High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant split their home showdown with Mediapolis over the weekend, with the girls’ team falling 76-36 and the boys’ team crushing the Bulldogs 68-35. Grace Holsteen dropped 30 points in the girls’ game. The Panther boys’ team hit a school-record 68.3% of their shots against the Bulldogs with Isaiah Lange’s 17 point/10 rebound double-double leading the way. Will Luttenegger scored 11 points in the losing effort.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Marion tonight at 7:15 pm.
Mediapolis will face off against Fort Madison tonight at home with game one at 6 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will host Mt. Pleasant tomorrow, February 3rd, at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Central Lee was swept by Keokuk over the weekend with the girls’ team losing 72-52 and the boys’ team folding 68-49.
The Van Buren County girls’ team won their weekend matchup against Clark County, 45-35, while the boys’ team fell 68-51.
New London will attempt to bounce back tonight at Cardinal with the night beginning at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will take on Columbus tonight with the girls’ teams playing at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete against Pella Christian at home tonight with the girls’ team playing at 6 pm.
WACO will meet up on the road against Winfield-Mt. Union tomorrow with the girls tipping-off at 6 pm.
West Burlington will take on Burlington at home tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Tomorrow, the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team will take on Fairfield at home with gametime at 7:30 pm, while the girls’ team will travel to New London with the night tipping-off at 6 pm.
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout is scheduled to start on Thursday, February 5th, with the girls’ teams seeded #3-#8 facing off. The same seeds for the boys’ teams will play on Friday, February 6th.
High School Wrestling
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference boys’ teams had their conference tournament over the weekend and Burlington Notre Dame made it back-to-back conference titles with a dominant 267.5 points followed by Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union with 152 points.
The Nikes finished the meet with seven conference champions: Kohen Dietzenbach, who is 34-0, Rowan Berndt, Ryan Rose, Colt Boyles, Tate Sherwood, Kael Cook, and Joey Glendening.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union collected a handful of silver medals with Justin Knipfer, Bowen Thomson, Trevor Phillips, and Kason Dopler each claiming a 2-1 record.
Mediapolis’ Kyler Crow went 3-0 in the 175-pound weight class to add another conference championship to his mantle, while Peyton Johnson won by major decision in the 190-pound weight class to nab the gold.
Wapello had a pair of conference champions in Cohen Wolford, who won by technical fall in the 157-pound weight class, and Grayson Nagle, who pinned both of his opponents in the 215-pound weight class.
Lastly, WACO’s Ian Maize fell to Dietzenbach by a narrow 5-2 decision in the championship match of the 113-pound weight class, while Harley Larrimore finished as the runner-up in the 150-pound weight class. Leo Jirak and Alex Scott of Van Buren County each took 2nd place in their respective weight classes, while New London’s Liam Garvey led the team with a 4th place finish.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont for the Regional Dual Semifinals tomorrow, February 3rd, to take on Woodward-Granger with the winner facing off against the Rockets.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a quad on Thursday, February 5th.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team competed in the Southern Iowa Classic over the weekend and the Panthers took 3rd place with 139.5 points, following Fort Madison and Fairfield, respectively.
Aven Beauchamp, Levi Evans, and Ramzy Davis of Mt. Pleasant rallied for 1st place in their respective weight classes. Fairfield also had a trio of gold medal winners in Jasper Carpenter, Dusty Haynes, and Dain Burkhart.
The boys’ district wrestling meets are scheduled for February 14th.
The 2026 girls’ state tournament will take place on Thursday and Friday, February 6th. KILJ will be providing updates for 14 local wrestlers.
High School Bowling
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will compete at the Class 2A Region 4 state qualifier today at Clinton, while the West Burlington girls’ team will host Fairfield and Central Lee for the Class 1A Region 8 state qualifier.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Keokuk tomorrow, February 3rd, for a triangular.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the state qualifying meet assignments 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 fell to Iowa Western Community College over the weekend, 85-63. Ariana Aguilar tabbed a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Blackhawks will host Des Moines Area Community College on Wednesday, February 4th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team surged past Malcom X College, 91-82, over the weekend. Prophet Fields cashed in for 21 points. The Blackhawks will take on Sauk Valley Community College at 7 pm on Wednesday at home.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team defeated UCF 65-52. Jada Williams collected 23 points in the winning effort. The Cyclones will travel to Utah on Saturday, February 7th, at 6 pm.
The #8 Iowa women’s team lost to #2 UCLA yesterday, 88-65. Ava Heiden scored 19 points in the loss. The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota on Thursday, February 5th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team drubbed Oregon last night, 84-66. Bennett Stirtz was unstoppable, claiming 32 points and dishing out seven assists. The Hawkeyes will stay on the west coast to play Washington at 10 pm on Wednesday, February 4th.
The #8 Iowa State men’s team cruised to their largest margin of victory in a road conference game in program history over the weekend in a 95-61 clubbing of Kansas State. Joshua Jefferson led the team with 19 points. The Cyclones will take on Baylor at home at 1 pm on Saturday.
This Day in Sports History
1892 – Professional boxers Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby took part in the longest boxing match fought with modern rules. Sharpe won the match, which went on for more than five hours, by knockout in the 77th round.
1970 – Pete Maravich becomes the first to score 3,000 college basketball points.
1997 – Scotty Bowman becomes first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games.