High School Basketball
WACO hosted Winfield-Mt. Union over the weekend and the pair split their rivalry showdown. The Warrior girls’ team dominated the glass with 25 offensive rebounds, resulting in a 56-41 victory. Brenna Graber knocked down four threes for a game high 19 points in the effort. Suttyn Schlee put up 11 points for the Wolves.
In a battle for second place in the North Division of the Super Conference, Winfield-Mt. Union’s defense held WACO to just 16 points in the second half to win 48-41. Hayden Shelman kept the Warriors close with 13 points, but it was Cody Milks that took over the game in the second half, cashing in for 17 points. Wolves head coach Klay Edwards talked about Milks’ play,
“Yeah, definitely, and that’s something we’ve been talking about all year is, you know, getting downhill. He’s got a nice big body, he can rise up and finish in the paint, so, you know, we wanted him to, you know, do that to get him going and then he can step out and hit those threes, but he did have, he had some huge threes for us tonight too, so yeah, when we have him going and then you got Isaac [Egli] and Max [Edwards] scoring inside, like, it’s tough to deal with.”
WACO will travel to Wapello tomorrow, January 6th, with gametime at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will host Pekin tomorrow with the night tipping-off at 6 pm.
Danville traded their games against English Valleys over the weekend with the girls’ team losing 64-34 and the boys’ team ending up on top 64-48. Macie Wagner finished with nine points for the girls’ team, while Dillan Mason scored 16 points in the boys’ game. The Bears will square off against New London tomorrow at 6 pm.
West Burlington swept Wapello over the weekend 40-33 in the girls’ game and 58-43 in the boys’ contest. Macey Kuntz put up a 14 point/14 rebound double-double in the loss, while Silas Lotzow led the Falcons his own double-double, collecting 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete against West Burlington on the road tomorrow with the girls tipping-off at 6 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to take on New London 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.
Fairfield will travel to Burlington tonight with the first game tipping-off at 6:15 pm.
Central Lee will take on Van Buren County tomorrow with game one at 6 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will face off against Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow with the night starting at 6 pm on the road.
Columbus will play Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 6 pm.
High School Wrestling
The Mt. Pleasant, Van Buren County, Fairfield, and Mediapolis girls’ teams competed at the Keokuk Invite over the weekend and Burlington ended up on top of the standings with 187 points followed by Van Buren County with 150.5 points. Fairfield finished right in front of Mt. Pleasant with 97 points for 5th place.
The Warriors had a quartet of 1st place finishers with Armony Adams (100-pound weight class), Brystol Wiley (110-pound weight class), Rylee Caviness (125-pound weight class), and Hadley Noe (135-pound weight class) each finishing the tournament undefeated.
Fairfield Kensley Fligg and Samantha Lyons each went 3-0 for the tournament, including a victory over Macy Peterson of Burlington in the championship match for Lyons.
Zenlynn Lee and Courtney Smith of Mt. Pleasant each took 2nd place in their respective weight classes, while Mediapolis was led by a pair of 3rd place finishes for Avery Hollingsworth and Kaiya Swafford.
Mt. Pleasant will duel Keokuk tonight at home.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Van Buren County girls’ teams will compete in the WACO tournament tonight.
Fairfield will head to Wapello for a boys/girls dual tomorrow, January 6th.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team held their Nike Duals and swept the competition with wins over Cardinal (78-6), Davis County (72-12), and Regina Catholic (54-30). Rowan Berndt, Colt Boyles, Tate Sherwood, and Kael Cook each finished the tournament 3-0.
The Mediapolis boys’ team participated in the EBF Invitational over the weekend and collected a 1-3 record with a 39-18 victory over Lincoln College Prep highlighting the weekend. Kyler Crow was the lone Bulldog to finish the weekend with four wins.
The Bulldogs will compete at the Washington meet on Thursday, January 8th.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant and West Burlington/Notre Dame bowled at the Louisa-Muscatine Invite over the weekend and the Mt. Pleasant girls’ team led the local effort with a 9th place finish followed by the Falcon girls’ team with a 12th place effort. On the boys’ side, Mt. Pleasant placed in 17th followed by West Burlington/Notre Dame in 18th.
The Panthers will hold a triangular on Thursday, January 8th.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will travel to West Central on Wednesday, January 7th.
Fairfield will host Keokuk today.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team fell to Iowa Lakes Community College this past weekend 94-51. Trinity Barrett totaled a 21 point/11 rebound double-double in the loss. The Blackhawks will square off at home against Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday, January 7th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team will host Indian Hills Community College on Saturday, January 10th, at 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #10 Iowa State women’s team was upset by #22 Baylor yesterday, 72-70, marking their first loss of the season. Jada Williams put up 28 points in the loss. The Cyclones will attempt to right the ship on Wednesday, January 7th, against Cincinnati on the road at 5:30 pm.
The #14 Iowa women’s team will travel to Northwestern tonight for tip-off at 7:30 pm.
The #25 Iowa men’s team produced a 74-61 victory over UCLA this past weekend as Bennett Stirtz went off for 27 points in the win. The Hawkeyes will face off against Minnesota tomorrow, January 6th, at 7 pm on the road.
The #3 Iowa State men’s team will take on Baylor on the road on Wednesday at 7 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1931 – Lucille Thomas becomes the first woman to purchase a professional baseball team when she buys the Class-A Topeka Senators team of the Western League.
1971 – The Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to the New Jersey Reds, ending their 2,495-game winning streak.
2021 – 86th Heisman Trophy Award: DeVonta Smith, Alabama. Just the third wide receiver to win the award.