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Atlantic girls golf has two Top-5 individual performances at Kuemper Tourney

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April 28th, 2018 by admin

The Kuemper Catholic Girls Golf Tournament was held on Saturday and the host squad came out on top. Atlantic finished 5th with 2 golfers making the top 5 individually.

  1. Kuemper Catholic 362
  2. Alta-Aurelia 376
  3. Carroll 380
  4. Harlan 386
  5. Atlantic 399
  6. Denison-Schleswig 411
  7. Newell-Fonda 414
  8. Panora 415
  9. Missouri Valley 427
  10. Spencer 456

Individual Top 5

  1. Annika Patton, Alta-Aurelia, 77
  2. Baylee Newell, Atlantic, 81
  3. McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 81
  4. Alyssa Ginther, Atlantic, 82
  5. Katie Schweers, Kuemper Catholic, 85

Kuemper wins Atlantic Boys Tennis Tournament 04/28/2018

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April 28th, 2018 by admin

Atlantic hosted their boys tennis tournament on Saturday and Kuemper Catholic won with 30 points on the day.

Team Scoring

1. Kuemper Catholic 30
2. Atlantic 25
3. Shenandoah 23
4. CB Abraham Lincoln 18
5. Knoxville 17
6. Creston 15
7. Red Oak 8

#1 Singles Division
(1 st ) Cam Pille 12 (KU) def Jacob Buzzard 11 (SH) 6-2, 6-1
(3 rd ) Cooper McDermott 12 (A) def Tanner Morris 12 (AL) 10-1
(5 th ) Dustin Merritt 12 (Cr) def Asher Hinshaw 12 (RO) 6-4, 6-2
(7 th ) Max Bateman 10 (JV) def Tyler Wells 11 (KX) 6-4, 6-2
Cam Pille 12 (KU) def Cooper McDermott 12 (A) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Cam Pille 12 (KU) def Dustin Merritt 12 (Cr) 6-1, 6-0
Jacob Buzzard 11 (SH) def Asher Hinshaw 12 (RO) 6-2, 6-2
Jacob Buzzard 11 (SH) def Tanner Morris 12 (AL) 6-0, 6-0
Cooper McDermott 12 (A) def Tyler Wells 11 (KX) 6-2, 6-1
Dustin Merritt 12 (Cr) def Tyler Wells 11 (KX) 7-5, 6-4
Tanner Morris 12 (AL) def Max Bateman 10 (JV) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 12-10
Asher Hinshaw 12 (RO) def Max Bateman 10 (JV) 6-2, 7-5

#1 Doubles Division
(1st) Tanner Finken 12/Justin Schroder 12 (KU) def Grant Podhajsky 12/Nile Petersen 10 (A) 6-2, 6-0
(3rd) Jacob Cook 12/Jaden Driskell 12 (Cr) def Ben Wallace 12/ RJ Roberts 11 (Kx) 7-6 (7), 7-5
(5th) Dalton Pregon 9/Tyler Reiss 11 (AL) def Garrett Rolenc 11/Jake Echtermach (RO) 6-3, 6-1
(7th) Austin Perrin 12/Nick Bortles 10 (S) def Aaron Rothfusz 12/Avery Anderson 11 (A) 6-4, 7-5
Tanner Finken 12/Justin Schroder 12 (KU) def Ben Wallace 12/ RJ Roberts 11 (Kx) 6-1, 6-2
Tanner Finken 12/Justin Schroder 12 (KU) def Dalton Pregon 9/Tyler Reiss 11 (AL) 7-5, 6-2
Grant Podhajsky 12/Nile Petersen 10 (A) def Jacob Cook 12/Jaden Driskell 12 (Cr) 6-1, 6-1
Grant Podhajsky 12/Nile Petersen 10 (A) def Garrett Rolenc 11/Jake Echtermach (RO) 6-0, 6-1
Ben Wallace 12/ RJ Roberts 11 (Kx) def Austin Perrin 12/Nick Bortles 10 (S) 6-1, 6-2
Dalton Pregon 9/Tyler Reiss 11 (AL) def Austin Perrin 12/Nick Bortles 10 (S) 6-1, 6-4
Garrett Rolenc 11/Jake Echtermach (RO) def Aaron Rothfusz 12/Avery Anderson 11 (A) 6-4, 6-4
Jacob Cook 12/Jaden Driskell 12 (Cr) def Aaron Rothfusz 12/Avery Anderson 11 (A) 6-1, 6-0

#2 Singles Division
(1st)Trevor Finnegan 12 (S) def Luke Hicks 9 (Ku) 6-3, 6-0
(3rd) Aidan Zoutte 12 (Kx) def Reed Willadsen 12 (AL) 2-6, 6-4, 10-3
(5th) Josh McLean 12 (A) def Brody O’Brien 10 (JV) 8-6
(7th) Walker Patterson 11 (CR) def Carson Jansky 10 (RO) 6-3, 6-0
Luke Hicks 9 (Ku) def Brody O’Brien 10 (JV) 7-6 (4), 6-2
Reed Willadsen 12 (AL) def Walker Patterson 11 (CR) 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Aidan Zoutte 12 (Kx) def Carson Jansky 10 (RO) 6-2, 6-0
Trevor Finnegan 12 (S) def Josh McLean 12 (A) 7-5, 6-1
Luke Hicks 9 (Ku) def Reed Willadsen 12 (AL) 6-2, 6-3
Trevor Finnegan 12 (S) def Aidan Zoutte 12 (Kx) 6-0, 6-1
Brody O’Brien 10 (JV) def Walker Patterson 11 (CR) 6-1, 7-5
Josh McLean 12 (A) def Carson Jansky 10 (RO) 6-1, 6-2

#2 Doubles Division
(1st) Kalob Flory 12/ Jake Redler 12 (A) def Cole Uhlenkamp 11/ Kyle Ricke 12 (KU) 8-6, 6-4
(3rd) PJ Hielen 10/Tyler Courtier 11 (S) def Gabe Mathias 9/Carter Short 9 (Kx) 2-6, 7-5, 10-7
(5th) Seth Beaman 11/Hunter Nice 11 (AL) def Carson Thompson/Eli Hartman (Cr) 6-2, 6-1
(7th) Ethan Wiliams 9/Zach Mathisen 10 (JV)) def Alex Wingert/ Jacob Athen (Ro) 6-2, 6-4
Kalob Flory 12/ Jake Redler 12 (A) def Seth Beaman 11/Hunter Nice 11 (AL) 6-1, 6-4
Gabe Mathias 9/Carter Short 9 (Kx) def Ethan Wiliams 9/Zach Mathisen 10 (JV) 6-2, 6-1
Cole Uhlenkamp 11/ Kyle Ricke 12 (KU) def Alex Wingert/ Jacob Athen (Ro) 6-2, 6-2
PJ Hielen 10/Tyler Courtier 11 (S) def Carson Thompson/Eli Hartman (Cr) 6-2, 7-5
Seth Beaman 11/Hunter Nice 11 (AL) def Ethan Wiliams 9/Zach Mathisen 10 (JV) 6-3, 6-3
Carson Thompson/Eli Hartman (Cr) def Alex Wingert/ Jacob Athen (Ro) 6-0, 6-3
Kalob Flory 12/ Jake Redler 12 (A) def Gabe Mathias 9/Carter Short 9 (Kx) 6-3, 6-4
Cole Uhlenkamp 11/ Kyle Ricke 12 (KU) def PJ Hielen 10/Tyler Courtier 11 (S) 6-1, 6-1

Drake Relays Saturday results 04/28/2018

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April 28th, 2018 by admin

GIRLS

1500M Run: 4th: Janette Schraft, East Mills, 4:42.14. 12th: Emma Lucas, Bedford, 4:50.02.

400M Hurdles: 3rd: Janette Schraft, East Mills, 63.18. 13th: Chloe Hansen, Harlan, 67.14.

BOYS

4x800M Relay: 6th: Atlantic (Craig Becker, Jaxson Eden, Zeke Whetstone, Chase Mullenix) 8:01.62 (New School Record)

400M Hurdles: 9th: Gratt Reed, Atlantic, 54.71. DQ: Jeron Sampson, CB Thomas Jefferson.

4x400M Relay: 8th: Atlantic (Zade Niklasen, Gratt Reed, Tyler Moen, Chase Mullenix) 3:24.27

Chiefs pick Texas A&M safety Armani Watts in 4th round

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have selected Texas A&M safety Armani Watts in the fourth round of the NFL draft, making them 4-for-4 this year when it comes to picking players to help their porous defense. Kansas City selected Ole Miss pass rusher Breeland Speaks, Florida State defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi and Clemson linebacker Dorian O’Daniel on Day 1. The Chiefs did not have a first-round pick.

Watts was a four-year starter for the Aggies. He made 82 tackles with four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior, landing him third-team All-America honors. He fills another pressing need after the Chiefs released veteran safety Ron Parker this offseason, and with Eric Berry returning from a season-ending torn Achilles tendon.

Kansas City also has a sixth-round pick and two seventh-rounders later Saturday.

Kendra Harrison wins 3rd straight Drake Relays title

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — World record-holder Kendra Harrison capped the Drake Relays on Saturday by winning the 100-meter hurdles for the third year in a row. Harrison, running in her first outdoor race of 2018, finished in a wind-aided 12.37 seconds to become the first athlete to win the event three times in a row since local favorite Lolo Jones won four straight from 2005-08.

Harrison faced little resistance, with Tobi Amusan finishing second in 12.61.

The men’s 100 race went to Isiah Young in 10.02. Canadian star Andre De Grasse, racing for the first time since tearing his right hamstring days before last summer’s world championships, was fourth with a time of 10.15. He said that was the fastest he’s run in a season opener.

Multi-state pipeline nears endpoint in Minnesota

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A pipeline project decades in the making that will provide water to more than 300,000 customers in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota is nearing completion. Work on the Lewis and Clark pipeline is nearing its end point in Worthington, Minnesota Public Radio reported . The pipe should be connected to the city next fall, officials said.

The city currently draws most of its water from a well field. The well’s water level can drop steeply during dry period, causing the city to implement water restrictions during times of drought. The city of 13,000 will be able to use about 2 million gallons of water a day from the pipeline, which will meet about two-thirds of the city’s daily need.

The project takes water from near the Missouri River in South Dakota. The stalled pipeline has caused problems for communities and rural water supply systems for years as the region struggled with on-and-off drought and had to stretch existing water supplies.

Work on the line halted in 2013 because of a lack of funding. The federal government agreed to pay 80 percent of the project’s cost almost 20 years ago. The money has been doled out slowly, which has slowed the pace of construction. Several towns in Iowa and South Dakota are also waiting to be connected to the pipeline.

Des Moines hotel to get $40M renovation

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A $40 million renovation is expected to begin soon on a landmark historic hotel in downtown Des Moines. The 101-year-old Hotel Fort Des Moines will be turned into a Hilton Hotel boutique inn, the Des Moines Register reported . Hawkeye Hotels purchased the Hotel Fort Des Moines in 2015 for $4 million. Interior demolition is expected to begin in the next 30 to 60 days, said Raj Patel, chief development officer for Hawkeye Hotels.

The renovation will restore and maintain many of the hotel’s historic elements, while updating its 290 rooms with modern designs, officials said. Vintage features such as the marble floors and ornate plaster ceilings will be kept. One of the largest parts of the project will be the removal of a second floor to expose the lobby’s original two-story ceiling.

The project will also create a second prominent entrance into the hotel, a courtyard and an updated entry canopy and windows. The hotel’s meeting and ballroom spaces will also be renovated. Invision Architecture of Des Moines and the New York-based Krause Sawyer interior design firm are also working on the project.

Room prices will likely be at the “top end of the upper scale,” Patel said. Renovations are expected to be completed by the end of next year.

$50M Iowa sports complex nears completion

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — Work is nearly complete on a $50 million sports complex in eastern Iowa that includes soccer and baseball fields, hardwood courts and an entertainment center.

The new TBK Bank Sports Complex in Bettendorf sprawls across 76 acres, the Quad-City Times reported . It’s being developed by BettPlex LLC and its founder Doug Kratz.
The complex will open May 4 with a baseball tournament featuring more than 100 teams, said Kira Brabeck, marketing director for the complex. The bowling and entertainment center will open May 29, while the indoor sports complex and fitness center will open June 15.

BettPlex officials and the Build to Suit construction team visited nearly a dozen other sports facilities to get ideas about what the complex should include, Brabeck said.
The complex will offer league activities for children and adults in baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, bowling and flag football.

The area also features arcade games, laser tag, concessions and a bar and grill. Other development plans are also in progress that aims to bring new retail options, a gas station and a hotel to the area, said Mike Sampson, chief financial officer for the complex.

Complex officials expect the complex to draw more than 750,000 visitors annually.

Des Moines police investigating late Friday shooting death

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April 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines are investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s east side. Des Moines police say in a news release that the shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Officers responding to the area where the shooting was reported found a man already dead at the scene. Police have not released the victim’s name. No arrests had been reported by late Saturday morning.

Officials say it is Des Moines’ third homicide this year.

Griswold FFA student uses KJAN work experience to earn top Ag Communications Proficiency award

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April 28th, 2018 by admin

Griswold FFA student and Part-Time KJAN announcer Riley Smith receives his state award

ANKENY, Iowa–FFA members from around the state were honored this past week for work in various categories. 100% of FFA members have proficiencies as part of the agricultural program and the FFA. The proficiencies range in the areas of Agricultural Communications to Home and/or Community Development and from Diversified Agricultural Production to Swine Production. Proficiency Award winners have excelled in their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Programs. These awards encourage members to develop specialized skills that will apply toward a future career.

Griswold FFA student Riley Smith used his experience as a part-time announcer at KJAN as his Supervised Agricultural Experience and earned top honors in the Agricultural Communications category. As a State winner, Riley will now advance to the National FFA competition where he will compete against winners from the other State FFA Associations.

The four national finalists that are selected from each area will be recognized at the National FFA Convention and Expo in October. The Iowa FFA Proficiency Awards program is possible with support from the many partners of the Iowa FFA Foundation.