Postseason Volleyball
In Class 1A Region 2, Winfield-Mt. Union attempted to pull off the upset but #3 Holy Trinity Catholic was firing on all cylinders last night and pulled off the sweep in dominant fashion (25-13, 25-10, and 25-9). Wolves head coach David Pieart gave credit to the Crusaders after the game,
“I thought we played really well. We had a slow start. The very first rotation serve received, but after that we played so well the second-half of that set and the first half of the second set. We struggled to put everything all together. But again, that’s what Trinity does to you. So, you know, we couldn’t get into system and that was because of them.”
Kynlee Buffington led the team with six kills, while Madisen Kellogg tabbed 19 assists and two aces. Presley Myers had a phenomenal game for the Crusaders with 20 kills and five blocks.
Coach Pieart discussed how important his two seniors were to the squad,
“Yeah, Josie and Pacey’s leadership there was outstanding. They’ve been leaders on the court, in practice, outside of practice and team bonding stuff and all that. I can’t say enough about what they’ve done, especially coming out of a challenging year last year. Yeah, they’re going to be greatly missed.”
In a competitive match where three of the four sets were decided by two points, Wapello stunned Burlington Notre Dame to win in four sets (25-23, 26-24, 15-25, 25-23). Annaka Greiner directed the offense to the tune of 39 assists and four aces, while Mila Jordan and Kate Lanz combined for 27 kills and five blocks. The Nike offense was led by Addi Brockway’s 17 kills as Madalynn Knapp (14 kills) and McKenna Kipp (10 kills) also tabbed double-digit kills. Burlington Notre Dame finished the season with a 24-14 record.
Holy Trinity Catholic will host Wapello on Monday, October 28th, at 7 pm for the Regional Semifinal. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
In Class 2A Region 2, Van Buren County took down Cardinal in four sets (25-14, 25-19, 23-25, 25-14). The Warriors will travel to face off against #2 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at 7 pm on Monday.
In Region 3, #14 West Burlington drubbed Columbus last night in a sweep (25-9, 25-4, 25-14). Taryn Snodgrass claimed 29 assists and two aces in the win as Madelyn Hamelton led the team with nine kills. Jessica Del Rio grabbed five kills for the Wildcats. Columbus collected a record of 11-17. The Falcons will compete against Lisbon at home on Monday at 7 pm.
In Class 4A Region 4, Mt. Pleasant will take on #4 Clear Creek-Amana 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. Panther head coach Logan Wall discussed what her team will need to focus on to exit with win,
“Yeah, I think our mental game, you know, we’ve got to rest our bodies. But just knowing that we have to be mentally prepared for what we’re up against and keep the momentum on our side. And just know we’ve got to play within our system. Play the way that we know how to play and, you know, they’re going to get their good kills, they’re going to get their points, but I think it’s going to come down to our mental game.”
For Class 3A Region 5, Washington will face off against Assumption tonight at 7 pm in the semifinal round.
In Class 4A Region 6, Burlington will travel to Pella tonight at 7 pm.
Postseason Football
WACO will travel to Central City tomorrow, 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 tomorrow at 7 pm on the road.
Danville will compete against Bellevue on the road at 7 pm tomorrow.
Columbus will take on Maquoketa Valley tomorrow at 7 pm in a road matchup.
#10 West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Centerville tomorrow at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will hit the road tomorrow at 7 pm to face off against Northeast.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will end the regular season tomorrow, October 25th, at 7:30 pm at home against Assumption.
Fairfield will close out the season at home tomorrow at 7:30 pm against Grinnell.
High School Cross Country
Class 3A and Class 4A held their state qualifying meets yesterday and both Washington teams punched their ticket to the state meet along with Mt. Pleasant’s Quintrie Lee.
For the girls’ race at Pella, Washington’s Iris Dahl cruised into a 5th place finish with a time of 19 minutes and 14 seconds, which gave the Demons enough of a push to sneak into the last team qualifying spot–a one point difference against Fort Madison.
Mt. Pleasant took 9th place as a team with Lee’s 17th place time of 20 minutes and 18 seconds leading the team and qualifying her for the state meet. Keokuk’s Hannah Karre will also join as an individual qualifier as she took 16th place.
Fairfield’s Caroline Van Pelt led the charge with a 35th place finish with the team grabbing 11th place.
On the boys’ side, Washington was anchored by the duo of Tyler Alderton and Andrew Rees as they finished in 3rd and 5th place, respectively, as Alderton claimed a time of 16 minutes and 29 seconds.
Fort Madison was led by their own duo of Riley Tripp and Jacob Shottenkirk as they took 13th and 14th place, respectively. The Bloodhounds finished in 5th place as a team with 121 points.
Fairfield grabbed 9th place with Aaden Regur racing to a 45th place finish, while Mt. Pleasant’s Silas Hulett turned in a 34th place finish as the Panthers claimed 10th place.
The Class 3A state meet is scheduled for Friday, November 1st, in Fort Dodge.
The state qualifying meets for Classes 1A and 2A will commence at 4 pm today.
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 battled and defeated Iowa Lakes Community College last night in five sets (25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 25-18, and 15-12). The Blackhawks will host Spoon River College tomorrow, October 25th, at 7 pm for a triangular.
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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