Postseason Volleyball
Classes 1A and 2A began their Regional play last night with Classes 3A, 4A, and 5A set to start their first round of Regionals tonight at 7 pm. Here’s a look at last night’s games.
In Class 1A Region 2, Burlington Notre Dame had complete control over last night’s contest with WACO, never trailing in a straight sets win (25-13, 25-10, 25-11). Chloe Wenzel led the offense with nine kills and four aces along with a couple of blocks in the win. Nike head coach Susan Reid was happy by the distribution by freshman setter Ainsley Conrad last night,
“Yeah, I thought our setter Ainsley did a great job, you know, mixing up the offense was just something we’ve been kind of harping on her about and practice and, you know, not being a, you know, just being a one-way street with our offense. So, I thought she did a great job with that.”
Wapello cruised to victory over New London, sweeping the Tigers 25-10, 25-18, and 25-17. Mila Jordan nabbed 13 kills and five aces in the winning effort.
Burlington Notre Dame will host Wapello tomorrow, October 22nd, at 7 pm. Coach Reid discussed what it means to get another home game with her team,
“Yeah, for sure, especially with 7 seniors, you know, they get one more time to play on their home court before they graduate. So that’s always exciting for them and just gives you kind of that advantage to play on your homecourt. So, we’re excited for Wednesday, for sure.”
After trading the first two sets, Winfield-Mt. Union was able to put Pekin away last night in four sets to advance to the second round (25-20, 16-25, 25-22, 25-22). The Wolves will travel to #4 Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 1, Columbus handled business, defeating Louisa-Muscatine in a sweep by scores of 25-21, 25-18, and 25-20. Kennedy Woepking compiled 14 kills and an ace in the effort. The Wildcats will face off against Bellevue tomorrow at 7 pm on the road.
In Class 2A Region 8, Danville smacked Cardinal last night in a sweep, 25-12, 25-10, and 25-13. The Bears were led by Alivia Bauer, who collected 11 kills and two blocks in the win last night. The Bears will make the trip to Regina Catholic tomorrow at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will take on West Burlington at home tomorrow to draw out the top half of the bracket.
In tonight’s action: Class 3A Region 2 will feature a Southeast Iowa Super Conference showdown between Mediapolis and Central Lee with the Bulldogs acting as the hosts.
Fairfield will travel to West Liberty in Class 3A’s Region 7 bracket.
Lastly, in Class 4A Region 1, Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
High School Cross Country
The Class 3A boys’ and girls’ state qualifying meets are set to run tomorrow, October 22nd. Mt. Pleasant, Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, and Washington will travel to Williamsburg, while Fairfield will head to Pella.
The Classes 1A and 2A boys’ and girls’ state qualifying meets are scheduled for Thursday, 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
Mt. Pleasant travels to Fairfield on Friday, October 24th, at 7:30 pm with a playoff spot on the line. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Washington will travel to Keokuk on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Postseason Football
Mediapolis will venture to #9 Centerville on Friday, October 24th, to start their postseason journey.
#3 Mid-Prairie will take on North Fayette Valley on Friday at 7 pm at home.
WACO will travel to #6 Edgewood-Colesburg on Friday for their first round matchup at 7 pm.
#4 Iowa Valley will host Moravia, who got in as a wildcard team, at 7 pm on Friday.
In Danville’s third consecutive trip to the postseason, the Bears will get a chance to host a playoff game with Maquoketa Valley making the trip on Friday at 7 pm.
Wapello will hit the road to face off against #8 Lynnville-Sully at 7 pm on Friday.
Columbus will attempt to avenge their mid-season loss against #9 North Linn on Friday at 7 pm in their first-round road postseason matchup.
Pekin will host Earlham at 7 pm on Friday.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s and women’s soccer teams will travel to North Iowa Area Community College tomorrow, October 22nd, with the women playing first at 1 pm.
The volleyball team will make the trip to Ellsworth Community College tonight at 6:30 pm.
College Football
Iowa will compete at home against Minnesota for the Floyd of Rosedale on Saturday, October 25th, at 2:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
Iowa State is back in action on Saturday as they look to upset #11 BYU at home at 3:30 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
This Day in Sports History
1964 – Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia becomes the first athlete to successfully defend his Olympic marathon title.
1973 – Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
2007 – Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas set an NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in a 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium, Houston.