Sports Update – 7/8/25 – KMAQ Sports

Last night in local high school sports:

The Northeast softball team takes down Regina Catholic 4-1 in first round regional action.

The Central DeWitt baseball team sweeps Hampton-Dumont-Cal in a doubleheader, 18-4 and 6-2.

The Midland baseball team beats Lisbon 5-2 in first round district play.

The Easton Valley baseball team takes down Calamus-Wheatland 4-2 in their first round district game. 

The Easton Valley softball team falls to Calamus-Wheatland 7-0 in their first round regional. 

The Maquoketa softball team was swept by Iowa City Liberty in a doubleheader.

And the Maquoketa baseball team picks up the big win over Center Point-Urbana 13-3. That game heard right here on KMAQ.

Tonight in local high school sports:

The Central DeWitt baseball team travels to Manchester to face West Delaware in a doubleheader.

The Midland baseball team will take on 5th-ranked North Linn in the second round of district play.

The Northeast baseball team plays Durant in a substate quarterfinal.

The Easton Valley baseball team is hosted by North Tama in the second round of their district bracket.

And the Bellevue and Marquette Catholic consolidated baseball team will take on MFL MarMac in Dyersville in a substate quarterfinal, listen to that game on 1320AM, 92.5 FM Bellevue, on the KMAQ.com website stream or the KMAQ App. Pregame coverage with Justin Tjaden and Jim ‘Kelsey’ Koos begins at 4:50, first pitch is at 5.

In St. Louis Cardinals news, the birds are back in action today after a much needed day off yesterday, as they begin a 3-game homestand against the Washington Nationals. Listen to that game on 95.1 FM, pregame coverage begins at 5:50, first pitch at 6:45.

In NBA news:

Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has agreed to a five-year, 239 million dollar maximum rookie contract extension with the team that could reach $287 million

The Indiana Pacers have announced that point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season after surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.

And finally, in a 3 team trade, the Los Angeles Clippers have traded shooting guard Norman Powell to the Miami Heat. Miami sends Kevin Love and Kyle Anderson to the Utah Jazz, who send John Collins to the Clippers. Powell averaged 22 points per game last season while shooting 42% from three.