Postseason Volleyball
Class 4A Region 4 saw a conference showdown to start off postseason play as Mt. Pleasant defeated Fort Madison in four sets (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 26-24) to advance to the regional semifinals. For Panther head coach Logan Wall, it was the first true appearance of Mt. Pleasant volleyball this season,
“Yeah, it feels good. We needed this win and we’ve been working hard all year long and I just feel like we haven’t seen our team out there and I thought tonight we saw Mount Pleasant Panther volleyball.”
The Panthers won the play at the net for the first two sets as Addison Clark, Alex Scott (10 kills), and Myah Starr (5 kills) produced some excellent swings. Clark put together a full game with 13 kills, two aces, and a block as coach Wall talked about how important the junior is to the squad,
“Yeah, she’s been a solid player all year. I can really count on her. She’s a 6 rotation player. She doesn’t really get a break and so yeah, she’s just a good hustler. She plays a lot of volleyball, so she knows the game well, and she’s really led this team this year.”
Despite a furious comeback from Dayonna Davis and Sydney McEntee (19 kills combined), the Panthers found their groove from the service line with 10 aces on the night, two coming from senior Zoey Atkinson, including the game winning point. The Bloodhounds finished the season with a 7-26 record.
Mt. Pleasant will take on #4 Clear Creek-Amana tomorrow, October 24th, 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.
For Class 3A Region 5, Washington downed Mediapolis last night in straight sets (25-12, 25-11, 25-20). Bryn Wright tabbed 13 assists and two aces in the loss. The Bulldogs finished the season with a 16-19 record.
Washington will face off against Assumption tomorrow at 7 pm in the semifinal round.
In Region 8, Fairfield was eliminated by Wilton in straight sets (10-25, 20-25, 22-25) last night. Lilly Bergren led the Trojans with seven kills. Fairfield finished the season with a 17-19 record.
Central Lee battled the entire night, but ultimately came up short against West Liberty, losing in a sweep (22-25, 19-25, 17-25). The Hawks were led by Taylor Jones’ 12 kills and Kenna Sandoval’s 29 assists as they each tallied six blocks. Central Lee collected a 15-16 record for the season.
In Class 4A Region 6, Burlington advanced to the semifinals after sweeping Keokuk (25-20, 25-12, 26-24), despite Camryn Atterberg’s 10 kills and three blocks for the Chiefs. The Grayhounds will travel to Pella tomorrow at 7 pm.
In Class 1A Region 2, Winfield-Mt. Union will take on #3 Holy Trinity Catholic tonight 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.
Wapello will venture to play Burlington Notre Dame tonight at 7 pm. Nike head coach Susan Reid talked about what the team will be focusing on heading into tonight’s contest,
“We want to refine what we’re good at and work on where our weaknesses are. So, we kind of know what those are right now. So, really going to hone in on our defense and keep working on some offensive strategy that’s going to push us further in the postseason.”
In Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County will take on Cardinal tonight at 7 pm at home.
In Region 3, #14 West Burlington will host Columbus tonight at 7 pm.
Postseason Football
WACO will travel to Central City on Friday, October 25th, 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.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will travel to Pella for their Class 3A state qualifying meet set for today at 4 pm. Class 4A’s Burlington will also run today at Pleasant Valley.
The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm tomorrow, October 24th.
For Class 1A at Regina Catholic, Danville, Van Buren County, Wapello, New London, and the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team will all be running.
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 tonight 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.
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