High School Soccer

The girls’ state semifinals were upset central yesterday and here’s the results. In Class 1A, Gilbert took down the #1 seed Des Moines Christian 1-0 and the #7 seed Bishop Heelan defeated Assumption 4-1. Gilbert and Bishop Heelan will square off today.

Waverly-Shell Rock and Dallas Center-Grimes each snuck by their opponents 1-0 to advance to the championship game today for Class 2A.

In Class 3A, Valley pulled off the upset on Waukee Northwest 3-1. They will take on Johnston today after they defeated Dowling Catholic.

The boys’ state championship will also be taking place today and here are the matchups. In Class 1A, GCGR will face off against Western Christian.

Assumption will take on Gilbert in Class 2A.

Norwalk and Iowa City Liberty are looking to continue their Cinderella stories today for Class 3A.

Lastly, Iowa City West will face off against Johnston for the Class 4A crown.

High School Baseball

Mt. Pleasant will have a home doubleheader against Keokuk on Monday, June 5th.

Winfield-Mt. Union will host Lone Tree on June 6th.

West Burlington handled Danville last night 16-4. Hayden Vandenberg smacked a home run and tallied 4 RBIs in the winning effort for the Falcons. The Bears will take on BGM on June 5th.

Central Lee will host Danville on June 6th. 

New London fell to Burlington Notre Dame last night 8-1 in their conference matchup. The Tigers got on the board first in the 3rd inning due to some errant pitching by Hunter Shipley causing Nick Powell to score on a wild pitch. The Nikes would strike in the 5th inning with 7 runs coming in to score. Isaiah Crow notched a double and 3 RBIs in the inning. Caden Schwenker tallied 2 RBIs and Lucas Johnson along with Jaxon Salder grabbed an RBI each. Shipley pitched 6 innings striking out 11 batters to pick up the win. The Tigers will take on Lone Tree on June 5th on the road.

High School Softball

Mt. Pleasant will host a doubleheader against Keokuk on June 5th.

Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Hillcrest Academy 16-12 last night. Keely Malone went 2 for 5 with 4 RBIs including a two-run homer. The Wolves will host Lone Tree on June 6th.

Danville will face off against Central Lee on June 6th.

Holy Trinity Catholic defeated New London last night 13-0. The Crusaders will take on Highland on June 7th and the Tigers will compete in the Mustang Classic today.

Iowa Baseball

The Hawkeyes fended off the North Carolina comeback attempt to win 5-4. Sam Hojnar picked up a 2 RBI double in the winning effort for the Hawkeyes as Marcus Morgan pitched 5 innings and tallied 5 strikeouts. They will take on Indiana State tonight.

This Day in Sports History

1932 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman Lou Gehrig first to hit 4 consecutive HRs in a MLB game; NY Yankees beat Philadelphia A’s, 20-13 at Shibe Park.

1989 – Sportscasting legend Vin Scully broadcasts 23 innings in two different cities in one day.

2018 – Golden State guard Stephen Curry breaks Ray Allen’s NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers with 9 in the Warriors 122-103 Game 2 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

High School Soccer

The boys’ state semifinals wrapped up yesterday and championship Saturday is set, here’s how yesterday shook out.

Class 1A had two nail-biters to decide the championship matchup. The #1 seed GCGR took down Des Moines Christian 3-2 after penalty kicks decided the game. The #2 seed Western Christian also needed penalty kicks to win their matchup against Regina Catholic 2-1. GCGR and Western Christian face off tomorrow at 10 am.

In Class 2A, Assumption defeated Nevada 3-2 and Gilbert pulled off the upset on Bishop Heelan 2-1 to advance to the championship game at 1 pm tomorrow.

Norwalk and Iowa City Liberty are continuing their Cinderella stories as Norwalk took down the #1 seed Des Moines Hoover and Liberty beat the #2 seed Marion 2-0. They will face off tomorrow at 4 pm for the Class 3A crown.

Lastly, in Class 4A, Johnston won 3-1 against Ankeny Centennial and Iowa City West handled Dowling Catholic in shutout fashion 3-0. They will round out the championship games tomorrow at 7 pm.

The girls’ state semifinals continue today.

Mt. Pleasant Soccer

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ soccer team announced their team awards, and the Southeast Conference released their honors for the season.

Charice Auwerda, a sophomore, was named Attacking Player of the Year for the Panthers as she tied for both the team and conference lead in goals with 24 and had the conference lead in assists with 18 on the season. Auwerda also walked away with SEC Player of the Year honors along with 1st team All-Conference.

Another sophomore for the Panthers, Kiera Frazier, nabbed the team award for Defender of the Year. Her defensive play led to a 1st team All-Conference nod.

Freshman Sarai Sanchez and sophomore Mattisyn Wenke shared the team’s Impact Sub/Off the Bench Award. 

Leslie Lopez, junior, earned the Panther Award, which goes to the athlete who is most emblematic of the program’s values. Lopez made 11 saves on the season as the back-up goalie.

Elly Manning, fittingly, earned the team MVP for her 24 goals and 12 assists on the season. Her senior leadership showed on senior night when she scored two goals to help take down Washington. Manning was also named 1st team All-Conference.

Sonya Simon, a sophomore, was also named 1st team All-Conference for her defensive play.

Tori Wilson and Bizzie Richtman, both sophomores, earned 1st team Honorable Mention. 

Mt. Pleasant finished the season with an 11-6 record and finished 3rd in conference. It was the Panthers 5th consecutive winning season.

High School Baseball

Mt. Pleasant was able to avenge their performance on Tuesday against Washington by rallying for 4 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to win 9-5. Payton Hagans picked up the win on the mound. The Panthers will have a home doubleheader against Keokuk on Monday, June 5th.

Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to face off against Hillcrest Academy tonight.

The offenses were on full display as Van Buren County and Danville combined for 29 runs, but it was the Warriors who would come out on top 17-12. Taylor Sprouse for Van Buren County racked up 7 RBIs on three hits. The Bears will host West Burlington tonight.

Central Lee stopped West Burlington’s comeback attempt to come out on top 7-6 last night. Hayden Vandenberg smacked two home runs and tallied 4 RBIs for the Falcons. The Hawks will host Danville on June 6th. 

New London fell to Keota last night 12-2 after the Eagles scored a total of 10 runs between the 5th and 6th innings. The Tigers will take on Burlington Notre Dame tonight at home at 5:30 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame at 5:15 pm.

High School Softball

Mt. Pleasant lost to Washington last night 12-1. The Panthers struggled in the field and at the plate as the defense committed 5 errors and the offense managed just 3 hits. Addison Clark went 2 for 3 with a double and a triple with an RBI. The Panthers will host a doubleheader against Keokuk on June 5th.

Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Highland last night 17-1. Anna Anderson picked up an RBI for the Wolves. They will travel to take on Hillcrest Academy tonight. 

Danville will face off against West Burlington tonight.

Holy Trinity Catholic handled Mediapolis yesterday 9-2. Delaney Griffith and Rachel Martin tallied an RBI for Mediapolis. 

New London will host Holy Trinity Catholic tonight.

High School Tennis

The boys’ state team tournament concluded yesterday and here are the results. Xavier took down Pella 5 sets to 1 to take the Class 1A crown. Wahlert Catholic claimed 3rd place 5 sets to 3 over Decorah. 

The Class 2A championship went to Iowa City West as they defeated Waukee Northwest 5 sets to 2. Pleasant Valley won the 3rd place matchup 5 sets to 3 over Linn-Mar.

Iowa Baseball

The Hawkeyes will open up play in the NCAA tournament against North Carolina tonight at 6 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1883 – The Northwestern League’s Quincy Quincys played a local college in the first night game involving a professional team.

1958 – Brooks Robinson hits into his first of record 4 triple plays.

1987 – Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr. #1.

Prep Softball Rankings- The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their second rankings for the season and there was a major shakeup after the first two weeks of play.

Southeast Warren stayed atop the rankings after a 9-1 start to the season, but conference foe Martensdale-St. Marys fell from 2^nd to 8^th after a 2-0 loss to Wayne in Class 1A. Wayne was previously unranked but sprung up to 7^th in this week’s edition. Newell-Fonda’s undefeated 7-0 start leapfrogged Remsen St. Mary’s to be ranked 2^nd this week. Three teams fell out of the top 15: Highland, West Central Valley, and St. Ansgar. Logan-Magnolia went from unranked to 11^th and Exira-EHK is now ranked 13^th after a 4-0 start to the season.

In Class 2A, Iowa City Regina clutches on to the #1 spot despite a slow start out the gates with a 3-2 record. Central Springs hurdled Lisbon to be ranked 2^nd this week. There were juxtaposing movements in the rankings this week as South Hardin moved up 8 spots and Interstate 35 fell 9 spots. Interstate 35 was ranked 5^th last week but a four-game losing streak brought their record to a meager 3-6 on the season and 14^th in the rankings. South Hardin rounded out the rankings last week, but a 7-0 start to the season propelled them up to 7^th. Cardinal, Akron-Westfield, and Logan-Magnolia all fell out of the top 15. Alburnett is now ranked 12^th after not being on the list last week. Lousia-Muscatine following a 4-1 start to the season is now ranked 13^th and Ridge View rounds out the top 15.

Class 3A had the most amount of stability with the top 4 unchanged with Williamsburg on top with an 8-0 record. Mount Vernon’s 8-0 loss to Solon caused them to slide from 5^th to 7^th in the rankings. After being ranked 8^th last week, Benton clings on to the top 15 at the last slot with a 4-7 record. The Bobcats suffered 5 losses in a row to Assumption and Clear Creek Amana. PCM, Algona, and Atlantic all tumbled out of the top 15. Center Point-Urbana went from unranked to 10^th. West Lyon is now ranked 12^th and Chariton is ranked 14^th after a 5-0 start to the season.

Dallas Center-Grimes is ranked #1 in Class 4A with Fort Dodge remaining in 2^nd. North Scott and Carlisle tumbled down the list despite just one loss on the season. North Scott went from ranked 3^rd to 7^th and Carlisle went from 4^th to 6^th. Burlington climbed up two spots in the ranking to be slotted in 9^th after a 5-1 start to the season. After a 3-2 start to the season, Fairfield was knocked out of the top 15 and replaced by Western Dubuque who is ranked 10^th. ADM suffered a fall of 8 spots as the Tigers are now ranked 14^th after their most recent string of three losses.

Class 5A has a new top team in West Des Moines Valley after taking down the former #1 team Waukee Northwest 5-4. Beyond that change the rankings were shuffled around with no serious movement. Three teams did fall out of the top 15: Dubuque Hempstead, Iowa City Liberty, and Waukee. Des Moines Lincoln is ranked 11^th after being previously unranked. Urbandale took 12^th and Sioux City East was slotted in 15^th.