Preview for High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will be hosting Fairfield to begin the season on August 25th with John Bowlin leading the squad in his first season with the Panthers.
Danville and Van Buren County will be competing in the same district in Class A with the Bears taking on Lynnville-Sully and the Warriors facing off against Central Lee.
In 8-man football, Winfield-Mt. Union begin their season against Central City. New London will travel to take on Easton Valley. Lastly, WACO’s week one matchup will be Fremont-Mills on the road.
The entire state of Iowa will be able to officially hold practice this Monday. The Warriors held a camp this past week and for Head Coach Chad Edeker the excitement is still there like it’s his first day of coaching.
Mt. Pleasant Cross Country
The high schoolers will be starting their camp next week after a long summer of training. The upperclassmen were tasked with leading the runs, a tradition that has been handed down for years.
College Football Award Watches
The University of Iowa added three more names to the award watch lists. Logan Jones, the Hawkeye’s starting center, is up for the Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the top center in the nation. Tyler Linderbaum was the last Hawkeye to win the award.
Erick All and Luke Lachey are on the watchlist for the Mackey Award, the award given to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Famer John Mackey. The Hawkeyes have been turning out top notch tight ends for the past 20 years as T.J. Hockenson and Dallas Clark have both won the Mackey Award.
College Conference Shakeup
A day ago the Pac-12’s future was uncertain, now the ending seems to be drawing near for the over century old conference. The beginning of the end started when USC and UCLA agreed to join the Big Ten in June of 2022. The mass exodus escalated this year when Colorado joined the Big 12.
Oregon and Washington agreed to jump ship yesterday and also joined the Big Ten with USC and UCLA in 2024. They join the conference, despite the fact that they will be receiving only a partial share of the revenue until the end of their current media contract in 2029-30. The Big Ten will be the largest conference with 18 members.
Utah and Arizona State will also be joining Colorado in the Big 12 after the conference unanimously voted to let them join last night. The conference will have 16 teams starting in 2024.
Prospect League
The Clinton LumberKings attempted to stage a comeback, but the Burlington Bees fended them off to win 4-3. Keanu Spenser led the way in the winning effort with a team leading 2 RBIs. Kyle Looper picked up the win on the mound. Jeremy Conforti had a two-run homer in the losing effort.
The Bees will end the regular season tonight against the Quincy Gems at home. The LumberKings will take on the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight.
This Day in Sports History
1921 – KDKA Pittsburgh presents first radio broadcast of MLB; Pirates beat Phillies, 8-0; Harold Arlin first play-by-play broadcaster.
1986 – Giants left-handed pitcher Steve Carlton becomes the second to reach the 4,000 strikeout milestone.
2006 – Warren Moon becomes the first African-American quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio; joined by Troy Aikman, John Madden, Rayfield Wright, Harry Carson and Reggie White.