High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their Homecoming tonight against Washington at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Danville will travel to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.
WACO will celebrate their senior night tonight at 7 pm against New London.
Mediapolis will host Mid-Prairie tonight at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will hit the road to compete against Louisa-Muscatine at 7 pm tonight.
Central Lee will celebrate their homecoming tonight at 7:30 pm against West Burlington/Notre Dame.
Fairfield will take on Williamsburg tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.
Wapello will host Lisbon at 7 pm tonight.
Winfield-Mt. Union will face off against Iowa Valley tonight at 7 pm at home.
High School Volleyball
Holy Trinity Catholic handled Burlington Notre Dame in straight sets last night by scores of 25-12, 25-20, and 25-23. Adalyn Kruse and Presley Myers combined for 25 kills with Myers adding a team leading three blocks. The Crusaders will face off against Central Lee for senior night on Thursday, October 10th, at 7:30 pm at home.
West Burlington picked up their 30th victory of the season with a sweep over Central Lee (25-23, 25-13, and 25-21). Taylor Jones tabbed eight kills and four blocks for the Hawks. Central Lee will take on Danville on Tuesday, October 8th, at home to celebrate their senior night at 7:30 pm.
Wapello swept Highland last night by scores of 25-12, 25-22, and 25-11. Annaka Greiner collected 31 assists and two aces in the winning effort. The Arrows will square off against Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Mediapolis needed a fourth set but fended off New London, winning 3-1 by scores of 25-22, 25-14, 24-26, and 25-20. Maddy Carter led the Bulldogs with 12 kills, while Bryn Wright tallied 32 assists. Mediapolis will travel to Burlington Notre Dame on Tuesday at 7 pm.
New London will host a tournament tomorrow, October 5th, with West Burlington, Van Buren County, Danville, Burlington Notre Dame, and Columbus all competing.
Fairfield fell to Williamsburg last night 3-1 (13-25, 10-25, 26-24, and 19-25).
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will be gearing up for the first round of the Southeast Conference tournament at Keokuk on Tuesday at 5 pm.
WACO will face off against Lone Tree on Tuesday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Columbus will take on Highland on Thursday at 7:30 pm at home.
High School Volleyball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their updated rankings yesterday and two local squads find themselves ranked within the top 15 for their respective classes.
In Class 2A, West Burlington fell two spots to #12 in the rankings after a loss to Holy Trinity Catholic in the SEISC championship game. The Falcons have now won 30 games for the fourth consecutive season after their win last night. Taryn Snodgrass is nearing 800 assists for the season, while the Falcons tout three hitters (Brenna Beggs, Jayonna Hiley, and Madelyn Hamelton) who have tabbed over 200 kills for the season.
In Class 1A, Holy Trinity Catholic climbed up one spot to be ranked #3 in the state. The Crusaders have caught fire since the Lisbon Tournament, having won 11 straight games and dropping only one set in that span. Last year’s runner-up touts the 6th best serve efficiency in Class 1A, while Adalyn Kruse and Presley Myers combine for 353 kills and 72 blocks for the season.
High School Cross Country
Winfield-Mt. Union held their invitational yesterday and the Mediapolis boy’s team grabbed the gold with a 50 point advantage, while the Louisa-Muscatine girls’ team snuck past the Bulldogs to take 1st place.
Looking at the boys’ race, Mediapolis’ Will Schmidgall led the field with a time of 16 minutes and 38 seconds. Simon Wendel, Mason Lindeen, and Logan Frank helped the team as they each finished within the top 10.
Jude Dykstra’s second place time of 17 minutes and 29 seconds led to WACO finishing in 3rd place as a team. The hosts took 6th place as a team with 119 points as they were anchored by Kohlby Newsom’s third place finish.
Central Lee grabbed 4th place followed by West Burlington/Notre Dame in 5th place. Leo Thomas was the top finisher for the Hawks in 11th place, while the Falcons were led by Liam Haeger’s 12th place time of 19 minutes and 52 seconds.
Holy Trinity Catholic and Wapello finished in 7th and 8th place, respectively. The Crusaders were led by Tanner Williams’ 21st place finish and Wapello’s Will Parsons took 28th.
In the girls’ race, Kaitlyn Kipp finished with the silver for West Burlington/Notre Dame, tabbing a time of 20 minutes and 49 seconds. Hannah Fruehling crossed the finish line in 4th place.
Mediapolis was paced by Amelia Grier, Lily Nalley, and Mia Steiner taking 12th through 14th place, respectively, to claim the tiebreaker over Lone Tree for 2nd place with 63 points.
WACO’s Josie Dykstra grabbed the bronze as the Warriors took home 5th place. Central Lee finished 4th as a team with Macy Anderson’s seventh place time of 23 minutes and 4 seconds highlighting the team’s performance. Kenna Small led Wapello with a 9th place finish.
Mediapolis and Columbus will be co-hosting the Mike Jay Invitational with Danville, Van Buren County, WACO, Central Lee, Winfield-Mt. Union, New London, Holy Trinity Catholic, West Burlington/Notre Dame, and Wapello all competing on Thursday, October 10th.
Mt. Pleasant, WACO, Wapello, and Fairfield will travel to Hillcrest Academy on Monday, October 7th.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will compete in the Rock Valley Tournament today with game one at 1 pm against Highland Community College.
College Football
#16 Iowa State is back at home tomorrow, October 5th, at 6:30 pm, taking on Baylor. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the broadcast.
Iowa will square off against #3 Ohio State on the road at 2:30 pm tomorrow. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the call.
This Day in Sports History
1873 – The Toronto Argonauts Football Club (CFL) forms as the Argonaut Rowing Club rugby-football squad; the oldest existing pro sports team in North America still using its original name.
1895 – The first US Open Men’s Golf, Newport Golf Club: Horace Rawlins wins the inaugural event.
1996 – Left wing Mike Donnelly becomes the first player in NHL history to play for all three New York teams (Sabres, Rangers & Islanders) when he suits up for the NY Islanders in a 1-0 loss in Los Angeles.