High School Basketball
WACO will look to regroup tonight in a home showdown with Louisa-Muscatine with the night starting at 6 pm.
Fairfield will take on Pekin at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
New London will travel to Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow, January 16th, with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will host Mediapolis tomorrow with tip-off at 6 pm for the night.
Central Lee will take on Danville tomorrow with game one at 6 pm at home.
Holy Trinity Catholic will make the trip to West Burlington tomorrow with the night beginning at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Hillcrest Academy tomorrow with the night starting at 6 pm.
Wapello will host Lone Tree tomorrow with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
Columbus will get back to action tomorrow at home against Highland with game one at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Burlington tomorrow with game one at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm. Panther boys’ head coach Eric Rawson believes his team is starting to believe in their identity,
“Yeah, we’re a physical team, and we’re big. With [Keegan] Heaton and the two [Isaiah and Noah] Langes, and Brody Clark’s got a good size for a guard. And then you throw Carter Gehling in the mix, he can go inside/outside. And certainly with [Aiden] Humble being able to shoot it from deep and Ryan [Helling] able to shoot it from deep, it’s good to have that combo. And you can’t forget about Grayson Lowery… he’s been a big force for us on the glass from the guard spot.”
Girls’ High School Basketball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released their sixth edition of the girls’ basketball rankings and Mediapolis remained consistent at #10 in Class 3A.
The Bulldogs are the only remaining undefeated team in Class 3A, currently sitting at 13-0 on the season. They are blowing out their opponents, winning by an average of 39 points per game with their closest game being a 57-54 final over #11 Tipton, the Tigers’ only loss of the season.
Mediapolis has been a team that lives by the three-point ball with over half of their shots coming from behind the arc and 35% of those shots falling. That is complemented by a defense that nabs 19.7 steals per game. Grace Holsteen is knocking down 40% of her three-point shots as she leads the team with 17.2 points per game.
High School Wrestling
Fairfield will travel to Fort Madison tonight for a dual.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Wapello girls’ teams will compete in the Cascade Tournament tonight.
The Van Buren County girls’ team will wrestle at a tournament in Centerville tonight.
The New London boys’ team will host a triangular with WACO and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union in attendance tonight.
Mt. Pleasant will duel Washington at home tonight.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will hold a triangular tonight with Wapello joining the fray.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to Pekin for a triangular tonight.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will square off against Highland tonight at home.
The WACO and Mediapolis girls’ teams will compete at the Mid-Prairie Invitational tomorrow, January 16th.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will face off against Davis County at home today.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Burlington at home today.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak last night, taking down Southwestern Community College 56-41. Trinity Barrett led the squad with 12 points. The Blackhawks will travel to Kirkwood Community College on Saturday, January 17th, at 1 pm.
The men’s basketball team had their contest against Harry S. Truman postponed last night. The two will tip-off tonight at 7 pm at SCC.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will duel Iowa Central Community College tonight on the road.
College Basketball
The #19 Iowa State women’s team is still searching for a win after losing Addy Brown to injury as they dropped their fourth straight contest against Colorado last night, 68-62. Audi Crooks posted a 17 point/15 rebound double-double in the loss. The Cyclones will travel to Oklahoma State on Sunday, January 18th, at noon.
The #11 Iowa women’s team will host Oregon tonight at 8 pm.
The Iowa men’s team had #5 Purdue on the ropes last night in a game that featured 14 lead changes, but the Boilermakers had the last run to come out on top, 79-72. Bennett Stirtz generated 19 points in the loss. The Hawkeyes will tangle with Indiana on Saturday, January 17th, at 1 pm on the road. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
The #2 Iowa State men’s team will look to restart their win streak with a road showdown against Cincinnati on Saturday at 1 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1967 – Super Bowl I, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA: the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10; MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB.
1987 – Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird was named Man of the Year by The Sporting News and Athlete of the Year by The Associated Press, marking the first time one athlete had gained both distinctions.
1990 – In a bizarre NHL coaching move, the Washington Capitals fired coach Brian Murray, who had been head coach since 1981, and replaced him with his brother Terry, who had been coaching in the minors.