Bees Preview/Local Sports News, Scores

THE BURLINGTON BEES HAD THE DAY OFF YESTERDAY(TUE), BUT THEY’LL GET BACK TO WORK AT COMMUNITY FIELD TONITE(WED), WITH THE FIRST-OF-THREE GAMES WITH THE KANE COUNTY COUGARS. 

BRANDON MARCUS’S PRE-GAME SHOW ON KBUR BEGINS TONITE AT 6:10, WITH THE FIRST PITCH SCHEDULED FOR 6:30.

 

 

FORT MADISON HIGH SCHOOL’S ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR IS LEAVING THE JOB AFTER 6 YEARS TO BECOME A-D AT A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN ANKENY, CENTENNIAL (HIGH).   BRENT BUTTJER’S NEW JOB BEGINS JULY FIRST.

 

 

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY’S CONFERENCE…THE SUMMIT LEAGUE…IS DOWN TO EIGHT TEAMS, NOW THAT OAKLAND (OF MICHIGAN) IS LEAVING TO JOIN THE HORIZON LEAGUE.   THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT KANSAS CITY(UMKC) EARLIER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BECOME PART OF THE WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.

 

 

IN HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER…

BHS BOYS 3, DAVENPORT WEST 2

BHS GIRLS 4, DAV WEST 0

ND-WB BOYS 3, MAHARISHI 2

HOLY TRINITY GIRLS 2, COLUMBUS 1

COLUMBUS BOYS 2, HOLY TRINITY(#5-1A) 1

 

IN BASEBALL…

WEST HANCOCK 3, CAMP POINT CENTRAL 2

PALMYRA 12, ILLINI WEST 5

 

IN TENNIS…

BHS BOYS 5, MACOMB 4

FM GIRLS 6, ND-WB 3

MAHARISHI GIRLS 5, KEOKUK 4

 

IN GOLF…

FAIRFIELD WON THE SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE TEAM TITLE AT MT. PLEASANT, OVER WASHINGTON, MT. PLEASANT, KEOKUK AND FT. MADISON.  MT. PLEASANT’S KILEY MILLER WAS THE MEDALIST.

 

AND MEPO’S NICK ANDERSON LED THE PACK, BUT ND-WB TOOK THE TEAM TITLE AT FLINT HILLS, BY FOUR SHOTS OVER WINFIELD-MT. UNION AND 12 BETTER THAN MEPO.