High School Basketball
Van Buren County split their matchups against Burlington Notre Dame last night with the girls’ team securing a narrow 46-40 victory, while the boys’ team was upended 71-38. Addison Brauns collected a double-double in the win with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Burlington Notre Dame will host Central Lee on Friday, December 6th, with the girls’ getting the night underway at 6 pm.
The Central Lee girls’ team could not keep up with Holy Trinity Catholic’s pace last night, falling 43-29. Teagan Snaadt led the Crusaders with 16 points, while Lizzie Mason put up 14 points for the Hawks. The Central Lee boys’ team hung in against Holy Trinity Catholic last night, but ultimately came up short, losing 53-47. Luke Hellige cashed in for 24 points for the Crusaders.
Holy Trinity Catholic will stay at home to take on Danville with the girls’ scheduled to lead off the night at 6 pm on Friday.
Danville struggled against Mediapolis in their home opener with the girls’ team losing 71-30 and the boys’ team falling to the Bulldogs 69-40. Bryn Wright was unstoppable in the girls’ game, tallying 25 points and dishing out eight assists in the winning effort.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will take on West Burlington on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road, while the girls’ team will host Wilton on Monday, December 9th, at 6 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union’s girls’ team was tripped up by Louisa-Muscatine last night 43-36. Kynlee Buffington has registered a double-double in two of their three contests this season after finishing the night with 11 points and 11 boards. The Wolves will square off against Lone Tree on Friday with the boys playing at 7:30 pm, following the girls’ game.
Wapello was swept by Pekin last night with the girls falling short 49-42 and the boys’ team getting outmatched 72-42. Wapello will travel to Louisa-Muscatine on Friday with the girls’ tipping off at 6 pm.
West Burlington crushed New London in both games last night, as the girls’ team tallied a 56-20 victory and the boys’ team nearly dropped 100 in a 97-42 win.
New London will look to right the ship on Friday on the road against Van Buren County with game one at 6 pm.
The West Burlington girls’ team will look to continue their momentum into tomorrow night’s contest against Centerville at home at 6.
Fairfield lost both games to Oskaloosa last night as the girls’ fell 58-21 and the boys’ held close, losing 54-46. The Trojans will take on Albia tomorrow at home with the girls’ scheduled to start the night at 6 pm.
The Columbus girls’ team pulled off a 44-37 upset against #10 Lone Tree last night, but the boys’ team could not keep pace with the Lions in a 72-46 final. The Wildcats will compete against North Cedar tomorrow with the girls’ playing at 6 pm for their home opener.
Mt. Pleasant will commence conference play on Friday at home against Burlington with the girls’ competing first at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
WACO will face off against Pekin on Friday with the girls’ tipping off the night at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
Both the WACO boys’ and girls’ teams competed in the Washington County meet last night; for the girls’ team Elyssa Graber, Rylee Rice, and Cayten Coakley each picked up two wins. On the boys’ side, the Warriors tied Highland and Washington at 42-all, but lost to Mid-Prairie 45-36. Braxton Stauffer, Louden Huisenga, Ian Maize, and Gage Samo each finished the night undefeated as Huisenga picked up each of his wins by fall within the first round.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team hosted Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union in a dual last night, but it was the Wildcats that eclipsed the Panthers 43-33. Picking up wins for the Panthers last night were Levi Evans, Lane Beckler, Asa Rose, Ramzy Davis, Tucker French, and William Birdsell. Dakota Aney, Tayson Samuels, Alex Venzor, Riley Kaalberg, Kason Dopler, and Itai Zapiensz all won by fall for the Wildcats, while Jacob Nelson and Trevor Phillips won by decisions.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will compete in the Raider Duals on Saturday at Williamsburg.
The Mediapolis boys’ team defeated North Cedar 59-15 and Cardinal 48-30 last night at home. Taylan Miller, Mason Johnson, and Kyler Crow won both of their matches by fall, while Landon Stewart and Peyton Johnson went undefeated with wins by forfeit against North Cedar and wins by fall against the Comets. The Bulldogs will travel to Burlington to compete in an invite on Saturday.
The Wapello boys’ team split their triangular last night, defeating English Valleys by a narrow 35-30 margin, but losing to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 76-6. Carter Ball won the lone match against the Rockets by fall, while Cohen Wolford, Ball, and Grayson Nagle each won their matchup against the Bears.
The Wapello boys’ team will host WACO and Mt. Pleasant on Saturday for the Willard Howell Tournament.
The Fairfield boys’ team will travel to Davis County tomorrow, December 5th.
The New London boys’ team will host the Jeremy Fulk Classic on Saturday.
The Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, Columbus, and WACO girls’ teams will compete in the Willard Howell Tournament on Saturday at Wapello.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will take on Burlington on Friday, December 6th, on the road.
Southeastern Community College
The #11 men’s basketball team will host Kennedy-King College on Saturday, December 7th, at 7.
College Football
#16 Iowa State will face off against #12 Arizona State on Saturday, December 7th, at 11 am for the Big 12 conference championship.
Iowa will await their bowl matchup, which will be announced on Sunday, December 8th.
College Basketball
The #6 Iowa State men’s team will host Marquette tonight at 7 pm in the Big 12/Big East battle.
The Iowa men’s team started conference play with a dramatic Josh Dix buzzer-beater three-pointer to beat Northwestern 80-79 last night. Dix led the team with 22 points, followed by Payton Sandfort with 20 points. The Hawkeyes will travel to Michigan on Saturday, December 7th, at 1 pm.
The #20 Iowa State women’s team demolished USC Upstate 92-35 last night. Four Cyclones finished in double-figures as Audi Crooks collected a 15 point and 13 rebound double-double in a tune-up game for the squad. Iowa State will face off against Central Michigan on Sunday, December 8th, at noon in front of the home crowd.
The #17 Iowa women’s team will take on Tennessee in the Women’s Championship Classic on Saturday at 6 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1909 – First CFL Grey Cup, Rosedale Field, Toronto: The University of Toronto Blues beat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26-6.
1909 – Oldest still-operating NHL franchise is officially established as J. Ambrose O’Brien and Jack Laviolette create the “Club de Hockey Canadien,” known today as the Montreal Canadiens.
1988 – Edmonton center Jimmy Carson becomes just the third player to score six NHL hat tricks before the age of 21 in the Oilers 10-6 win over the New York Rangers.