Liberty (MO.) — Iowa Wesleyan’s Alaina Sunlin went 4-0 at the talented Jewell Duals at William Jewell College, Saturday.
Sunlin picked up three tech fall wins and one by fall.
The sophomore remains unbeaten on the season.
Zoi Smith and JoAnna Vanderwood both had standout performances for the Tigers, as well.
The Tigers will be off until December 30th when they travel to Hoffman Estates, Illinois to compete in the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.
Storm Lake — Caelen Shannon placed fourth while Wyatt Nelson finished fifth at the BVU Open on Saturday.
Shannon earned a 14-7 win to start his day, also earning a 5-2 decision win.
Nelson earned two fall wins to secure his 5th place finish.
The Tigers will be back in competition this Wednesday, December 15th, in the Ruble Arena.
Iowa Wesleyan will host the Warriors of Waldorf University.
The opening match will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Mount Pleasant — Joey Brown scored a game-high 29 points and five boards as Iowa Wesleyan secured a thrilling, 80-71 win Saturday over Bellevue University.
Former Fort Madison prep Kaleb Cresswell finished with 12 points and four rebounds as the Tigers won their second victory in a row.
The win improved the Tigers to 5-8 on the year.
Iowa Wesleyan will battle Quincy University this Wednesday on the road.
Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.
KILJ — The Mount Pleasant boys’ basketball team will look to win their third game in a row tonight when the Panthers travel to take on Cedar Rapids Washington.
The Warriors are 1-2 on the young season.
Mount Pleasant is coming off a dominant home win Friday night over Keokuk, 49-32.
Dewon Trent poured in 20 points and 11 boards in that win and is the team’s leading scorer at 15.3 points and 9.3 rebounds.
Payton Hagans is second with 13.5 points and five rebounds per game.
Cedar Rapids Washington has lost two straight following an opening season win over Bettendorf.
The Warriors fell last Friday to Kennedy 71-51.
Three-year starter Trajain Sain is the team’s offensive focal point.
Sain is averaging 16.3 points per game, shooting better than 37% from three.
Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have call.
The Panther girls’ will also be in action tonight. Curt Watson’s group will aim to get back into the win column as they travel to Benton Community.
Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Other area action tonight:
Prep Wrestling: Area Wrestling from Saturday:
Panthers Take 6th at Grinnell
Mount Pleasant finished in 6th place at the Grinnell Tournament this Saturday, losing all five of their duals.
Webster City was the tournament champion, followed up by Bondurant-Farrar and Cedar Rapids Prairie.
Carson Coleman went 3-2 as did Frank Tousignant — both leading Mount Pleasant.
Coleman earned a tech fall and two forfeits. Gannon McNamee earned two fall victories for the Panthers, as well.
New London Earns Five Champions
New London earned five individual championships and a runner-up team finish at the 14-team North Cedar Invite on Saturday.
Marcel and Dominic Lopez each won titles, as did Josh Glendening, Trent Wilkerson and Mavy Pope.
Solon was the team champion, with 207.5 points.
Belle Plaine finished in third.
WACO Placed Third at Tri-County
WACO received titles from Gage Samo and Louden Huisenga as the Warriors finished third overall in Saturday’s Tri-County tournament.
Samo won his championship match by decision over Joel DeJong of North Mahaska, while Huisenga took down his brother Michael DeJong, 10-4.
Pleasantville was the team champion, followed up by second-place Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.
ND 5-0; WMU-CC 1-4 at Colfax Tournament
The Notre Dame Nike wrestling team, ranked No. 4 in Class 2A, rolled to a 5-0 team finish at the Colfax-Mingo Duals Saturday.
Blaine Frazier, C.J. Walrath and Isaiah Fenton were all five-time winners for the Nikes, amongst four others.
Columbus Community/Winfield-Mount Union ended 1-4, with their lone team win coming over the hosts.
Lane Scorpil was dominant for the Wildcats, finishing 5-0 with five fall wins.
Aney Dominates at Mid-Prairie
Quienten Aney was crowned the 138 pound champion at the Colton Allen Memorial tournament at Mid-Prairie High School.
Mediapolis finished sixth in the team standings, with Alburnett taking the tournament championship.
Aney finished 5-0 to win the individual weight class championship, the No. 3 ranked wrestler in his class pinning all five of his opponents.
Women’s College Wrestling: Sunlin Stays Undefeated:
Iowa Wesleyan’s Alaina Sunlin went 4-0 at the talented Jewell Duals at William Jewell College, Saturday.
Sunlin picked up three tech fall wins and one by fall.
The sophomore remains unbeaten on the season.
Zoi Smith and JoAnna Vanderwood both had standout performances for the Tigers, as well.
The Tigers will be off until December 30th when they travel to Hoffman Estates, Illinois to compete in the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships.
Men’s College Wrestling: Wesleyan Wrestles at BVU:
Caelen Shannon placed fourth while Wyatt Nelson finished fifth at the BVU Open on Saturday.
Shannon earned a 14-7 win to start his day, also earning a 5-2 decision win.
Nelson earned two fall wins to secure his 5th place finish.
The Tigers will be back in competition this Wednesday, December 15th, in the Ruble Arena.
Iowa Wesleyan will host the Warriors of Waldorf University.
The opening match will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Men’s College Basketball: Wesleyan Wins in OT Thriller:
Joey Brown scored a game-high 29 points and five boards as Iowa Wesleyan secured a thrilling, 80-71 win Saturday over Bellevue University.
Former Fort Madison prep Kaleb Cresswell finished with 12 points and four rebounds as the Tigers won their second in a row.
The win improved the Tigers to 5-8 on the year.
Iowa Wesleyan will battle Quincy University this Wednesday on the road.
Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.
Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Travels North:
The Mount Pleasant boys’ basketball team will look to win their third game in a row tonight when the Panthers travel to take on Cedar Rapids Washington.
The Warriors are 1-2 on the young season.
Mount Pleasant is coming off a dominant home win Friday night over Keokuk, 49-32.
Dewon Trent poured in 20 points and 11 boards in that win and is the team’s leading scorer at 15.3 points and 9.3 rebounds.
Payton Hagans is second with 13.5 points and five rebounds per game.
Cedar Rapids Washington has lost two straight following an opening season win over Bettendorf.
The Warriors fell last Friday to Kennedy 71-51.
Three-year starter Trajain Sain is the team’s offensive focal point.
Sain is averaging 16.3 points per game, shooting better than 37% from three.
Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m. and you can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have call.
The Panther girls’ will also be in action tonight. Curt Watson’s group will aim to get back into the win column as they travel to Benton Community.
Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Other area action tonight:
Mount Pleasant 49, Keokuk 32
Dewon Trent poured in 20 points and bagged 11 rebounds, as Mount Pleasant extinguished Keokuk 49-32 last night at Panther Gymnasium.
The Panther defense held Keokuk to just 14 second half points.
Payton Hagans chipped in with 16 points for Mount Pleasant, while Aidan Ashton finished with six points and seven boards.
M.J. Davis led all scorers with 21 points and six rebounds.
Mount Pleasant improved to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in Southeast Conference play.
They’ll travel to Cedar Rapids Washington Monday night.
You can listen to that game on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
New London 74, Van Buren County 41
Devon Swanson scored a game high 25 points, as New London continued to roll minus Blaise Porter.
New London improved to 3-0, Van Buren County fell to 1-4.
Lucas Fett paced the Warriors with nine points.
Danville 45, Notre Dame 40
Drake Johnson had 16 points while Caiden Gourley added 10 points as Danville stayed unbeaten with a 45-40 win over Notre Dame last night.
Jackson Brent scored 11 points for the Nikes.
Danville upped their mark to 4-0, Notre Dame dropped to 1-4.
Other area finals:
Keokuk 73, Mount Pleasant 40
Keokuk lead 34-13 at halftime as the Chiefs rolled to a 73-40 win over Mount Pleasant last night.
The Panthers tried to rally in the third quarter before Keokuk used an 18-10 in the fourth to put the game on ice.
The win moved the Chiefs to 2-3.
Mount Pleasant dropped to 1-5.
They’ll look to get back into the win column on Monday night when they travel to Benton Community for a nonconference tilt.
Tip is set for 7:00p.m.
Central Lee 40, Winfield-Mount Union 38
Jobey Malone had 16 points to lead all scorers, but it was Central Lee coming out on top with a 40-38 win over Winfield-Mount Union in a Super Conference thriller.
Alivia Myhre lead Central Lee with 14 points, while Mya Lampe chipped in with 11.
The loss was Winfield’s first of the season, they’re now 6-1.
Central Lee upped their ledger to 4-1.
WACO 48, Cardinal 38
WACO’s strong fourth quarter helped guide the Warriors past Cardinal last night, 48-38.
The Warriors edged the Comets 16-11 in the fourth quarter after Cardinal put together a 10-4 in the third quarter to draw within five.
Cynthia Albert paced Cardinal with 10 points.
WACO moved to 3-2.
Van Buren County 49, New London 29
Annabelle Cormier dropped 17 points as the the Warriors earned win number one on their year, 49-29 over New London.
The Tigers fell to 0-8.
Notre Dame 66, Danville 44
Gabby Deery and Abby Korschgen each scored 12 points as No. 7 (1A) Notre Dame rolled to a 66-44 win over Danville last night.
Reagan Engberg and Lauren Krieger scored nine points apiece for the Nikes, who remained unbeaten at 6-0.
They’re 4-0 in conference play.
Makenzie Morris led Danville with 10 points.
Other area finals:
Iowa City — Iowa running back Tyler Goodson has announced he will miss the Citrus Bowl to enter the 2022 NFL Draft.
Goodson rushed for 1,151 yards and six scores this year as the engine of the Hawkeye offense.
His 2,551 yards over three seasons ranked 10th all-time in Iowa history.
Goodson was a third-team All-Big Ten choice this year and was a first-team member one season ago.
There has not been a Hawkeye running back drafted since Shonn Greene back in 2009.
Most NFL Draft outlets project Goodson as a 4th or 5th round pick.
