High School Track
Central Lee made the trip to Burlington over the weekend to participate in the Grayhound Invite and the boys’ team finished in 3rd place with 53 points, while the girls’ team took 4th place with 37 points. Brayden Wyrick grabbed the lone win for the Hawks boys’ team with a 1st place time of 55.9 seconds in the 400-meter dash. For the girls’ team, Kylie Fortune leapt 5 feet to win the high jump.
Mt. Pleasant will host the Panther relays tomorrow, 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.
The WACO boys’ team will host the Warrior Relays tomorrow with Central Lee, New London, Wapello, Van Buren County, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
Fairfield will compete in the Don Newell Classic in Ottumwa tomorrow.
The 115th Drake Relays will get underway for our local high school athletes on Thursday, April 24th. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be giving updates throughout the multi-day event.
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will take on Burlington Notre Dame on the road tonight, while the boys’ team will travel to Fairfield tomorrow, April 22nd.
Fairfield will face off against Fort Madison tonight with the girls at home and the boys on the road.
High School Golf
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host their SEC meet today, 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 today at the Bloomfield County Club.
Mediapolis will host a triangular today with WACO and Wapello hitting the road to compete.
Wapello will host an invite on Wednesday, April 23rd, with Danville, Columbus, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls’ team will participate in the Lee County Classic on Wednesday at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park along with Central Lee.
New London will face off against Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, April 25th, on the road.
High School Soccer
The Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis boys’ teams competed at a tournament in Fort Madison over the weekend, with the two facing off against one another. In their showdown, the Panthers were able to sneak out with the 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs after netting two goals in the first half. Both squads struggled against Davenport North with Mt. Pleasant losing 4-1 and Mediapolis falling 6-1.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Burlington tonight with the top of the conference up for grabs at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host the Grayhounds at 4:30 pm.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will face off against Highland tonight at 5 pm at home. The Mediapolis girls’ team will take on Keokuk tomorrow, April 22nd, at 5:30 pm at home.
The Fairfield girls’ team will hit the road to tangle with Keokuk at 5 pm tonight.
The Columbus boys’ team will hit the road tonight at 5 pm to face off with WACO. The Columbus girls’ team will host Central Lee at the Muscatine Soccer Complex on Thursday, April 24th, at 5 pm.
Central Lee will host Wapello tomorrow with the girls’ teams playing first at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will take on Danville tomorrow 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 swept Spoon River College over the weekend as the Blackhawks clobbered eight home runs between the two contests. Game one saw Navy Clark post a nine-strikeout complete game performance in a 7-1 final. The Snappers tried to execute a comeback in game two, but fell short in a 9-6 victory for SCC. Jeliane Stewart crushed four home runs and collected eight RBIs to wrap up the weekend. The Blackhawks will host St. Louis Community College today for a doubleheader.
The baseball team completed the series sweep of Iowa Central Community College over the weekend, winning 11-4. Efrain Osorio slugged a three-run homer for the Blackhawks. SCC will travel to Black Hawk College today.
This Day in Sports History
1967 – The Dodgers have their first rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games).
1990 – National League umpire Bob Engel was arrested for stealing over 4,000 baseball cards from a store.
1996 – The Chicago Bulls win a then-NBA record 72 games in a single season (72-8).