Prep Baseball (Thursday):
Mount Pleasant 4, Keokuk 3
Keokuk 7, Mount Pleasant 6
The Mount Pleasant baseball team split a traditional doubleheader against Keokuk last night, taking game one 4-3, while falling in game two 7-6.
Jack Johnson was the winning pitcher in the first tilt, throwing six innings of three run ball while striking out nine.
Keokuk scratched their first run across in the 6th inning against Johnson who was stellar in his second start of the season.
Carter Amos had three hits in three trips to pace the Panthers offensively.
Cooper Keldgord struck out the side in the 7th inning to earn his first varsity save.
In game two, Will Edeker drove in the game-tying run in the 7th inning but it was Keokuk with the last laugh, as the Chiefs scored the game-winning run on a walk-off base on balls as they picked up a 7-6 win.
Keokuk’s Josh Will was walked by Keldgord with the bases loaded forcing in the winning run.
Edeker led Mount Pleasant’s offense with three hits while Jake Ensminger had two hits and scored two runs.
The split moved Mount Pleasant to 1-2.
Keokuk picked up their first win over Mount Pleasant since 2017, a streak that spanned 11 games.
They’re now 1-3.
Notre Dame 11, Danville 3
Josh Smith was stellar on the bump, as Notre Dame picked up an 11-3 win over Danville yesterday in Burlington.
Brady Oleson led the Nikes offensively with a three-pack of hits. Carson Chiprez and Owen Gulick aided the onslaught with two hits of their own.
Notre Dame improved to 3-1.
Danville slipped to 1-1.
Keota 10, Winfield-Mount Union 3
Keota struck for seven runs in the 3rd inning, as the Eagles rolled to a 10-3 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.
Patrick Clarahan had two hits, two runs batted in and a pair of stolen bases to lead the the eagles.
Luke Hammen worked four innings to earn the win on the hill for Keota.
Winfield slumped to 0-6.
Mediapolis 6, Hillcrest Academy 2
Mediapolis scored four times in the 1st inning jumping out a four-run lead as they put it in cruise control yesterday in a 6-2 win over Hillcrest Academy.
The Bulldogs scored two insurance runs in the 4th as their pitching and defense shined against the Ravens.
The win moved Mediapolis to 2-4.
Wapello 16, Columbus 1
Van Buren County 8, Central Lee 7
Prep Softball (Thursday):
Keokuk 12, Mount Pleasant 4
Keokuk 14, Mount Pleasant 2
Mount Pleasant was swept yesterday by Keokuk at Joyce Park in a Southeast Conference doubleheader.
In game one, Madison Helling threw the first two innings allowing 10 runs on seven hits, while striking out three.
Grace Kelley had two hits, including her first round-tripper, and a double despite the 12-4 Chief win.
In game two, Keokuk struck early and often tagging Ella McNamee for 13 runs over two innings en route to a 14-2 win.
Savana Walls scored a run and walked twice.
Mount Pleasant slipped to 0-7 after the pair of losses.
They’ll be at home tonight against Davis County.
Holy Trinity 5, New London 3
Mary Hellige through a complete game as Holy Trinity earned a 5-3 win over New London last night in a South Division matchup in the Super Conference.
Hellige helped her own cause with a pair of hits, while Kelli Meierotto also had two hits.
Kayla Box drove in two.
Holy Trinity moved to 3-2, New London stumbled to 1-6.
Mediapolis 18, Hillcrest Academy 8
Jenna Parrott had four hits and three runs batted in as Mediapolis steamrolled to an 18-8 win over Hillcrest Academy.
Hallie Mohr was the winning pitcher for the Bullettes, striking out two over six innings.
The win was Mediapolis’ first of the season, they’re now 1-4.
Boys’ Soccer: Notre Dame Advances to State Finals:
Sam Brueck scored two goals while Cole Ward assisted on two and scored one of his own as the Notre Dame boys’ soccer team earned a 4-2 win over Regina in a Class 1A State Soccer semifinal last night.
Caden Murphy made seven saves as the Nikes won their 22nd match of the season.
The win moves Notre Dame into the Class 1A State Finals where they’ll tango with second-seeded Western Christian.
The Wolfpack knocked off West Liberty 2-1 last night.
The 1A State Championship will be played tomorrow (Saturday) at 12:00 p.m. in Des Moines.
Men’s College Basketball: Iowa State to Meet with Creighton:
The Iowa State men’s basketball team will travel to Omaha this winter to meet up with Creighton in the 2021 Big East-Big 12 Battle, the leagues have announced.
The clubs will play on Saturday, December 4th.
The matchup will feature new Cyclone head coach T.J. Otzelberger facing off against one of his mentors and former ISU head coach Greg McDermott, who is in his 11th season coaching at Creighton.
It will be the Cyclones and Bluejays 32nd meeting with Iowa State owning a 16-15 lead in the all-time series.