High School Tennis
Fairfield’s Rumin Luo started off the Class 1A State Singles Tournament breezing past Isaac Jackson of Audubon 6-2 in set one and 6-1 in set two to advance to the semifinals. Unfortunately, the Trojan was upset by Parker Stroh of Columbus Catholic, losing the third set by tiebreaker. Luo skipped past Leif Lundberg of Clear Lake in the 5th place bracket, setting up a matchup in the consolation semifinals today against Easton Lubarski of Bishop Heelan.
High School Golf
The boys’ Class 1A state championship teed off yesterday and Hillcrest Academy’s Liam Schrock sits in 3rd place after shooting a 75, just four strokes behind the leader. Rowan Miller carded a 76 (+4) as he is tied for 4th place and looking to end up on the podium. As a team, the Ravens are in 7th place with a score of 338. The championship will conclude today.
Central Lee is tied for 7th after day one of the boys’ Class 2A state championship at Gates Park Golf Course with a team score of 325. The Hawks are led by Caleb Larson’s 18-hole score of 79, which leaves him tied for 20th individually, and Mylan Lowenberg’s card of 81, which places him tied for 27th place. The championship will conclude today.
Washington’s Drew Conrad had the top of the podium to himself early on in the course but cooled off as the day progressed, turning in a 74, which is tied for 15th. The championship will conclude today.
The girls’ Class 1A state meet will be held at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown with New London’s Emma Busby and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall making the trip, starting tomorrow, May 29th, and concluding on Friday, May 30th.
High School Soccer
In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 5 bracket, Danville was defeated by West Liberty 10-0 last night.
The Mediapolis boys’ team smacked Central Lee last night 5-0, peppering the goal with 16 shots on goal. The Bulldogs will travel to West Liberty tomorrow, May 29th, for the Substate Championship at 7 pm.
In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, #6 Burlington Notre Dame was able to fend off Assumption last night in a 2-1 final. The Nikes can punch their ticket to state tomorrow at home against Maquoketa at 7 pm.
A tense atmosphere at East Lake between two Southeast Conference foes was quickly nullified by a Brandon Veloz goal on a mad scramble in the first two minutes of the game for Mt. Pleasant, eventually leading to a 2-0 win for the Panthers over Fairfield when Asa Rose headed in a second half goal. Veloz could not ask for a better group of teammates to play with on the pitch,
“It’s a blessing, honestly. I moved from first season here, you know, doing things that we’ve never done in this school before. I’m just happy, thankful to God for all my teammates, I’ve been able to spend this time with and just enjoy this season and hopefully continue this run.”
The Panthers will square off against Williamsburg on the road tomorrow at 7 pm for the Substate 6 championship. Head coach Rocco Russo talked about what his team will be leaning on heading into the big game,
“Our defense 100%, I mean Aiden, humble, Abraham, Cass, Cohen Cass, and Jackson Newman. Those guys don’t get any stats on bounds, but you know, without those guys, I mean, we’re not much of A soccer team. Those guys are solid back there. And I mean, our goalkeeper Zach is the real deal. You know, he’s really good. He’s been putting in working. It’s his turn to shine.”
In the girls’ Class 1A Region 3 bracket, Assumption will take on Washington tonight at 7 pm.
The Mediapolis girls’ team will host Mid-Prairie tonight at 7 pm.
In the girls’ Class 2A Region 4 bracket, Fort Madison will square off against Burlington on the road tonight at 7 pm.
High School Baseball
West Burlington outlasted Winfield-Mt. Union last night 9-7. Garret Bence notched three RBIs for the Falcons, while Graham Haines batted in two runs for the Wolves.
West Burlington will compete against New London at home tomorrow, May 29th, at 5:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Burlington tonight at 6 pm at Community Field.
Mt. Pleasant could not stop Clear Creek Amana’s offense last night in a 14-1 thumping. Zach Newton tabbed the lone RBI for the Panthers.
Van Buren County will face off against Mt. Pleasant tonight at 5:30 pm at home.
Fairfield and Moravia went to extra innings last night after the Trojans scored three runs over the last three innings to tie the game at 6; nevertheless, the Mohawks would walk them off in the ninth inning to win 7-6. Luke Konczal nabbed two RBIs in the loss.
Central Lee will compete against Fairfield tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
Mediapolis and New London needed 11 innings before the Bulldogs could finally push across the winning run to end the game 4-3. Gavin Menke-Bailey tabbed two RBIs in the losing effort. Mediapolis will tangle with Wilton tonight at 7 pm on the road.
Burlington Notre Dame started the season off with a 6-1 win over Danville last night. The Nikes will travel to Central Lee tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
Danville will take on Highland tomorrow at 5:30 pm on the road.
Wapello will look to right the ship against Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 5:30 pm on the road.
High School Softball
New London fell to Mediapolis last night 9-2. Payton Harris collected five RBIs off of two home runs and a triple at the plate. The Bulldogs will face off against Van Buren County tomorrow, May 29th, at 7 pm at home.
Columbus held off Wapello last night, 6-2. The Arrows will travel to Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 7 pm.
Columbus will host WACO tomorrow at 7 pm.
Mt. Pleasant’s Paityn Ensminger slammed a two-run homer to get the Panthers on the board first but they were unable to sustain that momentum, losing 11-3 to Oskaloosa last night. Mt. Pleasant will stay on the road tonight to take on Central Lee at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Central Lee continued their offensive prowess from a season ago, handing Van Buren County a 9-1 loss. Jalyn Hawk and Kenna Sandoval each hit home runs, while Marie Young tabbed four RBIs.
Fairfield will face off against Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm on the road.
WACO lost to Highland last night 10-0. The Warriors will travel to Winfield to square off against New London tonight at 7:30 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic defeated Danville last night 8-1. The Crusaders will tangle with Koekuk tonight at 5:30 pm on the road.
Danville will take on Highland tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will square off against West Liberty tonight at 7 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The baseball team avoided disaster yesterday, as Trey O’Neil was able to pitch his way out of a no outs, bases loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning to beat Kellogg Community College 8-4. Abrahan Rios tabbed three RBIs in the win, bringing his World Series total to four. The Blackhawks will compete against East Central today at 3 pm with the winner advancing to the semifinals.
Prospect League
Kooper Schulte, the former SCC ballplayer and New London native, put on a show for the Burlington Bee fans last night in a 12-4 victory over the Quincy Doggy Paddlers in the home opener. Schulte went perfect at the plate, hitting for the cycle, while notching 5 RBIs in the dominant performance. The Bees start their four-game road trip tonight against the Normal CornBelters at 6:30 pm.
The Clinton LumberKings shutout the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp last night 7-0 to start the season off right at home. The trio of Jaqson Tejada, Jake Weissenberger, and Jackson Bruno allowed only six hits in nine innings of work, while striking out 10. The LumberKings now hit the road to compete against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes tonight at 6:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1742 – The first indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman’s Fields, London).
2000 – Indianapolis 500: reigning CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya leads for 167 laps to cruise to victory; first rookie winner since Graham Hill in 1966.
2006 – Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list.