High School Soccer
In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 6 postseason bracket, Central Lee was eliminated by West Branch last night 7-1. Ayden Kent scored the lone goal for the Hawks as Central Lee finished the season with a 5-6 record.
In the bottom half of the bracket, Mediapolis snuck past Danville last night 2-1 with the only goal of the second half. The Bears ended the season with an 11-4 record. The Bulldogs will square off against West Branch on the road tomorrow, May 22nd, at 7 pm with the winner advancing to the state tournament.
In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, Keokuk was unable to stop Williamsburg’s offensive attack, yielding six first half goals before falling 10-1. Mosqueda Diaz scored the goal for the Chiefs. Keokuk went 1-12 on the season.
Burlington Notre Dame was shut out by Assumption last night 2-0. The Nikes ended the season with a 9-9 record.
In the girls’ Class 1A Region 1 bracket, Central Lee’s matchup against the #1-seed Assumption has been postponed to tomorrow at 5 pm.
In the girls’ Class 2A Region 8 backet, Burlington Notre Dame versus Iowa City Liberty has been postponed to tomorrow at 5:30 pm.
In the bottom half of the bracket, Fort Madison versus Burlington has been postponed to tomorrow at 7 pm.
High School Tennis
Jana Isanta of Mt. Pleasant will participate in the girls’ Class 1A State Singles tournament on Friday, May 24th, in Iowa City.
The boys’ Class 1A state singles and doubles tournament was originally scheduled to begin today, but due to the threat of severe weather the tournament has been postponed to tomorrow, May 22nd, at 10 am.
For Southeast Iowa, Fairfield’s Rumin Lou, the district champion, will face off against Christian Jensen of Lewis Central—a runner-up in the district seven tournament—in the first round tomorrow.
High School Golf.
The girls’ Class 1A state meet will take place at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown on Thursday, May 23rd, continuing into May 24th, with New London eyeing a team title.
The Class 2A state meet will take place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone on Thursday with Olivia Hines of Mediapolis competing as an individual and Mid-Prairie participating as a team.
The boys’ state meet for all classes began yesterday and here’s how our local teams performed. In Class 1A, Winfield-Mt. Union is tied for sixth place with a first round score of 50-over par. Leading the way for the Wolves is Carter Loyd’s 18-hole score of 79 (+8), which has him tied for 15th place. Cole Milks sits behind him on the leaderboard with a card of 81. Overall, Boyden-Hull has a secure hold atop the leaderboard with a fourteen stroke lead.
Class 2A will have a close finish with Beckman Catholic sneaking away with a one-stroke lead after round one, but the entire top four is separated by only one-stroke each.
Lastly, the Class 3A team title is currently in ADM’s grasp with a team score of 16-over par, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock who is three strokes behind. Washington, despite Roman Roth’s third-place performance of 71 (-1), currently sits in fifth place as a team. Luke Beenblossom is tied for 26th after one round with a score of +10.
Due to weather, the state meet has canceled the rest of the state meet. Results will be based off of the day one scores.
High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant will host Clear Creek Amana tomorrow, May 22nd, at 7 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame’s game against Wapello tonight has been canceled. No date has been selected for the make-up game.
West Burlington’s defensive woes continued into game two this season as the Falcons lost to Keokuk last night 14-7. Isaac Beard knocked two doubles, while Brock Thuleen totaled three RBIs in the losing effort. The Falcons will host Burlington Notre Dame on Friday, May 24th, at 5:30 pm.
After scoring a run in the opening frame, Central Lee was shut out for the next six innings, losing to Fort Madison 2-1 last night. Central Lee’s matchup against Louisa-Muscatine scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Thursday, May 23rd.
Winfield-Mt. Union versus New London has been canceled for tonight. A makeup date will be announced at a later time.
Mediapolis versus Lone Tree scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to the threat of severe weather.
Van Buren County’s game against Hillcrest Academy tonight has been canceled.
High School Softball
Van Buren County lost to Fairfield 11-1 last night. Savannah Hollander led the Trojans at the plate with a double and three RBIs. Laney Norris picked up the complete-game win in the circle, allowing only three hits while striking out two. The Warriors’ game against Hillcrest Academy tonight has been canceled.
West Burlington smacked Keokuk last night 15-5 to open their season. Ada Wood and Kali Ames had two RBIs apiece for the Chiefs. The Falcons will participate in a tournament on Saturday, May 25th, at Louisa-Muscatine.
Winfield-Mt. Union versus New London has been canceled for tonight. A makeup date will be announced at a later time.
Mt. Pleasant will square off against Central Lee tomorrow, May 22nd, at 7 pm at home.
Mediapolis versus Lone Tree scheduled for tonight has been canceled due to the threat of severe weather.
This Day in Sports History
1819 – The first bicycles (swift walkers) in the US were introduced in New York City.
1943 – Fastest 9 inning American League baseball game. The Chicago White Sox beat the visiting Washington Senators, 1-0, in 89 minutes.
2006 – The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles in the same year.