High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Keokuk tomorrow, January 3rd, at home with the girls’ tipping off the night at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Fairfield will take on Burlington at home tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Danville tomorrow with the boys’ leading off the night at 6 pm.
Mediapolis will host Central Lee tomorrow with the girls’ teams playing at 6 pm.
West Burlington will square off against Van Buren County tomorrow in a road matchup with the boys following the girls’ game at 7:30 pm.
New London will take on Holy Trinity Catholic at home tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union is in the middle of a three-game homestand with a game against Wapello slated to start at 6 pm tomorrow.
Columbus will face off against Pekin on the road with the night starting at 6 pm tonight.
WACO will compete tomorrow with the girls’ tipping off the night at 6 pm at home against Columbus.
High School Wrestling
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Mediapolis boys’ teams will participate in the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont tournament on Saturday, January 4th.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will host an invitational tonight with New London in attendance.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete at the Ottumwa Invitational on January 11th.
The WACO girls’ and boys’ teams will compete in a dual tournament on Saturday at BGM.
Fairfield will host a quad on January 7th with Wapello making the trip.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Highland for the Gary Curtis Invitational on January 11th.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will compete in the Megan Black Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Invitational tomorrow, January 3rd.
The Mt. Pleasant, Fairfield, Van Buren County, and Mediapolis girls’ teams will participate in the Keokuk Invite on Saturday.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington on January 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team will take on Western Iowa Tech at home on January 8th with tip-off scheduled for 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team will face off against #25 Baylor in a home matchup on Saturday, January 4th.
The Iowa men’s team will compete against Wisconsin tomorrow, January 3rd, at 6 pm on the road.
The #23 Iowa women’s team’s fourth quarter defense sealed the 80-68 win over Penn State yesterday. Taylor McCabe banged five three-pointers from off the bench to lead the team with 17 points as Hannah Stuelke finished with a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawkeyes will face off against Maryland on Sunday, January 5th, at home with game time at 5 pm.
The Iowa State women’s team ran away with a 78-64 victory over Kansas yesterday for their first Big 12 victory of the season. Audi Crooks was a force in the contest with 33 points, while Addy Brown collected a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Cyclones will stay at home to take on Utah on Sunday at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1922 – 8th Rose Bowl: California ties Washington and Jefferson, 0-0. The first of three ties in the history of the Rose Bowl.
1966 – National Football League Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: the Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns, 23-12; first NFL title game televised in color; last one played before Super Bowl era.
1982 – “The Epic in Miami” The San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff scoring records along with the then-highest-scoring playoff game in NFL history.