High School Volleyball
Winfield-Mt. Union defeated Louisa-Muscatine in a marathon last night, taking the tiebreaker set 15-13. Aubrey Valencia dished out 40 assists, while Kynlee Buffington produced 24 kills, three aces, and two blocks in the victory.
Wapello swept Pekin last night by scores of 31-29, 25-21, and 25-22. Annaka Greiner claimed a double-double with 14 assists and a team-leading 11 kills. The Arrows will hit the road to play Highland on Tuesday, October 6th, at 7 pm.
#5 Holy Trinity Catholic claimed their 15th consecutive win of the season after streaking past Burlington Notre Dame last night by scores of 25-17, 25-16, and 25-11. Adalyn Kruse, who was honored after the game for passing 1,000 career kills, totaled 17 in the contest. The Crusaders will celebrate Senior Night on Tuesday against West Burlington at 7 pm.
Fairfield fell to Williamsburg last night in straight sets (25-12, 25-11, 25-9).
The first round of the Southeast Conference Tournament will begin on Monday, October 5th, at 5 pm at Fairfield.
West Burlington clipped Central Lee last night, beating the Hawks in straight sets (25-12, 25-18, and 25-7). Kaylee Webb was unstoppable, collecting 22 kills and two blocks for the Falcons, while Brylee Cook notched eight assists and nine kills for Central Lee.
Columbus took down WACO in four sets last night (22-25, 25-17, 25-21, and 25-18) behind 20 team aces. Tatum Woepking led the team with eight aces, while Kate Totemeier collected 11 kills and three aces. The Warriors will face off against Pekin on Tuesday at 7 pm at home.
Mediapolis swept New London last night by scores of 25-14, 25-12, and 25-12. Addi Steffener had a busy evening, tallying 24 assists, eight aces, and three kills for the Bullettes. Mediapolis will travel to West Burlington on Thursday, October 8th, at 7 pm.
New London will host a tournament tomorrow, October 3rd, with Burlington Notre Dame, Columbus, and Winfield-Mt. Union making the trip.
High School Volleyball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released the sixth edition of their rankings this season and one of our local teams fell in the polls, despite not losing since mid-September.
The Class 1A rankings put Holy Trinity Catholic at #5, as Boyden-Hull and Wapsie Valley leapfrogged Janesville and the Crusaders in the polls. Holy Trinity Catholic has not dropped a set during their 15-game winning streak, which included taking their third straight Southeast Iowa Super Conference title. Elizabeth Griffin has evolved as a setter, leading the team with 356 assists to go along with her 31 aces.
High School Cross Country
Notre Dame/West Burlington and Columbus will run at the Steve Johnson Invite tomorrow, October 3rd, at 11:30 am.
Columbus, Danville, New London, Van Buren County, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union will participate in the Mike Jay Invitational on Monday, October 5th, at 4:30 pm.
Hillcrest Academy will host their Invitational on Monday with Fairfield, Wapello, and Washington making the trip.
High School Girls’ Tennis
The Class 1A Region 8 Team championship is scheduled for tomorrow, October 3rd, at Fairfield with the Trojans taking on Assumption.
The Individual State Tennis brackets have been released and here’s the matchups for Fairfield in Class 1A. Natalie Steele of Fairfield will face off against Chloe Palmer of St. Edmond for her first round matchup. In the doubles bracket, Faeven Gebremariam and Sriya Yammanur will clash with Central DeWitt’s Greenley Grell and Claire McGarry, while Kinzley and Mareyn Dunkin will team up against Charley Dilulio and Lea Patrick of Assumption.
The tournament will be held at Waukee Northwest on October 7th and 8th, starting at 10 am.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their Homecoming tonight at 7:30 pm against Fort Madison. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will square off against Washington at home tonight at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis will take on West Liberty tonight at 7 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will be tested on the road against Wilton at 7 pm tonight.
Central Lee will fly to Mid-Prairie tonight with kickoff at 7:15 pm.
Danville will tangle with ACGC at the Lacey Sports Complex in Oskaloosa tonight at 7 pm. Senior Colin Vaughan is ready for the challenge that lies ahead,
“I just don’t know where I’d be without football. I mean, football plays a big part of my life. It’s something like, it’s more than just a sport to me.”
WACO will compete against English Valleys on the road at 7 pm tonight.
Winfield-Mt. Union will host HLV-TC tonight at 7 pm for their Homecoming.
Columbus will welcome Wapello to town tonight for Senior Night at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will celebrate their Homecoming tonight at 7 pm against Highland.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s and women’s soccer teams will host Iowa Lakes Community College tomorrow, October 3rd, with the women playing first at 1 pm.
The volleyball team will hit the road to play Central Community College-Columbus tonight at 4 pm.
College Football
#14 Iowa will host #5 Ohio State tomorrow, October 3rd, at 2:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
Iowa State will take on West Virginia at home tomorrow at 11 am. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the call.
This Day in Sports History
1916 – Pitching in his 3rd start in 5 days, Philadelphia Phillies right hander Grover Cleveland Alexander ties the MLB record with his 16th shutout of the year in a 2-0 win versus the Boston Braves.
1950 – Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets an NFL record with 5 touchdown receptions in a 55-13 win against the Baltimore Colts.
1994 – Miami head coach Don Shula faces off against Cincinnati head coach and his son David in the first-ever NFL meeting between father and son; the Dolphins defeat the Bengals, 23-7.