High School Track and Field
Central Lee will head to Burlington for the Grayhound Invite today.
Mt. Pleasant will get another chance to host on Tuesday, April 21st, with Central Lee, Danville, Mediapolis, Washington, and the Central Lee, New London, WACO, Wapello, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ teams competing.
Fairfield will travel to the Ottumwa Don Newell Classic on Tuesday.
The Drake Relays are set to run from Wednesday, April 22nd, through Saturday, April 25th, with the high school competition starting on Thursday, April 23rd. The final start lists will be released by noon today.
High School Soccer
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will head to Assumption for a doubleheader against the hosts and Central DeWitt today.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will compete in the Fort Madison Invite today.
The WACO boys’ team will travel to Sigourney-Keota on Monday, April 20th, at 5 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Fort Madison on Monday with the boys at home starting at 4:30 pm and the girls on the road at 6:30 pm.
Washington will square off against Fairfield on Monday with the boys’ team on the road and the girls’ team at home with both games starting at 5 pm.
Central Lee will hit the road to play Mediapolis on Tuesday, April 21st, with the girls’ teams leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will host Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday at 5 pm.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will square off against Highland on Tuesday on the road at 5:30 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will take on Wapello at home on Tuesday at 6 pm.
High School Golf
The Southeast Conference will have their fifth conference meet of the season on Monday, April 20th, with the girls’ teams going to Mt. Pleasant and the boys’ teams heading to Keokuk.
Mediapolis will square off against Holy Trinity Catholic on Monday on the road.
New London will travel to Central Lee on Monday.
Winfield-Mt. Union will take on Louisa-Muscatine on Monday at home.
Burlington Notre Dame will host a triangular on Monday with Danville and Van Buren County making the trip.
WACO will face off against Columbus on the road on Monday.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Keokuk on Thursday, April 23rd, on the road.
Fairfield will compete in the Pella Dutch Invite today.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will host a doubleheader against Des Moines Area Community College today.
The softball team will hit the road to play Iowa Western Community College today.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team had their game against Maryland suspended due to weather holding on to a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the 6th inning. The Hawkeyes will continue the game at 1 pm today.
The Iowa State softball team fell to BYU last night, 6-5. McKenna Andrews swatted a home run in the loss. The Cyclones will look to win the rubber match today at 1 pm.
The Iowa softball team will host a doubleheader against Indiana today with game one at 1 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.