High School Baseball
#6 Mediapolis handled Wapello last night 10-1. Wyatt Marlette had the lone RBI.
#6 Mediapolis will travel to Class 1A’s #2 Sigourney on Tuesday, July 1st, at 5:30 pm.
Danville will enjoy their senior night on Monday at 7:30 pm when the Bears take on Wapello.
West Burlington’s Bo Begner tallied two RBIs in a 5-1 win over Pekin last night. The Falcons will host Hillcrest Academy on Monday, June 30th, at 5:30 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame clobbered Winfield-Mt. Union last night 11-0.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 5:30 pm at home.
Burlington Notre Dame will host Burlington tonight at 7 pm.
New London stopped a three-game skid last night after defeating Van Buren County 8-6. Isaiah Meek strung together three hits for an RBI for the Warriors.
New London will take on Lone Tree on Monday at 7 pm at home.
Van Buren County will celebrate their Senior Night on Wednesday, July 2nd, at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield’s win streak ends at seven after splitting their doubleheader with Denison Schleswig yesterday. The Trojans took game one 11-6 with the help of small ball as Voss Richardson and Ethan Bisgard each collected two RBIs. Despite three RBIs from Aiden Westercamp in game two, the Trojans lost 10-6.
Fairfield will square off against Keokuk on Monday in a home doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee will head to Waterloo Riverfront Stadium today for a tournament with their first opponent being Grand View Christian at 2 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Burlington for a doubleheader at Community Field on Monday with game one at 5:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call for game one with the pregame show at 5:15 pm.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Holy Trinity Catholic last night and the Crusaders celebrated Emily Ross’ Senior Night in style, sweeping the Panthers 9-0 in game one and 11-7 in game two. Sydney Jarvis clocked a double with two RBIs along with the win in the circle in game one, while Paityn Ensminger and Quintrie Lee each tallied a hit.
Mt. Pleasant will compete in the Rick Doran Classic today with game one taking place against Iowa City West at 12:30 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against WACO on Tuesday, July 1st, at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee struggled on day one of the Rick Doran Classic, getting smacked by Valley and West Liberty by the same score, 11-1. The Hawks will head back for day two today.
Van Buren County buried New London last night 10-1. Addison Brauns cracked two triples for two RBIs in the winning effort.
New London will tangle with Lone Tree on Monday, June 30th, with gametime at 5:30 pm at the Winfield Softball Field.
Van Buren County will hit the road to take on Centerville on Wednesday, July 2nd, at 5:30 pm.
Mediapolis fell to Wapello last night 4-1. Payton Harris had the lone RBI for the Bulldogs, while Quinn Zwelbohmer struck out 15 and allowed only three hits in seven innings of work.
Mediapolis will host Davis County on July 8th at 5:30 pm.
Wapello will travel to WACO on Monday with first pitch at 7 pm.
WACO lost 12-0 to Pekin last night. The Warriors will participate in the Iowa Valley Tournament today.
Fairfield participated in the Clear Creek Amana-Solon Classic yesterday and dropped both games, losing 7-3 to Regina Catholic and 12-5 to the Clippers. Olivia Hollander collected four RBIs between the two contests. The Trojans will head to Solon today with a game against the Spartans at 10 am.
West Burlington Notre Dame will compete in the Eddie Jones Memorial Tournament at Washington today with game one at 12:30 pm against the Demons.
Columbus will face off against Louisa-Muscatine on Monday at 7 pm.
Danville will host Central Lee on Tuesday for a senior night doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Postseason Softball
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the postseason brackets for all five classes yesterday, here’s a look at our local matchups.
For Class 1A Region 1, game one on July 7th will pin WACO against Wapello at 7 pm with the Arrows getting a home game. The winner of the matchup will play Holy Trinity Catholic at West Point South Park on July 9th at 7 pm.
Over in Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will host Danville on July 7th at 7 pm with the winner advancing to play #2 Louisa-Muscatine on July 9th in a road showdown.
Also playing on day one will be New London/Winfield-Mt. Union, as the Tigers will make the pilgrimage to Pella Christian High School to face off against the Eagles. The winner will take on Wilton in the quarterfinals.
Columbus earned a bye and a home game with the Wildcats gearing up for a contest with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on July 9th at 7 pm in the top half of the bracket with Louisa-Muscatine expected to host the July 11th contest in the semifinals if both teams advance.
On the bottom half of the Class 4A Region 3 bracket, it is a repeat of the season opener as Mt. Pleasant will travel west to face off against Oskaloosa. The Panthers struck first that night with a two-run homer off the bat of Paityn Ensminger, but could not keep the momentum going as they fell 11-3. KILJ will be on the call.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees lost to the Quincy Doggy Paddlers last night 6-4. Miles Risley clobbered a double and an RBI. The Bee will remain at home tonight to take on the Normal CornBelters at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings snuck past the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes last night 7-5. The LumberKings will play two against the Quincy Doggy Paddlers on the road tonight with game one at 5 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1975 – Reigning PGA Championship winner Lee Trevino and playing partners Jerry Heard, Bobby Nichols, Jim Ahern and Tony Jacklin are struck by lightning at Western Open; suffer minor burns.
1993 – Carlton Fisk is released by the Chicago White Sox as the then all-time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher.
2023 – New York Yankees’ pitcher Domingo Germán throws the 24th perfect game in MLB history and the first since 2012 in a 11-0 win over the Oakland A’s.
