Postseason High School Volleyball
In Class 1A Region 2, #4 Holy Trinity Catholic and Wapello engaged in a classic last night as the Arrows stormed back after losing the first two sets to force a tiebreaker set, and after exchanging the first 13 points for each team, the Crusaders survived to win 15-13 and advance to their 5th straight regional championship. Holy Trinity Catholic’s Presley Myers played out of her mind, tabbing a career-high 24 kills in an emotional contest for the senior,
“It feels, you know, great. This is my last game at this gym on this court. So, you know, I wanted it more than anything tonight. And obviously we want it more than anything to go to state. I mean, we’re such a young group of girls and I’ve really just been like hyping up to them the experience of this journey and making it far. And I think that like me, you know, just getting them excited really motivates them to keep us going.”
Helping the effort was another 24 kills from Adalyn Kruse, also a career high for the junior. Wapello’s Taeya Wagner put together a double-double performance with 22 assists and 11 kills in the loss last night. The Arrows finished the season with a 25-12 record.
Holy Trinity Catholic will venture up to West Liberty High School to take on Dunkerton for the Class 1A Region 2 championship tomorrow, October 29th, 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 8, West Burlington hung in against Regina Catholic last night, but was ultimately thwarted by the Regals in straight sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-16). The Falcons finished the season with a 19-16 record.
Postseason High School Football
In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant was placed in Pod C where they will travel to West Delaware for their first playoff game in 15 years on Friday, October 31st, at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.
Solon will get to host Benton on Friday at 7 pm.
For Class 2A, Mediapolis will get a rematch against district-foe Mid-Prairie in a road showdown on Friday with kickoff at 7 pm.
In Class A, Pekin will take on North Linn at home on Friday at 7 pm in a rematch of last year’s first-round postseason matchup.
For Eight-Player, Iowa Valley will be looking to continue their undefeated season when the Tigers face off against Janesville on Friday at 7 pm at home.
High School Cross Country
The state meets for Classes 2A and 3A are scheduled for Friday, October 31st, while Class 1A will run on Saturday, November 1st, at Fort Dodge.
For a full breakdown of who will be running at state, follow the links:
High School Cross Country Rankings
The Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) released their final team and individual rankings of the season yesterday and five local runners found a spot within the top 30 ahead of the state meet.
In Class 3A, Mt. Pleasant’s Avery Fedler was the only runner ranked as the IATC placed the Panther at #6 after winning her state qualifier.
Over in Class 2A, the Mediapolis boys’ team rounded out the top 15 with the help of two Bulldogs getting a spot in the top 30: #7 Simon Wendel and #24 Will Schmidgall.
The Columbus boys’ team slotted themselves right above Van Buren County in the Class 1A rankings at #9, followed by the Warriors at #10. Van Buren County is aided by Lincoln Bainbridge as he was slotted in at #13.
On the girls’ side, Josie Dykstra of WACO was ranked at #18, while the Van Buren County girls’ team took the #13 ranking.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will close out the regular season with a home match against Central Community College tomorrow, October 29th, at 7 pm.
The men’s soccer team will host Central Community College in the Region 11 semifinals tomorrow.
College Football
Iowa State will host Arizona State on Saturday, November 1st, at noon. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
Iowa is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1890 – “World Championship” Baseball Series, Washington Park, NY: the Louisville Colonels beat the Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6-2 in Game 7 to tie the series 3-3-1; the deciding game was never played.
1934 – The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates play first of only four penalty free games in NFL history; Dodgers win 21-3 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.
1997 – The NBA announces the hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as the first women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league.