High School Football
Winfield-Mt. Union will be continuing their youth football camp tonight that runs through tomorrow, August 7th, from 7:15 to 8 pm for 1st through 6th graders. 7th through 12th graders will practice from 5 to 7 pm tonight through Friday, August 9th.
WACO will have their football practice starting at 5 pm.
Fairfield will begin their 5th through 8th grade football camp tonight from 6 to 8 pm. Walk ups will be accepted but are not guaranteed a shirt as the camp will cost $30. The high school camp will continue through Thursday, August 8th, from 4 to 6 pm with all camps being held at the high school practice fields.
Mt. Pleasant will continue hosting their morning football camp for the high schoolers and head coach John Bowlin reported a good turnout from the kids.
“So, we’re at approximately we’re pretty close on like a dozen to 15 seniors, we’re in that 10 to 15 range basically going from senior on down, down, through, sophomore. So, when you round out our numbers, we’re at like 34 sophomores through seniors and you can we our sophomore class probably at that that 15 range and then our junior seniors are at that range. And then we’ve got 28 to 30 freshmen right now…”
The Panthers will host West Liberty for a scrimmage tomorrow and then the team will travel to West Liberty on Friday for another scrimmage at 5:30 pm.
High School Volleyball
Mt. Pleasant will be hosting their volleyball camp tonight with 5th through 8th graders practicing from 4 to 5:30 pm and high school players going from 6 to 8:30 pm at the high school gym.
High School Cross Country
New London will be hosting a parent and runner informational meeting tonight at 6 pm at the school cafeteria. Practice is scheduled to start on Monday, August 12th, at 9 am and runners must have a current physical and signed concussion form.
Junior high runners are encouraged to join the high school practices for extra conditioning as their first practice is scheduled for Friday, August 23rd, at 4 pm.
If you are unable to attend the informational meeting tonight, please contact Coach Bridget Swailes at bridget.swailes@nlcsd.org.
Danville will be having an informational meeting on Thursday, August 8th, at 6:30 pm at the high school chorus room about the upcoming season. You will get to meet the coaches, learn about the team expectations, and get details about a practice schedule.
If you are unable to attend, then you can email Coach Gourley at lucas.gourley@danvillecsd.org.
Fairfield’s team camp has gotten underway and will continue through Wednesday, August 7th, with departure at 7 am at the high school. There will be voluntary practices on Thursday and Friday at 8 am at the high school.
Practices will officially get underway at 7:45 am on August 12th at Waterworks.
Iowa State Football
The Iowa State Fair will be exhibiting a new feature called “Catch the Cyclone Vision.” Visitors will get to pick from a couple different unique campus experiences that feature a series of 360-degree videos highlighting the event. One of the experiences includes being in the huddle of an Iowa State football spring game; all visitors have to do is scan the QR code displayed with the information about the experience with their smartphone.
The exhibit will be open in the Varied Industries Building from 9 am to 8 pm every day of the fair starting on Thursday, August 8th.
Prospect League
The Prospect League Championship started off with a bang as the two teams combined for 21 runs as the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp took game one 13-8 over REX. The two teams traded six runs between the first two innings but a Pambos Nicoloudes grand slam for the Pistol Shrimp in the 4th inning broke the game open.
Illinois Valley finished the game with five extra base hits as Daniel Castro got credit for the win, going seven innings in relief, allowing only one run on four hits while striking out five.
Game two will take place tomorrow, August 7th, at 7:05 pm with the Pistol Shrimp acting as the home team.
This Day in Sports History
1890 – Future Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young throws 3-hit ball in his MLB debut for the Cleveland Spiders in 8-1 win vs the Chicago Colts.
1963 – Philadelphia NBA franchise changes name from ‘Nationals’ to the ’76ers’, based on US Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776.
1972 – Hank Aaron hits his 660th and 661st home runs for the Atlanta Braves, breaking Babe Ruth’s MLB record of home runs for one team.