Mt. Pleasant Meet the Players
Mt. Pleasant will be having a Meet the Players night this Friday, August 19th. Introductions for Cheerleaders, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball will begin at 7:15 pm. The Freshmen and Sophomore football teams will scrimmage at 7:40 pm, followed by a Varsity scrimmage to conclude the night.
Mt. Pleasant Baseball
The Panthers baseball team voted to award several members of the team for their play last season. Ben Newton was voted “Rookie of the Year.” Lincoln Henriksen was voted “Most Improved Player.” Zerek Venghaus was awarded “Defensive Player of the Year” while Jake Ensminger earned “Offensive Player of the Year.” Lastly, the team MVP went to Carter Amos. Congratulations to everyone who earned an award and the team as a whole.
New London Football
Football is back in Southeastern Iowa this Friday as the New London Tigers start their 2022-23 season at home against the Moravia Mohawks. The Tigers finished last season with a record of 4-4 with a playoff appearance. KILJ will have the call with Coach Bennett and I heading to New London. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 pm.
New London Baseball
New London’s Baseball Coach Brad Helmerson was named the Des Moines Register’s 2022 All-Iowa Baseball Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to their first State Championship in school history. The Tigers won their first 23 games of the season before finally tallying their first loss. That loss did not trip them up for too long as they dominated their way through the playoffs before winning a tense 8-7 Championship game over the undefeated Remsen St. Mary’s team.
It was a perfect ending for Helmerson’s last season leading the Tigers after doing so for 14 years, “We wanted to build a program to where it was respected, not so much for wins and losses, but how the kids respect the game and respect everybody. That’s what I pushed as much as anything is life lessons.”
WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union Start Week Zero
This Saturday, August 20th, WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Martensdale-St. Marys for a four-team football showcase. Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Audubon at 2 pm. WACO will battle against Southeast Warren to end the night as they will look to continue their dominant stretch, as they went 10-1 last fall.
Winfield-Mt. Union
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Meet the Players has been postponed. The new date will be August 22nd from 5 to 7 pm. It will coincide with Back-to-School Supply Night, so player introductions will begin at 7 pm. There will also be a supper and kids carnival running throughout the scheduled time.
Iowa Wesleyan Soccer
Iowa Wesleyan’s fall sports will officially get underway this week as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams have games scheduled.
The Men’s team travels to Southeastern Community College August 19th to kick off the season. Their first home game is August 21st against North Iowa Area Community College.
The Women’s team begins their season traveling to face off against William Penn University on August 20th. Their first home game will take place August 27th when St. Mary-Of-The-Woods College travels into town.
This Day in Sports History
1894 – John Wadsworth of Louisville set a major league record when he gave up 28 base hits in a single game.
1933 – MLB player Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game
1986 – Pete Rose (Cincinnati Reds) was struck out for his last at bat by San Diego Padres relief pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage.