High School Postseason Soccer
In Class 1A Substate 5, The WACO boys’ team fell to Mediapolis last night, 5-0. The Warriors finished the season with a 5-7 record.
Mediapolis will take on Pella Christian on May 27th at 7 pm on the road.
The Danville boys’ team throttled Wapello last night, 5-1. Trevor Yaley and Alex Pfadenhauer each collected two goals for the Bears, while Edgar Vazquez had the lone goal for Wapello.
Danville will travel to Burlington Notre Dame on May 27th at 7 pm.
In Substate 6, the Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team shutout Highland last night, 5-0. The Wildcats will hit the road to play Tipton on May 27th at 7 pm.
Over in Class 2A Substate 4, the Washington boys’ team came back to beat Central DeWitt last night, 2-1. Ben Kronlage tabbed an assist and a goal in the win. The Demons will square off against Mt. Vernon on May 27th at 7 pm on the road.
The Fairfield boys’ team clipped Mid-Prairie last night, 2-1. The Trojans will look to knock off Solon in the substate semifinals on May 27th at 7 pm on the road.
For Substate 5, Central Lee will compete against Knoxville tonight at 7 pm.
High School Soccer
The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team got back into the win column with a 5-0 shutout of Keokuk last night. Avery Jefferies claimed a hat trick and two assists in the victory. The Nikes will square off against Fort Madison tonight at 5 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team lost to Ottumwa last night 10-0. The Panthers will host Mediapolis on Thursday, May 21st, at 4:30 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will make up their contest against Clear Creek Amana tomorrow, May 20th, on the road.
The Central Lee girls’ team dropped their contest to West Branch last night, 11-1. Hope Juarez netted the lone goal for the Hawks. The Central Lee girls’ team will face off against Fairfield in the first round of the Class 1A Region 2 bracket on May 26th at 7 pm on the road.
The Washington girls’ team had their contest against Fort Madison last night canceled.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will travel to Washington tonight at 5 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will play Mediapolis tonight at 5 pm on the road.
High School Golf
The Fairfield and Washington boys’ teams and Brody Engle of Mt. Pleasant will travel to Pella for their District meet today.
The Winfield-Mt. Union, WACO, and Danville boys’ teams along with Holy Trinity Catholic’s Max Kruse and Wapello’s Cully Fry will head to Oskaloosa Golf today for their Class 1A District showdown hosted by Sigourney.
The Mediapolis boys’ team will host their Class 2A District Meet today at Heritage Oaks with Central Lee competing.
The Wapello girls’ team will host the Class 1A Region 5 finals at Heritage Oaks Golf & Country Club tomorrow, May 20th, with Winfield-Mt. Union, Van Buren County’s Sophia Jirak, and Hailey Wellington of Columbus will be making the trip.
The Mid-Prairie girls’ team will host the Class 2A Region 5 finals with Burlington Notre Dame’s Alexandria Booten competing tomorrow.
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield girls’ teams will be heading to Edmundson Golf Course tomorrow for the Class 3A Region 3 meet.
The Washington girls’ team will travel to Stone Creek Golf Club for the Class 3A Region 4 meet tomorrow.
High School Track and Field
The Iowa High School State Track and Field meet is scheduled to start on Thursday, May 21st, and run through Saturday, May 23rd, with KILJ providing updates throughout the three-day event.
Some of our local athletes will be looking to defend their titles from last year. New London’s crew of Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, Brigham Porter, and London Franklin will look to run it back in the 4×100 meter relay. Eli Zillman of Fairfield will look to reclaim the high jump title from his sophomore season. Lastly, Burlington’s Kylee Hill is looking to make it a three-peat from the shot put ring.
For a full list of our state qualifiers, follow this link: State Qualifiers List
High School Boys’ Tennis
The team tennis tournament will begin tomorrow, May 20th, with Mt. Pleasant traveling to Assumption and Fairfield taking on Central DeWitt on the road for Class 1A Substate 7.
High School Baseball
Wapello had their contest against West Burlington canceled last night. Wapello will get back to action on Thursday, May 21st, at 5 pm at home against North Cedar.
West Burlington will tangle with Fort Madison tomorrow, May 20th, at 7 pm on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union was handled by Burlington last night, 9-0. Trevor Phillips and Graham Haines combined for eight strikeouts on the mound in the loss. The Wolves will host Cardinal tomorrow at 7 pm.
Fairfield fell to Grinnell last night, 5-3. The Trojans will stay at home tonight against Oskaloosa with first pitch at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will face off against Lone Tree tonight with the doubleheader starting at 5:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will have their home opener tomorrow at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
High School Softball
The Wapello girls’ team won a pitcher’s duel against West Burlington/Notre Dame last night, 2-1. Quinn Zweibohmer was unstoppable, notching 17 strikeouts in seven innings of work in the circle to go along with an RBI at the plate. Orayana Gonzalez slashed an RBI double for the Falcons.
Wapello will square off against Columbus on May 26th at 7 pm on the road.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will look to bounce back against Fort Madison tomorrow, May 20th, at 7 pm on the road.
Columbus will tangle with Lone Tree at home tonight at 7 pm.
High School Softball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released their preseason rankings yesterday and Central Lee was slotted in at #15 for Class 3A. The Hawks finished last year with a 22-9 record and for the third consecutive year on top of the Southeast Iowa Super Conference South Division rankings. Kenna Sandoval and Marie Young return to the lineup after combining for 53 RBIs last year, as Sandoval sits at 27 career home runs.
Two other Super Conference teams to keep an eye on is #1 Louisa-Muscatine in Class 2A and #5 Highland in Class 1A. Both teams will be battling it out in the North Division with their first matchup slated for June 9th.
College Signing
The nascent Southeastern Community College (SCC) men’s wrestling program will be adding another local talent to their roster in Mt. Pleasant’s Charlie Bohnenkamp, as he signed his letter of intent yesterday.
After going 14-12 in his senior campaign and not meeting his expectations, the Panther is looking forward for the opportunity at redemption,
“Yeah, it’s nice because SCC is giving me a second chance. I’m thankful for that. I mean, I love wrestling. I like wrestling. Like, it’s something that makes me a better person every day, and I hope that it will continue to make me better.”
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
Winfield-Mt. Union is encouraging students entering 3rd through 8th grade to stay active this summer with their Wolfpack Performance Training program that will feature 12 dates throughout June and the beginning of July from 9 am to 9:45 am to build speed and agility.
If you would like to sign-up, then head over to KILJ’s Facebook page and use their QR Code.
College Baseball
Iowa will square off against Illinois today to start the Big Ten tournament from Omaha, Nebraska.
This Day in Sports History
1910 – Cy Young got his 500th win.
1912 – American League president Ban Johnson told the Detroit Tigers that if they continued to protest the Ty Cobb suspension they would be banned from baseball.
1974 – The Philadelphia Flyers became the first post-’67 expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers won the cup the following season as well.