Boys’ District Basketball
In Class 3A Substate 5, #1 Pella pummeled #5 Washington last night 76-38. Austin Schulte scored 21 points for the Dutch. The Demons finished the season with a 13-11 record.
#3 Keokuk pulled off the upset against #2 Center Point-Urbana last night, 64-58. The Chiefs will travel to Pella for the Substate 5 championship on Monday, March 2nd, at 7 pm.
In Class 1A Substate 5, #4 Burlington Notre Dame and Calamus-Wheatland will face off for the Substate 5 championship tomorrow, February 28th, at 4 pm at Iowa City High. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 3:45 pm.
Girls’ Postseason Basketball
For the Class 3A state tournament, #7 Mediapolis will square off against #2 Maquoketa for the state quarterfinals on Monday, March 2nd, at 8:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 8:15 pm.
The other Class 3A matchups include #1 Mt. Vernon taking on #8 Cherokee Washington, #4 Wahlert Catholic will face off against #5 Williamsburg, and #3 Des Moines Christian will tangle with #6 Forest City.
All-Southeast Conference Teams
The Southeast Conference (SEC) released their All-Conference teams for boys’ and girls’ wrestling yesterday and a couple of state podium finishers were named Wrestler of the Year.
Starting with girls’ wrestling, Fort Madison’s Mara Smith was named Wrestler of the Year after posting a 37-3 record for the season and taking home the 6th place medal in a state tournament run that was cut short due to injury.
Burlington won the conference and put four on the First Team in Grace Navarre, Sarina Cline, Amaziah Twillie, who finished in 7th place at state, and Kylee Hill, who claimed a 35-5 record in her first year on the mats.
Mt. Pleasant was headlined by Paris Phosy, as she earned First Team honors for the 115-pound weight class. The junior collected a 19-14 record for the season and took 4th at her regional qualifier. The Panthers also put Quintrie Lee and Courtney Smith on the Second Team, as Smith finished in 3rd place at her regional qualifier.
Fairfield’s Samantha Lyons and Kendra Allison were placed on the First Team with both punching their ticket to the state tournament, including a 6th place finish for Lyons.
For boys’ wrestling, despite earning Second Team honors for the 175-pound weight class, Fairfield’s Dain Burkhart was named Wrestler of the Year after going 34-6 on the year and claiming a bronze medal at state.
Cael McCabe was the lone Trojan to make the First Team as Fairfield tied Fort Madison for 1st in conference.
In the 120-pound weight class, Mt. Pleasant’s Levi Evans took home First Team honors as the sophomore went 29-5 on the season and was the first Panther to earn a trip to the state tournament since 2020. After eight grueling matches, Evans recorded a 4th place finish. Lane Beckler, Ramzy Davis, and Juan Lopez each grabbed Second Team honors.
Washington’s Caden Greiner garnered First Team status with a 42-5 record along with a 4th place finish. Jace Kinzenbaw and Blaine Rees joined him on the First Team, as they both punched their ticket to the state tournament, as well.
For a full look at the All-Conference lists for boys’ and girls’ wrestling, follow the links provided. Tune in tomorrow for a breakdown of both All-SEC basketball teams.
All-SEC Girls’ Wrestling: Girls’ Wrestling
All-SEC Boys’ Wrestling: Boys’ Wrestling
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team will travel to Marshalltown Community College tomorrow, February 28th, at 7 pm for their regular season finale.
The baseball team will travel to Delgado Community College today for a doubleheader.
The softball team will participate in the Midwest Classic today and tomorrow with a matchup against Metropolitan Community College leading off the weekend.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will square off against Kansas State on Sunday, March 1st, on the road at 1 pm.
The #9 Iowa women’s team snuck out with an 82-78 home victory last night against Illinois. Ava Heiden cashed in for 28 points in the winning effort. Jan Jensen’s 46 career victories are the most by an Iowa women’s head coach in their first two seasons at the helm in program history. The Hawkeyes will take on Wisconsin on the road on Sunday at 2 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will travel to Penn State tomorrow, February 28th, with tip-off at 11 am.
The #4 Iowa State men’s team will face off against #16 Texas Tech tomorrow at 3 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the call.
This Day in Sports History
1959 – Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets a then-NBA record with 28 assists as the Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers.
1966 – 8th Daytona 500: Polesitter Richard Petty comes from two laps down to win the event after 198 laps were completed because of rain.
1987 – The NCAA cancels SMU’s entire 1987 football schedule for violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption.