Drake claimed a 17th straight home win. The Bulldogs pulled away in the second half to beat Valparaiso 81-70. Darnell Brodie scored 19 points and had a career-high 18 rebounds.
Drake coach Darian DeVries. The Bulldogs are 9-2 in the Missouri Valley Conference and visit Valley leader Indiana State Saturday.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The second-ranked University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling team defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars on Wednesday evening, 39-7, inside of the Stewart Center. The Hawkeyes finish their inaugural season undefeated in dual competition.
Emilie Gonzalez started the night off at 101 pounds with a quick technical fall over Ava McNeal, 10-0. After a forfeit at 109, Brianna Gonzalez defeated Paige Denke, 12-2, at 116. Cali Leng came in at 123 with another 10-0 tech. fall for the Hawkeyes over Reianna Ogden. At 130, Emily Frost recorded the first fall of the night in 1:31. Emmily Patneaud followed with another pin defeating McKenna Hendrickson in 1:23 at 136. Ella Schmit notched an 11-0 tech. fall downing Brinley Green at 143, and Bella Mir followed at 155 earning her seventh pin on the season over Aliyah Villarreal, 1:01. Kylie Welker took the forfeit at 170, and Alivia White finished strong with an 8-4 decision over Zoe Adams, sealing the Hawkeyes victory.
Iowa finished its inaugural season going 16-0 and outscored their opponents 593-108 in dual competition.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH CLARISSA CHUN
“It was amazing to feel the support from the Hawkeyes faithful. The gym was filled with over 500 people, and it felt like a lot of Iowa fans out there. It was so special to feel like we were in a home crowd. This was a great opportunity for some of our girls in the lineup to get some great matchups with Sioux Falls. I am really grateful for the Sioux Falls program for inviting us to dual here, because it is so important to grow this sport and have competitions in these different areas, especially places like South Dakota.”
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will take the short trip to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the Grand View Open on Saturday. Competition will be all day and can be followed live on trackwrestling.com.
The (10-6) AHSTW Girl’s Basketball Team was riding a five-game winning before falling to top ranked St. Albert on Tuesday night 41-31. The season started off slow for Head Coach Jason McCall and the Lady Vikes with an 0-2 record and a 27-point loss to CAM. Since then, AHSTW has had all of their starters healthy and playing with awareness on the court that was not there a month ago.
A large help to this refreshed Lady Vikes team is the consistent scoring and post play from senior Delaney Goshorn. At around 13 points a game and 88 rebounds, Goshorn is the leading scorer and rebounder for AHSTW. She’s also embraced the role of being a gritty low post defender and facilitating the offense.
Next to her in offensive production with 103 points is senior Ella Langer. Not only is she the second highest scorer on the team but leads in steals as well. Coach McCall remarked that Langer’s ability on defense has matured making her a tough player to score against.
Now the Lady Vikes are looking directly at two tough upcoming Western Iowa road games. Thursday’s game will be against a solid (9-8) Riverside team and then on Friday AHSTW faces the top team in the WIC a (12-4) Treynor squad who has won their last three contests. Coach McCall knows the competition level for these two matchups will be high and he has confidence his team can match.
KJAN will bring you the coverage of Thursday’s matchup between the Lady Vikes and the Bulldogs with the pregame show starting at 5:50 p.m.
(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – January was a bit of a slower month for processing inmates at the Guthrie County jail. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Swensen, in his monthly report issued today (Wednesday), said “The weather was partially to blame. We processed 65 inmates during the month.
“We held 33 out of county inmates for different periods of time. We brought in $22,250 from holding out of county inmates. With the 14 inmates we received from Polk County yesterday, February’s revenue should be significantly higher.”
You can view pdf reports on the jail stats, below:
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra, a Republican from Hull says the time for the U.S. to respond to the drone attack that left three American soldiers dead in Jordan is now.
“Well, first of all, it’s a tragedy when we lose three military personnel. That should never happen. And we have to hold Iran accountable. We know Iran, Iran is behind this,” Feenstra says. “Obviously, we have to make sure Iran’s oil is cut off. You know, we also have to make sure that we stop Iran from using drones and coming after us. I mean, we have to make this punitive and they have to know that they don’t mess with America.”
Randy Feenstra
The House is set to vote on the impeachment resolution for Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Feenstra says thousands of illegals are crossing the U-S boarder every day because the Secretary is not doing his job. “I will be voting yes to impeach Mayorkas. I think this is one time where a cabinet member has not done their job and is creating just a terrible situation in the United States it’s a complete dereliction of duty,” Feenstra says.
Mayorkas would be the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years.
(Radio Iowa) – A deer in Sioux City somehow got its antlers stuck in hammock tied between two trees behind a house. Police and animal control were called to try and untangle the creature’s antlers from the mesh as it was hopelessly stuck.
Officer Mike Koehler says when he arrived, he saw the deer had minor injuries. “The buck was about an eight-point buck, it was a mature deer and it was a pretty strong animal,” Koehler says. “The big thing was, when I approached with my trainee, I told him to be careful because the deer has antlers that can be used as weapons and also the hooves are very dangerous and he’s full of adrenaline and he’s going to be scared.”
Koehler came up with a plan to set it free by cutting the ropes with his knife. With the deer thrashing around, they couldn’t get too close, but managed to eventually trim off most of the mesh and set it loose.
Sioux City Police had to cut a deer free from a backyard hammock. (SCPD photo)
“The buck was free,” Koehler says. “It was able to run off. I’m sure it was tired. I’m sure it was scared. It did have a big tangle of netting from the hammock in its antlers, but we’re thinking those are gonna fall off here when the bucks shed their antlers here in late January and early February, so hopefully he made it.”
Officer Cade Gill also responded to the call to help the struggling animal. “It’s definitely one of the most unusual ones for me that I’ve ever responded to, particularly when it concerns an animal like a deer,” Gill says. “It was pretty exciting. It felt good after the fact, knowing that we had gotten there and were able to rescue that deer.”
(Radio Iowa) – A special investigation by the State Auditor finds problems with the handling of funds by the former city clerk of Steamboat Rock.
The investigation found more than $30,000 of undeposited, uncollected, or unbilled utility fees, $5,000 in improper disbursements, and nearly $8,000 in unsupported disbursements. The auditor found a majority of the improper disbursements by former clerk Renee Oltrogge. were personal charges on the city credit card.
It says a number of documents Oltrogge submitted as support for purchases she made with the city’s credit card were altered. The audit report also says records were not sufficiently maintained and it is not possible to determine if there were other improperly disbursed funds.
The investigation report has been turned over to Hardin County Sheriff and County Attorney along with the D-C-I and state Attorney General.
(Creston, Iowa) – No injuries were reported following a minor accident this (Wednesday) morning, in Creston. According to Creston Police, a pickup driven by 78-year-old Douglas W. Minnick, of Creston, was traveling east on Lucas Street at around 8-a.m. Due to sun glare, Minnick failed to notice a legally parked 2014 Jeep Cherokee.
His pickup hit the SUV on the left rear side, causing $2,000 damage to the Jeep, and $1,500 damage to the pickup. No citations were issued.
SHIRLEY JEAN GILLESPIE, 96, of Atlantic (formerly of Missouri Valley), died January 13, 2024, at her home. The family will host a Celebration of Life Memorial service for SHIRLEY GILLESPIE at 11-a.m. on February 24th, at the First Church of Christ in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service has the arrangements.
Immediately following the service, a time of food and sharing of memories will be held in the church fellowship hall.
Burial will be held at a later date Oak Grove Cemetery in Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation to missionaries, Anthony and Elizabeth Smith with Pioneer Bible Translators, a cause that was dear to Shirley’s heart.
SHIRLEY JEAN GILLESPIE is survived by:
Her daughter – Vicki Gillespie Rodgers.
Her son – Jimmy (Vickie) Gilliespie.
Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
CLASS 1A
Class 1A tournament play begins February 8th with additional dates on February 13th, February 16th and February 21st.
Region 2
2/8: St. Edmond at Glidden-Ralston, Paton-Churdan at Coon Rapids-Bayard
2/13: Quarterfinals at Newell-Fonda (vs. St. Edmond/Glidden-Ralston), BCLUW, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Meskwaki Settlement
2/16: Semifinals at Newell-Fonda, Coon Rapids-Bayard
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 3
2/8: Moravia at Seymour, Moulton-Udell vs. Melcher-Dallas (at Southeast Warren), Essex at Bedford, Hamburg at Lamoni, Sidney at Mount Ayr
2/13: Quarterfinals at Martensdale-St. Marys (vs. Seymour/Moravia), Southeast Warren, Fremont-Mills (vs. Bedford/Essex), Lamoni
2/16: Semifinals at Martensdale-St. Marys, Fremont-Mills
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 4
2/8: Ar-We-Va at West Bend-Mallard
2/13: Quarterfinals at Remsen St. Mary’s, West Bend-Mallard, George-Little Rock, Akron-Westfield
2/16: Semifinals at Remsen St. Mary’s, George-Little Rock
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 5
2/8: East Mills at Lenox, West Harrison at Stanton, Boyer Valley at Riverside, Griswold at Earlham, IKM-Manning at Collins-Maxwell, Diagonal at Ankeny Christian
2/13: Quarterfinals at St. Albert (vs. Lenox/East Mills), Stanton, Woodbine, Collins-Maxwell
2/16: Semifinals at St. Albert, Woodbine
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 8
2/8: Murray at Orient-Macksburg, East Union at Mormon Trail, Southeast Warren at Wayne
2/13: Quarterfinals at CAM (vs. Murray/Orient-Macksburg), Mormon Trail, Montezuma, Holy Trinity Catholic
2/16: Semifinals at Montezuma, CAM
2/21: Final at TBD
CLASS 2A
Class 2A tournament play begins on February 10th with additional round dates on February 13th, February 16th and February 21st.
Region 3
2/10: Missouri Valley at Logan-Magnolia, Shenandoah at Underwood
2/13: Quarterfinals at Westwood (vs. Missouri Valley/Lo-Ma), Tri-Center at West Monona, Treynor (vs. Underwood/Shenandoah), AHSTW at Exira/EHK
2/16: Semifinals at Westwood, Treynor
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 5
2/10: Kuemper Catholic at East Sac County
2/13: Quarterfinals at Sioux Central (vs. Kuemper/East Sac), HMS, North Union, Pocahontas Area
2/16: Semifinals at Sioux Central, North Union
2/21: Final at TBD
Region 8
2/13: Quarterfinals at Nodaway Valley (vs. I-35/Colfax-Mingo), Southwest Valley at Central Decatur, Grundy Center, South Hamilton
2/16: Semifinals at Nodaway Valley, Grundy Center
2/21: Final at TBD
CLASS 3A
Class 3A tournament play begins on February 10th with additional dates on February 14th and February 17th.
Region 7
2/10: OABCIG at Harlan, Red Oak at Clarinda, Greene County at Cherokee, Atlantic at Southeast Valley
2/14: Semifinals at Harlan, Cherokee
2/17: Final at Highest Remaining Seed
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