High School Basketball
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team fell to #14 Pella last night 57-12 in their season opener. Haylay Lydolph hustled all night for the Panthers, tagging five points and a couple of steals in her first action wearing the Maroon and Gold. The Panthers will look to regroup for their road matchup against Burlington Notre Dame on Monday, December 1st, at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team was held in check last night in a 53-28 loss to Pekin. The Wolves will tangle with Louisa-Muscatine at home on Tuesday, December 2nd, with the boys’ game following the girls’ game at 7:30 pm.
The Fairfield girls’ team clobbered Knoxville last night 64-16. The Trojans will face off against Oskaloosa on Tuesday with the girls playing first at 6 pm and the boys game to follow at home.
The Columbus girls’ team got off to a fast start last night against Louisa-Muscatine but was outpaced in the second half, losing 62-48. Elle Sanders led the scoring for the Wildcats with 11 points and five steals, while Navieah Garza totaled 9 points and 13 rebounds. Columbus will host Lone Tree on Tuesday with the girls’ teams leading off the night at 6 pm.
The WACO and Wapello girls’ teams battled in their first conference showdown of the season and it was the Arrows who ended up on top, winning 49-46. Mya Wagner helped Wapello exit with the victory, tabbing 14 points, while Carlee Lunsford netted 11 points for the Warriors.
WACO will welcome Holy Trinity Catholic on Monday with the girls playing first at 6 pm.
The West Burlington girls’ team started the season with an overtime contest with Centerville, but the Falcons were outscored 10 to 0 in the extra period to lose 55-45. The Falcons will compete against New London on Tuesday on the road with the girls tipping off at 6 pm and the boys at 7:30 pm.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will attend a scrimmage at Kirkwood Community College on Friday, November 28th, with a matchup against Columbus Catholic.
The New London girls’ team will travel to Louisa-Muscatine on Monday at 6 pm.
High School Bowling
Fairfield will host their triangular on Monday, December 1st.
Mt. Pleasant will duel West Burlington/Notre Dame on Tuesday, December 2nd.
High School Wrestling
The Mediapolis, Fairfield, Wapello, and Van Buren County girls’ teams will compete at the Fort Madison Invitational on Monday, December 1st.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union girls’ team will travel to Tipton for an Invitational on Monday.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team fell to North Iowa Area Community College last night 73-44. The Blackhawks will travel to Iowa Central Community College on Wednesday, December 3rd, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team dropped their contest against Spoon River college last night, 77-63. Jaleel Donley and Jacob Franklin each put 20 points in the losing effort. The Blackhawks will host the Broadway Classic on Friday, November 28th, with a showdown against Lincoln Trail College at 7 pm.
The men’s and women’s wrestling teams will duel Ellsworth Community College on December 3rd at home.
College Football
Iowa will travel to Nebraska on Friday, November 28th, to end the regular season with kickoff at 11 am. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
Iowa State will face off against Oklahoma State on Saturday, November 29th, at 11 am.
College Basketball
The #11 Iowa women’s team will host Western Illinois tonight at 6:30 pm. The Hawkeyes will be led by Ava Heiden, who was named National Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association yesterday. Heiden put up 38 points and 17 rebounds in their two victories at the WBCA showcase last week.
The Iowa men’s team remains unbeaten for the season after outlasting Ole Miss in the opening game of the Acrisure Classic last night, 74-69. Bennett Stirtz was a one-man wrecking crew, splashing six threes on his way to a game-high 29 points. The Hawkeyes will take on Grand Canyon at 8:30 pm tonight for the championship.
The #10 Iowa State women’s team will compete in a tournament starting on Friday, November 28th, at 10 am.
The #15 Iowa State men’s team handled Creighton yesterday 78-60 to move to 2-0 in the star-studded Players Era tournament. Killyan Toure shined in the game for the Cyclones, scoring 20 points in the victory. Iowa State will face off against Syracuse today at noon.
This Day in Sports History
1917 – The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded. The teams included were the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Arenas, and Quebec Bulldogs. Frank Calder was elected as the first NHL president. He served from 1917 to 1943.
1982 – Howard Cosell called his last boxing match.
1998 – Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became only the second running back in NFL history to run for more than 15,000 career yards.