Sports, Monday, December 6th

Boys’ Prep Basketball: Vansickel Lifts Panthers to Saturday Win, Other Weekend Finals:

Mount Pleasant 73, West Burlington 53

Owen Vansickel poured in a game-high 25 points lifting Mount Pleasant to a 73-53 win over West Burlington Saturday night.

Vansickel finished 3-of-6 from three point land and made all ten of his foul shots.

Payton Hagans chipped in with 16 points while Dylon Hagans had 12.

Dewon Trent cleaned the glass with a team-high 11 boards.

Mount Pleasant outscored the Falcons 39-22 in the second half to pull away for the win.

The Panthers, now 1-2, will be off until Friday night when they take on Keokuk.

You can listen to that game on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Winfield-Mount Union 62, Van Buren County 43 

Winfield-Mount Union jumped out to a 21-2 lead after one quarter as the Wolves stayed perfect with a 62-43 win over Van Buren County on Saturday.

The Warriors are coached by Mount Pleasant alum Trey Magnani.

Cam Buffington was his usual electric self with a game-high 30 points and 14 rebounds.

Konner Wade finished with 13 points, while Abram Edwards had nine points, eight boards and two blocks.

Van Buren County was led by Izaak Loeffler’s 18 points and eight boards.

Other Saturday finals:

  • Danville 46, Wapello 32
  • Cardinal 62, Moravia 26
  • Mediapolis 51, Holy Trinity 48
  • Davis County 82, Central Lee 49

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Late Run Nudges West Burlington Past MP, Other Saturday Finals:

West Burlington 56, Mount Pleasant 47

West Burlington’s 23-10 fourth quarter run proved to be the difference as the Falcons took down Mount Pleasant Saturday night 56-47.

Logan Kelley had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Falcons while McKenna Marlow chipped in with 13.

Abbey Bence finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.

The Panthers held a four-point lead after three quarters.

Now 1-3 and off tonight, the Panthers will look to get back into the win column Tuesday in Oskaloosa.

You can listen to that game on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

Winfield-Mount Union 53, Van Buren 26

Bradie Buffington’s game high 18 points and 14 rebounds vaulted Winfield-Mount Union to an easy 53-26 win over Van Buren County late Saturday.

Jobey Malone added 13 points, while Keetyn Townsley had 11.

Winfield-Mount Union led 33-10 at recess.

The win kept the Lady Wolves perfect at 5-0.

They’ll battle Lone Tree tomorrow night at home with tip scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Other area finals:

  • Cardinal 62, Moravia 20
  • Mediapolis 73, Holy Trinity 51
  • Assumption 59, Keokuk 51

Prep Bowling: Mount Pleasant Back in Action:

The Mount Pleasant bowling team, off to a nice start in 2021, will be back in the lane tonight when they travel to Muscatine for a triangular.

The Bowling Panthers will take on Washington and Louisa-Muscatine tonight in an intra-conference affair.

They’ll bowl at the Rose Bowl — not in Pasadena — in Muscatine tonight with first pinfall set for 5:00 p.m.

College Wrestling: Iowa Dispatches Iowa State:

The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team defeated No. 13 Iowa State, 23-11, on Sunday in the annual Cy-Hawk Series.

The dual win was Iowa’s 21st straight overall and 17th straight against Iowa State.

The Hawkeyes won six-of-10 matches, earned major decisions at 141 and 165, and punctuated the dual with a stalling disqualification at 285.

Tom Brands is now 16-0 all-time against Iowa State.

The Hawks will be off for the next two weeks before returning to the mat December 20th in Destin, Florida in the Rofkin Duals.

College Football Notebook: Iowa, Iowa State Learn Bowl Fate; Grand View Advances to National Championship

Iowa to Citrus Bowl

The Iowa football team will play in a New Years Six bowl game this year despite falling in Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game.

The Hawkeyes will battle Kentucky January 1st in the Citrus Bowl.

Kick will be slated for 12:00 p.m.

The Wildcats finished second in the SEC East and ended their year 9-3.

Iowa State Meets Clemson 

Iowa State has earned a berth to the Cheez-It Bowl. The Cyclones will meet national power Clemson in Orlando on Wednesday, December 29th.

Clemson closed their season on a five-game winning streak after getting off to an uncharacteristically poor start.

They will be without their long-time defensive coordinator Brent Venables, who has reportedly taken the head coaching vacancy at Oklahoma.

Kick for the Cheez-It Bowl is scheduled for 4:45 p.m.

Grand View Beats Lindsey Wilson, Advances to National Champ

Grand View outscored No. 1 Lindsey Wilson 14-7 in the second half as the Vikings advanced to the NAIA National Championship to be played in Durham, North Carolina.

Interestingly enough, it will be an all Iowa fixture.

Grand View will take on Morningside for all the marbles.

Former Mount Pleasant standout Brody McGhghy is a special teams ace for the Vikings.

Grand View will compete in its first national championship since winning the title in 2013.

This will be Morningside’s third appearance in the NAIA championship in the last four years.

The National Championship will be played Saturday, December 18th.