Sports, November 13th

By Slaten Swords · Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

Postseason Football

The semifinal round for all seven classes at the UNI-Dome starts today and runs through Saturday, November 16th. Here’s a look at the schedule.

8-Player football will kick off the action with Remsen St. Mary’s facing off against Bishop Garrigan at 10 am today. Gladbrook-Reinbeck versus Lenox will follow at 1 pm.

Madrid and West Hancock will start off the Class A semifinal matchups tomorrow, November 14th, at 10 am, followed by Tri-Center taking on Saint Ansgar at 1 pm. Class 4A will round out the day with Lewis Central competing against Pella at 4 pm and North Scott and North Polk playing at 7 pm.

Classes 1A and 5A will play on Friday, November 15th, with Wilton and Grundy Center kicking off the day at 10 am, while Hinton and Dike-New Hartford will play at 1 pm. Valley will take on Dowling Catholic at 4 pm and Southeast Polk will look for a chance to repeat with a matchup against Iowa City Liberty at 7 pm.

On Saturday, Spirit Lake will face off against PCM at 10 am and Van Meter will take on West Lyon at 1 pm for Class 2A. Rounding out the day will be Class 3A with Wahlert Catholic competing against Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 4 pm and Mt. Vernon slated to play Humboldt at 7 pm.

Southeast Iowa Playbook

Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, tonight for a new episode of the Southeast Iowa Playbook at 6 pm. As the basketball season quickly approaches, we will be hearing from Mt. Pleasant’s girls’ head coach Curt Watson and boys’ head coach Eric Rawson as they talk preseason Panther basketball.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will be hosting a scrimmage on Saturday, November 16th, with Central Lee and Davis County making the trip.

Southeastern Community College

The men’s basketball will face off against Highland Community College tonight at 7.

College Football

Iowa State will face off against Cincinnati on Saturday, November 16th, at 7 pm at home. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.

Iowa is on a bye this week.

College Basketball

The #7 Iowa State men’s team will face off against IU Indianapolis on Monday, November 18th, at 7 pm at home.

The Iowa men’s team could not miss last night, shooting 54% from the floor as the Hawkeyes skipped past South Dakota 96-77. Josh Dix buried five threes on the night as he led the team with 23 points. Iowa will compete in the John Deere Quad Cities Hoops Showdown on Friday, November 15th, at 7:30 against Washington State. 

The #8 Iowa State women’s team will compete against St. Thomas tomorrow, November 14th, at 6:30 pm at home.

The Iowa women’s team will host Toledo tonight at 6 pm. 

This Day in Sports History

1875 – Harvard and Yale compete in the first college football contest with uniforms. 

1954 – The first Rugby League World Cup, Parc des Princes, Paris: Great Britain beats France, 16-12; Man of The Match: Great Britain second rower Don Robinson.

1964 – Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 points.

Weekly Iowa Crop Report

By Hayden Douglas · Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 at 6:26 am CDT

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

“Between periods of rain last week, the unseasonably warm temperatures helped Iowa farmers continue to wrap up harvest and complete other field work, the widespread rainfall over the last few weeks has been beneficial in improving drought conditions across large swaths of Iowa. We can expect the warmer temperatures and more active weather pattern to continue as we head toward Thanksgiving.” said Secretary Mike Naig.

Moderate rainfall during the week slowed harvest as Iowa’s farmers had an average of 3.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending November 10, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting row crops, completing fall tillage, baling stalks, and applying fall fertilizer and manure.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 12 percent very short, 36 percent short, 50 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 19 percent very short, 45 percent short, 35 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.

Harvest of the corn for grain crop reached 95 percent statewide, 4 days ahead of last year and 12 days ahead of the five-year average. Farmers in south central Iowa still have over 15 percent of their corn for grain remaining to be harvested. Moisture content of field corn harvested for grain remained steady at 14 percent.

Livestock producers reported muddy feedlots.

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Edward A. Rich; SERVICES PENDING

By Hayden Douglas · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 11:13 am CDT

Edward A. Rich

Edward A. Rich, 91, of Lockridge, died Monday, November 11, 2024 at the Henry County Health Center in Mt. Pleasant.

Funeral arrangements are pending at the Kimzey Funeral Home, 213 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be directed to www.kimzeyfh.com.

Prep Football: 8-Player District 6 All-Academic Team

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 11:01 am CDT

8-Player District 6- The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released an All-District 6 Academic Team yesterday. The award is given to all players, managers, and cheerleaders that maintain a 3.4 or above GPA for the 1st quarter of the 2024-25 school year. Here’s the list for our local schools.

New London

Taylor Fuller

Liam Garvey

Elise Henry

Corbin Jacobs-Jewell

Gavin Menke-Bailey

Riley Merschman

Savannah Oge

Colin Pealer

Riley Raines

Owen Severson

Cole Swanson

Hailey Volner

Cale Westerbeck

WACO

Levi Bachman

Deacon Bird

Gabe Brown

Raefe Davison

Trey Edeker

Isaac Egli

Taelyn Egli

Athena Flores

Holden Hughes

Louden Huisenga

Ryker Mattocks

Cole Meyer

Joel Meyer

Sam Meyer

Clayton Miller

Niles Reichenbach

Rylee Rice

Isaac Rich

Gage Samo

Hayden Shelman

Kellen Shelman

Bryson Waterhouse

Nicholas West

Owen Wolf

Winfield-Mt. Union

Nick Sparrow

Jake Edwards

Kohlby Nesom

Kade Sweezer

Cody Milks

Max Edwards

Cruz Hagmeier

Keaton Starkweather

Lane Genkinger

Isabella Martinez

Levi Walter

Cooper Buffington

Grant Anderson

Eli Garcia

Wyatt Palmer

Zach Cupps

Colin Anderson

Chianne McDowell

Olivia Martinez

Victoria Garcia

Beatrice Anderson

Piper Faler

Christmas Competition For New London Residents

By Hayden Douglas · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 9:07 am CDT

The New London community is adding some competition to their holiday spirit, This Christmas. Sign ups are open for the Lighting contest for New London Residents. Chelsea Boecker with the New London holiday stroll committee talks about the holiday competition.

Winner receives a cash prize and bragging rights of the best decorations in New London for 2024. Like and follow the New London Iowa Holiday Stroll on Facebook for more details.

Nov 11th Mount Pleasant School Board Meeting Update

By Hayden Douglas · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 8:51 am CDT

The Mount pleasant School Board meets Monday night, the 11th for their general meeting. In this month’s meeting, the school board heard from the School Guidance counselor, Allie Brockheart and some of the student council members. The Student Council talked about their recent Halloween dance they held. The Student Council also created posters advocating for suicide prevention and placed those around the different campuses.

The FFA Students also presented a recap to the school board about their trip to the national FFA convention that was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fourteen students and two chaperones attended workshops and took tours of Ag related companies. The group took part in general sessions at Lucas Oil Stadium, where the networked with fellow FFA members from across the country. During their time at the FFA convention, they took some time to have some fun and do some team building activities in town as well. The students went to a trampoline park, and a haunted house.

Superintendent Henricksen went over the certified enrollment numbers. 1,757.13 students enrolled for 2024; enrollment is up 24 students from last year. The board also discussed the intersection of East Harvest Drive and South Grand becoming a four-way stop and possible speed limit change for the area of that intersection. That decision is coming soon.

New London “Little Shoppers” Event is December 7th

By Hayden Douglas · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 7:42 am CDT

The New London “Little Shoppers” event is less than a month away. December 7th from 10am-1pm, children have a chance to do the shopping for their loved ones. The Clark Elementary Cafeteria will be filled with donated items that can be purchased. Chelsea Boecker with the New London holiday stroll committee tells us more.

Donated items can be dropped off at New London VFW, Lorber Insurance, and New London Christian Church. Money raised from this year’s little shoppers event will go towards this year’s New London Christmas Family. If you’re a New London family needing assistance with Christmas this year, you can sign up at the New London city hall or the New London Library. Chelsea, with the New London holiday stroll committee has more.

Like and follow the New London iowa holiday stroll on Facebook for more details.

Sports, November 12th

By Slaten Swords · Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 at 6:30 am CDT

Postseason Football

The semifinal round for all seven classes is scheduled to start this week at the UNI-Dome and run through Saturday, November 16th. Here’s a look at the schedule.

8-Player football will kick off the action tomorrow, November 13th, with Remsen St. Mary’s facing off against Bishop Garrigan at 10 am. Gladbrook-Reinbeck versus Lenox will follow at 1 pm.

Madrid and West Hancock will start off the Class A semifinal matchups on Thursday, November 14th, at 10 am, followed by Tri-Center taking on Saint Ansgar at 1 pm. Class 4A will round out the day with Lewis Central competing against Pella at 4 pm and North Scott and North Polk playing at 7 pm.

Classes 1A and 5A will play on Friday, November 15th, with Wilton and Grundy Center kicking off the day at 10 am, while Hinton and Dike-New Hartford will play at 1 pm. Valley will take on Dowling Catholic at 4 pm and Southeast Polk will look for a chance to repeat with a matchup against Iowa City Liberty at 7 pm.

On Saturday, Spirit Lake will face off against PCM at 10 am and Van Meter will take on West Lyon at 1 pm for Class 2A. Rounding out the day will be Class 3A with Wahlert Catholic competing against Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 4 pm and Mt. Vernon slated to play Humboldt at 7 pm.

High School Bowling

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released a tentative bowling classification list for the 2024-2025 season yesterday and here’s where our local teams rest.

Keokuk, Burlington, and Mt. Pleasant remain in Class 2A as the Chiefs are looking to defend their individual and team championships from a season ago. In Class 1A will be Washington, Fairfield, and West Burlington.

The Panthers will get their season underway on December 3rd against West Burlington on the road.

Southeastern Community College

The men’s basketball will face off against Highland Community College tomorrow, November 13th, at 7 pm.

College Football

Iowa State will face off against Cincinnati on Saturday, November 16th, at 7 pm at home. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.

Iowa’s Jay Higgins was recognized as one of the semifinalists for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, an award given annually to the nation’s top defensive player who best exemplifies the characteristics of Ronnie Lott by making an impact on and off the field. Higgins currently ranks 10th in the nation in tackles with 98 for the season to go along with three interceptions and two forced fumbles. He is the only player in the nation with 90-plus tackles and three interceptions. Additionally, he has volunteered his time at Special Olympics and Safe Haven Animal Shelter to name a few. The last Hawkeye to win the award was Josey Jewell in 2017. 

College Basketball

The #7 Iowa State men’s team handled business against Kansas City last night 82-56. The Cyclones found most of their help from off the bench with Curtis Jones nailing a trio of three pointers to finish the night with a team high 20 points. Milan Momcilovic added 16 points off of four three pointers of his own. The Cyclones will face off against IU Indianapolis on Monday, November 18th, at 7 pm at home.

The Iowa men’s team will stay at home to take on South Dakota tonight at 8.

The #8 Iowa State women’s team will compete against St. Thomas on Thursday, November 14th, at 6:30 pm at home.

The Iowa women’s team will host Toledo tomorrow, November 13th, at 6 pm. 

This Day in Sports History

1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500 to become the first professional football player in the Allegheny Athletic Association’s 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Athletic Club.

1990 – “The Body Bag Game.” After Eagles coach Buddy Ryan threatened to beat Washington so badly “they’ll have to be carted off in body bags” the Eagles defense scored two touchdowns winning 28–14, knocking six players out of the game.

2019 – Former Houston Astros MLB pitcher Mike Fiers reveals the team secretly “stole signs” via camera from visiting teams during the 2015-17 seasons; communication between opposing pitchers and catchers were intercepted and relayed to Astros batters.