High School Girls’ Tennis
Burlington Notre Dame will host Mt. Pleasant on Monday, August 10th.
Fairfield will start their season at home against Keokuk on Monday.
High School Volleyball
Burlington Notre Dame will host a scrimmage on Wednesday, August 12th, with Wapello, Danville, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
Local Athletic Camps
Danville High School will be hosting the Soukup Basketball Camp from 2 to 5 pm today and tomorrow for boys and girls entering 3rd through 8th grades. The camp will cost $60 per camper.
New London will be holding their Youth Tigers Volleyball Camp Monday, August 10th, through Wednesday, August 12th, for players entering Kindergarten through 6th grade. The camp costs $50 and the campers will get a T-shirt. Kindergarteners through 2nd graders will practice from 10 am to 11 am and 3rd through 6th graders will go from 10 am to 11:30 am.
Here’s a link to register: New London Youth Volleyball
The Mt. Pleasant Cross Country camp starts next week. If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Lyle Murray at 319-850-0867.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s soccer team will host Indian Hills Community College today at 3 pm.
The men’s soccer team will start the season against Bradley University on Tuesday, August 11th, on the road.
College Football
Iowa has gained a reputation when it comes to their special teams and that legend has a chance to grow after kicker Eli Ozrich was named to the 2026 Lou Groza Place Kicker Award watch list. Ozrick was named First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference after going 16 for 18 at North Dakota State University.
The Hawkeyes have several players on Award Watch Lists this season with Zach Lutmer eyeing down the Nagurski Trophy.
Prospect League
The Cape Catfish will host game two of the Prospect League Championship tonight at 6:35 pm with an opportunity to win back-to-back titles.
This Day in Sports History
1950 – Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel in a record time of 13 hours and 23 minutes.
1976 – The Chicago White Sox took the field wearing shorts instead of traditional baseball pants during the first game of a doubleheader against the Kansas City Royals. Despite winning the game 5–2, the shorts were such a disaster the White Sox dressed in pants for the 2nd game, which they lost 7–1.
1992 – The original US ‘Dream Team’ wins the basketball gold at the Barcelona Olympics 117-85 over Croatia; features superstars Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, and Patrick Ewing.