IGHSAU State Softball Tournament
Thursday, July 20
3:30 p.m. – Class 5A Third Place
Southeast Polk (31-10) vs. Muscatine (33-7)
5:00 p.m. – Class 5A Championship – Kruger Field
Ankeny Centennial (35-5) vs. Pleasant Valley (32-9)
6:00 p.m. – Class 4A Third Place – Iowa Central Field
Fort Dodge (32-10) vs. Norwalk (32-10)
7:30 p.m. – Class 4A Championship – Kruger Field
Winterset (27-12) vs. North Scott (28-11)
(Le Grand, Iowa) – A crash early Wednesday morning northeast of Le Grand, in Marshall County, left one person dead and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2007 Chevy Impala was traveling east on Quarry Road at around 3:05-a.m., when the car left the road an entered the north ditch, where it rolled over. 21-year-old Giana Dominique Alvarez, of Marshalltown, was ejected from the car and died at the scene.
Two other people were injured in the crash. They were identified as 29-year-old Bernard A. Brooks, of Des Moines, and 27-year-old Devrann Nichole Harding, of Marshalltown. The Patrol was working to identify who was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. The incident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.
Thursday, July 20
Class 2A Semifinals @ Merchants Park in Carroll
4:30–Cascade vs. Underwood
7:00–Beckman Catholic, Dyersville vs. West Lyon, Inwood
Class 4A Semifinals @ Duane Banks Field in Iowa City
5:00 p.m.- #1 Johnston vs. #4 Dowling Catholic
7:30 p.m.- #6 Cedar Falls vs. #7 Ames
FARGO, N.D. – Incoming University of Iowa wrestler Ryder Block won a national title at the Junior Nationals Freestyle Championships on Wednesday at the Fargo Dome. Block and incoming freshman Kale Petersen both earned All-America honors.
Block and Petersen were joined by incoming teammate Koye Grebel. Iowa’s three wrestlers in attendance posted a 17-3 record during the tournament.
Block rolled to his second Junior National title at 138 pounds, winning his seven matches by a combined score of 75-10. The Waverly, Iowa, native defeated California’s Daniel Zepeda in the title bout, 10-0.
Petersen made it all the way to finals before falling to Kyler Larkin of Arizona, 8-0. Petersen won his first six matches to earn All-America status. Petersen outscored his opponents, 56-20.
Grebel won his first two matches before losing to Block, 17-5, in a matchup of future Hawkeyes. He rattled off two more wins before falling to Tony Woods of Indiana, 13-11, to end his tournament.
Fargo All-Americans
Kale Petersen – 2nd place – 132 pounds
Ryder Block – 1st place – 128 pounds
Individual Results
Kale Petersen (132) – All-American (Second Place)
Def. Maddox McArthur (Georgia), 10-0
Def. Noah Torres (Arizona), 10-0
Def. Carson Bissey (Illinois), 12-0
Def. William Dekraker (New Jersey), 6-0
Def. Matthew Botello (Massachusetts), 9-6
Def. Dalton Perry (Pennsylvania), 9-6
Lost Kyler Larkin (Arizona), 8-0
Ryder Block (138) – All-American (First Place)
Def. Dylan Sherman (Connecticut), 8-0
Def. Nicholas Blackburn (Ohio), 10-0
Def. Koye Grebel (North Dakota), 17-5
Def. Chase Van Hoven (Virginia), 11-0
Def. Paul Kelly (California), 13-2
Def. Landon Robideau (Minnesota), 6-3
Def. Daniel Zepeda (California), 10-0
Koye Grebel (138)
Def. Taylor Tan (California), 10-0
Def. Quentin Harding (Washington), 11-0
Lost Ryder Block (Iowa), 17-5
Def. Gavin Suica (Pennsylvania), 11-0
Def. Charles Curtis (Ohio), 14-4
Lost Tony Wood (Indiana), 13-11
The 37th All-Academic Teams have been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. A panel of coaches selected senior players who demonstrate outstanding academic, moral, and athletic characteristics.
2023 First Team Academic All-State
Trever Beach Humboldt Jonah Schumacher Pleasantville
Brady Blake Indianola Parker Sheets Pleasantville
Dawson Bond Red Oak Cael Shepley Baxter
Lance Clayburg Coon Rapids-Bayard Spencer Smith Central Decatur
Cody Damman Baxter Ike Speltz Van Meter
Cael Funk Edgewood-Colesburg Dylan Stockdale Waverly-Shell Rock
Bo Gerbracht AGWSR Joshua Thurm Humboldt
Ben Gilliland Van Meter Reid Tigges Spencer
Ryan Greenfield Newell-Fonda Ryne Vander Leest Iowa City West
Brock Littler ACGC Ryan Lee Walters South Hardin
Peyton Major Pleasantville Nikoli Wede MOC-Floyd Valley
Jackson Manning Van Buren
2023 Second Team Academic All-State
Luke Bohonek Bettendorf Risto Lappala Glenwood
Lance Couse Red Oak Aden O’Donnell Pleasant Valley
Tyler Deal Carlisle Nathan O’Neill Waukon
Joe Goodhue Carlisle Ryan Peterson Carlisle
Kaleb Gray Colo-Nesco Bradly Roder AGWSR
Gavin Hegstrom Perry Ike Swanson Pleasant Valley
Zac Henderson Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tyson Tessum Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Jake Hightshoe Boone Tyrus Werner West Delaware
Ben Hoefer Iowa City West Corbin Westerkamp Pella Christian
Joshua Kennen Waukon Daniel Zietlow Pleasant Valley
Lanny Peterson Award
This award, given in honor of long-time baseball umpire Lanny Peterson, is given to the captain of the Academic All-State Team. This is given to that individual who exhibits the highest academic, moral, and athletic standards which Mr. Peterson exemplified during his career as an umpire and teacher.
The Graphic Edge-IHSBCA Player of the Year Award
This award is presented to an All-Star Series player voted most outstanding for the year by a committee of coaches at the All-Star Series.
The Gary & Sandy Nyhus Leadership Award
This award is presented to an All-Star Series Player on each team who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.
The Paul Keitel Memorial Award
This award is presented to the All-Star Player who best exemplifies the values of Character, Sportsmanship, Integrity, and “love for the game” of baseball that Paul Keitel modeled during his long umpiring career.
(Creston, Iowa) – Officials with the Creston Police Department report three people were arrested on separate charges, Wednesday. 42-year-old Jamie Rae Neubauer, of Nevada (IA) was arrested at around 10:48-a.m. at the Creston Fareway Store, on a charge of Theft in the 5th Degree. Neubauer was taken to Union County Jail and later posted a $300 cash bond.
At around 11-a.m., Wednesday, Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Ashley Nicole Parmenter, of Kent, Iowa, was arrested at 1102 N. Pine Street. She was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Police say Parmenter was cited and released on a Promise to Appear in court.
And, at around 3:30-p.m., Wednesday, Police in Creston arrested 20-year old Kaylyn Grace McClellan, of Creston. She was taken into custody in the 600 block of N. Chestnut Street. McClellan was charged with allowing an Animal to run at Large. She was cited and released on a Promise to Appear.
(Fairfield, Iowa) – One of the Fairfield teens charges with killing their teacher, is appealing his sentence to the Iowa Supreme Court. Willard Miller plead guilty in April, to a charge of first-degree murder, in the death of Fairfield Spanish Teacher Nohema Graber. Miller admitted he and Jeremy Goodale, who were 16-years of age at the time, beat the teacher to death in a Fairfield park in November 2021, because they were mad about their grade in class.
The judge in the case sentenced Miller to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. Miller’s attorneys filed an appeal to the sentencing on Monday, July 17th.
The other teenager charged, Jeremy Goodale, dropped his appeal to resist his August sentencing date. His attorneys and the State Council now have until the end of the month to set a new sentencing date.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, passed a Resolution that creates the position of Parks and Recreation Coordinator, including the job description and compensation for 2024, The Parks Director’s position will be divided between Public Works Director Kirk Knudsen and the new Parks Coordinator position, with the stipulation the Coordinator reports directly to the Public Works Director.
During the Public Forum portion of the meeting, Atlantic resident Frank Saddlemire, who was instrumental in establishing the highly successful Disc Golf course at Sunnyside Park, and has been involved with activities at the park since 2007, said he was opposed to eliminating the Parks Director’s position, as recommended by the City’s Personnel and Finance Committee earlier this month.
He said he doesn’t see where all the ideas for building the parks system in town will come from, if there’s no parks director to drive the ideas and focus on building the parks and rec system, not delegating it to seeing it through. Councilperson Linda Hartkopf was also opposed to the elimination of the position and dissolution of the Parks Board.
The Parks and Rec Board is the only such entity among the nine boards serving the City of Atlantic, that is elected. Councilman Pat McCurdy suggested an Advisory Board be established, but there is no need for an elected board, which the Parks Board is. Councilman H. Lee Sisco said those he’s spoken with are in favor of getting a new Parks Director, and not eliminating the position and Board. He also spoke with Public Works Director Kirk Knudsen, who said adding the position to his current duties would not overload those duties.
Councilman Dana Halder said an Advisory Board would likely come up with more ideas to improve the parks system, than just having a parks director. Councilperson Hartkopf responded.
The Council set their meeting on August 2nd as the date for a Public Hearing to discontinue to Parks and Recreation Board.
Class 1A
Libson 5, Kingsley-Pierson 3
Remsen St. Mary’s 1, Lynnville Sully 0
Class 3A
Epworth, Western Dubuque 7, Wahlert Catholic 4
North Polk 8, Carlisle 0
Class 1A
Martensdale-St Mary’s 9, Wayne 0
North Linn 2, Clarksville 1
Class 2A
Regina Catholic 13, Interstate 35 1
Van Meter 10, Central Springs 9
Class 3A
Williamsburg 8, Estherville Lincoln Central 0
Assumption 7, Wahlert Catholic 5
Class 4A
Winterset 6, Fort Dodge 4
North Scott 6, Norwalk 4
Class 5A
Ankeny Centennial 11, Southeast Polk 1
Pleasant Valley 7, Muscatine 1
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