High School Basketball
Mediapolis will face off against Wilton on the road tonight with game one at 6 pm.
New London versus Columbus has been canceled for tonight.
The Danville girls’ team will square off against Fort Madison tonight with tip-off at 6:30 pm. The Danville boys’ team will host Central Lee tomorrow, December 12th, at 7:30 pm.
WACO will travel to Lone Tree tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Wapello will compete against Hillcrest Academy tomorrow with the girls’ contest playing at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to New London tomorrow with tip-off at 6 pm for the girls’ contest.
Mt. Pleasant will host Fort Madison tomorrow at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will have the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will host West Burlington tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will travel to Mediapolis tomorrow with the boys’ game following the girls at 7:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will hit the road to play Highland tomorrow with the girls playing first at 6 pm.
Fairfield will take on Washington at home tomorrow with game one of the doubleheader at 6 pm.
High School Girls Basketball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their third edition of the season’s rankings and southeast Iowa kept their two teams within the top 15.
In Class 3A, Mediapolis climbed into the top 10 after starting the year 3-0 with an impressive three-point victory over #12 Tipton at a neutral site. The defense continues to be the backbone for the Bulldogs, as the defense averages 15 steals per game. But they have also shot lights out from beyond-the-arc with a 38% clip as a team, including a 56-three-point percentage from Ellah Wagenbach.
After starting the year 0-2, Burlington has picked up two convincing victories to remain ranked at #11 in Class 4A. The offense has reignited after a cold start, averaging 67 points in their last two wins. Their big three of Mylee Stiefel, Daphne Brown, and Vanessa Woodsmall are averaging 49 of the team’s 55 points per game.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk today.
Fairfield will duel Mt. Pleasant on Monday, December 15th, at home.
High School Wrestling
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference boys’ duals have been postponed for tonight.
The girls’ Washington meet has been canceled for tonight.
Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk tonight.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will wrestle at the Zimmerman Tournament tomorrow, December 12th, at Maquoketa High School.
The Wapello girls’ team will compete in a tournament on Saturday, December 13th, at Marion High School.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will travel to Keokuk for an Invite on Saturday.
Southeast Iowa Playbook
Danville was our school of focus for last night’s episode of the Southeast Iowa Playbook with seniors Macie Wagner and Dillan Mason being our special guests.
Wagner talked about the most important lesson she has learned through her time in athletics,
“Having a good attitude through everything always has a better outcome than like making everything negative or getting down on yourself when you don’t perform how you want. A positive attitude always like keeps you levelheaded and for me personally I’ve always had a better outcome with a better attitude.”
Mason discussed his goals for the rest of the basketball season,
“I would say a big one is I’d probably, I want to average above like 12 to 15 points… I’ve always loved basketball, so being able to like to be one of the leading like not leading, but like up there with leading scores and help our team get the wins but also being able to just hold anyone who I guard as long as I’m on them. I mean, just keep them under like 10 points. I mean, I really take pride in playing defense of something that I feel because if we have other people scoring and I can take away the best player, then that goes hand-in-hand with helping us get the wins.”
If you missed last night’s episode, then follow this link: Danville Episode
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team fell to Des Moines Area Community College last night 63-35. Trinity Barrett put up 10 points in the effort. The Blackhawks will travel to Central Community College on Saturday, December 13th.
The men’s basketball team picked up a 67-60 victory over Malcom X College last night. Jacob Franklin led the scoring with 15 points. The Blackhawks will compete in the Highland Tournament tomorrow, December 12th.
College Football
#23 Iowa will take on #14 Vanderbilt on December 31st at 11 am for the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
College Basketball
The women’s Cy-Hawk series saw #10 Iowa State outlast #11 Iowa in a thrilling 74-69 final. The Cyclones were lifted by a trio of double-doubles: Audi Crooks put up 30 points and 10 rebounds, Addy Brown tabbed 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Jada Williams went off for 11 points and 12 assists.
The #10 Iowa State women’s team will host UNI on Sunday, December 14th, at 5 pm.
The #11 Iowa women’s team will look to get back in the win column on Saturday, December 13th, against Lindenwood at 2 pm at home.
The men’s Cy-Hawk series will be renewed tonight with tip-off at 7 pm as the unranked Hawkeyes look to knock off #4 Iowa State. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
This Day in Sports History
1951 – Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) announced his retirement from major league baseball. DiMaggio only played for the Yankees during his 13-year career.
1971 – The Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record with 21 consecutive wins. They would go on to win 33 consecutive games.
1985 – The single “Superbowl Shuffle” by Chicago Bears Shufflin’ Crew was released.