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Lenox’ Spencer Brown selected by the Buffalo Bills in NFL Draft

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

With the 93rd pick in the NFL Draft, Friday, the Buffalo Bills select Northern Iowa Offensive Lineman Spencer Brown, a graduate of the Lenox High School. Brown, a 6-foot 8-inch, 311 pounder, played tackle for UNI. He was a 2019 2nd Team All MVFC selection, who opted out of the 2020 Spring Season due to COVID-19 concerns. He was named a preseason FCS All-American in 2020 before the season was postponed.

Spencer Brown (Photo via UNIpanthers.com)

Brown had offers from Power 5 schools after the FCS postponed the 2020 season to spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He turned down the opportunity out of allegiance to Northern Iowa.

Brown competed in football, basketball, golf, and track at Lenox High School in his hometown Lenox, Iowa. The school, nestled in a town with a population of 1,407 as of 2010, fielded an eight-player team. Brown played tight end in addition to fighting through double teams to rack up 17 sacks as a senior and earned first-team all-state honors.

Brown becomes the first player from Northern Iowa drafted by the Bills.

Cubs team-up w/Hy-Vee for COVID-19 vaccinations on Opening Day

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Cubs are teaming up with Hy-Vee to make COVID-19 vaccines available at Principal Park. The hope is to have the mobile clinic up and running for opening day on Tuesday, May 4th. On Wednesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds called on the organization to help get more Iowans vaccinated.

For its part, the I-Cubs organization says they are looking forward to playing a vital role in protecting Iowans as well as welcoming them back to the stands safely. Hy-Vee, too, is looking forward to the partnership as well. In a statement, they said this free vaccine clinic will offer many opportunities for Iowans to get their shot at multiple upcoming games.

Boys/Girls Tennis scores from 4/30/21

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

BOYS TENNIS

Atlantic 7, Lewis Central 2. Grant and Ethan Sturm, Bode Johnson and Bryan York went 2-0 to lead Atlantic in the victory.
Harlan 7, Red Oak 2 : Brock Bruns, Mitchell Rueschenberg, Stephen Leinen and Nolan Blum were 2-0 for Harlan in the win.
CB Abraham Lincoln 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
LeMars 6, CB Abraham Lincoln 3
Shenandoah 6, St. Albert 3

GIRLS TENNIS

Lewis Central 8, Atlantic 1. Atlantic’s lone win came from Tessa and Nellie Grooms in the #1 Doubles match 8-3 over Lanee Olsen and Oasis Opheim.
Red Oak 9, Harlan 0

Area High School Golf results from 4/30/21

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

GIRLS GOLF

Boyer Valley 209, West Monona 229, Woodbine 278. Medalist: Alexia Miller, Boyer Valley (49).
Treynor 242, AHSTW 286. Medalist: Madeline Lewis, Treynor (41)

BOYS GOLF

Greene County 182, Ogden 187, Manson NW Webster 202, Southeast Valley 221, Glidden-Ralston 258.
Treynor 162, AHSTW 205.
Medalist: Joey Konz, Treynor (36)
Lamoni 181, Bedford 186. Medalist: Logan Jones, Lamoni (40)

Soccer Scoreboard Friday, April 30th

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 2 Harlan 0. Aubrey Guyer and Jada Jensen each posted one goal and one assist. Edria Brummer had eight saves for the Trojans

CB Abraham Lincoln 2, Tri-Center 1
Kuemper Catholic 10, Logan-Magnolia 0

BOYS SOCCER

Harlan 8, Atlantic 0. Ashton Lyon had 3 goals and an assist to lead the Cyclones.
Glenwood 7, Missouri Valley 2
Storm Lake 3, Denison-Schleswig 1

Regional assignments for High School Golf & Tennis announced

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the regional assignments for both golf and tennis. The first round of regional golf takes place on May 17 with the regional final on May 24th. Regional tennis is scheduled for May 19th.

The golf assignments are available here. Click here for the tennis information.

Some of the assignments include:

TENNIS

Class 1A

Region 2 at Kuemper Catholic: Audubon; Denison-Schleswig; Harlan; Kuemper Catholic ; St. Albert .

Region 3 at Red Oak: Atlantic; Clarinda; Creston; Glenwood; Red Oak; Shenandoah ; Southwest Valley .

CLASS 2A 

Region 3 at WDM Valley: Lewis Central; Thomas Jefferson .

Region 4 at Southeast Polk: Abraham Lincoln .

GOLF

CLASS 1A

Region 1C at Fort Dodge: Glidden-Ralston; IKM-Manning.

Region 1 Final at Ridge View

Region 2A at Dunlap: AHSTW; Audubon; Boyer Valley; Coon Rapids-Bayard; Exira-EHK; Logan-Magnolia; Woodbine .

Region 2B at Anita: CAM; East Union; Lamoni; Lenox ; Mount Ayr ; Nodaway Valley; Southwest Valley.

Region 2C at Neola: Bedford; East Mills; Essex/Stanton; Fremont-Mills; Griswold; Riverside; Sidney ; St. Albert ; Tri-Center.

Region 2 Final at TBD

CLASS 2A 

Region 2A at Panora: Kuemper Catholic

Region 2B at Shenandoah: Clarinda; Missouri Valley; Red Oak; Shenandoah; Treynor; Underwood.

Region 2 Final at Underwood.

Area Track and Field results from 4/30/21

Sports

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Red Oak Tiger Relays

Boys Team Scores – Varsity

1
Glenwood
186.00
2
Red Oak
95.00
3
Harlan Community
90.00
4
Woodbine
78.00
5
Lewis Central
43.00
5
Tri-Center
43.00
7
CB Thomas Jefferson
35.00
8
Atlantic
10.00

Atlantic sent their JV squad and got points from Drew Engler (4th in the 3200), Jayden Proehl (4th in the High Jump), Alex Sonntag (6th in the 800), and Logan Tarrell (6th in the 1600). Other, individual results can be found HERE.

Ace Nelson Relays at Denison

Girls

1
Denison-Schleswig
109.00
2
Tri-Center
73.00
3
Atlantic
28.00
4
Lewis Central
20.00
5
DS JV
17.00
6
DS JV 2
2.00

Denison-Schleswig won their home meet with 109 points. Claire Leinen won the 100 (13.47), Bella Araujo took the 200 (27.57), Claire Miller claimed the 100 (17.10) and 400 hurdles (1:18.63). The Monarchs also won the 4×100 (53.46), 4×200 (1:53.35), shuttle hurdle (1:11.91) and sprint medley (2:00.68).

Tri-Center’s Kyla Corrin won the 400 (1:05.30), Karis Corrin won the 1600 (6:06.80) and 3000 (13:28.06). Peyton Pogge took gold in the 800 (2:34.61), Hope McPhillips won the high jump (4-08.00) and Emile Sorenson won the long jump (14-05.50). The Trojans also won the 4×400 (4:26.83) and 4×800 (11:11.97).

Full results HERE.

Boys

Team Results for Ace Nelson Relays 2021 – Male
1
Treynor
134.00
2
Denison-Schleswig
76.00
3
Cherokee
48.00
4
DS JV
6.00
5
IKM-Manning
3.00

Treynor won all but two events getting individual wins from Sid Schaaf in the 200 (22.82) and 400 (50.62), Noah James in the 110 hurdles (15.67) and high jump (5-10.00), Cole Dooley in the 1600 (4:57.04) and 3200 (11:19.84), Blake Sadr in the discus (137-09) and shot put (46-11.00), Karson Elwood in the 400 hurdles (1:00.86) and Jaxon Schumacher in the long jump (19-05.00). The Cardinals also won the 4×100 (44.29), 4×200 (1:37.06), 4×400 (3:47.04), 4×800 (9:01.77), shuttle hurdle (1:03.00), sprint medley (1:39.41) and distance medley (4:01.98).

Denison-Schleswig won the other two events: Kevin Sabin in the 100 (11.35) and Leo Flores in the 800 (2:08.63).

View the complete results from the meet, HERE.

VALDA LAMP, 77, of Manning (Svcs. 5/4/21)

Obituaries

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

VALDA LAMP, 77, of Manning, died Friday, April 30th, at home. Funeral services for VALDA LAMP will be held 2-p.m. Tuesday, May 4th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home, in Manning has the arrangements. Due to COVID restrictions, face masks and social distancing are required.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday, May 3rd, from 4-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Manning Cemetery.

VALDA LAMP is survived by:

Her daughters – Julie Lamp, of Manning, and Jill (Jon) Saunders, of Manilla.

Her sons – Scott (Jolene) Lamp, of Newton, and Steven (Jennifer) Lamp, of Newburg, IN.

5 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, her brother-in-law (Mahlon & wife Jane Lamp, of Atlantic) & sister-in-law (Jean Roe, of Des Moines).

LILA LEE HOPPING, 88, of Oakland (Svcs. 5/3/21)

Obituaries

May 1st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

LILA LEE HOPPING, 88, of Oakland, died Thursday, April 29th, at home. Funeral services for LILA LEE HOPPING will be held 11-a.m. Monday, May 3rd, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is assisting the family with arrangements.

Visitation with the family will take place at the church one hour prior to the funeral.

Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery at Oakland.

LILA LEE HOPPING is survived by:

Her daughter – Sherry (Chris) Shipman, of Austell, GA.

Her sons – Russell (Candy) Hopping, of Oakland, and Joel (Debbie) Hopping, of Council Bluffs.

Her sister – Pat Komarek, of Hutchinson, KS.

6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Vehicular homicide investigation in Fremont County

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April 30th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Two people are dead and one man is in custody, charged with two counts of Homicide by motor vehicle, following an accident Friday morning, in Fremont County. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says Deputies were notified at around 6:14-a.m., that a man who was taken by a private vehicle to an area hospital, was possibly involved in a motor vehicle accident at an unknown location in Fremont County.

Deputies, along with Iowa DNR Officers, Iowa State Patrol Troopers and an airplane with the Iowa State Patrol assisted with the search. At around 9:44-a.m., authorities were contacted by the man’s family members, who located the vehicle, partially submerged in the East Nishnabotna River, in the 3100 block of 250th Street, west of Riverton.

Duane Michael Struck

Rescue workers discovered two occupants, 29-year-old Somia Star Moore, and 19-year-old Jonathan Lee O’Hearn, both of Hamburg, were inside the vehicle, deceased. The driver, 21-year old Duane Johnathaon Mickael Stuck, also of Hamburg, was placed under arrest for two counts of Homicide by Vehicle, (OWI) Class B Felonies, and one count of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, resulting in Death, a Class D Felony.

The Iowa State Patrol is investigating the accident. The State Patrol, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Nebraska City Police Department, Riverton Fire and Rescue, Hamburg Fire and Rescue, Sidney Rescue, Benefiel Towing, and the Midwest Regional Dive Team assisted the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the call.

The investigation is ongoing at this time and more charges are pending.