Postseason Football
The semifinal round for all seven classes at the UNI-Dome starts today and runs through Saturday, November 16th. Here’s a look at the schedule.
8-Player football will kick off the action with Remsen St. Mary’s facing off against Bishop Garrigan at 10 am today. Gladbrook-Reinbeck versus Lenox will follow at 1 pm.
Madrid and West Hancock will start off the Class A semifinal matchups tomorrow, November 14th, at 10 am, followed by Tri-Center taking on Saint Ansgar at 1 pm. Class 4A will round out the day with Lewis Central competing against Pella at 4 pm and North Scott and North Polk playing at 7 pm.
Classes 1A and 5A will play on Friday, November 15th, with Wilton and Grundy Center kicking off the day at 10 am, while Hinton and Dike-New Hartford will play at 1 pm. Valley will take on Dowling Catholic at 4 pm and Southeast Polk will look for a chance to repeat with a matchup against Iowa City Liberty at 7 pm.
On Saturday, Spirit Lake will face off against PCM at 10 am and Van Meter will take on West Lyon at 1 pm for Class 2A. Rounding out the day will be Class 3A with Wahlert Catholic competing against Sergeant Bluff-Luton at 4 pm and Mt. Vernon slated to play Humboldt at 7 pm.
Southeast Iowa Playbook
Tune in to KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, tonight for a new episode of the Southeast Iowa Playbook at 6 pm. As the basketball season quickly approaches, we will be hearing from Mt. Pleasant’s girls’ head coach Curt Watson and boys’ head coach Eric Rawson as they talk preseason Panther basketball.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will be hosting a scrimmage on Saturday, November 16th, with Central Lee and Davis County making the trip.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball will face off against Highland Community College tonight at 7.
College Football
Iowa State will face off against Cincinnati on Saturday, November 16th, at 7 pm at home. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
Iowa is on a bye this week.
College Basketball
The #7 Iowa State men’s team will face off against IU Indianapolis on Monday, November 18th, at 7 pm at home.
The Iowa men’s team could not miss last night, shooting 54% from the floor as the Hawkeyes skipped past South Dakota 96-77. Josh Dix buried five threes on the night as he led the team with 23 points. Iowa will compete in the John Deere Quad Cities Hoops Showdown on Friday, November 15th, at 7:30 against Washington State.
The #8 Iowa State women’s team will compete against St. Thomas tomorrow, November 14th, at 6:30 pm at home.
The Iowa women’s team will host Toledo tonight at 6 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1875 – Harvard and Yale compete in the first college football contest with uniforms.
1954 – The first Rugby League World Cup, Parc des Princes, Paris: Great Britain beats France, 16-12; Man of The Match: Great Britain second rower Don Robinson.
1964 – Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 points.