Keokuk, IA- Mt. Pleasant began their season on the road at the Elks Fairview Golf Course in Keokuk and while the young teams performed well, it was another Southeast Conference team that dominated on both the boys’ and girls’ sides: Fort Madison.

In both varsity races, the Bloodhounds had 13 runners finish in the top ten (seven for the boys and six for the girls). Here’s how everyone fared last night.

Fort Madison

On the girls’ side, the Bloodhounds claimed the first five slots with Avery Rump grabbing 1^st place over Elie Hellman by 35 seconds with a time of 20 minutes and 10 seconds. Addison Rump, Mara Smith, and Jordyn Marshall claimed the other spots.

McKayla Schinstock snuck into the top ten with a time of 22 minutes and 26 seconds as Fort Madison totaled just 15 points, while Central Lee claimed second place with 97 points.

On the boys’ side, Jacob Shottenkirk, a top 30 runner in Class 3A, finished just three seconds ahead of WACO’s Jude Dykstra to take 1^st place with a time of 17 minutes and 33 seconds. Mason McLey placed 3^rd with a time of 17 minutes and 57 seconds.

Nolan Guzman, Peyton Lambert, Hunter Weigand, and Calvin Johnson claimed 5^th through 8^th place with times ranging from 18 minutes and 10 seconds to 18 minutes and 20 seconds. Finaly, Riley Tripp finished in 10^th place with a time of 18 minutes and 49 seconds.

The Bloodhounds finished with 18 points with Illini West taking 2^nd place with 71 points.

Central Lee

The Hawks girls’ team’s top runner was Evelyn Adkins as she grabbed 12^th place with a time of 23 minutes and 7 seconds. Macy Anderson was the next finisher in 22^nd place with a time of 25 minutes and 16 seconds.

On the boys’ side, the team finished in 3^rd place with 114 points as they defeated Clark County on a 6^th runner tie breaker. Leo Thomas grabbed 20^th place with a time of 20 minutes and 16 seconds, while Austin Forgarty and Ayden Kent finished in 25^th and 27^th, respectively.

Mt. Pleasant

Both squads finished with top 10 runners as the boys’ team took 5^th place with 130 points and the girls’ team took 4^th place with 98 points, losing the 6^th runner tie breaker with Keokuk.

Locken Henderson was the top runner for the Panthers as he raced to a time of 18 minutes and 4^th place. Silas Hulett finished in 13^th place followed by Oliver Rynders in 42^nd place with a time of 23 minutes and 17 seconds.

On the girls’ side, Ouintrie Lee grabbed 8^th place for the Panthers with a time of 21 minutes and 54 seconds, while Bella Dodds took 14^th place with a time of 23 minutes and 17 seconds. Monroe James claimed 30^th place with a time of 27 minutes and 1 second.

Holy Trinity Catholic

The boys’ team rounded out the team scoring with 177 points. Jay Ellison was their first finisher with a time of 21 minutes and 24 seconds, which placed him in 31^st place. Layne Rung grabbed 33^rd and Tanner Williams finished in 36^th place.

West Burlington-Notre Dame

The Falcons did not have enough runners to finish with a team score; however, Kaitlyn Kipp and Hannah Fruehling each finished within the top 15 in the girls’ race. Kipp took 6^th place with a time of 21 minutes and 34 seconds, while Fruehling took 11^th place.

Liam Haeger was the top runner for the Falcons on the boys’ side as he finished in 17^th place with a time of 20 minutes and 6 seconds.

WACO

The aforementioned Jude Dykstra was the best runner for the boys’ team with Tristan Luitjens being the next Warrior to finish in 29^th place with a time of 21 minutes and 13 seconds.

On the girls’ side, Josie Dykstra also finished in the top 10 as the Warrior paced her way to a 9^th place finish with a time of 22 minutes and 21 seconds. Elyssa Graber raced to a time of 24 minutes and 8 seconds, good enough for 16^th place.

Burlington

The girls’ team was led by Katelyn Kobliska’s 27^th place finish with a time of 26 minutes and 30 seconds. Maisy Yeoman took 32^nd place with a time of 27 minutes and 17 seconds.

Keokuk

Hannah Karre was the top runner for the Chiefs in 7^th place with a time of 21 minutes and 48 seconds as the team finished in 3^rd place with 98 points.

The boys’ team collected 163 points as Rollan Zetterlund grabbed 24^th place with a time of 20 minutes and 35 seconds.

Next Cross Country Event

A majority of these teams will meet in Fairfield on Thursday, September 12^th, for the Ron Hunerdosse Invite. Danville, New London, Mediapolis, Washington, Winfield-Mt. Union, and Van Buren County will also join the mix.

High School Football

WACO will travel to Iowa Valley tonight at 7 pm for their first district game of the season.

Fairfield will stay at home to take on Fort Madison tonight at 7:30 pm.

Mt. Pleasant will have their home opener tonight against West Burlington/Notre Dame at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm. 

Danville will travel to take on Highland tonight at 7 pm. 

New London will square off against Winfield-Mt. Union tonight at 7 pm on the road. 

Van Buren County will face off against Pekin tonight at 7 pm on the road. 

Central Lee will travel to Cardinal tonight at 7 pm.

Mediapolis will compete against Sigourney-Keota tonight at 7 pm at home.

Columbus will look to get back on track against Wapello tonight at 7 pm at home. 

High School Volleyball

Mt. Pleasant took the first set last night 25-21, but the Panthers were unable to scrape past Albia as they took the next three sets 25-23, 25-23, and 25-22 to exit with the win. The Panthers will attempt to get back in the win column on Tuesday, September 10th, at home against Fort Madison with the opening serve at 7:15 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union threw all they had at Class 2A’s #13 Lisbon, but ultimately fell to the Lions in three sets 16-21, 21-14, and 8-15. The Wolves will compete at a tournament tomorrow, September 7th, at English Valleys along with WACO. 

Central Lee dominated Keokuk last night in a sweep: 25-13, 25-12, and 25-19. Taylor Jones was a force at the net with a game leading 11 kills and five blocks. Kenna Sandoval was a jack-of-all-trades, capturing 10 kills, 18 assists, and six aces in the win. The Hawks will host Mediapolis on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.

Mediapolis lost to Washington 3-0 in close sets by scores of 25-22, 25-21, and 25-20. Bryn Wright dished out 25 assists and notched two aces in the effort. 

WACO hosted a quad last night and finished with a 2-1 record. The Warriors swept Cardinal handily 25-13 and 25-16 as Carlee Lunsford, Brenna Graber, and Ally Rinner each tallied three kills in the win; and picked up a third set victory against New London 15-10 after the Tigers took the second set 25-21. Lunsford led the squad with four service aces in the win. Their lone loss came against Fairfield in straight sets 25-12 and 25-16. Lilly Bergren and Claire Thompson grabbed seven kills apiece in the win against the Warriors. 

Fairfield swept their entire competition with set wins of 25-13 and 25-11 against New London and a 25-21 and 25-13 victory over Cardinal. Iris Lane finished with three aces against the Comets as Bergren collected 17 kills in their three games. 

Fairfield will travel to Keokuk on Tuesday at 7:15 pm. 

Van Buren County fell to Pella Christian last night 21-8 and 21-11. 

Danville, New London, West Burlington, and Van Buren County will compete in a tournament at Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow, September 7th.

Holy Trinity Catholic will look to right the ship on Tuesday against Danville at 7:30 pm on the road. 

High School Volleyball Rankings

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their second rankings of the season and the first of the regular season. Here’s how our local teams fared in the recent round of rankings.

In Class 2A, West Burlington’s lone loss to Class 3A’s #6 Mid-Prairie in a three-set thriller proved to not affect the Falcons’ ranking; in fact, the 7-1 squad moved up two spots to be ranked 9th this week. Taryn Snodgrass directs the offense with 164 assists on the season as Brenna Beggs and Madelyn Hamelton combine for 117 kills.

Class 1A features two local teams who are accustomed to the attention but are on different trends. Holy Trinity Catholic’s 1-2 stand at the Wapello Invite knocked the Crusaders from 2nd to 5th in this week’s edition of the rankings.

Entering the rankings to the #13 slot is Burlington Notre Dame. The Nikes are 6-1 through the beginning of the season with their lone loss to Mediapolis in three sets at the Wapello Invite. Chloe Wenzel has stepped up nicely for the Nikes as she has collected 26 kills and a team leading 10 blocks and 11 aces. 

High School Cross Country

The Danville girls’ and boys’ teams each started off the season with a victory last night at Wildwood Park.

On the girls’ side, the Bears finished with 66 points, 22 points better than second place. Fairfield’s squad finished in 8th place with 163 points. 

Looking at the standings for the boys’ teams, Danville sat 20 points above Van Buren County who claimed second place with 55 points. Fairfield finished in 4th place with 117 points. 

Fairfield will host their invitational on Thursday, 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. 

Winfield-Mt. Union, New London, Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, Meidapolis, and Van Buren County will run on Tuesday, September 10th, at 4:30 pm at the Riverview Club. 

Southeastern Community College

The volleyball team fell to Indian Hills Community College in straight sets 25-18, 25-17, and 25-20. The Blackhawks will face off against Des Moines Area Community College on Wednesday, September 11th, at 7 pm on the road. 

College Football

#21 Iowa is set to host this year’s rendition of the Cy-Hawk Series tomorrow, September 7th, at 2:30 pm. The Iowa broadcast will be on 105.5 FM and the Iowa State broadcast will be on 98.5 FM and AM 1130. 

This Day in Sports History

1883 – The Chicago White Stockings beat the Detroit Wolverines, 26-6 at Lake Front Park, Chicago; smash an MLB record 18 runs in the 7th inning.

1980 – College football’s longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalester College (St. Paul). 

1995 – Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig’s record, playing in 2,131 straight games.