High School Wrestling
The Wapello girls’ team will participate in the Bellevue Invitational tonight.
The WACO girls’ team will travel to BGM for a tournament tomorrow, November 22nd.
The Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, and Van Buren County girls’ teams will compete at the Burlington Grayhound Invite tomorrow. Panther head coach Abby Blint has been focused on getting her team ready to go for the full match,
“We really like to focus on our conditioning so that we aren’t tired in the third period cause a lot of other girls are tired in the third period, so stay in that good stance in the third period because that wins matches.”
The Fairfield and Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ teams will head to Wilton for a tournament tomorrow.
High School Basketball
The Columbus girls’ and boys’ teams will scrimmage English Valleys on the road tonight at 6 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team will host Chariton tonight at 7:30 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will tip off the season tonight at home against New London at 6 pm. Wolves head coach Mendy McCreight has incorporated some fun into practices as she anxiously awaits the start of the season,
“I’m excited. I’ve been waiting forever. It seems like it was never going to get here and now it’s here and it’s been fun. We’ve done some fun team bonding drills and practiced some different things to mix it up. Make it fun. We even did a TikTok the other day on the alphabet game. So, it’s just a different atmosphere, a great group of girls, and I couldn’t be more excited to get the season on and rolling.”
The Wapello girls’ team will face off against Washington tonight at 6 pm for a scrimmage.
The Van Buren County girls’ and boys’ teams will host WACO for a scrimmage tonight.
The West Burlington boys’ and girls’ teams will take on Fort Madison tomorrow, November 22nd, for a scrimmage.
High School Bowling
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team won their home invite last night, totaling 2,040 pins, nearly 400 more pins than West Burlington/Notre Dame. Natalie Brush led the Panthers with 315 total pins. The Panthers will travel to Keokuk on Tuesday, November 25th, at 6 pm.
Meet the Players Night
Danville’s Meet the Bears is scheduled for tonight with dinner starting at 5:30 pm and introductions at 6:30 pm. Basketball scrimmages will begin at 7 pm.
Postseason High School Football
An epic started the day at the UNI-Dome as Bishop Garrigan outscored Woodbine 30 to 6 in the 4th quarter, including a touchdown with nine seconds remaining in the game to win their second Eight-Player title in the last three years, 44-42. Tate Foertsch took over for the Golden Bears, logging 288 total yards and three rushing touchdowns in the victory.
Saint Ansgar kept it close, but MMCRU was too much as the Royals claimed their first Class A championship in program history with a 30-17 final. Brayson Mulder found the endzone twice for the Royals.
In just the 12th championship overtime game in Iowa high school history, West Lyon slammed the door on Regina Catholic with a goal line stand to win the Class 1A state championship 34-27. The Wildcats put up 21 unanswered points as Evan Hildring rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns. West Lyon won the Class 2A championship last year.
Xavier stomped Pella for the Class 4A championship, 31-6. The Saints rode Carter Hoffmann’s 207 rushing yards and three touchdowns to an easy victory. It is Xavier’s fifth state title in program history.
The Class 2A championship is set for today at 10 am between Van Meter and Kuemper Catholic.
The Class 3A championship will be played today at 1 pm between Nevada and Bishop Heelan.
The Class 5A championship will wrap up action tonight with kickoff at 7 pm between Dowling Catholic and Iowa City Liberty.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will host a tournament starting tonight at 5 pm against Spoon River College.
The men’s basketball team will travel to Moberly Area Community College tomorrow, November 22nd, at 7 pm.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will duel Ellsworth Community College on Wednesday, December 3rd, at home.
College Football
Iowa will look to bounce back at home tomorrow, November 22nd, at 2:30 pm against Michigan State. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
Iowa State will host Kansas tomorrow at 11 am. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the call.
College Basketball
The #19 Iowa women’s team started the WBCA showcase with a gritty win over #7 Baylor last night, 57-52. Ava Heiden collected an 18 point-11 rebound double-double in the victory. The Hawkeyes will finish up the showcase tomorrow, November 22nd, at 7 pm against Miami.
The Iowa men’s team clobbered Chicago State 93-54 last night. Tavion Banks scored 16 points and collected 10 rebounds in a game that was out of reach early. The Hawkeyes will compete in the Acrisure Classic on Tuesday, November 25th, against Ole Miss at 8:30 pm.
The #12 Iowa State women’s team outpaced Drake last night 87-60. Audi Crooks continued to be a problem for opposing teams, cashing in for 22 points, while Addy Brown posted a 12 point-15 rebound double-double. The Cyclones will host Mercyhurst on Sunday, November 23rd, at 1 pm.
The #16 Iowa State men’s team will play in the Players Era Men’s Championship tournament starting on Monday, November 24th, against #14 St. John’s at 3:30 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1925 – Red Grange plays his final University of Illinois game, signing with the Chicago Bears.
1949 – Bill Veeck sells the MLB’s Cleveland squad for $22 million to fund his divorce settlement.
1956 – Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers won both the National League MVP and the first-ever Cy Young Award.