High School Baseball
West Burlington was unable to soar past Burlington Notre Dame last night in a 6-2 loss. Prior Bowen and Levi Fletcher-Bates each notched an RBI in the loss.
Danville will host West Burlington tonight at 7:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant’s fourth inning four run rally lifted the Panthers over New London last night 8-4. Gavin Menke-Bailey had a two-RBI double for the Tigers in the loss with Memphis Watson going a perfect 4 for 4 at the plate with his own RBI and three stolen bases. Mt. Pleasant head coach Brent Broeker is hoping to continue their winning ways tonight when his squad travels to Washington for first pitch at 7:30 pm,
“You know, we gotta play like we did tonight. You know, we gotta put the bat on the ball. We made a few mistakes. But you know, you’re right. When you go up to Washington, they always for some reason, no matter how good we are or how bad we are, they always give us a game, so we gotta go up there and be ready to go and hopefully come out with what same results as tonight.”
KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
New London will stay on the road for a matchup against Burlington Notre Dame tonight with first pitch at 7 pm.
Mediapolis handled Burlington last night 8-3. The Bulldogs will take on Central Lee tonight at 7:30 pm in a road showdown.
Van Buren County will square off against Pekin at home tonight at 5:30 pm.
Wapello will host Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 5:30 pm.
Fairfield will travel to Fort Madison tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will play Highland tomorrow, June 6th, at 5:30 pm at home.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant appeared snake-bitten to start the year in close games, but last night was a big step in the right direction as Chaley Cook’s domination in the circle led to a 3-1 win over New London. Cook tossed a complete game, allowing only three hits, while striking out four. Keagyn Coleman and Izzy Sloat each collected an RBI in the win. Maison Nelson batted in the lone run for the Tigers. Mt. Pleasant head coach Derek Coleman was happy to see his squad having fun from start to finish,
“Pretty excited. Yep. It’s good to see the girls get the win more than me but for the girls… Hopefully it’s a big confidence booster for them. They played 7 innings tonight. We haven’t played a full 7 innings in a game, battled the whole way through and they did it tonight.”
Mt. Pleasant will compete against Washington tonight on the road at 7:30 pm.
New London will travel to Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7:30 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Pekin tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
Wapello will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 7 pm at home.
Danville will host West Burlington/Notre Dame tonight at 7 pm.
Columbus will face off against Mediapolis tonight at home at 7 pm.
Columbus will take on Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm at home.
Fairfield will continue their road trip tonight to face off against Fort Madison at 7:30 pm.
WACO will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tomorrow, June 6th, at 7 pm
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.
High School Soccer
The girls state tournament semifinals begin today with Class 1A leading off the day. #1 Denver will face off against #5 Hudson, while #2 Bishop Heelan will take on #3 Assumption.
In Class 2A, #1 Waverly-Shell Rock will tangle with #5 ADM and #2 Dallas Center-Grimes will compete against #3 Xavier.
Lastly, #1 Waukee Northwest and #4 Waukee will square off, while #7 Linn-Mar will attempt to continue their Cinderella story against #3 Ankeny Centennial tonight for Class 3A.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees had their contest against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp postponed last night due to poor field conditions. The game will be made up on June 22nd as a doubleheader at Community Field.
The Bees will host the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings had their game against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes postponed last night. The two teams will play a doubleheader tonight with game one at 6 pm.
This Day in Sports History
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