High School Basketball
The Mt. Pleasant girls basketball team will be on the road to take on Fort Madison tomorrow, December 2nd, at 7:30 pm. KILJ will be on the call with pregame at 7:15.
The Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team will face off against Fort Madison tomorrow at 7:30 pm as they look for their first win in the home opener.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls and boys basketball teams will be at home tomorrow against Pekin with the girls game starting at 6 pm and the boys game following.
The Holy Trinity Catholic girls and boys basketball teams next game will be a home contest against West Burlington tomorrow.
New London will host Central Lee tomorrow with the girls games starting at 6 pm and the boys going at 7:30 pm.
The WACO girls basketball team will be back in action tomorrow at 6 pm against Wapello as they are now 1-1 on the season. The boys basketball team will face off against Wapello at the conclusion of the girls game.
The Danville girls and boys basketball teams will travel to face off against Mediapolis tomorrow with the girls starting at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Mt. Pleasant girls and boys wrestling teams will be competing at the Willard Howell Wrestling Tournament this Saturday, December 3rd.
WACO girls wrestling team will travel to BGM to compete tomorrow.
.Elementary Basketball Tournament
The Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
The women’s basketball team captured their 7th victory of the season after defeating Simpson college 80-54 on the road. The Tigers had a terrific day shooting the ball as they hit 42% of their threes and shot 47% from the field. Four of the Tiger starters scored in double digits with Kyla Moore dropping 22 points, Breanna Wendland finished with 13 points, Brielle Baker tallied 10 points, and Isabell West was a force finishing with a double-double as she had 14 points and 21 rebounds, including 4 offensive rebounds.
The men’s basketball team is now 10-1 on the season riding a 9-game win streak after dominating Waldorf 81-42 last night. However, the Tigers were only ahead 20-15 ten minutes into the game when coach Jordan Ashton called a timeout to settle his team down. Iowa Wesleyan then outscored the Warriors 26-2 to close out the half and did not look back. The Tigers had nine player score last night with Allante Pickens leading the team with 15 points followed by Henry Shannon with 14 and Victor Munoz tallying 10 points. Despite the lopsided victory, coach Ashton knows his team can do better. Both the men and women will play Saturday, December 3rd, against College of the Ozarks with the women getting the afternoon started at 1 pm with the men to follow.
The women’s wrestling team will be back in action December 7th for a top ten matchup as they will host the #3 Grand View University Vikings. The men’s wrestling team’s next match will be Saturday, December 3rd, at the Buena Vista Open starting at 9 am.
This Day in Sports History
1924 – The Boston Bruins beat fellow expansion Montreal Maroons, 2-1 at Boston Arena; first NHL game to be played in the United States.
1928 – National League President John Heydler first proposed a baseball rule change calling for a 10th man, or ‘designated hitter’, to bat in place of the pitcher; ironically, the NL voted in favor of the proposal, but the American League turned it down.
1996 – Wayne Gretzky becomes first and only player in NHL history to reach 3,000-point plateau (including playoffs); records an assist in NY Rangers’ 6-2 win over Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden.