High School Softball
Led by Quin Smith’s bat, New London handed Holy Trinity Catholic a 7-3 loss last night. Smith finished the night with a home run and a team leading two RBIs. The Crusaders will head to Moravia for the Lady Mohawk Classic along with Van Buren County today.
West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Madelyn Thomas’ complete-game shutout led the Falcons to a 7-0 final over Danville last night.
Danville will host their Bash today with New London, WACO, Columbus, and West Burlington/Notre Dame participating.
Van Buren County lost to Lousia-Muscatine last night, 7-1.
Columbus was defeated by Highland last night, 14-0.
WACO fell to Hillcrest Academy last night, 15-2.
Mediapolis and Central Lee needed two more innings but the Bullettes pulled out the 6-4 victory last night. The Hawks will attempt to bounce back today against Fort Madison at 11:30 am on the road.
Washington fell to Carlisle last night, 8-2. The Demons will host Mt. Pleasant on Monday, June 22nd, at 5:30 pm for game one of their doubleheader.
Wapello’s Quinn Zweibohmer notched 17 strikeouts in the circle and two RBIs at the plate, but the Arrows still fell short in extra innings against Lone Tree last night, 7-5.
Mt. Pleasant will compete in the Wapello Tournament today.
Fairfield will travel to Oskaloosa for a tournament today.
High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant clobbered Wapello last night, 15-0. Kaden Schadt smacked the team’s first home run of the season, as he, Ethan Peck, and Grayson Walker each knocked in three runs. The Panthers will travel to Washington on Monday, June 22nd, for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:15 pm.
Wapello will head to Winfield-Mt. Union on Monday at 5:30 pm.
Washington took down Fort Madison last night, 10-1.
Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Pekin last night, 11-1.
Fairfield dropped both games of their doubleheader to Central DeWitt last night, losing game one, 9-8, and game two, 11-0. Archer Kreuter clouted a home run for four RBIs, while Voss Richardson hit a solo home run in the game one loss. The Trojans will attempt to break their four-game losing streak on Monday with a doubleheader against Fort Madison with game one at 5:30 pm on the road.
Central Lee squashed Mediapolis last night, 7-1. Blake Davis struck out seven in six innings of work for the Hawks. The Bulldogs will play New London on the road at 7 pm on Monday.
Central Lee will face off against Fort Madison today on the road at 11:30 am.
Van Buren County will participate in the Mohawk Invite today at Moravia.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete at the Terry Curtis Classic today in Williamsburg.
Mt. Pleasant Cross Country
Summer runs are underway for the Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team. These runs are optional but a great way to run with others and get in shape for the fall season. The runs are available to anyone entering 7th through 12th grades. Coaches may not be present at every run, as they are often led by upperclassmen.
On Mondays, the runs will take place at 6:30 am at the Old Threshers Museum Theatre. Wednesdays will be high school speed day at 7 am at Mapleleaf and Tuesdays and Thursdays will take place at Saunders Park by the swimming pool at 7 pm.
The runs will continue through the middle of August until the Mt. Pleasant Cross County camp. If you have any questions, you can contact Coach Lyle Murray at 319-850-0867.
Local Summer Athletic Camps
Mt. Pleasant girls’ basketball is offering up a camp for any girls’ basketball players entering 3rd through 12th grades from June 23rd through the 25th located at the Mt. Pleasant High School Gym. The camp will focus on the fundamentals and introduce team concepts employed by the high school’s system.
If you would like to sign-up, then follow this link and fill out the form: https://kilj.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mp-girls-bball-camp.pdf. Or you can show up the day of and still receive a t-shirt.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees jumped back into the win column last night after taking down the Alton River Dragons, 3-1. Jace Figuereo slugged a double for two RBIs in the victory. The Bees will fly to play the Clinton LumberKings for a weekend series starting tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings had their game against the O’Fallon Hoots canceled last night due to weather. The game will not be made up.
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 goal scorer (85) in international competition.