By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Girls’ Soccer: Mount Pleasant Falls in Playoff Opener:
Burlington Notre Dame scored early and often, as the Nikes rolled to a surprising 8-0 victory over Southeast Conference champion Mount Pleasant yesterday in a Class 2A First Round matchup at East Lake Park.
The Nikes scored five times in the first half and added three more tallies in the second half to pull away for the win.
Amelia Schwenker led the way for Notre Dame registering five goals while Danville track star Addison Parrott had a goal and two assists.
Emma Pieper made 11 saves for the Panthers, who close their season 9-3 in Auybriana Johnson’s first year as head coach.
Notre Dame improved to 11-6, they’ll now take on Iowa City Liberty in the semifinals of Region 8.
They’ll play that game in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 2nd.
On the top of the bracket, Fort Madison advanced past Burlington. The Bloodhound girls’ will now scrap with top-seeded North Scott in the Quad Cities next week.
Boys’ Golf: Phillips Finishes Tied for 7th:
New London senior Clayton Phillips will end his prep career with a 7th place finish at the 2021 Iowa High School State Boys’ Golf Tournament.
Phillips finished his Day Two around with a 15-over 86 to end the tournament inside the top-10.
He did end the round with a birdie and also registered eight pars.
He ends tied with Kody Hoeger of Edgewood-Colesburg and Brett Klusman of Council Bluffs St. Albert at 22-over in the 36-hole weekend.
Lucas Gunderson of Harris-Lake Park shot a remarkable two-over 73 to bring home the gold.
He finished the tournament seven-over.
Prep Baseball Scoreboard (Friday):
It was a quiet night of prep baseball in the area after rain and cold temperatures washed away most area games.
Here’s the round up from last night:
- Pekin 10, Winfield-Mount Union 0
- Highland 15, Louisa-Muscatine 5
- West Burlington 15, Wapello 5
Prep Softball Scoreboard (Friday):
Similar to baseball, it was a very quiet night of softball. Some area finals last night included:
- Winfield-Mount Union 1, Pekin 0
- West Burlington 5, Wapello 2
- Holy Trinity 9, Danville 8
College Track and Field: Beatty Finishes Tied-13th:
Former Mount Pleasant track and field sensation Sam Beatty finished tied for 13th at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships yesterday in the men’s high jump.
Beatty hit the opening height of 1.92 meters but missed on all three attempts at 1.97m or 6 feet, 4 inches.
Winning the event was St. John Fisher senior Kyle Rollins, who cleared 6 feet, 9 inches and bowed out at just over 7 feet.
Beatty, just a freshman, competes now for Central College in Pella.