High School Softball
In one of the few matchups that played out last night, Fairfield swept Washington in their doubleheader, winning 16-8 in game one and 5-4 in game two. Leah Helmick led the Trojans with four RBIs between the two games.
Fairfield will travel to Centerville tonight at 7 pm.
Washington will attempt to pick up their first conference victory on Thursday, June 11th, against Fort Madison at 7 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic crushed Pekin last night, 11-0. The Crusaders will face off against Wapello on the road tonight.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm.
Central Lee will face off against New London on the road tonight at 7 pm.
WACO will travel to Pekin tonight at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will take on Cardinal tomorrow, June 10th, at 7 pm at home.
Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to play Burlington on Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will host Louisa-Muscatine at 7 pm on Thursday.
High School Baseball
Van Buren County snuck out with a narrow victory last night against Hillcrest Academy, 12-11. The Warriors will host Danville tonight at 6 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame will compete on the road against Wapello tonight at 7 pm.
Central Lee will fly over to New London tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will tangle with Sigourney tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
Fairfield will stay at home to play Williamsburg tonight at 7:30 pm.
West Burlington will take on Mediapolis at home tonight at 7 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will host Oskaloosa tonight at 7 pm.
Washington will square off against Fort Madison at 7 pm on the road on Thursday, June 11th.
High School Soccer
The Southeast Conference (SEC) released their All-Conference teams and taking home SEC Player of the Year honors was Mt. Pleasant’s Dylan White and Fort Madison’s Hadley Wolfe.
White had a fantastic season for the Panthers, as the Central College commit led the conference in goals with 34, assists with 18, and points with 86. He led the Panthers in assists and points all four years of his career.
Wolfe had an equally dominant season for the Bloodhounds, netting a conference leading 44 goals to go along with her 14 assists leading to her tabbing 102 points for the season.
On the boys’ side, Mt. Pleasant placed five on the All-Conference list, including White, as the Panthers won their second consecutive SEC banner. Leading the defense was Abraham Cass, Ramzy Davis, and Jack Newman, while Xachary LeBlanc notched 117 saves for the year and allowed the least amount of goals against in the SEC. Panther head coach Rocco Russo placed the credit on his defense for the team’s success this season,
“Our defense has been kind of our lifeline all year. I mean, our offense is very explosive this season. We scored a lot of goals this year and our offense has been doing a great job, but that doesn’t happen without a real solid defense. And you know, Aiden Humble, Abraham Cass, Jackson Newman, Isaiah Denning, who just started playing defense two games ago for us, you know, those guys are lockdown defenders. And Zach in the goal, I’m telling you, I’ve been saying it for years, the kid is phenomenal.”
Fairfield put Oliver Siemsen, Cormac Van Pelt, Lane Stever, and Chaz Wohnoutka on All-Conference, along with Washington’s Joseph Schreiber and Santiago Ramirez. Siemsen finished second in the conference in goals scored with 18 and points with 39, while Van Pelt notched 11 assists to be tied with Fort Madison’s Jack Ragar, who also ended up on the All-Conference list.
On the girls’ side, Mt. Pleasant’s Annette Reynolds was the lone All-Conference Selection. Washington’s Angeline Anderson, who finished second in the SEC in goals and points, Isobel Murphy, Allie Wulf, and Maya Bruty made the All-Conference team. The Trojans placed Lexie Mast and Emma Metcalf of the All-Conference list, as the two combined for 36 goals and 93 points.
High School Postseason Soccer
The 2026 girls’ state tournament will start with the Class 3A quarterfinals today with all semifinal matchups scheduled for Thursday, June 11th.
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 will travel to play the Alton River Dragons tonight at 6:35 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings will hit the road for a rematch against the Quincy Doggy Paddlers tonight with first pitch at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1914 – Honus Wagner became the second player in major league history to record 3,000 hits.
1973 – Secretariat won the 105th Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths and ran the fastest 1 1/2 miles on dirt at 2:24.
2008 – Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati Reds) hit his 600th career home run. Only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa had more home runs at the time.