By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Baseball: Mount Pleasant Loses Two, New London Dominates, Other Area Finals:
Fort Madison 15, Mount Pleasant 0
Fort Madison 14, Mount Pleasant 4
The Mount Pleasant baseball team was swept at the hands of Fort Madison yesterday at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex losing 15-0 and 14-4.
In game one, Fort Madison’s Matt Hopper fired a one-hitter over four innings to lead the Bloodhounds.
Colten Hutson had Mount Pleasant’s lone hit.
Jack Johnson took the loss for the Panthers working 3.1 innings allowing eight runs, seven of which were earned. He walked fived and struck out one.
Fort Madison soaked up 12 walks from Mount Pleasant pitching over four innings as they scored seven runs in the 3rd and 4th innings.
In game two, Will Edeker worked a solid three innings allowing two hits and three earned run, but the Bloodhounds scored six times in the 4th and seven in the 5th as they rolled to the run rule victory.
Cooper Keldgord allowed 10 runs in one inning on six hits and five walks, which helped Fort Madison take the game over.
Carter Amos and two hits and two RBI while Dalton Gardner also had two hits for the Panther offense.
The pair of losses moved Mount Pleasant to 2-11.
They’re now 1-8 in conference action.
New London 14, Pekin 3
New London jumped out to a 9-0 lead, as they rolled past Pekin yesterday 14-3.
Camden Kasel had three hits and drove in four runs, while Josh Catala had a three hit evening as well, scoring a run and driving in one.
Yesterday marked the eighth time in nine games where New London scored in double digits.
Brendan Richey went three innings to start the game for the Tigers, while Tucker Gibbar earned the win, working one scoreless inning striking out two.
New London improved to 9-0.
Louisa-Muscatine 18, Winfield-Mount Union 3
Louisa-Muscatine’s 10-run 6th inning helped the Falcons pull away for an 18-3 win over Winfield-Mount Union last night.
Winfield scored a single tally in the 1st inning and scrapped for two in the 4th.
Jared Woerly had two hits and drove in three for Louisa-Muscatine.
Stats were not made available for Winfield.
The Wolves fell to 1-12.
Wapello 6, Mediapolis 3
Wapello busted loose for four runs in the 4th inning as they defeated Mediapolis 6-3 yesterday.
Cooper Garrison and Owen Housman each had two hits for the Indians, who moved to 4-6.
Chase Witte earned the win for Wapello hurling five innings, scattering nine hits.
Mediapolis senior Josh Darbyshire and teammate Tyler Samuel each had a three hit night.
The Bulldogs fell to 8-6.
Prep Softball: Louisa-Muscatine Rallies, Mount Pleasant Swept:
Louisa-Muscatine 6, Winfield-Mount Union 5
Kylee Sanders had three hits and scored three runs as No. 2 Louisa-Muscatine rallied for a 6-5 win over Winfield-Mount Union yesterday.
The UNI Panther recruit had two singles, a triple while driving in two for the Falcons.
Winfield-Mount Union ace Madie Anderson struck out ten hitters hurling seven full innings scattering eight hits.
Molly Miller had two hits including a home run, Carlee Sloan also had a two hit evening for the Lady Wolves.
Winfield-Mount Union fell to 9-3.
Fort Madison 14, Mount Pleasant 4
Fort Madison 13, Mount Pleasant 1
Fort Madison steamed to a pair of wins yesterday over Mount Pleasant, winning 14-4 and 13-1 at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.
Bethany Drury drove in two runs in game one for the Panthers, while Jersey Beachy doubled and Courtney Raub had two steals.
Drury took the loss in the circle.
In game two, Madison Helling was the losing pitcher.
Savana Walls had two hits and a run scored, while Grace Kelley went 1-for-2 with a RBI.
The two losses fell Mount Pleasant to 0-17.
Central Lee 2, Danville 1
Carlea Beckman and Morgan Waste each had two hits but Central Lee rallied for a walk-off 2-1 win over Danville last night.
Ava Smith was the tough luck loser, hurling 6.2 innings, striking out six.
She allowed just one earned run.
Meghan Hopp and Makayla Marrison each had a pair of hits for the Hawks.
Central Lee moved to 8-4.
Danville dropped to 3-8.
Wapello 15, Mediapolis 3
College Volleyball: Wesleyan Names Ashley Miller as Head Coach:
Iowa Wesleyan has named Ashley Miller the next head volleyball coach, the school announced yesterday.
Miller comes to Iowa Wesleyan from William Penn University, where she spent the past two years as the graduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program.
She assisted in bringing the Statesmen from a 12-19 record in 2019 to an impressive 17-9 record in 2020-21.
Miller assisted in the day-to-day operations of the Statesmen volleyball program, helping with recruiting, social media, overseeing the varsity reserve team, and developing and implementing practice and game plans.
She was also a strength and conditioning coach for the Statesmen, training their men’s soccer, baseball, and women’s volleyball teams.
Iowa Wesleyans’ volleyball team will begin their season with a scrimmage on August 28th at home against Eureka.
College Football: Wesleyan Football Schedule Released:
The Iowa Wesleyan football team has released their 2021 fall schedule, taking the field for the 125th season of Tiger Football.
This will be their first year in the NAIA, competing in the North Star Athletic Conference.
Iowa Wesleyan will open their season on the road at Saint Ambrose University on August 28th.
They’ll host their home opener the following weekend against Missouri Baptist.
Homecoming will be October 2nd against Crown College.
Here’s the full schedule:
- August 28th at Saint Ambrose University
- September 4th vs Missouri Baptist University
- September 11th at Quincy University
- September 18th vs Trinity International University
- September 25th vs Valley City State University
- October 2nd vs Crown College — HOMECOMING
- October 16th at Dickinson State University
- October 23rd at Dakota State University
- October 30th vs Presentation College
- November 6th vs Waldorf University
- November 13th at Mayville State University