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Atlantic Boy’s Swim Team has strong showing at Marshalltown

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December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic boys’ swim team scored one second, a third, three fourth-place finishes, and three fifth-place finishes at Marshalltown on Saturday.

Marshalltown won the team title with 79 points, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy, 75, Newton, 54, Spencer, 44, and Atlantic, 33.

Trojan Results: 

2×100 Yard Freestyle, 2nd-Keaten Rieken, Kyler Rieken

200 Yard Freestyle Relay 3rd-Kyler Rieken, Hunter Quist, Abe Schechinger, Keaten Rieken

2×200 Yard Freestyle Relay 4th-Keaten Rieken, Kyler Rieken

2×100 Yard Backstroke 4th-Hunter Quist, Lucas Doyle

400 Yard Freestyle 4th-Keaton Rieken, Abe Schechinger, Hunter Quist, Kyle Rieken

200 Yard Medley Relay 5th-Lucas Doyle, Paxtyn Meek, Abe Schechinger, Ownen Botos

2×500 Freestyle Relay 5th-Hunter Quist, Lucas Doyle

2×100 Breastroke 5th- Abe Schechinger, Paytn Meek

Girls Council Bluff Classic sees success for local teams

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December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Lewis Central, Glenwood, Treynor, and Missouri Valley Wrestlers earned multiple top-ten finishes in the girls’ division over the weekend in the Council Bluffs Classic Tournament.

Lewis Central led the way with top finishers: Avaeh Smith earned first place at 120 pounds, Espie Almazan of Lewis Central finished second at 135, and Mahri Manz of Lewis Central was a runner-up at 145.

Council Bluffs Classic Final Results 12/09/23

Sports

December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Eight wrestlers competed for Atlantic, and four finished in the top eight in their respective weight classes. At 126, Aiden Smith (11-1) defeated Alex Gates of Grand Island, Nebraska, by fall in 2:29. The junior also notched his 100th career victory over the weekend. Evan Sorensen (285) finished seventh, winning by forfeit in the medal rounds. Taye Jordan (106) and Braxton Hass (113) finished eighth.

Weston Porter of Lewis Central captured the title at 106; teammate Drew Anderson was 3rd at 120, and Vinny Mayberry of Glenwood finished fifth at the same weight class. Matt Beem of Glenwood topped the stand at 132. Carson Thomsen of Underwood, 5th, and Carter Schorsch of Lewis Central, 7th. Danny Kinsella of Treynor finished second at 150.

Other of the area’s top ten finishers, at 157, Parker Herzog, of Council  Bluffs Abraham Lincon, 7th. At 165,  Maddox Nelson of Underwood, 2nd, Kellan Scott, Glenwood fifth, and Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley 8th. Levi Young of Treynor finished 7th at 190, Mason Koehler of Glenwood, 5th at 215, and Trent Patton of Glenwood, 4th at 285.

S.W.A.T. Valkyrie place at second in Valley Invite

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December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The S.W.A.T. Valkyrie earned second place in the high school girls’ Valley Invite on Saturday with a total of 200 points. They finished 55 points under the first-placed finisher Cedar Falls with 255 total points. The S.W.A.T. Girls had strong performances from Grace Britten with a fall in first in class 170 and Haley Armstrong earning first in class 235. Currently Britten sits at 23-1 overall while Armstrong is 21-4. Finishing in second for S.W.A.T were Jazz Christensen, Bailey Lillarad, and Mia South as they all went to the championship matches and lost in the final rounds.

Team Results

1 Cedar Falls 255.0
2 SWAT 200.0
3 Ames 132.0
4 Valley, West Des Moines 124.0
5 Nevada 105.0
6 West Fork 96.0
7 Urbandale 89.0
8 BGM 85.5
9 Perry 78.0
10 RRW 57.0
11 Southeast Polk 44.0
12 Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 43.0
13 Martensdale-St Marys 25.0
14 Ballard 11.0

Riverside Boys Invitational Results

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December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Team Scores

1st Place – Creston – 228.0

7th Place – Riverside, Oakland – 112.0

8th Place – AC/GC – 93.0

9th Place – Harlan – 63.5

12th Place – Clarinda – 48.0

13th Place – AHSTW – 46

14th Place – CAM – 31

17th Place – Audubon – 23

18th Place – Griswold – 13

Saturday High School Basketball Scores

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December 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Boys Basketball

Atlantic 72, Nodaway Valley 35
Grand View Christian 68, Bedford 44
Gilbert 90, Mason City 49
Carroll 74, Storm Lake 66
IKM-Manning 84, Exira-EHK 67
Kuemper Catholic 62 Van Meter, 61

Girls Basketball

#5 Nodaway Valley 68, Atlantic 31
#4 Mason City 66, Gilbert 44
Storm Lake 60, Carroll 46
EHK 58 IKM/Manning 41

TRENT SCHROEDER, 63, of Atlantic (Memorial Svcs. at a later date)

Obituaries

December 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

TRENT SCHROEDER, 63, of Atlantic, died Friday, December 8, 2023, at Mercy One Medical Center, in Des Moines. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial service for TRENT SCHROEDER will be held at a later date. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.

TRENT SCHROEDER is survived by:

His son – Skyler Schroeder, of Lakeland, FL.

His brothers – Tim (Laurie) Schroeder, of Smithville, MO., and Todd (Ginnie) Schroeder, of Atlantic.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

DORIS DAGGETT, 83, of Greenfield (Svcs. 12/15/23)

Obituaries

December 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DORIS DAGGETT, 83, of Greenfield, died Sunday, December 10, 2023, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.   Funeral services for DORIS DAGGETT will be held 1:30-p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Greenfield. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends on Friday, December 15, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Greenfield.

Burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, rural Greenfield. 

Memorials may be directed to the Little Lamb’s Preschool in Greenfield or the Westkirk Presbyterian Church in Urbandale.

DORIS DAGGETT is survived by:

Her sisters-in-law: Pat Morrison and Ruth Daggett

Other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

NORMA MAE ROBERTS, 106, of Atlantic (No Svcs. Planned)

Obituaries

December 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

NORMA MAE ROBERTS, 106, of Atlantic, died Saturday, December 09, 2023, at Heritage House, in Atlantic. Per her request, a cremation is to take place at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic. No services are planned at this time for NORMA ROBERTS.

NORMA ROBERTS is survived by her son: Norman H. Sorrells, of Walnut.

CHERYL [Dunlap] SJOLIN, 75, of Atlantic (Svcs. 12/14/23)

Obituaries

December 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

CHERYL [Dunlap] SJOLIN, 75, of Atlantic, died Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Lyon Specialty Care, in Rock Rapids (IA). Funeral services for CHERYL SJOLIN will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.

Visitation with the family present will begin at 10:00 a.m. the day of the service at the funeral home.

Burial will be in the Leon Cemetery in Leon, Iowa.

CHERYL [Dunlap] SJOLIN is survived by her brother: Verle (Arlene) Akes of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.