High School Football
In a clash of two undefeated teams, Central DeWitt’s offense outpaced Mt. Pleasant’s defense in a 49-27 final. The Panthers had a terrific start to the game, recovering the game’s opening kickoff and striking first with a five-yard touchdown run by Griffen Jones; however, after three weeks of no turnovers, Mt. Pleasant threw an interception, lost a fumble, and bobbled the snap of a punt, resulting in a 21-point swing. Panther head coach John Bowlin talked about the mistakes after the game,
“Well, I always preach to them short term memory, mistakes happen. You can’t dwell on them and you gotta get over and get to the next play whether it’s offense or defense, you got to go get that first down or make the next tackle, try for a turnover. You know, if you dwell on the mistakes, it’s going to be a long night for you. So that’s football. It’s a tough game and you know we got ourselves in some tough spots tonight by making mistakes, you know, coaches, players, all of us made mistakes tonight, so the things we can learn from going into district play, obviously it’s a big week starting district next week and we’ll get a lot better from tonight and be ready next week.”
Ramzy Davis led the way on the ground with 122 yards and two touchdowns, while Grayson Walker connected with Brody Clark for a 25-yard touchdown pass for the final score of the game. The Panthers will look to bounce back against Washington on Friday, September 26th, at home at 7:30 pm for their Homecoming.
Wapello staged a comeback against New London, usurping the Tigers in a 20-12 final. Wapello will host North Cedar on Friday at 7 pm.
WACO fell to Fremont-Mills last night 54-13. The Warriors will hit the road to take on Belle Plaine on Friday at 7 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union had their Homecoming spoiled by Wayne last night in a 55-24 final. The Wolves will square off against Iowa Valley on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Mediapolis and West Burlington/Notre Dame added another classic to their rivalry history last night after Parker Holsteen rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-21 win for the Bulldogs to start district play.
Mediapolis will celebrate their Homecoming on Friday at 7 pm against Wilton.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will attempt to bounce back against Central Lee on the road at 7 pm on Friday.
Central Lee was no match for West Liberty as the Hawks lost 45-6 last night.
Fairfield earned their first win of the season in dominant fashion, crushing Knoxville 55-16. The Trojans will host Solon on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Danville racked up their third straight victory after shutting out Van Buren County last night 42-0. The Bears had their game against Highland canceled on Friday due to forfeit.
Van Buren County will travel to Pekin on Friday at 7 pm.
Columbus was steamrolled by North Linn last night 54-7. The Wildcats will host New London on Friday at 7 pm.
High School Cross Country
Mt. Pleasant will host their invitational on Tuesday, September 23rd, with Fairfield, Central Lee, Columbus, Danville, Mediapolis, Holy Trinity Catholic, New London, WACO, and Winfield-Mt. Union participating.
High School Volleyball
Mediapolis and #1 Holy Trinity Catholic will travel to the Lisbon Invitational today.
Danville will compete at the West Liberty Tournament today.
Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield will participate in the Ottumwa Invitational today.
Van Buren County will host Washington on Monday, September 22nd.
Holy Trinity Catholic will host their Classic on Monday with Danville, Central Lee, Columbus, Mediapolis, and Wapello making the trip.
High School Girls’ Tennis
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Central DeWitt today for their Team Regionals match.
Fairfield will host Fort Madison today for the Class 1A Team Regionals.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will compete at John Wood Community College today.
The men’s and women’s soccer teams will host Northwest Iowa Community College today with the women playing first at 1 pm.
College Football
In a rare display of offense, Iowa rallied past Rutgers last night 38-28 to open up Big Ten play with a victory. Mark Gronowski ran for 55 yards and three touchdowns in the winning effort. The Hawkeyes will look for an upset against Indiana on Saturday, September 27th, at 2:30 pm at home.
#12 Iowa State is on a bye week.
This Day in Sports History
1973 – Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match.
1987 – Chicago running back Walter Payton scores his then-NFL record 107th rushing touchdown in the Bears’ 20-3 victory over Tampa Bay.
1988 – Wade Boggs of the Boston Red Sox becomes the first player of the modern era to reach 200 hits in six consecutive seasons.