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Midwest Sports Headlines: 11/27/2018

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November 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Marial Shayok scored 18 points, freshman Tyrese Haliburton had 16 and Iowa State cruised past Nebraska-Omaha 82-55 for its third straight win. Michael Jacobson scored 13 points with 10 rebounds for his first double-double with the Cyclones (6-1), who never trailed in disposing of the Mavericks.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Bulldogs, a non-scholarship FCS program based in Des Moines, Iowa, were offered the chance of a lifetime when 24th-ranked Iowa State asked them to be their opponent in a makeup game. The two schools will play at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday. Drake, which played its home finale on Nov. 10 in front of 1,348 people, could see 60,000 in the stands in Ames.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs used their bye week to get healthy across the board, but the big question is whether Eric Berry is now healthy enough to get on the field. Their star safety has been out since early in training camp with a heel injury, and coach Andy Reid seemed to indicate that Berry is nearing a return.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals claimed Conner Greene off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals and designated fellow right-hander Burch Smith for assignment. The 23-year-old Greene spent last season at Double-A Springfield and Triple-A Memphis, going 4-5 with a 4.09 ERA in 40 appearances. He also made nine relief appearances for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, where the Royals got a close look at him.

UNDATED (AP) — Gonzaga has leapfrogged Kansas for No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after knocking off Duke in the Maui Invitational title game. The Zags are No. 1 for the third time after edging the undefeated Jayhawks by one first-place vote. Duke dropped to No. 3. Virginia is No. 4 and No. 5 Nevada has its highest ranking ever. Defending national champion Villanova returned to the poll at No. 23.

Iowa early News Headlines: Tuesday, Nov. 27th 2018

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November 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:35 a.m. CST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Inspectors found some violations at a large Iowa day care center when it was owned by Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, including deficiencies in 2007 that prompted a downgrade in its license status. Whitaker and his wife owned Little Endeavors in his hometown of Ankeny, Iowa, a center with a capacity for 204 children from newborn to school-age, from 2003 until 2015. Inspection records paint a mostly positive picture but also find some occasionally serious and persistent concerns.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An investigation that found a hostile environment at Iowa’s labor department prompted the state to cut ties with two top administrators, including the longtime chief investigator for workplace deaths and injuries. The case has also produced a whistleblower complaint alleging Commissioner of Labor Michael Mauro and his deputy run the office “like a high school clique,” where friends receive favoritism and others are ridiculed, threatened and called names.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new audit says Iowa’s savings from privatizing Medicaid is barely half as much as former Gov. Terry Branstad projected when he forced the change two years ago. The report by Auditor Mary Mosiman also found officials and lawmakers have failed to file quarterly financial reports as required by state law. When Branstad’s administration changed the system for overseeing health care for more than 600,000 poor and disabled Iowans, he projected it would produce $232 million in savings.

NEVADA, Iowa (AP) — A man charged with murder in the death of an Iowa State University golfer has been granted a new attorney over the objections of his current lawyer. The Des Moines Register reports Story County District Court Judge Bethany Currie granted a request Monday by 22-year-old Collin Richards for a different attorney. He cited a “communication issue.” Richards’ current attorney, public defender Paul Rounds, objected, saying there weren’t grounds for the change. Richards has pleaded not guilty.

Shayok scores 18 pts to lead Iowa St. past Omaha 82-55

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will likely get back star forward Cameron Lard and key reserve Zoran Talley back from suspensions for their next game next Monday.

The Cyclones largely survived their absences. But the biggest question for the week ahead for coach Steve Prohm will be how to integrate Lard and Talley into a rotation that has mostly been clicking so far.

Marial Shayok scored 18 points with seven rebounds, freshman Tyrese Haliburton had a career-high 16 and Iowa State cruised past Nebraska-Omaha 82-55 on Monday night for its third straight win.

Michael Jacobson scored 13 points with 10 rebounds for his first double-double with the Cyclones (6-1), who never trailed in disposing of the Mavericks.

“Those guys are set to play next week, and we’re excited to get them back,” Prohm said of Lard and Talley. “The biggest thing is for our whole team is, can we be selfless? Can we play for Iowa State, and can we play the right way?”

Iowa State showed no signs of fatigue after spending last week at the Maui Invitational, scoring the game’s first 11 points and jumping ahead 41-28 by the break. Freshman Talen Horton-Tucker then buried back-to-back 3s to make it a 60-36 game with just over 14 minutes left.

Terrence Lewis scored 15 points and Horton-Tucker had 14 points, six rebounds and five steals for Iowa State.

The Cyclones outrebounded the Mavs 46-33 — with Jacobson, a Nebraska transfer, again leading the way.

JT Gibson scored 16 to lead Omaha (3-4).

UP NEXT
Omaha plays at Arizona State on Wednesday.
Iowa State hosts North Dakota State on Dec. 3.

High School Basketball Scoreboard 11/26/2018

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

Girls Basketball

Creston 64, Winterset 38
Gilbert 46, Kuemper Catholic 45
MVAOCOU 51, Missouri Valley 40

Shenandoah 54, Underwood 23
South Central Calhoun 74, Audubon 33
Southwest Valley 63, Griswold 31
Treynor 55, Harlan 27
Westwood, Sloan 67, Logan-Magnolia 25

Boys Basketball

AHSTW 72, Woodbine 70
Grand View Christian School 68, Earlham 45
Logan-Magnolia 56, Westwood, Sloan 40
South Central Calhoun 74, Audubon 65
Southwest Valley 54, Griswold 19
Underwood 52, Shenandoah 40

FRANK A. OBERMEIER, 91, of Audubon (Svcs. 11/30/2018)

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

FRANK A. OBERMEIER, 91, of Audubon died Monday, November 26th at his home in Audubon. Funeral services for FRANK A. OBERMEIER will be held on Friday, November 30th at 10:30am in the Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Family visitation will be held on Thursday, November 29th from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Audubon.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

FRANK A. OBERMEIER is survived by:

Wife: Betty Obermeier of Audubon.

Children: Pam (Quinn) Kelly of Council Bluffs. Peggy (Stan Weihs) Obermeier of Audubon. Patrick “Pat” (Bridget) Obermeier of Audubon.

Step-son: Dennis (Jodi) Deist of Audubon.

6 Grandchildren

2 Step-Grandchildren

Several Great-Grandchildren

Other Relatives and Friends.

Southwest Valley takes doubleheader from Griswold to open hoops season

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

The Southwest Valley Timberwolves girls and boys basketball teams picked up season opening wins over the Griswold Tigers on Monday night in Corning. The Timberwolves girls squad won the first game of the night 63-31. The boys then followed with a 54-19 win over the Tigers.

The Timberwolves built 21-10 lead by the end of the first quarter in the girls game and built on that lead throughout. Jentry Schafer led the way with 22 points on the night and senior Morgan Shuey added 13 points. Griswold was led in the loss by 14 points from top returning scorer Brittney Beebe. The Timberwolves led 38-16 at halftime and ballooned the lead to 55-24 by the end of the third.

In the boys contest Southwest Valley ripped off an early 8-0 lead and held the Tigers to just 4 first half points. It was 10-0 at the end of the first quarter and 23-4 at halftime. The Tigers struggled to find good shots against a pressuring zone defense from the Timberwolves. Jayden Amend ripped off all 7 of his points early in the second half to give Griswold a small spark but the Timberwolves would control the game down the stretch. Christian McCuen led all-scorers with 18 points and Jacob Webb had 16 for the Timberwolves.

Griswold will next host Heartland Christian on Friday night. Southwest Valley is right back at it on Tuesday night at Shenandoah.

 

AP Men’s College Basketball Top 25 11/26/2018

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (32) 6-0 1590 3
2. Kansas (31) 5-0 1584 2
3. Duke (1) 5-1 1486 1
4. Virginia (1) 6-0 1396 4
5. Nevada 6-0 1329 6
6. Tennessee 4-1 1284 5
7. Michigan 6-0 1213 9
8. Auburn 5-1 1129 8
9. Michigan St. 5-1 1111 11
10. Kentucky 5-1 1022 10
11. North Carolina 6-1 943 7
12. Kansas St. 6-0 936 12
13. Virginia Tech 5-0 921 13
14. Iowa 5-0 599 20
15. Florida St. 5-1 581 14
16. Ohio St. 6-0 511 23
17. Texas 5-1 486
18. Oregon 4-1 439 21
19. Purdue 5-1 387 24
20. Texas Tech 6-0 380
21. Buffalo 5-0 351 22
22. Wisconsin 5-1 253 25
23. Villanova 5-2 217
24. Maryland 6-0 170
25. Mississippi St. 4-1 161 15

Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 156, Clemson 135, Furman 72, Creighton 65, LSU 41, Indiana 35, UCLA 30, Iowa St. 22, St. John’s 19, Minnesota 17, Miami 10, Syracuse 8, TCU 8, Arkansas 6, Nebraska 6, Notre Dame 4, UConn 4, Florida 3, UCF 3, Davidson 1, Houston 1.

AP Women’s College Basketball Top 25 11/26/2018

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November 26th, 2018 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 25, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Notre Dame (31) 6-0 775 1
2. UConn 5-0 735 2
3. Oregon 6-0 705 3
4. Baylor 6-0 674 4
5. Louisville 5-0 660 5
6. Mississippi St. 6-0 606 6
7. Maryland 6-0 576 7
8. Stanford 6-0 567 8
9. Oregon St. 5-1 523 9
10. Texas 6-0 494 10
11. Tennessee 5-0 476 11
12. Syracuse 6-1 422 14
13. NC State 6-0 410 15
14. Iowa 5-1 323 12
15. California 6-0 287 18
16. DePaul 3-2 285 16
17. Texas A&M 4-1 221 20
18. South Carolina 3-3 212 13
19. Arizona St. 3-2 178 19
20. Minnesota 5-0 170 23
21. Miami 6-1 148 24
22. Marquette 4-1 137 22
23. Iowa St. 5-0 93
24. Drake 6-1 73
25. Kentucky 7-0 68

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 59, Northwestern 59, Missouri 59, Georgia 18, South Florida 17, Virginia Tech 13, Michigan 10, Utah 6, North Carolina 5, Southern Cal 4, Florida St. 3, Boise St. 2, LSU 2.

Mills County Sheriff’s report (11/26)

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November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 19-year old Faith Leeann Clemmons, of Emerson, was arrested at the Mills County Courthouse Monday morning. Clemmons was taken into custody on a warrant for Failure to Appear, on an original, Possession of a Controlled Substance, charge, and on a warrant for Failure to Appear on Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, Trespass and Assault charges. Her bond was set at $7,000.

At around 2-a.m. Friday, 21-year old Ariana Mersaydeze Parker, of LaVista, NE, was arrested following a traffic stop on Interstate 29, on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance, Child Endangerment, and Speeding. Her bond was set at $3,000. And, at around 12:05-a.m. Friday, 22-year old Hawa Mabior Akur, of St. Joseph, MO., was arrested on I-29 for Driving Under Suspension, of Failure to show proof of insurance. Bond was set at $300.

Late Thursday night, 26-year old Dylan Michael Betts, of Omaha, was arrested following a traffic stop on I-29, and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was set at $1,000. At around 2:30-a.m. Thursday, 24-year old Brett Michael Zeski, of Glenwood, was arrested in Mills County for OWI/1st offense. Bond was set at $1,000.

And, on Nov. 21st, 28-year old Aaron James Smith, of Pacific Junction, was arrested in Mills County for Possession of a Controlled Substance. His bond was also set at $1,000.

Iowa, ISU, UNI presidents outline requests for state funding increases

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November 26th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The leaders of Iowa’s three public universities made their budget pitches to Governor Kim Reynolds, Monday. University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld is asking lawmakers to approve seven million dollars in additional financial aid for undergrads who are Iowa residents. “I’m aware, very aware, that I must sound like a broken record as I’m consistently commenting on the need to increase resources to the university,” Harreld said. “…We cannot cut our way to quality.”

University of Northern Iowa president Mark Nook says enrollment at the Cedar Falls school is down, but Nook says tuition and fees average about 25-hundred dollars ABOVE universities around the country that are like U-N-I.  “We don’t have the resources and scholarships and things to compete on the same level with Iowa and Iowa State, so it is impacting our enrollment in a pretty significant way,” Nook says. Nook is asking lawmakers for a four million dollar budget boost for U-N-I in each of the next five years.

Iowa State University president Wendy Winterstein says her staff has combed through this year’s budget and reallocated 12 million in spending. “Iowa State is proud to be recognized for our lean organizational structure, but we can’t continue to deliver excellence on efficiencies alone,” Winterstein says. “New resources are needed to be able to assure that we can continue to fulfill our land grant mission and serve the state.”

Winterstein is also asking the governor and the legislature to send I-S-U seven MILLION more state tax dollars for student financial aid. The president of the board that governs the three universities says ensuring tuition is affordable makes a college degree accessible for more Iowans.