High School Basketball
West Burlington swept Davis County over the weekend with the girls’ team winning 60-52 and the boys’ team crushing the Mustangs 85-64. The girls’ team saw Kaylee Webb put together a 16 point/13 rebound double-double, while the boys’ team had Silas Lotzow score 27 points on 83% shooting.
West Burlington will take on Van Buren County on the road tomorrow, December 9th, at 6 pm.
The Van Buren County boys’ team fell to Centerville over the weekend in a tight battle, 79-77. Jace Duncan scored 23 points in the effort. The girls’ team went on a 21 to 3 run in the 4th quarter to steal a win against the Big Reds, 48-46. Marlee Mertens pushed in 17 points in the win.
The Mediapolis girls’ team snuck out with a 57-54 victory over the weekend against #12 Tipton. Ellah Wagenbach poured in 22 points in the win. The Bulldogs will make the trip to Washington tomorrow with the night starting at 6 pm and the boys’ game to follow at 7:30 pm.
The Danville boys’ team enjoyed their weekend with their second win in as many days after beating Wapello 48-30. Connor Hulett led the way with 26 points, nailing five three-pointers, while Justyn Faulkner netted 10 points for Wapello.
Danville will host Central Lee on Friday, December 12th, at 7:30 pm.
The Wapello boys’ team will travel to Lone Tree tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
The Wapello girls’ team will compete against Prince of Peace tonight at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will head to Hillcrest Academy tomorrow with game one at 6 pm on the road.
The WACO girls’ team will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 6 pm on the road and the boys’ team will make-up their game with Holy Trinity Catholic tonight with gametime at 7:30 pm.
The New London boys’ team will travel to Lone Tree tonight at 7:30 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will make the trip to West Branch tonight with the boys’ game following the girls’ game at 7:30 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7:30 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will face off against Ottumwa tomorrow with the girls playing first at 6 pm at home.
Columbus will throw down against Highland tomorrow with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
The Danville girls’ team will square off against Fort Madison on Thursday, December 11th, with tip-off at 6:30 pm.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will compete in a triangular on the road tonight.
Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk on Thursday, December 11th.
High School Wrestling
The Van Buren County boys’ team wrestled at the Bill Rex Invitational and finished in 10th place with 86.5 points. Leo Jirak grabbed the gold in the 126-pound weight class after beating Wesley Ross of Montezuma by a 12-5 decision in the championship match. The Warriors will dual Mediapolis on Thursday, December 11th.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team competed at the two-day Cliff Keen Independence Invitational over the weekend and had a pair of wrestlers finish in 1st place in Kohen Dietzenbach (113-pound weight class) and Kael Cook (150-pound weight class). The Nikes will face off against Highland and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday at home.
The 61st boys’ and 4th girls’ Willard Howell Tournaments ran over the weekend and the Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team finished in 3rd place with 128 points, while the girls’ teams were led by Van Buren County’s 4th place finish of 116 points.
Starting on the boys’ side, the Wildcats had Justin Knipfer and Kason Dopler each take 1st place for their respective weight classes. WACO’s Ian Maize grabbed the gold in the 113-pound weight class. Mt. Pleasant snatched 5th place as a team with Levi Evans winning the 120-pound weight class. Lastly, Kyler Crow of Mediapolis finished with the gold in the 175-pound weight class.
On the girls’ side, Armony Adams won the 100-pound weight class for the Warriors. Mt. Pleasant’s Zenlynn Lee finished 2-0 for the weekend, winning the 145-pound weight class by fall.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Keokuk on Thursday at home.
WACO will participate in a dual meet at Sigourney tomorrow, December 9th.
The New London boys’ team hosted the Jeremy Fulk Classic over the weekend and finished in 9th place as a team. Kane Forseen and Killian Kelly each placed 2nd at the home meet. The Tigers will wrestle in a quad tomorrow on the road.
The Van Buren County and Fairfield girls’ teams will compete at the Washington meet on Thursday, December 11th.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team fell to Northeast Community College over the weekend 64-53. The Blackhawks will travel to Des Moines Area Community College on Wednesday, December 10th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team snapped their three-game losing streak with a 64-52 win over Kankakee Community College over the weekend. Jacob Franklin notched 20 points for the team. The Blackhawks will travel to Malcom X College on Wednesday at 7 pm.
College Football
Iowa State declined their bowl bid due to their coaching changes. The Big 12 will fine the Cyclones $500,000 for turning down the bid.
#23 Iowa will take on #14 Vanderbilt on December 31st at 11 am for the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
College Basketball
The #12 Iowa women’s team started Big 10 play with a one-sided 79-36 victory over Rutgers over the weekend. Ava Heiden scored a game-high 17 points. The Cy-Hawk series will be played in Ames on Wednesday, December 10th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team secured their first Big 10 win of the season with an 83-64 shellacking of Maryland. Bennett Stirtz poured in 25 points for the Hawkeyes. The Cy-Hawk series will be renewed on Thursday, December 11th, with tip-off at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
The #10 Iowa State women’s team clobbered Northern Illinois 105-52 yesterday. Audi Crooks managed 30 points in the victory.
The #10 Iowa State men’s team manhandled #1 Purdue on the road over the weekend 81-58. Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points in the highest- ranked win ever for Iowa State.
This Day in Sports History
1863 – Tom King of England defeated American John Heenan and became the first world heavyweight champion.
1987 – Ron Hextall (Philadelphia Flyers) became the first goalie in NHL history to shoot and score a goal. His empty net goal made him only the second goalie to get credit for a goal in the NHL.
2000 – Mario Lemieux announced to the Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to return to the National Hockey League (NHL) as a player at age 35. He would be the first modern owner-player in U.S. pro sports.