High School Girls’ Postseason Basketball
In Class 2A Region 2, Danville’s big second quarter helped send the Bears back to the regional championship after defeating Columbus 53-49. After initially struggling against the press defense of the Wildcats, Danville avoided the turnovers and dominated the offensive rebounds with Reagen Henklevig and Alaina Gourley each putting up 14 points in the win. Bears head coach Matt Morris has witnessed a season worth of growth from his squad and the result was a complete team effort,
“Just you know, overall, obviously going on the road with a very young, growing team, I really, honestly couldn’t be prouder of a group of kids. You know, I always feel like basketball is one of the greatest team sports in the world and I really thought tonight, you know, was the definition of team. I mean, you look down that bench, everybody played, everybody could really contribute in a positive way. We went to every kid at different times, different moments, asking them to do different things. And every one of those kids stepped on the floor and you know, sold out and did everything they possibly could to help the team, but man, overall, very proud. A great team win.”
Columbus finished the season with an 18-5 record as Isabel Rendon led the way with 16 points. Danville will compete against #2 Regina Catholic on Wednesday, February 26th, at 7 pm at Muscatine High School. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 4A Region 4, Keokuk will play Clear Creek Amana tonight at 7 pm on the road.
In the top half of the bracket, Burlington will take on Central DeWitt tonight at 7 pm.
High School Wrestling
Day three of the boys’ state tournament has sent four of our local athletes to their championship match and another 15 wrestlers are guaranteed at least top eight. Here’s some of the highlights from day three.
In Class 1A, WACO’s Ian Maize, in the 106-pound weight class, and Louden Huisenga, in the 190-pound weight class, both punched their ticket to their respective state championship matches.
In a Southeast Iowa Super Conference showdown, New London’s Gage Burden knocked off Wapello’s Cohen Wolford with a 6-0 decision win. He has a chance at 3rd place, while Wolford will compete for 7th place.
In Class 2A, CJ Davis and Kaiden Dietzenbach of Burlington Notre Dame will face off for their respective state championships after going 3-0 through the bracket. For a complete tally, 10 of our local athletes have a shot at 3rd place.
If you would like to see a full breakdown of all day three action, then follow the link:
Class 1A Results: Day Three Results
Class 2A Results: Day Three Results
Class 3A Results: Day Three Results
High School Boys’ Postseason Basketball
For Class 1A Substate 4 District 8, Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against #10 Burlington Notre Dame for the district championship on Tuesday, February 25th, at 7 pm at Central Lee. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
For Class 2A Substate 5: District 9, #10 West Burlington will compete against Mid-Prairie for the district championship on Tuesday at 7 pm at Knoxville High School.
For Class 3A Substate 6, #8 Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to take on the #1-seed #3 Knoxville and #7 Fairfield will travel to #2 Mt. Vernon for their first round of postseason action on Monday, February 24th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call for the Panthers game with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
High School Bowling
The state bowling tournament will begin on Monday, February 24th, in Waterloo. On the girls’ side, Keokuk will be competing as a team on Monday, while Mt. Pleasant’s Madalyn Millard and Bethany Drury will bowl individually on Tuesday, February 25th.
College Basketball
The #8 Iowa State men’s team will be tested in a road bout against #5 Houston today at 1 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will take on Washington at home at 3 pm today.
The Iowa women’s team will host #3 UCLA tomorrow, February 23rd, at 1 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will face off against #19 Baylor today at 1:30 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1888 – “Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends.
1893 – The first Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 32-22 in Birmingham.
2018 – The US wins the Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal for the first time in 20 years with a 4-3 shootout victory over Canada in Pyeongchang; scores tied 3-3 after overtime.