High School Basketball
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout finished up over the weekend and the south division reigned supreme after action wrapped up at Southeastern Community College.
The Danville girls’ team had their seven-game winning steak snapped by Lone Tree in the #2 seed contest, 50-26. The Bears will compete against Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7:30 pm in a preview of postseason play.
In the #1 seed game, the #14 Mediapolis girls’ team left no questions unanswered in a 66-12 clobbering of Columbus. Ellah Wagenbach splashed six three-pointers on her way to a game high 22 points. Lily Coil led the Wildcats with five points.
The WACO boys’ team was unable to knock off Burlington Notre Dame in the #2 seed game, losing 66-52. Jack Drew knocked down 15 points for the Nikes, while Christian Stacy put up 18 points for the Warriors.
WACO will host Van Buren County tonight at 6 pm.
For the third year in a row, the #10 West Burlington boys’ team left the Loren Walker Arena as champions of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference with a dominating 76-42 thrashing of Hillcrest Academy. Mason Watkins was unstoppable, scoring 41 points in the winning effort.
West Burlington will host Mt. Pleasant tomorrow, February 11th, at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will compete against Clark County tonight with the doubleheader starting at 6 pm on the road.
Central Lee will face off against Cardinal tonight at home at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Ottumwa tonight with the girls’ hitting the road with tip-off at 7:45 pm and the boys hosting the Bulldogs at 7:30 pm at Central Campus Gym.
The Fairfield girls’ team will face off against Knoxville, while the boys’ teams will travel to Mid-Prairie with both games scheduled for 7:30 pm tomorrow.
The Columbus boys’ team will take on Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will host Pekin tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
The New London boys’ team will hit the road to compete against Davis County tomorrow with tip-off at 7:30 pm.
The Wapello boys’ team will host WACO tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will travel to Tipton on Thursday, February 13th, at 7:30 pm.
High School Girls’ Postseason Basketball
Girls’ regional basketball tips-off on Thursday, February 13th, for Class 1A and on Saturday, February 15th, for Classes 2A and 3A with all games starting at 7 pm. Here’s a look at our local matchups.
In Class 1A Region 7 on the top half of the bracket, Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Keota, Wapello will make the trip to Highland, and New London will take on Hillcrest Academy on the road.
In the bottom half of the bracket, WACO will face off against Burlington Notre Dame in a cross-divisional conference matchup at home and Holy Trinity Catholic will host Moulton-Udell.
In Class 2A Region 1, Van Buren County will compete against Pleasantville on February 18th on the road. In Region 2, West Burlington will play West Branch on Saturday at home with the winner advancing to tangle with Columbus; Danville will take on Louisa-Muscatine on February 18th at home.
In Class 3A Region 1, #14 Mediapolis will face off against Washington at home. In Region 4, Fairfield will travel to Williamsburg and Central Lee will make the trip to Mid-Prairie.
High School Wrestling
The boys’ state dual tournament held their championships over the weekend and two of the three matches were decided by three points or less. In Class 1A, #2 Don Bosco snuck past #1 Alburnett 38-37 to win the gold as Wilton claimed third place.
In Class 2A, #1 Algona defeated #2 West Delaware in a contentious matchup 28-25. Clarion-Gouldfield-Dows picked up the third-place medal with a win over Williamsburg.
Lastly, #1 Southeast Polk clobbered #3 Indianola 54-14 for the Class 3A championship, while Waukee Northwest downed Waverly-Shell Rock 47-25 for third place.
The boys’ district meet is scheduled for Saturday, February 15th, with Van Buren County, WACO, and Wapello traveling to Pleasantville and New London will head to Wilton in Class 1A. For Class 2A, Burlington Notre Dame, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and Fairfield will compete in Centerville and Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis will venture to Williamsburg.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will host the Southeast Conference (SEC) tournament scheduled for today.
The girls’ state qualifying meets are scheduled for Monday, February 17th, and Fairfield and West Burlington will compete at Davis County, while Mt. Pleasant will travel to Keokuk.
The boys’ state qualifying meets will take place on Tuesday, February 18th, and Mt. Pleasant will make the trip to Keokuk to compete.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team will host Illinois Central College on Wednesday, February 12th, at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #8 Iowa State men’s team took out their frustration on TCU over the weekend, crushing the Horned Frogs 82-52 to curtail a three-game losing streak. Curtis Jones put up 24 points in the winning effort. The Cyclones will travel to UCF tomorrow, February 11th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team had #21 Wisconsin against the ropes but could not finish the job as the Badgers exited with a 74-63 victory. Pryce Sandfort scored 14 points off the bench in the loss. The Hawkeyes will look to snap this three game losing streak on Wednesday, February 12th, on the road against Rutgers at 5:30 pm.
The Iowa women’s team will take on Nebraska tonight at 7 pm on the road.
The Iowa State women’s team rode the momentum of a dominant first quarter against Colorado to come out with the win 86-56. Audi Crooks collected a double-double with 33 points and 12 rebounds. The Cyclones will face off against Kansas on the road on Saturday, February 15th, at 4 pm.
This Day in Sports History
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