High School Football
Mt. Pleasant is 2-0 for the first time since 2017 after dismantling Knoxville last night 42-8. The Panther defense had another phenomenal night, forcing two takeaways and constantly getting to the quarterback, Roston McCarty, which saw Isaiah Lange register 3.5 sacks on the night. On offense, the team churned out yards, collecting 139 rushing yards with Ramzy Davis punching it in for a touchdown three separate times. Grayson Walker’s night ended on a 74-yard strike to Asa Rose for his lone passing touchdown of the game. For Panther head coach John Bowlin, the gameplan was perfectly executed,
“Yeah, that was kind of our M.O. tonight. We told the guys we want to dominate from the first whistle to the last and I think you know; we started off a little slow on that first series. Didn’t do what we wanted to, but then we picked it up and you know I think they took the message to heart and did a great job executing and really, really pounded them, and that’s what we want to see tonight is kind of change how we looked there on the field and be able to establish the run all night.”
Max Sloat was named Coach Bennett Player of the Game as he was a force on defense, flying all over the field and collecting a scoop-and-score on a Keegan Birdsell blocked punt. The Panthers get back to work as they stay on the road to face off against Oskaloosa on Friday, September 12th, at 7:30 pm.
New London was unable to stop Pekin’s ground attack last night, falling to the Panthers 68-20. The Tigers will attempt to bounce back against Highland on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Wapello ran up the score against Highland last night, winning 40-7 over the Huskies. Wapello will square off against Pekin at 7 pm on the road on Friday.
A Lemar Ceant third quarter pick-six helped seal the 29-12 win for Columbus last night over Van Buren County. The Warriors will face off against Cardinal on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Winfield-Mt. Union gave it all they had but Hayden Shelman’s 250 rushing yards and six total touchdowns were too much as WACO exited on top 41-22. Cody Milks tossed for 231 yards and two scores in the loss. The Warriors will host HLV/TC on Friday at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to square off against English Valleys on Friday at 7 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame handed Fort Madison their 12th consecutive loss last night in a dominant 32-12 showing. Marcus Zachary Joyce had rushing touchdowns of 49 and 60 yards for the Falcons. West Burlington/Notre Dame will compete on the road against Keokuk on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis lost to Keokuk last night 27-14. The Bulldogs will head to Fairfield on Friday at 7:30 pm.
It was points galore in Fairfield last night, but the Trojans were on the wrong side of a back-and-forth affair, falling 44-38 to Centerville.
Danville squashed Louisa-Muscatine last night 48-0. The Bears will host Columbus on Friday at 7 pm.
Central Lee was shutout by Albia last night 30-0. Brett Cook played well defensively, leading the Hawks with 10.5 tackles and an interception. Central Lee will make the trip to Fort Madison on Friday at 7:30 pm.
High School Volleyball
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational today with Danville, Van Buren County, New London, Wapello, and West Burlington making the trip.
Winfield-Mt. Union and WACO will compete in the English Valleys Tournament today.
Mt. Pleasant will have their conference home opener on Tuesday, September 9th, when they face off against Keokuk at 7:15 pm.
Columbus will host Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will travel to Mediapolis on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant will be heading to Central College for a meet today.
Central Lee will run at the Davis County Invite on Thursday, September 11th.
Fairfield will host the “Ron Hunerdosse” Invite on Thursday, September 11th with Mt. Pleasant, Notre Dame/West Burlington, Van Buren County, New London, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union joining the meet.
High School Girls’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant is back at home on Monday, September 8th, against Keokuk.
Fairfield will head to Burlington today for the Grayhound Invite.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team split their matches on the first day of the Kirkwood Community College Invitational yesterday, sweeping Lincoln Land Community College but falling to Illinois Central College in four sets. The Blackhawks will compete in two more matches today.
The men’s soccer team will host Illinois Central College today at 3 pm.
The women’s soccer team will host John Wood Community College on Tuesday, September 9th, for their first home contest of the season.
College Football
The Cy-Hawk game is scheduled for today at 11 am. For the Cyclone broadcast, tune in to KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130, while KILJ 105.5 FM will have the Hawkeye broadcast.
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.
