High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will stay at home to compete against Tipton on Friday, September 13th, at 7 pm for Military Appreciation Night. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will go against West Liberty on Friday at 7:30 pm at home.
WACO will celebrate homecoming this Friday at 7 pm against Winfield-Mt. Union.
New London will host Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm.
Fairfield will face off against Washington on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Danville is back at home to take on Pekin on Friday at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will host Highland on Friday at 7 pm for their home opener.
Central Lee will take on Durant on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Mediapolis will attempt to upset Regina Catholic on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Columbus will hit the road to face off against Lisbon at 7 pm on Friday.
Wapello will compete at home against Louisa-Muscatine on Friday at 7 pm.
High School Volleyball
Wapello defeated WACO handily last night 25-9 in the first and second sets and 25-20 in the third set. Mila Jordan finished with 13 kills and an ace in the win. The Arrows will compete against Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday, September 17th, at 7:30 pm at home.
Winfield-Mt. Union traveled to Pekin last night and exited with a 3-1 victory, taking the first two sets 25-20 and 25-17 before winning the fourth set in dominating fashion 25-9. Kynlee Buffington led the team with 14 kills and four blocks, while Madisen Kellogg tallied 34 assists. The Wolves will host WACO tomorrow, September 12th, at 7:30 pm.
In an attempt to avenge their loss to West Burlington in the championship game of their tournament over the weekend, Burlington Notre Dame won the second set 25-21 to even the match. However, the Falcons soared to a 3 to 1 victory, taking the third and fourth sets 25-17 and 25-21. Madelyn Hamelton and Brenna Beggs each collected 14 kills in the win as Taryn Snodgrass tabbed 46 assists.
Van Buren County swept New London last night 25-11, 25-6, and 25-13. The Warriors will take on Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow on the road at 7:30 pm.
New London will face off against Central Lee tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
Central Lee and Mediapolis battled last night, but the Bulldogs won in straight sets 26-24, 25-21, and 25-23. Bryn Wright had 22 assists and Ellah Wagenbach led the Bulldogs with 10 kills in the win. Taylor Jones grabbed 16 kills and an ace for the Hawks. The Bulldogs will host Danville tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant and Fort Madison each entered last night looking for their first conference victory of the season and it was the Panthers who captured the victory in front of the home fans in a narrow sweep 25-22, 25-20, and 25-22 against the Bloodhounds.
The first set started with the Panthers running off with a 6 to 0 lead, but the Bloodhounds would not go away without a fight, tying the game at 21 before Mt. Pleasant finished the job. Addison Clark picked up five of her eight kills in the first set.
In a similar situation, set two saw the two go back-and-forth before the Panthers rallied to the tune of a 9 to 3 run to take a 24 to 16 lead as Kynlee White notched three of her four kills in the set. Nevertheless, Fort Madison staged a small comeback, winning the next four points before an errant hit ricocheted off the sound speaker in the gym to claim the second set.
Finally, the Panthers held off the Bloodhounds last rush with Savannah Slobodnik capturing five of her seven kills in the final set along with a block assist. Assistant coach Hattie Rowan, who stepped in for head coach Logan Wall last night, talked about the senior’s performance,
“Well, I mean, she’s a leader and she showed me that last year. So, I was very excited for her, especially this game. I think you’re going to see more of that because she’s really a light on our court.”
Abby Carthey generated 26 assists and an ace in the win. The Panthers will compete in a tournament at Wilton on Saturday, September 14th. Coach Rowan is hoping the win last night will help the team’s confidence going into the rest of the season,
“I told them at one point I said, ‘you know, we might bend, but just don’t break,’ because I feel like, you know, we’re trying to get over that mental hump. And I think we got over that for the most part. So, I hope we keep that going with tougher teams, easier teams, so.”
Fairfield and Keokuk split the first two sets before the Trojans rambled away with victory, winning the third set 25-15 and the fourth set 25-6. Faith Jones totaled 40 assists as Lily Bergren hammered home 20 kills and notched two aces in the win. Fairfield will compete in a tournament at Williamsburg on Saturday.
High School Cross Country
Fairfield will host their invitational tomorrow, September 12th, with Burlington Notre Dame, Central Lee, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, Mediapolis, Mt. Pleasant, Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County, and New London all attending.
High School Cross Country Rankings
The Iowa Track Coaches Association released the third edition for the team rankings yesterday and here’s where our local teams ranked.
In Class 3A, Fort Madison found their way onto the list for both the boys’ and girls’ teams with the boys’ being ranked 11th and the girls’ placed at 13th.
The Mediapolis boys’ team, headlined by Will Schmidgall, was ranked #18 for Class 2A.
For the boys’ teams in Class 1A, #13 Jackson Shacklett leads the #4-ranked Danville team, while #14 Van Buren County is anchored by #7 Lincoln Bainbridge.
Lastly, the Danville girls’ team was ranked 12th in this week’s rankings.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will face off against Des Moines Area Community College tonight at 7 pm on the road.
College Football
Iowa will attempt to get back on track against Troy at home on Saturday, September 14th, with kickoff at 3 pm. The broadcast will be on KILJ 105.5 FM.
Iowa State is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1951 – Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes.
1966 – Johnny Miller becomes the first New York Yankee to hit a home run on his first MLB at bat; his second home run came on his final MLB at bat in 1969.
1983 – Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris runs for 118 yards in a Steelers 25-21 win at Green Bay to become only the third player in NFL history at the time to rush for 11,000 yards.
