High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant’s trip to Fairfield ended in heartbreak after Dayson Workman crushed a walk-off solo home run to beat the Panthers last night 10-9. J.C. Sitar was electric at the plate for Mt. Pleasant, going 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. Aiden Westercamp finished the night with two RBIs for the Trojans.
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington on Monday, June 23rd, for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield will travel to Central DeWitt tonight with game one of their doubleheader scheduled for 5 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union lost to Louisa-Muscatine last night 6-5 in the bottom of the 7th. Riley Kaalberg clapped a double for an RBI for the Wolves.
Winfield-Mt. Union will contend with Pekin tonight at home with first pitch at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee’s 10-run 6th inning led to an early finish against Highland last night as the Hawks won 14-4. Bo Herdrich clouted a home run and tallied three RBIs in the winning effort.
Central Lee will compete against #6 Mediapolis tonight on the road with first pitch at 7:30 pm.
#6 Mediapolis crushed Danville last night in a sweep, winning game one 9-1 and game two 17-0. Connor Hulett tallied the lone RBI for the Bears.
Burlington Notre Dame escaped with a 5-3 victory last night against West Burlington last night. Silas Lotzow, Levi Fletcher-Bates, and Garret Bence each collected an RBI for the Falcons.
Burlington Notre Dame versus New London has been postponed due to wet field conditions.
West Burlington will host Danville tonight at 5:30 pm.
New London battled back by scoring two runs in the 7th to tie Van Buren County, then poured on four runs in the 8th inning to defeat the Warriors 14-10. Memphis Watson clubbed two doubles for a team-leading four RBIs in the winning effort. Will Cocherell finished the night 4 for 5 with three RBIs for the Warriors.
Van Buren County will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tonight at home at 5:30 pm.
Wapello fell to Hillcrest Academy last night 17-0. Wapello will hit the road to compete against Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 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.
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.
Moving to Class 2A Substate 4 District 7, Mediapolis earned a bye and will host the winner between West Liberty and Camanche on July 8th 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
Mediapolis split their doubleheader with Danville last night, shutting out the Bears in game one 8-0 but losing on a walk-off in the 8th inning of game two in a 13-12 final. Avery Crear finished the night with two home runs and four RBIs for the Bulldogs.
Danville will square off with West Burlington/Notre Dame tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will face off against #14 Central Lee tonight at 7 pm at home.
#14 Central Lee battled back to beat Highland last night 12-5 to enjoy their senior night.
Holy Trinity Catholic lost game one of their doubleheader against West Burlington/Notre Dame in walk-off fashion 9-8, but shook off the bad feeling and handled the Falcons in game two with a 10-2 win. Lyndsey Kelley and Madelyn Thomas each clocked a home run and collected two RBIs in game one.
Holy Trinity Catholic and New London had their matchup scheduled for tonight postponed.
Van Buren County’s Callie Kracht led the way with a double and two RBIs in an 11-3 victory over New London last night.
Van Buren County versus Louisa-Muscatine has been canceled for tonight due to field conditions.
Mt. Pleasant dropped their contest to Fairfield last night 10-1. Chaley Cook tabbed the lone RBI for the Panthers. Olivia Hollander slugged a double for two RBIs in the winning effort.
Fairfield will take on Pekin tonight at 7:30 pm at home.
Columbus pounded WACO last night 19-2. Iris Garza, Lily Coil, Kennedy Woepking, and Jacqueline Farrier each tallied three RBIs for the Wildcats.
WACO will travel to Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will tangle with Highland tonight at 7 pm at home.
Wapello will host a tournament tomorrow, June 21st, with Mt. Pleasant participating.
High School Softball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union updated their rankings yesterday and one of our local teams climbed up a spot in the rankings for Class 3A.
Washington remained in the rankings but was knocked back two spots to #11 in the top 15. A loss to West Delaware at the Jesup Tournament was their only blemish of the last week. Six players on the team are batting over 0.300 and have tallied double-digit RBIs for the season.
Central Lee’s 5-1 loss to Cardinal at the Fairfield Invitational did not impact the Hawks, in fact, they moved up one spot to #14 in this week’s rankings. Their pitching has been the star for the year with a team ERA of 2.15 as Jalyn Hawk, Elaina Barlow, and Hayden Rule have each tallied at least 23 strikeouts from the circle this season.
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 woke up the offense last night with 17 hits in a 10-5 win over the Quincy Doggy Paddlers. Corey Boyette did the heavy lifting with a three-run homer to give the Bees a lead they never surrendered as he finished the night with four RBIs.
The Clinton LumberKings let victory slip through their grasp last night, allowing the Normal CornBelters to score five runs in the top of the 9th inning to lose 8-7.
The LumberKings will host the Bees tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1949 – Tennis star Gussie Moran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress “to look good” and “move more freely on the court.”
1968 – Jim Hines becomes the first person to run 100 meters in under 10 seconds.
2018 – FIFA World Cup: Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition.