High School Basketball
Mediapolis pulled off the sweep against Winfield-Mt. Union last night with the girls’ team running away with a 77-34 win, while the boys’ team squeaked out a 51-47 final. Amelia Grier led the Bulldogs with 17 points as the team notched 20 steals. Cooper Buffington collected a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the losing effort.
Winfield-Mt. Union will head into winter break.
Mediapolis will travel to New London tonight in a doubleheader, starting at 6 pm.
Columbus secured a pair of victories last night against New London with the girls’ team cruising to a 63-30 final and the boys’ team picking up their first win over the Tigers since 2010 in a 59-49 win. The Wildcats will tango with Wapello at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
A comeback, overtime thriller was what the WACO girls’ team cooked up last night against #14 Highland in a 64-59 victory. The Warriors enter winter break with a 3-3 record.
Van Buren County will take on Danville with the girls tipping off the night at 6 pm tonight at home.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Burlington Notre Dame tonight with game one at 6 pm.
West Burlington will compete against Central Lee tonight with the boys following the girls’ game at 7:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington tonight in a doubleheader with the girls’ tipping-off the night at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm. Boys’ head coach Eric Rawson knows his team will have to play fast and physical against the Demons tonight,
“Yeah, they’re undefeated in the conference right now, so. And they took down Keokuk at home and they beat Fairfield last week, so. You know, they’re a dangerous team kind of similar in a way to Benton. They got some guys that can shoot it and some guys that can put it on the floor and get to the basket. So, we got to play with more sense of urgency and toughness, and we got to find ways to score.”
Fairfield will travel to Keokuk tonight with the girls’ playing at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
Mt. Pleasant competed in a dual against Fort Madison last night and the girls’ team fell 48-18, while the boys’ team took down the Bloodhounds 47-33. Quintrie Lee and Paris Phosy each won their match by fall for the Panthers.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team had Ramzy Davis, Keegan Birdsell, Jefferson Avalos Ramirez, and Landon Beckler each win their match by fall, while Cruz Aguilar claimed his match by technical fall.
The Fairfield girls’ team struggled in their dual against Burlington last tonight 66-18. Samantha Lyons and Aliya Abbot each picked up wins for the Trojans. The Fairfield boys’ team won their dual 42-38. Aiden Westercamp, Cason Miller, Dain Burkart, Brody Lyons, and Dre Smithburg all helped lead the Trojans to victory.
The WACO boys’ team hosted a double dual last night but fell to Burlington Notre Dame 56-20 and Mediapolis 42-39. Louden Huisenga, Tyler Rogers, and Gage Samo went undefeated on the night for the Warriors. The Nikes would take the night with a dominating 71-9 win against the Bulldogs. Kyler Crow and Brody Minster won both of their matches for Mediapolis, while the Nikes were led by Dirk Boyles, Joey Glendening, Rowan Berndt, and Jared Glendening, who each went 2-0.
The Wapello boys’ team had their senior night spoiled last night by Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union 54-39 and Van Buren County 36-34. The Wildcats ended the night 2-0 with a 60-19 win over the Warriors. Jordan Chamberlin, Grayson Nagle, and Cohen Wolford each went undefeated on the night for Wapello. The Wildcats had Kason Dopler, Payton White, Tayson Samuels, and Bowen Thomson each go 2-0 on the night.
The Mediapolis, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, New London, and Burlington Notre Dame boys’ teams will participate in the Fort Madison Invitational tonight.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will travel to Dike-New Hartford in a dual tournament tomorrow, December 21st.
The Wapello, Mt. Pleasant, and WACO boys’ teams will compete at the Regina Catholic Invitational tomorrow.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will compete in the John Randles Invite at Prairie tomorrow.
The Wapello and WACO girls’ teams will travel to Chariton for an invitational tomorrow.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Burlington today for a triangular.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team will take on Western Iowa Tech at home on January 8th with tip-off scheduled for 7 pm.
College Football
#18 Iowa State will face off against #16 Miami in the Pop Tarts Bowl on December 28th at 2:30 pm in Orlando.
Iowa will take on #19 Missouri for the Music City Bowl on December 30th in Nashville at 1:30 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team will host Morgan State on Sunday, December 22nd, with game time scheduled for noon.
The Iowa men’s team will meet Utah tomorrow, December 21st, at 5 pm in a road matchup.
The #22 Iowa women’s team will face off against Northern Iowa tonight at 6:30 pm at home.
The Iowa State women’s team will look to get back in the win column tomorrow on the road against Oklahoma State at 4 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1921 – The American League votes to return to a best-of-7 World Series, while the National League votes for a best-of-9; Commissioner Kennesaw Mountain Landis casts the deciding vote for a best-of-7.
1966 – The NBA awards the Seattle Supersonics a franchise for the 1967-68 season.
1979 – Behn Wilson scores the game-tying power play goal with 4:08 remaining in regulation to keep the Philadelphia Flyers unbeaten streak alive at 28 — tying the NHL record for longest undefeated stretch — in a 1-1 draw with the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Spectrum.