Sports for 9-27

The Burlington High School Boys Golf Team placed third in a triangular in Bettendorf, beating Clinton but falling to Muscatine. In Volleyball action on the Illinois side, Illini West downed West Hancock in a sweep. West Central beat Mercer County in a sweep.

The Western Illinois Leathernecks broke into the top ten in this week’s FCS coaches poll, ranking at number eight. Western Illinois beat Northern Illinois over the weekend, 28-23.

The Chicago Cubs have scored their 100th win of the season with a victory over Pittsburgh, 12-2, Javier Baez scored a grand slam in the win. The St. Louis Cardinals suffered a big loss to Cincinnati, 15-2. The Chicago White Sox beat Tampa Bay 7-1.