Boys’ District Basketball
To start off the Class 1A Substate 5 District 9 bracket, New London clobbered Highland last night 54-34. The Tigers dominated the floor with Kye Reighard collecting seven offensive rebounds and the defense blocking five shots. Brigham Porter led the scoring with 12 points. New London will be tasked with taking on the top-seed #3 Burlington Notre Dame on Monday, February 16th, at 7 pm on the road.
Also on Monday at 7 pm, Winfield-Mt. Union and Danville will square off in the #4-#5 seed contest with the Wolves getting to host.
Holy Trinity Catholic will take on WACO at home. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Over in Substate 5 District 10, Wapello will travel to Hillcrest Academy on Monday.
In Class 2A Substate 5 District 9, Central Lee earned the first round bye and will take on the winner between West Burlington and Cardinal with the Falcons getting to host.
On the top half of the bracket, Van Buren County will hit the road to play Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont to open the first round.
In Substate 5 District 10, Columbus will face off against Durant on the road and Mediapolis will host Louisa-Muscatine for their first round showdowns.
The Class 3A and Class 4A brackets will be released on Monday.
High School Basketball
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team surged past Fairfield last night, 65-46, behind Isaiah Lange’s 15 points. Carter Gehling and Ryan Helling each added 13 to the effort. The Panthers will travel to Pella on Tuesday, February 17th, at 7 pm.
The Fairfield boys’ team will make the trip to Clear Creek Amana on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
High School Wrestling
The boys’ district wrestling meets are scheduled for today.
In Class 1A, New London and WACO will make the trip to Lisbon, while Van Buren County, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and Wapello will travel to Sigourney.
For Class 2A, Fairfield and Fort Madison will wrestle at Centerville. Burlington Notre Dame, Mediapolis, Keokuk, and Washington will compete at Williamsburg. Lastly, Mt. Pleasant will journey up to Central DeWitt.
Only the top-two place winners from each weight class will advance to the state tournament.
Girls’ Regional Basketball
In Class 1A Region 4, Wapello will make the trip to Lone Tree on Tuesday, February 17th, at 7 pm.
The Classes 2A and 3A Regionals will be tipping-off tonight at 7 pm, here’s the local competition.
In Class 2A Region 8, Van Buren County will host Columbus.
Danville will take on West Burlington at home on Tuesday.
For Class 3A Region 5, the Southeast Conference will meet up in Washington as the Demons will face off against Fairfield.
In Region 6, #8 Mediapolis will get another swing at Central Lee at home.
For Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will be looking to avenge an early season loss when they travel to Oskaloosa on Wednesday, February 18th. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Burlington will make the trip to North Scott on Wednesday.
In Region 6, Fort Madison will host Keokuk in a Southeast Conference rivalry matchup on Wednesday.
High School Bowling
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the state qualifying meet assignments for the boys’ teams and Central Lee will host West Burlington, while Fairfield will travel to Monticello in Class 1A.
In Class 2A, Clinton will play host to Burlington, Keokuk, and Mt. Pleasant.
Both meets are scheduled for Monday, February 16th, at 10 am.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will look to bounce back today against Iowa Lakes Community College at 1 pm at home.
The men’s basketball team will travel to Indian Hills Community College tonight at 7 pm.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will travel to North Iowa Area Community College for the District Championships tomorrow, February 15th.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will tip-off at 1 pm tomorrow, February 15th, at home against Kansas State.
The #15 Iowa women’s team will make the trip to Nebraska on Monday, February 16th, at 11 am.
The Iowa men’s team will be tasked with hosting #13 Purdue today at 4 pm.
The #5 Iowa State men’s team will look for redemption against #9 Kansas at home today at noon.
This Day in Sports History
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