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September 16th, 2022 by admin

Blair, NE Cross Country Invitational

The CB Abraham Lincoln girls ran in 9th place with a score of 144. Their top runners were Abby LaSale in 24th and KayLynn Kepler Thomason in 25th.

The boys team finished 8th with 148 points. Their top runner was Cody Smith in 27th.

I-35 Invitational

Creston finished 2nd in the boys race with 45 points. Riley Wipperman was 5th and Owen Weis 6th.

The Creston girls finished 2nd as well with 57 points. Autum Stafford was 7th, Emma Pantini 8th, and Riley DeGonia 9th.

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Panorama Cross Country Invitational 09/15/2022

Sports

September 16th, 2022 by admin

Panorama Cross Country Invitational
09/15/2022

Girls Team Scores

  1. Van Meter 51
  2. Clarinda 74
  3. Earlham 83
  4. ACGC 114
  5. Ogden 137
  6. Madrid 146
  7. Kuemper Catholic 170
  8. West Central Valley 176
  9. Tri-Center 213
  10. Greene County 239
  11. Southeast Valley 303

Girls Indvidual Top Ten

1 Kelly, Clare 12 Van Meter 6:19.6 19:39.19 1
2 Hartley, Mayson 12 Clarinda 6:25.3 19:56.88 2
3 Henke, Raenna 10 Clarinda 6:27.5 20:03.92 3
4 Kelly, Mary 12 Van Meter 6:32.1 20:17.92 4
5 Spurling, Olivia 11 Earlham 6:36.6 20:32.11 5
6 Campbell, Ava 10 ACGC 6:40.2 20:43.38 6
7 Beisswenger, Stefi 10 Audubon 6:43.7 20:54.00
8 Dea, Marie 11 Kuemper Catholic 6:45.7 21:00.40 7
9 Brandhorst, Katelyn 9 Madrid 6:46.4 21:02.61 8
10 Harger, Mackenzie 9 Earlham 6:58.4 21:39.76

2022 Panorama Invite Girls

Boys Team Scores

  1. Ogden 42
  2. ACGC 57
  3. Southeast Valley 138
  4. Kuemper Catholic 146
  5. Des Moines Christian 153
  6. Clarinda 171
  7. Van Meter 172
  8. Earlham 176
  9. Madrid 180
  10. Greene County 236
  11. Tri-Center 300
  12. Exira-EHK 310

Boys Individual Top Ten

1 Loutzenheiser, Ethan 11 Madrid 5:26.4 16:53.90 1
2 Stewart, Ryan 9 Southeast Valley 5:30.6 17:07.10 2
3 DeZeeuw, Nick 12 West Central Valley 5:37.7 17:29.00
4 Boothroyd, Travis 11 Ogden 5:38.2 17:30.70 3
5 Thomsen, Jacob 10 Ogden 5:39.9 17:35.90 5
5 Reinhart, Justin 12 ACGC 5:39.9 17:35.90 4
5 Van Sickle, Carson 11 Ogden 5:39.9 17:35.90 6
8 Wagoner, Kyle 10 Clarinda 5:40.5 17:37.80 7
9 Koster, Ben 9 Van Meter 5:49.2 18:04.70 8
10 Mahaffey, Andrew 11 ACGC 5:52.3 18:14.40

2022 Panorama Invite Boys

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Southwest Valley XC Invitational 09/15/2022

Sports

September 16th, 2022 by admin

Southwest Valley Cross Country Invitational
09/15/2022

Boys Team Scores

  1. Central Decatur 42
  2. Winterset JV 44
  3. Martensdale-St. Marys 65
  4. West Monona 68
  5. Southwest Valley 172
  6. Bedford 174
  7. East Mills 180

Boys Individual Top Ten

1 Carcamo, Vincent 12 Central Decatur 17:42.03 1
2 Easter, Ethan 12 Winterset JV 17:57.18 2
3 McDole, Tyson 12 Lamoni 18:31.55
4 Sheetz, Joe 11 Central Decatur 19:19.31 3
5 Racine, Tony 11 Essex 19:27.18
6 Moore, Aden 11 Martensdale 19:53.80 4
7 Lynn, Jayce 12 West Monona, Onawa 20:04.98 5
8 Geraghty, Caden 10 Ahstw 20:11.13
9 Disney, Cole 12 West Monona, Onawa 20:37.86 6
10 Booton, Miles 11 Winterset JV 20:41.74 7

2022 SWV Invite Boys

Girls Team Scores

  1. Martensdale St. Marys 29
  2. AHSTW 39
  3. Winterset JV 56
  4. Red Oak 105

Girls Individual Top Ten

1 Oberender, Karson 9 Martensdale 22:32.56 1
2 Baker, Ellie 10 Martensdale 22:38.56 2
3 German, Maclaine 9 Martensdale 22:39.41 3
4 Knop, Rylie 11 Ahstw 22:43.72 4
5 Wilson, Hannah 10 Fremont-Mills 22:45.87
6 Paulsen, Ava 9 Ahstw 22:48.54 5
7 Broer, Chloe 9 West Monona, Onawa 23:12.70
8 King, Riley 9 Essex 23:55.27
9 Anderson, Jayleigh 12 West Monona, Onawa 24:13.47
10 Davis, Luci 10 Winterset JV 24:54.53

2022 SWV Invite Girls

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High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/15/2022

Sports

September 16th, 2022 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-0) Creston 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 22-23-18
(3-1) Harlan 25-25-25-25, Clarinda 19-27-17-23 (H: Sammie Ineson 13 kills.)
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Glenwood 14-23-15
(3-2) Shenandoah 25-23-25-22-15, St. Albert 17-25-13-25-12

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) Riverside 25-25-25, AHSTW 14-17-11 (R: Ayla Richardson 29 assists, 5 aces, 4 digs. Veronica Andrusyshyn 15 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces.)
(3-2) Tri-Center 26-25-25-22-15, Audubon 28-21-18-25-13 (TC: Emile Sorenson 12 Kills, Reaches 500 for career.)
(3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, IKM-Manning 19-13-13

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) CAM 25-25-25, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 18-10-13
(3-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-21-25-27, West Harrison 17-25-18-25
(3-1) Glidden-Ralston 19-25-25-25, Boyer Valley 25-17-21-15
(3-0) Woodbine 25-25-25, Ar-We-Va 12-14-11

Other Scores

(3-0) Ankeny Christian 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 5-7-10
(3-0) Heartland Christian 25-17-19-25-18, Whiting 17-25-25-21-16
(3-0) Murray 25-25-21-25, Diagonal 21-11-25-21
(3-2) Southwest Valley 25-25-19-19-15, Griswold 17-18-25-25-7

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Drake prepares to visit Idaho

Sports

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Film sessions this week at Drake have been interesting as the Bulldogs get ready to visit Idaho. The Vandals are coming off hard fought losses to Washington State and Indiana.

Bulldog coach Todd Stepsis. Two weeks ago Drake opened the season with a 56-14 loss at top ranked North Dakota State and while this could become another mismatch, Stepsis feels they are important for the program.

Stepsis says the players enjoy playing the top FCS programs.

 

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UI study finds hormones may lead to female athletes getting injured more often

News, Sports

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – University of Iowa researchers say hormones may play a role in the reason why female athletes are more likely to get hurt than male athletes. A new U-I study finds the female hormone Relaxin contributes to the breakdown of cartilage, increasing the chance of injury. Robert Westermann, an orthopedic surgeon at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, says hormones often get overlooked when it comes to injury prevention in female athletes.

Westermann says the UIHC orthopedics department is working with OB-GYNs to start looking at ways to regulate hormones in female athletes, such as using birth control pills.

Westermann says a lot of research on injuries is focused on anatomic or muscular patterns, while the effect of hormones is not often top-of-mind.

(reporting by Natalie Krebs, Iowa Public Radio)

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Pocahontas Area superintendent responds to concerns

News

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Pocahontas Area Schools superintendent is responding to a petition that challenges his ongoing employment with the district. The petition regarding Joe Kramer cites concerns over issues including staff turnover, declining enrollment, alleged retaliation, spending issues, and a possible hostile working environment. Those issues were brought up by several residents during the public comments session at this week’s Pocahontas Area school board meeting.

“We’re listening. I’m listening to the concerns of those coming to board meetings and we’re utilizing the resources as effectively as I think we possibly can to best meet the needs of students and to address as many of the concerns of the community as we can,” he says. “We can always use more resources but we’re continuing to improve, I believe, focus on improving the district’s educational services being offered.”

The district has recently moved the locations of the board meetings to better accommodate the public, and has also improved its live streaming service. Kramer says the topics mentioned in the petition signed by over 230 residents have been shared in recent months, and he says to his knowledge there have been no claims to back up any of the concerns…”Every school district, especially rural school districts have challenges associated with budgets. We’ve got limited funds coming in, new monies coming from the state. And for those districts that are growing quickly, that does not translate into a lot of new money,” Kramer says. “I believe our wages are competitive. The board offered retention bonuses for returning contracts last year to all employees. But, I’m not going downplay the fact that these are difficult times for everybody.”

Kramer says all small, rural districts faced challenges during the pandemic, and he doesn’t believe Pocahontas Area is unique in that regard. Kramer says the school district doesn’t have the power to change all of the things that residents are frustrated about. No action was taken at Monday’s meeting as the Department of Education and school attorney advised the district a petition is not a means for the school board to change an employment decision. Kramer says the board is likely continuing the process with legal counsel. The Pocahontas Area school board president hasn’t responded to a call for comment.

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Golf cart battery suspected as the cause for a structure fire in Breda

News

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

BREDA, Iowa — Multiple firefighting crews responded to a reported explosion at a northwest Iowa golf course, late Thursday morning. According to the Breda Golf Club Facebook page, the course’ shed was a total loss from the smoke and fire damage. There were no injuries reported. The incident occurred at around 11:30-a.m.

Crews from the Breda Community Fire Department, Auburn, Arcadia, and Carroll Fire Departments, along with Manning Medic 6 and Breda Medic were on the scene. (Click on photos to enlarge)

Arcadia FD Facebook photo

Arcadia FD Facebook photo

Breda Golf Club FB photo

Breda Golf Club FB photo

The Arcadia fire chief told KTIV in Sioux City, that a golf cart battery charger may have sparked the explosion.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Friday, Sept. 16, 2022

Weather

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered morning showers & thunderstorms. High 85. S @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. Low 67. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 85. S 10-15.
Sunday: A chance of shwrs & tstrms in the morning then partly cloudy. High 87.
Monday: P/Cldy. High around 90.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 84. Our Low this morning, 63. We received .03″ rain overnight at KJAN. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 90 and the Low was 61. The Record High on this date was 95 in 1931. The Record Low was 28 in 1893.

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4A No. 1 Lewis Central hosts No. 4 Indianola tonight (Friday night)

Sports

September 16th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

There is a top five clash in 4A tonight (Friday night), as top ranked Lewis Central hosts fourth ranked Indianola. Lewis Central is 4-0 and this will be the Titan’s fifth ranked opponent.

That’s Lewis Central coach Justin Kammrad who felt a tough schedule last year was a factor in their run to a state championship.

Kammrad expects another tough battle with Indianola.

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