High School Track and Field
The girls’ meet at West Burlington was canceled due to weather.
The Danville, WACO, and Van Buren County girls’ teams will travel to Mediapolis for a meet tomorrow, March 28th.
The WACO and New London boys’ teams will travel to Van Buren County for a meet tomorrow.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ and girls’ teams will host their Invitational tomorrow with the West Burlington and Mediapolis boys’ teams in attendance.
The Central Lee girls’ team will travel to Fairfield for a meet on April 2nd.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys and girls’ teams will participate in a relay at Mediapolis on April 2nd.
The New London girls’ team will travel to WACO for a meet on April 2nd.
High School Soccer
The WACO boys’ team will open the season tomorrow, March 28th, against Fairfield on the road at 5 pm.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ and girls’ teams had their games against Washington last night canceled. The girls’ team will host Wapello tomorrow at 5 pm, while the boys’ team will face off against Mt. Pleasant on April 1st at 7 pm at home.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ and boys’ teams had their games canceled yesterday due to weather. The boys’ team will host Clear Creek Amana tomorrow at 5 pm, while the girls’ team will travel to take on the Clippers at the same time.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will compete against Keokuk tomorrow at 5 pm on the road.
The Central Lee boys’ team will host Centerville on April 2nd and the girls’ team will travel to Mid-Prairie on the same day with both games starting at 5 pm.
The Danville boys’ team will battle Mediapolis in a road matchup on April 4th at 5 pm.
High School Tennis
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will host Davis County tomorrow, March 28th, at 4:30 pm and the boys’ team will travel to Davis County on the same day.
High School Golf
The Central Lee boys’ team will travel to Elks Fairview Golf Club tomorrow for an invitational.
The WACO boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in a meet hosted by New London on April 2nd.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to Columbus to participate in a meet on April 4th.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Washington Golf and Country Club on April 1st and the boys’ team will participate in a conference match at Fairfield Golf and Country Club on the same day.
Southeastern Community College
In baseball, SCC will travel to face off against Des Moines Area Community College tomorrow, March 28th, in a doubleheader.
The SCC softball team will take on Kirkwood Community College today in a doubleheader.
College Basketball
The #1-seed Iowa women’s team will battle with the #5-seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 on Saturday, March 30th, with tipoff at 2:30 pm.
The #2-seed Iowa State men’s team will face off against #3 Illinois tomorrow, March 28th, at 9:10 pm.
March Madness
The KILJ bracket challenge, sponsored by The Press Box and Wiley’s Interior Furnishings and Design, is officially underway with over 30 brackets submitted with the top three set to receive prizes.
Standings have been updated and you can find them here: KILJ Bracket Challenge Standings
This Day in Sports History
1871 – First international rugby union match – Scotland beats England 1-0 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh.
1939 – First NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Oregon beats Ohio State, 46-33; Ohio State forward Jimmy Hull is named tournament Most Outstanding Player.
1951 – 13th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas, 68-58; Wildcats’ third title; a 16-team field is introduced.