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2011-2012 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Selections

Sports

March 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

The 2011-12 All-Big Ten Men’s Basketball Teams were announced live on the Big Ten Network Monday night. Michigan State star Draymond Green was the only unanimous first-team player and also won Player of the Year from the coaches and the media, while Green’s coach, Tom Izzo, claimed both Coach of the Year honors. As for the highly debated Freshman of the Year laurel, Trey Burke (media) and Cody Zeller (coaches) were both selected.

 

2011-12 ALL-BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS – COACHES
POSITION FIRST TEAM
 SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM
G: Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Trey Burke, Michigan Keith Appling, Michigan State
G/F: Robbie Hummel, Purdue Tim Frazier, Penn State Brandon Paul, Illinois
G/F: John Shurna, Northwestern William Buford, Ohio State Matt Gatens, Iowa
F: DRAYMOND GREEN, Michigan State Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan
F/C: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Cody Zeller, Indiana Drew Crawford, Northwestern

HONORABLE MENTION: Lewis Jackson, Purdue; Aaron Craft, Ohio State; Ryan Evans, Wisconsin; Christian Watford, Indiana; Jared Berggren, Wisconsin; Meyers Leonard, Illinois

ALL FRESHMAN
TREY BURKE, Michigan
Dave Sobolewski, Northwestern
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Aaron White, Iowa
CODY ZELLER, Indiana

SUPERLATIVE WINNERS
Player of the Year: Draymond Green, Michigan State
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year: Cody Zeller, Indiana
Defensive Player of the Year: Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Sixth Man of the Year: D.J. Byrd, Purdue

2011-12 ALL-BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS – MEDIA
POSITION FIRST TEAM
 SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM
G: Tim Frazier, Penn State Trey Burke, Michigan Keith Appling, Michigan State
G/F: Robbie Hummel, Purdue Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin Aaron Craft, Ohio State
G/F: John Shurna, Northwestern Matt Gatens, Iowa Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan
F: DRAYMOND GREEN, Michigan State William Buford, Ohio State Drew Crawford, Northwestern
F/C: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State Cody Zeller, Indiana Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State

HONORABLE MENTION: Meyers Leonard, Illinois; Brandon Paul, Illinois; Jordan Hulls, Indiana; Victor Oladipo, Indiana; Christian Watford, Indiana; Aaron White, Iowa; Zack Novak, Michigan; Branden Dawson, Michigan State; D.J. Byrd, Purdue
Lewis Jackson, Purdue; Jared Berggren, Wisconsin; Ryan Evans, Wisconsin

Player of the Year: Draymond Green, Michigan State
Freshman of the Year: Trey Burke, Michigan
Coach of the Year: Tom Izzo, Michigan State

BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES: Sam Maniscalco, Illinois; Jordan Hulls, Indiana; Matt Gatens, Iowa; Stu Douglass, Michigan; TBD, Michigan State; Ralph Sampson III, Minnesota; Brandon Richardson, Nebraska; Nick Fruendt, Northwestern; Aaron Craft, Ohio State; Billy Oliver, Penn State; Robbie Hummel, Purdue; Rob Wilson, Wisconsin.

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Heartbeat Today 03-06-2012

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

March 6th, 2012 by admin

Jim Field talks some more about the KJAN trip to Branson. MO.  Get signed up by this Friday for the discounted rates!

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7AM Newscast 03-06-2012

News, Podcasts

March 6th, 2012 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Iowa Girls Coaches Association 2012 All-State Basketball Teams

Sports

March 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

Class 1A
1ST TEAM
MALLORY BOYLE, NORTH MAHASKA
KAILEY KLADIVO, NORTH TAMA
ERICA DRECKMAN, MARCUS MERIDAN CLEGHORN
CAILA RAYMOND, BEDFORD
DANI KOCK, AR-WE-VA
MADDY PEPPERS, EXIRA-EHK
BRIANNA JAMES, LYNNVILLE SULLY
JESSICA BALEK, NEWMAN CATHOLIC
2ND TEAM
KARLIE SCHUT, IOWA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
WHITNEY VANDER MATEN, BOYDEN-HULL
RENEE MANEMAN, NEWELL FONDA
MARY HALVERSON,COON RAPIDS BAYARD
EMILY BELL BISHOP, GARRIGAN, ALGONA
DANA WEERHEIM, WEST SIOUX
STEPH ROHE, LEMARS GEHLEN
KAYLA LINDENMEYER, BEDFORD
3RD TEAM
JADE LYNN VLOTHO, WEST SIOUX
CASSIDY BANGASSER, NORTH BUTLER
TARA SMITH NORTH, MAHASKA
KATIE DENTLINGER, COON RAPIDS BAYARD
BRITTNAY BRYAN, LYNNVILLE SULLY
PAIGE DANNER, AR-WE-VA
ALEE HUGEN, TWIN CEDARS
LEXI ACKERMAN, CENTRAL LYON
Class 2A
1st Team
Jessie Pauley, OA-BCIG
Tember Schechinger, IKM-Manning
Jasmin Schelhaas, Pella Christian
Brooke Wolterstorff, Western Christian
Alyssa Johnson, Estherville Lincoln Central
Morgan VanDerSloot, OA-BCIG
Kaylee Blake, IKM-Manning
Makenzie Zeitler, Van Buren
2nd Team
Anna Mallen, West Hancock
Allie Sievert, Estherville Lincoln Central
Liz Skotowksi, Mount Vernon
Kelsey Ernst, Bellevue
Leah Miller, Lawton-Bronson
McKenzie Shipley, West Marshall
Olivia Godfrey, Panorama
Brooke Stahlberg, Monticello
3rd Team
Olivia Sulentic, Interstate 35-Turo
Miranda Murphy, North Polk
Maddi Drees, Kuemper Catholic
Carly Pagel, Sumner-Fredericksburg
Zoe Dutchik, Regina, Iowa City
Britny Halleland, Roland-Story
Taryn Wicks, South Hamilton
Haleigh Hempen, Aplington-Parkersburg
Class 3A
1st Team
Alexis Conaway, MOC Floyd Valley
KJ Veldman, Spirit Lake
Madison Weekly, Benton
Madison Baier, South Tama
Mackenzie Bigbee, Williamsburg
Taylor Shull, Mount Pleasant
Morgan Lucy, Glenwood
Regan Cooper, Pella
2nd Team
Bobbie Burrows, Bondurant-Farrar
Danielle Moore, Davenport Assumption
Madison Yohe, Heelen
Sydney Griener, Washington
Aftin Phyfe, Waverly-Shell Rock
Tessa Leytem, Dubuque Wahlert
Madison Welty, Western Dubuque
Hailey Schneden, Davenport Assumption
3rd Team
Natalie Vondrak, Heelen
Besty Thomas, Sergant Bluff-Luton
Olivia Starecvich, Centerville
Jackie Yount, Bondurant-Farrar
Katie Ahrenholtz, Ballard
Naomi Phillips, Waverly-Shell Rock
Ashley Rosenstiel, Oelwein
Mariah Criswell, Winterset
Class 4A
1st Team
Maddie Manning, Ankeny
Caitlin Ingle, SE Polk
Ally Disterhoft, Iowa City West
Jadda Buckley, Mason City
McKenzie Piper, Iowa City West
Courtney Strait, Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Kelsey Nickerson, Ottumwa
Blaire Thomas, Waterloo West
2nd Team
Meg Goodson, Waukee
Tatum Klein, Iowa City West
Shaya Kellogg, Ames
Leti Lerma, Muscatine
Whitney Van Wyk, SE Polk
Mickey Hansche,Iowa City High
Sierra Chambers, Iowa City High
Myah Mellman, Mason City
3rd Team
Madison Dellamuth, Cedar Rapids Prairie
Kaz Brown, Cedar Falls
Maddie Koolbeck, Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Krista Pettepier, Ankeny
Tanya Meyer, Sioux City West
Kristie Sommer, Dubuque Senior
Danielle Franklin, Cedar Rapids Washington
Courtney Rush, Mason City

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Crock Pot Pizza Casserole (3-6-12)

Mom's Tips

March 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

  • 1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
  • 12 oz. package of kluski noodles, cooked
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 8 oz. spaghetti sauce
  • 4 oz. mozzarella cheese
  • 8 oz. pizza sauce
  • 4 oz. American cheese

Brown hamburger and onion, drain.  Add spaghetti and pizza sauces.  Put 1/2 of cooked noodles in bottom of crock pot.  Add layer of hamburger mixture.  Sprinkle half of each of the cheese over that; repeat layers of each.  Cook 30 minutes on high and turn to low for 1 1/2 hours.

Mushrooms optional

Pepperoni slices

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PETA may file lawsuit challenging “ag gag” law

Ag/Outdoor

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A spokesman for an animal rights organization says his group may file a lawsuit challenging a new Iowa law that establishes new penalties for trying to go undercover on a farm or in a livestock confinement. Dan Mathews, a senior vice president for PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, says the law sends a message that there’s something to hide on Iowa farms. “It’s brought a lot of people to our website wanting to see the footage that we got at the Hormel farm in Iowa that everyone got so upset about and wants to keep cameras off farms as a result of that case,” Mathews says. “I think that this is going to come back to haunt Iowa agriculture more than they could ever imagine.” Mathews says Iowa has “singled itself out” as a state with something to hide.

“I don’t think that is a very strong message to send to consumers,” Mathews says. Mathews expects some of PETA’s student groups may try to keep Iowa-raised beef out of school cafeterias and while Mathews says “all options” are on the table, he’s not sure about a nationwide boycott of Iowa-raised food. Governor Branstad says if a person goes on Iowa farm property “through fraud or deception or lying”, they should be held legally accountable for trying to “disrupt agricultural operations.”

(O. Kay Henderson/Radio Iowa)

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Iowa Red Cross worker sees devastation of tornadoes

News

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An Iowa Red Cross worker expects to return to the state today (Tuesday) after moving around to several states helping with tornado recovery. Siouxland Red Cross communications director, Tammy Pech, was in Henryville, Indiana Monday — a town that was hit with an E-F-four (EF-4) tornado packing winds of 175-miles-an-hour. “The town is pretty much leveled, every home has some sort of damage. A lot of the homes have a destroyed status to them,” she says describing the damage. “As you look out over the fields, or you look out over the hill, what used to be homes and trees and schools are gone, just big piles of rubble. So, it was pretty devastating to see,” Pech says.

The Red Cross is providing shelter and counseling to the storm victims. Pech says the disaster mental health volunteers are going out and making sure everyone is well, especially since they had a tornado go through the same area last year as well. Pech had left Sioux City for Harrisburg, Illinois last Tuesday to help with storm recovery in that area, and has been moving from state to state as the tornadoes have moved through. That included a close call with one of the storms. “Friday we learned that this tornado system was coming through, so they prepositioned us over in Kentucky. And was we were heading east, we actually got stuck in a town called Mount Vernon, and we actually had to take shelter ourselves from three tornadoes that came within 10 miles of us as we were driving,” Pech says. You can help the tornado recovery by donating to the effort. “They can call 1-800-Red-Cross. They can click RedCross.org, or they can text Red Cross to 90999, and that’s a 10 dollar donation on their cellphone bill,” Pech says. The tornadoes claimed 39 lives in five states.

(Dar Danielson/Radio Iowa)

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Most of northwest Iowa needs moisture, USDA says

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture says most of northwest Iowa is still short of soil moisture. Recent rain and snow have brought some moisture to the state, but the USDA said Monday that 86 percent of northwest Iowa remains short or extremely short of the moisture desired by farmers for their crops. According to The Des Moines Register, experts say soil moisture is adequate in most of the eastern half of Iowa. And statewide, topsoil moisture levels were rated as being 19 percent very short, 34 percent short, 46 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. A year ago, 99 percent of Iowa reported adequate or surplus moisture after three years of above-average rain and snow.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast, Tue. March 6 2012

Podcasts

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for the KJAN listening area and the weather stats for Atlantic….

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KENNETH WOLFF, 49, of Audubon (Svcs 3-8-12)

Obituaries

March 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KENNETH WOLFF, 49, of Audubon, died Mon., March 5th, at his daughter’s home in Audubon. Funeral services for KENNETH WOLFF will be held 3-p.m. Thu., March 8th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation is open daily at the funeral home, from 8am-5:30pm, with a family visitation scheduled from 5-7pm Wednesday (3/7).

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.

Kenneth Wolff is survived by:

His mother – Mary Jansen, of Avoca.

His father – Vern (Marilyn) Wolff, of Hancock.

His children – Tina (Jason) Malloy, Tiffany (Keith) Schon; Tony Wolff & her fiance’ Nate Greve, and Travis Wolff…all of Audubon.

His brother – James (Mary) Wolff, of Hutchinson, KS.

His sisters – Veranne Huscher, of Sioux City; Rhonda (Jerry) Richards, of Defiance; LaVern (Brian) Frybarger,  and LaVonne Schmidt, all of Rapid City, SD.

and 8 grandchildren.

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