High School Track and Field
The Mediapolis girls’ and boys’ track meets scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to weather.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ and girls’ teams had their meets at Williamsburg scheduled for tonight canceled.
Due to the forecasted weather, the WACO relays have been postponed for tonight. The relays will be run on Monday, April 8th.
The WACO girls’ and boys’ teams will participate in the Demon Relays on Thursday, April 4th.
The Central Lee girls’ team’s meet at Fairfield has been canceled due to weather.
The New London boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to West Burlington for a meet on Thursday.
The Van Buren County girls’ team will travel to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and the boys’ will go to Pekin with both competitions taking place on Thursday.
High School Soccer
The WACO boys’ team pitched a shutout last night to defeat Burlington Notre Dame 2-0. The Warriors will look to continue their success against Hillcrest Academy on Thursday, April 4th, at 5 pm at home.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union versus Mt. Pleasant girls’ and boys’ games scheduled yesterday were canceled due to weather. The Wildcats had their game against Tipton tonight canceled due to weather.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Fairfield on Friday, April 5th, at 5 pm, while the boys’ will take on the Trojans at home on Thursday.
The Mediapolis versus Fairfield girls’ game scheduled for tonight has been canceled.
The Central Lee girls’ team had their matchup against Mid-Prairie postponed to a date to be determined later.
The Danville boys’ team will battle Mediapolis in a road matchup on Thursday, April 4th, at 5 pm.
High School Tennis
Mt. Pleasant had their match against Keokuk postponed to Friday, April 5th. The Panthers next match will be Thursday, April 4th, against Fort Madison with the girls’ playing at home and the boys’ team on the road.
High School Golf
The Central Lee boys’ team will take on Holy Trinity Catholic on Thursday, April 4th.
The quad hosted by New London scheduled for tonight has been postponed to a date to be determined later.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to Columbus to participate in a meet on Thursday.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team had their meet at Fairfield yesterday postponed to tomorrow, April 3rd. The girls’ team will play at Fairfield Golf and Country Club on Thursday as their competition at Washington yesterday was postponed to April 16th.
Southeastern Community College
For baseball, SCC will face off against Marshalltown Community College tomorrow, April 3rd, in a doubleheader on the road.
The SCC softball team will travel to take on Marshalltown Community College tomorrow in a doubleheader.
College Basketball
In a game that felt like a championship bout, the #1-seed Iowa women’s team managed to outpace #3 LSU 94-87. Caitlin Clark was spectacular, breaking the career mark for Division I three-point field goals made, career NCAA tournament three-point field goals made, and career tournament assists. Clark finished with a double-double, scoring 41 points and dishing out 12 assists. Kate Martin added 21 points to the winning effort. The Hawkeyes will travel to Cleveland to compete against UConn in the Final Four on Friday, April 5th, at 8:30 pm.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box and Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design, is down to the final four and 21 of the 34 brackets still have a champion in the dance.
The standings have been updated and you can follow this link to see the top ten: KILJ Bracket Challenge Standings
This Day in Sports History
1931 – 17-year old Jackie Mitchell strikes out New York Yankees stars Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition baseball game at Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
1984 – 46th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Georgetown beats Houston, 84-75; Hoyas center Patrick Ewing tournament MOP; John Thompson became the first African-American head coach to lead his team to any NCAA Division I title.
1996 – Detroit Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals his first base in 1,097th career game, in a 10-6 win at the Minnesota Twins. It’s the most games played in Major League Baseball history by a player before their first stolen base.