High School Basketball
In a battle between two Southeast Iowa Super Conference North rivals, WACO was able to exit Winfield-Mt. Union with a pair of wins as the girls’ held off the Wolves’ comeback attempt to win 46-45, while the boys’ pulled out a 51-42 victory. In the girls’ game, Winfield-Mt. Union was led by Kynlee Buffington’s 23 point, 16 rebound, and 7 block performance, while the boys had Jake Edwards cash in for 13 points. WACO had Ella Huisenga finish with 14 points and Christian Stacy collect 19 points in the win. Boys’ head coach Chayse Roth talked about the importance of the win,
“Yeah, this was huge for us. You know, they came in with one loss. We were undefeated. So, if they knock us off, we’re right there tied. So, if we wanted to stay where we wanted to be, you know, our goal was to be at the top of the North. We really had to buckle down and play big tonight, take care of the boards and keep that position on the top of the North. Where we want to be.”
Both WACO squads will look to keep their win streaks going tomorrow, January 7th, against Wapello with game one at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Pekin tomorrow with the girls’ team tipping off at 6 pm.
West Burlington split their weekend matchup against Wapello with the girls’ team falling 43-42 in overtime as Macey Kuntz led the Arrows with 15 points, while the boys’ team steamrolled Wapello 87-45 as Mason Watkins continued tearing defenses apart with a game-high 35 points.
Burlington Notre Dame will take on West Burlington tomorrow with the girls playing at 6 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team dropped a close one to Davis County over the weekend 40-39. The Trojans will face off against Centerville at home tonight with the girls playing first at 6 pm.
The Danville girls’ team had their five-game win streak snapped over the weekend by English Valleys 54-35. Alaina Gourley finished the night with an 18 point and 11 rebound double-double. The boys’ team handled English Valleys 72-44 behind Dillan Mason’s 21 points. The Bears will compete against New London tomorrow on the road with the night starting at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will take on New London tonight at home with the girls’ teams starting the night at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
The Central Lee girls’ team will travel to Burlington tonight at 6:30 pm.
Columbus will host Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow with game one at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Central Lee at home tomorrow with the first game at 6 pm.
Mediapolis will tango with Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow with the girls playing at 6 pm at home.
High School Wrestling
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team made the trip to Davenport Assumption over the weekend and finished 2-1, defeating the Saints 42-29 and St. Patrick 49-23, but fell to Geneseo 38-29. Colt Boyles, C.J. Davis, Kaiden Dietzenbach, and Kael Cook each went 3-0 for the meet. The Nikes will travel to Maquoketa for a tournament on Saturday, January 11th.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Mediapolis boys’ teams both participated in the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont duals tournament over the weekend. The Wildcats picked up a win against North Mahaska 44-31, but fell to Atlantic and Creston. Kason Dopler was the lone wrestler to finish undefeated for the three matches.
Mediapolis lost their four duals as Kyler Crow and Peyton Johnson managed to go 4-0 for each of their matches.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will compete at the Ottumwa Invitational on Friday, January 10th.
The WACO girls’ and boys’ teams participated in the BGM Holiday tournament over the weekend and the boys’ team finished the meet with a 2-3 record. Louden Huisenga, Ian Maize, and Gage Samo did not drop a match. For the girls’ team, Cayten Coakley led the way with a 5th place finish in the 125-pound weight class.
The girls’ Keokuk Invite was rescheduled for this past weekend with a couple of our local teams making the trip. Mt. Pleasant was led by Zenlynn Lee’s 2nd place finish in the 145-pound weight class as she lost to Peggy Miller of Washington by a 9-4 decision. Fairfield’s Alyia Abbot collected a 3rd place finish with a win by fall over Mt. Pleasant’s Paris Phosy.
The Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, Van Buren County, and WACO girls’ teams will compete at the Highland tournament on Friday.
Fairfield will host a quad tomorrow, January 7th, with Wapello making the trip.
The New London boys’ team will travel to Durant on Thursday, January 9th, to compete in a meet.
The Mt. Pleasant and WACO boys’ teams will travel to Highland for the Gary Curtis Invitational on Saturday.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington on Thursday, January 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team will take on Western Iowa Tech at home on Wednesday, January 8th, with tip-off scheduled for 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team pulled away in the second half against #25 Baylor over the weekend 74-55 to start Big 12 play off with a win. Keshon Gilbert led the team with a double-double, cashing in for 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. The Cyclones will compete against Utah tomorrow, January 7th, at 7 pm at home.
The Iowa men’s team will host Nebraska tomorrow at 7 pm.
The #23 Iowa women’s team lost a top-25 matchup to #8 Maryland yesterday 74-66. Lucy Olsen tallied 19 points in the losing effort. The Hawkeyes will take on Illinois on Thursday, January 9th, at 6 pm on the road.
The Iowa State women’s team is now 1-3 in their last four games after dropping their matchup against Utah yesterday 75-67. Audi Crooks finished the game with 29 points to go along with eight rebounds. The Cyclones will face off against Arizona State on Wednesday, January 8th, at 7:30 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1681 – First recorded boxing match is engineered by Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle; his butler takes on his butcher and the butcher wins.
1980 – The Philadelphia Flyers set the longest unbeaten streak in North American sports history with 35 consecutive games without a loss.
1995 – Atlanta Hawks’ coach Lenny Wilkens passes the legendary Red Auerbach to become the NBA’s all-time winningest coach, with 939 career victories.