High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant was swept by Burlington last night to kick off conference play for the season. The girls’ team struggled against the Grayhound’s full-court press defense, coughing the ball up over 30 times as Mylee Stiefel directed the scoring with 30 points in a 74-32 statement win. Addison Clark led the Panthers with 9 points.
In the boys’ game, a third quarter lead was squandered by the Panthers as Mt. Pleasant turned the ball over on consecutive possessions, ushering a Burlington lead that would remain for the rest of the game in a 53-47 final. Head coach Eric Rawson knows his team can and will play better,
“That’s what we talked about in the locker room is there’s two games there that we had leads in the second half and, you know, our youth just got exposed. We got to be able to learn how to again value the possession. Play with a little bit more grit. You know, I think we had maybe 2.5 guys out there that were really gritty tonight, and that’s not enough. It’s got to come from everybody, and it’s got to start in practice. So, you know we’re, you know, we’re really young and we’re going to learn from this and we’re going to move forward and we’re going to see a lot of growth out of the team throughout the year and that’s what’s going to be exciting. We could take some lumps, you know, but, gosh darn, these kids take it to heart. You know, they’re playing for what’s on the chest and not what’s on the back of the jersey and they’ll certainly be ready to go. We’ll practice Sunday and then we got a really talented Burlington Notre Dame team coming in on Monday.”
Aiden Humble and Noah Lange each scored 18 points on the night in the losing effort. The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will host Burlington Notre Dame on Monday, December 9th, at 7:30 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will head south to compete against Holy Trinity Catholic on Monday with game time at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
The Central Lee girls’ team picked up a 57-43 road victory last night against Burlington Notre Dame.
The Fairfield boys’ team picked up their first conference victory in over a year with a thrilling 57-55 win over Fort Madison last night. The Trojans will face off against Ottumwa on Tuesday, December 10th, on the road with the girls’ tipping off at 6:15 pm.
The Columbus girls’ team rattled off their fourth straight victory to start the season last night, defeating Hillcrest Academy 55-35, while the boys’ team was demolished by the Ravens 80-28. The Wildcats will hit the road to take on Central Lee on Monday with the girls’ tipping off the night at 6 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic’s defense showed up in both games against Danville last night with the girls’ winning a 38-28 slugfest and the boys’ cruising to a 67-40 final. Luke Hellige led the scoring with 18 points for the Crusaders.
The Danville girls’ team will travel to Fort Madison on Monday at 7 pm.
The Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team will take on West Burlington on Friday, December 13th, at 7:30 pm on the road.
The Mediapolis boys’ team was unable to keep up with West Burlington last night, losing 86-59. The Bulldogs will host Wilton on Monday with the girls starting off the night at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union split the night with the girls’ team falling to Lone Tree 68-18, while the boys’ team made their free throws late in the game last night to seal a 49-41 victory against the Lions.
The Wapello boys’ team was chopped down by Louisa-Muscatine last night 75-57. The Wapello boys’ team will compete against Danville today on the road at 3:30 pm, while the girls’ team will face off against Prince of Peace on Monday at 6:30 pm on the road.
The Van Buren County boys’ team defeated New London handily last night 65-45. The Tigers will take on Burlington Notre Dame at home on Friday with the girls playing first at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will travel to West Burlington on Tuesday with game one at 6 pm.
WACO hosted Pekin last night and despite Brenna Graber’s 20 points, the girls’ team lost 52-45, while the boys’ team survived a back-and-forth contest to down the Panthers 53-52. Christian Stacy led the scoring with 20 points. The Warriors will stay at home to play Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday with the boys’ following the girls game at 7:30.
Central Lee will be hosting an invitational today with Winfield-Mt. Union and West Burlington both making the trip. The Central Lee girls’ team will take on Canton at 3 pm, while the boys’ team will face off against Mendon at 1:30 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will compete against Centerville at noon, while the girls’ team will look for a win against Mendon at 1:30 pm.
The West Burlington boys’ team will tango with Canton at 3 pm and the girls’ team will play West Prairie at 10:30 am.
High School Wrestling
Fairfield will travel to West Delaware today for the Bob Murphy Invitational.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will compete in the Raider Duals today at Williamsburg.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will travel to Burlington to compete in an invite today.
The Wapello boys’ team will host WACO and Mt. Pleasant today for the Willard Howell Tournament.
The New London boys’ team will host the Jeremy Fulk Classic today.
The Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and WACO girls’ teams will compete in the Willard Howell Tournament today at Wapello.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will hit the road to duel Davis County on Monday, December 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The #11 men’s basketball team will host Kennedy-King College tonight at 7.
College Football
#16 Iowa State will face off against #12 Arizona State today at 11 am for the Big 12 conference championship.
Iowa will await their bowl matchup, which will be announced tomorrow, December 8th.
College Basketball
The #6 Iowa State men’s team will stay at home to take on Jackson State tomorrow, December 8th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will travel to Michigan today at 1 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
The #20 Iowa State women’s team will face off against Central Michigan tomorrow at noon in front of the home crowd.
The #17 Iowa women’s team will take on Tennessee in the Women’s Championship Classic tonight at 6 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1907 – Eugene Corri becomes the first referee in a boxing ring.
1939 – New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, only six months after his retirement. He was the first player to have his number retired by a team.
1996 – The first Big 12 Championship Game: Texas beats #3 Nebraska, 37-27.