Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill lowering the minimum age to own and carry a handgun in Iowa.
Starting July 1, 18-year-olds can own and carry pistols, revolvers, and ammunition. It is already legal for 18-year-olds to buy long guns, such as rifles or shotguns. The new law aligns Iowa’s age requirements for handgun ownership more closely with federal standards. Supporters say the change is about respecting the rights of legal adults.
The Central Lee Community School District is holding a special meeting on Monday, April 21st at 7:00am. On the agenda, is approval of a tentative agreement with the Central Lee Education Association. The meeting is being held in the district office in Donnellson and is open to the public.
The City of Danville will meet in regular session on Monday, April 21st in Danville City Hall. Call to order is at 5pm and this meeting is open to the public.
High School Track
Central Lee will compete in the Grayhound Invite today.
Mt. Pleasant will host their relays on Tuesday, April 22nd, with Danville, Mediapolis, and the girls’ teams of New London, Central Lee, WACO, Wapello, Winfield-Mt. Union, and West Burlington/Notre Dame making the trip.
The WACO boys’ team will host the Warrior Relays on Tuesday with Central Lee, New London, Wapello, Van Buren County, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
Fairfield will compete in the Don Newell Classic in Ottumwa on Tuesday.
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will take on Burlington Notre Dame on the road on Monday, April 21st, while the boys’ team will travel to Fairfield on Tuesday, April 22nd. Girls head coach Martha Peterson touts a young team eager to learn the game,
“You know, they’re getting to the point where they know what they want to work on. They just were telling me they want to work on aiming their shots a little bit more. So, we are getting to the point where we can start to work on some of those advanced skills, not just getting it over the net.”
The Fairfield girls’ team will host Fort Madison on Monday, while the boys’ team will hit the road today for the Pella Invite.
High School Golf
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host the next SEC meet on Monday, April 21st, while the boys’ teams of the SEC will travel to Washington.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a triangular along with Burlington Notre Dame on Monday at the Bloomfield County Club.
Wapello will host an invite on Wednesday, April 23rd, with Danville, Columbus, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team will participate in the Lee County Classic on Wednesday at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park along with Central Lee.
Mediapolis will host a triangular on Monday with WACO and Wapello hitting the road to compete.
New London will face off against Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, April 25th, on the road.
High School Soccer
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete at the Fort Madison Tournament today along with Mediapolis. The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Burlington on Monday, April 21st, with the top of the conference up for grabs at 5 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will hit the road to tangle with Keokuk at 5 pm on Monday.
The Columbus boys’ team will hit the road on Monday at 5 pm to face off with WACO. The Columbus girls’ team will host Central Lee at the Muscatine Soccer Complex on Thursday, April 24th, at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will take on Keokuk on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 5:30 pm at home.
Central Lee will host Wapello on Tuesday with the girls’ teams playing first at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will take on Danville on Tuesday at home at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will face off against Quincy Notre Dame at 7 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The softball team dominated Marshalltown Community College in their doubleheader yesterday, allowing only four total hits between the two contests, winning game one 16-0 and taking game two 11-0. Lauren Summers crushed a home run in game one as she collected three RBIs along with Lydia Zaruba, who legged out a triple. Game two saw Kiera Klum and Ella Florey unleash the long ball, while also collecting three RBIs apiece. The Blackhawks will travel to Spoon River College today for a doubleheader with game one at 1 pm.
The baseball team handled business yesterday, sweeping Iowa Central Community College in their doubleheader, 14-4 in game one and 11-5 in game two. The Blackhawks will look for the series sweep today at home with first pitch at 1 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1897 – 1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world’s oldest annual marathon inspired by the success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
1971 – 75th Boston Marathon: Álvaro Mejía of Colombia wins in 2:18:45; Sara Mae Berman is the 1st woman to win for the 3rd straight year in 3:08:30 (unsanctioned).
1990 – Pistons & 76’ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 in fines.
Roger Ray McHone went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Madrid Home with his family by his side.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at the Elkhart Christian Church (252 NW Washington Ave., Elkhart, IA 50073). A visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Elkhart Christian Church. Burial with Military Honors will be at the Elkhart Cemetery.
Roger Ray McHone was born on February 7, 1949, in Des Moines, IA, to Harold and Belva (Conkel) McHone. He grew up in rural Elkhart, IA, and graduated in 1967 from North Polk in Alleman, IA. He attended Simpson College in Indianola, IA, and graduated in 1971. During the summers, he worked at Pepsi. In 1971, he joined the National Guard and served at Camp Dodge in Johnston, IA.
Roger fell in love with Diane Cory, and they were married on April 10, 1971. Together, they had two daughters, Lori and Lanette. In August of 1972, they moved to Fairfield, IA, where he joined the 34th Army Band. Roger began teaching history at Fairfield High School, where he also coached boys’ cross country, wrestling, and boys’ track. One of his greatest passions at Fairfield High School was leading the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Roger loved running, including numerous marathons. He loved riding his bike and thoroughly enjoyed riding RAGBRAI. You could always find him in the yard working and pulling weeds! He even pulled weeds when it wasn’t his own property!
Roger’s passion for teaching, coaching, and leading FCA has had a significant impact on so many students’ lives. He retired from teaching and from the National Guard in 2009 after serving for 37 years. After retirement, he joined the Iowa Military Veteran Band and Tarnished Brass in Keosauqua, IA. He never knew a stranger, and he could talk to anyone. Those who knew this amazing, genuine, funny, and Godly man will never forget him! In 2022, Roger went to live at the Madrid Home in
Madrid, IA.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane McHone, daughters, Lori Schieltz of North Liberty, IA, and Lanette Miller (Mike Anderson) of Des Moines, IA; grandchildren, Madeline Schieltz and Quaid Miller; brother’s, Ronald (Irene) McHone of Ankeny, IA and Steve (Deb) McHone of Ramsey, MN, and many nieces and nephews.
In death, Roger rejoins his parents, his son-in-law, Jaden Miller, and his mother and father-in-law, Dale and Vera Cory.
Prep Track and Field- It was a busy Thursday night across southeast Iowa for high school Track and Field with multiple meet records falling at the Denny White Relays to the Fairfield girls’ team traveling West for the EBF Rocket Relays. Here’s a round-up of some of the highlights.
Denny White Relays
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team enjoyed an easy stroll to the team title last night without the presence of reigning conference champion Washington infiltrating the meet. The Panthers put up 187 points with Fort Madison finishing in a distant second place with 109 points.
The boys’ team standings were a bit more contentious with the top six teams separated by only 15 points, but Washington escaped with the narrow win with 82 points followed by Mediapolis and Fort Madison with 76 points and Fairfield with 75 points.
In total there were 12 new meet records set by the time the last starter gun rang out over Mt. Pleasant. Alex Scott was involved in three of those three record changes for the Panther girls’ team.
Scott reset her own record from a year ago in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.58 seconds. She was then joined by Kynlee White, Kiyah Sanders, and Taylor Williamson to break the 4×200 meter relay record with a mark of 1 minute and 46 seconds; moreover, that squad set another record in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 49.77 seconds.
Other notable records to fall on the girls’ side, Fort Madison’s distance medley team of Olivia Buckner, Alaina Schwerin, Mara Smith, and Avery Rump cleared the old time by six seconds with a time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds.
Rump would also claim the 1500-meter run time, resetting her old record from two years ago with a mark of 5 minutes and 10 seconds.
The girls’ discus event would see two throwers break Mt. Pleasant’s Savannah Slobodnik’s mark from last year in Brylie Lorence, who threw 119 feet and 3 inches, and Kylee Hill, who now owns the meet record, who heaved the disc 129 feet and 2 inches.
On the boys’ side, Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom, Lane Genkinger, Cruz Hagmeier, and Sheaden Adams reset the sprint medley time with a mark of 1 minute and 36 seconds.
The Southeast Conference performed well in the relays as Fort Madison had their 4×800 team of Peyton Lambert, Mason McLey, Nolan Guzman, and Riley Tripp beat Washington’s 2008 time with a new mark of 8 minutes and 9 seconds.
Additionally, Keokuk’s 4×200 meter relay squad of Tramell Smith, Kurt Joy, Ryan Bair, and Drew Campbell set a new mark of 1 minute and 30 seconds. That record had stood since Fairfield set in back in 1999.
Josh Anderson of Washington bettered his times from last year in the 101-meter dash and the 401-meter dash for the wheelchair.
Fairfield’s Gabe Tejada has continued his spectacular senior season with a meet record time of 1 minute and 57 seconds in the 800-meter run.
Mt. Pleasant will see a handful of these teams again on Tuesday, April 22nd, when they host their Panther Relays.
EBF Rocket Relays
The Fairfield girls’ team made the trip west to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont to compete in the Rocket Relays and collected 98 points in the process for a narrow 3rd place finish for their team.
Lilly Bergren continued to showcase her skill in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.71 seconds. That success led to a 1st place finish in the shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1 minute and 10 seconds.
Elyse Setterstrom grabbed another win for the Trojans in the discus with a heave of 111 feet and 2 inches.
Fairfield will head back the same direction on Tuesday to compete in the Ottumwa Don Newell Classic.
Central City Co-Ed Meet
Columbus ventured to Central City last night for a Co-Ed meet and the boys’ team dominated with 208 points, a century mark better than second place Central City. The girls’ team finished in 4th place with 56 points.
Lamar Ceant grabbed two gold medals with the win in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.51 seconds and the 110-meter hurdles with a mark of 14.78 seconds.
The Wildcats will compete in a meet at Louisa-Muscatine on Thursday, April 24th.
W-MU Relays
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team hosted their relays last night and Van Buren County took home the team trophy with 129.5 points, while Danville finished in 3rd place with 113 points. For Van Buren County, Aida Troutman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.03 seconds and Kayley Snowgren paced the field in the 3000-meter run. The Warriors won the 4×100 and 4×800 meter relays.
For Danville, Delaney Newberry captured the win in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.96 seconds. Alaina Gourley took home two golds with a victory in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run. The Bears took the 4×200, 4×400, and sprint medley relays.
WACO collected 77 points for 5th place as the Warriors won the shuttle hurdle relay. Winfield-Mt. Union’s two wins occurred in the 100-meter hurdles with Josie Nelson finishing with a time of 16.53 seconds and the long jump with Kynlee Buffington leaping 16 feet and 3 inches.
Coming Up
The 115th Drake Relays are rapidly approaching with the meet starting on Thursday, April 24th. Stay tuned to KILJ for a roster of our local athletes making the trip to Des Moines.
Joyce Reschly, 81, of Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Halcyon House in Washington.
Joyce was born April 20, 1943, in Mount Pleasant, the daughter of Andrew and Adelaide (Groene) Steffensmeier. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1961. On June 13, 1964, Joyce was united in marriage to Kenneth Reschly at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Together, they built not only a life but also a business, Joyce began working alongside Ken at Reschly Construction in 1966. Joyce was dedicated and organized, managing book keeping and ensuring the office ran smoothly until her retirement in 2019.
The couple made their home in Olds for many years until moving to Mount Pleasant in 2019. For over 30 years, Ken and Joyce enjoyed spending winters in Arizona. Joyce found joy in spending time outside, tending to yardwork and enjoying the sunshine. Above all, Joyce cherished her family and was a devoted mother and grandmother. She could often be found in the stands or on the sidelines, supporting her grandchildren at their many activities. Joyce was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Altar and Rosary, and Beta Sigma Phi.
Joyce is survived by son Mike (Cindy) Reschly of Olds; daughter Caren (Darin) Roth of Mount Pleasant; four grandchildren Taylor (Travis) Shelman, Sam Roth, Cate Roth, Claire Roth; and sister Donna DeYarmen of Carlsbad, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ken, sister Wanda Pruett, two brothers Michael and Arlo.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant. Rev Nick Adam will celebrate the mass. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 22, from 1:00 – 7:00 pm at the Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory in Mount Pleasant, where the family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00. A memorial fund has been established for Halcyon House in Washington. The Olson-Powell Chapel & Crematory is caring for Joyce and her family. www.powellfuneralhomes.com
Big Hollow Lake
With the strong winds, Big Hollow has picked up a few more anglers; it’s more protected from the wind than most other area lakes. Black Crappie – Fair: Crappie have moved back into 6-7 feet of water in the flooded timber. Slowly work small jigs floated under a small bobber. Channel Catfish – Fair: If you can get a south wind, work the islands and jetties on the north side where there is little wave action to stir up the bottom. Largemouth Bass – Slow: Work the windward side of the lake along the spots where the waves are hitting the shoreline.
Lake Belva Deer
Water temperature is 54-56 degrees. Water is clear. Recent strong winds are keeping anglers numbers down. Black Crappie – Fair: Crappies have moved in around the trees in 6-7 feet of water and are suspended at about 4-5 feet down Bluegill – Fair: Anglers are catching a few bluegills while fishing for the crappies using small jigs They may not turn down a worm and bobber rig either.
Lake Darling
Water temperature is 56 degrees. Water is fairly clear despite the wind. Black Crappie – Fair: Bite is hit-and-miss. Catch a limit one day and just 3 or 4 the next. They continue to hang out around the habitat under 3 or 4 feet of water. Bluegill – Fair: Anglers are picking up bluegills with small jigs while crappie fishing.
Lake Geode
Water temperature is in the upper 50s. Black Crappie – Good: Find crappies suspended above rock piles or trees in about 6-8 feet of water. Slowly work a Bobber and minnow or small jig. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Bass are starting to get a little more aggressive, but still prefer a subtle presentation.
Lost Grove Lake
The strong winds continue to cut down the number of anglers. Shoreline anglers should try off the ends of the old 230th avenue ravel road and in the area around the red barn boat ramp. (Southside middle ramp). Black Crappie – Fair: Anglers are catching crappie in about 8 feet of water suspended at about 4 feet deep in the flooded trees. Channel Catfish – Fair: Find catfish along the face of the dam; use cutbait.
For more information on the above lakes and rivers call the Lake Darling Fisheries Office at 319-694-2430.
High School Track
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team hosted their relays last night and Van Buren County took home the team trophy with 129.5 points, while Danville finished in 3rd place with 113 points. For Van Buren County, Aida Troutman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.03 seconds and Kayley Snowgren paced the field in the 3000-meter run. The Warriors won the 4×100 and 4×800 meter relays.
For Danville, Delaney Newberry captured the win in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.96 seconds. Alaina Gourley took home two golds with a victory in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run. The Bears took the 4×200, 4×400, and sprint medley relays.
WACO collected 77 points for 5th place as the Warriors won the shuttle hurdle relay. Winfield-Mt. Union’s two wins occurred in the 100-meter hurdles with Josie Nelson finishing with a time of 16.53 seconds and the long jump with Kynlee Buffington leaping 16 feet and 3 inches.
Mt. Pleasant presented the Denny White Relays last night as the Panther girls’ team ran away with the title, scoring 187 points, while the Washington boys’ team edged out Mediapolis for the win with 82 points.
On the girls’ side, Mt. Pleasant controlled the relays, winning the 4×100 (new meet record of 49.77 seconds), 4×200 (new meet record), 4×800, shuttle hurdle, and sprint medley. Alex Scott defeated her own meet record in the 100-meter dash to claim the gold with a time of 12.58 seconds. Bella Dodds took the 400-meter dash. Kynlee White sprinted to a 1st place time of 27.33 seconds in the 200-meter dash, while Linzy Striegel won the 400-meter hurdles and the long jump with a leap of 16 feet and 2 inches.
Mediapolis picked up a lone win in the 4×400 meter relay with the team of Madden Thie, Gracie Beschorner, Payton Harris, and Josie Hutcheson, getting a mark of 4 minutes and 25 seconds. The Bulldogs finished in 2nd place in four different events.
Burlington’s Kylee Hill reset the discus meet record with a throw of 129 feet and 2 inches for the win. West Burlington/Notre Dame’s best finish was the bronze in the shuttle hurdle relay, while Central Lee’s Aubrey Weber took the bronze in the discus with a heave of 114 feet and 5 inches.
On the boys’ side, Mediapolis finished with 76 points as Kyler Crow won the 200-meter dash with a mark of 23.83 seconds. The Bulldogs also took 2nd place in four different events.
Winfield-Mt. Union set a meet record in the sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds, while the distance medley team also grabbed the gold. Kohlby Newsom won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
Danville’s Jackson Shacklett won the 3200-meter run with a time of 10 minutes and 8 seconds, while the Bears took the 4×400 meter relay.
Avin Truong of Mt. Pleasant led the effort with a 1st place time of 16.06 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and a winning leap of 22 feet and 2.75 inches in the long jump.
New London’s 4×200 meter relay team set a new meet record but claimed silver behind Keokuk, who finished a tenth-of-a-second faster. The Tigers did take the gold in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 43.35 seconds.
Fairfield’s shuttle hurdle relay squad took the gold with a time of 1 minute and 2 seconds. Gabe Tejada outsprinted the field in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 57 seconds, a new meet record.
Wapello’s Kolton Small chucked the discus 138 feet and 6 inches for 2nd place. WACO had Jude Dykstra take the silver in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds. West Burlington/Notre Dame had Mason Watkins claim five points with a 4th place height of 6 feet in the high jump.
Mt. Pleasant will host their relays on Tuesday, April 22nd, with Danville, Mediapolis, and the girls’ teams of New London, Central Lee, WACO, Wapello, Winfield-Mt. Union, and West Burlington/Notre Dame making the trip.
Central Lee will compete in the Grayhound Invite tomorrow, April 19th.
The WACO boys’ team will host the Warrior Relays on Tuesday with Central Lee, New London, Wapello, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
High School Tennis
Mt. Pleasant split their showdown against Burlington last night with the girls’ team losing 8-1 and the boys’ team clawing out a 5-4 victory over the Grayhounds. Max Heater won a contentious singles match that went to a third set as Dane Cook and Elijah Rynders also collected wins in their singles matches. The teams of Sawyer Fulton/Lou Schimmelpfennig and Heater/Beckham Prough took their doubles matches.
On the girls’ side, five matches were decided by two games or less with Hali Crane scoring the lone victory for the Panthers, 9-7 over Ava Fawcett. Head coach Martha Peterson can see the development out on the court for her squad,
“Yeah, they’re getting great varsity experience. Actually, the one-win tonight was at #3, and that was her first singles win in Varsity. So that’s sort of showing that growth.”
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will take on Burlington Notre Dame on the road on Monday, April 21st, while the boys’ team will travel to Fairfield on Tuesday, April 22nd.
The Fairfield girls’ team kept their undefeated season going yesterday, defeating Keokuk 8-1. The girls’ team will host Fort Madison on Monday, while the boys’ team will hit the road tomorrow, April 19th, for the Pella Invite.
High School Golf
The Danville girls’ team fell to Columbus yesterday 468-425. For the 18-hole score, the Wildcats were led by Hailey Wellington’s mark of 98, while Danville’s Eastin Chipman was the only Bear to finish in the top five with a score of 111.
The Danville boys’ team held a triangular yesterday against New London and Columbus and the Bears claimed 1st place with a team score of 396 followed by New London at 434 and Columbus shot a 466. Danville’s Alex Holtkamp carded an impressive 71 to lead the field, while New London’s Sullivan Barron and Kason Dopler of Columbus each scored a 91, tying for the 3rd best score of the meet.
New London will face off against Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, April 25th, on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union executed the sweep yesterday over WACO with the girls’ team winning 223-244 and the boys’ team running away with their matchup 165-214. The Wolves were led by Ashlyn Bender’s 48 for the girls’ team and Konner Kinneberg’s nine-hole score of 39 for the boys’ team.
Wapello will host an invite on Wednesday, April 23rd, with Danville, Columbus, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team hosted their SEC meet last night and took home 2nd place with a team score of 166 as Washington finished on top with a team score of 160. Merrick Lamm turned in the third-best score of the course with a 39 for the Panthers. Fairfield took 4th place with a team score of 180 as Luke Thornton and Drew Myers each carded a 43. Washington’s Drew Conrad paced the course with a 35 (-1).
The girls’ teams of the SEC ventured down to Keokuk yesterday where the hosts came out on top with a score of 186. Mt. Pleasant claimed 3rd place with a score of 202, while Fairfield scored a 212.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host the next SEC meet on Monday, while the boys’ teams of the SEC will travel to Washington.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a triangular along with Burlington Notre Dame on Monday at the Bloomfield County Club.
Mediapolis will host a triangular on Monday with WACO and Wapello hitting the road to compete.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team will participate in the Lee County Classic on Wednesday, April 23rd, at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park along with Central Lee.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis girls’ team shutout West Branch last night 3-0. The Bulldogs will take on Keokuk on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 5:30 pm at home.
The Columbus girls’ team collected their first victory of the season last night against Wapello, winning 4-0. Jenelis Panchillo scored two goals for the Wildcats in the effort. The Columbus girls’ team will host Central Lee at the Muscatine Soccer Complex on Thursday, April 24th, at 5 pm. The Columbus boys’ team will hit the road on Monday, April 21st, at 5 pm to tangle with WACO.
Central Lee will host Wapello on Tuesday with the girls’ teams playing first at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team put on an offensive onslaught last night at East Lake, pummeling Keokuk 8-0. Charice Auwerda led the way with four goals. The Panthers will travel to Burlington on Monday with the top of the conference up for grabs at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete at the Fort Madison Tournament tomorrow, April 19th, along with Mediapolis.
Fairfield swept Washington last night with the girls’ sneaking past the Demons 1-0 and the boys’ team downing their rivals 3-2. The Trojan girls’ team will hit the road to tangle with Keokuk at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will take on Danville on Tuesday, April 22nd, at home at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will face off against Quincy Notre Dame at 7 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The softball team will compete in a doubleheader against Marshalltown Community College on the road today with first pitch at 2 pm.
The baseball team will host Iowa Central Community College today for a doubleheader with game one at 3 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1964 – LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax strikes out the side on 9 pitches, for a major league best third time in his career. One of three to have ever pitched an Immaculate Inning three times.
1966 – Bill Russell becomes the first African American coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics).
1987 – Gregory Robertson does a 200-mph free fall to save an unconscious skydiver near Coolidge, Arizona.
