lee as the Hawks finished in last as a team, but Young claimed 11^th place with an 18-hole score of 98, a mark that placed her on the All-SEISC Second Team.

Up Next

Classes 1A and 2A Regional Golf will start on Friday, May 16^th, with the Regional Finals set for Wednesday, May 21^st.

Keokuk, IA- The Mt. Pleasant 7^th and 8^th grade girls’ teams have dominated the area for the entirety of the season, including a 1^st place finish at the Drake Relays in the sprint medley relay that was eight seconds faster than the runner-up. Now, they are SEIMS Conference champs.

(Photo Courtesy of Samantha Freeman)

Both the 7^th and 8^th grade teams cruised to victories with the 7^th grade team totaling 174 points to Washington’s 116 points, while the 8^th grade team found 135 points to second place Burlington’s 102.5 points.

The 7^th grade Panthers ended up winning seven events as Sofia Holl paced her way to a win in the 1500-meter run with a time of 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Annabelle Szewczyk took the discus with a toss of 67 feet and 5 inches.

Hailey Schadt was a three-time gold medal collector, sprinting to a time of 13.48 seconds in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter hurdles with a mark of 30.91 seconds. Schadt would leap 15 feet and 10 inches to snatch 1^st place in the long jump.

The Panthers displayed the speed in the short relays with a 1^st place time of 54.49 seconds in the 4×100 meter relay with the team of Kya Heaton, Peyton Duplessis, Natalie Osterhaus, and Schadt and the 4×200 meter relay squad of Millie Wellington, Aria Lane, Duplessis, and Heaton grabbed the victory with a time of 2 minutes and 1 second.

The 8^th grade squad was led by Delaney Anderson as zoomed to victory in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.54 seconds and the 200-meter dahs with a time of 28.18 seconds. She also collected a silver in the long jump.

Angleica Miles took the win in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds and Lindsay Hart grabbed the win in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.4 seconds.

Similarly, the Panthers found success on the relays. Anderson was joined by Gabriella Myers, Charlize Mullin, and Ellaina McMullin to win the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 55.15 seconds. Elodie Rawson, Ruby Syfert, Chloe Parriott, and Hart ran 4 minutes and 43 seconds to win the 4×400 meter relay.

Lastly, Myers, Rawson, McMullin, and Abby Benge upheld the prestige of the sprint medley relay with a 1^st place time of 2 minutes and 3 seconds.

High School Track

Danville, Columbus, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to WACO for their state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 15th.

Mt. Pleasant will host their state qualifying meet on Thursday with Fairfield and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating. 

Mediapolis will travel to Monticello, Van Buren County will go to Wayne, and Central Lee will make the trip to PCM for their state qualifying meets on Thursday. 

High School Tennis

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team competed in their Individual Regionals yesterday and Bethany Drury finished the day 2-1. The Panther swept Mady Emmet of Fort Madison and battled Brylie Lindberg of Davis County after dropping the first set, winning the tiebreaker 10-2, before dropping her quarterfinal matchup. The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel back to Fairfield on Friday, May 16th, for their team Regional Tournament. 

The Fairfield boys’ team will host the District singles and doubles tournament tomorrow, May 14th, with Mt. Pleasant making the trip.

High School Golf

The Highland girls’ team swept the Southeast Iowa Super Conference team title with a score of 370 and the individual championship as Emersyn Schultz carded an 87. 

Wapello finished in 2nd place with a team score of 401, two strokes better than Columbus, who took home the bronze. Emmalin Marshall of Wapello earned First-Team All-Conference honors with the sixth-best score of the course with a 93, as Hailey Wellington of Columbus lost the tiebreaker, taking 7th place and Second-Team honors.

New London collected 4th place with a team card of 407 and a First-Team member with Emma Busby shooting a 92, the fifth-best score of the course. Stevey Wintermeier took home Second-Team honors.

Van Buren County collected 5th place with a team score of 427 as Sophia Jirak finished on the podium with the third-best score of 90, a First-Team selection. WACO’s Morgan Meyer was the last member of our local teams on the First-Team as she carded a 90 for fourth-place. 

Danville and Winfield-Mt. Union tied for 6th place with a 437 followed by Mediapolis, Notre Dame/West Burlington, and Holy Trinity Catholic, respectively. Danville’s Eastin Chipman finished on the Third-Team with a score of 101. Winfield-Mt. Union’s Ashlyn Bender’s 96 ranked 9th in the field, which was good enough for Second-Team honors. Emersyn Hopkins of Notre Dame/West Burlington was the top golfer for the team, carding a 101, which earned Third-Team honors. Lastly, Central Lee’s Marie Young took home a 98 for All-Conference Second Team.

The girls’ Class 1A Region 5 meet will take place on Friday in Wapello with Winfield-Mt. Union, WACO, New London, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, and Columbus making the trip. 

The Mediapolis and Central Lee girls’ teams will head to Kalona for the Class 2A Region 5B meet on Friday. 

The SEC girls’ teams will compete in their tournament tomorrow, May 14th. 

In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union will host their Sectional meet tomorrow with Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, and Wapello making the trip. 

Mediapolis, Central Lee, Columbus, and Van Buren County will make the trip to Pella for their Class 2A sectional meet. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams will head to Washington, while the Fairfield boys’ team will make the trip to Knoxville for their Class 3A District Qualifiers tomorrow. 

High School Soccer

The Mediapolis girls’ collected their fourth consecutive win last night in a 3-0 final over Canton. The Bulldogs will compete against Keokuk on Thursday, May 15th, at 5 pm on the road. 

The Columbus girls’ team’s duo of Iris Garza and Frannie Sosa each found the back of the net twice in a 5-1 win over Wapello last night. 

The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Mid-Prairie in the Class 1A Region 3 first round at 7 pm on Monday, May 19th. 

Mt. Pleasant was swept by Fort Madison last night with the girls’ team unable to keep pace with the Bloodhounds in a 6-3 loss, while the boys’ team fell 4-2. Dylan White netted a goal and Samuel Schaapen notched a goal and an assist. The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team finished the regular season with a 10-4-1 record and as SEC champs. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will make the trip to Burlington Notre Dame on Thursday at 5 pm.

Fairfield split their matchup against Burlington last night with the girls’ team getting swatted away 10-0, while Ian Richard’s four goals stomped the Grayhounds 6-3. The Trojans will compete against Centerville on Thursday in a road doubleheader with the girls’ team leading off the night at 5:30 pm. 

The Central Lee girls’ team escaped a five-game funk with a 3-1 win over Burlington Notre Dame last night. The Hawks will travel to Fort Madison tonight at 5 pm.

The boys’ SEISC tournament is slated to start tonight. At Mediapolis, the Bulldogs will host WACO at 7 pm, while Hillcrest Academy will face off against Highland to start the night at 5 pm. Danville will compete against Central Lee at 7 pm at Burlington Notre Dame. 

This Day in Sports History

1905 – World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retires undefeated after 7 title defenses; returns in 1910 to be beaten by Jack Johnson.

1942 – The Helicopter makes its first cross-country flight.

1983 – Reggie Jackson is the first major league baseball player to strike out 2,000 times.

High School Track

Danville, Columbus, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to WACO for their state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 15th.

Mt. Pleasant will host their state qualifying meet on Thursday with Fairfield and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating. 

Mediapolis will travel to Monticello, Van Buren County will go to Wayne, and Central Lee will make the trip to PCM for their state qualifying meets on Thursday. 

High School Tennis

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will venture to Fairfield today for individual regionals.

The Fairfield boys’ team will host the District singles and doubles tournament on Wednesday, May 14th, with Mt. Pleasant making the trip.

High School Golf

The Central Lee boys’ team hosted their own tournament over the weekend and cruised to an easy victory, collecting a score of 292, thirty strokes better than second place Davis County. Carter Jones flew high for the Hawks with an 18-hole score of 70, followed by Caleb Larson with a 71. Holy Trinity Catholic finished in 4th place with a team collection of 359.

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls’ tournament is scheduled for today.

The Fairfield girls’ team will compete today against Centerville at home.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will compete in their SEC tournament on Wednesday, May 14th. 

In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union will host their Sectional meet on Wednesday with Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, and Wapello making the trip. 

Mediapolis, Central Lee, Columbus, and Van Buren County will make the trip to Pella for their Class 2A sectional meet. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams will head to Washington, while the Fairfield boys’ team will make the trip to Knoxville for their Class 3A District Qualifiers on Wednesday. 

High School Soccer

The Central Lee boys’ team was unable to stop Hillcrest Academy’s offense over the weekend, losing 6-1. Brayden McCarty scored the lone goal for the Hawks.

The Mediapolis girls’ will face off against Canton tonight at 4:30 pm at home. 

Columbus will compete against Wapello tonight with the girls playing first at 5 pm with the boys’ game to follow.

The boys’ SEISC tournament is slated to start tomorrow, May 13th. At Mediapolis, the Bulldogs will host WACO at 7 pm, while Hillcrest Academy will face off against Highland to start the night at 5 pm. Danville will compete against Central Lee at 7 pm at Burlington Notre Dame. 

Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison tonight with the girls’ team at home and the boys on the road. 

Fairfield will compete against Burlington tonight with the boys at home and the girls on the road. 

The Central Lee girls’ team will host Burlington Notre Dame tonight with game time at 5 pm.

Southeastern Community College                                                     

The baseball team looked adversity in the eye over the weekend and nearly overcame the odds, but ultimately fell in extra innings to Iowa Central Community College 9-8 for the Region 11 championship.

The Blackhawks were ushered to the consolation bracket by the Tritons in a 12-3 final to begin the weekend slate. Kade Schneider displayed his power with a solo home run in the loss. 

SCC took on Des Moines Area Community College for the second time in the tournament and produced a similar result, pushing across 13 runs in one inning before going on to win 17-7. Michael Farina totaled four RBIs on two hits, including a solo shot.

This earned the Blackhawks a rematch against the Tritons for the championship; however, they needed two wins. The offense supplied the push needed in game one with 13 unanswered runs for a 20-11 victory. Farina collected another four RBIs, Jackson Petsche had four RBIs of his own, and Abrahan Rios hit a deep fly to left-center field. 

Game two was a thriller from start to finish as the two teams traded leads in the third and fifth innings, before Iowa Central tied the game in the 7th inning at 7. The Blackhawks struck first in the top of the 10th inning, but a two-RBI single by the Tritons in the bottom half of the inning cemented Iowa Central’s first region championship since 2017 and the second consecutive runner-up finish for SCC. 

The Blackhawks will be hoping for another at-large bid for the NJCAA World Series tournament. 

This Day in Sports History

1955 – Chicago Cub Sam “Toothpick” Jones is the first African-American to pitch a no-hitter, winning 4-0 over the Pittsburgh Pirates, at Wrigley Field, Chicago.

1970 – Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run.

1979 – Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end.

High School Track

Danville, Columbus, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to WACO for their state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 15th.

Mt. Pleasant will host their state qualifying meet on Thursday with Fairfield and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating. 

Mediapolis will travel to Monticello, Van Buren County will go to Wayne, and Central Lee will make the trip to PCM for their state qualifying meets on Thursday. 

High School Tennis

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will venture to Fairfield on Monday, May 12th, for individual regionals.

The Fairfield boys’ team will host the District singles and doubles tournament on Wednesday, May 14th, with Mt. Pleasant making the trip.

High School Golf

The New London girls’ team was defeated by Wapello yesterday 223-212. The Arrows were led by Emma Gerhardt’s 47 as Emmalin Marshall carded a 48. 

The Central Lee boys’ team will host a tournament today with Van Buren County and Holy Trinity Catholic competing. 

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference girls’ tournament is scheduled for Monday, May 12th.

The Fairfield girls’ team will compete on Monday against Centerville at home.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will compete in their SEC tournament on Wednesday, May 14th. 

In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union will host their Sectional meet on Wednesday with Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, and Wapello making the trip. 

Mediapolis, Central Lee, Columbus, and Van Buren County will make the trip to Pella for their Class 2A sectional meet. 

The Mt. Pleasant and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams will head to Washington, while the Fairfield boys’ team will make the trip to Knoxville for their Class 3A District Qualifiers on Wednesday. 

High School Soccer

The Mediapolis girls’ team crushed Wapello last night 7-0. The Bulldogs will face off against Canton on Monday, May 12th, at 4:30 pm at home. 

Columbus will compete against Wapello on Monday with the girls playing first at 5 pm with the boys’ game to follow.

The WACO boys’ team fell to #6 Burlington Notre Dame last night 8-2. 

The boys’ SEISC tournament is slated to start on Tuesday, May 13th. 

The Central Lee boys’ team will face off against Hillcrest Academy today at home at 10:30 am.

Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison on Monday with the girls’ team at home and the boys on the road. 

Fairfield will compete against Burlington on Monday with the boys at home and the girls on the road. 

The Central Lee girls’ team will host Burlington Notre Dame on Monday with game time at 5 pm.

Southeastern Community College                                                     

The baseball team advanced in the Region 11 tournament as the Blackhawks handled Des Moines Area Community College 10-2. Maddux Frese pitched a complete game, allowing only two runs on four hits and striking out nine on the mound. The Bears had former Van Buren County star Jackson Manning swat a two-run homer. The Blackhawks will take on Northeast Community College today at 3:30 pm with the winner advancing to the Region 11 championship game scheduled for tomorrow, May 11th, at noon.

This Day in Sports History

1870 – Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes and neither is struck by a punch.

2018 – Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe’s record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay).

2023 – Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen becomes the seventh MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in a 5-2 victory over the Braves in Atlanta.