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Soares selected 4th overall at WNBA Draft

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior forward/center Stephanie Soares became the 15th player in school history to be selected in the WNBA Draft on Monday evening when she was chosen by the Washington Mystics with the No. 4 pick. Moments later, Soares was traded to the Dallas Wings.

Soares is the highest draft pick in school history, with the previous high being Alison Lacey with the 10th pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She joins Lacey as the second first-round pick in school history. 

Soares played just one season at Iowa State and it was cut short due to a knee injury suffered at Oklahoma on Jan. 8. She came to the Cyclones after a standout career at NAIA The Master’s University.

Despite playing just 13 games with the Cyclones, the Sao Paulo, Brazil, native, made an immediate impact for ISU. She averaged 14.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game for the Cyclones, reaching double figures in 11 contests and recording eight double-doubles.

Her season-high of 23 points came in wins against UNI and Michigan State. Soares pulled down 20 rebounds against West Virginia, recording the sixth 20-rebound game in school history.

Prior to transferring to Iowa State, Soares was a two-time NAIA Division I Player of the Year.

 Soares was the first Big 12 player selected in the draft

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Lewis Central wins Treynor Girls Cardinal Relays 04/10/2023

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

Treynor Girls Cardinal Relays
04/10/2023

Team Scores

  1. Lewis Central 152
  2. Treynor 137
  3. Riverside 126
  4. Underwood 77
  5. Logan-Magnolia 75
  6. Tri-Center 50
  7. Shenandoah 42
  8. Red Oak 28
  9. Missouri Valley 28
  10. West Harrison 16

Lewis Central got wins from Jordan Matiyow (Shot Put), Elise Thramer (Discus), Payton Mathews (100M), and Madeline Fidone (400M),

Riverside got wins from Carly Henderson in the 800M 2:31.05 and the Lady Dawgs won the 4x100M Relay (Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Ema Gordon, Veronica Andrusyshyn) 51.75, 4x200M Relay (Andrusyshyn, C. Henderson, E. Henderson, Erickson) 1:47.41, 4x400M Relay (Veronica Schechinger, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Carly Henderson) 4:20.58, and Sprint Medley (E. Henderson, Emma Gordon, Andrusyshyn, Erickson) 1:53.89.

Full results: CardinalRelays2023

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High School Soccer Scoreboard 04/10/2023

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Kuemper Catholic 4, Harlan 2
Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 0
Panorama 6, West Central Valley 1
Tri-Center 3, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Underwood 5, Treynor 0
Van Meter 10, AHSTW 0

BOYS SOCCER

Harlan 2, Kuemper Catholic 0
Treynor 5, Underwood 2
Van Meter 8, AHSTW 1

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High School Golf Scoreboard 04/10/2023

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS GOLF

Atlantic 190, Kuemper Catholic 208, Denison-Schleswig 222
Medalist: Addy Beiter, Kuemper Catholic, 40
Runner-Up: Belle Berg, Atlantic 41
Other Atlantic Scores: Abby Smith 46, Abby Muller, 51, Lexi Noelck 52, Makenna Schroeder 56, Emma Rose 57.

East Union 312, Lenox NTS
Medalist: Sara Collins, East Union, 57
Runner-Up: Averie Eckles, East Union, 59

Logan-Magnolia 224, AHSTW NTS
Medalist: Cara Ohl, Logan-Magnolia, 54
Runner-Up: Jazmyn Guritz, Logan-Magnolia, 54

Nodaway Valley 225, Martensdale-St. Marys 229, Mount Ayr 241, Southeast Warren NTS.
Medalist: Ashlyn Gutierrez, Nodaway Valley, 50
Runner-Up: Carly Franey, Martensdale-St. Marys, 52

Southwest Valley 212, Red Oak 236
Medalist: Miaya Fourez, Southwest Valley, 50
Runner-Up: Maggie Haer, Southwest Valley, 52

Rolling Valley Conference Meet at AGCC
Boyer Valley 225, Gildden-Ralston 235, CAM 302, Woodbine 333, Exira-EHK 348, Coon Rapids-Bayard 380
Medalist: Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston, 43
Runner-Up: Reese Snyder, CAM, 45

BOYS GOLF

AHSTW 194, Logan-Magnolia 197
Medalist: Jace Straight, Logan-Magnolia, 47
Runner-Up: Nate Jorgensen, AHSTW, 47

Rolling Valley Conference Meet @ AGCC
Coon Rapids-Bayard 173, CAM 174, Boyer Valley 178, Exira-EHK 187, Woodbine 199, Glidden-Ralston 225.
Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM, 35
Runner-Up: Evan TenEyck, Boyer Valley, 37

East Union 201, Lenox 249
Medalist: Josh Lopez, East Union, 45
Runner-Up: Kyson Kessler, East Union, 46

Harlan 170, Lewis Central 172
Medalist: Tyler Reed, Lewis Central, 41
Runner-Up: Jace Gubbels, Harlan, 41

Maryville 159, Clarinda 180
Medalist: Jacob Scott, Maryville, 36
Runner-Up: Dylan Groomer, Maryville, 39

Mount Ayr 172, Nodaway Valley 186, SE Warren 226, Martensdale-St. Marys 249
Medalist: Tanner Streit, Mount Ayr, 41
Runner-Up: Dylan Graham, Mount Ayr, 41

Red Oak 188, Southwest Valley 206
Medalist: Tyler Beeson, Red Oak, 45
Runner-Up: Isaac Currin, Southwest Valley, 47

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High School Tennis Scoreboard 04/10/2023

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS TENNIS

Shenandoah 8, Atlantic 1
Singles
1. Paige Gleason 12 (S) def Rio Johnson 12 (A) 8-0
2. Emma Olson 12 (S) def Keira Olsen 12 (A) 8-5
3. Brook Hays 10 (S) def Quincy Sorenson 11 (A) 8-4
4. Jade Harter 11 (A) def Abigail Martin 11 (S) 8-3
5. Auri Trowbridge 11 (S) def Genevieve McCalla 11 (A) 8-3
6. Gabi Jacobs 9 (S) def Josephine Sorenson 12 (A) 8-1
Doubles
1. Gleason/Olson (S) def Johnson/Olsen (A) 8-2
2. Hays/Towbridge (S) def QSorenson/Harter (A) 8-3
3. Martin/Jacobs (S) def GMcCalla/JSorenson (A) 8-3

Red Oak 5, Kuemper Catholic 4
Southwest Valley 7, Creston 2

BOYS TENNIS

Shenandoah 6, Atlantic 3
Singles
1. Andrew Lawrence 11 (S) def Clevi Johnson 12 (A) 10-0
2. Nolan Waters 11 (A) def Dylan Gray 12 (S) 10-6
3. Lucas Sun 9 (S) def Easton O’Brien 12 (A) 10-4
4. Teagan Brunk 9 (S) def Kinnick Juhl 10 (A) 11-10 (4)
5. Seth Zwickel 11 (S) def Alex Rosenbaum 12 (A) 10-7
6. Drew Morelock 11 (S) def Nick Bennett 11 (A) 10-7
Doubles
1. Lawrence/Gray (S) def Johnson/Waters (A) 10-3
2. O’Brien/Juhl (A) def Sun/Zwickel (S) 10-7
3. Rosenbaum/Bennett (A) def Brunk/Morelock (S) 10-8

CB Thomas Jefferson 7, Harlan 2
Kuemper Catholic 6, Red Oak 1
Southwest Valley 8, Creston 1

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Dubuque man claims record Lotto America April Fool’s Day jackpot

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April 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Dubuque man who bought a lottery ticket on April Fools’ Day that ended up being a winner of a record 40 million dollar jackpot thought it was a joke. Sixty-one-year-old Earl Lape says the called him from the store where he bought the ticket and told him he had to come in.

He says they told him he’d won and he laughed and said “yeah its’s April Fools.” Lape is a retired mechanic, and finally started to believe the news when he took his winning ticket to the local store where he bought it and had it checked on the lottery terminal. Lape chose to receive his winnings in the lump-sum option of just more than 21 million dollars.

He says he plans to invest his winnings so the money could help his family for generations to come. He also is planning donations to organizations that benefit children with medical issues, specifically the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, and Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.

(Iowa Lottery photo)

He says a lot of parents don’t have money and a lot of insurance companies don’t cover some of the issues the kids have. The jackpot he won was a record for the Lotto America game after no one won since July 2021. The previous record had been around $23 million in 2018.

Lape bought his jackpot-winning ticket at Eichman’s, a restaurant and convenience store on Highway 52 in Dubuque. This is the second Lotto America jackpot won in Iowa. A Davenport man won a little more than $4 million jackpot in the game in May 2018.

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1 injured in Union County collision, Friday afternoon

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April 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a passenger in an SUV that struck a pickup Friday afternoon west of Creston, was transported to the hospital in Creston, for treatment of a head injury. Authorities say a 2002 Jeep Liberty driven by 45-year-old Alan Wayne Blazek, of Fontanelle, was southbound on Clover Avenue at around 1:20-p.m., Friday. He noticed a 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup driven by 72-year-old Michael James Wolfe, of Creston, was crossing the intersection with 160th Street. Blazek tried to press on the brakes to avoid hitting the pickup, but was unsuccessful.

The Jeep struck the pickup on the passenger side. A side airbag curtain deployed in the pickup upon impact. A passenger in the Jeep, 48-year-old Velma Blazek, of Fontanelle, was injured and transported to the hospital by ambulance. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says Wolfe failed to yield the right-of-way from the stop sign. Wolfe told authorities he didn’t see the Jeep when it went into the intersection.

Wolfe was issued a citation for failing to yield from a stop sign. Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene. Damages amounted to $3,500.

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Muscatine County Man Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child

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April 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines, IA – A Muscatine County man was sentenced Friday, April 7, 2023, to twenty years in prison following his guilty plea for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child.

According to court documents, from February 2022 to September 2022, David Franklin Duncan III, 33, used cellphones and Facebook to communicate with a person he believed to be a fifteen-year-old child. During the conversations, Duncan attempted to employ, use, persuade, entice, or coerce the person he believed to be a child to capture and send Duncan images and videos of the child engaged in sexually explicit conduct, to travel to Duncan’s location or meet him at an agreed location for the purpose of engaging in sexually explicit conduct, and to engage in commercial sex acts. Duncan also sent images and videos of his penis and of him masturbating. Unbeknownst to Duncan, the person he was communicating with was an undercover law enforcement officer.

Following his prison term, Duncan must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. The Altoona Police Department, in conjunction with the Iowa Crimes Against Children Task Force, investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Kyle Essley prosecuted the case.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood. In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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TJ Otzelberger receives contract extension

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April 10th, 2023 by admin

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AMES, Iowa – After guiding the Iowa State men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season and signing the highest-rated recruiting class in program history, head coach T.J. Otzelberger has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, Cyclone Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard announced today.

Otzelberger’s contract now extends through June 30, 2029, and his total compensation will increase to $2.5M on July 1, 2023, $3M on July 1, 2024 and $3.5M on July 1, 2025, followed by $100,000 increases for each subsequent contract year. All other terms of his original contract remain unchanged.

Only the third coach in the program’s 116-year history to lead Iowa State to the NCAA Tournament in each of their first two seasons on the ISU bench, Otzelberger’s 2022-23 Cyclones went 19-14 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12 Conference, good for fifth place in the nation’s toughest league. Iowa State produced a nation-leading six victories over Associated Press (AP) Top 10 teams and was one of two teams to register eight or more wins over AP Top 25 teams, as Texas (10) and Iowa State (nine) led the nation. ISU’s nine AP Top 25 wins tied the program’s single-season record first set during the 2013-14 season and matched a year later.

Otzelberger’s 41 wins rank fourth among Cyclone head coaches in their first two seasons at the helm. He owns a 41-27 (.603) record in two seasons at Iowa State, and a 140-90 (.609) record in seven years as a Division I head coach.

Four Cyclones earned 2022-23 honors by the Big 12 Conference coaches. Gabe Kalscheur garnered second-team All-Big 12 honors and was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive team. Jaren Holmes was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, while also earning a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team. Osun Osunniyi also earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. Tamin Lipsey picked up a spot on the Big 12 All-Freshman team. Kalscheur also received NABC All-District 8 second-team recognition and played in the Reese’s College All-Star Game, leading the West Team to victory.

Iowa State signed the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history, a consensus Top 10 class by ESPN (8th), 247 (9th) and Rivals (10th). Five-star signee Omaha Biliew, a McDonald’s All-American, and four-star signee Milan Momcilovic, Wisconsin’s consensus Player of the Year and a MaxPreps All-American, headline the four-member class that also includes Kayden Fish and Jelani Hamilton.

Otzelberger’s debut season in Ames produced a 22-13 overall record, the school’s 21st NCAA Tournament bid and sixth Sweet 16 appearance en route to a season-ending ranking of No. 23 in the coaches poll. ISU registered the third-best improvement in NCAA history, a +20-win improvement over the program’s 2020-21 record.

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Mills County Sheriff’s report, 4/10/23

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April 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests:

Saturday afternoon, 53-year-old Raquel Ann Hansen, of Sunrise Beach, MO., was arrested for OWI/1st offense. She was taken into custody at around 2:40-p.m. following a traffic stop on I-29 at mile marker 43. Bond was set at $1,000.

And, at around 9:45-a.m. today (Monday), 60-year-old Thomas Dean Schroder, of Carson, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail on a Mills County warrant for 2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance and Drug Tax Violation. His bond was set at $36,000.

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