High School Soccer
The boys’ state quarterfinals got underway yesterday and here are the results. In Class 1A, GCGR defeated Columbus Catholic 4-0. Des Moines Christian took down West Branch by the same score 4-0. Regina Catholic won against West Liberty 2-1. Lastly, Western Christian shutout Treynor to win 1-0.
Class 2A’s contests featured all shutouts. Assumption Davenport, Nevada, Gilbert, and Bishop Heelan all moved on to the next round.
Des Moines Hoover handled Xavier 6-0. Norwalk and Humboldt had a tough contest with Norwalk winning 3-2. Iowa City Liberty defeated Dallas Center-Grimes 4-2. Lastly, Marion took down Denison-Schleswig 3-1.
The games for Class 4A were postponed to today.
The girls’ state quarterfinals will start today with Des Moines Christian facing off against Hudson to lead off the day.
High School Baseball
Mt. Pleasant was swept in their road doubleheader to Washington last night 4-1 in game one and 9-8 in game two. Both teams entered the game struggling at the plate and those woes continued for both of those teams in game one. The Demons worked 5 walks in the first inning, which allowed them to score two runs. The Panthers had opportunities in the contest, but could not push across the runs. Payton Hagans notched an RBI with Payson Coleman tallying the only hit. Chase Greiner had an RBI single for the Demons.
Game two started with Zerek Venghaus, Jake Ensminger, and Carter Amos slapping singles to fill up the bases, but a Payton Walker sacrifice fly was all the Panthers could muster. The trouble began in the 4th and 5th innings, when the Demons jumped for 7 runs to take a 9-2 lead into the top of the 7th inning. The Panthers would score 6 runs due to wild pitching and a key couple hits, but it would not be enough. Ensminger, J.C. Sitar, and Payson Coleman all added an RBI to their season total. The Panthers will rematch with Washington tomorrow, June 1st, at home with first pitch at 7:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Highland at home tomorrow.
Danville will compete against Van Buren County tomorrow.
Central Lee will travel to take on New London tonight.
High School Softball
Mt. Pleasant lost to Washington in their doubleheader last night with game one’s final being 12-3 and game two’s final being 13-1. Addison Clark clobbered a home run in the second game, while notching 3 hits in the two games. The Panthers will face off against Wapello tomorrow on the road. KILJ will be on the call with pregame at 6:45 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union fell to Columbus 12-0 last night. The Wolves will host Highland tomorrow, June 1st.
Holy Trinity Catholic handled Danville last night 14-2. The Bears will look to get back in the win column against Van Buren County tomorrow. The Crusaders will look to take down Mediapolis tomorrow.
New London lost to Mediapolis last night 14-2. The Tigers will host Central Lee tonight.
High School Tennis
The girls’ Class 1A and 2A state team tennis tournaments finished up yesterday and here are the state champions.
In Class 1A, Columbus Catholic took down Clarinda 5 sets to 1 to claim the crown.
In Class 2A, the #1 seed Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Dowling Catholic 5 sets to 2 to take home the state championship.
The boys’ state team tournament will begin today. Pella enters the tournament as the #1 seed in Class 1A, while Waukee Northwest enters as the favorite in Class 2A.
Iowa Baseball
The Hawkeyes will open up play in the NCAA tournament against North Carolina on Friday, June 2nd, at 6 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1937 – Second largest crowd in Polo Grounds history (61,756) sees Brooklyn Dodgers beat NY Giants, 10-3, ending Carl Hubbell’s record consecutive-game winning streak at 24.
2002 – The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2 to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.
2015 – Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon.