High School Baseball

Burlington Notre Dame traveled to North Scott for the Lancer Baseball Invitational over the weekend and split their games. The Nikes took down the Lancers 6-1 as Landry Haberichter and Spencer Brent each tabbed two RBIs in the win. 

Game two saw Notre Dame lose their first game of the season against Cedar Falls 9-6. Eli Oleson slugged a home run and collected two RBIs in the losing effort. The Nikes will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tonight on the road at 5:30 pm. 

Fairfield will compete against Washington tonight at 5:30 pm in a road doubleheader. 

Mt. Pleasant will host Burlington tonight in a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm. 

Danville will travel to Highland tonight at 5:30 pm. 

Mediapolis will take on Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5:30 pm at home. 

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Van Buren County tonight at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Central Lee will take on Mediapolis tomorrow, June 11th, at 5:30 pm on the road. 

New London will square off against Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow at 5:30 pm on the road. 

West Burlington will play Louisa-Muscatine on Wednesday, June 12th, on the road at 5:30 pm. 

High School Softball

Fairfield hosted a tournament over the weekend and here’s how Saturday’s slate of games played out. 

Mt. Pleasant dropped their game to Fairfield 10-0. Chaley Cook and Lila Cook each picked up the hit in the loss. In the Panthers’ second game of the day, Mt. Pleasant jumped out to a 4 to 0 lead over Van Buren County but was unable to hold off the Warriors, losing 5-4. Ashlynn Huff led the Warriors with two RBIs, while Emma Starr cracked a three-RBI triple for the Panthers. 

Fairfield’s second game was a 3-0 loss to Cardinal, while the Comets defeated Van Buren County 4-0 in game one. 

Shockingly, West Burlington dropped both of their contests on Saturday: 10-8 against Grinnell and 7-6 to Central Lee. Shona Anderson cracked a home run and collected six RBIs between the two contests. 

Central Lee’s first game of the day did not go as planned as the Hawks fell to Chariton 8-0. 

Mt. Pleasant will host Burlington tonight in a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:15 pm. 

West Burlington will take on Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow, June 11th, at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Central Lee will square off against Mediapolis tomorrow at 7 pm on the road. 

Fairfield will face off against Washington in a conference doubleheader tonight at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Van Buren County will host Winfield-Mt. Union tonight at 7 pm. 

Winfield-Mt. Union competed at the BGM Triangular over the weekend and lost both opponents: 12-0 to East Marshall and 15-1 to BGM. 

Holy Trinity Catholic will host Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm. 

Danville will travel to Highland tonight at 7 pm. 

WACO will take on Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 5:30 pm at home. 

Mt. Pleasant Track and Field

The high school track and field season ended back on May 18th, but Mt. Pleasant celebrated their seasons with an award ceremony and here’s the honorees.

For the girls’ team, Alex Scott earned “Leading Scorer” as she was one of the individual qualifiers for the state meet where she finished in 8th place for the 100-meter dash and ran in the three relays. She also broke a school record. 

Kya Goodrich was named “Most Improved” as she took 7th place at the state meet in the discus with a throw of 119 feet and 6 inches. Bailey Jalas also grabbed “Most Improved” as she finished with a school record and 15th in state at the long jump.

Rookie of the Year went to Kiyah Sanders. The freshman was a part of the 4×200 meter relay team that finished in 9th place at the state meet. Andi Scott and Kynlee White also broke school records.

Lastly, Courtney Raub was honored with the “Panther Award.” The senior leader participated in the 800-sprint medley team that competed at state. The girls’ team finished in first place at five meets and took second at the SEC conference meet. 

On the boys’ side, Payson Coleman and Harmon Ensminger were both awarded with the “Panther Award.” Gavin Slagel was given “Most Improved.” Jude Dykstra earned the “Hammer Award.” Hoang Quang took home “Rookie of the Year” for his performance in the long jump.

Lastly, Avin Truong was named team “MVP.” Truong earned a trip to the state meet where he finished in 14th place with a leap of 20 feet and 4.5 inches. His best jump of the year was 21 feet and 11 inches. Truong also had the fastest times in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. 

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team claimed four second-place finishes this season. 

Prospect League

The Burlington Bees defeated the Jackson Rockabillys on Saturday with a final score that resembled closer to a football game, 15-14 after 10 innings. Reese Moore clocked two doubles and collected four RBIs in the winning effort as Jace Figueroa scored the winning run on a wild pitch. 

The Clinton LumberKings demolished the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes early in the weekend 10-0. Jalen Martinez led the charge with three RBIs. 

The LumberKings and Bees took on one another last night with Clinton winning in considerable fashion 16-3. Landon Akers had a triple and two RBIs for the Bees. 

Burlington will play tomorrow, June 11th, on the road against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp at 7:05 pm.

Clinton will take on the Lucky Horseshoes tomorrow at home at 6:30 pm. 

This Day in Sports History

1880 – MLB Boston Red Caps’ outfielder Charley Jones becomes the first to hit two home runs in one inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bisons. 

1944 – Relief pitcher Joe Nuxhall at 15 years, 316 days, debuts for the Cincinnati Reds; becoming the youngest player in MLB history. He later becomes an All-Star and a broadcaster.

1974 – Philadelphia Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits a ball off the public address speaker hanging from the Houston Astrodome roof. The first time the feat was accomplished since the Astrodome opened in 1965. 

Mount Pleasant, IA- The 2024 high school girls’ and boys’ track and field season ended back on May 18^th, but the Mt. Pleasant girls’ and boys’ team recently held their team award ceremony to commemorate the season and here’s their honorees.

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team claimed seven individual state qualifiers along with three relay teams. Alex Scott was one of the individual qualifiers and ran in two of the relays; moreover, in her sophomore campaign she nabbed a school record and “Leading Scorer.”

Kya Goodrich, a senior, caught fire late in the season, culminating in a second-place finish at the conference meet, a first-place finish at the state qualifying meet, and the 7^th best throw at state with a heave of 119 feet and 6 inches. This earned Goodrich “Most Improved.”

Bailey Jalas claimed the conference crown in the long jump and was consistently at the top of the leaderboard, including a state qualifying leap of 16 feet and 6 inches. She finished in 15^th place at state. Jalas was honored with “Most Improved” as she also grabbed a school record.

Rookie of the Year went to Kiyah Sanders. The freshman was a part of the 4×200 meter relay team that finished in 9^th place at the state meet. Additionally, Sanders was finishing in the top 10 for long jump for most of the season.

Andi Scott, a senior, and Kynlee White, a sophomore, also finished with school records as they both made trips to the state meet. White and Scott both ran in the 4×100 meter relay and 4×200 meter relays, 5^th and 9^th respectively, and White took 19^th in the 200-meter run along with 22^nd place in the 800-sprint medley.

Courtney Raub was the honoree for the “Panther Award.” Raub ran in the 800-sprint medley relay and was one of the senior leaders for this Panther team. Raub had the second-best team time of the 400-meter dash with a finish of 1 minute and 6 seconds.

Ultimately, the girls’ team finished in first place in five meets and second in two meets, including the SEC meet.

(Photo Courtesy of Scot Lamm)

Moving over to the boys’ side, Payson Coleman and Harmon Ensminger were honored with the “Panther Award.” Ensminger had the second-best throw of the team in the shot put with a heave of 46 feet and 7.5 inches, while Coleman was apart of the 4×100, 4×200, and 4×400 meter relays.

Jude Dykstra, a sophomore, earned the “Hammer Award.” He was the team’s top distance runner with the best time in the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter run, and the 1600-meter run.

Gavin Slagel, a sophomore, grabbed the “Most Improved.” Another distance runner, Slagel positioned himself as the third-best on the team in the 1600 and 3200-meter runs.

Hoang Quang made a name for himself in his first season donning the Maroon and Gold at the high school level. The freshman was one the top-three runners on the team in the 100 and 200-meter dashes, along with ranking in second on the team in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet and 2 inches. This earned Quang “Rookie of the Year.”

Lastly, Avin Truong was named team “MVP.” Truong earned a trip to the state meet where he finished in 14^th place with a leap of 20 feet and 4.5 inches. His best jump of the year was 21 feet and 11 inches. Truong also had the fastest times in the 100 and 200-meter dashes.

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team claimed four second-place finishes this season.

High School Baseball

Central Lee won on a dramatic walk-off last night 5-4 over Fairfield. Dain Bukhart led the Trojans with two RBIs in the loss. The Hawks will take on Mediapolis on Tuesday, June 11th, at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Fairfield will compete against Washington on Monday, June 10th, at 5:30 pm in a road doubleheader. 

Mt. Pleasant traveled north to Alburnett last night and the Panthers produced another dramatic win against the Pirates 12-6. The Panthers led 6 to 1 at one point in the game before the Pirates diligently tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Mt. Pleasant then batted around the order with multiple two RBI singles from Carson Andreasen and Payton Walker, who had one more RBI earlier in the game, helping push the game out of reach. The Panthers will host Burlington on Monday in a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm. 

New London handled Danville last night 12-4. Gavin Menke-Bailey swatted a home run and he and Michael Raines each notched three RBIs in the win. The Bears will travel to Highland on Monday at 5:30 pm. 

New London will square off against Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Burlington Notre Dame will compete in the Lancer Baseball Invitational today with their first game against North Scott. 

West Burlington was knocked around by Mediapolis last night 8-0. Brock Thuleen registered two hits in the loss. The Falcons will play Louisa-Muscatine on Wednesday, June 12th, on the road at 5:30 pm. 

Mediapolis will take on Hillcrest Academy on Monday at 5:30 pm at home. 

Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Van Buren County on Monday at 5:30 pm on the road. 

High School Softball

Fairfield hosted the first round of their tournament yesterday and fell to Central Lee 10-5. Shanna Buford and Aubree Bunnell each clobbered a home run in the win as they combined for five RBIs. The Hawks will take on Chariton today at 1 pm. 

The Trojans will compete against Mt. Pleasant today. 

Mt. Pleasant competed against Chariton yesterday and lost 16-0. Abigail Shelangoski and Lila Cook each tabbed hits for the Panthers. 

Van Buren County was defeated by Grinnell yesterday 10-0. The Warriors will take on Cardinal today. 

West Burlington played twice yesterday, sneaking past Cardinal 4-2 and throttling Mediapolis 12-0. The Falcons will face off against Grinnell today at 1 pm at Fairfield. 

Winfield-Mt. Union defeated Columbus last night after a clutch four-run 7th inning gave the Wolves the 5-3 victory. Makiah Lower picked up the win with two strikeouts. The Wolves will compete at the BGM Triangular today with East Marshall being their first opponent. 

Holy Trinity Catholic will host Lone Tree on Monday, June 10th, at 5:30 pm. 

Danville will travel to Highland on Monday at 7 pm. 

WACO will take on Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday, June 11th, at 5:30 pm at home. 

Prospect League

The woes for the Burlington Bees continued last night after losing to the Jackson Rockabillys 5-3. Cooper Donlin, Merrick Mathews, and Skyler Agnew each grabbed an RBI in the losing effort. The Bees will look to avenge their loss tonight at home at 6:30 pm. 

The Clinton LumberKings and the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp had their offenses rolling last night, but the Pistol Shrimp walked it off in the bottom of the 10th inning, winning 11-10. Bryan Belo led the team with two RBIs. The LumberKings will compete against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes tonight at 6:30 pm. 

This Day in Sports History

1920 – Reds’ Edd Roush falls asleep in center during a long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but the umpire ejects Roush for delay of game.

1966 – NFL & AFL announce merger plans, one league with two divisions (NFC and AFC) starting in 1970

1989 – Pirates score 10 in 1st (their best inning since 1942), prompts Pirate broadcaster Jim Rooker to say he would walk from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia if the Pirates lost, Phillies beat them 15-11, Rooker walks at end of season.