High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will take on Burlington on the road on Friday, September 20th, at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will host Mid-Prairie at 7:30 pm on Friday.
WACO will hit the road to face off against HLV on Friday at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Montezuma on Friday at home at 7 pm.
New London will travel to Central City on Friday at 7 pm.
Fairfield will play Keokuk on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Danville will take on Louisa-Muscatine on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Van Buren County will look for their first victory against Wapello on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will compete against Davis County on Friday at 7:30 pm on the road.
Mediapolis will travel to Albia on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Columbus will attempt to get back in the win column on Friday at 7 pm against Pekin.
High School Volleyball
Holy Trinity Catholic defeated Mediapolis in three sets last night in front of the home crowd: 25-22, 25-16, and 25-23. Presley Myers led the Crusaders with 17 kills, followed by Adalyn Kruse’s 10 kills. Bryn Wright notched 23 assists with Ellah Wagenbach leading the Bulldogs with nine kills. Mediapolis will have another tough matchup tomorrow, September 19th, as they host #9 West Burlington at 7:30 pm.
New London will square off against Holy Trinity Catholic tomorrow at 7:30 pm at home.
West Burlington breezed past Van Buren County last night in straight sets: 25-10, 25-10, and 25-15. Brenna Beggs clinched her 500th career kill in the win. The Warriors will face off against Central Lee tomorrow at home at 7:30 pm.
Burlington Notre Dame traveled to Central Lee last night and swept the Hawks 25-22, 25-15, and 25-19. Chloe Wenzel stuffed the stat sheet last night for the Nikes with a team leading 11 kills, four blocks, and six aces. Taylor Jones tabbed 10 kills for the Hawks. The Nikes will look to improve their win streak to three tomorrow night at home against Danville with first serve at 7:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant attempted to spoil Burlington’s senior night but fell short, losing 25-17, 25-14, and 25-16 last night.
Fairfield fell at home to SEC foe Washington last night in straight sets 25-21, 25-14, and 25-21. The Trojans will travel to Ottumwa for a tournament on Saturday, September 21st, along with Mt. Pleasant.
Wapello handled business last night, sweeping Winfield-Mt. Union 25-17 in the first set, 26-24 in a tightly contested second set, and a 25-16 final in the third set. Mila Jordan led the Arrows with 12 kills and three aces. Kynlee Buffington had eight kills and three blocks for the Wolves.
Wapello will take on Columbus tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road.
Winfield-Mt. Union will get a break until the SEISC tournament next Thursday, September 26th.
After Columbus won the first two sets with ease 25-12 and 25-11 last night, WACO battled back to take the third set 25-22 and had the Wildcats on the ropes in the fourth set. Ultimately, Columbus won the set 25-23 and the match 3-1. Jessica Del Rio and Aracely Garza each ripped seven aces in the win. The Warriors will compete against Highland on the road tomorrow at 7:30 pm.
High School Cross Country
Danville made the trip to Oskaloosa last night and their run at first place came to an end for both the boys’ and girls’ teams, but the Bears still had two top 10 finishers. On the girls’ side, Danville grabbed 5th place as a team with 143 points. Alaina Gourley led the team with a time of 21 minutes and 33 seconds, which was good enough for 6th place. The next Bear to finish was Delaney Newberry as she finished in 18th place.
For the boys’ team, Danville tabbed 197 points as a team, giving the Bears 8th place. Jackson Shacklett paced the team with a time of 17 minutes and 28 seconds, which earned him 3rd place. Noah Horn took 18th place, tabbing a time of 18 minutes and 45 seconds.
WACO and Wapello competed in the English Valleys Invite last night and the WACO boys’ team nabbed 3rd place with 94 points. Jude Dykstra led the effort with a 2nd place time of 18 minutes and 18 seconds, while Gavin Slagel also finished within the top 10 at 9th with a time of 19 minutes and 59 seconds. Wapello’s Will Parsons and Joseph Anderson finished in 36th and 37th place, respectively, separated by a tenth-of-a-second (23:52.6 vs 23:52.7).
On the girls’ side, Elyssa Graber took 12th place with a time of 23 minutes and 46 seconds, followed by Josie Dykstra in 14th place with a time of 24 minutes and 20 seconds. Kenna Small was the top finisher for the Arrows, with a 19th place time of 24 minutes and 59 seconds.
WACO will compete at the Mt. Pleasant Invitational on Tuesday, September 24th.
Wapello will travel to Burlington to compete next Thursday, September 26th.
Mt. Pleasant, Mediapolis, Winfield-Mt. Union, Fairfield, New London, Van Buren County, Danville, Central Lee, Columbus, and Holy Trinity Catholic will run at Rodeo Park Trail tomorrow, September 19th.
Southeast Iowa Playbook
The season premier of the Southeast Iowa Playbook is scheduled to take place tonight at 6 pm on KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, with Mt. Pleasant set to be the school of focus.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will host Northeast Community College tonight at 7 pm.
College Football
Iowa will start Big Ten play on Saturday, September 21st, at 6:30 pm against Minnesota. KILJ 105.5 FM will have the broadcast.
#20 Iowa State will host Arkansas State on Saturday at 1 pm. The call will be on KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130.
This Day in Sports History
1938 – The Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 2-0. The fifth and most recent game to have such a score.
1984 – Tim Raines is the first player with four consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons.
1987 – Detroit first baseman Darrell Evans hits home run #30 off Bill Wegman in the 5th inning of a Tigers’ 7-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers; became the first 40-year-old to hit 30 MLB home runs in a season.