High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant evaded the rain last night and handled Davis County 11-3. Payton Walker and Cooper Coleman did not register a hit but combined for five RBIs. J.C. Sitar collected the win on the mound with three strikeouts, pitching four innings, while whacking an RBI double at the plate. The Panthers will travel to Fairfield tomorrow, June 19th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
New London’s offensive surge in the middle innings led to a 6-4 victory over Winfield-Mt. Union last night. Gavin Strawhacker tripled home three runs for the Tigers. Riley Kaalberg smashed a home run for three RBIs for the Wolves.
Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to Louisa-Muscatine at 5:30 pm tomorrow.
New London’s contest against Lisbon scheduled for tonight has been canceled.
Central Lee and Danville had their matchup postponed last night with a makeup date to be announced at a later time.
Central Lee will compete against Highland at 5:30 pm tomorrow to celebrate their senior night.
Danville and #6 Mediapolis have canceled their contest for tonight. A makeup date will be announced at a later date.
West Burlington and Van Buren County have postponed tonight’s matchup to Monday, June 23rd.
Wapello versus Calamus-Wheatland has been canceled for tonight due to the weather.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Regina Catholic tonight at 7 pm.
High School Softball
West Burlington/Notre Dame and Van Buren County have postponed tonight’s matchup to Monday, June 23rd.
Mediapolis poured on the runs against Holy Trinity Catholic, winning 11-1. Avery Crear led the Bulldogs with two RBIs. The Crusaders will take on West Burlington/Notre Dame tomorrow at 5:30 pm for a make-up game.
Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis have canceled their contest for tonight.
Wapello’s Quinn Zweibohmer was impervious in the circle last night for the Arrows, tossing an 11 strikeout complete game shutout against Columbus for a 1-0 victory.
Wapello will host Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 7 pm.
Columbus will travel to WACO tomorrow at 7 pm.
WACO had their matchup against Highland last night postponed to June 25th.
Danville and #15 Central Lee had their game postponed last night to July 1st.
Danville will compete in a doubleheader at home tomorrow against Mediapolis with game one at 5:30 pm.
#15 Central Lee will celebrate senior night tomorrow against Highland at 7 pm.
Fairfield will face off against Mt. Pleasant tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
New London will travel to Van Buren County tomorrow at 7 pm.
High School Cross Country
The Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team’s summer runs are underway until their camp in mid-August. 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. If you have any questions, then contact Coach Murray at 319-850-0867.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees’ losing streak extended to four games after last night’s 6-2 loss to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp. Corey Boyett clocked a solo home run in the losing effort. The Bees will get a rematch with the Pistol Shrimp tonight on the road at 7:05 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings had their matchup against the Quincy Doggy Paddlers postponed last night. The two will participate in a doubleheader tonight with game one at 5 pm with the LumberKings on the road.
This Day in Sports History
1911 – The Detroit Tigers trail the Chicago White Sox 13-1 at Bennett Park, Detroit; the Tigers recover to win 16-15 for the biggest comeback in Major League Baseball history at the time.
1972 – The US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms the lower court rulings in the Curt Flood case, upholding baseball’s exemption from antitrust laws.
2000 – 100th US Open Men’s Golf, Pebble Beach GL: Tiger Woods wins his first US Open by a major championship record-setting 15 strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez.