High School Track and Field
Mt. Pleasant and Washington will venture north to the Williamsburg Co-Ed Invitational tomorrow, April 7th.
Mediapolis will host the Dave Aamodt Relays tomorrow with Danville, West Burlington/Notre Dame, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
The WACO Relays are scheduled for tomorrow with Van Buren County, New London, and Columbus competing.
The Fairfield girls’ team will hold their own meet tomorrow with Central Lee flying over, while the Fairfield boys’ team will participate in the Dennis Anderson Relays.
High School Soccer
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Columbus on the road tonight with the girls playing first at 5 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will head down the road to compete against Burlington tonight with game one at 5:30 pm.
The WACO boys’ team will square off against Fairfield tonight on the road at 5 pm.
Central Lee will contend with Keokuk for their home opener tonight with game one at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will stay at home to face off against Cedar Rapids Washington tonight at 6 pm.
The Washington girls’ team will travel to Oskaloosa tonight at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Hillcrest Academy tomorrow, April 7th, at 5 pm.
Wapello will take on Cedar Valley Christian tomorrow at home with the girls leading off the night at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will hit the road to play Tipton tomorrow at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will host Danville on Thursday, April 9th, at 7 pm.
High School Golf
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will start their conference play today with the girls’ teams heading to Washington and the boys’ teams playing in Fairfield.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow, April 7th, at home.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow.
Mediapolis will travel to Danville tomorrow.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy at home tomorrow.
Van Buren County will travel to Central Lee tomorrow.
WACO will compete against Lone Tree tomorrow at home.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will attend the Wapello Invite on Wednesday, April 8th.
High School Boys’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will take on Keokuk for their home opener tomorrow, April 7th.
Fairfield will host Burlington for their first match of the season on Thursday, April 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team swept Iowa Lakes Community College over the weekend, 6-4. The Blackhawks will stay at home to take on Heartland Community College today.
The softball team will face off against Indian Hills Community College on Wednesday, April 8th, in a road doubleheader.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box, is officially underway with 60 brackets submitted with the top three set to receive prizes.
Offense was a hard commodity to come by in game one of the Final Four as #2 UConn and #3 Illinois both shot less than 40% from the field, but the Huskies drained 12 three-pointers on their way to a 71-62 victory over the Fighting Illini. Tarris Reed Jr. finished with a 17 point and 11 rebound double-double.
#1 Michigan thoroughly decimated #1 Arizona in the night cap of the Final Four, 91-73. Five Wolverines collected double figure points with Elliot Cadeau dishing out 10 assists in the winning effort. Michigan will look to capture the Big Ten’s first national championship since 2000, while UConn is making their third trip to the championship game in the past four seasons tonight at 7:50 pm.
The standings will be updated by noon today.
College Baseball and Softball
The Iowa baseball team enjoyed their Easter weekend with a series victory over Minnesota after picking up a pair of one-run victories, 3-2 and 5-4, against the Golden Gophers. Carter Geffre hit a game-winning home run in game one, while Kooper Schulte added an RBI in game two. The Hawkeyes will travel to USC on Friday, April 10th, with first pitch at 9 pm.
The Iowa softball team nearly upset #18 Oregon over the weekend but allowed five unanswered runs in the final two innings, including a walk-off, to fall 14-13 in extra innings. Mariah Myers clobbered a home-run for a team leading three RBIs in game one. Game two was not as close, as the Ducks pulled off the series sweep, 6-2, yesterday. The Hawkeyes will get ready for Iowa State on Wednesday, April 8th, at home at 5 pm.
The Iowa State softball team dropped both contests to #14 Arizona yesterday, 10-7 in game one and 8-7 in game two. The Cyclones swatted six home runs between the two games, as Tatum Johnson collected a double and a home run for two RBIs. The Cyclones will look to avoid the sweep today.
This Day in Sports History
1973 – Ron Blomberg of the New York Yankees becomes the first designated hitter in baseball history, and he draws a bases-loaded walk on five pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
1980 – Gordie Howe completes a record 26th NHL season. Now tied with Chris Chelios.
1996 – MLB player Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game.