Local Sports Update – Tuesday, Oct 21

Last night was the first round of regional volleyball in Class 1A and we had 4 area teams in action:

Easton Valley fell to Springville in 3 sets. The Riverhawks end their season 1-24.

Calamus-Wheatland took down Prince of Peace 3 sets to 1. The Warriors now advance to face Springville tomorrow. 

And Midland swept Marquette Catholic in 3 sets. The Defenders end their season 3-28, and the Eagles advance to play North Cedar tomorrow.

Tonight is the first round of regional volleyball in Class 3A & 4A and we have a couple area teams in action:

Central DeWitt will host Clinton.

The Maquoketa Cardinals travel to Wilton. If you can’t make the drive we’ll have all the play by play action for you on KMAQ. Pregame coverage begins at 6:50.

In the NFL last night for another Monday night football doubleheader: The Detroit Lions took down the Tampa Bay Bucs 24-9, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Houston Texans 27-19.

Last night in the MLB: The Toronto Blue Jays won the American League Pennant and are headed back to the World Series for the third time in franchise history and the first time in 32 years. The Jays narrowly defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the ALCS, thanks to a 3-run homerun in the 7th inning by George Springer that put and kept Toronto on top. Game 1 of the 2025 World Series will be Friday night in Toronto, as the Blue Jays will try to stop the L.A. Dodgers from becoming back-to-back world champions.