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Heard scores 27, TCU upends No. 18 Cyclone women 76-69

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February 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lauren Heard scored a career-high 27 points, including two clinching free throws with 26 seconds left, and TCU upset No. 18 Iowa State 76-69 on Wednesday night. Amy Okonkwo added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Jordan Moore had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Horned Frogs (18-6, 8-5 Big 12 Conference), who lost the first meeting 92-54. Neither team had a double-figure lead but the Horned Frogs took the lead for good with a 6-0 run in the third quarter when they made 6 of 8 free throws. Moore made 5 of 6 while the Cyclones were missing three straight shots.

Bridget Carleton, who had 34 points and 10 rebounds for Iowa State (18-6, 8-4), cut the deficit to 55-52 entering the fourth quarter but Heard’s basket followed by a 3-pointer, pushed the lead to eight in the opening minute. An Ashley Joen’s 3 and Carleton’s 3-point play, followed by Kristin Scott’s 3 after a Heard basket, made it a one-point game. But the Cyclones couldn’t get over the hump because they were 5 of 20 from the field in the fourth quarter, making just 1 of 7 to close the game.

Carleton moved into second on ISU’s all-time list with 1,890 points after her season-high for points. Scott added 15 points for the Cyclones. TCU was 8 of 10 from the foul line in the fourth quarter, and 22 of 29 for the game. Iowa State was 6 of 9.

Iowa early News Headlines: Thursday, Feb. 14th 2019

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February 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:40 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa hotel has settled a lawsuit with a New Jersey woman who was raped and battered after the front desk gave the attacker her room key. Attorneys for Cheri Marchionda say the operators of the Embassy Suites Hotel in Des Moines agreed to a settlement before she was set to testify Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed. Christopher LaPointe, of New York, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for the 2014 attack

ELDORA, Iowa (AP) — The injuries prosecutors say an 8-year-old boy sustained at the hands of his father and a woman who confined the boy in a basement have been detailed in court. Pediatric nurse practitioner Ann Swisher said Wednesday one of the U-shaped marks on the boy’s buttock was likely the result of him being spanked by a flyswatter.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury has ruled that the Iowa Department of Corrections discriminated against a transgender employee by denying him the use of men’s restrooms at the prison where he worked. Jurors also ruled that the state violated the Iowa Civil Rights Act by offering health insurance plans that didn’t cover gender reassignment surgery. The ACLU says its Jesse Vroegh’s lawsuit was the first of its kind since lawmakers amended state law in 2007 to bar discrimination on the basis of gender identity.

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — A boom being used at an interstate bridge over the Mississippi River near Moline, Illinois has fallen into the water. Iowa Department of Transportation officials said Wednesday the agency is working to remove the lattice boom of the crane working at the Interstate 74 bridge site. IDOT has not said what caused the boom to fall. Construction on the bridge began in July 2017 and is expected to be completed in 2020.

Class 3-A Local State Wrestling First Round Pairings

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February 14th, 2019 by Jim Field

106:  Tanner Wink (Lewis Central) vs. Jace Rhodes (Mason City)

113:  Austin Kegley (CR Prairie) vs. Mason Allen (CB Thomas Jefferson)

120:  Josh Boots (CB Abraham Lincoln) vs. Thomas Edwards (Johnston)

132:  Brian Paul (Lewis Central) vs. Caleb Helgeson (Johnston)

138:  Colby Schriever (Mason City) vs. Tanner Higgins (Lewis Central)

145:  Collin Lewis (North Scott) vs. Abraham Dirkx (Carroll)

160:  Caleb Kingery (Lewis Central) vs. Preston Terry (Burlington)

160:  Anthony Huse (Norwalk) vs. Parker Klocke (Carroll)

182:  Brett Mower (Glenwood) vs. Austin Close (Marshalltown)

195:  Gabe Christenson (Southeast Polk) vs. Jacob Byers (CB Thomas Jefferson)

195:  Noah Carter (Glenwood) vs. Sam Hayes (Fort Madison)

220:  Tanner Schultz (Linn-Mar) vs. Cameron Baker (CB Thomas Jefferson)

285:  Josh Vis (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) vs. Hunter Haggstrom (Glenwood)

Class 2-A Local State Wrestling First Round Pairings

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February 14th, 2019 by Jim Field

106:  Tyler Halloran (Clarinda) vs. Blaine Frazier (Notre Dame, Burlington)

106:  Rylie Anderson (Bondurant-Farrar) vs. Garrett McLaren (Atlantic/CAM)

113:  Johnathon Erp (Red Oak) vs. Cole Whitehead (Center Point-Urbana)

120:  Joe Weaver (Atlantic/CAM) vs. Kaden Anderlik (Crestwood, Cresco)

126:  Andrew Flora (ADM) vs. Ethan Lemon (Harlan)

138:  Garrett Ikerd (Washington) vs. Chase McLaren (Atlantic/CAM)

145:  Oscar Olmos (Harlan) vs. Isaiah Spencer (Spencer)

152:  Connor Pellett (Atlantic/CAM) vs. Coy Ruess (West Liberty)

160:  Justin McCunn (Red Oak) vs. Andy Brokaw (Solon)

170:  Sam Miller (Van Meter-Earlham) vs. Jackson Kinsella (Creston/O-M)

182:  Kyler Fisher (Southeast Valley (Gowrie) vs. Jakob Childs (Clarinda)

182:  Beau Barncastle (Creston/O-M) vs. Tristin Westphal (Washington)

195:  Joel Osborn (Humboldt) vs. Thomas Bentley (Red Oak)

220:  Cody Fisher (Woodward Granger) vs. Cale Roller (Atlantic/CAM)

220:  Lake Stahlberg (Monticello) vs. Joseph Arkfeld (Harlan)

285:  Derec Weyer (Harlan) vs. Jace Smith (PCM, Monroe)

285:  Justin Jones (Humboldt) vs. Storm Howard (Clarinda)

Class 1-A Local State Wrestling First Round Pairings

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February 14th, 2019 by Jim Field

106:  Marcel Lopez (New London) vs. Hayden Fischer (AHSTW)

106:  Stevie Barnes (Underwood) vs. Elliot Cooney (Nodaway Valley)

106:  Jace Rose (Riverside) vs. Clayton McDonough (Central Springs)

113:  Mick Schroder (Riverside) vs. Mason Dye (Sigourney-Keota)

113:  Carter Littlefield (Jesup) vs. Hagen Heistand (Logan-Magnolia)

120:  Cael Cassady (Martensdale St. Mary`s) vs. Connor Attkisson (Tri-Center)

120:  Weston Allen (Underwood) vs. Trey Lashbrook (AGWSR)

120:  Mitchell Moore (Wapello) vs. Blaine Beeler (AC/GC)

126:  Briar Reisz (Logan-Magnolia) vs. Tristen Jessen (Woodbury Central)

126:  Justin Garcia (WC Valley) vs. Cole Cassady (Martensdale St. Mary`s)

126:  Zane Ziegler (Underwood) vs. Daniel Meeker (Wapello)

132:  Cael Happel (Lisbon) vs. Gabe Smith (Riverside)

132:  Gunnar Larsen (AC/GC) vs. Nolan Noonan (Cascade)

132:  Logan James (Underwood) vs. Joel Sampson (AHSTW)

138:  Easton Benson (AC/GC) vs. Nate Monahan (Woodbury Central)

138:  Teagan Lundquist (Southwest Valley) vs. Sherman Hayes (East Union)

138:  Nick Hamilton (Underwood) vs. Brody Hawtrey (North Cedar)

145:  Wyatt Appleseth (Panorama) vs. Duke Kyle (Missouri Valley)

145:  TJ Lau (East Buchanan) vs. Blake Thomsen (Underwood)

152:  Tanner Owens (Underwood) vs. Ethan Elliott (Interstate 35)

152:  Cole Sackett (West Central Valley) vs. Garrett Arment (Woodbury Central)

152:  Connor Lange (Missouri Valley) vs. Cade Tenold (Don Bosco)

160:  Michael Baker (Underwood) vs. Trystin Ross (Colfax-Mingo)

160:  Bryson Freeberg (Tri-Center) vs. Hunter Cobb (Wayne)

160:  Aiden Zook (Hudson) vs. Drew Venteicher (Bedford-Lenox)

170:  Chase Maguire (Logan-Magnolia) vs. Drew Kirkpatrick (Interstate 35)

170:  Gabe Carter (New London) vs. Nick Haynes (Missouri Valley)

170:  Garret Fox (Panorama) vs. Cael Rahnavardi (Don Bosco)

182:  Gabe Pauley (AHSTW) vs. Trace McCuen (Audubon)

182:  Tucker Kroeze (Belmond-Klemme) vs. Brennon Mauer (Treynor)

195:  Carson Wadle (West Central Valley) vs. Luke Mosinski (Audubon)

220:  Keegan Akers (Mediapolis) vs. Chance Strough (Bedford-Lenox)

220:  Dylan Obermeier (Audubon) vs. Jaxon Allen (New London)

220:  Joel Mendoza (Eagle Grove) vs. Chris Gardner (Underwood)

285:  Arron Olson (Missouri Valley) vs. Kipp Corbin (East Sac County)

285:  Dagisteno Shilling (Cardinal, Eldon) vs. Barrett Pitt (Logan-Magnolia)

2019 State Dual Team Wrestling Results

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February 13th, 2019 by admin

Boys District Basketball Scoreboard Wednesday 02/13/2019

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February 13th, 2019 by admin

CLASS 1A

District 12

Lenox 46, Diagonal 43

District 16

St. Mary’s, Storm Lake 71, Glidden-Ralston 36

CLASS 2A

District 13

Mount Ayr 67, AC/GC 40
Panorama 70, West Central Valley 33

District 15

Kuemper Catholic 66, MVAOCOU 56
Alta/Aurelia 66, Missouri Valley 30

Girls Regional Basketball Scoreboard Wednesday 02/13/2019

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February 13th, 2019 by admin

CLASS 1A Quarterfinals

Region 6

Seymour 69, Lenox 53
Murray 29, Diagonal 27
North Mahaska 68, Southeast Warren 17
Bedford 59, Lamoni 47

Region 7

Fremont-Mills 51, Griswold 46
CAM 73, Audubon 67
Collins-Maxwell 61, Baxter 46
Colo-Nesco 61, Paton-Churdan 50

Region 8

Ar-We-Va 62, West Harrison 44
Exira-EHK 61, Glidden-Ralston 51

CLASS 2A Quarterfinals

Region 6

Pella Christian 66, Pekin 53
Central Decatur 71, Mount Ayr 48
East Marshall 48, Martensdale St. Marys 45
Van Buren 56, Wayne 23

Region 7

Panorama 39, Woodward-Granger 23
Nodaway Valley 53, Southwest Valley 42
Dike-New Hartford 57, Ogden 34

CLASS 3A Semifinals

Region 8

Des Moines Christian 59, Creston 39
Shenandoah 71, Red Oak 58

CLASS 4A Quarterfinals

Region 2

Dallas Center-Grimes 77, Winterset 28
Glenwood 49, Harlan 35

CLASS 5A Quarterfinals

Region 4

CB Abraham Lincoln 38, CB Thomas Jefferson 20

CAM builds big lead in 2nd quarter and holds off Audubon

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February 13th, 2019 by admin

The CAM Cougars girls basketball team built a 20-point lead in the 2nd quarter and were able to hold off a strong charge from the Audubon Wheelers to win 73-67. The Cougars led the game 21-14 at the end of the first and built the advantage to 20 midway through the second. Audubon used the foul line to climb back within 10 by halftime at 41-31. The Cougars held a 62-54 lead by the end of the third and kept the Wheelers at bay in the final period.

After the game CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said that second quarter was big, “Yeah early in that second quarter until about two minutes left in the half we saw some of the best basketball we’ve played all year. It was great to see the girls play that way.”

The game was full of big performances from star players as well. CAM standout senior Madison Gettler led all scorers with 25 points, 17 of those in the first half. Paige McAfee hit six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points on the night to help the Cougar cause. On the Wheelers’ side outstanding freshman Aleah Hermensen finished with 24 points before fouling out near the end of the contest. Leah Subbert had 19 for the Wheelers and also fouled out late in the game.

CAM advances to the Class 1A Region 7 Semifinals on Friday night. They will take on the Fremont-Mills Knights, who advanced with a 51-46 road win over Griswold. The Cougars and Knights will meet in Guthrie Center on Friday at 7:00pm. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN Friday night.

Atlantic School Board and Teachers Union present initial bargaining proposals

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February 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic School Board and representatives with the Atlantic Education Association, representing the Teacher’s Union, met Wednesday evening at the Middle School Media Center. During the session the Board received and AEA presented their respective Collective Bargaining Proposals for the 2019-2020 School Year. Atlantic Superintendent Steve Barber told KJAN News, that Union requested the District use a Salary Schedule, including Teacher Supplemental Salary (TSS) money. And a raise on the base salary of $990. They also requested a couple of Supplemental B changes, and that all of Appendix A get back into the contract.

The School District’s proposal was to give $650 on the base, minus the current TSS Schedule, and not “Age” the schedule. He said that would be a total package of 2.02-percent and approximately $136,000. The two parties have not yet set the next closed meeting with the Teacher’s Union.

In other business, Superintendent Barber said the School Board talked about the fact the District is on course to have an aviation program. He said they’ve been accepted to be trained and have access to an Aviation curriculum provided by the AOPA [The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]. He says the Board is excited to offer the program next year. More details on the program will be released soon.

The School Board also set their next regular meeting on March 13th, as the date for aPublic Hearing on the proposed 2019-2020 School Calendar. Mr. Barber said “The Weather has been a challenge” this year. Because of the number of missed days and or required time for education, there are some changes to the current school year calendar. He said they’re going to add the Friday before Memorial weekend to the make-up schedule, and the Board talked about going to school the following Monday, but given the time-frame, they will look at all the ways possible to meet the minimum required hours for the school year.