Local Sports Update – Wednesday, Oct. 9

Last night in local high school volleyball:

Bellevue is beaten by Cascade in a close match that went to 5-sets

Central DeWitt is swept by Bettendorf

Calamus Wheatland beats Prince of Peace in another close match that goes to 5-sets

Northeast is swept by Monticello

Another 5-set match between Marquette Catholic and Midland. The Eagles come out on top on their senior night. 

And the Maquoketa Cardinals grow their winning streak to 5 as they take down Camanche on the road 3 sets to 1. Hadley Ihrig and Cora Widel each had 11 kills. 

Tonight the Maquoketa Athletic Booster Club is hosting their monthly meeting at 6:00 in the high school library. They will be welcoming the new board members. All are welcome to attend.

Yesterday in the MLB playoffs the New York Yankees stayed alive in the ALDS beating the Blue Jays 9-6, that series sits at 2 games to 1. And the Mariners take a 2-1 series lead beating the Tigers on the road 8-4. All 8 teams remaining will be in action today. The Dodgers and Brewers have a chance to complete the 3-0 sweep on the Phillies and Cubs. And the Mariners and Blue Jays have a chance to move on as well as they’ll play back-to-back days.