High School Volleyball
#12 Burlington Notre Dame swept Van Buren County last night 25-14, 25-16, and 25-15. The Warriors will participate in a tournament at Centerville tomorrow, September 12th.
New London lost to Fort Madison last night in straight sets (14-25, 12-25, and 12-25). The Tigers will head back home to play Holy Trinity Catholic on Tuesday, September 15th, at 7 pm.
Mediapolis fell behind two sets to zero against Danville last night but managed to persevere and yank the win away from the Bears in five sets by scores of 19-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, and 15-9. Addi Steffener recorded 39 assists and 10 kills in the victory.
Mt. Pleasant, Winfield-Mt. Union, and Mediapolis will participate in the Wilton Tournament tomorrow.
Danville will attempt to regroup at home on Monday, September 14th, against Keokuk at 7 pm.
Columbus took down Lone Tree in four sets last night (22-25, 25-12, 27-25, and 25-13). Zai Par finished the night with 30 assists and four aces.
Fairfield, Columbus, and West Burlington will head to Williamsburg tomorrow for a tournament.
Wapello defeated Louisa-Muscatine in straight sets last night (25-14, 25-23, and 25-11). Annaka Greiner claimed 24 assists and four aces for the Arrows. Wapello will host Hillcrest Academy on Thursday, September 17th, at 7:30 pm.
#3 Holy Trinity Catholic will participate in the Knoxville Quad on Monday.
Central Lee will take on Mediapolis at home on Tuesday at 7 pm.
Washington will host Keokuk on Tuesday at 7:15 pm.
High School Volleyball Rankings
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) released their third edition of the top 15 for each class yesterday and southeast Iowa has three teams ranked, including two on the rise.
For Class 4A, Burlington found their way back inside the top 15 at #13. The Grayhounds competed in the Little Hawks tournament this past weekend and a victory over Lewis Central and all-around good play against some of the best teams in the state granted them the benefit of readmission. Meliah Ertz leads the hitters with 106 kills for the season.
In Class 1A, Holy Trinity Catholic’s strong start has the Crusaders fixed at #3, while Burlington Notre Dame climbed up a spot in the rankings to #12. The Crusaders have dropped only one set in their five wins, which include two ranked opponents. Ainsley Conrad’s 192 assists for the season leads a Nike attack that has swept 8 of their 9 victories this year.
High School Cross Country
Fairfield hosted their invite last night and the Washington boys’ team still proved to be the top team of the area, securing 64 points and first place amongst the larger schools.
Parker Tschantz led the Demons with a gold medal time of 17 minutes and 3 seconds. Ethan Hotchkiss helped the team with a 5th place time of 17 minutes and 43 seconds. Mt. Pleasant’s Silas Hulett finished just outside of the podium with a mark of 17 minutes and 42 seconds, while the team took 6th place. Fairfield’s consistency led to a 2nd place finish, as Elijah Hamilton nabbed 13th place.
On the girls’ side for the larger schools, Williamsburg dominated, winning by 76 points, while Fairfield took 3rd place followed by Mt. Pleasant in 5th place and Washington in 7th place. The Panthers were anchored by Avery Fedler’s silver medal performance of 20 minutes and 21 seconds, as Quintrie Lee finished just inside the top 10. Fairfield’s Alex Jo Steward captured 10th place with a mark of 22 minutes and 12 seconds, while Emma Keil took 17th place for Washington.
On the small school’s side for the boys’ teams, Notre Dame/West Burlington put together an impressive 2nd place score of 53 points, while Van Buren County’s 126 points were good enough for 4th place. Cavin Denny flew to a runner-up position of 17 minutes and 52 seconds for the Nikes, while Landry Loeffler claimed 6th place for the Warriors with a time of 18 minutes and 18 seconds. Zayden Lawerence of New London took 24th place, while Hayden Hunt of Wapello finished in 30th place to lead their respective teams.
Lastly, the Van Buren County girls’ team nabbed the silver medal with a 46 point team performance amongst the small schools with Kayley Snowgren’s 4th place time of 22 minutes and 33 seconds leading the way. Nevertheless, it was WACO’s Josie Dykstra that finished on top of the podium with the overall 2nd fastest time of 20 minutes. Hannah Ritter claimed 2nd place for Notre Dame/West Burlington with a time of 21 minutes and 14 seconds.
Notre Dame/West Burlington will run at the Monticello Meet tomorrow, September 12th.
Wapello will make the trip to West Liberty for an invite on Monday, September 14th, at 5:30 pm.
Central Lee will host the Hawk Invitational on Tuesday, September 15th, with New London, Van Buren County, and Winfield-Mt. Union competing at 5 pm.
The Timm Lamb Invitational will take place on Thursday, September 17th, with Columbus, Danville, Fairfield, Mediapolis, Mt. Pleasant, New London, Van Buren County, WACO, Washington, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating at 4:30 pm.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will get to stay at home when they host Oskaloosa tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Wapello will be looking to pull off the upset tonight against Pekin with kickoff at 7 pm at home.
WACO will travel to play HLV-TC tonight at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will tangle with English Valleys tonight with gametime at 7 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will look to keep their streak going against Keokuk at home tonight at 7 pm.
Danville will make the trip to Columbus tonight at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will attempt to continue their momentum tonight with a home contest against Fairfield at 7:30 pm.
Washington will travel to Burlington tonight with kickoff at 7:30 pm.
Central Lee will welcome Fort Madison to town tonight at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will face off against Cardinal tonight at 7 pm on the road.
High School Girls’ Tennis
Fairfield’s next contest will be Tuesday, September 14th, at Burlington at 4:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Davis County on Tuesday at 4:30 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team played tough but ultimately fell to Hawkeye Community College last night in five sets. The Blackhawks will look to bounce back on Wednesday, September 16th, against Iowa Central Community College at 6 pm on the road.
The men’s and women’s soccer teams will play Jefferson College on the road tomorrow, September 12th, with the men playing first at 2 pm.
College Football
#21 Iowa will host the Cy-Hawk Series tomorrow, September 12th, at 6:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the Hawkeye broadcast, while 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the Cyclone broadcast.
This Day in Sports History
1951 – Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France. It takes 16 hours and 19 minutes.
1966 – Johnny Miller becomes the first New York Yankee to hit a home run on his first MLB at bat; his second home run came on his final MLB at bat in 1969.
1983 – Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris runs for 118 yards in a Steelers 25-21 win at Green Bay to become only the third player in NFL history at the time to rush for 11,000 yards.