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Friday’s Area High School Girl’s Basketball Scores

Sports

December 16th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Denison-Schleswig 46, Clarinda 43
#6 St. Albert 61, Shenandoah 38
#7 Harlan Community 86, Red Oak 41
Lewis Central 59, Atlantic 27

Western Iowa Conference:
AHSTW 52, Logan-Magnolia 30
#14 Treynor 59, IKM-Manning 30
Tri-Center 52, Missouri Valley 29

Rolling Valley Conference:
#12 Woodbine 62, Ar-We-Va 14
#11 CAM 66, Paton-Churdan 18
#15 Exira-EHK 61, West Harrison 28
Boyer Valley 53, Glidden-Ralston 31

Corner Conference:
Essex 57, Sidney 35
East Mills 46, Griswold 24
Fremont Mills 71, Stanton 52

Raccoon River Conference:
Carroll 54, #8 Ballard 45
ADM 48, Boone 37
#12 Carlisle 57, Bondurant-Farrar 44
Gilbert 70, Winterset 41

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Wayne 50, Bedford 41
Mount Ayr 60, Worth County 34

West Central Conference:
Van Meter 49, #10 Earlham 33
West Central Valley 51, Madrid 26
#3 Panorama 54, ACGC 36
#3 Des Moines Christian 66, Pleasantville 34

Friday’s Area High School Boy’s Basketball Scores

Sports

December 16th, 2023 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Denison-Schleswig 69, Clarinda 53
Lewis Central 77, Atlantic 41
St. Albert 71, Shenandoah 44
Harlan Community 62, Red Oak 59

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 52, AHSTW 43
Tri-Center 75, Missouri Valley 59
Underwood 83, Audubon 46
Treynor 66, IKM-Manning 35

Rolling Valley Conference:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 86, East Union 44
Woodbine 68, Ar-We-Va 56
Boyer Valley 40, Glidden-Ralston 37
Exira-EHK 80, West Harrison 44
CAM 77, Paton-Churdan 37

Corner Conference:
East Mills 67, Griswold 22
Sidney 55, Essex 52
Stanton 76, Fremont Mills 66

Raccoon River Conference:
Ballard 64, Carroll 48
ADM 68, Boone 56
Bondurant-Farrar 58, Carlisle 51
Winterset 68, Gilbert 59

Pride of Iowa Conference:
Bedford 47, Wayne 32
Mount Ayr 54, Worth County 44

West Central Conference:
Earlham 47, Van Meter 46
Panorama 63, ACGC 59
Madrid 56, West Central Valley 40
Ogden 73, Woodward-Granger 47

Spartans Get Back into Win Column @ West Harrison

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December 15th, 2023 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans went into Friday night with back-to-back losses at home. Falling to 4-2 the Spartans were eager to get back onto the court and get a big conference win. The Spartans were ready to go from the opening tip as they won the tip and scored followed by a steal for a layup and held a 4-0 lead less than 15 seconds into the game. The Spartans looked to try and use their height advantage and dominate the paint and that is exactly what happened. In the opening eight minutes the Spartans shot 11-14 from the floor including 18 points inside the paint to give them a 20-point lead after the first quarter. The Spartans rode the hot offensive night from three seniors in Jackson Radcliff, Cash Emgarten, and Aiden Flathers who all scored in double figures and Radcliff led the way with 22 points. After the two previous losses head coach of the Spartans Tony Santistaben said it was good just to see the kids get back to their winning ways.

The Spartans did a great job all night long of making the extra pass to teammates to get the best shot possible on the offensive end of the floor. The Spartans would have 15 assists as a team and just made them really hard to contain. Coach Santistaben says it has been a priority of him and his assistant coach to teach the kids to read the defense and to take what they give them.

Early in the second the half with a 25-point lead Coach Santistaben took a timeout in the third quarter because he didn’t like the energy of his team and felt they were just playing the score, but Coach Santistaben he wants to his team to always bring their own energy even if the crowd isn’t a factor in the game.

The Spartans end their two-game losing skid and improve to 5-2 on the season and 5-1 in Rolling Valley Conference play.

Exira-EHK Lady Spartans Crush West Harrison

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December 15th, 2023 by admin

The Exira EHK Lady Spartans cruised to a Rolling Valley conference win over West Harrison 61-28 Friday night. The Lady Spartans wasted no time getting on the board early and immediately getting set in their full court press. The Spartans would use their full court ball pressure most of the night and forced the Lady Hawkeyes to 24 turnovers on the night. The tone was set in the first quarter when after eight minutes of play the Spartans held a 20-4 lead thanks to four three balls to widen the score. The Spartans wouldn’t stop their as they continued to hound the Hawkeyes on the defensive end of the floor and attack in transition.

The Spartans led 39-14 at the halftime break and were led by Taryn and Jaelynn Petersen who both scored double figures in the half. Although Exira would dominate the game as a team, they had no answer for West Harrisons senior Maclayn Houston who led all scorers on the night and scored 25 of the West Harrisons 28 points. Houston would go over her averages in points and rebounds as the senior posted 25 points and 12 rebounds on 9/18 shooting from the floor. Houston did everything she could to keep her team in the game it just wasn’t enough to keep up with the duo of Taryn and Jaelynn Petersen who both scored 15+ points including five triples by Taryn the freshman.

With the 61-28 victory the Lady Spartans improve to 6-1 on the season including six straight wins and now 5-1 in the Rolling Valley Conference and will be back in action on Tuesday night when they take on Paton Churdan at home for a 6:00pm tipoff. The Lady Hawkeyes fall to 2-7 and 0-5 in conference play.

Cold weather leading to more stolen cars

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December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The drop in temperatures can lead to an increase in stolen cars as people leave them unlocked and running. Sioux City Police Officer Valerie Rose says they had four cars stolen Thursday. She says it can happen any time of the day.

Officer Rose says you can avoid the temptation for thieves by not giving them something to steal.

Rose says car thefts always increase this time of year because there are more vehicles left running and unattended.

2 from Storm Lake die in a crash Friday morning

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December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Buena Vista County, Iowa) – A crash between a pickup and a small SUV Friday morning, north of Storm Lake, resulted in two deaths. The Iowa State Patrol reports the SUV driven by 30-year-old Mayra Lopez-Zavala, of Storm Lake, was travel east on 550th Street at around 7:10-a.m., Friday, at the same time a Dodge RAM 2500 pickup driven by 47-year-old Jeffrey Kies, of Sioux Rapids, IA, was traveling south on Highway 71.

When Zavala pulled away from the intersection stop sign, her vehicle was struck on the driver’s side by the pickup. Zavala, and her passenger, 62-year-old Maria Zavala-Saldana, of Storm Lake, were injured. Both women were wearing their seat belts. Mayra Lopez-Zavala died the scene. Maria Zalava-Saldana died at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center. Kies suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The Patrol was assisted at the crash site by the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office, Storm Lake Police/Fire and Ambulance, and the Buena Vista County Medical Examiner.

Gov. Reynolds Extends Disaster Proclamation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Sioux and Taylor Counties  

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced the extension of a disaster proclamation for Sioux and Taylor Counties effective immediately through January 14, 2024. The USDA has confirmed positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in both counties.

The proclamation – issued Friday (today) – allows state resources from Iowa Homeland Security, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, and other agencies to assist with tracking and monitoring, rapid detection, containment, disposal, and disinfection. The proclamation also waives regulatory provisions related to commercial vehicles responding to affected sites.

The recent HPAI detections in birds do not present an immediate public health concern, and it remains safe to eat poultry products. If producers suspect signs of HPAI in their flocks, they should contact their veterinarian immediately.

As the holidays near, homelessness rises in the Waterloo area

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December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Requests for emergency housing and first-time homeless claims are up from last year across Waterloo, Cedar Falls and much of Black Hawk County. Grace Fee is the social ministries director for the area’s Salvation Army chapter, one of the groups that helps the homeless. Fee says more help means more denials and her agency’s shelters are already crowded.

Many Iowa communities are working to deal with a lack of affordable housing, and Fee says Black Hawk County is also struggling with the issue.

Over the past two months, the Salvation Army has sheltered about 150 individuals, and more than 30 of them were children.

Hinson blasts UN report calling on Americans to eat less meat

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson is blasting a United Nations organization for calling on citizens in the United States and other developed countries to eat less meat. The recommendation comes from the U-N’s Food and Agricultural Organization, which Hinson says it headed by a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

Hinson is co-sponsoring a resolution in the U-S House to condemn the U-N report, which also recommends that developing countries increase livestock production to improve the diets of their citizens. The report suggests reducing greenhouse gas emissions requires a reduction in excessive meat consumption in the world’s richest nations.

Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says it appears the United Nations can call on Americans to eat less meat, but they cannot condemn Hamas for atrocities in Israel.

The United Nations report suggests livestock production accounts for a third of greenhouse gas emissions and 40 percent of methane. Hinson and Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood are co-sponsoring the resolution pushing back on the U-N report. Flood and Hinson say meat is one of the most efficient ways to deliver protein and reducing meat consumption in the U-S would shatter the world’s food security.

Audubon Mayor asks for flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of a fallen firefighter Chaplain

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December 15th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – Audubon Mayor Barb Jacobsen, today (Friday), announced that she has proclaimed Sunday, December 17th as firefighter remembrance day, in honor of firefighter Chaplain Dan Beattie and all other firefighters who dedicated their lives to protecting the community.

The Mayor said on social media, “I ask that you lower your flags at 8:00 am on Sunday, December 17 until Monday at 8:00 pm. Memorial service will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Audubon at 2:00 pm. Funeral service is at 10:30 am on Monday in Elsworth.”

Pastor Dan Beattie

Audubon Fire & Rescue Assoc. Facebook photo

“Pastor Dan,” as he was known, was one of five Fire Chaplains in the state of Iowa. He joined the Audubon Fire Department as a fire fighter in 2021 and achieved Fire Fighter I certification in 2023. He died as the result of injuries he suffered during a motorcycle accident on December 8th, in northwestern Dallas County.