High School Baseball
In a wild display of pitching that saw the two teams issue 20 walks, Mt. Pleasant put up seven unanswered runs in the last two innings to beat New London last night, 14-8. Grayson Lowery and Jaymisen Rich each went perfect at the plate for the Panthers with the pair combining for five RBIs. Mt. Pleasant head coach Brent Broeker was happy to see his team get their late rally,
“We needed this, you know, and that’s why I was happy to see our kids keep fighting back, you know, cause you go to where we went to Fairfield and they stomped us, you know, it’s pretty easy to get down when you’re all of a sudden down again. So, but our kids kept fighting back and hopefully this, you know, brings us a little momentum going into tomorrow’s game against Washington.”
New London got a pair of RBIs from Gavin Strawhacker, Owen Nehring, and Branham Allen; yet, Tiger head coach Jayden Flowers knew his team left too many opportunities to score on the board,
“Well, we were just missing the big hits in the big situations. We left bases loaded, I think, three times within the first four innings. So, I mean, we got to find that big hit. We got to start working ahead in the count. We are struggling to work ahead, and we got to do the little things better. We’re not executing the little things, and the little things come back, and they bite us, and leads to us throwing 90 pitches with one kid and 80 pitches with another kid. So, I mean, we just got to start executing the little things. I think as we go on, we’ll start competing, and we’ll get it figured out. But it’s early now. We’re just missing the big hits.”
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to New London tonight at 7 pm.
Washington will take on Mt. Pleasant on the road tonight at 5:30 pm.
Mediapolis was walked-off by Burlington last night, 5-4, in a late comeback for the Grayhounds.
Central Lee will face off against Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union rallied back from a six-run deficit in the 5th inning to edge past Keokuk last night, 18-16. Gavin Prior led the way with three RBIs, while Graham Haines, Kason Dopler, Jaxton Jones, and Carter Finnell each knocked in two runs of their own. The Wolves will take on Highland tomorrow, June 5th, at 5 pm on the road.
Danville will make the trip to West Burlington tonight at 7 pm.
Wapello will tangle with Louisa-Muscatine on the road tonight at 7 pm.
Fairfield will take on Fort Madison tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
Van Buren County will face off against Pekin tonight at 7 pm on the road.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant and New London each scored five runs in the 7th inning, but it was Katie Miller who hit the walk-off RBI single to lead the Tigers to a 13-12 final. Kylea Schwenker clocked two triples for two RBIs in the winning effort.
Holy Trinity Catholic will hit the road to play New London tonight at 7 pm.
Washington will travel to Mt. Pleasant tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame handled Keokuk last night, winning 11-3. Orayana Gonzalez clubbed two doubles and a triple for a team leading three RBIs.
Danville will look to bounce back against West Burlington/Notre Dame tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will travel to Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will face off against Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm on the road.
WACO will play Keota tonight at 6:30 pm at home.
Wapello will tangle with Louisa-Muscatine on the road tonight at 7 pm.
Fairfield will host Fort Madison tonight at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will tangle with Pekin on the road at 7 pm tonight.
High School Postseason Soccer
For Class 2A Region 4, the Fort Madison girls’ team will travel to North Scott tonight for the Regional Championship at 7 pm.
The 2026 boys’ state tournament has the championship matchups set for tomorrow, June 5th, for Classes 3A and 4A, while Classes 1A and 2A will have their semifinal bouts today.
Class 3A was all about the upset, as #5 Norwalk took down #1 Xavier, 2-0, and #2 Dallas Center-Grimes fell to #6 Des Moines Hoover, 1-0. Class 4A will pin #1 Ankeny Centennial against #2 Waukee Northwest for the championship after the pair exited with one-goal victories.
High School Boys’ Tennis
The 2026 Iowa High School Athletic Association’s State Team tournament is in the books and Xavier defeated Wahlert Catholic, 5-4, to claim the Class 1A banner, while Waukee Northwest completed the perfect season with a sweep of Iowa City West for the Class 2A title.
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
Southeastern Community College
The Southeastern Blackhawks Youth MVP Baseball Camp has opened up for registration. The camp is open for youths ages 7 to 12, running June 15th through the 17th from 9 am to noon. The camp will take place at Wagner Athletic Complex on the West Burlington Campus and will cost $150 for the full three day camp. To fill out the waiver and release and for more information follow this link: SCC Baseball Camp
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees stung the Clinton LumberKings for seven runs in the 5th inning to come away with a 10-4 victory last night. Tanner Reinartz tabbed four RBIs in the victory. The Bees will travel to play the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings will host the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1974 – The NFL granted the Seattle Seahawks franchise.
1974 – Henry (Hank) Aaron sets a National League record when he hit his 16th career grand slam.
1984 – For the first time in 32 years, Arnold Palmer failed to make the cut for the U.S. Open golf tournament.