Postseason Baseball
Classes 1A and 2A will be heading to Merchants Park in Carroll, Iowa, to start their journey to the state championship on Monday, July 21st, for Class 1A and Tuesday, July 22nd, for Class 2A. Here’s the matchups.
To start off the day on Monday in Class 1A, #8 Hillcrest Academy will square off against #1 Remsen St. Mary’s at 11 am.
#4 Martensdale-St. Marys will compete against #5 Kee at 1:30 pm, followed by #2 Lynnville-Sully facing off against #7 East Buchanan. The night cap at 7 pm will be #3 Saint Ansgar taking on #6 Logan-Magnolia.
For Class 2A, #1 Underwood will attempt to defend their first state title against #8 Cascade at 11 am.
#5 Mediapolis will play #4 Unity Christian at 1:30 pm on Tuesday. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 1:15 pm.
At 4:30 pm, #3 Van Meter will take on #6 Chariton and #2 Pleasantville and #7 West Lyon will end the night at 7 pm.
Class 3A and Class 4A will be heading to Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City for a one-year layover before returning to Cedar Rapids next season. Here are the matchups.
In Class 3A, #1 Wahlert Catholic enters as the favorite as they take on #8 Boone to start Monday’s slate of games at 11:30 am. The winner of that matchup will face off against the winner between #4 Assumption and #5 Saydel. On the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Pella will compete against #7 Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 5 pm and #3 Bishop Heelan will have their showdown with #6 Carlisle.
Class 4A will get started on Tuesday morning with #6 Waukee attempting to upset #3 Iowa City High at 11:30 am. At 2 pm, #2 Johnston and #7 Prairie will square off, followed by #4 Waukee Northwest versus #5 Iowa City Liberty at 5 pm. #1 Sioux City East and #8 Bettendorf will be the night cap at 7:30 pm.
Postseason Softball
Class 4A will begin the tournament on Monday, July 21st, with #1 Xavier tasked with #8 Pella at 10 am. #4 Dallas Center-Grimes will play #5 ADM at 10:30 am. #7 North Scott will be looking for the upset against #2 Norwalk, while #3 North Polk will attempt to take down #6 Western Dubuque.
Class 5A will hold the early afternoon contests with #1 Waukee Northwest playing #8 Dowling Catholic. #4 Ankeny Centennial will continue their rivalry with #5 Valley at 3 pm. #2 Linn-Mar will compete against #7 Pleasant Valley at 4:45 pm and #3 Southeast Polk will act as the home team against #6 Cedar Falls.
Class 3A’s bracket will be split between Monday and Tuesday, July 22nd, with the top half of the bracket being the nightcaps with #1 Wahlert Catholic facing off against #8 Center Point-Urbana and #4 PCM linking up with #5 West Liberty at 7:30 pm.
On Tuesday, #7 Washington will attempt to spoil #2 Williamsburg’s trip to Fort Dodge at 10 am and #3 Albia will take on #6 Estherville Lincoln Central at 10:30 am.
In Class 1A, Wayne grabbed the #1-seed with a 25-2 record and they will face off against the #8-seed Highland. #4 Riverside and #5 Newell-Fonda will link up in the early evening matchup.
With a 28-4 record, #2 Clarksville will square off against #7 Newman Catholic with the winner scheduled to face off against the winner between #3 Wapsie Valley and #6 St. Edmond.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Van Meter enters as the favorite as the Bulldogs look to defend their Class 2A title with an opening round matchup against #8 East Marshall. Grabbing the #4 and #5 seeds were Durant and West Fort, respectively.
#2 Louisa-Muscatine flew past Pella Christian 6-3 on their way to their first state tournament appearance since 2022. The Falcons will compete against #7 West Monona. Lastly, #3 West Lyon will take on #6 Cascade at 3 pm.
Local Athletic Summer Camps
The WACO youth volleyball camp for 5th through 8th graders and the high school camp’s registration due date is Wednesday, July 23rd.
Check out this link for other local summer athletic camps: School Summer Camps
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees and Quincy Doggy Paddlers forgot to bring their defense to their matchup last night as the two teams combined for 32 hits, 20 walks, and 44 runs as the Bees won their fourth game in a row by a 27-17 final. Kooper Schulte smacked a home run and tabbed two RBIs in the effort. The Bees will host the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings and Thrillville Thrillbillies had their game postponed last night. The two will engage in a doubleheader today with game one at 4 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1877 – First Wimbledon: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins the inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
1903 – First Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event.
1910 – Cy Young wins the 500th game of his Baseball Hall of Fame career as the Cleveland Naps beat the Washington Senators, 5 – 2, in 11 innings; only pitcher in MLB history to reach this milestone.
For the second year in a row, Libby Myers has claimed the coveted title of Grand Champion in the Market Beef division at the Henry County Fair.
It’s been a whirlwind week for Morgan, and she capped it off in style — taking the top spot in the Breeding Beef show with her heifer, Gloria.