High School Volleyball
Columbus heads to Washington tonight at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will celebrate their senior night tonight at 7:15 pm against Albia.
Danville will host an Invite tonight with Burlington Notre Dame and Mt. Pleasant making the trip.
Mediapolis will host a tournament tonight at 5 pm with #2 Holy Trinity Catholic participating.
Postseason Volleyball
Regional Volleyball for Classes 1A and 2A starts on Monday, October 20th, at 7 pm with a majority of our teams competing within the same regional.
In Class 1A Region 2, #2 Holy Trinity Catholic has the top seed and a bye into the second round. The Crusaders will play the winner between Winfield-Mt. Union and Pekin with the Wolves acting as the host.
Burlington Notre Dame will take on WACO at home on Monday. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. The winner will play the winner between Wapello and New London on Wednesday, October 22nd.
In Class 2A Region 8, Danville will host Cardinal on Monday at 7 pm. The winner will advance to play Regina Catholic on Wednesday. Van Buren County will take on West Burlington at home on Wednesday to draw out the top half of the bracket.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant will host the Southeast Conference meet tonight.
The Classes 1A and 2A boys’ and girls’ state qualifying meets are scheduled for October 23rd. Pekin will be hosting Danville, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union, while Van Buren County will travel to Central Decatur for Class 1A. Additionally, Columbus will journey to North Linn.
Mediapolis, Central Lee, and West Burlington/Notre Dame will make the trip to Regina Catholic for Class 2A.
High School Football
#8 Mt. Pleasant returns home to square off against #3 Solon at 7:30 pm tomorrow, October 17th, with the winner claiming the District Championship. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm. Panther head coach John Bowlin knows the top 10 matchup won’t be easy but is excited about the opportunity,
“Well, we’ve got to get to the linebackers a little bit better on our blocking scheme. You know, we don’t throw the ball a ton, but I think we trust it and you know we might have to work on that a little bit more this week. They’ve got athletes everywhere. They’re not a highly ranked team for no reason. But you know what, what an opportunity to take that challenge on. And I know these kids are going to be ready and we’re going to be ready for the battle, you know, I’m just super proud of our guys and I know, I know they’re hungry and I just keep fighting.”
Mediapolis will host Central Lee tomorrow at 7 pm.
WACO will take on #4 Iowa Valley tomorrow at 7 pm on the road.
Fairfield will compete against Keokuk at home tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will tangle with #6 Mid-Prairie at 7 pm tomorrow.
Second place for Class A District 5 will be up for grabs when Danville travels to Wapello tomorrow at 7 pm.
Columbus will host Pekin at 7 pm tomorrow.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Belle Plaine tomorrow at 7 pm.
High School Softball
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) talked about the changes for the upcoming 2026 season. The softball season will now be allowed to start competition in week 46.
The double-elimination format for the State Softball Tournament has been approved and finalized. Pitchers may use electronic devices during games to help with pitch selection.
Lastly, postseason games suspended due to weather will resume at the point of suspension on the next playable date, which eliminates the rule that a game becomes official after five innings in the event of weather interruptions.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s soccer team extended their non-losing streak to 10 games after tying Iowa Central Community College yesterday, 2-2. Ilan Protejoie and Tom Nhommasith netted a goal apiece.
The women’s soccer team fell to the Tritons 4-0. Both Blackhawk teams will remain at home for a matchup against Western Iowa Tech on Saturday, October 18th, with the women playing first at 4 pm.
The volleyball team was swept by Iowa Central Community College last night (17-25, 16-25, 21-25). The Blackhawks will host a triangular on Saturday.
College Football
Iowa will face off against Penn State on Saturday, October 18th, at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
Iowa State is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1921 – Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of the Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin. The only mid-game coaching change in NFL history.
1949 – Red Byron wins the first NASCAR Strictly Stock championship.
1968 – Americans Tommie Smith (gold 19.83 WR) and John Carlos (bronze) famously give the Black Power salute on the 200-meter medal podium during the Mexico City Olympics to protest racism and injustice against African Americans in the United States.