The Drake women are at home tonight (Friday night) against Missouri Valley newcomer Belmont. The Bulldogs opened conference play by splitting a pair of road games at Illinois State and Bradley. Drake coach Allison Pohlman.
Drake announced this week that senior guard Megan Meyer will be lost for the season with an ACL injury. That puts more pressure on top scorers Maggie Bair and Grace Berg.
After tonight, the Bulldogs will host another Valley newcomer in Murray State on Sunday.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is the first of five statewide officials elected in November to hold a public ceremony to recite their oath of office.
Bird, who officially started her term on Monday, told a big crowd in the Capitol’s rotunda yesterday (Thursday) that she was just getting used to speaking about her new post in the present tense. “I’m going to take the values I learned on the farm, work hard, do the right thing and get the job,” Bird said. “That’s my commitment: to uphold the laws and the constitution.” Bird is the first Republican in 44 years to serve as Iowa Attorney General. She acknowledged Tom Miller, the Democrat she defeated, who attended the ceremony.
“You have been so helpful to us, so gracious to us in every way. I appreciate your service and your courtesy and your approach to your work as a lawyer. Thank you,” Bird said and the crowd stood to applaud. Republican Governor Kim Reynolds, who will be inaugurated for a new four year term next Friday, campaigned extensively for Bird. Reynolds says Bird is taking office at just the right moment — to challenge Biden Administration policies.
“America’s form of government rests on federalism, which limits the powers of Washington, D.C. while protecting the rights of the states and most importantly the rights of its citizens, but so often our leaders in Washington get it backwards,” Reynolds says. “They disregard the democratic process within the states on issue after issue.” The governor says Iowa’s new attorney general will fight federal mandates and open borders as well as what Reynolds called social engineering.
“To them, the states are simply in the way,” Reynolds says. “Well, they’re right about one thing, at least. States like Iowa are definitely in the way and with Brenna in the AG’s office it will be no easy thing to push us aside.” Earlier this week, Bird joined a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s plan to cancel some student loan debt as well as three other lawsuits challenging COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
Iowa erased an early 21-point deficit and picked up a 91-89 win over 15th-ranked Indiana at home on Thursday night. It was the third-largest comeback in school history for the Hawkeyes.
Kris Murray sealed the game with a late block and rebound of Jalen Hood-Schifino’s attempted layup with 10 seconds left and Iowa up 87-86. Murray then made two free throws to put Iowa up three and the Hawkeyes fouled Indiana’s Trey Galloway with three seconds left. Galloway made the first and intentionally missed the second but Murray grabbed the rebound to finish the game.
Murray finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds and all the Iowa starters finished in double figures. Filip Rebraca had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Connor McCaffery added 16 points. Iowa improved to 9-6 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten, snapping a four game losing streak..
Trayce Jackson-Davis led Indiana with 30 points and Hood-Schifino added 21. Indiana falls to 10-4 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Next up for Iowa is a road game at Rutgers on Sunday. We’ll have that game on KJAN with tipoff at 11:00 a.m.
BOYS WRESTLING
@ Denison-Schleswig
Atlantic 64, Denison-Schleswig 9
(Atlantic Winners: Zach Brennecke, Tyson O’Brien, Tanner O’Brien, Dante Hedrington, Jarrett Armstrong, Brenden Casey, Cohen Bruce, Evan Sorensen, Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, D’artagnan Hansen)
Atlantic 60, Harlan 14
(Atlantic Winners: Jadyn Cox, Tyson O’Brien, Tanner O’Brien, Dante Hedrington, Jarrett Armstrong, Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Evan Sorensen, Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass)
Harlan 39, Denison-Schleswig 33
@AHSTW
AHSTW 48, CAM 26
AHSTW 75, East Mills 6
AHSTW 76, Griswold 0
CAM 39, East Mills 6
CAM 36, Griswold 18
East Mills 42, Griswold 18
@Central Decatur
Woodward-Granger 48, Lenox 24
Lenox 42, Central Decatur 30
Woodward-Granger 72, Central Decatur 0
@Creston
Creston 66, Clarinda 18
Creston 60, Kuemper Catholic 9
Creston 78, St. Albert 0
Kuemper Catholic 54, Clarinda 26
Kuemper Catholic 69, St. Albert 12
Clarinda 42, St. Albert 15
@I-35
I-35 66, Moravia 18
I-35 61, West Central Valley 15
West Central Valley 66, Moravia 12
@Lewis Central
Glenwood 48, Lewis Central 27
Glenwood 55, Red Oak 11
Glenwood 42, Shenandoah 27
Lewis Central 46, Red Oak 33
Lewis Central 44, Shenandoah 36
Shenandoah 44, Red Oak 30
@Logan-Magnolia
Logan-Magnolia 83, Tri-Center 0
Logan-Magnolia 49, Underwood 27
Underwood 56, Tri-Center 0
@Ogden
Earlham 57, Audubon 12
Ogden 72, Audubon 3
Southeast Valley 54, Audubon 12
@Sioux City North
CB Abraham Lincoln 59, Sioux City North 9
CB Abraham Lincoln 66, Sioux City East 12
@Sioux City West
Bishop Heelan 72, CB Thomas Jefferson 3
Bishop Heelan 78, Sioux City West 0
Sioux City West 41, CB Thomas Jefferson 40
@Treynor
Conestoga, NE 48, Treynor 30
GIRLS WRESTLING
@ Central Decatur
Clarinda’s Kambry Gordon and Jalon Olson were two-time winners at the Scramble at Central Decatur. Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas had two-win nights from Sturgis Fridley, Sydney Metz, and Natalie Geisler. Full results here
@ Lewis Central
Lewis Central 21, Glenwood 18
Lewis Central 12, Red Oak 0
Red Oak 6, Glenwood 0
@ Nevada Tournament
Creston got a runner-up finish from Quynn Foster at 110B. Kuemper Catholic’s Grace Hoffman was runner-up at 105A. Full results here
@ Sioux City West
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 48, Sioux City West 24
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 45, Council Bluffs 18
Sioux City West 48, Council Bluffs 27
@ Treynor
Conestoga, NE 30, Treynor 27
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ar-We-Va 48, Audubon 47 (Ar: Maggie Ragaller 22pts)
Bellevue West 57, CB Abraham Lincoln 54
CAM 87, Southwest Valley 36 (C: Eva Steffensen 35pts)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 44, IKM-Manning 21 (C: Anna Hart 18pts, 8reb)
East Atchison, MO 59, Essex 34
Lenox 63, Griswold 26 (L: Zoey Reed 20pts, 9 reb)
Murray 57, East Union 31
Nodaway Valley 66, Van Meter 45 (NV: Lindsey Davis 26pts)
Shenandoah 45, Fremont-Mills 43 (S: Lynnae Greeen 21pts, 14 reb)
Stanton 63, AHSTW 52 (OT) (S: Jenna Stephens 23pts, 11reb)
West Bend-Mallard 65, Paton-Churdan 40
West Harrison 49, Missouri Valley 42
Woodbine 38, Exira-EHK 37 (W: Nicole Hoefer 12pts, Charlie Pryor 11pts)
BOYS BASKETBALL
Auburn, NE 59, East Mills 20
Audubon 53, Ar-We-Va 39
Bellevue West 75, CB Abraham Lincoln 59
CAM 60, Southwest Valley 47 (C: Seth Hensley 20pts)
East Atchison, MO 75, Essex 35
Exira-EHK 64, Woodbine 31 (E: Aiden Flathers 20pts)
Fremont-Mills 82, Shenandoah 41 (FM: Taylor Reed 31pts)
Heartland Christian 42, Omaha Christian Academy 35
IKM-Manning 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42
Lenox 68, Griswold 16 (L: Gabe Funk 20pts)
Murray 63, East Union 51
(Radio Iowa) – Republican U.S. Senator Joni Ernst says failure of HOUSE Republicans to elect a House Speaker could be sending the wrong message to foreign adversaries. “If they continue this, then it’s disrupting what we’re able to get done as members of congress. It’s important than we do our work,” Ernst says. “They will need to recognize that and find a consensus around a leader.”
Ernst, who is part of the Senate’s G-O-P leadership team, says the situation in the House is frustrating, but will be resolved. “We’re going to have a fair process and we’re going to have a solid governing body at the end of the day after this discussion is over,” Ernst said. Ernst made her comments Thursday, after a town hall meeting in Glenwood.
Iowa’s other U.S. Senator, Republican Chuck Grassley, has not commented on the G-O-P stalemate over the speaker’s election in the House. Congressman Randy Feenstra, the Republican representing Iowa’s fourth congressional district, has issued a written statement on the impasse. Feenstra says the days-long delay in organizing the House for action helps Democrats block the G-O-P’s conservative agenda.
CAROLE A. LOCHMILLER, 77, formerly of Greenfield, died Monday, January 2, 2023, in Spirit Lake. Celebration of Life Services for CAROLE LOCHMILLER will be held 1:30-p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.
Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery. Coffee and cookies with the family at The Hotel Greenfield, Mary Wise Room, will follow the burial.
Memorials may be directed to the St. Croix Hospice, or Accura Healthcare, in Spirit Lake.
CAROLE LOCHMILLER is survived by:
Her sister – Jenice (Doug) Wallace.
other relatives and friends.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell has named Ryan Clanton, who served as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at UNI the past five seasons, the offensive line coach for the Cyclones.
Clanton saw a pair of his offensive linemen picked in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft during his tenure at UNI. Offensive tackle Trevor Penning was a 2022 first round pick by the New Orleans Saints, while right offensive tackle Spencer Brown was a third-round pick by the Buffalo Bills in the 2021 draft.
“We are excited to add Ryan to our coaching staff,” Campbell said. “He had great success as a player, competing at a high level, and is someone that has had a significant impact on the players he has coached. He’s helped send multiple players to the NFL and I believe he’ll have a tremendous impact on our program as well.”
At UNI, Clanton was elevated to offensive coordinator prior to the 2022 season. In his first season running the offense, UNI averaged 33 points per game and 444.9 yards per game, increasing both totals from the previous season.
The 2022 Panthers ranked among the nation’s leaders in total offense (16th), third-down conversion percentage (fourth – 52 percent), passing yards per completion (eighth – 14.8) and tackles for a loss allowed (sixth – 4.1).
In total, Clanton saw his offensive linemen earn eight All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors in his five seasons with the program. Penning was a First-Team All-American in 2021 and Jackson Scott-Brown earned first-team honors from the Walter Camp Foundation in 2019. Jared Penning earned Freshman All-America accolades and was Freshman Player of the Year from Phil Steele in 2021.
The Panthers reached the FCS Playoffs three times in five seasons, including advancing to the quarterfinals in 2019.
Prior to his time at UNI, Clanton spent four seasons at Ventura College (Calif.) where 19 of his 20 starting offensive linemen earned all-conference accolades. Six of his players earned all-state and four earned All-America accolades. He also served offensive coordinator and running game coordinator during his time, with VC finishing among the leaders in red-zone scoring offense, passing touchdowns, third-down conversion percentage, yards per game and first downs per game.
Clanton, a Bakersfield, California, native, attended City College of San Francisco and played for the Rams in 2008 and 2009, earning Junior College All-America honors on the offensive line. He later played at the University of Oregon where he was a left tackle, left guard and right guard under head coach Chip Kelly.
He spent three seasons in Eugene, redshirting in 2010 as the Ducks reached the 2011 BCS National Championship game. Oregon won the 2012 Rose Bowl and the 2013 Fiesta Bowl. Clanton was a captain on the 2012 team that finished 12-1 overall. Overall, the Ducks posted a 36-4 record during his playing career.
Clanton was invited to NFL training camps with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers.
A product of Bakersfield Christian High School, Clanton earned a bachelor’s degree from Oregon in applied economics, business and society in 2013.
(Radio Iowa) – Many people are warming up their cars on these cold winter days to melt the snow and ice off the windshields before they head out. Sioux City Police Department spokesman, Jim Clark says that has led to a surge of stolen cars Wednesday. “Yesterday we had six of those that were taken people warming up their cars is leaving them,” Clark says. The unlocked cars were all stolen within a half-hour period.
Sergeant Clark says you need to take steps to lock the car if you are going to start it and then come inside. “So we’re gonna recommend that you either go get a remote start putting your car sir there’s plenty of places around here that do that,” Clark says. “Or at least make an extra set of keys for your car, start up go back in the house and lock it.”
Clark says there was another car left running that was stolen this (Thursday) morning.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State Patrol spokesman, Alex Dinkla, says 2022 ended with 338 fatal traffic accidents. “That number is down from the past few years. But again, it still is over our goal of trying to obtain 300 fatalities, which has not been done in Iowa since 1925,” Dinkla says. Sergeant Dinkla says they haven’t had time to analyze all the numbers yet –but there was one that stuck out. “This year, we did have 11 A-T-V or U-T-V fatalities. That’s the highest number that we’ve had in a number of years,” he says “And so that is pretty alarming when we look at that statistic.” He says part of the increase could because more people are driving them.
“These are becoming more and more popular as we see those being used all around Iowa and on our roadways. And the recent legislation did allow those vehicles to be driven on our roadways, legally now. And so now that we see those being legally operated on our roadways, those are just becoming more prevalent,” he says. Dinkla says they do know that some of the traffic death could have been prevent if people had buckled up.
“A hundred and 14 people failed to buckle that seatbelt in collisions had they buckled that seatbelt, there’s no doubt that we would have had more lives saved and possibly not even had as many people injured in those car crashes,” Dinkla says. “Whether you’re in the front seat back seat, no matter where you’re at, think of safety as the forefront when you get in that vehicle. And before you head out somewhere.”
Iowa State Patrol spokesman, Sergeant Alex Dinkla
Dinkla says their ultimate goal is to have zero fatal accidents on the roadways — and they plan to continue working to get below 300. He says they will step up the effort throughout this year with special efforts across each Patrol district. “And so, they are going to be proactively setting up projects every month that are geared towards reducing crashes on our roadways. So moving forward, there’s no doubt that you’re gonna see clusters of officers work against impacts, to drive down these fatality numbers,” Dinkla says.
Dinkla says each fatal accident affect families, friends and loved ones all over Iowa.
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