High School Cross Country
The Classes 2A and 3A state meets are now in the books and one of our local runners claimed a spot within the top 10.
Starting with the boys’ Class 2A race, the Mediapolis boys’ team was led by Simon Wendel’s 7th place time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds. Will Schmidgall’s 17th place finish aided the Bulldogs’ 13th place accumulation.
As individuals, Cavin Denney of Notre Dame/West Burlington took 66th place with a time of 17 minutes and 48 seconds.
On the girls’ side of the race, Hannah Ritter of Notre Dame/West Burlington led the local pack with a 39th place time of 20 minutes and 47 seconds. Central Lee’s Aubree Bunnell was five-seconds behind in 42nd place.
Moving over the girls’ Class 3A race, Washington’s Iris Dahl outpaced the Southeast Conference with a time of 19 minutes and 16 seconds, which was good enough for 20th place. Avery Fedler of Mt. Pleasant snatched 24th place with a mark of 19 minutes and 22 seconds, as she was followed in 25th place by Fort Madison’s Avery Rump.
On the boys’ side, Washington again led the SEC pack with Andrew Rees grabbing 18th place with a time of 16 minutes and 22 seconds. Silas Hulett of Mt. Pleasant ran a time of 17 minutes and 3 seconds for 53rd place, while Fort Madison’s Riley Tripp clocked a time of 17 minutes and 15 seconds for 68th place.
Running today for Class 1A will be the Columbus boys’ team and the Van Buren County boys’ and girls’ teams. Participating as individuals on the boys’ side, will be Locken Henderson of WACO and Isaac Shinn of Danville. On the girls’ side, WACO will have the duo of Josie Dykstra and Macie Carter participating. Additionally, Alaina Gourley was able to qualify for Danville.
Postseason High School Football
In Class 3A Pod C, Mt. Pleasant gave West Delaware all they had but it was not enough in the Panthers’ first trip back to the state playoffs since 2010 as they fell 35-21. Ramzy Davis finished the night with two touchdowns, including a one-yard rushing score and a scoop-and-score from 25-yards out to tie the game at 14. Panther head coach John Bowlin talked about the effort showed by his team last night,
“Yeah, I think that’s been kind of our goal all year is to just come out and be a physical team with relentless effort and that’s what these guys have done, how we’ve got great leadership. Obviously, we got 12 seniors that are that you know played their last game tonight and I’m just so thankful for what they’ve done for the program and you know it shows out there on the field. I think you know they’re the ones that have got us on this track and we got to get kids that keep stepping up and buying in. And I think we will. But man, I’m really proud of those 12 seniors we have this year.”
Mt. Pleasant finished the season with a 7-3 record.
Solon ran over Benton last night 31-6. The Spartans will host Winterset on Friday, November 7th, at 7 pm.
For Class 2A, Mediapolis was shutout 46-0 by Mid-Prairie last night. The Bulldogs claimed a 5-5 season. The Golden Hawks will take on Van Meter on Friday at 7 pm.
In Class A, Pekin’s offense managed a paltry 45 total yards in a 21-3 loss to North Linn last night. The Panthers finished the season with a 9-1 record.
For Eight-Player, Iowa Valley steamrolled Janesville last night 63-0. The undefeated Tigers will face off against Audubon on Friday for their quarterfinal matchup.
Postseason High School Volleyball
In Class 5A, #1 Waukee Northwest will start off the day on Monday, November 3rd, with a noon game against #8 Indianola. #2 Ankeny Centennial will face off against #7 Iowa City West and #4 Dowling Catholic will battle with #5 Ankeny. Rounding out the quarterfinals will be #3 Pleasant Valley attempting to avoid the upset against #6 Valley.
For Class 4A, #1 Clear Creek Amana enters as the favorite as they are tasked with playing #8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton. #7 Marion will look to knock off #2 Sioux Center. #4 Dallas Center-Grimes will square off against #5 North Scott and #3 Pella will take on #6 Norwalk to round out the quarterfinals.
Class 3A will begin at 10 am on Tuesday, November 4th, with #1 Western Christian taking on #8 Mt. Vernon. #2 Davenport Assumption will compete against #7 Mid-Prairie. #4 Cherokee and #5 Humboldt will tangle, while #3 Red Oak will face off against #6 Kuemper Catholic.
The Class 1A bracket is now set with #1 Saint Ansgar taking on #8 East Mills at 6 pm on Tuesday. #4 Dunkerton, in their first ever state tournament appearance, will square off against #5 BCLUW. #2 Janesville will clash with #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck and #3 North Tama will face off against #6 Sidney to end the night.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Denver enters as the favorite with their first match on Tuesday being against #8 Wapsie Valley. #4 Grundy Center will tangle with #5 Beckman Catholic. #7 Aplington-Parkersburg will look to upset perennial powerhouse #2 Dike-New Hartford, while #3 Hinton will contend against #6 Regina Catholic.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team earned the #5-seed for the Region 11 tournament as they travel to play Northeast Community College today at 1 pm.
The men’s soccer team will head to Spencer tomorrow, November 2nd, at 2 pm to face off against Iowa Lakes.
College Football
Iowa State will host Arizona State today at noon. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
Iowa is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1913 – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish upset the Army Cadets 35–13 in a game that is considered to have marked the beginning of modern football as Gus Dorais tossed for 243 yards and two touchdowns.
1924 – The Boston Bruins officially join the NHL, becoming the first United States based team to enter the League; the Montreal Maroons also join the NHL, but only last until 1938.
1964 – Cleveland running back Jim Brown runs for 149 yards in a Browns’ 30-17 win at Pittsburgh to become the first NFL player to exceed 10,000 career rushing yards.