High School Track
New London hosted the Co-Ed Chris Selby Invitational last night and Mediapolis swept the team crowns with the boys’ team taking 151 points and the girls’ team collecting 155 points.
On the boys’ side for the Bulldogs, Nathan Schmidgall won the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.64 seconds. Mason Lindeen outpaced the field in the 1600-meter run by two-tenths of a second. Lathan Keller snuck away with the victory in the high jump with a height of 6 feet and 3 inches. The Mediapolis squad raced to wins in the 4×800 and the sprint medley relays.
New London finished in 2nd place with 122 points followed by Danville with 82 points. The Tigers had Gavin Strawhacker take the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.56 seconds. New London won the 4×100, 4×200, and the distance medley relays. In the field events, London Franklin leapt 21 feet and 9.5 inches to take the long jump.
Danville’s Nick Powell scored the win in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2 minutes and 4 seconds. The Bears grabbed the victory in the 4×400 meter relay.
West Burlington/Notre Dame was led by Landry Haberichter’s 1st place time of 10.97 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Logan Hamma flew his way to a win in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.95 seconds, which helped catapult the Falcons to the victory in the shuttle hurdle relay.
Wapello’s Kolton Small claimed the victories in the throwing events with a heave of 47 feet and 5 inches in the shot and a toss of 138 feet and 3 inches in the discus.
On the girls’ side for Mediapolis, Amelia Pfeiff took the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 17.76 seconds. Annabelle Hedges captured the win in the long jump with a distance of 15 feet and 2 inches, while Madden Thie took the high jump with a leap of 5 feet. Lastly, Payton Harris won the discus with a throw of 99 feet and 7 inches.
Danville, who finished in 3rd place, had Alaina Gourley win the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.02 seconds. The Bears sprinted to the win in the 4×100, 4×200, 4×400, and sprint medley relays.
Wapello’s Kate Lanz grabbed the win in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.2 seconds. West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Kaitlyn Kipp took home the gold in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11 minutes and 41 seconds. The Falcons won the distance medley relay with a time of 4 minutes and 38 seconds and the shuttle hurdle relay.
Mt. Pleasant and Central Lee competed in the Keokuk Relays last night and the Panther girls’ team walked away with the team title, collecting 156 points, while the Fort Madison boys’ team out legged Keokuk with 126 points to the Chiefs’ 122 points.
Starting with the Mt. Pleasant girls’ team, Alexis Wagner won the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes and 30 seconds. The 4×100 meter relay team of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Taylor Williamson, and Kiyah Sanders grabbed the gold with a time of 50.68 seconds. Sanders joined Ellie Freeman, Izzy Sloat, and Linzy Striegel in the 4×200 meter relay as the team won with a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds. The Panthers also finished in 2nd place in ten different events.
Central Lee’s best finisher was Allison Gruntmeir in the girls’ high jump as her leap of 4 feet and 10 inches earned her 3rd place. Aubrey Weber took 3rd place in the discus as well with a toss of 105 feet and 1 inch.
On the boys’ side, Mt. Pleasant tied Burlington for 3rd place with 83 points. The Panthers took 2nd in both throwing events with Jaymisen Rich’s toss of 42 feet and 8 inches in the shot put and Mason Frueh’s throw of 124 feet and 7.5 inches in the discus. Mt. Pleasant also finished in 2nd place in the shuttle hurdle and distance medley relays as Silas Hulett claimed the silver in the 3200-meter run.
Central Lee’s Kegan Damico won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 58.24 seconds as the Hawks collected the 6th most points at 43 for the meet.
WACO will host the Ekstrand Relays tomorrow, May 1st, with Danville, Fairfield, Central Lee, Mediapolis, New London, and Winfield-Mt. Union all participating.
Mt. Pleasant and Van Buren County will make the trip to Cardinal to compete in the Bob Gerard Relays on Friday, May 2nd.
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team handed Fort Madison their second loss in as many days, this time on the road in a 7-2 final. Bethany Drury, Audrey Richmond (in a shutout), Hali Crane, Lila Cook, and Hannah Villaplaza (in a tiebreaker) all won their singles matches. The teams of Crane and Zoey Carlsen and Cook and Villaplaza escaped with victories in their doubles showdowns.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Fairfield tomorrow, May 1st, with the girls on the road and the boys at home.
The Fairfield boys’ team doubled up wins against Burlington with a 7-2 final last night.
High School Golf
The Columbus girls’ team defeated Louisa-Muscatine yesterday 208-220 as Hailey Wellington shot a 49 to lead the Wildcats. Columbus will face off against Highland tomorrow, May 1st, at home.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team snuck past Mediapolis yesterday 215-225, despite Katelyn Wischmeier carding a 51. The boys’ match featured a rare tie, 161-161. Kohen Stotlar had a phenomenal round of golf, ending the nine-holes with a 34 for the Bulldogs.
Mediapolis will host Van Buren County tomorrow.
New London will square off against Burlington Notre Dame at home today.
Holy Trinity Catholic swept WACO yesterday via forfeit. The Crusader boys’ team shot a 191 with Brock Sheetz turning in a 46, while WACO’s Malachi Rinner tied for the 3rd best score of the course with a 48. For the girls’ match, Emma Mohrfeld shot a 49 for the Crusaders to lead the course as Morgan Meyer carded a 57 to pace the Warriors.
The Wapello girls’ team will compete against WACO tomorrow on the road.
Danville will travel to Flint Hills Golf Course tomorrow to face off against Holy Trinity Catholic.
The Winfield-Mt. Union and Wapello boys’ team competed in the West Liberty Tournament yesterday and Justin Knipfer’s 18-hole score of 83, which tied for 14th best, led the Wolves to a 6th place score of 346. Wapello finished in 9th place with a team score of 363.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Lone Tree tomorrow.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team finished in 12th place at the Oskaloosa Invite yesterday with Fairfield following immediately behind with a team score of 353. Archer Kreuter led the Trojans with an 18-hole score of 84, which ranked 25th amongst the field.
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield boys’ teams will compete in the Washington Invitational on May 5th at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host a tournament on Friday, May 2nd.
The Central Lee girls’ team will compete in the Keokuk Invite on May 5th.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis girls’ team had their three-game winning streak snapped last night by Fort Madison in a 4-1 final. Mediapolis will take on Central Lee on Friday, May 2nd, at home with the girls playing first at 5 pm and the boys game to follow at 7 pm.
The Central Lee girls’ team fell to Albia 6-2 last night.
The Danville boys’ team’s comeback attempt ended just short of its mark as Fairfield exited with the 3-2 victory. Binh Truong had two goals for the Trojans in the winning effort. Fairfield will face off against Fort Madison with the girls on the road and the boys at home tomorrow, May 1st, at 5 pm.
The Wapello boys’ team struggled against Hillcrest Academy last night losing 10-0, while the girls’ team fell to Monmouth-Roseville 4-0. Wapello will celebrate their senior night on Friday with the girls’ team competing against Cedar Valley Christian at 5 pm and the boys’ team taking on Danville at 7 pm.
The WACO boys’ team will host Washington tonight at 4:30 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will make the trip to Highland tomorrow at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will play at Muscatine at 6:45 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Washington tomorrow with the girls’ team at home and the boys on the road.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will host Marshalltown Community College today for a doubleheader.
The softball team starts their Region 11 tournament as the #3-seed today in a best-of-three series against Iowa Western with the winner advancing to the championship game.
This Day in Sports History
1922 – Chicago pitcher Charlie Robertson throws at the time the fifth perfect game in MLB history as the White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0 at Navin Field.
1939 – Lou Gehrig sets a then-MLB record, playing his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees.
2022 – Brock Purdy is selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming Mr. Irrelevant.
MOUNT PLEASANT, IA – April 30, 2025 — A crowd of employees, community leaders, and special guests gathered with smiles and applause Wednesday morning to celebrate a major milestone: the 40th anniversary of the Walmart Distribution Center in Mount Pleasant. The event was equal parts celebration and reflection, honoring decades of service, safety, community impact, and a future of continued growth.
Chad Sloat, General Manager of Transportation added to the celebration by recognizing two standout drivers.
