High School Baseball
Burlington Notre Dame smacked New London last night 13-2. Gavin Menke-Bailey tallied the lone two RBIs for the Tigers, while Memphis Watson sprinted around the bases for a triple.
New London will compete against Danville at Community Field tonight at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Burlington Notre Dame tonight at 5:30 pm on the road.
Danville hung in against BGM last night but came up short, falling 2-0.
Mt. Pleasant has now won five of their last six games after pummeling Washington last night in their doubleheader, 14-4 in game one and 13-3 in game two. Zach Newton and Grayson Lowery collected the wins on the mound for the Panthers.
Mt. Pleasant will host #6 Mediapolis tomorrow, June 25th, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Wapello was whacked by Winfield-Mt. Union last night 12-0. Riley Kaalberg led the offensive effort with a double, a home run, and three RBIs, while Kason Dopler threw a one-hitter and tallied eight strikeouts in four innings of work. Wyatt Marlette picked up the lone hit.
Wapello will face off against Pekin on Thursday, June 26th, at 7 pm at home.
Winfield-Mt. Union will travel to Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield took care of business in game one of their doubleheader against Fort Madison last night, winning 11-0, but needed extras to put the Bloodhounds away in game two, taking it 5-4. Aiden Westercamp finished the night with a pair of doubles and four RBIs for the Trojans. Fairfield will attempt to spoil Washington’s senior night on Thursday with first pitch at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will host West Burlington tonight at 5:30 pm.
#6 Mediapolis will take on Pekin at home at 7:30 pm tonight.
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
Mt. Pleasant was swept by #11 Washington last night at home, losing 19-5 in game one and 8-0 in game two. Parker Coleman pushed across two runs in the first contest. The Panthers will attempt to get back in the win column tomorrow, June 25th, at home against Cardinal with first pitch at 7 pm.
Fairfield escaped with a pair of conference victories last night, shutting out Fort Madison in game one 8-0 and handling the Bloodhounds in game two 12-4. Leah Helmick did it all, collecting two doubles, a home run, six RBIs, and nine strikeouts from the circle for a no-hit performance. The Trojans will host Cardinal tonight at 7:30 pm.
#14 Central Lee ran away with the 11-3 victory over Mediapolis last night after scoring seven unanswered runs. Avery Crear slapped a double for two RBIs in the losing effort.
Mediapolis will take on Pekin tonight at 7 pm at home.
#14 Central Lee will look to cement their 1st-place lead in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division tonight against West Burlington/Notre Dame at home with gametime at 7 pm.
WACO lost both games of their doubleheader to Lone Tree last night, 22-4 in game one and 12-1 in game two. The Warriors will travel to Highland tomorrow at 6 pm for a make-up game.
West Burlington/Notre Dame nearly squandered their three-run lead in the top of the 7th inning, but still managed to come out on top over Van Buren County 8-7. Lyndsey Kelley clobbered two doubles with four RBIs in the winning effort.
Van Buren County will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will face off against Hillcrest Academy at 7 pm tonight on the road.
Wapello will hit the road to take on #2 Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7 pm.
New London will make the trip to Columbus tomorrow at 7 pm.
Danville will contend with Fort Madison tomorrow at 5:30 pm at home.
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 will travel to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp for a doubleheader rematch tonight with game one at 4:35 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings will host the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1922 – NFL club Chicago Staleys renamed itself the Chicago Bears by team founder, owner and head coach George Halas.
2010 – In the longest match in tennis history, John Isner defeats Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon after 11 hours and 5 minutes of play over 3 days.
2017 – World record for highest altitude football match ever played at 18,799ft on Mount Kilimanjaro by Volcano FC and Glacier FC; the game was put on to raise awareness and highlight the inequality between male and female sports.