High School Baseball
Winfield-Mt. Union piled in the runs last night, defeating Wapello 11-2. Riley Kaalberg sprinted his way around the basepath for a two-RBI triple as Lane Genkinger picked up the complete game win on the mound, accumulating seven strikeouts.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
Wapello will tangle with Highland tomorrow, June 13th, at 7:30 pm on the road.
Mt. Pleasant is back at home tonight to take on Burlington with first pitch at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
West Burlington will stay on the road to take on Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee will square off against Van Buren County at 7:30 pm tonight at home.
New London will take on #7 Mediapolis tonight on the road at 7:30 pm.
Danville will host Burlington Notre Dame tonight at 7:30 pm.
Fairfield will travel to Keokuk tonight at 7:30 pm.
High School Softball
Holy Trinity Catholic decided to walk the bases loaded in a tied ball game in the top of the 7th inning with two outs away against Central Lee last night and Jalyn Hawk made the Crusaders pay, knocking home the winning run in a 4-2 final. Central Lee remains undefeated in SEISC-South play.
Central Lee will take on Van Buren County at home tonight at 7 pm.
Danville will host Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7 pm.
#15 West Burlington/Notre Dame broke their four-game losing streak after scoring two runs in the top of the 7th inning to beat Keokuk last night 5-4. Madalyn Knapp crushed a home run and totaled two RBIs in the win. The Falcons will fly to Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm.
Mediapolis will square off against New London tonight at home at 7 pm.
Fairfield will attempt to get back in the win column tonight against Keokuk in a road showdown at 7:30 pm.
WACO will face off against Wapello on the road tonight at 7 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Burlington tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will square off against Louisa-Muscatine on the road tonight at 7 pm.
High School Track
Mt. Pleasant held their track and field banquet last night and handed out some awards to celebrate another season of success, including a couple new school records.
Starting on the girls’ side, the Panthers reclaimed the Southeast Conference crown with a strong performance from their relay teams and short distance sprinters.
The 4×200 meter relay team broke four meet records, including the SEC meet record before setting a new school record of 1 minute and 43 seconds at the state qualifier. The team of Kynlee White, Ellie Freeman, Kiyah Sanders, and Alex Scott finished in 10th at state in the 4×200.
Izzy Sloat received rookie of the year as she attended state for two events: the sprint medley relay and the long jump, taking 12th place in the latter with a leap of 16 feet and 3.25 inches. Linzy Striegel joined her at the long jump pit, claiming 21st place at state, earning Most Improved along with Alexis Wagner.
Scott could not ask for a better season, breaking the school record in the 4×200 meter relay and the 200-meter dash, rushing to a time of 25.56 seconds at the state prelim for 13th place. Additionally, she finished in 6th place in the 100-meter dash and the 4×100 meter relay at state. She was the leading scorer of the team.
For the boys’ team, Kaden Schadt took home Rookie of the Year as he led the team with a height of 6 feet in the high jump. Silas Hulett joined him in Rookie of the Year honors as he paced the long distance team. Mason Frueh earned Most Improved as the junior tossed the discus 140 feet and 10 inches for a team personal best.
Lastly, Avin Truong collected Leading Scorer for the season, despite suffering an injury in the later half of the season. Nevertheless, the senior broke the 23-foot mark in the long jump, setting a school record with a distance of 23 feet and 8 inches.
Payton Walker and Natalie Freeman received the Panther Award.
High School Cross Country
The Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team will be starting up their optional summer runs on Monday, June 16th. The runs are available to any 7th through 12th grader with paces and plans dependent on the level of experience. Coaches may not be present at every run as upperclassmen often lead the runs.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, the runs will begin at 6:30 am at the Old Threshers Museum Theatre. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the runs will begin at Saunders Park by the swimming pool at 7 pm. The runs will continue through mid-August until the cross country camp. If you have any questions, then contact Coach Murray at 319-850-0867.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees defeated the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes last night 11-8 behind a strong offensive performance in the middle innings. Miles Risley led the Bees with four RBIs and a double at the plate. Burlington will travel to play the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings handled the Danville Dans last night 10-4. Jamie Rasmussen logged the only extra-base hit of the night for the LumberKings as he collected two RBIs. Clinton will host the rematch tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York.
1970 – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis no-hits the Padres, 2-0 at San Diego Stadium, while under the influence of LSD.
1997 – After 126 years of major league play tradition, the first interleague game is played as the San Francisco Giants beat the host Texas Rangers, 4-3.