High School Track and Field
The Mediapolis girls’ team will host a meet on Tuesday, April 2nd, with Danville and Winfield-Mt. Union also in attendance.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to Williamsburg for a meet on Tuesday, April 2nd.
The Van Buren County girls’ and boys’ teams will participate in a meet on April 2nd hosted by WACO.
The Central Lee girls’ team will travel to Fairfield for a meet on April 2nd.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys team 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.
The New London boys’ team will travel to West Burlington for a meet on Thursday, April 4th.
High School Soccer
The WACO boys’ team will face off against Burlington Notre Dame on the road on Monday, April 1st, at 5 pm.
Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union will take on Mt. Pleasant on April 1st at home with the girls’ playing first at 5 pm. Head Coach Rocco Russo discussed what the Panthers will be working on heading into the matchup.
Mediapolis will take on Wapello on April 1st in a road matchup with the girls’ playing first at 5 pm.
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
Mt. Pleasant will take on Keokuk on Monday, April 1st, with the boys’ hosting the Chiefs and the girls’ hitting the road.
High School Golf
The Central Lee boys’ team will take on Holy Trinity Catholic on Thursday, April 4th.
The WACO boys’ and girls’ teams will compete in a meet hosted by New London on Tuesday, April 2nd.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ and girls’ teams will travel to Columbus to participate in a meet on Thursday.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will travel to Washington Golf and Country Club on Monday, 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
For baseball, SCC will host Southwestern Community College in a three-game series starting today.
The SCC softball team defeated Iowa Western Community College 8-5 in game one, but could not outslug the Reivers in game two, falling 15-11. The Blackhawks will travel to take on Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday, April 3rd, in a doubleheader.
College Basketball
The #1-seed Iowa women’s team will battle with the #5-seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 today with tipoff at 2:30 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 will be updated on Monday, April 1st.
This Day in Sports History
1925 – Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win the trophy.
1986 – 5th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Texas beats USC, 97-81; Longhorns’ Clarissa Davis earns the MVP award; Texas completes the first undefeated season (34-0).
2001 – At 15 years, 9 months, Michael Phelps breaks the 200m butterfly world record at the US World Championship trials at Austin, Texas; becomes the youngest male to set a world mark.