High School Basketball
The Mediapolis girls’ team squashed Louisa-Muscatine last night 67-30. Ellah Wagenbach produced 17 points and nine rebounds in the winning effort. The boys’ team lost a close one to the Falcons, 56-53.
New London will travel to Mediapolis tonight with the boys’ team following the girls game at 7:30 pm.
WACO split their matchup against Sigourney last night with the girls’ team falling 64-42, while the boys’ team handled business, winning 62-49. The girls’ team was led by Brenna Graber’s 10 points. Christian Stacy went off for an incredible 41 points as he knocked down six threes. The Warriors will face off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at home with game one at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their senior night tonight, January 24th, against Fort Madison with game time at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm. Girls’ head coach Curt Watson talked about how tonight’s game will be a bittersweet moment for him,
“I couldn’t be prouder of my two seniors, Charice and Alexa. They’ve been here for four years, and they’ve always given me everything they have, every game, every practice. They’re just a great bunch of girls right there with them too. I mean it just. I love them to death and Charice and Alexa, it’s just hard to imagine how good they can be, and they both improved so much over the last four years they’ve been here and it’s just I’m really going to miss them.”
West Burlington will face off against Central Lee on the road tonight with the girls’ team leading off the night at 6 pm.
Danville will take on Van Buren County tonight at home with game one at 6 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will host Burlington Notre Dame tonight with the first game starting at 6 pm.
Wapello will tangle with Highland tonight with the girls getting the night started at 6 pm.
Fairfield will host Washington tonight with the night starting at 6 pm.
Columbus will take on Winfield-Mt. Union on the road tonight with the doubleheader starting at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
Mt. Pleasant swept Fairfield last night in an important conference showdown. The boys’ team snuck out with a 40-35 win over the Trojans. Cruz Aguilar, Lane Beckler, and William Birdsell all pinned their opponents, while Ramzy Davis and Charlie Bohenkamp won via major decision. Payton Walker collected a win by technical fall and Kolbein Ostby picked up a narrow 4-3 decision over Jacob Crew. Fairfield was led by Cael McCabe, Cason Miller, Calvin McClain, and Dre Smithburg with wins by fall.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team scraped by with a 24-18 win over the Trojans as Zenlynn Lee, Paris Phosy, and Olivia Gordy each won their match by fall. Alyia Abbott and Samantha Lyons won their matches for Fairfield.
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield boys’ teams will travel to Williamsburg for the Raider Round-Robin Invitational tomorrow, January 25th.
The WACO and Van Buren County boys’ teams participated in a triangular at Lone Tree last night with WACO exiting the night 2-0, beating both teams 54-30. Ian Maize, which included a huge win over Van Buren County’s Leo Jirak, Gage Samo, and Louden Huisenga each finished the night with an unblemished record.
Van Buren County took down Lone Tree 48-30 to split the night. Carver Goehring won both of his matches by fall.
The Mediapolis boys’ team hosted a triangular last night and split the night, falling to Highland 39-35 and defeating New London 51-17. Peyton Johnson, Kyler Crow, and Branson Mosley finished the night unbeaten for the Bulldogs.
New London also lost to Highland 43-21. Gage Burden and Gavin Menke-Bailey each went 2-0 on the night for the Tigers.
The Mediapolis, New London, and Van Buren County boys’ teams will compete in the Louisa-Muscatine Invite tomorrow.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team participated at the Pekin Triangular last night and swept the night, defeating the hosts 74-0 and Louisa-Muscatine 57-22. Riley Kaalberg, Jacob Nelson, and Tyson Kaalberg each finished the night 2-0. The Wildcats will host a tournament tomorrow.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team celebrated their senior night in style nearly blanking Wapello last night 76-3. Jared Glendening, C.J. Davis, Kael Cook, Dirk Boyles, and Bridge Anderson won by fall, while Kaiden Dietzenbach took his match by technical fall. Wapello’s Jaime Prado won his team’s lone match by a 5-0 decision.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to compete in the Alburnett Duals tomorrow.
The Wapello boys’ team will participate in the John Byers Invitational at Midland tomorrow.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Fairfield girls’ teams will travel to Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow for an Invite.
The WACO boys’ team will travel to Highland for a double dual on January 30th.
Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year
IAwrestle and Iowa Corn in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) has released the top 15 wrestlers for the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards and southeast Iowa has three competitors in the running.
In Class 1A, WACO’s Louden Huisenga is a strong contender for the award at the 190-pound weight class. He has compiled a 25-0 record against fellow 190-pound contenders.
Over in Class 2A, Kaiden Dietzenbach of Burlington Notre Dame is back in the top 15 after being placed on the list last year. The Nike is continuing his reign of terror on the area in the 138-pound weight class with a perfect 27-0 record, so far through his senior campaign.
Fairfield’s Cael McCabe is also up for the award in Class 2A as the junior boasts a 22-2 record in the 113-pound weight class. McCabe has won the Bob Murphy and Bill Van Horn Invitationals this season.
Fans can vote once per list at Facebook.com/IAwrestle for their favorite wrestler in each category until February 9th, when the list will be narrowed down to the top 7. The next round of voting, from February 10th to February 23rd, will determine the top 3 finalists, with the winner announced at the banquet on February 27th at the Fareway Conference Center in Boone, Iowa, on February 27th at 11:30AM.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant hosted Fairfield last night. The girls’ team picked up the victory 2,196-1,856. Bethany Drury led the way for the Panthers with 357 total pins, while Autumn Rose McBride collected 279 total pins for the Trojans.
The boys’ team dropped their showdown to the Trojans 3,007-2,575. Henry Pforts put up 400 total pins for the Panthers.
Mt. Pleasant will take on Louisa-Muscatine at the Rose Bowl on Monday, January 27th.
Fairfield will celebrate their senior night on January 30th against Keokuk.
Southeast Iowa Playbook
Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, tonight during the 5 pm-hour for a special episode featuring Mt. Pleasant’s Alexa Fuller as she celebrates her senior night.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team will compete against Moberly Area Community College tomorrow, January 25th, with tip-off at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team will travel to Arizona State tomorrow, January 25th, at 1 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will host Penn State tonight at 8 pm.
The Iowa women’s team will venture back home to face off against Northwestern on Tuesday, January 28th, at 7 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team will take on UCF at home tomorrow at 4 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1952 – The Dallas Texans become the first NFL team in Texas; formerly the New York Yanks, the Texans lose 11 of 12 games and fold after one season.
1962 – Jackie Robinson is the first African American elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame; Bob Feller is also elected.
1990 – Los Angeles’ Pat Riley becomes the 13th and fastest coach to reach the 500-victory plateau as the Lakers down the Indiana Pacers, 120-111; Riley completes the task in 133 less games.