Knoxville Boys Soccer Travels To #1 Gilbert For Substate Final

Both Knoxville Soccer squads will be in action on Wednesday with one playing for a spot at the State Tournament. The Panther Boys will head back to Gilbert to play the #1 ranked Tigers for a spot in the class 2A State Tournament. The Panthers got to the Substate final by knocking off Nevada on penalty kicks. Gilbert has shut out eight of its opponents and stand at 16-0. Knoxville is 10-6. The match is set to begin at 7:00.

Knoxville Girls Soccer Heads To Panorama In Regional Semifinal

The weather on Tuesday pushed several area events to Wednesday including the Knoxville Girls Soccer Squads regional semifinal match at Panorama. The Panthers are coming off a thrilling win over Albia last week that forced two overtimes and penalty kicks before Knoxville scored the win. The other Panthers come in with a 12-5 record and have scored 107 goals this season, which averages out to 6.2 goals per match and have had five matches they have scored in double figures. Knoxville Coach Bethany Johnson tells KNIA/KRLS Sports her team’s confidence in their eight game winning streak has grown.

Johnson: “I think our confidence is there. We’re going to play Panorama, and that will be a boost, and we just have to play with confidence and play our game.”

Tonight’s game is set to begin at 7:00.

Knoxville Baseball and Softball Host Davis County

Panther Drive will be busy tonight as both Knoxville baseball and softball squads open up South Central Conference play against Davis County. The Baseball Panthers are coming off a season opener loss to Saydel on Friday while softball will play its season opener after having Tuesday’s game against Oskaloosa called off due to weather. The baseball squad will have a double header starting at 5:30 while softball will start at around 7:30.