High School Volleyball

Winfield-Mt. Union’s next game will be against Pekin for their senior night tonight at 7 pm.

WACO will travel to play Columbus tonight at 7:30 pm.

Holy Trinity Catholic’s next game will be tonight at 7:30 pm as they travel to play Danville.

The New London Tigers next game will be tonight against Fort Madison at 7:15 pm.

The Mount Pleasant Panthers went 1-1 at the SEC tournament on Tuesday as they defeated Keokuk in straight sets but lost to Burlington 2 sets to 1 by scores of 25-23, 25-11, and 15-9. The SEC tournament will resume next Tuesday, in the meantime, the Panthers will be participating in an Invitational hosted by Oskaloosa Saturday, October 8^th.

High School Football

The Mount Pleasant Panthers are celebrating Homecoming tomorrow, October 7^th, against the Burlington Greyhounds. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm with pregame to start at 7:15, here on KILJ.

Winfield-Mt. Union is in a big matchup tomorrow as the Wolves travel to play WACO. The Wolves come into the game with a 5-2 record, while the Warriors are still undefeated at 7-0. The game is scheduled to start at 7 pm.

The New London Tigers will be celebrating senior night tomorrow against Lone Tree at 7 pm.

In Mount Pleasant’s district, North Scott is at home against Clinton, and Fort Madison will be traveling to play Iowa City Liberty, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. In other area games, Fairfield hosts Solon and Washington travels to play Keokuk, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.

Elementary Basketball Tournament

Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The men’s soccer team fell to Missouri Baptist University 3-0 yesterday. Thomas Mullen led the Tiger offense with 3 shots on the game. They will travel to clash with Culver-Stockton College at 5 pm on October 11th. Coach Jorge Sierra Galeas joined us on Tiger Nation and discussed the team’s difficult schedule and how the players have responded.

“You know, I can arrange games against teams we can beat 10-0, but these types of games are going to teach us more and are going to make us a better team in the long run in our type of games and they have done a really good job. They’re motivated, they are ready for the next game next Tuesday against Culver-Stockton and we always talk to them that we have to keep going as soon as we put our heads down that’s it. So, I feel they have done a really good job. So, it’s all about being patient and all those types of things.”

The Tiger volleyball team will be in action tomorrow and Saturday when they travel to participate in a CAC Classic where they will have 5 matches in 2 days.

The Tiger football team will be at home Saturday, October 8th, to face off against Dickinson State University at 1 pm.

The Tiger women’s soccer team next game will be October 11^th at Mediapolis High School where they will host William Penn University at 7 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1880 – The National League kicked the Cincinnati Reds out for selling beer.

1995 – The Colorado Avalanche (formerly the Quebec Nordiques) won their first NHL game when they beat the Detroit Red Wings.

2003 – The Indianapolis Colts became the first team in NFL history to win after trailing by 21 or more points with less than four minutes to play in regulation. The game went to an extra period where the Colts defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-35.

High School Volleyball

Winfield-Mt. Union found themselves down two sets to none last night against WACO after the Warriors won the first two, 25-16 and 25-10. But, the Wolves, led by Bradie Buffington’s 21 kills, won the third set 25-20 and dominated the final two sets of the game on their way to their 20^th win of the season. Melina Oepping added 15 kills, Keely Malone tallied 50 assists, and Keetyn Townsley had 7 serving aces for the Winfield-Mt. Union. The Wolves next game will be against Pekin for their senior night tomorrow. WACO will travel to play Columbus tomorrow at 7:30 pm.

Holy Trinity Catholic defeated Central Lee in straight sets last night for their senior night by scores of 25-10, 25-19, and 25-16. The Crusaders next game will be tomorrow at 7:30 pm as they travel to play Danville.

The New London Tigers next game will be Thursday, October 6th, against Fort Madison.

High School Football

The Mount Pleasant Panthers are celebrating Homecoming this Friday, October 7^th, against the Burlington Greyhounds. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm with pregame to start at 7:15, here on KILJ.

Winfield-Mt. Union is in a big matchup this Friday as the Wolves travel to play WACO. The Wolves come into the game with a 5-2 record, while the Warriors are still undefeated at 7-0. The game is scheduled to start at 7 pm.

The New London Tigers will be celebrating senior night this Friday against Lone Tree at 7 pm.

In Mount Pleasant’s district, North Scott is at home against Clinton, and Fort Madison will be traveling to play Iowa City Liberty, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. In other area games, Fairfield hosts Solon and Washington travels to play Keokuk, both games scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.

Elementary Basketball Tournament

Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The Tigers women’s soccer team traveled to play the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy Eutectics last night and it was an offensive showcase as Iowa Wesleyan put up 4 goals in the second half going on to win 7-1. Jaycee Page tallied two goals in the game and Desire’ Adams put up two goals as well and added an assist. Bella Goodson and Kacey Hernandez each scored a goal. Baylee Alvarado recorded an assist. The Tigers are now 6-5 and riding a 3-game win streak. Their next game will be October 11^th at Mediapolis High School where they will host William Penn University at 7 pm.

The Men’s golf team will have to wait until March to play their spring schedule as their fall season concluded yesterday at the Central Fall Invite. Trace White led the way for the Tigers with a two-day total of 157, tying him for 10^th overall. Tate Nelson was the next Tiger as he finished tied for 47^th with a total of 167 strokes. Brevin Wilson tied for 50^th, Bailey Shelledy tied for 71^st, and Colton Sherwood rounded out the day with a total of 194 strokes. The team finished in 12^th place. The two individual Tigers shot well on day 2, as Brady Lukavasky finished tied for 43^rd after hitting a 166. Kenny Tucker tied for 66^th with a total of 175.

The Tiger volleyball team will be in action this Friday and Saturday when they travel to participate in CAC Classic where they will have 5 matches in 2 days.

The men’s soccer team looks to get back in the win column this afternoon when they travel to play Missouri Baptist University at 2 pm.

The Tiger football team will be at home Saturday, October 8th, to face off against Dickinson State University at 1 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1921 – The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time. The game was between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees.

1932 – The Detroit Falcons introduced a new name (the Redwings) and new uniforms to the city of Detroit.

2003 – The Chicago Cubs won their first postseason series since the 1908 World Series.