By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Baseball: New London Earns #5 Seed, Other Matchups in 1A and 2A:
The New London Tiger baseball team has earned the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Class 1A State Baseball tournament, the IHSAA has announced.
The Tigers will take on No. 4 Kee (Lansing) Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Merchants Park in Carroll.
You can listen to the matchup on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.
Here’s the full Class 1A bracket and schedule:
Monday, July 26th
11:00—#1 St. Mary’s, Remsen vs. #8 Grundy Center
1:30—#4 Kee, Lansing vs. #5 New London
4:30—#2 St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. #7 Lisbon
7:00—#3 Tri-Center, Neola vs. #6 Alburnett
In Class 2A, the bracket is as follows:
Tuesday, July 27th
11:00—#4 Unity Christian vs. #5 Clarinda
1:30—#1 Van Meter vs. #8 Davis County
4:30—#3 Camanche vs. #6 Denver
7:00—#2 Centerville vs. #7 New Hampton
Class 1A semifinals will be played on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with the state finals scheduled for Thursday, July 29th at 12:00 p.m.
Prep Baseball: All-SEC Teams Announced:
Mount Pleasant senior outfielder Chase Williamson was named second-team All-Conference the league announced yesterday.
Williamson was the Panthers’ lone selection on either the first or second team.
The Central College football recruit hit .322 this season, clubbing five doubles while finishing tied for second on the team with 17 RBI.
On the honorable mention team were Will Edeker and midseason callup Payton Hagans.
Burlington’s Brock Dengler was named as the Conference Player of the Year.
Edeker, Dalton Gardner, Jack Johnson, Dalton Church and Lincoln Henriksen were all named Academic All-Conference, as well.
Prep Baseball: Class 3A, 4A State Tournament Field Set:
The Class 3A and 4A State Tournament field has been set after last night’s round of substate games.
Qualifiers in 3A:
- Winterset
- MOC-Floyd Valley
- ADM
- Waverly-Shell Rock
- Marion
- Wahlert Catholic
- Cedar Rapids Xavier
- Central DeWitt
Qualifiers in 4A:
- Waukee
- Ankeny
- Johnston
- Dowling Catholic
- Ottumwa
- Cedar Rapids Prairie
- Dubuque Hempstead
- Pleasant Valley
Prep Softball: State Tournament Scoreboard:
The State Finals in all classes are set after a busy round of semifinals.
Here’s the full look at the scoreboard from Harlan Rogers Park:
Class 1A
Newell-Fonda 7, Southeast Warren 3
Lisbon 4,Wayne 3
Class 2A
Earlham 9, Wilton 6
North Linn 8, Central Springs 5
Class 3A
Davenport Assumption 12, Atlantic 0
Mount Vernon 6, Williamsburg 2
Class 4A
Boone 4, Winterset 2
Western Dubuque 8, ADM 1
Class 5A
Ankeny Centennial 8, Pleasant Valley 1
Fort Dodge 8, Waukee 3