High School Football
WACO’s high flying offense was on full display over the weekend as the Warriors blew past Coon Rapids-Bayard 66-46. Clayton Miller tossed for 339 yards and seven touchdowns in the win with five of those touchdowns going to Isaac Rich, who led the team with 134 receiving yards. The Warriors will travel to Iowa Valley on Friday, September 6th, at 7 pm for their first district game of the season.
Fairfield will stay at home to take on Fort Madison on Friday at 7:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant will have their home opener on Friday against West Burlington/Notre Dame at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
Danville will travel to take on Highland on Friday at 7 pm.
New London will square off against Winfield-Mt. Union on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Van Buren County will face off against Pekin on Friday at 7 pm on the road.
Central Lee will travel to Cardinal on Friday at 7 pm.
Mediapolis will compete against Sigourney-Keota on Friday at 7 pm at home.
Columbus will look to get back on track against Wapello on Friday at 7 pm at home.
High School Volleyball
Mt. Pleasant traveled to Grinnell over the weekend and finished 1-3, falling to the host, Carlisle, and South Tama, but defeating Fairfield in a three set epic. In an early preview of Southeastern Conference play, the Panthers gutted out a 15-8 victory in the final set as the team combined for nine service aces and Alex Scott led the team with eight kills in the contest. Scott finished the tournament with a team leading 17 kills. Mt. Pleasant will host Keokuk tomorrow, September 3rd, at 7:15 pm.
Fairfield finished the Grinnell tournament 0-4, falling to Carlisel and Grinnell in straight sets and losing 2-1 to Urabandale. The Trojans will travel to Burlington tomorrow at 7:15 pm.
Central Lee hosted a tournament over the weekend with West Burlington also in attendance and here’s how the two teams competed. The Hawks split their weekend with dominating wins against Centerville, 21-15 and 21-12, and Keokuk, 21-9 and 21-10, but lost to Durant 2-1, with a thrilling 16-14 third set going the Wildcats’ way, and Burlington, 21-17 and 21-14. Ellie Lake finished the tournament with 41 assists and seven aces, while Halle Lampe had 25 kills for the tournament and eight aces against Keokuk.
West Burlington was in control for most of the weekend, sweeping Durant, Burlington, Centerville, and Keokuk with the Grayhounds being the only team to challenge the Falcons 21-16 and 22-20. The wins propelled West Burlington out of pool play to take on Mid-Prairie with the winner moving on to the championship bout. The Golden Hawks outlasted the Falcons in the third set 15-12 and eventually defeated Burlington to claim the crown. Taryn Snodgrass tallied 93 assists over the weekend with Brenna Beggs collecting 31 kills over the five games.
Mediapolis will get their season rolling tomorrow at Wapello for a tournament with Holy Trinity Catholic, West Burlington, Central Lee, and Burlington Notre Dame also making the trip.
Winfield-Mt. Union will look to move to 2-0 tomorrow against Louisa-Muscatine at 7:30 pm at home.
WACO will face off against Cardinal on Thursday, September 5th, at 5:30 pm at WACO in the first game of a quad with New London and Fairfield making the trip.
Van Buren County will participate in a tournament on Thursday at 4:30 pm at Pella Christian.
Danville will compete in a tournament at Burlington Notre Dame on Saturday, September 7th.
High School Cross Country
Van Buren County, Danville, New London, and Fairfield will travel to Ottumwa to compete in a meet on Thursday, September 5th, at 5:30 pm.
Mt. Pleasant, Burlington Notre Dame, Central Lee, Holy Trinity Catholic, and WACO will run at Elks Fairview Golf Course on Thursday at 4:30 pm.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team was swept in their two matches over the weekend, finishing with a 1-3 record at the Jimmy John’s Tournament. The Blackhawks will hit the road to take on Southwestern Community College on Wednesday, September 4th, at 7 pm.
College Football
#25 Iowa finally got their offense in gear in the second half with a 40-0 thumping of Illinois State over the weekend. Cade McNamara threw three touchdowns, while Kaleb Johnson led the rushing attack with 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Rocco Becht’s arm carried Iowa State’s offense to a 21-3 win on Saturday over North Dakota. Becht finished the day with 267 yards and two touchdowns, while throwing only six incompletions. Jaylin Noel led the receivers with 135 yards and a score.
The Hawkeyes are set to host this year’s rendition of the Cy-Hawk Series on Saturday, September 7th, at 2:30 pm. The Iowa broadcast will be on 105.5 FM and the Iowa State broadcast will be on 98.5 FM and AM 1130.
This Day in Sports History
1962 – St. Louis first baseman Stan Musial records his 3,516th hit in a Cards’ 4-3 loss vs the New York Mets; overtakes Tris Speaker into 2nd place behind Ty Cobb on the MLB all-time list.
1966 – Joe Auer returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins’ first ever NFL regular-season game; Oakland Raiders go on to win 23-14 at the Orange Bowl before 26,776 fans.
1987 – Houston outfielder Kevin Bass becomes the first NL player to switch hit home runs in a game twice in one season in an Astros 10-1 win vs the Cubs.