High School Baseball
Van Buren County attempted to pull off the upset against #6 Martensdale-St. Mary’s at the Mohawk Classic over the weekend, scoring four runs in the bottom of the 7th inning but falling short 7-6. Leo Jirak tabbed three RBIs for the Warriors.
Van Buren County will take on Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow, June 24th, at 5:30 pm on the road.
Burlington Notre Dame participated in the “Terry Curtis Classic” over the weekend in Williamsburg and walked away empty-handed, losing 17-4 to Central DeWitt and falling in an extra innings nail-biter to the Raiders 14-13.
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to New London at 7 pm tonight.
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington tonight for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Wapello will face off against Winfield-Mt. Union at home tonight at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield will face off against Fort Madison tonight for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Danville will square off against BGM on the road tonight at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee will host West Burlington tomorrow at 5:30 pm.
#6 Mediapolis will take on Pekin at home at 7:30 pm tomorrow.
New London will compete against Danville at Community Field tomorrow at 7:30 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 this week.
High School Softball
Columbus collected a pair of victories at the Cardinal Tournament over the weekend, defeating the hosts 8-5 and dismantling Keokuk 14-1. The Wildcats had to rally past the Comets with the help of Kennedy Woepking and Daniela Diaz each knocking in two runs.
Ellie Sanders clobbered a double with five RBIs against the Chiefs as Lily Coil was a home run away from the cycle as she collected three RBIs in the winning effort.
Columbus will face off against Hillcrest Academy at 7 pm tomorrow, June 24th, on the road.
Wapello hosted a tournament over the weekend with Mt. Pleasant in attendance and the Arrows swept their competition. Wapello shutout the Panthers 10-0 as Mila Jordan allowed only three hits and struck out one from the circle. Jordan also swatted a home run and tabbed three RBIs in the all-around effort.
The Arrows followed that up with a 7-4 victory over Wilton as Jordan slapped a pair of doubles with an RBI.
Mt. Pleasant competed with Camanche but still fell short, 6-4. Saige Burchett logged two hits, including a double, over the weekend.
Mt. Pleasant will host Washington tonight for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Wapello will hit the road to take on #2 Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 7 pm.
Fairfield traveled to Oskaloosa for a Classic over the weekend and split their matchups, defeating West Liberty 6-5 and losing 8-2 to Van Meter. Leah Helmick finished the weekend with four hits and three RBIs along with a win in the circle, tossing five strikeouts. The Trojans will take on Fort Madison tonight at home in a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Danville fell to Central City over the weekend 9-1. The Bears will compete against New London at home tonight at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will make-up their game against #14 Central Lee tonight at 7 pm.
WACO will face off against Lone Tree tonight in a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will hit the road to take on Central Lee tomorrow at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7:30 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 a jam-packed weekend with two doubleheaders, getting swept by the Clinton LumberKings and splitting showdowns with the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp.
The Bees surrendered a two-run lead in game one of their doubleheader against the LumberKings, losing 4-3, before getting whacked 11-1. Caleb Seibers gave the hometown crowd a show yesterday, clouting two home runs and tabbing five RBIs as the Bees took game one 7-4 and lost game two 9-6.
The Bees will travel to the Pistol Shrimp for a doubleheader rematch tomorrow, June 24th, with game one at 4:35 pm.
The LumberKings were unable to follow up their swatting of the Bees, falling 14-4 to the Normal CornBelters yesterday. Blake Timmons reeled in two RBIs in the loss. Clinton will host the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tomorrow at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1972 – Bernice Gera becomes first female umpire in MLB history, Geneva Senators and Auburn Twins in Geneva, New York.
1972 – President Richard Nixon signed the Education Amendments of 1972 into law. Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in college sports.
2008 – Félix Hernández of the Seattle Mariners hits a grand slam against the New York Mets, the first pitcher to do so since Steve Dunning in 1971.