High School Track and Field
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team took home another team title after winning the Keosippi Relays last night with 148.5 points. Alex Scott’s 100-meter dash time of 12.3 seconds was good enough for 1st place and 3rd in school history. Elodie Rawson claimed the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes and 29 seconds. The Panthers gathered victories in the 4×100, 4×200, and 4×400 meter relays.
Mt. Pleasant and Van Buren County will compete in the Bob Gerard Relays on Friday, May 1st.
New London hosted the Chris Selby Co-Ed Invitational last night and Mediapolis walked away with the sweep as the girls’ team collected 163 points, while the boys’ team snatched 177 points.
For the girls’ teams, Mediapolis took home the gold in the 4×400, 4×800, and distance medley relays. Layne Price also won the 100-meter hurdles. The Bullettes swept the throwing events with Payton Harris throwing the discus to a mark of 123 feet and 8 inches and Jemma Huntington snatching the win in the shot put with a heave of 31 feet and 8 inches.
West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Kaylee Webb won the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.37 seconds and the 200-meter dash with a mark of 27.11 seconds. Hannah Ritter took the 800-meter run.
Danville’s Alaina Gourley sprinted to a win in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1 minute. The Bears claimed victory in the 4×100, 4×200, and sprint medley relays.
New London’s Allison Gillip picked up the lone victory in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute and 15 seconds.
On the boys’ side, Mediapolis was led by Simon Wendel, who won the 800-meter run, and Gannon Gunn, who took the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.05 seconds. The Bulldogs claimed the 4×400, 4×800, and the sprint medley relays.
New London finished in 2nd place as a team with the help of London Franklin winning the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.88 seconds along with the long jump with a mark of 21 feet and 10.25 inches, while Riley Raines won the 1600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes and 41 seconds.
Landry Haberichter claimed the 200-meter dash for West Burlington/Notre Dame with Eli Oleson winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.25 seconds. Kellan Porter soared to a win in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet and 2 inches.
Lastly, Danville’s Trevon Herman won the shot put with a toss of 40 feet and 7 inches.
WACO will host the Ekstrand Relays tomorrow, April 30th, with Danville, Fairfield, Mediapolis, New London, Washington, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
High School Soccer
The Central Lee boys’ team clobbered Highland last night, 10-0. Peter Seyb netted four goals in the victory.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team, led by Makayla Marsden’s two goals, shutout Macomb last night, 4-0. The Nike boys’ team followed that with a 7-0 handling of Danville.
The Danville boys’ team will host Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday, May 1st, at 4:30 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will attempt to spoil Central Lee’s senior night on Friday with the boys’ teams leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team nudged past Hillcrest Academy last night, 1-0.
The WACO boys’ team fell 5-0 to Mediapolis last night. The Warriors will take on Sigourney-Keota tomorrow, April 30th, at 5 pm on the road.
The Mediapolis girls’ team lost to Burlington last night, 4-0. The Bullettes will compete against Canton tomorrow at 5 pm on the road.
The Wapello girls’ team will travel to Northeast tomorrow at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will hit the road to play Prince of Peace at 7 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Fairfield tomorrow with the boys’ team on the road kicking off at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will host the Trojans at 4:30 pm.
Washington will compete against Burlington tomorrow with the boys’ team at home and the girls’ team hitting the road with both games starting at 5 pm.
High School Golf
The Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, and Washington boys’ teams participated in the Oskaloosa Invite yesterday and the Demons finished on the podium with a 3rd place team score of 307, while the Trojans and Panthers took 10th and 11th place, respectively.
Washington was led by Rajan Roth and Drew Conrad’s score of 71, which placed them in 4th and 5th place respectively. Fairfield’s Archer Kreuter claimed a round of 78 for 18th place, while Merrick Lamm of Mt. Pleasant took home a card of 80 for 25th place.
The Southeast Conference boys’ teams will meet up in Keokuk on Friday, May 1st.
The SEC girls’ teams will make up their conference meet in Burlington tomorrow, April 30th.
Central Lee split their contest with Van Buren County yesterday with the girls’ team losing 217-263 and the boys’ team taking down the Warriors 149-166. On the girls’ side, Lily Smith led the Hawks with a score of 55. On the boys’ side, Caleb Larson and Mylan Lowenberg each carded a 36 for the Hawks, which was tops in the field, and the Warriors’ had Leo Jirak and Aden Debner each produce a round of 41.
The Central Lee, Burlington Notre Dame, and Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ teams will compete in the Keokuk Invite today.
The Central Lee and Van Buren County girls’ teams will travel to Keokuk for an Invite on Monday, May 4th.
The Wapello girls’ team exited with the sweep in their triangular yesterday, while the boys’ team defeated Lone Tree, 196-201, but fell to WACO, 193-196. The Arrows were anchored by Emmalin Marshall’s card of 42, while Wyatt Marlette and Cully Fry each shot a 48 for the Wapello boys’ team.
The Wapello girls’ team and the WACO girls’ and boys’ teams will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic for a triangular tomorrow.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team finished in 3rd place at a quad in Ottumwa yesterday.
Mediapolis will take on Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow at home.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team competed in the West Liberty Invitational yesterday and claimed 5th place as a team with a score of 344. Konner Kinneberg and Justin Knipfer medaled for the Wolves with Kinneberg taking 10th place and Knipfer grabbing 15th place with both carding an 84.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Hillcrest Academy tomorrow.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant remained unbeaten on the season with a 6-3 victory over Ottumwa last night. Sawyer Fulton and Carter Gehling each collected tiebreaker victories in their singles matches, while the teams of Fulton and Max Heater and Isaiah Lange and Charlie Syfert picked up wins in their doubles matches.
Fairfield snuck past Burlington last night, 5-4. The Trojans will host Mt. Pleasant tomorrow, April 30th.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team swept Black Hawk College in two thrillers, winning game one 10-9 and taking game two 6-5. The Blackhawks will travel to Kirkwood Community College today.
The softball team will continue their home stand today against Indian Hills Community College in a doubleheader.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team fell to Illinois State last night, 13-6. The Hawkeyes will play Illinois at home on Friday, May 1st, at 6 pm.
The Iowa softball team will host Northern Illinois tonight at 5 pm.
The Iowa State softball team swept St. Thomas yesterday, 6-5 in game one and 11-8 in game two. The Cyclones will take on #22 UCF at home at 4 pm on Friday.
This Day in Sports History
1941 – The Boston Bees agreed to change their name to the Braves.
1961 – ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” premiered.
1981 – Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies) became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.