High School Basketball
Mt. Pleasant was swept by Keokuk last night, losing 66-36 in the girls’ game and 69-41 in the boys’ game. Kynlee White and Abi Shelangoski each scored seven points for the Panthers, while Aiden Humble led the boys’ team with 16 points. Boys’ head coach Eric Rawson knows it was the fundamentals that cost his team last night,
“So, tonight, I thought we did a nice job on Clark. He’s a kid that’s averaging 35 and 17, I think, and we held him at 23 and got him in foul trouble, but we just couldn’t throw it into the ocean tonight. We missed 20 free throws and we got down early in the first quarter, like 19 to 3. So, we’re just kind of clawing back in it, and again, when you’re missing 20 free throws, you’re not gonna win any games.”
Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to take on New London on Monday, January 5th, with game one at 6 pm.
Mediapolis swept Central Lee last night with the girls’ team clobbering the Hawks 62-29 and the boys’ team sneaking out with a 59-54 victory after scoring 27 points in the 4th quarter. Grace Holsteen cashed in for 28 points in the winning effort.
Central Lee will take on Van Buren County on Tuesday, January 6th, with game one at 6 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will face off against Holy Trinity Catholic on Tuesday with the night starting at 6 pm on the road.
Holy Trinity Catholic handled New London last night with the girls’ team winning 54-22 and the boys’ team coming out on top 53-30. Layne Rung led the effort with 22 points.
Burlington Notre Dame split their night with Danville with the girls’ team falling 44-34 and the boys’ team cruising to a 72-38 final. The Nikes will compete against West Burlington on the road on Tuesday with the girls tipping-off at 6 pm.
Danville will continue their road trip today against English Valleys with the day starting at 3 pm.
West Burlington swept Van Buren County last night with the girls’ team outdueling the Warriors 64-59 and the boys’ team throttling Van Buren County 81-39.
West Burlington will fly to Wapello today with the girls’ playing first at 4:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union split their showdown with Wapello last night with the girls’ team losing 53-18 and the boys’ team winning a low-scoring affair, 38-33.
The Columbus girls’ team snuck out with a 43-42 victory over WACO last night. The Wildcats will play Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday at 6 pm.
WACO will host Winfield-Mt. Union today with the night tipping-off at 4:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregames show at 4:15 pm.
Fairfield will travel to Burlington on Monday with the first game tipping-off at 6:15 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team wrestled at the Megan Black Invitational last night and the Wildcats were led by Jada Moats’ 2nd place finish in the 190-pound weight class after going 2-1 for the night. Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will compete in the WACO tournament on Monday, January 5th.
The Mt. Pleasant, Van Buren County, Fairfield, and Mediapolis girls’ teams will compete in the Keokuk Invite today.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will hold the Nike Duals today.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will participate in the EBF Invitational today.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant and West Burlington will get back to action with the Louisa-Muscatine Invite today.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will travel to Iowa Lakes Community College today at 1 pm.
College Basketball
The #10 Iowa State women’s team will be tested at home tomorrow, January 4th, against Baylor with tip-off at 2 pm.
The #14 Iowa women’s team will travel to Northwestern on Monday, January 5th, for tip-off at 7:30 pm.
The #25 Iowa men’s team will get back to Big Ten play when they take on UCLA tonight at home at 5 pm.
The #3 Iowa State men’s team clobbered West Virginia last night 80-59. Milan Momcilovic collected a game high 26 points in the win. The Cyclones will take on Baylor on the road on Wednesday, January 7th, at 7 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1981 – Golfer Johnny Miller wins the sport’s first $1 million tournament when he beats Seve Ballesteros in a playoff in the inaugural Million Dollar World Challenge at Sun City, South Africa.
1983 – Dallas running back Tony Dorsett sets an NFL record with a 99-yard touchdown run in a Cowboys’ 31-27 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. There were only 10 Cowboys on the field.
1993 – “The Comeback”, quarterback Frank Reich leads the Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in a wild card playoff game; the second largest comeback in NFL history.