Postseason Volleyball
In Class 1A Region 2, WACO had Burlington Notre Dame on the ropes in the opening set, but the Nikes proved to be too much at home as they swept the Warriors 25-22, 25-14, and 25-17 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The first set saw WACO shock Notre Dame by bounding out to an 18 to 14 lead, but from that point on it was all Addi Brockway, as the Nikes went on a 9 to 1 run to eventually take the first set. Notre Dame Head coach Susan Reid talked about her team’s composure in that first set after the game,
“Yeah, it just takes this team a minute to get ready to go. And we talked to the girls about being mentally prepared before the game, so that’s something we’ll definitely focus on in the coming games. And you know, they rallied together and figured out how to put it together in the second set for sure.”
The second set saw Madalynn Knapp and Brockway dominate the net as the defense was flying around. Nevertheless, WACO fought for every point, even tying the Nikes at 15 in the third set before Chloe Wenzel’s kill and ace combo broke the game open. Carlee Lunsford led the Warriors with six kills. WACO head coach Danae Drish talked about the senior class after the contest,
“They will definitely be missed. The communication, the energy, all that stuff and leading such a young group, they did a great job and definitely will need to fill some shoes next year.”
WACO finished the season with an 8-19 record.
For Coach Reid, she was excited to pick up her first career postseason victory but knows it won’t get any easier.
“It feels great. It’s the postseason. So, you know, everybody is a new team. I feel like and everybody’s playing like it’s their last point. So, hats off to Waco, they played to the very last point and pushed us to the brink.”
Wapello’s 11 aces led to a dominating win over New London in straight sets (25-10, 25-12, 25-15). Mila Jordan tabbed four aces as Kate Lanz tallied nine kills. The Arrows will venture to play Burlington Notre Dame tomorrow, October 23rd, at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union took care of business against Lone Tree last night, winning in four sets (25-21, 23-25, 25-13, 25-10). Kellee Milks hammered home 19 kills, while Josie Nelson collected seven kills and six aces. The Wolves will take on #3 Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7 pm on the road. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 3, Columbus defeated Danville in four sets (25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 19-25). Jessica Del Rio led the Wildcats with 13 kills with Daniela Diaz claiming 36 assists and two aces. #14 West Burlington will host Columbus tomorrow at 7 pm.
In Region 2, Van Buren County will take on Cardinal tomorrow at 7 pm at home.
Class 3A Region 5 will have Washington hosting Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm. Region 8 will see Fairfield travel to Wilton and Central Lee making the trip to West Liberty.
Lastly, for Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will take on Fort Madison at home tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Postseason Football
WACO will travel to Central City on Friday with kickoff scheduled for 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will get a rematch with Montezuma on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Danville will compete against Bellevue on the road at 7 pm on Friday.
Columbus will take on Maquoketa Valley on Friday at 7 pm in a road matchup.
#10 West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Centerville on Friday at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will hit the road on Friday at 7 pm to face off against Northeast.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will end the regular season on Friday, October 25th, at 7:30 pm at home against Assumption.
Fairfield will close out the season at home on Friday at 7:30 pm against Grinnell.
IHSAA Football Rankings
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released their final rankings for Classes 2A, 1A, A, and 8-Player along with the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) for Classes 3A, 4A, and 5A. Here’s how our local teams stand.
In Class 4A, Burlington slid to #31 after another win was yanked away from them in the final quarter, this time by Oskaloosa.
For Class 3A, District 4 is led by #7 Mt. Vernon as the Mustangs handled #20 Washington. Assumption moved up to #23 after defeating #27 Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant’s last-second win over #36 Fort Madison put the Panthers at #25. Fairfield’s loss last week has the Trojans at #31.
Lastly, Quincy Collins’ record-breaking season has the 7-1 West Burlington/Notre Dame Falcons ranked #10 in Class 2A. The senior has rushed for 1,960 yards and 29 touchdowns in eight games this season, while averaging 9.2 yards per carry. The defense has also tallied 18.5 sacks and 70 tackles for a loss.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Pella for their Class 3A state qualifying meet set for tomorrow, October 23rd, at 4 pm. Class 4A’s Burlington will also run on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley.
The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm on Thursday, October 24th.
For Class 1A at Regina Catholic, Danville will run against Van Buren County as the two boys’ teams will enter the race ranked. Joining them will be Wapello, New London, and the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team.
WACO and Winfield-Mt. Union will make the trip west to Pleasantville to compete, while Columbus will be on its own at North Linn.
In Class 2A, Central Lee and Notre Dame/West Burlington will make the trip to Monticello, while Mediapolis will follow the highly ranked Mid-Prairie teams to Pella Christian.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will travel to Iowa Lakes Community College tomorrow, October 23rd, at 7 pm.
College Football
Iowa will be searching for a win on Saturday at home against Northwestern at 2:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
#10 Iowa State is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1939 – NBC becomes first network to televise a pro football game; the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-14 at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.
1984 – Future Pro Football Hall Of Fame quarterback Ken Stabler retires after 17 seasons in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders, Houston Oilers, and New Orleans Saints.
1997 – NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky’s wife Janet is knocked unconscious and gets two stitches after plexiglass falls on her watching a game.