High School Baseball
The weather washed out all of last night’s action, here’s a look at the games that got postponed.
Danville and #6 Mediapolis moved their matchup back to tonight and it will be a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
West Burlington and Van Buren County postponed last night’s matchup to Monday, June 23rd.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Fairfield tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip to Louisa-Muscatine at 5:30 pm tonight.
Central Lee will compete against Highland at 5:30 pm tonight to celebrate their senior night.
Wapello will square off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at home with first pitch at 7 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will get to host West Burlington tonight at 5:30 pm.
New London will travel to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Postseason Baseball Brackets
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the Class 1A and Class 2A postseason brackets with first pitch scheduled for 5 pm on Saturday, July 5th. Here’s the matchups for our local teams.
In Class 1A Substate 5 District 10, Danville and Van Buren County will be heading off to Moravia for the Saturday doubleheader. The Bears will square off against Moravia at 7 pm, while Van Buren County will start off the night at 5 pm against Pekin.
On the bottom half of the bracket, Burlington Notre Dame will venture to New London to face off against Keota at 5 pm, while New London will host the nightcap against Wapello at 7 pm.
Over in Class 2A Substate 5 District 9, West Burlington and Louisa-Muscatine will meet up in Wilton at 5 pm in the battle of the Falcons. Winfield-Mt. Union will take on the hosts at 7 pm, where the winner will advance to compete against Central Lee on July 8th at 5 pm at Chariton Middle School.
The Class 3A and Class 4A brackets will be released next week.
High School Softball
West Burlington/Notre Dame and Van Buren County postponed last night’s matchup to Monday, June 23rd.
Mt. Pleasant and Mediapolis had their contest last night canceled.
Fairfield will face off against Mt. Pleasant tonight at 7:30 pm at home.
Danville will compete in a doubleheader at home tonight against Mediapolis with game one at 5:30 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will take on West Burlington/Notre Dame tonight at 5:30 pm for a make-up game.
New London will travel to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Wapello will host Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will travel to WACO tonight at 7 pm.
#15 Central Lee will celebrate senior night tonight against Highland 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 had their matchup against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp postponed due to weather last night; the game will be made up on Tuesday, June 24th, as part of a doubleheader. The Bees will host the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings had their doubleheader postponed last night against the Quincy Doggy Paddlers. The LumberKings will take on the Normal CornBelters tonight at 6:30 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1943 – NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers merge to become the Steagles.
1970 – Jim Bouton’s controversial baseball diary “Ball Four” is published.
1999 – Stanley Cup, Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY: the Dallas Stars edge the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in triple overtime for a 4-2 series win; Brett Hull clinches the series with infamous “No Goal” ruling.