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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wed., April 26, 2023

Weather

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 9 to 13 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning, 36. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 66 and the Low was 24. The Record High on this date was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907.

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Clarinda sweeps titles at Audubon Bob Clark Relays 04/25/2023

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by admin

Audubon Bob Clark Relays
04/25/2023

Girls Team Scores

  1. Clarinda 107
  2. IKM-Manning 86
  3. Underwood 82
  4. Audubon 79
  5. Tri-Center 72
  6. Southwest Valley 56
  7. ACGC 53
  8. Griswold 49
  9. Ar-We-Va 46
  10. CAM 37
  11. Panorama 29
  12. Exira-EHK 23
  13. Coon Rapids-Bayard 17

Clarinda was led by wins from Bailey Nordyke in the 400M Hurdles (1:11.49) and Raenna Henke in the 1500M (5:14.21) and 3000M (11:14.21).

Audubon’s Madison Steckler won the 200M (26.83) and was part of the winning 4x400M Relay (Kadence Sporrer, Addie Hocker, Mattie Nielsen, Steckler 4:30.43) and Distance Medley (Steckler, Nielsen, Sporrer, Stefi Beisswenger 4:39.28).

Southwest Valley’s Emma Cooper won the Long Jump (15-05.50) and Mackenzie Richards topped the Shot Put (34-00.00).

Tri-Center’s Isah VanArsdol won the 800M (2:32.81) and the Trojans won the Sprint Medley (1:56.53).

Griswold won the 4x200M Relay (Kyleigh Hering, Erynn Peterson, Emma Mundorf, Addison Adams 1:56.22)

Exira-EHK Jaelynn Petersen won the High Jump (4-08.00)

Boys Team Scores

  1. Clarinda 126
  2. IKM-Manning 113
  3. Underwood 111
  4. ACGC 102
  5. CAM 74
  6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 41
  7. Tri-Center 41
  8. Audubon 37
  9. Panorama 34
  10. Exira-EHK 31
  11. Griswold 17
  12. Southwest Valley 14

Clarinda got wins from Isaac Jones in the Long Jump (22-02.50), Treyton Schaapherder in the 1600M (4:34.91). The Cardinals also won the 4x200M Relay (1:34.40) and Sprint Medley (1:37.33).

IKM-Manning’s Caden Keller won the 800M (2:07.38) and the 3200M (9:46.78). The Wolves also won the 4x800M Relay and Distance Medley.

CAM’s Shuttle Hurdle Relay team of Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Collin Bower, and Sam Foreman set the new meet record with a winning 1:01.11. Maas also won the 400M (52.44). Foreman won the 110M Hurdles (52.44) and Follmann won the 400M Hurdles (56.28). Corbin Peach was runner-up in the Discus (141-10).

ACGC’s Lance Bunde won the High Jump (6-01.00). Austin Kunkle won the 200M (22.30). The Chargers also won the 4x100M Relay.

Exira-EHK’s Cash Emgarten won the 100M (11.63).

Full results: bobclarkrelays2023results

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Prakel and Hiltz win U-S 1-Mile Road titles at Drake Relays

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Sam Prakel took control in the late stages to win his second U-S 1-Mile Road Championship at the Drake Relays. The former Oregon All American won it in 2020 when it was held in August at the height of the pandemic.

Prakel had a plan for when he would make his move.

Nikki Hiltz used a late kick to take control and win the women’s division. Hiltz was coming off a win in the 15-hundred at the US Indoor Championships.

Hiltz also won the event in 2019 and the winning time of four minutes, 28 seconds is a new record in the event.

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Reigning world champ set for team shot put competition at Drake Relays

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Reigning World Champion Chase Ealey will try to break her American indoor record in the shot put on Wednesday night in Drake Fieldhouse as part of a mixed gender team event at the Drake Relays. Ealey will also take part in the outdoor competition this weekend in the stadium where she captured her first US outdoor title in 2019.

Ealey is looking forward to competing twice this week.

Ealey says it will be the first time she will take part in a team shot put competition.

Ealey has been working on some technical changes that sjhe hopes to improve her distance this season.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser will also be in the field.

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Iowa State players set for NFL Draft

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Several Iowa State players could be selected in the NFL Draft which begins Thursday night in Kansas City. Cyclone All-American receiver Xavier Hutchinson is expected to be a mid to late round selection after setting a single season record at ISU with 107 receptions.

Hutchinson says he has enjoyed the entire process.

Hutchinson says his main goal is to get a chance to make a roster.

Cyclone defensive back Anthony Johnson says his move from corner to safety as a senior has helped his prospects.

Johnson says he never questioned the move.

Johnson says recent Cyclone players who have made NFL rosters helped him navigate the process.

Defensive end Will McDonald could be the first Cyclone taken in the opening round in 49 years. ISU’s all-time leader in sacks says it was the players he learned from that provided this opportunity.

Some mock drafts have McDonald going late in the first round but he is not trying to focus on when he will be taken.

McDonald just wants a chance to make a roster.

Multiple draft picks have become a regular thing under coach Matt Campbell.

Campbell believes those three along with linebacker O’Rien Vance will get a chance to make a roster.

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Water quality funding shift in Senate GOP spending plan

Ag/Outdoor, News

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Republicans in the Iowa Senate have approved a budget plan for the Departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture that includes more money to prepare for a potential outbreak of a foreign animal disease, like African Swine Fever. Senator Eric Giddens, a Democrat from Cedar Falls, says the bill falls short in other areas.  “Year after year, there’s been status quo budgets for DNR operations, forestry management and state park operations,” Gidden says. “Our state parks are important to attracting and retaining residents in this state.”

Senator Dan Zumbach, a Republican from Ryan, says he met with the D-N-R’s director to shift money within the agency’s budget, to focus on priorities. “I don’t think there’s anything more enjoyable to drive through Backbone State Park and see it mowed and see the benches fixed and see the shelters in good shape for they’re much more usable for us,” Zumbach says. The 16 Democrats in the Senate voted against the budget plan.

Senator Janice Weiner, a Democrat from Iowa City, says the bill cuts funding for the Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State University and likely ends its collaboration with the Iowa Flood Center at the University of Iowa. Weiner says it’s University of Iowa staff who’ve been measuring whether water quality projects are working.  “We know that water quality is a problem,” Weiner says. “We know that Iowans deserve better, but without data it will be easy to say: ‘There’s no problem’ or ‘We don’t know how to measure the problem’ — so problem solved.”

Zumbach says the water quality funds shifted to the Iowa Department of Agriculture will be spent on science-based initiatives. “What we do know is practices on the land and in our towns is what makes cleaner water,” Zumbach says, “and so when we made the decisions on how to appropriate dollars, it was all about let’s put practices that help clean our water.” Democrats like Senator Sarah Trone-Garriott, of Waukee, also object to language in the bill that would repeal a law that says the State of Iowa should aim to have 10 percent of Iowa land be parks, wilderness areas and other property available for public use.

“To sneak this into our budget work really robs our public from the opportunity to speak out against it,” Trone Garriott says. Zumbach says it’s about priorities. “We have a lot of land in public use that’s not being taken care of the way it should be,” Zumbach says.

The State of Iowa currently owns about 390-thousand acres of land that is to be maintained by the D-N-R. That’s about one percent of the 36 million acres in Iowa according to a D-N-R land inventory.

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Senate OKs Iowa DOT budget, including money for new Davenport maintenance garage

News

April 26th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Senate has unanimously approved a budget for the Iowa Department of Transportation that includes money for a new maintenance garage in eastern Iowa. Republican Senator Carrie Koelker, of Dyersville, says lawmakers are setting aside nearly 22 million dollars for the project.

“This is to demolish and build a new DOT facility in Davenport, a facility that’s not been upgraded in decades,” she says. A budget report prepared by the Legislative Services Agency indicated the current facility is deteriorating due to age and is too small to accommodate the size of snow plows and other D-O-T equipment.

The Iowa D-O-T has 109 maintenance garages. The one in Davenport is responsible for clearing snow and other maintenance on Interstate 80 and other highways in the Quad Cities area.

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High School Tennis Scoreboard 04/25/2023

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS TENNIS

Atlantic 6, Audubon 3
1. Audrey Jensen (Au) def Rio Johnson 12 (A) 8-0
2. Geri Anderson (Au) def Keira Olsen 12 (A) 8-6
3. Quincy Sorenson 11 (A) def Ava Slater (Au) 8-2
4. Jade Harter 11 (A) def Jordan Porsche (Au) 8-0
5. Josephine Sorenson 12 (A) def Joselynn Moreno (Au) 8-3
6. Geneiveve McCalla 11 (A) def Rachel Rynerson (Au) 8-2
Doubles
1. Jenson/Anderson (Au) def Johnson/Olsen (A) 8-0
2. QSorenson/Harter (A) def Slater/Moreno (Au) 8-2
3. JSorenson/GMcCalla (A) dfe Porsche/Rynerson (Au) 8-4

Bishop Heelan 7, Denison-Schleswig 2
Clarinda 8, Red Oak 1
Clarke 8, Southwest Valley 1
Shenandoah 7, Glenwood 2

BOYS TENNIS

CB City Meet
1st-Lewis Central, 2nd- CB Abraham Lincoln, 3rd- St. Albert, 4th- CB Thomas Jefferson
#1 Singles: Chris Wailes (Abraham Lincoln)
#2 Singles: Payton Fort (Lewis Central)
#1 Doubles: Chris Wailes/Tyler Powers (Abraham Lincoln)
#2 Doubles: 1. Drew White/Broedy Johnson (Lewis Central)

Glenwood 7, Shenandoah 2
Red Oak 9, Clarinda 0
Southwest Valley 9, Clarke 0

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High School Golf Scoreboard 04/25/2023

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS GOLF

Chariton 214, Creston NTS
Medalist: Makaela Downing, Creston, 45
Runner-up: Jayden Jensen, Chariton, 46

Clarinda 192, Red Oak 218
Medalist: Gianna Rock, Clarinda, 45
Runner-up: Brynn Knaus, Red Oak, 46

East Union 229, Riverside 232, Grand View Christian 271, CAM NTS, Lenox NTS
Medalist: Addison Brink, Riverside, 48
Runner-up: Reese Snyder, CAM, 49

Nodaway Valley 229, Martensdale-St. Marys 241, Central Decatur NTS
Medalist: Kathryn Ballard, Martensdale-St. Marys, 52
Runner-up: Lindsey Davis, Nodaway Valley, 53

Shenandoah 212, Glenwood 231, Hamburg 231, Essex 251
Medalist: Hailee Barrett, Hamburg, 48
Runner-Up: Amelia Mattes, Shenandoah, 50

Sidney 215, East Mills 239
Medalist: Avery Dowling, Sidney, 43
Runner-up: Emersyn Burdic, East Mills, 54

Southwest Valley 209, Mount Ayr 226
Medalist: Maggie Haer, Southwest Valley, 49
Runner-up: Mallory Weehler, Mount Ayr, 51

Treynor 209, Tri-Center 267
Medalist: Brooklynn Currin, Treynor, 40
Runner-up: Sophi Pedersen, Treynor, 53

Underwood 202, Griswold NTS
Medalist: Joanna Reynolds, Griswold ,43
Runner-up: Mary Stephens, Underwood, 44

BOYS GOLF

Harlan 176 Atlantic 182
Medalist:
Runner-up: Tristan Hayes, Atlantic (43)
Other Atlantic Scores: Hudson McLaren 43, Roth Den Beste 47, Tate Nikalsen 49, Cruz Weaver 50, Sam Brosam 50

CAM 182 East Union 202 Lenox NTS Riverside NTS Grand View Christian NTS
Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM, 41
Runner-up: Seth Hensley, CAM, 45

Clarinda 169 Red Oak 195
Medalist: Caden Butt, Clarinda, 41
Runner-up: Brevin Coston, Clarinda, 42 & Kort Neal, Red Oak, 42

Denison-Schleswig 209, Carroll 212
Medalist: Easton Emery, Denison-Schleswig, 39
Runner-up: Landon Wulf, Denison-Schleswig, 40

East Mills 187, Rock Port 211, Sidney 211
Medalist: Hayden Thompson, Sidney, 42
Runner-up: Kyler Williams, East Mills, 45

Glenwood 159, Shenandoah 180, Fremont-Mills 186
Medalist: Jade Spangler, Shenandoah, 36
Runner-up: Gavin Schau, Glenwood, 37

Mount Ayr 180, Southwest Valley 198
Medalist: Tanner Streit, Mount Ayr, 43
Runner-up: Ethan Bruce, Southwest Valley, 44

Nodaway Valley 180, Martensdale-St. Marys 216, Central Decatur NTS
Medalist: Zach Gebbie, Nodaway Valley, 43
Runner-up: Landon Klobnak, Nodaway Valley, 43

Treynor 157, Tri-Center 210
Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor, 36
Runner-up: Bradley Stock, Treynor, 39

Underwood 178, Griswold 188
Medalist: Kamron Brownlee, Griswold, 39
Runner-up: Hogan Hook, Griswold, 40

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High School Soccer Scoreboard 04/25/2023

Sports

April 26th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

St. Albert 4, Atlantic 0 (SA: Ella Klusman 3 goals)
CB Abraham Lincoln 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Glenwood 6, Kuemper Catholic 0 (G: Nora Dougherty 5 goals)
Harlan 3, Underwood 2 (H: Aubrey Schwieso 3 goals)
Lewis Central 12, Creston 0 (LC: Gracie Hays 4 goals, 3 assists)

BOYS SOCCER

AHSTW 5, Riverside 1 (A: Brayden Lund 2 goals, 1 assist. Kayden Baxter 2 goals)
CB Abraham Lincoln 8, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
St. Albert 8, Atlantic 1 (SA: Kyle Irwin 3 goals, 1 assist)
Glenwood 10, Kuemper Catholic 0 (G: Caden Johnson 4 goals, 1 assist)
Lewis Central 10, Creston 0 (LC: Brayden Shepard 4 goals)
Underwood 6, Harlan 2

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