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State Volleyball Tournament Scores (11/13) & Schedule (11/14)

Sports

November 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Wednesday, November 13 – Class 1A First Round

LeMars Gehlen Catholic 25-25-20-25, Stanton 15-18-25-22

Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-25, Guthrie Center 18-21-7

Janesville 25-25-25, Springville 15-9-6

Central Lyon 22-25-25-25, Tripoli 25-20-23-23

Thursday, November 14 – Class 1A Semifinals

6:00 p.m. – LeMars Gehlen Catholic (24-11) vs. Holy Trinity Catholic (46-4)

6:00 p.m. – Janesville (36-4) vs. Central Lyon (28-6)

Wednesday, November 13- Class 2A First Round

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 25-25-25-25, Council Bluffs St. Albert 20-22-27-16

Dike-New Hartford 25-25-25, Iowa City Regina 13-7-14

Sumner-Fredericksburg 25-25-15-25, Hinton 17-22-25-19

Western Christian 25-25-25, Grundy Center 15-13-15

Friday, November 14 – Class 2A Semifinals

4:00 p.m. – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (35-5) vs. Dike-New Hartford (43-1)

4:00 p.m. – Sumner-Fredericksburg (38-3) vs. Western Christian (44-2)

Wednesday, November 13 – Class 3A First Round

Union 22-25-25-25, Nevada 25-21-22-21

Kuemper Catholic 25-25-21-25, Red Oak 17-21-25-21

Thursday, November 14 – Class 3A Semifinals

2:00 pm – MOC-Floyd Valley (33-6) vs. Union (28-7)

2:00 p.m. – Mount Vernon (26-10) vs. Kuemper Catholic (27-4)

Thursday, November 14 – Class 4A Semifinals

Noon – Charles City (40-6) vs. Harlan (35-4)

Noon – Davenport Assumption (32-6) vs. Solon (32-2)

Thursday, November 14 – Class 5A Semifinals

10:00 a.m. – Dowling Catholic (31-8) vs. Urbandale (35-5)

10:00 a.m. – Ankeny Centennial (33-8) vs. Bettendorf (35-2)

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NWS weather forecast for the KJAN listening area: 11/14/13

Weather

November 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

400 AM CST THU NOV 14 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S.

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Iowa women cruise to 76-38 win over AR-Pine Bluff

Sports

November 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa City) The Iowa women’s basketball team (3-0 overall) sprinted to an 11-0 lead, outscored Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20-0 in fast break points, and cruised to a 76-38 win Wednesday night, at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The Golden Lions dipped to 1-2 on the season.  It is the fewest points allowed by an Iowa women’s basketball team since it defeated Michigan 53-36 on Dec. 30, 1994.

Three Hawkeyes scored in double figures with juniors Bethany Doolittle and Melissa Dixon sharing game-high honors with 17. Freshman Ally Disterhoft played 23 minutes and scored 12 points with nine rebounds and four assists.

The Hawkeyes host Stony Brook on Sunday, Nov. 17, with tip-off at 1 p.m. (CT). They will then play five games away from home before returning Dec. 5 to play Syracuse.

(HawkeyeSports.com)

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Iowa State defeats South Dakota 88-72

Sports

November 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Hallie Christofferson hit her second double-double of the season, scoring 25 points and nabbing 12 rebounds to lead Iowa State to an 88-72 victory over South Dakota on Wednesday night. Christofferson sank 7 of 21 from the floor and was perfect from the foul line, hitting 10 of 10. She also had two assists for the Cyclones (2-0). Guard Nicky Moody scored 20 points with four rebounds, seven assists and two steals. Brynn Williamson hit 6 of 9 from the floor and 3 of 9 from the 3-point line for a total of 18 points.

The Cyclones overcame South Dakota on a 21-3 run with eight minutes left the second half to seal the victory. The high scorer for the Coyotes (1-2) was Nicole Seekamp with 21 points and a team-high seven assists. Raeshel Contreras came off the bench to score 15 points for South Dakota.

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Iowa News Headlines: Thu., Nov. 14 2013

News

November 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. Thirty-six-year-old Nicholas Michael Jackson of Boone, Iowa, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Washington, D.C. He had pleaded guilty in March. Prosecutors say the registered sex offender shared about 20 images of child porn with an undercover officer.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Vision Iowa Board has awarded $1.1 million toward the renovation of a plaza in downtown Des Moines. The board awarded the money yesterday to the Cowles Commons Renovation, a $9.7 million project to replace a 35-year-old space previously known as Nollen Plaza. Demolition of the site began in October and completion of the project is expected in late 2014.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in Council Bluffs have arrested a man following an hour-long police standoff. Police Lt. Mark Galvan says Lucas Walk was taken to a hospital after being removed from the residence yesterday. A police dog had bitten him. Police say they had been trying to serve an arrest warrant to Walk and thought he might be armed but later found no weapons.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — The case of a former Iowa jail guard accused of killing his pregnant wife has gone to the jury. The Henry County jury got the case yesterday. Seth Techel is charged with first-degree murder in last year’s death of his wife, Lisa, and their fetus. Prosecutors say he wanted to kill his wife to be with another woman. A defense attorney says a former neighbor may have been a better suspect in Lisa Techel’s death.

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Police end standoff at Council Bluffs home

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a man involved in a police standoff in Council Bluffs is now in custody. Lt. Mark Galvan of the Council Bluffs Police Department tells Omaha television station KETV that Lucas Walk was taken out of a residence Wednesday following a standoff that lasted about an hour. He was taken to a hospital after a K-9 dog bit him.

Police say Walk had several, outstanding felony warrants for stolen property, and that they were serving an arrest warrant to Walk when the incident began. Authorities say they thought Walk may be armed, but no weapons have been found. Nearby homes were briefly evacuated. The scene was cleared and residents were allowed to return home, at around 5:45-p.m.

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Iowa signs Ellingson, Uhl

Sports

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has signed prep guard Brady Ellingson and forward Dominique Uhl to national letters of intent. Ellingson, a 6-foot-4 guard from Sussex, Wis., averaged 21.3 points a game as a junior last season. He shot 48 percent from 3-point range and was named first-team All-State.

Uhl, a 6-foot-9 forward from Point Pleasant Beach High in N.J., averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds a game last year. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says Ellingson is a “cerebral” player and that Uhl has tremendous ball-handling skills for a player his size.

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Drake signs 5 players

Sports

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Drake coach Ray Giacoletti announced his first recruiting class Wednesday, a five-player group that includes a pair of Iowans.  Iowa Falls Alden High forward Casey Schlatter and center Kory Kuenstling of Dunkerton headline the class of players who have signed with the Bulldogs.

Schlatter averaged 25.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game as a junior last season and was a first-team All-State pick. The 6-foot-11 Kuenstling scored nearly 16 points a game last year. Point guard Reed Timmer of New Berlin, Wis., and a pair of Illinois players, C.J. Rivers and Ore Arogundade, round out the 2013 class for Drake.

Giacoletti says each of his new players comes from a successful high school or AAU program and excels in the classroom.

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Traffic stop in Clarinda leads to weapon and narcotics arrest

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A traffic stop Wednesday morning in Clarinda resulted in a man being arrested on weapon and drug charges. Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers says 25-year old Jacob Tanner Franson, of Villisca, was arrested a little after 3-a.m., after officers stopped his vehicle at the intersection of West State Street and the State Highway 2 bypass.

Franson will be charged with carrying a concealed firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

He was being held in the Page County Jail on bond amounting to 100-thousand dollars. Chief Brothers says deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the arrest of Franson. His case has been referred to the Page County Attorney’s Office for review and the filing of formal charges.

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Injury accident in Harlan

News

November 13th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Police Department reports one-person was injured during an accident that took place Tuesday, at the intersection of 6th and Hill Streets. Officials say Kristina Namanny, of Harlan, was transported by Medivac Ambulance to Myrtue Memorial Hospital, after her 1998 Chevy was hit by a 2000 Chevy, that was driven by Karen Petersen-Blum, of Harlan.

According to the police report, Petersen-Blum was westbound on Hill Street and stopped at the stop sign at the intersection with 6th Street. When she didn’t see Namanny’s vehicle approaching, Petersen-Blum pulled out into intersection and hit the left rear side of the Namanny car. Petersen-Blum was cited for Failure to Yield. Damage from the collision amounted to $4,500.

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