High School Cross Country
The state meets for Classes 2A and 3A are scheduled to start today, while Class 1A will run tomorrow, November 1st, at Fort Dodge.
Running for Class 3A on the girls’ side will be Mt. Pleasant’s Avery Fedler and Quintrie Lee, Fort Madison’s Avery Rump, and Washington’s Iris Dahl and Emma Horak. On the boys’ side, Fort Madison will have Riley Tripp and Hunter Wiegand, Washington’s Andrew Rees was the only Demon to qualify, while Silas Hulett of Mt. Pleasant led the pack.
Avery Fedler talked about the connection she has with Quintrie Lee, a two-time state qualifier,
“Yeah, it’s awesome having Quintrie and getting to work alongside her and have conversations with her that I don’t get to have with everybody is really special and getting to just encourage one another to do our best every single time and push each other to do better.”
For the Class 2A boys’ race, Mediapolis will be competing as a team, while Cavin Denney of Notre Dame/West Burlington will run as an individual. On the girls’ side, Central Lee’s Aubree Bunnell will be joined by Hannah Ritter of Notre Dame/West Burlington.
Running tomorrow for Class 1A will be the Columbus boys’ team and the Van Buren County boys’ and girls’ teams. Participating as individuals on the boys’ side, will be Locken Henderson of WACO and Isaac Shinn of Danville. On the girls’ side, WACO will have the duo of Josie Dykstra and Macie Carter participating. Additionally, Alaina Gourley was able to qualify for Danville.
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 tonight at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm. Senior linebacker Max Sloat talked about about the importance of this showdown for the program,
“It’s great. I wouldn’t want to do it with any other group of guys. It’s amazing for all of us. Not just us seniors, but it’s going to help the future. So, they know what it feels like, what it tastes like to be in the playoffs and what it takes to get there, so it’s going to help the future. It’s also awesome now.”
Solon will get to host Benton tonight at 7 pm.
For Class 2A, Mediapolis will get a rematch against district-foe Mid-Prairie in a road showdown tonight with kickoff at 7 pm.
In Class A, Pekin will take on North Linn at home tonight 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 tonight at 7 pm at home.
Southeast Iowa Super Conference Volleyball
The SEISC released the All-Conference teams for the North and South Divisions with Wapello and Holy Trinity Catholic running the table. The North Player of the Year went to Wapello’s libero Mya Wagner as she led Class 1A with 639 digs for the season. Kenna Greiner was named Conference Coach of the Year.
Joining Wagner on the 1st team from the Arrows was Mila Jordan, Annaka Greiner, and Taeya Wagner.
Winfield-Mt. Union put Quin Smith, Kaelyn Townsley, and Madisen Kellogg on the 2nd Team, while WACO’s Carlee Lunsford was named 2nd Team hitter.
Columbus had Kennedy Woepking, Daniela Diaz, and Zai Par earn a spot on the 1st team.
The Co-South Player of the Year went to Adalyn Kruse and Presley Myers for the Crusaders as the pair combined for over 700 kills, 100 blocks, and nearly 90 aces for the season. Melisa Freesmeier was named Conference Coach of the Year.
Addi Brockway and Emma Elmore earned a spot on the 1st Team along with Van Buren County’s Sophia Jirak and Ashlynn Huff. Central Lee placed Taylor Jones, Kenna Sandoval, and Jayden Mueller on the 1st Team. West Burlington put Baylee Woodsmall, while Mediapolis had Maycie Thornburg get on the 1st Team.
Danville had Alivia Bauer and Graci Huff named to the 2nd Team.
For a full list of the All-Conference nominations, follow this link: All-SEISC 2025
Postseason High School Volleyball
In Class 5A, #1 Waukee Northwest will start off the day on Monday, November 3rd, with a noon game against #8 Indianola. #2 Ankeny Centennial will face off against #7 Iowa City West and #4 Dowling Catholic will battle with #5 Ankeny. Rounding out the quarterfinals will be #3 Pleasant Valley attempting to avoid the upset against #6 Valley.
For Class 4A, #1 Clear Creek Amana enters as the favorite as they are tasked with playing #8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton. #7 Marion will look to knock off #2 Sioux Center. #4 Dallas Center-Grimes will square off against #5 North Scott and #3 Pella will take on #6 Norwalk to round out the quarterfinals.
Class 3A will begin at 10 am on Tuesday, November 4th, with #1 Western Christian taking on #8 Mt. Vernon. #2 Davenport Assumption will compete against #7 Mid-Prairie. #4 Cherokee and #5 Humboldt will tangle, while #3 Red Oak will face off against #6 Kuemper Catholic.
The Class 1A bracket is now set with #1 Saint Ansgar taking on #8 East Mills at 6 pm on Tuesday. #4 Dunkerton, in their first ever state tournament appearance, will square off against #5 BCLUW. #2 Janesville will clash with #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck and #3 North Tama will face off against #6 Sidney to end the night.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Denver enters as the favorite with their first match on Tuesday being against #8 Wapsie Valley. #4 Grundy Center will tangle with #5 Beckman Catholic. #7 Aplington-Parkersburg will look to upset perennial powerhouse #2 Dike-New Hartford, while #3 Hinton will contend against #6 Regina Catholic.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team earned the #5-seed for the Region 11 tournament as they travel to play Northeast Community College tomorrow, November 1st, at 1 pm.
The men’s soccer team will head to Spencer on Sunday, November 2nd, at 2 pm to face off against Iowa Lakes.
College Football
Iowa State will host Arizona State tomorrow, 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
1950 – The Big Cat, Earl Lloyd, becomes the first African-American to play a game in the NBA, scoring 6 points in his debut for the Washington Capitols.
1994 – Tennis star Venus Williams makes her professional debut as a 14-year-old with a 6-3, 6-4 win over former NCAA champion and world No. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California.
2003 – Bethany Hamilton, aged 13, has her arm bitten off by a shark while surfing in Hawaii. She would return to surfing less than a month later.