High School Basketball
New London will take on Moravia at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Fairfield will compete against Pekin tonight with the doubleheader starting at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will face off against Burlington on the road tomorrow, January 17th, 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.
Winfield-Mt. Union will tango with Hillcrest Academy tomorrow with the boys playing at 7:30 pm, following the girls’ game.
Burlington Notre Dame will host New London tomorrow with the doubleheader starting at 6 pm.
Columbus will take on Highland tomorrow with the girls’ teams tipping-off at 6 pm.
Wapello will venture to Lone Tree tomorrow with a 6 pm start time.
Danville will compete against Central Lee tomorrow at home with game time at 6 pm.
WACO will stay on the road tomorrow for a showdown against Louisa-Muscatine with the girls’ tipping-off the night at 6 pm.
West Burlington will face off against Holy Trinity Catholic on the road with the girls’ starting off the night at 6 pm tomorrow.
Van Buren County will travel to Mediapolis tomorrow for a doubleheader scheduled to start at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Van Buren County boys’ team will take on Highland tonight for a dual.
The Fairfield boys’ team will compete in a triangular tonight at home.
Mt. Pleasant will duel Washington tonight on the road.
The WACO boys’ team will host Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and New London tonight for a double dual.
The Wapello boys’ team will host a meet tonight at 6 pm with Mediapolis making the trip.
The WACO girls’ team will host a meet with Mediapolis, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, and Van Buren County making the trip tonight.
The Wapello girls’ team will participate in the Cascade Tournament tonight.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to Lone Tree tonight for a triangular.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will host Burlington today.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Fairfield on January 23rd at home.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team will take on Indian Hills Community College on Saturday, January 18th, at 7 pm on the road.
NAIA Basketball
In the latest NAIA men’s basketball rankings, William Woods University jumped up into the top 25 at the #23 slot with a 13-2 record on the season. Former Iowa Wesleyan head coach and current Owls head coach Jordan Ashton has his team firing on all cylinders, averaging 80.6 points per game while keeping their opponents to just 63 points.
The team is aided by a couple former Tigers with Francis Okwuosah leading the team with 15 points per game to go along with seven rebounds, while Henry Shannon is cashing in for 12 points per game on over 50% shooting from the field.
College Basketball
The #2 Iowa State men’s team claimed a top ten win last night against #9 Kansas in convincing fashion 74-57. Curtis Jones had a phenomenal game, cashing in for 25 points as Joshua Jefferson collected a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. The Cyclones will play West Virginia on Saturday, January 18th, at 4 pm on the road.
The Iowa men’s team will stay on the west coast to compete against UCLA tomorrow, January 17th, at 8 pm.
The Iowa women’s team will take on Nebraska at home tonight at 6 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will face off against #20 West Virginia on Sunday, January 19th, at noon.
This Day in Sports History
1966 – Chicago Blackhawks’ right wing Bobby Hull scores 4 goals (his 17th career hat trick) in a 6-5 loss to the New York Rangers; becomes the first player in team history to score 300 goals.
1966 – Chicago was granted an NBA franchise to be called the Bulls, becoming the third NBA franchise in the city, after the Chicago Stags (1946–50) and Chicago Packers/Zephyrs (now Washington Wizards).
2020 – Former Sacramento State softball player Alyssa Nakken becomes the first woman to hold a coaching position on a MLB staff when named an assistant by the San Francisco Giants.