High School Track
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team hosted their relays last night and Van Buren County took home the team trophy with 129.5 points, while Danville finished in 3rd place with 113 points. For Van Buren County, Aida Troutman won the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.03 seconds and Kayley Snowgren paced the field in the 3000-meter run. The Warriors won the 4×100 and 4×800 meter relays.
For Danville, Delaney Newberry captured the win in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.96 seconds. Alaina Gourley took home two golds with a victory in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run. The Bears took the 4×200, 4×400, and sprint medley relays.
WACO collected 77 points for 5th place as the Warriors won the shuttle hurdle relay. Winfield-Mt. Union’s two wins occurred in the 100-meter hurdles with Josie Nelson finishing with a time of 16.53 seconds and the long jump with Kynlee Buffington leaping 16 feet and 3 inches.
Mt. Pleasant presented the Denny White Relays last night as the Panther girls’ team ran away with the title, scoring 187 points, while the Washington boys’ team edged out Mediapolis for the win with 82 points.
On the girls’ side, Mt. Pleasant controlled the relays, winning the 4×100 (new meet record of 49.77 seconds), 4×200 (new meet record), 4×800, shuttle hurdle, and sprint medley. Alex Scott defeated her own meet record in the 100-meter dash to claim the gold with a time of 12.58 seconds. Bella Dodds took the 400-meter dash. Kynlee White sprinted to a 1st place time of 27.33 seconds in the 200-meter dash, while Linzy Striegel won the 400-meter hurdles and the long jump with a leap of 16 feet and 2 inches.
Mediapolis picked up a lone win in the 4×400 meter relay with the team of Madden Thie, Gracie Beschorner, Payton Harris, and Josie Hutcheson, getting a mark of 4 minutes and 25 seconds. The Bulldogs finished in 2nd place in four different events.
Burlington’s Kylee Hill reset the discus meet record with a throw of 129 feet and 2 inches for the win. West Burlington/Notre Dame’s best finish was the bronze in the shuttle hurdle relay, while Central Lee’s Aubrey Weber took the bronze in the discus with a heave of 114 feet and 5 inches.
On the boys’ side, Mediapolis finished with 76 points as Kyler Crow won the 200-meter dash with a mark of 23.83 seconds. The Bulldogs also took 2nd place in four different events.
Winfield-Mt. Union set a meet record in the sprint medley with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds, while the distance medley team also grabbed the gold. Kohlby Newsom won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes and 38 seconds.
Danville’s Jackson Shacklett won the 3200-meter run with a time of 10 minutes and 8 seconds, while the Bears took the 4×400 meter relay.
Avin Truong of Mt. Pleasant led the effort with a 1st place time of 16.06 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and a winning leap of 22 feet and 2.75 inches in the long jump.
New London’s 4×200 meter relay team set a new meet record but claimed silver behind Keokuk, who finished a tenth-of-a-second faster. The Tigers did take the gold in the 4×100 meter relay with a time of 43.35 seconds.
Fairfield’s shuttle hurdle relay squad took the gold with a time of 1 minute and 2 seconds. Gabe Tejada outsprinted the field in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 57 seconds, a new meet record.
Wapello’s Kolton Small chucked the discus 138 feet and 6 inches for 2nd place. WACO had Jude Dykstra take the silver in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds. West Burlington/Notre Dame had Mason Watkins claim five points with a 4th place height of 6 feet in the high jump.
Mt. Pleasant will host their relays on Tuesday, April 22nd, with Danville, Mediapolis, and the girls’ teams of New London, Central Lee, WACO, Wapello, Winfield-Mt. Union, and West Burlington/Notre Dame making the trip.
Central Lee will compete in the Grayhound Invite tomorrow, April 19th.
The WACO boys’ team will host the Warrior Relays on Tuesday with Central Lee, New London, Wapello, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
High School Tennis
Mt. Pleasant split their showdown against Burlington last night with the girls’ team losing 8-1 and the boys’ team clawing out a 5-4 victory over the Grayhounds. Max Heater won a contentious singles match that went to a third set as Dane Cook and Elijah Rynders also collected wins in their singles matches. The teams of Sawyer Fulton/Lou Schimmelpfennig and Heater/Beckham Prough took their doubles matches.
On the girls’ side, five matches were decided by two games or less with Hali Crane scoring the lone victory for the Panthers, 9-7 over Ava Fawcett. Head coach Martha Peterson can see the development out on the court for her squad,
“Yeah, they’re getting great varsity experience. Actually, the one-win tonight was at #3, and that was her first singles win in Varsity. So that’s sort of showing that growth.”
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will take on Burlington Notre Dame on the road on Monday, April 21st, while the boys’ team will travel to Fairfield on Tuesday, April 22nd.
The Fairfield girls’ team kept their undefeated season going yesterday, defeating Keokuk 8-1. The girls’ team will host Fort Madison on Monday, while the boys’ team will hit the road tomorrow, April 19th, for the Pella Invite.
High School Golf
The Danville girls’ team fell to Columbus yesterday 468-425. For the 18-hole score, the Wildcats were led by Hailey Wellington’s mark of 98, while Danville’s Eastin Chipman was the only Bear to finish in the top five with a score of 111.
The Danville boys’ team held a triangular yesterday against New London and Columbus and the Bears claimed 1st place with a team score of 396 followed by New London at 434 and Columbus shot a 466. Danville’s Alex Holtkamp carded an impressive 71 to lead the field, while New London’s Sullivan Barron and Kason Dopler of Columbus each scored a 91, tying for the 3rd best score of the meet.
New London will face off against Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, April 25th, on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union executed the sweep yesterday over WACO with the girls’ team winning 223-244 and the boys’ team running away with their matchup 165-214. The Wolves were led by Ashlyn Bender’s 48 for the girls’ team and Konner Kinneberg’s nine-hole score of 39 for the boys’ team.
Wapello will host an invite on Wednesday, April 23rd, with Danville, Columbus, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team hosted their SEC meet last night and took home 2nd place with a team score of 166 as Washington finished on top with a team score of 160. Merrick Lamm turned in the third-best score of the course with a 39 for the Panthers. Fairfield took 4th place with a team score of 180 as Luke Thornton and Drew Myers each carded a 43. Washington’s Drew Conrad paced the course with a 35 (-1).
The girls’ teams of the SEC ventured down to Keokuk yesterday where the hosts came out on top with a score of 186. Mt. Pleasant claimed 3rd place with a score of 202, while Fairfield scored a 212.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host the next SEC meet on Monday, while the boys’ teams of the SEC will travel to Washington.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a triangular along with Burlington Notre Dame on Monday at the Bloomfield County Club.
Mediapolis will host a triangular on Monday with WACO and Wapello hitting the road to compete.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team will participate in the Lee County Classic on Wednesday, April 23rd, at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park along with Central Lee.
High School Soccer
The Mediapolis girls’ team shutout West Branch last night 3-0. The Bulldogs will take on Keokuk on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 5:30 pm at home.
The Columbus girls’ team collected their first victory of the season last night against Wapello, winning 4-0. Jenelis Panchillo scored two goals for the Wildcats in the effort. The Columbus girls’ team will host Central Lee at the Muscatine Soccer Complex on Thursday, April 24th, at 5 pm. The Columbus boys’ team will hit the road on Monday, April 21st, at 5 pm to tangle with WACO.
Central Lee will host Wapello on Tuesday with the girls’ teams playing first at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team put on an offensive onslaught last night at East Lake, pummeling Keokuk 8-0. Charice Auwerda led the way with four goals. The Panthers will travel to Burlington on Monday with the top of the conference up for grabs at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete at the Fort Madison Tournament tomorrow, April 19th, along with Mediapolis.
Fairfield swept Washington last night with the girls’ sneaking past the Demons 1-0 and the boys’ team downing their rivals 3-2. The Trojan girls’ team will hit the road to tangle with Keokuk at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will take on Danville on Tuesday, April 22nd, at home at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will face off against Quincy Notre Dame at 7 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The softball team will compete in a doubleheader against Marshalltown Community College on the road today with first pitch at 2 pm.
The baseball team will host Iowa Central Community College today for a doubleheader with game one at 3 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1964 – LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax strikes out the side on 9 pitches, for a major league best third time in his career. One of three to have ever pitched an Immaculate Inning three times.
1966 – Bill Russell becomes the first African American coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics).
1987 – Gregory Robertson does a 200-mph free fall to save an unconscious skydiver near Coolidge, Arizona.