Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout
The SEISC titles were decided over the weekend and the South Division dominated the day.
On the girls’ side, Danville started off the day by shutting down the Lone Tree offense in a 54-26 clobbering to secure the #2-seed contest. Alaina Gourley led the way with 17 points, followed by Alivia Bauer with a double-double as she scored 15 points and grabbed 10 boards.
#9 Mediapolis left no doubt as they cashed in for 12 three-pointers in a 70-41 drubbing of Highland. Josie Hutcheson cashed in for 27 points and corralled 10 rebounds for a double-double. It is their second consecutive SEISC title.
For the boys’ teams, Mediapolis snuck past Winfield-Mt. Union 53-48 in the #2-seed contest, while #3 Burlington Notre Dame sprinted past Hillcrest Academy for the SEISC championship, 86-58.
High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant will look to bounce back against Ottumwa tonight with the girls’ playing at home and the boys’ tipping-off on the road with both start times at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call for the boys’ game with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
The Fairfield boys’ team will host Mid-Prairie tonight at 7:30 pm.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete against Twin Cedars tonight at 7:30 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Clark County tonight with game one at 6 pm at home.
Columbus will tangle with Cardinal in a doubleheader on the road at 6 pm tonight.
The Central Lee girls’ team will travel to Illini West tonight at 7:30 pm, while the boys’ team will hit the road to take on Davis County on Thursday, February 12th, at 7:30 pm.
The Danville girls’ team will square off against Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 6 pm at home, while the boys’ team will host Davis County tomorrow, February 10th, at 7:30 pm.
The WACO boys’ team will look to bounce back against Wapello at home tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will head to Pekin tomorrow with gametime at 7:30 pm.
West Burlington will travel to Mt. Pleasant tomorrow for a doubleheader starting at 6:15 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team will take on Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7:30 pm, while the boys’ team will face off against Keokuk at 6 pm with both games on the road.
Girls’ Regional Basketball
The regional brackets for Class 1A are set to start on Thursday, February 12th, at 7 pm and Classes 2A and 3A starting on Saturday, February 14th, at the same time. Here’s a look at our local competition.
In Class 1A Region 4, New London will make the trip to Lone Tree.
Burlington Notre Dame will host Wapello.
Over in Region 6, Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Highland.
WACO will face off against Pekin on the road. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 8, Van Buren County will host Columbus.
In Class 3A Region 6, #9 Mediapolis will get another swing at Central Lee at home.
High School Wrestling
The 2026 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s state tournament is officially over and Wapello’s Clara Ball became the first-ever girls’ state champion in program history, as she did not allow a point during Friday’s competition in the 115-pound weight class.
Southeast Iowa had six other wrestlers finish in the top eight, including Kenadee Helscher of Wapello, who finished as the runner-up in the 105-pound weight class and closed out her senior season with a 45-1 record.
For a full breakdown of Friday’s action, follow this link: Championship Recap
The boys’ state dual meets commenced over the weekend and Don Bosco snuck past Jesup, 36-30, to claim their 5th straight Class 1A state dual championship. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont finished as the Class 2A champion for the first time in their program history and Southeast Polk rolled to their second consecutive Class 3A state dual title.
The boys’ district wrestling meets are scheduled for Saturday, February 14th.
High School Bowling
The girls’ state meet is scheduled for tomorrow, February 10th, through Thursday, February 12th, in Waterloo. Keokuk will be competing as a team, while Mt. Pleasant’s Shyann Smith will bowl as an individual along with Keokuk’s Allison Sapp, Jaelynn Ketterer, and Josie Sapp.
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 fell to Kirkwood Community College 106-47 over the weekend. The Blackhawks will travel to Ellsworth Community College on Wednesday, February 11th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team made it five-straight victories over the weekend after taking down Triton College, 72-67. The Blackhawks had five players finish in double figures. SCC will be looking to “Pack the Gym in Pink” tonight with a home matchup against Illinois Central College at 7 pm.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will travel to North Iowa Area Community College for the District Championships on February 15th.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team has found their rhythm again after picking up their fifth straight victory over the weekend, 79-72, over Utah. Audi Crooks led the scoring with 26 points. The Cyclones will compete against BYU on the road tomorrow, February 10th, at 8 pm.
The #10 Iowa women’s team will host Washington on Wednesday, February 11th, at 6:30 pm.
The Iowa men’s team defeated Northwestern yesterday, 76-70, for their sixth straight victory. Bennett Stirtz was nearly unstoppable, throwing in 36 points to fend off the Wildcats. The Hawkeyes will travel to Maryland on Wednesday at 5 pm.
The #7 Iowa State men’s team clung on to a 72-69 victory over Baylor this past weekend to remain unbeaten at home. Milan Momcilovic cashed in for 21 points in the winning effort. The Cyclones will take on TCU on the road tomorrow at 8 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1971 – Satchel Paige is nominated to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1980 – Rick Barry of the Houston Rockets is the first in NBA history to score eight 3-pointers in a game.
1988 – New Hampshire begins an NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends Feb 1991).