The New London School Board will meet in regular session on Monday 10/21/24 at 6pm. The meeting will be held in the North Campus Board Room and is open to the public.
The City of Danville has two meeting scheduled for Monday, 10/21/24. The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet in Danville city hall at 4pm followed by the Danville City Council meeting at 5pm. These meetings are open to the public.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant’s kicker Dylan White is the hero for the second time this season after nailing a last second 32-yard field goal to spoil Fort Madison’s homecoming last night 16-14. Both defenses showed up ready to play as neither team scored until nearly four and half minutes had passed in the second quarter with Ramzy Davis walking in for a three-yard touchdown to give Mt. Pleasant the 7 to 0 lead. Head coach John Bowlin talked about his trio of runners: Zach Newton, Payton Walker, and Davis, as they combined for 180 rushing yards,
“It was a little better for us on that [left] side, so he’s got Peyton Walker and Merrick Lamm, who was great tonight at tight end. So we give him a lot of carries just because it suits our offense well. But like you said, Zach Newton’s running the ball great for us and Peyton Walker, you know, I know he’s always lead blocking for us, but he’s a guy that we’d like to get a few more carries for because he’s just a tough nose kid. He’s a great football player, I love watching him.”
Bloodhound senior quarterback Marcus Guzman would not let his team go down without a fight as he scampered 28 yards on 4th down to tie the game at 7 on the next drive.
Neither team would find the endzone in the 3rd quarter, but it did not take long in the 4th quarter for Guzman to scramble for his second touchdown of the game to give Fort Madison a 14 to 7 lead. The Bloodhounds had complete control of the game until William Birdsell blocked a punt, which set up the Panthers with a short field, ending in a 20-yard Newton to Merrick Lamm connection for a touchdown. However, the extra point was blocked, keeping the lead in Fort Madison’s favor.
The Bloodhounds had another chance to run out the clock, but the Panther defense held strong and got the ball back with a little over two minutes to go at their own 16-yard line. Coach Bowlin talked about his thought process heading into that final drive,
“I mean number one was trying to figure out what we can do. You know, we hadn’t run the ball well, had two timeouts, you know, with two minutes and 40 seconds left. So, we knew we had to try to throw the ball and really went to some stuff we hadn’t been doing, went to a twins look. Missed on those and we started running a couple routes to our outside that we, you know, Zach was really poised, made some great plays on the outside, hit a couple swings to our tail back that we knew were there. We tried to hit them earlier, but we didn’t quite go there. So, you know just a lot of poise out of those guys and I got a ton of faith in Dylan that, you know, obviously if we’d score a touchdown, would be happy as all get out, but a ton of faith that he’s going to come in and, you know, give us his best and, you know, going to make that kick, that’s two of them for him this year. So just, you know, happy for him and just our guys competing all night.”
The Panthers will end the regular season on Friday, October 25th, at 7:30 pm at home against Assumption.
Van Buren County was shutout by #4 Lisbon last night 49-0. The Warriors end the season with a 1-7 record.
Winfield-Mt. Union closed out the regular season with a 58-18 clobbering of HLV last night. The Wolves qualified for the postseason.
New London ended the regular season with a crushing win over English Valleys last night 56-22. The Tigers collected a 2-6 record for the season.
Danville and Columbus had their postseason tickets booked heading into last night’s matchup; it did not stop the two from engaging in an overtime epic that Danville managed to come out on top of 31-24. Jaden Bauer tossed for 402 yards and two touchdowns in the winning effort.
Wapello lost to Highland last night 43-0.
Fairfield ran into an angry Solon squad last night, falling 61-19 to the Spartans. The Trojans will close out the season at home on Friday at 7:30 pm against Grinnell.
West Burlington/Notre Dame’s path to the postseason continued with a 49-21 thumping of Davis County last night. The Falcons await their postseason matchup.
Mediapolis punched their ticket to the postseason with a dominant 48-14 victory over Central Lee last night. The Hawks ended the season with a 4-4 record.
In other Class 3A District 4 matchups, #7 Mt. Vernon outpaced Washington 42-21 and Assumption beat down Keokuk 35-14 last night.
WACO qualified for the postseason in 8-Player. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call for their matchup on Friday.
Postseason matchups for 8-Player and Classes A, 1A, and 2A will be released today at 10 am.
Postseason Volleyball
Classes 1A and 2A will have their first round matchups start on Monday, October 21st, at 7 pm. Here’s a look at our local matchups.
In Class 1A Region 2, Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Lone Tree at home on Monday at 7 pm. The winner will take on #2 Holy Trinity Catholic on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 7 pm in Fort Madison.
Burlington Notre Dame will host WACO at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. The winner will take on the winner between Wapello and New London with the Arrows acting as the hosts against the Tigers.
In Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will take on Cardinal on Wednesday at 7 pm at home. Columbus will battle with Danville at home with the winner advancing to play #14 West Burlington.
Class 3A Region 5 will have Washington hosting Mediapolis on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 7 pm. Region 8 will see Fairfield travel to Wilton and Central Lee making the trip to West Liberty.
Lastly, for Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison at home on Tuesday at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Pella for their Class 3A state qualifying meet set for Wednesday, October 23rd, at 4 pm. Class 4A’s Burlington will also run on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley.
The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm on Thursday, October 24th.
For Class 1A at Regina Catholic, Danville will run against Van Buren County as the two boys’ teams will enter the race ranked. Joining them will be Wapello, New London, and the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team.
WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip west to Pleasantville to compete, while Columbus will be on its own at North Linn.
In Class 2A, Central Lee and Notre Dame/West Burlington will make the trip to Monticello, while Mediapolis will follow the highly ranked Mid-Prairie teams to Pella Christian.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will host a triangular today with their first match against Kansas City Kansas Community College at 11 am.
College Football
#9 Iowa State will host UCF tonight at 6:30 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the broadcast.
Iowa will square off against Michigan State on the road tonight at 6:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1957 – Montreal Canadien Maurice “Rocket” Richard becomes the first NHL player to score 500 goals.
1966 – Bobby Orr makes his NHL regular-season debut for the Boston Bruins against the Detroit Red Wings.
2022 – Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola faces his brother San Diego Padres catcher Austin Nola in first MLB playoff sibling pitcher-batter battle; Austin goes 1-2, with a rally starting RBI in an 8-5 win at Petco Park, San Diego.
8-Player
(7-1) Belle Plaine 30, (7-1) #7 Iowa Valley 24
(2-6) New London 56, (1-7) English Valleys 22
(5-3) Winfield-Mt. Union 58, (1-8) HLV 18
Class A
(8-0) #4 Lisbon 49, (1-7) Van Buren County 0
(4-4) Highland 43, (2-6) Wapello 0
(5-3) Danville 31, (4-4) Columbus 24
(7-1) #8 Pekin 58, (0-8) Louisa-Muscatine 0
Class 2A
(4-4) Mediapolis 48, (4-4) Central Lee 14
(5-3) Mid-Prairie 42, (4-4) Albia 7
(7-1) West Burlington/Notre Dame 49, (3-5) Davis County 21
Class 3A
(4-4) Mt. Pleasant 16, (0-8) Fort Madison 14
(3-5) Assumption 35, (3-5) Keokuk 14
(7-1) #7 Mt. Vernon 42, (5-3) Washington 21
(6-2) Solon 61, (2-6) Fairfield 19
Class 4A
(2-6) Oskaloosa 41, (2-6) Burlington 34
Daniel Hake, DO, will join the Henry County Health Center-Mount Pleasant Clinic on November 4, 2024.
Dr. Hake completed the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University in Chicago and his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Colorado. He is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Hake was employed at the Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa before joining Great River Health.
Dr. Hake will see patients of all ages with a medical interest in preventative medicine.
“I enjoy getting to know my patients and partnering with them to achieve their health goals. As a Family Physician, it is important to treat the whole patient guiding them to live their best lives,” expressed Dr. Hake.
Dr. Hake and his wife both grew up in the Iowa City area. When not at work, Dr. Hake enjoys spending time with his family, cheering on the Hawkeyes, doing home improvement projects, and running.
Dr. Hake will begin seeing patients at the HCHC-Mount Pleasant Clinic on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Hake by calling 319.385.6770 or through the patient portal on the Great River Health website, www.greatriverhealth.org
IGHSAU- The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will somehow be making high school state tournament softball more exciting with the latest announcement that the 2026 State Softball Tournament will be moving to a double-elimination format.
“Anyone that has watched the Softball College World Series knows how exciting the double-elimination format is,” said IGHSAU Executive Director Erin Gerlich.
The move coincides with Fort Dodge’s investment towards renovating Harlan and Hazel Rogers Park to include five championship fields, press box accommodations for the fields, and additional parking.
The double-elimination tournament will still be a five-day tournament with single-game championships played on Thursday and Friday for all five classes. The formal schedule has yet to be finalized but all games, sans championship, will continue to be streamed.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Fort Madison tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Van Buren County will host #4 Lisbon tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against HLV tonight at 7 pm on the road.
New London will take on English Valleys tonight at 7 pm at home.
Danville will host Columbus to end the season at 7 pm tonight.
Wapello will square off against Highland tonight at 7 pm at home to end the season.
Fairfield will travel to Solon tonight at 7 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will compete against Davis County tonight at 7:30 pm in a road matchup.
Central Lee will face off against Mediapolis tonight at 7:30 pm for their regular season finale.
Postseason matchups for 8-Player and Classes A, 1A, and 2A will be released tomorrow, October 19th, at 10 am.
High School Volleyball
Mediapolis hosted a quad last night and the Bulldogs finished 1-2 with a sweep of Fort Madison (25-17, 26-24) but losses to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (7-25, 12-25) and #2 Holy Trinity Catholic (13-25, 22-25) in straight sets. Maddy Carter led the Bulldogs with 10 kills and six blocks as Bryn Wright tallied 37 assists.
Columbus fell to Washington in four sets last night (14-25, 23-25, 25-17, and 13-25). Aracely Garza tabbed a team leading three aces along with notching five kills in the loss.
Postseason Volleyball
Classes 1A and 2A will have their first round matchups start on Monday, October 21st, at 7 pm. Here’s a look at our local matchups.
In Class 1A Region 2, Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Lone Tree at home on Monday at 7 pm. The winner will take on #2 Holy Trinity Catholic on Wednesday, October 23rd, at 7 pm in Fort Madison.
Burlington Notre Dame will host WACO at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. The winner will take on the winner between Wapello and New London with the Arrows acting as the hosts against the Tigers.
In Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will take on Cardinal on Wednesday at 7 pm at home. Columbus will battle with Danville at home with the winner advancing to play #14 West Burlington.
Class 3A Region 5 will have Washington hosting Mediapolis on Tuesday, October 22nd, at 7 pm. Region 8 will see Fairfield travel to Wilton and Central Lee making the trip to West Liberty.
Lastly, for Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison at home on Tuesday at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
High School Cross Country
The 2024 Southeast Conference championship meet is in the books and the Washington boys’ team ran away with another team title, while the Fort Madison girls’ team usurped Washington to take the team championship.
On the girls’ side, Washington’s Iris Dahl snatched the individual gold by over 20 seconds with a time of 19 minutes and 32 seconds as the Demons finished with 42 team points. The next four spots belonged to the Bloodhounds with Avery Rump grabbing the silver, followed by Mara Smith, Addison Rump, and Jordyn Marshall, respectively. The top five runners for Fort Madison all finished within the top seven.
Keokuk finished in 3rd place as a team with Hannah Karre racing to an 11th place time of 21 minutes and three seconds. Mt. Pleasant’s Quintire Lee had a phenomenal race as she was the only non-Demon or Bloodhound to crack the top 10 with a 6th place time of 20 minutes and 30 seconds. The Panthers, overall, finished in 4th place as a team with Bella Dodds grabbing 21st place. Lastly, Fairfield took 5th place as Alex Jo Steward and Caroline Van Pelt led the Trojans, finishing in 18th and 19th, respectively.
The boys’ race was a close matchup against two ranked programs in Washington and Fort Madison with the Demons edging out the victory, tabbing 28 total points compared to the Bloodhounds’ 33 points.
A big reason was Washington’s Andrew Rees turning in one his best performances to win the individual title with a time of 16 minutes and 23 seconds as Tyler Alderton finished behind him in 2nd place. Fort Madison was led by a trio that finished in 3rd through 5th place: Jacob Shottenkirk, Riley Tripp, and Mason McLey.
Burlington’s Aaron Morehead took 7th place with a time of 17 minutes and 20 seconds, which helped the Grayhounds finish in 3rd place. Fairfield finished in 4th place as a team as the Trojans were anchored by John Miller’s 16th place finish. Mt. Pleasant’s Silas Hulett led the Panthers with an 11th place time of 17 minutes and 45 seconds as Locken Henderson turned in a 17th place performance. Keokuk rounded out the team leaderboard with 167 points as Rollan Zetterlund finished in 26th place.
On the middle school front, Avery Fedler of Mt. Pleasant won the conference crown on the girls’ side and Kylan Parrish led the boys’ team with a 4th place finish.
The SEC–minus Burlington–will travel to Pella for their Class 3A state qualifying meet set for Wednesday, October 23rd, at 4 pm. Class 4A’s Burlington will also run on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley.
The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm on Thursday, October 24th.
For Class 1A at Regina Catholic, Danville will run against Van Buren County as the two boys’ teams will enter the race ranked. Joining them will be Wapello, New London, and the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team.
WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip west to Pleasantville to compete, while Columbus will be on its own at North Linn.
In Class 2A, Central Lee and Notre Dame/West Burlington will make the trip to Monticello, while Mediapolis will follow the highly ranked Mid-Prairie teams to Pella Christian.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team ventured back into the win column last night in a four-set victory over Marshalltown Community College (25-19, 23-25, 25-22, and 25-20). The Blackhawks will host a triangular tomorrow, October 19th, with their first match against Kansas City Kansas Community College at 11 am.
College Football
#9 Iowa State will host UCF tomorrow, October 19th, at 6:30 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the broadcast.
Iowa will square off against Michigan State on the road tomorrow at 6:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1953 – Willie Thrower becomes the first Black NFL quarterback in modern times.
1974 – Chicago Bulls Nate Thurmond, in his debut with the team, becomes the first in NBA history to complete a quadruple double: 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks.
2009 – Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, an NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today warns Iowans to be on high alert for government imposter scams. This warning follows an instance last Thursday where a scammer attempted to defraud a woman by calling from what appeared to be the Iowa Attorney General’s office’s phone number.
Government imposter scams occur when a scammer pretends to be affiliated with a government agency to trick Iowans into sending money. Scammers often claim to be from agencies such as the Iowa Department of Revenue, Social Security Administration, or law enforcement.
“Scammers are master manipulators who will lie and scare people to get their way,” said Attorney General Bird. “I am warning Iowans to be on the lookout because these scammers will stop at nothing to steal from you, even if it means impersonating my office or law enforcement. If you or someone you know is suspicious of a call, please hang up and call my office at 888-777-4590.”
Last Thursday, the Iowa Attorney General’s office was alerted of a scammer who was spoofing the Iowa Attorney General office’s phone number to deceive people. A scammer, using an Iowa phone number, called a woman in Oregon and left a voicemail claiming to be a special agent with the Department of Justice. The concerned woman immediately forwarded a transcript of the voicemail to her husband. He returned the scammer’s call and asked for proof of identification or government affiliation. The scammer refused and instead insisted on calling back from a “main line” to prove they were a special agent. As the scammer called back from a different Iowa phone number, the husband found online that the number appearing on the caller ID was associated with the Iowa Attorney General’s office. The husband then confronted the scammer, but the scammer evaded questions and abruptly ended the call. The husband immediately reported the scam to the Iowa Attorney General’s office.
How to Spot a Government Imposter Scam:
How to Protect Yourself:
If you or someone you know has been targeted by a government imposter scam, contact the Iowa Attorney General’s office at 888-777-4590 or file a complaint online: https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-consumers/file-a-consumer-complaint.
