KMCH SPORTS: Thursday night results/Friday preview

BY JON SWISHER – SPORTS DIRECTOR:

The high school basketball postseason officially began last night with girls regional first round contests.

Our featured game from KMCH Sports came from Edgewood where Ed-Co took down Central Elkader 51-34. The Vikings improved to 12-10 and advance to quarterfinal play in Winthrop Tuesday night versus East Buchanan.

Starmont had their season ended by Clarksville 63-32.

Coverage area regular season scores:

Girls-

North Linn topped Cascade 58-44.

Boys-

Anamosa 56- West Liberty 49

Western Dubuque 68 Marion 60

Tonight, Boys District play begins: Our featured game has East Buchanan hosting North Cedar in Winthrop with a 5pm tip-off time because of the expected snow. Bill Logan and Roger Wright will have the call here on Mix 94.7/kmch.com and the KMCH App.

Also because of Mother Nature, District Boys Wrestling will get started a day earlier than expected for one of our coverage area sites. In Class 2A at Independence, action will begin at 2pm this afternoon as they welcome in Anamosa, Monticello, Maquoketa, CP-U, North Cedar and Dubuque Wahlert Catholic. All that coverage can be heard on our sister station KMAQ out of Maquoketa with Justin Tjaden on kmaq.com or the KMAQ App.

The 2025 IHSAA Boys State Swimming Championships will take place at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center starting later today with prelims beginning at 5pm. Two West Delaware students will be competing for Dubuque Hempstead in a Co-Op sharing agreement. Senior Braden Wenger will be in the 200 IM and the 100 Breaststroke and sophomore Caden Stickney qualified for the 100 Fly, 100 Breaststroke and the 200 Medley Relay. The top 16 performances qualify for Saturday’s finals, with the top 8 performances in the championship final and the next 8 in the consolation final.

The River Valley and WaMaC conference will hold their Bowling tournaments today. With Maquoketa hosting RVC schools at Timber Lanes;  Monticello, Anamosa, Camanche and Durant will be there starting at 10am. Vinton-Shellsburg will be putting on the WaMaC Tourney at Berry’s Lanes in Vinton. West Delaware, Independence, Marion and Benton Community are also there with first rolls taking place at 11am.