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Pittsburgh-Iowa Capsule

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September 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

     Pitt (2-0) at Iowa (1-1); Saturday, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
     Line: Iowa by 3
     Series Record: Pitt leads 3-1
     Last Meeting: Pitt won 21-20 in 2008
     WHAT’S AT STAKE
     Pitt’s 2-0 record isn’t as pretty as it looks. The Panthers
struggled with FCS Maine last week, but a road win over a quality
Big Ten opponent would give them a head of steam with Notre Dame
visiting next week. The Hawkeyes need to bounce back from a tough
loss at Iowa State and prove they can win at Kinnick Stadium
against one of the annual favorites in the Big East.
     KEY MATCHUP
     Iowa’s defensive line vs. Pitt RB Ray Graham: Graham leads the
nation in rushing yards, and the Hawkeyes had all kinds of trouble
with Iowa State’s running game a week ago. If Iowa can’t shore up a
rebuilt front four, it could be a big day for Graham.
     PLAYERS TO WATCH
     Iowa: WR Marvin McNutt. The Cyclones did a good job of keeping
the explosive McNutt under wraps. But McNutt is dangerous in the
open field and could give Iowa the big plays it’ll need in what
should be a close game.
     Pitt: QB Tino Sunseri. He’s had his issues adjusting to coach
Todd Graham’s new spread offense, and the Hawkeyes will be the best
defense he’s seen yet.
     FACTS & FIGURES
     Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is a western Pennsylvania native and was
a graduate assistant at Pitt in 1980, when it finished 11-1…This
will mark the first trip to Iowa is 60 years for the Panthers, who
lost 34-17 in Iowa City in 1951…Pitt is 81-113-9 against Big Ten
opponents, while the Hawkeyes are 5-4 against the Big
East…Saturday’s game is one of five featuring Big Ten teams
against non-conference BCS opponents.

Heartbeat Today 09-16-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 16th, 2011 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Atlantic Head Football Coach Tim Duff about a Homecoming Jersey Auction.

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7AM Newscast 09-16-2011

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September 16th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Week 4 (9/16) High School Football Schedule

Sports

September 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 3-A, District 1
Creston @ Atlantic
Glenwood @ Lewis Central
Winterset @ Red Oak
Carroll @ Harlan

Class 3-A, District 2
Denison @ Storm Lake

Class 2-A, District 2
SCAL-RCL @ Kuemper Catholic
East Sac County @ Missouri Valley

Class 2-A, District 8
Clarinda @ Pella Christian
PCM @ Shenandoah

Class 1-A, District 1
IKM-Manning @ Lawton-Bronson

Class 1-A, District 7
West Central Valley @ Wayne
Mount Ayr @ Nodaway Valley
Panorama @ Des Moines Christian

Class 1-A, District 8
Audubon @ Clarinda Academy
Griswold @ Underwood
Treynor @ Logan-Magnolia
St. Albert @ Tri-Center

Class A, District 7
Riverside @ Guthrie Center (ND)

Class A, District 8
Martensdale-St. Marys @ Bedford (ND)
Earlham @ A-H-S-T (ND)
SE Warren @ Corning (ND)
Van Meter @ Exira/EHK (ND)

8-Man, District 6
Adair-Casey @ CAM
Mormon Trail @ Murray
Ankeny Christian @ East Union
Lenox @ Lamoni

8-Man District 7
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Woodbine
Boyer Valley @ Ar-We-Va
Charter Oak-Ute @ East Greene

8-Man, Disrtict 8
Sidney @ East Mills
Stanton @ Nishnabotna
Villisca @ South Page
Essex @ Fremont-Mills

Thursday Volleyball Results

Sports

September 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

Western Iowa:

  • (3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, Audubon 17-10-16
  • (3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, A-H-S-T, Avoca 14-15-16
  • (3-0) Treynor beat Griswold (game scores not available)

Rolling Hills:

  • (3-1) Adair-Casey 17-25-25-25, East Greene 25-19-21-20
  • (3-1) Exira-EHK 25-25-12-25, Ankeny Christian Academy 21-15-25-11
  • (3-0) Glidden-Ralston 25-25-25, CAM, Anita 19-21-19
  • (3-0) Iowa Christian Academy 25-25-25, Walnut 18-20-23

Others:

  • (3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Lenox 9-6-10
  • (3-0) Essex 25-30-26, East Mills 14-28-24
  • (3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 7-14-12
  • (3-0) Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 19-20-15
  • (3-0) Siouxland Community Christian 25-25-25, West Harrison 21-22-16
  • (3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Villisca 20-18-19

2011 Fourth Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Sports

September 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1A

School
Record
LW
1
Tripoli
11-1
1
2
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
10-0
2
3
Holy Trinity Catholic
9-0
3
4
East Union
14-0
5
5
Boyden-Hull
13-2
4
6
Adair-Casey
8-1
6
7
Stanton
12-1
9
8
Ar-We-Va
10-4
7
9
Iowa Christian Academy
6-1
10
10
Woodward-Granger
4-0
12
11
Coon Rapids-Bayard
11-5
8
12
Marquette Catholic
13-2
13
13
Bedford
11-3
11
14
Janesville
6-4
15
15
Lisbon
12-3
14
Dropped Out: None
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
13-0
1
2
Grundy Center
12-0
2
3
Lake Mills
16-0
3
4
Dike-New Hartford
14-1
4
5
Mediapolis
14-0
5
6
Pella Christian
13-2
6
7
Sumner-Fredericksburg
6-1
7
8
Sheldon
14-1
8
9
Edgewood-Colesburg
5-0
9
10
Gilbert
16-1
14
11
Clarinda
12-2
10
12
Sioux Center
12-5
NR
13
West Liberty
8-3
NR
14
West Branch
15-2
12
15
East Sac County
17-1
13
Dropped Out: Mount Vernon (11), Unity Christian (15)
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Dubuque Wahlert
8-2
2
2
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
8-4
1
3
Charles City
9-2
3
4
Waverly-Shell Rock
11-2
4
5
Solon
16-1
6
6
Bondurant-Farrar
12-0
11
7
Union
12-3
5
8
West Delaware
12-3
7
9
Maquoketa
12-1
10
10
Red Oak
8-1
9
11
Harlan
10-4
NR
12
Central DeWitt
10-6
NR
13
Marion
9-5
12
14
Davenport Assumption
5-3
13
15
Clear Creek-Amana
11-5
NR
Dropped Out: Williamsburg (8), MOC-Floyd Valley (14), Algona (15)
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
Iowa City High
12-0
1
2
Iowa City West
15-2
6
3
Ankeny
9-3
2
4
Southeast Polk
15-1
10
5
Urbandale
16-2
4
6
Dowling Catholic
10-2
3
7
Waukee
10-3
7
8
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
12-4
5
9
Pleasant Valley
13-4
14
10
Dubuque Hempstead
8-2
11
11
Johnston
7-2
12
12
Cedar Falls
8-5
8
13
North Scott
10-6
NR
14
Clinton
11-5
NR
15
Lewis Central
5-2
15
Dropped Out: Bettendorf (9), Cedar Rapids Xavier (13)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th

Trading Post

September 16th, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: soft-side hot tub (Softub) $200.   VHS kids’ movies $2.00 each.  FREE older Mac floppy disc games: Casino Master (7 games) & King of Solitaire, CD-ROM of Quicken ’97 for Mac.   Call 243-6726 & leave a message if interested.

FOR SALE: Set of 4 Silverado wheels & tires.  2 of the tires have 90% tread left, the other 2 tires have about 40% tread.  Was going to use these in the winter but sold the truck before that happened.  Asking $400.  Call 712-249-7161 if interested.

FOR SALE: PRINCESS YOUTH BED AND MATTRESS  $50.00   CALL 712-249-3177.

FOR SALE: MAYTAG PORTABLE DISHWASHER  $100.00  WORKS GREAT   CALL AFTER 5:00 712-249-1488.

FOR SALE: Pro Force Gas Generator with 3 horse, goes from 1400 to 1700 total…$150 obo SOLD.  Black and Decker Laser Skill Saw…$50 SOLD.  Hitachi Heavy Duty reciprocating saw…$150..  All are just like new, bought in April.  243-6772.

Perry rips rival Romney over “RomneyCare”

News

September 16th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Presidential candidate Rick Perry is suggesting Republican rival Mitt Romney would not provide a stark enough contrast with President Obama in the 2012 election because of “RomneyCare.” As governor of Massachusetts, Romney signed a law which requires Massachusetts residents to get health insurance or pay a penalty. “Government-mandated, government-run health care — it is part of what he put in place as the governor of Massachusetts,” Perry says. “…I think it’s very important that we put someone as our nominee that does not blur the lines between President Obama and the Republican Party.” According to Perry, a Beacon Hill Institute study shows Massachusetts lost thousands of jobs because of the state health care mandate.

“If it cost Massachusetts 18,000 jobs, think about what ObamaCare is going to do to this country,” Perry said. “RomneyCare has driven private insurance costs up by $4.3 billion in Massachusetts.” Perry touts his own record as governor of Texas as the “blueprint” for turning the economy around. During this past Monday’s televised debate among the G-O-P candidates, Romney suggested the economy in Texas was booming for a variety of reasons other than Perry’s stewardship as governor. Perry brought that up during a speech last night (Thursday) in Jefferson, Iowa.

“Governor Romney the other night, he said that about, you know, he said, well, it’s pretty easy to be governor when you get four aces in your hand and you think you’re good at poker,” Perry said. “You know, there’s some folks back in Texas that were a little offended by that. We worked hard in Texas. We put good, hard, practical principles into play.” Perry also seemed to criticize Romney’s background. Romney’s the son of a former Michigan governor, and George Romney earned his wealth in the car industry.

“As the son of tenant farmers, I can promise you I wasn’t born with four aces in my hand,” Perry said near the beginning of his speech, and the crowd laughed as many recognized the phrase from Monday’s debate. “But like many of you the American dream was available to us because this country that we live in is not a class society. This country is based on hard-work and vision and anyone who does that can achieve anything that they desire.” Governor Perry’s appearance at the Greene County G-O-P fundraiser in Jefferson was arranged this past Tuesday and about 200 people showed up last night to hear the Texan. He’s scheduled to be in Atlantic this afternoon at 2:15, for a tour of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and to give some prepared remarks.

(Radio Iowa)

USPS Processing Centers in Creston and Carroll could close

News

September 16th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The bleeding of red ink at the U-S Postal Service could affect the life-blood of more than just small town post offices across Iowa and around the country. Officials with the USPS says larger facilities in medium-sized towns could close as well.

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said in a press conference yesterday, the USPS is forced to face a new reality, and as a result, four Processing Centers in Iowa, five in Nebraska and two in Missouri, are on a list of 252 centers nationwide targeted for possible consolidation or closure as the post office searches for ways to save money. The Processing centers in Creston, Carroll, Waterloo and Cedar Rapids are all candidates for closure. That’s in addition to the 178 proposed post office closings across Iowa which were previously announced. Closing the mail processing centers could cost as many as 35,000 jobs.

The mail processing network was designed to process and deliver First-Class mail within a 1-3 day window. If the change is implement, Donahoe says the new service standard would become 2-3 days. It would also save the agency as much as $3-billion. Donahoe said First-Class mail is the backbone of the Postal Service, but with a dramatic decline in mail volume and a resulting excess capacity, maintaining a vast national infrastructure is “….No longer realistic.

The Post Office faces competition with the Internet. With a struggling economy, less advertising mail is flowing through the system. The agency lost $8.5-billion last year, and is facing an even larger deficit this year. It’s not clear when the proposed changes to the Postal Service’s system will take place.

Pumpkin found growing in Iowa tree

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 16th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa couple have discovered an eerie presence in their pear tree, just in time for the approaching Halloween season. Phil and JaNelle Lovely, of Greenfield, recently discovered a pumpkin growing in the tree. The couple say they have no idea how the pumpkin ended up in their tree, but it appears to be the work of Mother Nature. A nearby garden vine climbed the tree, giving the now-green pumpkin the appearance of having sprouted from one the tree’s branches. JaNelle says people have been stopping by to see the suspended pumpkin since it was discovered on Labor Day. She’s hoping it remains in the tree until it turns orange.