High School Postseason Baseball
State baseball begins this Monday, July 22nd, with Classes 1A and 2A traveling to Carroll to play at Merchants Park while Classes 3A and 4A will compete at Kernels Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids. Here’s the matchups for this Monday.
Akron-Westfield enters as the favorite in Class 1A and they will start off the day with an 11 am matchup against Bedford.
#4 Lynnville-Sully will take on #5 Sigourney at 1:30 pm in a rematch from earlier in the season when the Hawks won 4-3, despite Caden Clarahan’s six innings of work on the mound, striking out 8.
Newman Catholic will face off against South Winneshiek at 4:30 pm. The Knights defeated the Warriors on July 3rd handily, 5-1.
Lastly, Remsen St. Mary’s title defense starts at 7 pm with a matchup against North Linn. This is their third time meeting up in the postseason in the last eight years with Lynx winning 6-3 back in 2018.
The Class 2A state tournament will begin play on Tuesday, July 23rd.
For Class 3A, North Polk will face off against Harlan Community at 11:30 am on Monday.
Marion will act as the home team against Center Point-Urbana (CP-U) with their contest starting at 2 pm. The Wolves tout a potent offense and defeated CP-U in mid-June, but the Stormin Pointers held Marion to only three runs.
Bishop Heelan will square off against Pella at 5 pm and Central DeWitt will attempt to pull off the upset against Wahlert Catholic at 7:30 pm. The Sabers and Golden Eagles are 5-5 in their last 10 matchups with most of their games taking place in the postseason.
Class 4A will begin their tournament trail on Tuesday.
High School Postseason Softball
The state tournament for all five classes will take place at Fort Dodge with Class 5A kicking off the action on Monday, July 22nd, at 10 am. Here’s a look at Monday’s action.
In Class 5A, #1 Valley will face off against #8 Prairie at 10 am. #4 Waukee Northwest will take on #5 Ankeny. #2 Pleasant Valley will square off against #7 Waukee and #3 Muscatine will compete against #6 Urbandale at 12:45 pm.
In Class 4A, #2 Dallas Center-Grimes will take on Carlisle at 2:30 pm. #3 Norwalk will compete against #6 North Scott. #1 North Polk will tango with #8 Western Dubuque at 4:45 pm and #4 ADM will face off against #5 Fort Dodge at 5:15 pm.
Lastly, the top half of the Class 3A bracket is scheduled to round out the day with #2 Williamsburg taking on #7 PCM and #3 Wahlert Catholic facing off against #6 Sumner-Fredericksburg with the matchups expected to start at 7 pm and 7:30 pm, respectively.
Mt. Pleasant Football
The Panther football team is holding a fundraiser for the upcoming season. For $75 you can get your driveway painted by the football players with a maroon “MP” and receive a flag delivered by the players. If you’re interested in showing your support, then contact Brent Rich at 319-931-7084.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees walloped the Jackson Rockabillys last night 14-0. David Theriot Jr. was masterful on the mound, tossing a complete 7 inning shutout allowing only four hits while striking out eight. The offense was on their game as well, scoring at least one run an inning with Corey Boyette nabbing two RBIs. The Bees will face off against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight at 7:05 pm on the road.
The Clinton LumberKings competed against the Alton River Dragons last night in two defensive battles, winning both games by a single run: 1-0 in game one and 4-3 in game two. Cougar Cooke notched the game winning RBI in game one and Chase Womack brought home two runs in game two. The LumberKings will take on the O’Fallon Hoots tonight at 6:35 pm on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1877 – First Wimbledon: 27-year-old English rackets player Spencer Gore wins the inaugural event; beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
1903 – First Tour de France: French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural event.
1910 – Cy Young wins the 500th game of his Baseball Hall of Fame career as the Cleveland Naps beat the Washington Senators, 5 – 2, in 11 innings; only pitcher in MLB history to reach this milestone.