Prep Cross Country: Area Action Kicks Back Off Today:
The prep cross country schedule kicks back off today with several area meets.
Several KILJ-area programs will run at Fort Madison today, with the meet beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Burlington, Central Lee, Columbus, Holy Trinity, Mediapolis, Mount Pleasant, Notre Dame, Van Buren County and Winfield-Mount Union are among the area schools running tonight.
Tonight’s course will be a mixture of grass, gravel and cement.
As per usual, the large schools will compete in Class A, while the small schools will race in Class B.
The middle school race will commence at 5:00 p.m. with high school girls’ and boys’ to follow.
The race is being ran on the campus of Fort Madison Middle School.
Prep Volleyball: New London-Notre Dame Meet in Another Clash of the Titans:
The No. 1 ranked Notre Dame Nike volleyball team is back in action tonight as they will host another southeast Iowa power in New London.
The Nikes are coming off a Tuesday night sweep of No. 4 Holy Trinity and are looking to continue their terrific title defense season.
New London comes into tonight’s matchup with a record of 5-5, but are 26-5 against Notre Dame since 2008.
The Nikes’ 2-1 win last year over New London snapped a ten-game losing streak against the Tigers, which dated back to 2016.
Natalie Burden is New London’s top attack threat, while Gabby Deery is enjoying an incredible junior season for the Nikes in the front row.
Tonight’s game is set to fire at 7:30 p.m. at Father Minnett Gymnasium at Notre Dame High School.
Other area matchups:
- Louisa-Muscatine at Mediapolis
- Lone Tree at Pekin
- Holy Trinity at Van Buren County
- Danville at WACO
- Central Lee at West Burlington
College Basketball: Big 12 Announces Conference Schedule:
The Big 12 Conference has released their conference schedules for the upcoming 2021-22 basketball season.
The league made the schedule announcement late Wednesday.
Iowa State will open their season on January 1st, when they take on defending national champion Baylor.
The Cyclone women will begin January 2nd, playing host to West Virginia.
KILJ-FM 98.5 and AM 1130 will be your home for Cyclone basketball all winter long.
College Football: Iowa State Ready to Bounce Back:
Iowa State running back Breece Hall is confident the Cyclones will bounce back with a solid effort at UNLV. The offense struggled last weekend in a 27-17 loss to Iowa.
“Just like last year, we got smacked in the mouth now we can get going. I am excited to see our team bounce back. I think we will be fine” Hall told reporters at his availability Wednesday.
A veteran team, Hall believes the Clones have what it takes to move forward despite the tough loss.
After throwing three picks against Iowa, all eyes will be on senior quarterback Brock Purdy.
Left tackle Sean Foster has no doubts Purdy will come out with something to prove.
“We love Brock. He’s our quarterback. Better watch out, he’s very confident. Nothing but faith in him” Foster says.
Better grab an extra pot of coffee, kickoff Saturday night is set for 9:30 p.m., with air-time set for 7:30 p.m.
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