High School Track
Mt. Pleasant will compete in the Williamsburg Co-Ed invitational tonight.
The Fairfield girls’ team will host their relays tonight 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 tonight with Danville, Wapello, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the journey.
The WACO relays are scheduled for tonight with New London, Van Buren County, and Columbus competing.
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team had their home opener spoiled by Keokuk last night, losing a tight meet 5-4. Lila Cook collected her first Varsity win in singles over Elizabeth Stanbaugh 8-1 and Hannah Villaplaza won her singles match 8-2. The pair of Cook and Villaplaza also won their doubles match 8-5. Hali Crane and Zoey Carlsen combined to win a 9-8 nailbiter, which ended in a 12-10 tiebreaker in the favor of the Panthers.
The boys’ team executed their second sweep of the season over Keokuk on the road last night. Mt. Pleasant will compete against Fort Madison on Thursday, April 10th, with the boys at home and the girls on the road.
Fairfield will face off against Burlington on Thursday with the boys on the road and the girls at home.
High School Golf
The Central Lee girls’ team lost a close match against Mediapolis last night 257-267. Marie Young led the Hawks with a 9-hole score of 62. The boys’ team had better luck against the Bulldogs, coming out on top 165-177 as Carson Morrison and Mylan Lowenberg each carded a 40 for the course. Central Lee will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic on Thursday, April 10th.
Mediapolis will square off against Louisa-Muscatine on Friday, April 11th, at home.
The New London girls’ team outdueled Danville yesterday 206-254 as Karlee Furnald tabbed a 60 for the Bears. The Danville boys’ team carded a score of 208 against the Tigers with Mattix Furnald shooting a 42. New London will host Central Lee on April 15th.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team traveled to Fairfield yesterday for their first SEC meet of the year and finished in 2nd place with a score of 163 with Washington taking home a team score of 153. The Panthers were led by Brody Engle and Merrick Lamm as the duo shot a 38 and 39, respectively, through nine holes. Fairfield finished in 3rd place as Archer Kreuter carded a 41. Washington’s Drew Conrad paced the field with a 36.
The next boys’ SEC meet will take place on Thursday at Fort Madison.
Wapello split their matchup against Hillcrest Academy yesterday with the girls’ team winning 211-248 and the boys losing 170-192. The girls were led by Emma Gerhardt’s 46 and the boys’ team had Barrett Garrison card a 44. Wapello will take on Highland on Thursday on the road.
Burlington Notre Dame will host the Nike Invitational with Danville, Central Lee, Van Buren County, Mt. Pleasant, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing today.
Columbus will take on Lone Tree today at home.
WACO will travel to Hillcrest Academy on Friday.
High School Soccer
Central Lee swept Keokuk last night as the girls’ team snuck past the Chiefs 2-1 and the boys’ team walloped Keokuk 9-2 as Colton Taft nabbed two goals and three assists in the win for the boys. The Central Lee girls’ team will host Mid-Prairie tonight at 5 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team withstood Burlington’s second half comeback attempt to win 3-2 in the road showdown. The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team lost to the Grayhounds 3-0. The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will take on Monmouth-Roseville on the road on Thursday, April 10th, at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will travel to Solon on Friday, April 11th, at 5:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant took care of business against Columbus last night with the girls’ team winning 10-0 and the boys’ team crushing the Wildcats 9-0. Dylan White, Akbar Wilson, and Samuel Schaapen each netted two goals as White added two assists in the winning effort. The Panthers will square off against Fairfield on Thursday with the boys’ team making the trip west at 5 pm and the girls’ team playing at home at 4:30 pm.
The WACO boys’ team fell to Fairfield last night 4-1 with Chaz Wohnoutka scoring a goal and totaling three assists in the win for the Trojans. The Warriors will hit the road to face off against Central Lee tonight at 7 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will square off against Fairfield tonight on the road.
Wapello will travel to compete against Cedar Valley Christian tonight with the girls’ team playing first at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will take on Mediapolis on Thursday at home with gametime at 5:30 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The softball team will face off against Indian Hills Community College tomorrow, April 9th, in a doubleheader.
The baseball team will host Ellsworth Community College today at 4 pm. The Blackhawks moved up the NJCAA Division II Baseball ranks to #4 in this week’s poll. The squad is currently on a 13-game win streak, winning their contests by an average of 8.6 runs per game.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box and Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design, is officially over as Florida claimed their program’s third national championship after defeating Houston last night 65-63. Walter Clayton Jr. was named Most Outstanding Player.
You can find the updated standings here: KILJ Bracket Challenge Standings
This Day in Sports History
1974 – Hammerin’ Hank Aaron hits his 715th home run off of L.A. Dodger Al Downing, breaking Babe Ruth’s record in Atlanta.
1975 – Cleveland’s Frank Robinson debuts as the first African American baseball manager. He also batted second, belting a home run as his club defeated the New York Yankees 5-3.
2014 – Mike Babcock wins his 414th career game as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the winningest coach in Red Wings history. He passed Jack Adams, who the coaches award is named after.