High School Soccer
The Southeast Conference released the boys’ and girls’ All-Conference awards with the Mt. Pleasant boys’ team and Burlington girls’ team leading the nominations for their respective sides as conference champions. Here’s a look at the All-Conference teams.
On the boys’ side, Fairfield’s Bihn Truong was picked as this year’s SEC Player of the Year for his 10 assists and 8 goals as the Trojans finished in 3rd in the conference. Mihn Truong, Cormac Van Pelt, and Lane Stever also made the All-Conference team for Fairfield.
Mt. Pleasant had five players make the All-Conference squad, including a trio from the defensive side: Abraham Cass, Kohen Cass, and Xachary LeBlanc, the goalie. LeBlanc stopped 82% of shots on goal as the Panthers allowed only 24 goals for the season.
Samuel Schaapen, a foreign exchange student from Germany, immediately made his mark on the team. The midfielder finished the season tied for the team lead in goals with 10, which was tied for 4th in the conference. His 27 points ranked second on the team as he scored a goal in his final game as a Panther against Williamsburg.
Dylan White has been the star of the team since his freshman season, leading the team in goals and points outright in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. This year, he displayed his maturity, stepping out of the limelight and becoming the main distributor with 15 assists on the season for a team leading 33 points. He was still able to net nine goals to bring his career total to 31 goals.
For a full list of the All-Conference nods for the boys’ teams, follow this link: Boys’ All-SEC Teams
On the girls’ side, Fort Madison’s Teagan Snaadt had a year to remember as her 36 goals, which ranked 12th in the state, and 83 points led the conference and nabbed her SEC Player of the Year. She finished with 226 career points on 93 goals. The Bloodhounds finished in 2nd in the conference.
Mt. Pleasant had their career leader in goals, assists, and points nab a spot on the All-Conference team in Charice Auwerda, as she put up 18 goals and six assists in her senior season. She finished her career with 207 points on 74 goals and 59 assists.
The tandem of Eli Heaton and Sonya Simon made the Panthers one of the toughest teams to score on with Heaton nabbing over 100 saves for the year and totaling five shutout victories. Simon was the captain of the defense that allowed only 24 goals to cross the line, and she added two assists to her stat line. The Panthers finished 3rd in the conference.
Haleigh Strickland was the lone All-Conference member for Fairfield with eight assists and seven goals for a team-leading 22 points.
For a full list of the girls’ All-Conference teams, follow this link: Girls’ All-SEC Teams
High School Baseball
Fairfield had their game postponed against Albia last night, a make-up date will be announced at a later time. The Trojans will travel to Fort Madison tomorrow, June 5th, at 7 pm.
Wapello had their game against Winfield-Mt. Union postponed. The game will be made up on June 23rd as a doubleheader.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 5:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will play Highland on Friday, June 6th, at 5:30 pm at home.
Central Lee versus Burlington was canceled last night. The Hawks will take on Mediapolis tomorrow at home at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis and Danville had their game postponed with a make-up date to be announced at a later date.
West Burlington and Burlington Notre Dame had their game postponed to tonight at 5:30 pm at West Burlington High School.
Mt. Pleasant will look to stop a three-game skid tonight at home against New London with first pitch at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Fort Madison tonight at 7 pm at the Field of Dreams.
High School Softball
Mediapolis and Danville had their game postponed to a make-up date to be announced.
Danville will host West Burlington/Notre Dame tomorrow, June 5th, at 7 pm.
Columbus and Central Lee had their game postponed to Monday, June 9th. The Hawks will face off against Mediapolis tomorrow at home at 7 pm.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 7 pm at home.
WACO had their contest against Lone Tree postponed to June 23rd. It will be played as a doubleheader. The Warriors will face off against Louisa-Muscatine on Friday, June 6th, at 7 pm.
Mt. Pleasant is taking on New London tonight at 7:30 pm at home. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will continue their road trip tomorrow to face off against Fort Madison at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Pekin tomorrow at 5:30 pm at home.
Wapello will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow at 7 pm at home.
High School Cross Country
The Mt. Pleasant Cross Country team will be starting up their optional summer runs on June 16th. 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. The runs will continue through mid-August until the cross country camp. If you have any questions, then contact Coach Murray at 319-850-0867.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees postponed their matchup against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight due to unsafe field conditions caused by the storms last night. The contest has been moved to Sunday, June 22nd, to be played as a doubleheader with game one at 2 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings and Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp were able to squeeze in five innings before the weather stepped in and gave the LumberKings a 4-3 victory. Brett White slapped an RBI double in the win. The LumberKings will stay on the road tonight to face off against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes at 6:30 pm.
Prospect League Awards
Kooper Schulte of the Burlington Bees was named Hitter of the Week for May 27th through June 2nd. In 31 at-bats this season, Schulte has a league-leading 12 hits and 12 RBIs for a 0.387 batting average. Schulte has also slugged four doubles, one triple, and two home runs. In his first game with the Bees, Schulte hit for the cycle and totaled five RBIs.
This Day in Sports History
1889 – Boston Beaneaters MLB pitcher John Clarkson is first to throw an “immaculate inning” (strikes out 3 batters on 9 pitches) in a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Quakers at South End Grounds.
1974 – NFL grants a franchise to the Seattle Seahawks.
1984 – Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the US Open Golf Championship for the first time in 32 years.