High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant’s unorthodox offense led the Panthers to their first conference win of the season, beating Washington 9-3. A Briar Bender RBI single in the 4th inning opened up the game for errors and walks as the Panthers took a 5 to 3 lead all while only registering one hit at the time. Payton Walker, Brayton Hutson, and J.C. Sitar each notched two RBIs. Walker picked up the win on the mound in 6 innings of work, he struck out nine Demons.
Mt. Pleasant will head to Keokuk on Monday, June 9th, for a doubleheader with game one at 5:30 pm.
Danville fell to West Burlington last night 6-3. Caleb Bush collected two RBIs for the Falcons, while Alex Holtkamp clubbed a home run on his way to three RBIs for the night in the losing effort.
Danville will square off against New London at 7 pm tonight on the road.
New London snapped Burlington Notre Dame’s six-game winning streak over the Tigers last night in a thrilling 10-9 finish that saw the Nikes score three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. Seven Tigers tabbed an RBI as Riley Raines had a two-RBI double to lead the way.
Burlington Notre Dame will make the trip to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Van Buren County clobbered Pekin last night 14-3 as the Warriors worked 13 walks in the win. Aidan McEntee led the offense with two RBIs.
Mediapolis blanked Central Lee last night 6-0. The Hawks will attempt to bounce back tonight on the road against West Burlington with first pitch at 5:30 pm.
Mediapolis will take on Hillcrest Academy tonight on the road with gametime at 5:30 pm.
Wapello lost to Louisa-Muscatine last night 10-5. Wyatt Marlette knocked in three of the team’s runs. Wapello will face off against Pekin tonight at 5:30 pm on the road.
Fairfield remained atop the Southeast Conference after sneaking past Fort Madison last night 2-1. Carson Elmore claimed seven on the mound in five innings for the Trojans. Fairfield will travel to Mid-Prairie tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will play Highland tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant could not stop #9 Washington last night, losing 9-0. Paityn Ensminger broke up the no-hitter bid with a single. The Panthers will compete in the Holy Trinity Catholic tournament tomorrow, June 7th.
New London was shutout by Holy Trinity Catholic last night 8-0. The Tigers will host Danville tonight at 7 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will travel to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
Danville had no answer for #15 West Burlington/Notre Dame, falling 8-0. Faith Gibb collected three RBIs and a double for the Falcon offense, while Orayana Gonzalez pitched the complete game shutout with four strikeouts.
#15 West Burlington/Notre Dame will battle for SEISC-South supremacy tonight at home against Central Lee with first pitch at 7 pm.
Van Buren County slugged Pekin last night 11-3. Ashlynn Huff smacked two doubles for four RBIs in the winning effort.
Wapello lost to Louisa-Muscatine last night 7-0. The Arrows will travel to Pekin tonight at 7 pm.
Mediapolis lost to Central Lee last night in extra innings, 2-1. Payton Harris took the loss in the circle, despite pitching all 8.1 innings and generating four strikeouts.
Mediapolis will continue their road stand tonight at Hillcrest Academy at 7 pm.
Columbus outpaced Hillcrest Academy last night in a 14-12 final. Jacqueline Farrier logged three RBIs in the win for the Wildcats. Columbus will take on Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm on the road.
Fairfield trounced Fort Madison last night 13-4 after a 10-run sixth inning. Lilly Bergren clocked a two-run home run in the effort. The Trojans will compete in the Iowa City West Softball Classic today with their game one opponent being Assumption.
WACO will face off against Louisa-Muscatine tonight 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 Track
Hall of Fame coach, Dave Hutchcroft, will be hosting a hurdles clinic for any girls going into 6th through 8th grades, starting on Tuesday, June 10th. The clinic will be a total of three days with the other dates being Thursday, June 12th, and the following Tuesday, June 17th.
The clinic days will run from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex. There is no cost to participate.
High School Soccer
The girls’ State Championship matchups are set for tomorrow, June 7th, as two of the teams are looking to finish the season without a loss.
In Class 1A, unbeaten Denver took down Hudson 2-1. The Cyclones will square off against Assumption after the Knights defeated Bishop Heelan 1-0. Their game will be at 11:30 am.
For Class 2A, #1 Waverly-Shell Rock will look to knock off the defending champions, #2 Dallas Center-Grimes at 5:30 pm. The Go-Hawks downed ADM 3-1, while the Mustangs shutout Xavier 2-0.
The Cinderella story continued for #7 Linn-Mar in Class 3A after defeating #3 Ankeny Centennial last night 2-1. #1 Waukee Northwest will await them in the championship at 2:30 pm after taking down #4 Waukee last night 1-0.
The 2025 boys’ state championships will conclude today.
Prospect League
The Burlington Bees keep finding a way to win after an extra inning walk-off last night lifted the Bees past the Quincy Doggy Paddlers, 6-5. Griffen Bushnell was the hero of the game as he slapped the RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Caleb Seibers.
The Clinton LumberKings split their doubleheader last night against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes, losing game one 7-2 and taking game two 3-0. The LumberKing pitching staff in game two allowed only six hits and struck out eight as JC Dermody collected the win on the mound.
The Bees will host the LumberKings tonight at 6:30 pm. Community Field will be shooting off fireworks at the conclusion of the game.
This Day in Sports History
1923 – Edgar Wallace became the first British radio sports reporter, when he made a report on The Derby for the British Broadcasting Company, the newly founded predecessor of the BBC.
1971 – Willie Mays hits all-time record 22nd extra inning home run.
2018 – LeBron James eclipses Michael Jordan’s record (109) for most 30-point games in NBA playoff history in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 110-102 Game 3 Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors.