High School Track and Field
The 116th Drake Relays continued yesterday and four local athletes finished with a medal. Here’s a look at the highlights.
In the boys’ 100-meter dash, Landry Haberichter of West Burlington/Notre Dame and Keokuk’s Ryan Bair continued their rivalry into the finals with the Chief turning in the 2nd best time of 10.55 seconds, while Haberichter claimed 4th place with a mark of 10.72 seconds.
In the girls’ 100-meter dash, Mylee Stiefel of Burlington finished in 5th place.
Van Buren County’s Lincoln Bainbridge had a successful day with a silver medal performance in the 800-meter run with a time of 1 minute and 52 seconds before snatching 5th place in the 400-meter dash later in the evening.
In the girls’ 800-meter run, Mt. Pleasant’s Avery Fedler’s time of 2 minutes and 11 seconds was good enough for 5th place. She also teamed up with Delaney Anderson, Kynlee White, and Alex Scott turning an 8th place time of 1 minute and 47.9 seconds in the sprint medley relay.
In the field events, Pekin’s Anna Hadley, with a toss of 147 feet and 7 inches, and Kylee Hill of Burlington, with a throw of 140 feet and 9 inches, finished in 3rd and 4th place, respectively, in girls’ discus.
Lastly, Washington’s Greyson Hartman would have won the boys’ shot put with all three of his officially measured throws, but his best heave of the day was a mark of 65 feet and 0.5 inches.
For a full look at yesterday’s results, follow this link: Friday’s Results for Drake Relays
Mt. Pleasant and Central Lee will participate in the Keosippi Relays on Tuesday, April 28th.
WACO, Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County, and Columbus will compete in the Sigourney Co-Ed meet on Tuesday.
New London will host the Chris Selby Co-Ed Invitational on Tuesday with Danville, Mediapolis, Wapello, and West Burlington/Notre Dame making the trip.
High School Soccer
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team defeated Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union last night, 2-0. The Nike girls’ team will host Macomb at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will take on Danville at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 28th.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will face off against Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday at 5 pm on the road.
Central Lee split their night with Wapello as the girls’ team lost 3-2 and the boys’ team won big, 10-0. Kambrie Miller scored all three goals for the Arrows, while Evelyn Adkins netted both goals for the Hawks. Zach Estrada and Mason Sanders each collected a hat trick in the win.
Central Lee will take on Albia at home on Monday, April 27th, with the girls’ team leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Wapello boys’ team compete at home against Sigourney-Keota on Monday at 5 pm, while the Wapello girls’ team will travel to Monmouth-Roseville on Tuesday at 5 pm.
The WACO boys’ team fell to Hillcrest Academy last night, 4-0. The Warriors will hit the road to play Mediapolis on Tuesday at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team has won back-to-back games after beating Highland last night, 5-4. Trevor Yaley snatched a hat trick in the victory.
The Mediapolis girls’ team took down Monmouth-Roseville last night, 5-1. The Bullettes will play Burlington on Tuesday at 4:30 pm on the road.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete in a triangular today in Muscatine. The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Keokuk on Monday at 5 pm.
Washington will take on Fort Madison on Monday with the boys on the road and the girls at home with both games starting at 5 pm.
Fairfield will face off against Burlington on Monday at 5 pm with the boys on the road and the girls at home.
High School Golf
The Fairfield boys’ team held their invite yesterday and the Chiefs earned the title with a team score of 315 followed by Van Buren County’s 316. Leo Jirak led the Warriors with a 2nd place card of 75, as Aiden Cooper and Will Cocherell also finished within the top 10.
Mt. Pleasant claimed 4th place with a team score of 325, while Fairfield rounded out the standings with a 333. Merrick Lamm shot a 78 to finish in 8th place for the Panthers, while the Trojans had Archer Kreuter claim 9th place with a round of 79.
The Southeast Conference boys’ teams will head to Keokuk, while the girls’ teams will meet up in Burlington on Monday, April 27th.
Van Buren County will host Mediapolis on Monday.
The WACO and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams competed in the Sigourney Invite yesterday and the Nikes took 7th place with a team score of 341, while the Warriors snatched 9th place with a score of 362.
WACO’s Ian Maize carded a 79, which was good enough for 10th place, while Sam Yonker took 12th place for the Nikes.
Wapello will host WACO on Monday.
Columbus will travel to Highland on Monday.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will compete in an invite on Monday at Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will participate in the West Liberty Invitational on Tuesday, April 28th.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will host Fort Madison on Monday, April 27th.
Fairfield will travel to Burlington on Monday.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team will look to get back in the win column at home today against Northeast Community College in a doubleheader at 1 pm.
The softball team will look to bounce back at home today in a doubleheader against Marshalltown Community College at 1 pm.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team demolished Indiana last night, 12-2. Kooper Schulte scored two runs. The Hawkeyes will continue their road series with the Hoosiers today at 1 pm.
The Iowa softball team dropped both games of their doubleheader against #3 Nebraska yesterday, 9-1 in game one and 5-2 in game two. The Hawkeyes will look to avoid the sweep today at 1 pm.
The Iowa State softball team evened up their series with Kansas last night in a 4-1 final. Jessie Clemons gathered two RBIs in the win. The Cyclones will attempt to win the rubber match today at 2 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1950 – Chuck Cooper becomes the first African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics).
1974 – The NFL moves the goalposts and adopts a sudden-death playoff.
1978 – Phillie Phanatic makes first appearance.