High School Football
The Mt. Pleasant JV football team won their first game of the season last night against Mediapolis, 35 to 14. The Panthers dominated the ground by committee utilizing six different running backs for a total of 204 yards. Carsen Andreasen led the team with 76 yards and touchdown, while Jaden Bauer tossed 3 touchdown passes and 86 passing yards. The defense forced 5 turnovers on the night, with Landen Seymoure, Kessler Whaley, and Cooper Kleinkopf each securing an interception. The JV’s next game will be at home Monday, September 26th, against Fort Madison at 6 pm.
The Mt. Pleasant Panthers are at home this Friday to face off against West Burlington, who is also 0-3 after losing to Mediapolis last Friday. Jacob Richtman is top 10 in Class 4A for every meaningful passing statistic, while the Falcons are led by Travian Donaldson, who has over 300 yards rushing through three games. Tune into KILJ for the game, kickoff scheduled for 7:30 pm, pregame at 7:15 pm.
WACO will face off with Iowa Valley this Friday, September 16th. The Warriors are led by a pair of seniors in Isaac Oswald and Simeon Reichenbach, while Iowa Valley depends on dual threat quarterback Evan Kearney, who leads 8-man football with 30 total touchdowns on the season. This game is scheduled to start at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union tries to right the ship against HLV, and New London will celebrate homecoming against English Valleys. Both games scheduled to start at 7 pm.
Fort Madison will defend their home field against Washington, while Fairfield will travel to play Knoxville. The Bloodhounds are led by Aidan Boyer, who has tossed 457 yards and four touchdowns. The Demons will lean on talented senior running back Tayven Stuart.
High School Volleyball
Mt. Pleasant will be at home tonight, September 13th, to play the 4-11, Washington Demons.
Winfield-Mt. Union plays tonight at home against Hillcrest Academy. Game is scheduled to start at 6:30pm.
New London travels to play Van Buren County at 7 pm tonight, September 13th.
Holy Trinity Catholic is on the road to face off against Mediapolis tonight at 7:30 pm.
Iowa Wesleyan Athletics
Two Tigers garnered Conference recognition yesterday as Lilly Garnsey was named Continental Athletic Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week after finishing 19th with a time of 22:23, her personal best, in the 5,000-meter race at the Fighting Bee Invitational. This is her first Athlete-of-the-Week and the cross-country team’s sixth award since rejoining the NAIA.
Alexis Hafenstine nabbed Volleyball Defender of the Week for the CAC. In the four games the Tigers played last week, Hafenstine tallied 77 digs, including a 35-dig performance against Graceland. This is her first Athlete-of-the-Week in her Iowa Wesleyan career, and the first for the Tiger volleyball team since returning to the NAIA and joining the CAC.
The Tigers came up short against Harris-Stowe State University last night by scores of 25-22, 25-10, and 25-23. Bethany Williams led the Tigers in kills with 7, while Malie DaMate tallied 11 assists. The Tigers will be competing in the UHSP Tournament on Friday, September 16th, in St. Louis, starting at 5 pm against the College of the Ozarks.
Women’s soccer will travel to play Cornell College at 5 pm on Wednesday, September 14th.
The Tigers football team will be at home this Saturday, September 17th, to play Finlandia University at noon. KILJ will be on the call with pregame set to start at 11:45 am.
This Day in Sports History
1949 – The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed.
1970 – The first New York City Marathon took place. The race was run entirely inside Central Park.
2003 – In Oakland, CA, Frank Francisco (Texas Rangers), a relief pitcher, threw a chair into the right field box seats. Two spectators were hit in the head. The game was delayed for 19 minutes. The Athletics won the game 7-6 in the 10th inning.