High School Basketball
The WACO girls’ team extended their win streak to seven games over the weekend with a comfortable 43-26 win over New London. Brenna Graber finished with a game high 17 points for the Warriors, while Mylee Miller’s 15 points led the Tigers. The WACO boys’ team ventured back into the win column with a 70-39 thrashing of New London as Christian Stacy netted 22 points. London Franklin put up 20 points for the Tigers.
WACO will hit the road to take on Pekin tomorrow, January 14th, with game one at 6 pm.
New London will host Van Buren County tomorrow with the girls tipping off at 6 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team was handed their first loss of the season over the weekend against Abingdon-Avon 53-38. Amelia Grier scored 11 points in the losing effort. The Bulldogs will play at home tomorrow against West Burlington with game time at 6 pm for the doubleheader.
Both Holy Trinity Catholic squads got back in the win column against Winfield-Mt. Union over the weekend as the girls’ team won a slugfest 37-22 and the boys’ team picked up a 63-48 victory behind the duo of Luke Hellige (24 points) and Layne Rung (23 points) as they combined for 47 points. Jake Edwards had 14 points and eight assists for the Wolves.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Danville tomorrow at home for Teacher Appreciation Night with the boys starting off the night at 6 pm followed by the girls game.
Winfield-Mt. Union will stay at home tomorrow to compete against Lone Tree with the night starting at 6 pm.
Central Lee was outsprinted by Fort Madison over the weekend with the girls’ team losing 54-27, as Kenna Sandoval tabbed 10 points for the Hawks, and the boys’ team falling 81-53, as Will Hayes dropped 18 points in the losing effort.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Central Lee tomorrow with the doubleheader starting at 6 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will take on Van Buren County tonight with tip-off at 7:30 pm, while the boys’ team will compete against Pekin on Thursday, January 16th, at 7:30 pm.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow with the night starting at 6 pm.
Columbus will face off against Hillcrest Academy tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Burlington on the road on Friday, January 17th, with game one at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Mediapolis, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County, and Fairfield boys’ teams made the trip to Ottumwa over the weekend for an invitational and here are the top results. Starting with Mediapolis, Mason Johnson finished 5-2 over the weekend with an 8-4 decision win over Brody Johnson of Tipton for 5th place.
For Van Buren County, Leo Jirak took 4th place in the 106-pound weight class and Elijah Westercamp collected the bronze in the 190-pound weight class with a win by fall.
Fairfield’s Cael McCabe and Cason Miller paced the Trojans with each wrestler grabbing the silver in their respective weight classes. Dain Burkhart and Dre Smithburg each won 3rd place, while Zandrik Allison finished in 4th place.
Lastly, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union had Kason Dopler collect seven wins before falling in the first place match to take 2nd place. Jacob Nelson finished in 5th place and Itai Zapensz took 4th place.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will take on Highland on Thursday, January 16th, for a dual.
The Fairfield boys’ team will compete in a triangular on Thursday at home.
The New London, Mt. Pleasant, and WACO boys’ teams all participated in the Gary Curtis Invitational at Highland over the weekend and the Warriors had a duo claim the gold.
For WACO, Ian Maize defeated Mt. Pleasant’s Levi Evans by an 8-2 decision in the championship match to claim 1st place in the 106-pound weight class. Louden Huisenga remained undefeated after a sudden victory for the gold in the 190-pound weight class. Gage Samo claimed the bronze.
New London was led by Gage Burden as he finished in 3rd place for the 138-pound weight class, while Kane Forseen took 4th place for the Tigers. Mt. Pleasant had Cruz Aguilar and Ramzy Davis claim 5th place for their respective weight classes.
Mt. Pleasant will duel Washington on Thursday on the road.
The WACO boys’ team will host Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and New London on Thursday for a double dual.
The Wapello boys’ team competed in the “Corky Stuart” Invite at BGM over the weekend and had a wrestler finish with the gold. Cohen Wolford went undefeated in the 138-pound weight class with a win by fall to claim first place. Carter Ball took third place and Grayson Nagle claimed 4th place in their respective weight classes. Wapello will host a meet on Thursday at 6 pm with Mediapolis making the trip.
The WACO girls’ team will host a meet with Mediapolis, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and Van Buren County making the trip on Thursday.
The Wapello girls’ team will participate in the Cascade Tournament on Thursday.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to Lone Tree on Thursday for a triangular.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will host Davis County today.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Fairfield on January 23rd at home.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team lost their second game of the season against #22 Triton College over the weekend 72-57. The Blackhawks will stay at home to take on Harry S. Truman College tomorrow, January 14th, at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team survived their test on the road over the weekend against Texas Tech, winning their first game in Lubbock since 2019 in a 85-84 overtime finish. Curtis Jones collected 26 points in the victory. The Cyclones will face another test on Wednesday, January 15th, at home at 6 pm against #11 Kansas. KILJ AM 1130 and 98.5 FM will have the call.
The Iowa men’s team dominated Indiana over the weekend 85-60 in front of the home crowd. Owen Freeman collected a double-double in the win with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Hawkeyes will travel to USC tomorrow, January 14th, for a 9:30 pm showdown against the Trojans. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.
The #23 Iowa women’s team has now lost back-to-back conference showdowns after yesterday’s defeat at the hands of Indiana, 74-67. Taylor McCabe’s 15 points from off the bench led the Hawkeyes. Iowa will take on Nebraska at home on Thursday, January 16th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team picked up a solid 79-58 win over Arizona over the weekend with Sydney Harris draining five threes from off the bench to lead the team with 24 points. The Cyclones will host Texas Tech tomorrow with tip-off at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1972 – Bernice Gera wins an anti-discrimination case against the National Baseball Congress to be allowed to umpire.
2004 – Toronto’s Tom Fitzgerald and Gary Roberts become the first teammates in NHL history to play their 1,000th NHL game on the same night as the Maple Leafs beat the visiting Calgary Flames, 4-1.
2019 – Houston guard James Harden scores 38 points in a Rockets’ 116-108 loss to the Orlando Magic; marks the 16th straight game with 30-plus points, matching Kobe Bryant’s NBA record streak. Additionally, Harden goes 1 for 17 from the 3-point arc, tying the record for most misses.
Henry county conservation director, Caleb waters gave his monthly update to Kilj. They held their monthly public board meeting to go over the yearly budget, possible playground build at the nature center and an update on the new Dump Site that will be built very soon. Caleb talks about the playground project details.
Access Energy Cooperative is looking to send two students on an all-expense paid youth trip to Washington, DC in June. Access Energy cooperative looks to invest in the next generation of rural Iowa leaders by participating in the national electric cooperative youth tour program.