Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Varsity Baseball has a pair of games tonight as they will travel to Fort Madison to take on the Bloodhounds in a doubleheader. The first game is set to begin at 5:30 PM with the second set for 7:30 PM.
Mount Pleasant Varsity Softball has a doubleheader tonight on the road against Fort Madison. The first game is set to begin at 5:30 PM with the second game set for 7:30 PM. You can catch live coverage of both games with Parker Testa on 105.5 KILJ.
New London
13-0 New London Varsity Baseball will be back on the field tonight as they will travel to Central Lee to take on the Hawks. That game is set to begin at 5:30 PM.
New London Varsity Softball will be back in action tonight when they go on the road to Central Lee to take on the Hawks. That game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.
Winfield-Mt. Union
Winfield-Mt. Union Varsity Baseball is back on the field tonight. The Wolves will travel to take on the Pekin Panthers at Pekin Community High School. That game is set to begin at 7:00 PM.
Winfield-Mt. Union Varsity Softball is back on the field tonight. The Wolves will go on the road to take on the Pekin Panthers at Pekin Community High School. That game is set to begin at 7:00 PM.
This Day in Sports History
1969 – U.S. President Nixon sent a telegram to Reggie Jackson thanking him for hitting two home runs while he was in the park on June 11.
1981 – The “Chicago Tribune” purchased the Chicago Cubs baseball team from the P.K. Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million.
1991 – Otis Nixon (Montreal Expos) broke a major league record with six stolen bases in one game.
1993 – Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) scored 55 points in an NBA Finals game against the Phoenix Suns. Jordan became the first player to score 50 points in a Finals game since Jerry West in 1969.
2005 – The NHL Board of Governors approved the sale of the Disney owned Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Henry and Susan Samueli.