Postseason High School Baseball
The Class 1A and Class 2A brackets are set with the teams heading to Carroll to play at Merchants Park with Class 1A playing on Monday, July 20th, and Class 2A starting play on Tuesday, July 21st. Here’s the matchups.
In Class 1A, #1 Coon Rapids-Bayard will take on #8 Moravia with the winner playing either #4 Remsen St. Mary’s or #5 North Linn. On the bottom half of the bracket, #7 Burlington Notre Dame, led by SEISC-South Player of the Year in Eli Oleson, will attempt to upset #2 South Winneshiek at 1:30 pm on Monday. The winner will play either #3 Newman Catholic or #6 Ankeny Christian.
For Class 2A, #1 Pleasantville will square off against #8 Ridge View at 7 pm on Tuesday. #4 Cascade will take on #5 Beckman Catholic at 4:30 pm. #2 Roland-Story will face off against #7 Durant at 1:30 pm and #3 West Lyon will tangle with #6 Unity Christian at 11 am.
Class 3A and Class 4A will be making the trip to Cedar Rapids to play on Kernels Veterans Memorial Stadium with Class 3A set to play on Monday and Class 4A to follow the action on Tuesday.
At 11 am on Monday, #1 Wahlert Catholic will square off against #8 Knoxville with the winner playing either #4 North Polk or #5 Western Dubuque. On the bottom half of the bracket, #7 Assumption will face off against #2 Carlisle at 4:30 pm. The night cap will be #3 Xavier competing against #6 MOC-Floyd Valley.
Class 4A will start play on Tuesday with #4 Johnston taking on #5 Pleasant Valley at 11 am. #1 Sioux City East will tangle with #8 Iowa City Liberty at 1:30 pm. Eyeing an upset will be #7 Southeast Polk against #2 Indianola at 4:30 pm and #3 Waukee will renew a conference rivalry at 7 pm against #6 Valley.
Postseason High School Softball
All five classes will be getting ready to head to Fort Dodge to compete in a double-elimination bracket. Here’s a look at the matchups.
In Class 1A, #1 Exira-EHK-Audubon will face off against #8 Edgewood-Colesburg at noon on Monday, July 20th. #4 West Monona will square off against #5 Southeast Warren. In the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Clarksville will take on #7 North Butler and #6 Remsen St. Mary’s will tangle with #3 St. Edmond.
Class 2A will start the action on Monday with #1 Grand View Christian squaring off against #8 Cardinal at 10 am. #4 Regina Catholic will face off against #5 Hinton. #7 Ridge View will attempt to upset #2 Durant at 2:30 pm and #3 Wapsie Valley will take on #6 Logan-Magnolia.
For Class 3A, #8 West Liberty will attempt to spoil #1 Williamsburg’s season at 11:15 am on Monday. #5 PCM and #4 Mt. Vernon will duke it out at 1:30 pm. #2 Wahlert Catholic will attempt to soar past #7 West Delaware and #3 Albia will take on #6 Van Meter at 6 pm.
For Class 4A, Kylee Hill will look to lead #8 Burlington past #1 ADM on Monday at 10:30 am. The winner will take on either #4 Western Dubuque or #5 Winterset. #2 Carlisle will face off against #7 North Polk and #3 Fort Dodge will square off against #6 Clear Creek Amana at 5:15 Monday night.
#1 Waukee Northwest and #8 Pleasant Valley will lead off the Class 5A bracket at 11:45 am on Monday. #4 Dallas Center-Grimes will face off against Cedar Rapids Kennedy at 2 pm. On the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Ankeny Centennial will take on #7 Dowling Catholic, while #3 Valley will dance with #6 Southeast Polk at 6:30 pm Monday night.
Mt. Pleasant Cross Country
Summer runs are underway for the Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team. These runs are optional but a great way to run with others and get in shape for the fall season. The runs are available to anyone entering 7th through 12th grades. Coaches may not be present at every run, as they are often led by upperclassmen.
On Mondays, the runs will take place at 6:30 am at the Old Threshers Museum Theatre. Wednesdays will be high school speed day at 7 am at Mapleleaf and Tuesdays and Thursdays will take place at Saunders Park by the swimming pool at 7 pm.
The runs will continue through the middle of August until the Mt. Pleasant Cross County camp. If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Lyle Murray at 319-850-0867.
Local Athletic Camps
Mt. Pleasant will be hosting their volleyball camps starting in late July at the high school gym.
The middle school camp for grades 7th and 8th and the high school camp for 9th through 12th graders will run August 3rd through the 5th with the middle school going from 4 to 5:30 pm and the high school to follow from 6 to 8 pm. The cutoff date is Thursday, July 23rd. All camps will cost $30, cash, per person with the camper getting a t-shirt.
Here is the link to sign up for the camp: Middle and High School Camp Registration
Wapello will be holding a youth football camp for students entering 3rd through 8th grade starting on August 3rd and running through the 6th from 4 to 5:30 pm. The camp will cost $25 and includes a t-shirt. If you have any questions, then email coach Tony Johnson at tony.johnson@wapellocsd.org.
Here’s the link to register: Wapello Football Camp Registration
The Columbus football camp starts on Monday, July 20th, for all junior high and high school football players. The camp starts at 4 pm and it is free of charge.
The Mt. Pleasant Football Youth Camp is gearing up to start on Tuesday, July 21st, and run through Wednesday, July 22nd, from 5:30 to 6:45 pm. The camp is for all students entering 1st through 6th grades with the camp costing $30. The registration deadline is today for a guaranteed t-shirt. If you have any questions, then reach out to coach John Bowlin at john.bowlin@mtpcsd.org.
Here’s the link to register: Mt. Pleasant Football Registration
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees extended their winning streak to five games after taking down the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes last night, 16-7. Eight players finished with at least one RBI last night with Juan Fernadez clocking two triples for three RBIs in the victory. The Bees will stay on the road to play the Alton River Dragons at 6:35 pm tonight.
The Clinton LumberKings had their game against the Johnstown Mill Rats postponed last night. The game has been rescheduled into a road doubleheader tonight with game one at 5 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1902 – The Baltimore Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only five players available to play; they then forfeit their franchise back to the American League.
1936 – New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Carl Hubbell begins MLB record 24 game winning streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0 at Forbes Field.
1974 – Bob Gibson becomes the second pitcher to strike-out 3,000 (Cesar Geronimo).