High School Track
Mt. Pleasant will compete in the Williamsburg Co-Ed invitational tomorrow, April 8th.
The Fairfield girls’ team will host their relays tomorrow with Central Lee making the trip, while the Trojan boys’ team will participate in the Dennis Anderson relays.
Mediapolis will host the Dave Aamodt Relays tomorrow with Danville, Wapello, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the journey.
The WACO relays are scheduled for tomorrow with New London, Van Buren County, and Columbus competing.
High School Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Keokuk tonight with the girls’ team hosting the Chiefs and the boys’ team hitting the road.
Fairfield will face off against Burlington on Thursday, April 10th, with the boys on the road and the girls at home.
High School Golf
Central Lee will host Mediapolis today.
Van Buren County will venture to Holy Trinity Catholic for a showdown today.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to WACO today for a duel.
Danville will square off against New London today at home.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will compete in an SEC meet at Fairfield today, while the girls’ team will travel to Washington for their SEC showdown.
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational with Danville, Central Lee, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing tomorrow, April 8th.
Columbus will take on Lone Tree tomorrow at home.
High School Soccer
Central Lee will travel to Keokuk tonight with the girls’ team playing at 5 pm with the boys’ team to follow at 7 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will take on Burlington tonight in a road matchup with the girls playing first at 5 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Columbus tonight with the girls’ team playing first at 4:15 pm and the boys’ team to follow.
The WACO boys’ team will tangle with Fairfield tonight at home at 5 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will square off against Fairfield tomorrow, April 8th, on the road.
Wapello will travel to compete against Cedar Valley Christian tomorrow at 7 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will take on Mediapolis on Thursday, April 10th, at home with gametime at 5:30 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The softball team had their series against St. Louis Community College canceled over the weekend. The Blackhawks will face off against Indian Hills Community College on Wednesday, April 9th, in a doubleheader.
The baseball team continued their winning ways over the weekend with a three-game series sweep of Iowa Lakes Community College. Game one saw the Blackhawks take down the Lakers 18-8 as Caleb Klein destroyed the ball at the plate with a double, a home run, and two RBIs, but it was Connor Gaitens who walloped two home runs and tabbed four RBIs. Andrew Hamlett picked up the win on the mound for game two in a 9-2 final and the squad handled business in game three, winning 18-1. The Blackhawks will host Ellsworth Community College tomorrow, April 8th, at 4 pm.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box and Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design, is gearing up for a fantastic finish with the championship game slated to start at 7:50 pm tonight. Florida is eyeing their first National Championship since they repeated in 2006 and 2007, while Houston aims to win their program’s first title.
You can find the updated standings here: KILJ Bracket Challenge Standings
This Day in Sports History
1943 – The NFL adopted the free substitution rule; helmets are made mandatory and a 10-game schedule for all teams was approved.
1958 – The Dodgers erect a 42-foot screen in left field at the LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the left field line.
1969 – Dodgers’ Bill Singer was credited with the first official save against the Cincinnati Reds.