High School Basketball
Danville made the trip to New London last night and swept the Tigers as the girls’ team secured a 47-17 win, while the boys’ team could not miss in an 73-52 exhibition of offense for the Bears. The Danville girls’ team was led by Alaina Gourley’s 20 points, while Mylee Miller put up a team high seven points for the Tigers.
On the boys’ side, four players finished the contest with at least 20 points as New London had London Franklin collect 22 points and Brigham Porter scored 20 points. The Bears had Jaden Bauer go off for 26 points, followed by Kessler Whaley with 22 points.
New London will face off against West Burlington at home on Friday, January 10th, with the girls’ team playing at 6 pm.
Danville will compete against Mediapolis on the road on Friday with tip-off scheduled for 6 pm.
In a showdown for the top spot of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South division, the Mediapolis girls’ team continued their dominant start with a 69-42 win over Holy Trinity Catholic as the defense tabbed 21 steals. Josie Hutcheson scored 17 points in the win. On the boys’ side, the Crusaders picked up a 65-54 victory as Luke Hellige cashed in for 23 points.
Holy Trinity Catholic will travel to Central Lee on Friday with the girls tipping off the night at 6 pm.
The Van Buren County boys’ team lost to Central Lee last night 64-35. The Warriors will face off against Burlington Notre Dame on Friday with game time at 6 pm.
Both WACO squads continued their win streaks last night against Wapello with the girls’ winning 51-36 and the boys’ team claiming a 50-40 victory. Ella Huisenga led the Warriors with 13 points, while the boys team had Christian Stacy finish the contest with 16 points. Wapello had Macey Kuntz and Kinnick Richenberger lead their teams in scoring with 11 and 14 points, respectively.
Wapello will square off against Pekin on Friday with game one at 6 pm at home.
The WACO girls’ team will compete against Iowa Valley at home at 6:45 pm, while the boys’ team will face off against North Linn on the road at 7 pm with both games taking place tomorrow, January 9th.
Winfield-Mt. Union split their matchups against Pekin with the girls’ team falling 67-36, while the boys’ team held on to win 47-45 behind Cooper Buffington’s 21 point performance. The Wolves will host Louisa-Muscatine on Friday with the night scheduled to start at 6 pm.
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team clobbered West Burlington 52-31, while the boys’ team fell to the Falcons 62-47.
Burlington Notre Dame will play West Branch tomorrow at home with the girls’ scheduled to start at 6 pm.
The Columbus girls’ team ventured back in the win column with a dominant 47-19 showing against Louisa-Muscatine. The boys’ team was unable to complete their comeback against the Falcons in a 70-62 loss, despite scoring 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats will take on Lone Tree at home on Friday with the boys’ team scheduled to play at 7:30 pm following the girls game.
Fairfield will host Mt. Pleasant on Friday 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.
High School Wrestling
Fairfield hosted a quad last night with Wapello in attendance. The Trojan boys’ team collected a 2-1 record with a 60-24 win over Chariton and a 64-18 victory against Wapello. Dain Burkhart, Dre Smithburg, and Cason Miller each finished the night with a 3-0 record.
The Wapello boys’ team struggled, finishing the night 0-3. Cohen Wolford was the lone wrestler to go undefeated for the night.
The Wapello girls’ team will participate in the Lancer Invitational at North Scott on Friday, January 10th, while the boys’ team will compete on Saturday, January 11th, at BGM for an invitational.
The New London boys’ team will travel to Durant tomorrow, January 9th, to compete in a meet.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and Fairfield boys’ teams will compete at the Ottumwa Invitational on Friday.
The Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, Van Buren County, Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union and WACO girls’ teams will compete at the Highland tournament on Friday.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to Maquoketa for a tournament on Saturday.
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 tomorrow, January 9th.
Southeastern Community College
The #20 men’s basketball team will take on Western Iowa Tech at home tonight with tip-off scheduled for 7 pm.
College Basketball
The #3 Iowa State men’s team routed Utah last night 82-59 for their 10th straight win. Curtis Jones collected a game-high 23 points in the win. The Cyclones will compete against Texas Tech on Saturday, January 11th, on the road at 1 pm.
The Iowa men’s team got it done in overtime last night against Nebraska, winning 97-87. Josh Dix had a phenomenal game with 31 points, followed closely behind by Payton Sandfort with 30 points. The Hawkeyes will host Indiana on Saturday at 7 pm.
The #23 Iowa women’s team will take on Illinois tomorrow, January 9th, at 6 pm on the road.
The Iowa State women’s team will face off against Arizona State tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1945 – The University of Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team sets an NCAA record by holding Arkansas State to 6 points in a 75-6 win.
1955 – Georgia Tech ends Kentucky’s 129-game home basketball win streak.
1984 – The Executive Committee of the NCAA votes to expand the championship basketball field to 64 teams starting in 1985.