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Cyclones Land Four on All-Academic Big 12 Squad

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February 16th, 2012 by Jim Field

IRVING, Texas -The Iowa State men’s basketball team produced a league-high four players on the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 team, the conference office announced today.

Scott Christopherson, Melvin Ejim and Bubu Palo were named Academic All-Big 12 First Team. Chris Allen was a second-team selection.

First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00-3.19 GPA. Student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team’s scheduled contests to qualify.

Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg, an Academic All-American and three-time Academic All-Big Eight pick during his Iowa State playing career, is extremely proud of his team’s efforts in the classroom.

“Academics has always been and always will be an important part of our program,” Hoiberg said. “The guys have been working hard in the classroom and it’s great to see the Cyclones so well-represented on the Academic All-Big 12 teams. We have set GPA records in our last three semesters and we want to continue that success academically.”

Christopherson, a senior from LaCrosse, Wis., is Iowa State’s career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (43.5 pct.) and currently ranks fifth nationally in free-throw percentage at 90.8 percent. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ejim has started 21 games, averaging 8.9 points and ranking second on the team in rebounding at 6.4 rpg.

Palo, who hails from Ames, Iowa, is averaging 2.0 assists per game for the Cyclones. He recorded a career-high 14 points vs. Iowa and has two games with six or more dimes on the season. Allen, a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., is averaging 12.3 points and leads the team with 59 3-pointers.

Palo was a second team pick last season.

It marks the second time in school history where the Cyclones had three players on the Academic All-Big 12 First Team (1997- Ha-Keem Abdel-Khaliq, Klay Edwards, Jason Teeter).

8AM Sportscast 02-16-2012

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Atlantic Takes 3rd Place at State Duals in 2A, Underwood 2nd Place in 1A

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February 16th, 2012 by admin

The Atlantic Trojan Wrestling team earned a third place finish at the 2A State Dual Wrestling Championships on Wednesday, February 15th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.  In their first dual the Trojans defeated Denver-Tripoli 39-33.  In the Semi-finals Atlantic fell to West Delaware 46-10.  The Trojans then finished the day with a win in the third place dual 43-25 over Creston Orient-Macksburg.

Third Place Match Results:

  Match Summary COM ATL
152 Rob Nichols (#6 Atlantic ) over Jesse Rathe (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Pin 4:39 0 6.00
160 Derek Stork (#6 Atlantic ) over Gavin Leith (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Maj 9-0 0 4.00
170 Matthew Williamson (#6 Atlantic ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
182 Adam Baker (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Tyler Stork (#6 Atlantic ) Dec 9-5 3.00 0
195 Tyler Doll (#6 Atlantic ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
220 Tyler Christensen (#6 Atlantic ) over Nathan Haley (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Pin 0:21 0 6.00
285 Nathan Robinson (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Jezidiah Phippen (#6 Atlantic ) Pin 4:25 6.00 0
106 Kruz Adamson (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Marshall McDermott (#6 Atlantic ) Dec 8-1 3.00 0
113 Dillion Cox (#6 Atlantic ) over Kieran Deal (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Dec 7-0 0 3.00
120 Gage Cheers (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Reid Nichols (#6 Atlantic ) Dec 4-3 3.00 0
126 Spencer Wray (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Zach Brooks (#6 Atlantic ) Maj 13-2 4.00 0
132 Matthew Smith (#6 Atlantic ) over Bryce Briley (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Pin 3:44 0 6.00
138 Rob Young (#6 Atlantic ) over Jacob Johnston (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) Pin 0:50 0 6.00
145 Tayler Pettit (#4 Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Cal Heuton (#6 Atlantic ) Pin 1:43 6.00 0
Dual Meet Score 25.0 43.0

In Class 1A the Underwood Eagles were state runner-ups.  The Eagles opened the day by defeating Alburnett 41-27.  Underwood then defeated West Branch 46-23 in the semi-finals.  The Eagles then finished the day by falling to Nashua-Plainfield 53-16 in the 1A Championship dual.

Championsip Match Results:

    UND NP
152 Christian Miller (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over David Athey (#5 Underwood ) Pin 0:57 0 6.00
160 Drake Fanslau (#5 Underwood ) over Taylor Wedeking (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) Dec 8-3 3.00 0
170 Zach Holthaus (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Matt Myers (#5 Underwood ) Pin 0:41 0 6.00
182 Dakota Hurd (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Brody Telfer (#5 Underwood ) Dec 3-1 0 3.00
195 Andy Glaser (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Blake Gunderson (#5 Underwood ) DQ 0 6.00
220 Evan Schnack (#5 Underwood ) over Ramsey Bark (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) Dec 5-0 3.00 0
285 Dakota Holcomb (#5 Underwood ) over Zachary Woodman (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) Pin 1:59 6.00 0
106 Blake Dietz (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Taylor Curtis (#5 Underwood ) Dec 9-6 0 3.00
113 Riley Klein (#5 Underwood ) over jacob eick (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) TF 22-7 5.00 0
120 Jake Greer (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Andrew Foutch (#5 Underwood ) DQ 0 6.00
126 Zac Reams (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Wyatt Rasmussen (#5 Underwood ) Pin 3:23 0 6.00
132 Jesse Hurd (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
138 Jesse Bendickson (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
145 Reece Reams (#3 Nashua-Plainfield ) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 0 6.00
Unsportsmanlike- participant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -1.000  
Coaches misconduct   -1.000
Dual Meet Score 16.0 53.0

Congratulations to the area teams on their great finish at the State Team Dual Wrestling Championships.  The traditional State Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday, February 16th and continues through Saturday, February 17th.  We will have live updates from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines throughout the three day event.  Report times are listed on the top portion of the sports page.

State Dual Team Wrestling Final Results

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1A Results
1st Place – #3 Nashua-Plainfield
2nd Place – #5 Underwood
3rd Place – #8 West Branch
4th Place – #2 Don Bosco, Gilbertville
5th Place – #6 Woodbury Central, Moville
6th Place – #1 Clarion-Goldfield
7th Place – #4 Alburnett
8th Place – #7 Martensdale-St. Mary`s
1st Place Match
#3 Nashua-Plainfield defeated #5 Underwood 53-16.
3rd Place Match
#8 West Branch defeated #2 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 39-30.
5th Place Match
#6 Woodbury Central, Moville defeated #1 Clarion-Goldfield 34-30.
7th Place Match
#4 Alburnett defeated #7 Martensdale-St. Mary`s 54-30.

2A Results
1st Place – #1 Assumption, Davenport
2nd Place – #2 West Delaware, Manchester
3rd Place – #6 Atlantic
4th Place – #4 Creston Orient-Macksburg
5th Place – #8 Webster City
6th Place – #7 Spirit Lake Park
7th Place – #5 Charles City
8th Place – #3 Denver-Tripoli
1st Place Match
#1 Assumption, Davenport defeated #2 West Delaware, Manchester 32-30.
3rd Place Match
#6 Atlantic defeated #4 Creston Orient-Macksburg 43-25.
5th Place Match
#8 Webster City defeated #7 Spirit Lake Park 45-31.
7th Place Match
#5 Charles City defeated #3 Denver-Tripoli 52-26.

3A Results
1st Place – #2 Bettendorf
2nd Place – #4 West Des Moines Valley
3rd Place – #3 Iowa City West
4th Place – #8 Waverly-Shell Rock
5th Place – #7 Ankeny
6th Place – #5 Linn-Mar, Marion
7th Place – #6 Prairie, Cedar Rapids
8th Place – #1 Southeast Polk
1st Place Match
#2 Bettendorf defeated #4 West Des Moines Valley 75-6.
3rd Place Match
#3 Iowa City West defeated #8 Waverly-Shell Rock 66-8.
5th Place Match
#7 Ankeny defeated #5 Linn-Mar, Marion 50-16.
7th Place Match
#6 Prairie, Cedar Rapids defeated #1 Southeast Polk 32-31

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast for Thu., Feb. 16 2012

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CONSTANCE “CONNIE” J. HENKELMAN, 60, of Harlan (Svcs 2-18-12)

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February 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CONSTANCE “CONNIE” J. HENKELMAN, 60, of Harlan, died Wed., Feb. 15th. Funeral services for CONNIE HENKLEMAN will be held 2-p.m. Sat., Feb. 18th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation at the funeral home is from Noon-until 2-pm, Saturday.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

CONNIE HENKLEMAN is survived by:

Her Mother – Thelma McCallum, of Harlan.

Her Special Friend – Wayne Nevel, of Harlan.

Her sons – Fred (Aubrey) Schuler, of Atlantic, & Thomas “TJ” Schuler, of Omaha, NE.

Her daughters – Donna Schuler, of Shelby; Jenny Schuler (& Special Friend Wendy Pieken), of Avoca; Deanna (Nick) Hoversten, of Story City; Franny (Doug) Lekander, of Tea, SD; & Tammy Schuler, of Avoca.

Her sisters – Linda (David) Frain, of Omaha; Violet (Allan) Weiss, of Cross, SC; Betty Briggs (& Special Friend Bob Summerfield), of Harlan.

Her brothers – Jim (Marsha) Blaine, of Cross, SC & Larry (Bonnie) Blaine, of Harlan.

Her step-children: Adam Henkleman, of Harlan; Alicia Henkleman, of Omaha, & Heather (Marcus) Kelly, of Harlan.

& 15 grandchildren.

WARREN T. CHAFFEY, 86, (formerly of Harlan) Svcs 3-30-12

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February 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

WARREN T. CHAFFEY, 86, of Lancaster, CA (formerly of Harlan), died Feb. 9th, in Lancaster, CA.  A Memorial Mass of WARREN CHAFFEY will be held March 30th, beginning at 11-a.m., at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

WARREN CHAFFEY is survived by:

His son – David (Laurie) Chaffey, of Palmdale, CA.

His daughters – Dale Avery, of Quartz Hill, CA, & Valene Fontaine, of Los Angeles, CA.

His sister – Lettie Wing, of Walnut Creek, CA.

7 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

UPDATE! IOWA AMBER ALERT CANCELLED (5:12-a.m.)

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February 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An Amber Alert issued earlier this morning for a 3-year old boy allegedly abducted by his biological, non-custodial mother and another woman, has been cancelled. State Radio reports the child has been found unharmed.  Police say Nicholas Jimmerson had been abductedfrom a Des Moines home on Wednesday night. The alert was issued at 3:15 a.m. Thursday. He was found just after 5 a.m.  The alert said authorities were looking for 22-year-old Melanie Stout and 25-year-old Amber Johnson.  Police have not provided details yet on the recovery of Nicholas or whether anyone has been arrested in the case.

$250,000 added to Atlantic Bond Issue/ Tax asking to increase

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February 16th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

City Administrator Doug Harris said a $4.7-million bond issue the Council had earlier approved to pay for the entire Capital Improvement Program (CIP) had to be amended by adding $250,000, because the bonding attorney says the City cannot do a planned lease-purchase program for equipment. He says for many years the City has had a lease-purchase agreement with AMU in order to avoid paying interest, and even though it’s a “grey area” under State law, the bonding attorney said he could not longer approve that agreement. Harris says Ruan Securities has agreed that the City add the $250k to the bond issue, and pay that same amount off within a period of six-months.

The effect he says is minimal, but it still adds to the City’s approximately $6-million budget. Public hearings on the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget will take place next Monday and Tuesday night (Feb. 20th & 21st) at 5:30-p.m. Mayor Dave Jones says he welcomes residents’ input on how the City spends their money. He said also, the levy (or tax asking) would increase this year…how much is not clear.. but Jones said it still under the 2005 tax asking. He says the City is  “Still making up ground for the years we cut taxes…for four-or five-years. Now we’re repairing the streets.”