The boys golf postseason began yesterday with Sectional tournaments. In 2A at the Tipton Golf & Country Club, the host Tigers, along with Cascade and Beckman Catholic, advanced to the state qualifying district tournament in Pella on Monday, May 19th. Tipton won the sectional with a score of 306, Cascade was second at 316, and Beckman Catholic took third with a 329. Maquoketa Valley also advanced to the 2A district round with a third place finish at the Denver sectional. Columbus Catholic won that tournament with a 307, Denver was second at 326, followed by the Wildcats with a team score of 329. Maquoketa Valley will play Monday at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike. In 3A, the West Delaware boys qualified for the district round by winning the sectional tournament hosted by Marion. The Hawks shot a 296, Marion was second at 314, and Decorah took third place with a 315. Those teams will play in the district on Monday at Pin Oak in Manchester. The girls golf postseason begins Friday.
Boys & Girls High School Track & Field State Qualifying Meets will be held this afternoon. In class 1A, Ed-Co is a host school. That group includes Maquoketa Valley. In 2A, Beckman Catholic will compete at Grundy Center, while Cascade and Anamosa are among the schools that will be at Monticello. In 3A, Western Dubuque and West Delaware both compete at Assumption. The state track & field meet is May 22-24 at Drake Stadium.
In other high school sports today, the Beckman Catholic girls golf team will play in the Dubuque Senior Invite at Bunker Hill, and the West Delaware girls golf team will compete in the Prairie Invite at Airport National Golf Course.
The full 2025 NFL schedule was released Wednesday. The season will kickoff on Thursday, September 4th when the Eagles host Dallas. There will also be a Friday night game in week 1 with Kansas City playing the Chargers in Brazil. In other week 1 highlights, Green Bay hosts Detroit for a Sunday afternoon matchup, and the Bears host Minnesota on Monday, September 8th. The other Bears-Vikings game is November 16th, while Chicago goes to Green Bay on December 7th, then hosts the Packers on December 20th. The Packers host Minnesota on November 23rd, then the Vikings host Green Bay in week 18, with the date and time to-be-determined. Kansas City will host Philadelphia in a week 2 matchup on September 14th, and play Buffalo on November 2nd.
NBA Playoff scores from Wednesday
Boston 127, New York 102 (Knicks lead series 3-2 – Game 6 Friday @ New York)
Minnesota 121, Golden State 110 (Minnesota wins series 4-1)
NBA Playoff game tonight
Oklahoma City @ Denver 7:30 (Thunder lead series 3-2)
NHL Stanley Cup Playoff games tonight
Carolina @ Washington 6:00 (Carolina leads series 3-1)
Dallas @ Winnipeg 8:30 (Dallas leads series 3-1)
MLB Scores from Wednesday
Twins 6, Baltimore 3 (game 1)
Twins 8, Baltimore 6 (game 2)
Phillies 2, St. Louis 1 (game 1)
St. Louis 14, Phillies 7 (game 2)
Milwaukee 9, Guardians 5
Arizona 8, Giants 7
Yankees 3, Seattle 2
Tigers 6, Boston 5
Toronto 3, Rays 1
White Sox 4, Reds 2
Marlins 3, Cubs 1
Pirates 4, Mets 0
Washington 5, Atlanta 4
Texas 8, Colorado 3
Houston 4, Kansas City 3
Padres 5, Angels 1