LOCAL SPORTS UPDATE – Friday, Sept 12 – KMAQ

Yesterday in local high school volleyball:

Bellevue swept Camanche in 3 sets 

Easton Valley was beat in 3 sets by Starmont

Midland sweeps North Linn in 3 sets 

Calamus-Wheatland is swept in 3 sets by Edgewood-Colesburg

And Maquoketa is swept in 3 sets on the road by Cascade. The Cardinal Volleyball team will be back in action Monday when they’ll host Central DeWitt.

Yesterday in local high school cross-country:

Maquoketa and Central DeWitt competed in the Cedar Rapids Invitational at Seminole Park. On the girls side with 114 runners, Maquoketa’s sensational senior Izzy Hardin took home another win, with a NEW meet record time of 18.08. Central DeWitt’s Ashlyn Appleby finished 11th with a 19.39. On the boys side with 115 runners: Central DeWitt’s Kyle Olson finished in 5th place with a 15.57. Maquoketa’s Gavin Machael led the Cardinal pack, running a 19.38.

Tonight in local high school football:

A big area matchup as the Bellevue Comets, led by Cal Bonifas, travel to Goose Lake to play Maxzen Eskildsen and the Northeast Rebels.

Central DeWitt will host West Liberty

8th-ranked Easton Valley hosts Springville in 8-player action.

Midland travels to Winthrop to play East Buchanan

Calamus-Wheatland plays host Central Elkader

The Maquoketa Cardinals hit the road for the first time this season to take on Tipton. If you can’t make the drive, we’ll have all the play-by-play action of the game right here on KMAQ. 6:45 pregame and 7:00 kickoff.