High School Basketball
WACO swept Louisa-Muscatine last night, 49-38 in the girls’ game and 73-45 in the boys’ game. Drew Graber notched 18 points in the girls’ game, while Holden Hughes went off for 25 points in the victory. The Warrior girls’ team will travel to Iowa Valley on Monday, January 19th, at 5:15 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team lost to Pekin last night, 27-20. The Trojans will host Fort Madison tonight at 6 pm.
New London will travel to Burlington Notre Dame tonight with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will host Mediapolis tonight with tip-off at 6 pm for the night.
Central Lee will take on Danville tonight with game one at 6 pm at home.
Holy Trinity Catholic will make the trip to West Burlington tonight with the night beginning at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Hillcrest Academy tonight with the night starting at 6 pm.
Wapello will host Lone Tree tonight with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
Columbus will get back to action tonight against Highland at home with game one at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Burlington tonight 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.
High School Wrestling
Mt. Pleasant split their duel with Washington last night with the girls’ team defeating the Demons 36-24 and the boys’ team falling 47-24. Paris Phosy and Quintrie Lee picked up wins by fall for the girls’ team. Levi Evans, Lane Beckler, Ramzy Davis, and Keegan Birdsell walked away with victories for the Panther boys’ team.
Fairfield was swept by Fort Madison last night with the girls’ team getting handled by the Bloodhounds 54-18 and the boys’ team getting clobbered 56-20. June Connor won the lone match of the night for the Trojan girls’ team. Noah Patel, Jasper Carpenter, River Fulton, and Dain Burkhart escaped the night unscathed.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Wapello girls’ teams competed at the Cascade Invitational last night and the Arrows accumulated 57.5 points for 10th place to lead the local schools. Kenadee Helscher pinned all three of her opponents to keep her undefeated season rolling, while Clara Ball nabbed the gold in the 115-pound weight class after winning the championship match by technical fall. For the Wildcats, Jada Moats finished in 2nd place for the 190-pound weight class.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Mt. Pleasant girls’ teams will travel to the Pella Invitational tomorrow, January 17th.
The Wapello girls’ team will host a triangular on Monday, January 19th.
The Van Buren County girls’ team won the Centerville Classic last night by nearly 50 points over Colfax-Mingo, collecting 183.5 points for the night. Armony Adams, Brystol Wiley, and Riley Caviness each went 3-0 and walked away with 1st place for their respective weight classes. The Warriors will prepare for the SEISC Tournament on January 26th.
The New London boys’ team hosted Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and WACO for a triangular last night and it was the Wildcats who walked away unblemished, beating New London 77-6 and WACO 68-12. Trevor Phillips, Kason Dopler, and Ronaldo Villegas finished the night 2-0. WACO defeated New London 54-12. Harley Larrimore and Karver Rude collected a pair of victories for the Warriors, while Killian Kelly, Liam Garvey, and Riley Merschman finished 1-1 for the Tigers.
The Mediapolis boys’ team fell in their home triangular last night, losing 54-12 to Louisa-Muscatine and Wapello 38-18. Peyton Johnson went 1-0 for the Bulldogs. Wapello fell to the Falcons 57-18. Max Dopler and Grayson Nagle collected a victory in the meet.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team spoiled Pekin’s senior night by sweeping the triangular, clobbering Lone Tree 66-12 and the hosts 60-18. Tate Sherwood was the lone Nike to finish the night 2-0. The Nikes will wrestle at the Cascade Invitational tomorrow.
The Van Buren County boys’ team lost a narrow bout to Highland last night 41-39. Leo Jirak, Carver Goehring, and Jackson Meek snatched a victory for the Warriors.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union, Mediapolis, Fairfield, and Van Buren County boys’ teams will compete in the Big Red Invite tomorrow.
The WACO boys’ team will host the Warrior Invitational tomorrow with Mt. Pleasant, New London, and Wapello making the trip.
The WACO and Mediapolis girls’ teams will compete at the Mid-Prairie Invitational tonight.
High School Bowling
Fairfield split their meet against Davis County with the boys’ team winning 2,526-2,387 and the girls’ team losing 2,319-2,024. Emma Cass led the Trojans with 334 total pins. Fairfield will head over to the Ottumwa Invitational tomorrow, January 17th.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team defeated Burlington by over 300 pins yesterday, 2,201-1,876. Shyann Smith collected 320 total pins for the Panthers. The boys’ team lost a heartbreaker last night to the Grayhounds 2,656 to 2,606. The Panthers will host Fairfield on Thursday, January 22nd.
College Signings
WACO had a trio of Warriors sign their Letter of Intent to participate in athletics at the collegiate level.
Gavin Slagel will be running cross country at Goshen College in Indiana. The senior helped lead WACO to its first-ever SEISC title in cross country this past fall.
Tristan Luitjens committed to Bluffton University in Ohio to continue his soccer career. He led the team with eight goals and seven assists last season.
Lastly, Adam Stafford will bring his football talents to Mount Mercy University. The defensive lineman was named 1st Team All-District the last two seasons.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will travel to Kirkwood Community College tomorrow, January 17th, at 1 pm.
The men’s basketball team defeated Harry S. Truman College last night 75-55. The Blackhawks will play Triton College tomorrow at 3 pm on the road.
College Basketball
The #19 Iowa State women’s team will travel to Oklahoma State on Sunday, January 18th, at noon.
The #11 Iowa women’s team took down Oregon last night 74-66. Hannah Stuelke cashed in for 18 points. The Hawkeyes will square off against #15 Michigan State on Sunday at home at 7 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will tangle with Indiana tomorrow, 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 tomorrow at 1 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
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.