High School Softball
Holy Trinity Catholic shutout Columbus last night, 12-0. The Crusaders will stay on the road to play Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will attempt to get back into the win column tonight at home against Hillcrest Academy at 7 pm.
New London fell to Mediapolis last night, 7-4. Payton Harris clubbed two home runs for three RBIs in the winning effort. The Bullettes will take on Pekin on the road tonight at 7 pm.
New London will host Danville tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
WACO fell to Lone Tree last night, 10-2. Savannah Harris smacked a double in the losing effort. The Warriors will compete against Louisa-Muscatine on Thursday, June 25th, at 7 pm on the road.
Fairfield picked up a pair of victories over Fort Madison last night, winning game one 6-3 and game two 9-3. Leah Helmick slugged two home runs for four RBIs between the two games. The Trojans will travel to Cardinal tonight at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will face off against West Burlington tonight on the road at 7 pm.
Washington swept Mt. Pleasant last night, winning game one 7-3 and taking game two 14-4. The Panthers will look to bounce back tomorrow, June 24th, against Cardinal on the road at 7 pm.
Washington will meet Central Lee at Bob Pearl Field in Iowa City tomorrow at 6:45 pm.
Wapello will play Louisa-Muscatine at home tonight at 7 pm.
High School Baseball
Washington continued their hot streak last night, sweeping Mt. Pleasant in dramatic fashion. Game one saw the Panthers strike for four runs in the top of the 7th inning after back-to-back two RBI doubles from Ethan Peck and Griffin Jones, but a bases loaded hit-by-pitch to Easton Rugg, who tabbed three RBIs in the game, gave Washington the 8-7 win in extras.
The Demons got to work in game two, as Isaac Medrano clocked two singles for four RBIs to give Washington a 14 to 0 lead after four innings. Still, the Panthers battled back, scoring five runs in the 5th inning and another four runs in the 7th inning but came up short, losing 14-9. Kaden Schadt collected four hits, including two doubles, between the two games and an RBI.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Mediapolis tomorrow, June 24th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Washington will take on Fairfield on Thursday, June 25th, at 5:30 pm on the road.
Fairfield snapped their losing streak last night, beating Fort Madison handily 5-2 in game one and 17-0 in game two. Voss Richardson clouted a home run for two RBIs in game one, while Archer Kreuter slugged a double and a home run for two RBIs in game two. The Trojans will make the trip to Pella tomorrow with the doubleheader slated to start at 5 pm.
Wapello took down Winfield-Mt. Union last night, 8-4. Grayson Nagle tabbed the lone RBI in the winning effort. The Wolves will tangle with Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5:30 pm.
Wapello will play Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7 pm at home.
New London will host Danville tonight at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will face off against Pekin tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will fly to West Burlington tonight at 7 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will head back home to play Danville tomorrow at 6 pm.
Van Buren County will make the trip to Danville at 6 pm on Thursday.
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 starting today and going through Thursday, June 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.
Southeastern Community College
The Blackhawks have named Christina Norton as their new head volleyball coach for the upcoming fall season. Norton was the head coach at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she led the program to three district championships, and five consecutive top-four finishes at the 5A state level, including a runner-up finish in 2023 in her seven years at the helm.
Norton was also successful as an athlete, as she was a three-year varsity letter winner at Rio Rancho High School, where she led the team to back-to-back state championships in 2005 and 2006. She played collegiate volleyball at Midland College.
SCC is excited for Norton’s experience, energy, and player-first mindset to build a winning culture for the Blackhawks.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees have a full week of home games starting today with a doubleheader against the Quincy Doggy Paddlers with game one at noon.
The Clinton LumberKings will travel to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight at 6:35 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.