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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 12/20/2019

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Duncan, Wirfs named FWAA All-Americans

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December 20th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior kicker Keith Duncan and junior offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs have been named first-team All-Americans by the Football Writers Association of America, the FWAA announced Thursday.

It is Duncan’s third first-team All-America selection (FWAA, Associated Press, Sporting News), making him the 26th consensus All-American in program history (Calvin Jones (1954, ’55) and Larry Station (1984, ’85) were honored on more than one occasion), and 11th under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Iowa’s last consensus All-Americans were defensive back Josh Jackson and linebacker Josey Jewell in 2017, who were unanimous consensus All-Americans.

Wirfs garnered two first-team All-America selections (Walter Camp, FWAA) and four All-American honors overall.

Duncan (5-foot-10, 180-pounds), a Lou Groza Award finalist, set Big Ten and Iowa single-season records with 29 made field goals, a total that ranks sixth-best all-time in the NCAA. Duncan set a school record with six field goal attempts in Iowa’s win over Purdue. His 34 attempts on the season are a school record.

Duncan, a native of Grapevine, Texas, attended Weddington (North Carolina) High School. He was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in wins over Iowa State, Illinois, and Nebraska. Duncan booted a game-winning 48-yard field goal with one second to play at Nebraska. He connected on four field goals (23, 45, 24, 29) in Iowa’s win over Illinois, and also had four in the 18-17 win at Iowa State.

For the season, Duncan is 29-of-34 on field goal attempts, 14-of-18 on field goals of 40 yards or more or, and a perfect 25-of-25 on PATs. Duncan’s 38 career made field goals are the sixth-most all-time in program history.

Duncan earned the Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Award in the Big Ten and was a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the AP.

Wirfs (6-foot-5, 322-pounds), who attended Mount Vernon (Iowa) High School, was named the Big Ten’s Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by league coaches and media, and a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection by the AP.

He started nine games at right tackle and three at left tackle, with 32 career starts in three seasons. He was one of six semifinalists for the 2019 Outland Trophy. He earned honorable mention honors in 2018, and in 2017 was the first true freshman to start at tackle under head coach Kirk Ferentz.

Iowa (9-3, 7-3) will face USC in the 2019 Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Dec. 27 (7 p.m. CT, FS1). For ticket and bowl game information, visit hawkeyesports.com/bowlcentral.

High School Wrestling Scoreboard Thursday 12/19/2019

Sports

December 20th, 2019 by admin

Tri @ Kuemper Catholic
Atlantic/CAM 59, Kuemper Catholic 13
Atlantic/CAM 40, Lewis Central 27
Lewis Central 46, Kuemper Catholic 21

Two time winners on the night for the Trojans were: Cale Roller (285), Joe Weaver (126), and Jarrett Armstrong (160).

Tri @ Clarinda
Harlan 72, Shenandoah 0
Harlan 67, Clarinda 9
Clarinda 48, Shenandoah 18

Corner Conference Tourney @ Sidney
Tarkio, MO 48, East Mills 30
Tarkio, MO 48, Clarinda Academy 21
Tarkio, MO 60, Griswold 18
Tarkio, MO 42, SW Iowa 33
SW Iowa 60, Clarinda Academy 24
SW Iowa 42, East Mills 36
SW Iowa 60, Griswold 12
East Mills 48, Clarinda Academy 12
East Mills 60, Griswold 12
Clarinda Academy 36, Griswold 12

Tri @ CB Abraham Lincoln
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 52, Abraham Lincoln 24
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 78, SC West 6
Abraham Lincoln 76, SC West 0

Tri @ CB Thomas Jefferson
LeMars 65, SC North 18
Thomas Jefferson 48, SC North 46

Quad @ Greene County
Greene County 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Greene County 57, Nevada 18
Greene County 57, Saydel 9
Nevada 45, Saydel 18
Nevada 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Saydel 30, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15

Tri @ Nodaway Valley
Mount Ayr 42, East Union 26
Nodaway Valley 36, Mount Ayr 33
East Union 36, Nodaway Valley 33

Tri @ Perry
Carroll 44, Perry 32
Carroll 51, St. Edmond 12
Perry 65, St. Edmond 15

Quad @ SE Valley
SE Valley 72, ACGC 12
SE Valley 54, Ogden 20
SE Valley 39, Panorama 30
Panorama 54, Ogden 18
Panorama 50, ACGC 15
Ogden 42, ACGC 39

Tri @ St. Albert
Red Oak 54, Denison-Schleswig 24
Red Oak 52, St. Albert 27
St. Albert 44, Denison-Schleswig 30
(Red Oak coach Tiegen Podliska notched his 100th career dual win)

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 12/20/19

Podcasts, Sports

December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Man charged in cold-case killing seeks to exclude evidence

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged in the killing of an 18-year-old high school student 40 years ago is seeking to exclude from his trial DNA evidence used to arrest him. The Des Moines Register reports that an attorney for 65-year-old Jerry Burns filed a motion this week to exclude DNA evidence police lifted from a straw Burns had discarded last year. Attorney Leon Spies says in his motion that police didn’t have a warrant to seize the tossed-out straw. Police arrested Burns last December for the stabbing death of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko.

Adair County man arrested in Creston

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Creston Police Department reports the arrest of 34-year old Colan Hanner, of Orient. The Adair County man was arrested after a traffic stop in Creston for Driving while Suspended. Hanner was cited for failure to yield and failure to provide proof of financial liability. He was seen by a magistrate and released.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 12/20/19

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Red Oak man acquitted of burglary/assault charges

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak man was acquitted Wednesday, of two charges stemming from his arrest on Aug. 16 (2019). 41-year-old Matthew Walter Riley was found not guilty of second-degree burglary and assault with intent to commit sexual assault. following a two-day trial.  An additional charge of third-degree forcible sexual assault was dismissed in October. Riley’s attorney says his client had been charged with a felony offense based primarily on the testimony of a single witness. After the 12-person jury rendered their unanimous verdict, Riley was allowed to walk out of the courtroom a free man.

Cincy goes up against Iowa, Saturday in men’s bball

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

United Center, Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. CST (7-p.m. pre-game on KJAN)
BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati and Iowa both look to put winning streaks together . Cincinnati is coming off a big 78-66 win on Wednesday over No. 21 Tennessee. Iowa is coming off an 84-68 road win over Iowa State on Dec. 12.
STEPPING UP: The powerful Luka Garza has put up 22.4 points and 9.9 rebounds to lead the way for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp is also a key contributor, accounting for 12 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bearcats are led by Keith Williams, who is averaging 13 points and 4.9 rebounds.WATCH OUT FOR WILLIAMS: Williams has connected on 40 percent of the 25 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 6 of 14 over his last five games. He’s also converted 75.6 percent of his free throws this season.
WINNING WHEN: The Hawkeyes are 6-0 when they block at least three opposing shots and 2-3 when they fall shy of that mark. The Bearcats are 7-0 when converting on at least 65.5 percent of its free throws and 0-4 when they shoot worse than that from the line.
ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Hawkeyes have recently converted baskets via assists more often than the Bearcats. Iowa has an assist on 46 of 89 field goals (51.7 percent) across its past three outings while Cincinnati has assists on 37 of 80 field goals (46.3 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: The diligent Iowa offense has turned the ball over on just 15.8 percent of its possessions, the 12th-lowest mark in all of Division I. 21.8 percent of all Cincinnati possessions have resulted in a turnover.

Blood donors are in short supply during the holidays

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December 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa/KJAN) — The next two weeks represent the most difficult time of the entire year for the LifeServe Blood Center, as donors become scarce due to things like holiday travel, flu season and the winter weather. Danielle West, a spokeswoman for LifeServe, says they’re taking donations six days a week at seven Iowa donor centers, in addition to mobile blood drives across about 90-percent of the state. “We have a lot of fun blood drives going on — on Christmas Eve, the day after Christmas, the weekend between Christmas and New Year’s,” West says. “We’re just trying to remind people that we still need blood donors to come in because unfortunately, there’s still a lot of people in hospitals that need those blood transfusions.”

A single blood donation can save the lives of up to three local hospital patients. “We really could use all blood types, definitely the O-negative and O-positive, those are used most often in hospitals, so we truly bug our O donors pretty often,” West says. “Platelets are always in need as well. It takes a bit longer to make a platelet donation but a lot of those go to cancer patients.” LifeServe Blood Center is the sole provider of blood to more than 120 hospitals across Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska. “If you’ve never done it before, it takes 45 minutes to an hour from start to finish to give that pint of blood,” West says. “We take that and separate that out into red cells, platelets and plasma, so it truly is going to impact three different lives in this community because we’re the only ones supporting these local hospitals in our areas.”

LifeServe has donor centers in: Ames, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City, Sioux City and Urbandale.

Here are some American Red Cross blood and blood platelet donation opportunities:

Adair County:

  • Orient – 1/15/2020: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., at the Orient-Macksburg High School.

Audubon County:

  • Audubon – 12/27/2019: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., at St. Patrick’s Parish Center (2050 Hwy 71 N)

Cass County:

  • Atlantic – 12/26/2019: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Cass County Memorial Hospital; 12/29/2019: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cass County Community Center.
  • Griswold – 1/10/2020: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Griswold High School.