(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop at around 6:17-p.m. Sunday, in Red Oak, resulted in an arrest. Authorities say 59-year-old James Franklin Durbin, of Red Oak, was arrested for OWI/2nd offense, after he was pulled over on 200th Street at Evergreen Avenue. Durbin was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
The 14th ranked Iowa State women raced out to a 19 point halftime lead and cruised to a 74-62 victory at 25th ranked Villanova at the Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase in Connecticut. Senior forward Ashley Joens scored 17 points as the Cyclones finished 10 of 20 from three point range.
Joens also had 10 rebounds as the Cyclones dominated the glass 53-28.
Emily Ryan narrowly missed a triple-double. She had 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. ISU is 8-2.
The 12th ranked Iowa women connected on 28 of 31 free throws and beat UNI 88-74 in Iowa City.
That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Another key stat was turnovers. The Panthers had 20 as the Hawkeyes swept in-state foes.
Caitlin Clark had 26 points and Monica Czinano had 22 as the Hawkeyes improve to 9-3. Grace Boffeli led UNI with 16. The Panthers are 5-4.
Iowa State jumped out to a 14 point halftime lead and beat Western Michigan 73-57 in Ames. The Cyclones took control with a quick start.
That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger who likes the way the Cyclones are sharing the ball. ISU had 24 assists on 31 made baskets.
Caeb Grill returned from an illness to score 14 points. Tre King scored 11 points in his Cyclone debut. He transferred from Georgetown last fall.
Senior center Osun Ossuniyi left the game early with an ankle injury and did not return.
Iowa State is 9-2.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says he’s created a new committee to consider an array of changes to Iowa’s K-through-12 education system. “The name of it — Education Reform — is as clear as can be,” Grassley says. Grassley says the panel will obviously focus on the much-discussed “school choice” initiative — giving money to parents who send their kids to private schools.
“That’s a big part of it, but there are also other things that we need to look at as what we can do to not only make public schools better — we can give choice to parents,” Grassley says, “but we can also give flexibility to school districts.” For example, a year ago the House voted to increase state incentives for small school districts that share superintendents or other staff. Grassley expects other ideas to be included in the plan, like more spending flexibility for public schools and new pathways for teacher licensure.
“The goal would be at this point is to have an education reform bill/package,” Grassley says. “Not just bill after bill after bill, meeting after meeting.” The new House Education Reform Committee will have five members. Three will be Republicans and that includes Grassley, who’ll be chairman. House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst will be one of the two Democrats on the panel.
“Frankly, I’m grateful that the committee exists because instead of getting lost in the chaos of all the other work that committees do, we can focus on this one and truly listen to what Iowans want on this,” Konfrst says, “and — by the way — they don’t want school vouchers.”
The 2023 Iowa legislative session starts in 21 days.
Monday: Cloudy with light snow becoming mixed at times with freezing drizzle late. High 31. Winds E/SE @ 10-15 mph. Wind Chill values as low as 10. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of snow and freezing drizzle. Low around 7. N @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as -5. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 13.N @ 10-20. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Wednesday: A chance of light snow. High near 15.
Thursday: Cloudy, windy and cold snow & blowing snow. High near 0.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 27. The Low was 4. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 35 and the Low was 11. The Record High was 58 in 1966. The Record Low was -33 in 1983.
Nodaway Valley Coaches are the four on the left and Atlantic are the five on the right and the floor. Hats off to the Atlantic girls staff for killing the Christmas Vacation motif!
The Atlantic and Nodaway Valley basketball coaching staffs teamed up to raise money for charity during their doubleheader on Saturday at Atlantic High School. The Atlantic & Nodaway Valley coaches dressed in their “stylish” Christmas attire and fans can now vote for the coaches that were best dressed. The winners will win the money donated at the game for the charity supported in their community. The Atlantic teams have chosen Family Dreams Christmas for their supported charity, and Nodaway Valley will be donating to the United Methodist Church Food Bank if they win. Voting is open now through Tuesday the 20th of December. Voting link is available below.
The Atlantic boys basketball team scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and pulled out a 52-46 win over Nodaway Valley on Saturday night. The game was tied at 30 at the end of three quarters and then the Trojans found a bit of a groove midway through the fourth.
Carter Pellett had a strong game with 16 points and found a good spot in the middle of the lane to work from most of the night. Colton Rasmussen add 14 points and Jayden Proehl had 9. The Trojans get a much needed win and improve to 2-5 on the season. They’ll host Shenandoah on Tuesday in their last game before break.
Nodaway Valley was led by 14 points from Boston DeVault and 13 from Dawon Nelson. The Wolverines fall to 3-3 on the season.
Game replay available on KJANTV
The Atlantic girls basketball team grabbed a solid win over Nodaway Valley 60-56 on Saturday at Atlantic High School. The Trojans were able to make enough plays in the final quarter to get the win after the game was tied at 45 heading into the fourth.
The Wolverines hit a three to open the fourth quarter but Atlantic went on an 11-0 run to take command. Nodaway Valley didn’t go away though and trimmed it to a one point game at 57-56 with one minute to play. Paytn Harter then came through with a huge bucket off a pick and roll with Jada Jensen and dropped in a layup on the right side. The Trojans would add a couple free throws to cap the win.
Harter had a monster game with 28 points, 20 of those coming in the first half. Jensen added 13 points and Madison Huddleson had 12. The Trojans improved to 6-3 on the season and will host Shenandoah on Tuesday as their last game before the holiday break.
Nodaway Valley was led by 20 points from Lindsey Davis and 18 from Izzy Eisbach as they fall to 6-2 on the season.
Game replay available on KJANTV
The Saint Louis University Billikens outscored the Drake Bulldogs 43-34 in the second half and came away with an 83-75 win on Saturday. Drake led 41-40 at the half.
Tucker Devries led four Bulldogs in double figures for Drake with 15 points. Garrett Strutz and DJ Wilkins both added 11 and Sardaar Calhoun had 10.
SLU was led by 17 points each from Yuri Collins and Gibson Jimerson as they improved to 8-4.
The Bulldogs fall to 8-3 on the season. Next up for Drake is a meeting with 17th ranked Mississippi State on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in a tournament in Lincoln, NE.
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