High School Volleyball
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) Tournament held their finals at SCC over the weekend and #3 Holy Trinity Catholic swept their way to their third consecutive conference championship.
In the quarterfinals, the Crusaders handled Columbus by scores of 25-11 and 25-10, as the Wildcats were led by Kate Totemeier’s three kills. Mediapolis would meet Holy Trinity Catholic in the semifinals after defeating Danville in straight sets (25-16, 25-20). In the semifinals, the Crusaders skipped past Mediapolis, winning the two sets 25-9 and 25-17, sending the Bullettes to the 3rd place match.
On the bottom half of the bracket, West Burlington smacked Pekin, relenting only nine points each in both sets, while the rematch between Burlington Notre Dame and Wapello went down to the wire with the Nikes sneaking past the Arrows in three sets by scores of 21-25, 27-25, and 16-14. The Falcons, who was the last team to win the SEISC title, breezed past the Nikes in straight sets (25-14, 25-23) to set up the championship game.
Notre Dame managed to avenge their loss to Mediapolis from earlier in the year by sweeping the Bullettes in the 3rd place match by scores of 25-19 and 25-22. Mediapolis was led by Addi Steffener’s 48 assists and two aces, while Avery Crear claimed 19 kills.
The championship match lacked any sense of drama as Holy Trinity Catholic clipped the Falcons in a 25-21 and 25-12 sweep. Adalyn Kruse was unstoppable at the net, tabbing 40 kills in the winning effort.
Winfield-Mt. Union will take on Highland on the road tonight at 7 pm.
New London will play Cardinal tonight at 7 pm at home.
WACO will host a quad tomorrow, September 29th, starting at 5 pm.
Washington will face off against Fort Madison tomorrow at 7:15 pm on the road.
Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to play Burlington tomorrow at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will compete against Keokuk on the road at 7:15 pm tomorrow.
Wapello will make the trip to Pekin on Thursday, October 1st, at 7 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will face off against Burlington Notre Dame at 7 pm at home.
West Burlington will fly to Central Lee on Thursday at 7 pm.
Danville will host Van Buren County on Thursday at 7:30 pm.
High School Cross Country
Central Lee ran at the Anamosa Invitational over the weekend and the boys’ and girls’ teams each had one runner finish in the top 10. On the boys’ side, Drake Newton raced to a time of 17 minutes for 5th place, as he was the only freshman to finish in the top 10. The Hawks claimed 8th as a team with 190 points.
On the girls’ side, Central Lee grabbed 5th place as a team with Aubree Bunnell anchoring the squad with an 8th place time of 20 minutes and 26 seconds. Savannah Overton (24th) and Addalie Daly (29th) each finished in the top 30 to aid the team effort.
Mt. Pleasant, Danville, and Central Lee will travel to the Williamsburg Invitational tomorrow, September 29th, at 4:30 pm.
Notre Dame/West Burlington, Columbus, Wapello, and Winfield-Mt. Union will compete at the Clear Creek Amana Invitational tonight at 4:45 pm.
Van Buren County will participate in the Warrior Invite tomorrow at 4:30 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union will host their Invitational on Thursday, October 1st, with Notre Dame/West Burlington, Mediapolis, New London, WACO, and Wapello competing at 4:30 pm.
High School Girls’ Tennis
The Class 1A Region 8 Team tournament held their first round matches over the weekend and Fairfield advanced to the semifinals to host Oskaloosa, who shut out Mt. Pleasant. The Panthers finished the season with a 6-6 record.
Burlington Notre Dame had the closest match of the weekend but ultimately fell to Keokuk, 5-4. The Chiefs will take on Assumption on the road in the semifinals.
The semifinals will take place on Wednesday, September 30th.
High School Football
Mt. Pleasant will celebrate their Homecoming this Friday, October 2nd, at 7:30 pm against Fort Madison. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield will square off against Washington at home on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Mediapolis will take on West Liberty on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
West Burlington/Notre Dame will be tested on the road against Wilton at 7 pm on Friday.
Central Lee will fly to Mid-Prairie on Friday with kickoff at 7:15 pm.
Danville will tangle with ACGC at the Lacey Sports Complex in Oskaloosa on Friday at 7 pm.
WACO will compete against English Valleys on the road at 7 pm on Friday.
Winfield-Mt. Union will host HLV-TC on Friday at 7 pm for their Homecoming.
Columbus will welcome Wapello to town on Friday for Senior Night at 7 pm.
Van Buren County will celebrate their Homecoming on Friday at 7 pm against Highland.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted Northeast Community College over the weekend and the men’s team suffered their first loss of the season in a 1-0 final, while the women’s team suffered a similar fate in a 2-0 loss. The Blackhawks will look to get back into the win column on Wednesday, September 30th, at 3:30 pm on the road against Hawkeye Community College.
The volleyball team took on Indian Hills Community College over the weekend and fell in four sets by scores of 25-23, 13-25, 22-25, and 18-25. Daphne Brown had eight kills for the Blackhawks. SCC will compete against Northeast Community College at home tomorrow, September 29th, at 6 pm.
College Football
An 11-play, 91-yard drive was capped by a 16-yard touchdown strike from Hank Brown to Reece Vander Zee to give #14 Iowa the buzzer-beating 20-19 victory over previously-ranked #18 Michigan over the weekend, which was their first road win over a ranked opponent since 2015. Brown finished the game with 227 passing yards and two touchdowns, as Braeden Jackson returned a kick 99 yards for the Hawkeyes’ first touchdown of the game. Iowa will now host #5 Ohio State on Saturday, October 3rd, at 2:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
Iowa State held #15 Utah to just seven second-half points but couldn’t muster enough offense in a 31-17 loss over the weekend. Jaylen Raynor threw for 205 yards and scored two total touchdowns in the effort. The Cyclones will take on West Virginia at home on Saturday at 11 am. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will have the call.
This Day in Sports History
1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox baseball players are indicted by a grand jury, charged with fixing the 1919 World Series; infamous “Black Sox scandal.”
1940 – Bud Brennan, a fan at Memorial Stadium, races out of the stands and attempts to tackle Tom Harmon at the 3-yard line, Harmon easily evades.
1951 – Norm Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams passes for an NFL record 554 yards.