Class 4A schools ran state qualifying cross country meets on Wednesday. Locally Lewis Central ran at Ankeny and the Titan’s boys team finished 5th with Ethan Eichhorn qualifying for state with a 4th place finish individually. The LC girls finished 6th.
CB Abraham Lincoln and CB Thomas Jefferson both ran at Indianola. The Lynx boys and girls teams both finished 8th.
Thomas Jefferson finished 9th in the girls race and 10th in the boys race.
The Glenwood cross country teams swept the team titles at the Class 3A state qualifying meet at LeMars on Wednesday.
The Rams’ boys team scored 56 points to beat out MOC-Floyd Valley by 4 points. Sioux Center was the other qualifier in 3rd with 95 points. Denison-Schleswig finished 11th.
Individually Bryant Keller was 2nd, Liam Hays 3rd, and Andrew Smith 5th to lead the way for the Rams.
The Rams’ girls team scored 59 points to win by 8 points over Spencer. MOC-Floyd Valley qualified for state in 3rd with 71 points. Denison-Schleswig was 11th.
Madelyn Berglund was the runner-up, Brooklyn Schultz was 10th, and Rachel Mullennax 14th for the Rams. Denison-Schleswig’s Lola Mendlik qualified for state with a 5th place finish.
CLASS 1A (Regional Quarterfinals)
Region 2
(3-0) St. Albert 25-25-25, Fremont-Mills 9-18-17
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Stanton 22-5-12
(3-1) Tri-Center 25-25-21-25, East Mills 14-20-25-5
(3-0) Riverside 25-25-25, Boyer Valley 13-20-21 – ON KJAN and BSTN
Region 3
(3-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 25-25-25, Audubon 11-21-17
(3-2) CAM 23-19-25-25-16, Glidden-Ralston 25-25-23-12-14
(3-0) Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25-25-25, GMG 14-12-17
(3-1) Grand View Christian 25-25-22-25, BCLUW 23-21-25-22
Region 8
(3-0) Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-25, Seymour 6-7-13
(3-0) New London 25-25-25, WACO 11-18-18
(3-0) Lamoni 25-25-25, Mount Ayr 14-16-13
(3-0) Southeast Warren 25-25-25, Mormon Trail 15-5-17
CLASS 2A (Regional Quarterfinals)
Region 2
(3-0) Western Christian 25-25-25, Rock Valley 9-11-16
(3-0) Hinton 25-25-25, West Monona 9-11-16
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, AHSTW 9-16-12
(3-2) Missouri Valley 22-25-25-23-15, Underwood 25-16-16-25-12
Region 3
(3-0) South Hardin 25-25-25, Ogden 9-6-11
(3-2) Woodward-Granger 21-23-25-25-15, South Hamilton 25-25-18-23-10
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25, Panorama 13-20-12
(3-0) ACGC 25-27-25, Nodaway Valley 20-25-16
Region 4
(3-1) Earlham 25-25-23-25, West Central Valley 12-19-25-12
Region 5
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, North Union 14-17-18
CLASS 3A (Regional Semifinals)
Region 1
(3-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 27-25-25, Red Oak 25-23-17
(3-1) Sioux Center 25-22-26-25, Cherokee Washington 18-25-24-18
Region 4
(3-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25-25, Clarinda 13-10-18
(3-1) Nevada 14-25-25-25, Roland-Story 25-18-18-21
The Riverside Bulldogs volleyball team took down the Boyer Valley Bulldogs on Wednesday night to advance the the Class 1A Region 2 Semifinals. Riverside led most of the night and came out with a 25-13, 25-20, 25-21 victory.
Riverside jumped on top 5-1 to start the first set and controlled play, never allowing Boyer Valley to put more than two points together in the opening set. Riverside Head Coach Brooke Flathers liked the way the team started the night.
The second set Boyer Valley jumped on top 4-1 to lead off, but Riverside ripped off a 6 point run to grab the lead back. Another six point run midway through the set gave them control. The third set started the same as the second with BV going up 4-1 before Riverside responded shortly after with a 7 point rally. Riverside then maintained that 4-5 point edge the rest of the way. Coach Flathers thought there was a good response to the early deficits those two sets.
Veronica Andrusyshyn had a another monster night at the net and came away with 16 kills and 3 blocks. Ayla Richardson provided 25 assists and the freshman reached 500 assists on the season. Izzy Bluml was big in the final set, coming through with a number of big kills to the back middle and finished with 12 kills on the night. Coach Flathers said Andrusyshyn played well and was backed up by a good variety of teammates
Riverside improves to 23-13 on the season and will host a 1A Region 2 Semifinal against conference mate Tri-Center next Monday. Coach Flathers said the team is fired up for that chance.
Boyer Valley finishes the season with a record of 24-11.
(Radio Iowa) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has visited the picket line outside the John Deere plant in Ankeny. Vilsack told the U-A-W members he’s there for them because they were there for him 23 years ago. The union endorsed Vilsack’s successful 1998 campaign for governor when he was trailing in the polls and Vilsack says that’s something he won’t forget. Vilsack later told reporters he hopes the strike is resolved quickly and fairly. Current Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she’s confident the union and the company will come to some resolution. “John Deere is a great company with a phenomenal workforce,” Reynolds says, “and this is part of the collective bargaining process.”
More than 10-thousand John Deere workers went on strike last Thursday after rejecting the company’s first contract offer. Negotiations resumed Monday. “I’m just hopeful that we can find resolution sooner rather than later,” Reynolds says. Reynolds, who grew up in the St. Charles area, has family members who worked at John Deere during previous strikes.
“My dad worked for John Deere for 40 years. My dad’s dad — my grandpa — worked for John Deere for many years. My dad’s brothers, my grandpa’s brothers all worked for John Deere. It was a stressful time when they would go on strike,” Reynolds says. “I had family members on both sides of the issue, but eventually at every point they were able to reach a resolution that really benefits both sides.”
Reynolds made her comments inside a manufacturing facility in Adel. Deere and Company operates plants in Ankeny, Davenport, Dubuque, Ottumwa and Waterloo. The union is seeking better pay and health care benefits as well as an end to a two-tiered system that pays workers hired in the past 24 years less than those hired BEFORE October, 1997.
(Atlantic, Iowa) (Updated 10/21)- An Atlantic man spoke during the public forum portion of Wednesday evening’s Atlantic City Council meeting, and took Councilman Dick Casady to task for comments he made at a meeting two weeks ago. Justin Masker – who resides on E. 21st Street – asked Casady to apologize for suggesting persons with vulgar signs (or flags) on their property and refuse to remove them – should be denied any requests they make to the Council in the future….
Masker said the theme he’s heard and comments he’s read from politicians, is for Americans to “comply,” in a Quid-Pro-Quo fashion (i.e.: “you to this and we’ll do that’).
He told Casady “You proved me wrong by saying something.”
He reminded Casady that an elected official works for the people, not the other way around.
Casady did not offer a response to Masker’s statements. In other business, the Atlantic City Council, Wednesday, approved a schedule of Adoption Fees for the Atlantic Animal Shelter. The current adoption fees for cats is $10.00, with an additional $55.00 to $130.00 for veterinary costs. For dogs, adoption fees are $25.00, with an additional $60.00 to $265.00 for vet fees. The resolution moves the fees to a flat rate, $100.00 for cats and $200.00 for dogs.
PATRICIA SCHAFER, 71, of Massena, died Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at her home in rural Massena. A Mass of Christian Burial for PATRICIA SCHAFER will be held 10:30-a.m. Monday, Oct.25th, at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church Reno, south of Cumberland. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends on Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena, where a Rosary service will be held at 4:00 p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Burialis in the St. Timothy’s Catholic Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Patricia Schafer memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.
PATRICIA SCHAFER is survived by:
Her husband – Ron Schafer, of Massena.
Her sons – Aaron (Shona) Schafer, of Eagle Grove; Corey Schafer, and Kevin (Whitney) Schafer, all of Massena; and Brett (Janet) Schafer, of Oakland.
Her daughters- Mindy (Dennis) McGuire, of Papillion, NE; Amy Schafer, of Pleasant Hill; Kristi (Jay) Schafer, of Atlantic, and Kari (Ron) Steenhoek, of Pella.
Her sister – Diane (Paul) Maeder, of Corning, & Her brother – Dennis Boatwright, of Shenandoah.
19 grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
FRANK DEVEREAUX, 56, of Riverside (formerly of the Atlantic area) died Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. A Celebration of Life for FRANK DEVEREAUX will be held 1:30-p.m. Wed., Oct. 27th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena.
The family will greet friends at the funeral home one-hour prior to the service, on Wednesday (12:30-1:30-p.m.); Online condolences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com.
Burial is in the Massena Center Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic.
FRANK DEVEREAUX is survived by:
His Mother – Darlene Devereaux, of Massena.
His brothers – Floyd Devereaux, of Massena, and George (Matthew) Devereaux and wife Judith, of Huxley.
other relatives and friends.
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