High School Basketball
In a top 10 showdown, the #4 Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team outsprinted #6 Marquette Catholic over the weekend 85-71. Shay Stephens tabbed 24 points and dished out nine assists in the win. The girls’ team fell to the Defenders 55-44.
Burlington Notre Dame will host Central Lee tomorrow, January 13th, at 6 pm.
The Central Lee boys’ team defeated Fort Madison over the weekend, 65-52, behind 21 points from Will Hayes.
New London split their weekend matchup against WACO with the girls’ team losing 65-22 and the boys’ team collecting their first win of the season in a 71-62 final. Megan Lee led the scoring in the girls’ game with 8 points for the Tigers. In the boys’ showdown, London Franklin tabbed 23 points to outduel Holden Hughes’ 22 points.
New London will take on Van Buren County tomorrow with game one at 6 pm at home.
WACO will travel to Pekin tomorrow with the first showdown at 6 pm.
The Danville boys’ team defeated Durant over the weekend 53-42 behind a huge second half. Connor Hulett put up 18 points in the win. The Bears will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Burlington Notre Dame tonight with tip-off at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Fairfield will square off against Van Buren County at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will play Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 6 pm on the road.
Wapello will tangle with Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow with the night starting at 6 pm.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 6 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will contend with West Burlington tomorrow with tip-off at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Fairfield girls’ team finished in 6th place at the North Mahaska Invitational over the weekend with 63 points. Samantha Lyons went unblemished for the invitational, pinning all three of her opponents within the first round.
The Fairfield and WACO girls’ teams will compete at the Ottumwa Invitational tonight.
The Wapello and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ teams competed at the Corky Stuart Invitational over the weekend and the Wildcats captured 3rd place with 158 points.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union had a trio finish atop the podium with Dakota Aney, Bowen Thomson, and Angel Ineichen each collecting the gold.
Wapello finished in 6th place as a team as Draysin Crow and Cohen Wolford each took home 2-1 records and 2nd place in their respective weight classes.
The WACO, New London, and Mt. Pleasant boys’ teams participated in the Gary Curtis Invitational over the weekend and the Panthers led the charge taking 6th place with 97.5 points followed by WACO in 12th with 41.5 points.
Levi Evans had the best tournament for Mt. Pleasant as he captured 2nd place after a close 15-10 decision finish in the championship match. Aven Beauchamp battled his way back for a 3rd place finish.
WACO’s Ian Maize nabbed 2nd place as he took home a 2-1 record, while Killian Kelly of New London finished in 5th place after winning four matches in the consolation bracket.
The New London boys’ team will host a triangular with WACO and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union in attendance on Thursday, January 15th.
Mt. Pleasant will dual Washington at home on Thursday.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will hold a triangular on Thursday with Wapello joining the fray.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team traveled to Maquoketa for an invitational and snatched 2nd place as a team with 201 points. Kael Cook kept his undefeated season alive after sneaking past Preston Hunter of Beckman Catholic by a 6-3 decision in the championship match. Rowan Berndt, Colt Boyles, Ryan Rose, Jared Glendening, Tate Sherwood, and Joey Glendening all claimed 2nd place in their respective weight classes.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to Pekin for a triangular on Thursday.
The Wapello girls’ team will compete at the Lisbon Triangular tomorrow, January 13th.
The Fairfield boys’ team will head to Oskaloosa for a quad tomorrow.
The Van Buren County girls’ team will host a Round Robin tonight with Mediapolis participating.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will square off against Highland on Thursday at home.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will compete in the Cascade Tournament on Thursday.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will host Burlington today.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Burlington at home on Thursday, January 15th.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team fell to Iowa Western Community College over the weekend, 72-60. The Blackhawks will travel to Southwestern Community College on Wednesday, January 14th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team lost 68-61 against Indian Hills Community College over the weekend. The Blackhawks will host Harry S. Truman College on Wednesday at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #11 Iowa State women’s team has now dropped its third straight game after losing to West Virginia yesterday 83-70. Audi Crooks put up a 22 point/10 rebound double-double. The Cyclones will play on Wednesday, January 14th, on the road against Colorado at 8 pm.
The #14 Iowa women’s team’s 19-4 run in the 3rd quarter solidified a 56-53 comeback victory over Indiana yesterday. It was a three-headed attack for the Hawkeyes with Hannah Stuelke, Ava Heiden, and Chit-Chat Wright each finishing in double figures. Iowa will host Oregon on Thursday, January 15th, at 8 pm.
In a top 25 matchup, the #19 Iowa men’s team fell to #16 Illinois 75-69 over the weekend. Tavion Banks led the scoring with 16 points. The Hawkeyes will look to regroup on the road against Purdue with tip-off at 5:30 pm on Wednesday.
The #3 Iowa State men’s team took down Oklahoma State over the weekend 71-63. Joshua Jefferson led the team with 19 points. The Cyclones will square off against Kansas on the road tomorrow, January 13th, at 8 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1958 – The NCAA adds the two-point conversion to football.
1966 – Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach records his 1,000th NBA career victory (regular season and playoffs) in a 114-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Boston.
1992 – Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; the Troy State Trojans defeat the DeVry Hoyas 258-149 in Troy, Alabama.