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Deede to Compete in NWCA All-Star Classic

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October 27th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa women’s wrestler, Marlynne Deede will compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic presented by Cliff Keen on November 21 at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State.

Iowa is one of six schools that will be represented in the women’s freestyle matches.

Deede will face Life University’s Latifah McBryde. The Utah native is a fifth-year transfer in her first season as a Hawkeye. She is a four-time All-American and 2023 NCWWC National Champion.

The NWCA All-Star meet will include four women’s bouts:

 

116: #1Jaslynn Gallegos, North Central (NCAA)  vs #2 Samara Chavez, King (NCAA)

130: #1 Sarah Savidge, Life (NAIA) vs #2 Alexis Janiak, Aurora (NCAA)

136: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (NAIA) vs #1 Yele Aycock, North Central (NCAA)

160: #1 Marlynne Deede, Iowa (NCAA) vs #1 Latifah McBryde, Life (NAIA) 

 

The event will begin at 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed live on FloWrestling.

Plea deal in works for ex-Armstrong policeman facing 85 charges

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October 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Court documents show a former northeast Iowa policeman accused of stalking and assault is planning to plead guilty, but not to those charges. Corey Harguth reports.

Scheevel is one of a handful of former officials in the small town of Armstrong who’ve been charged with a variety of crimes. Two former city clerks pleaded guilty after a special investigation released by the state auditor’s office in 2017 found Armstrong’s finances were a tangled mess.

Iowa State visits Baylor Saturday

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October 27th, 2023 by admin

Iowa State looks to maintain at least a share of second place in the Big 12 race on Saturday with a visit to Baylor. The Cyclones have won three of their last four games and coach Matt Campbell says Baylor is also playing better after a slow start.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. Baylor is also coming off a win at Cincinnati.

Campbell says Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen is playing at a different level.

State Cross Country – Friday

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October 27th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa State Cross Country meet will be taking place today October 27th and tomorrow Saturday October 28th. On Friday it will be classes 1A and 2A racing at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Fort Dodge.

The 1-A Girls Teams are Treynor, ACGC, Woodbine, and AHSTW.

The 1-A individual girls are Michelle Wilson a freshman from Exira-EHK, Carly Henderson junior from Riverside, Kylie Rochholz freshman from Panorama, Laicey Lutz freshman from Panorama, Madison Sporrer junior from Logan-Magnolia, Allysen Johnsen sophomore from Logan-Magnolia, Hannah Wilson junior from Fremont-Mills, Reagan Garrison junior from IKM Manning, Taylor Beckendorf junior from IKM Manning.

The 1-A Boys Teams are Woodbine, St. Albert, and ACGC.

The 1-A individual boys runners are Cody Dorscher junior from Griswold, Brody Henderson sophomore from Riverside, Dawson Henderson sophomore from Riverside, Mason McCready senior from Riverside, Brennan Boden junior from Tri-Center, Dane Gorham freshman from Boyer Valley, Tony Racine senior from Essex, Lane Sams senior from IKM Manning, Carter Buttry freshman from Sidney, and Noah Poldberg a junior from Panorama.

Classes 2-A and 3-A will run tomorrow Saturday October 28th at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Fort Dodge.

Cary, Bush, Bessert Earn B1G Postseason Honors

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October 27th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Three University of Iowa women’s soccer players received Big Ten Conference postseason recognition on Friday.

Fifth-year captain Samantha Cary was named Second Team All-Big Ten. Freshman Sofia Bush was an All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection and redshirt junior Zoë Bessert earned Big Ten Sportsmanship Team honors.

Cary won three Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week awards in 2023, the only conference player to earn that recognition multiple times this season.

Playing a team-high 1,467 minutes, Cary leads a Hawkeye defense that posted 10 clean sheets in the regular season.

Iowa’s .588 shutout percentage ranks second in the conference and is the program’s best since the 2014 season. The Hawkeyes allowed just two goals through the first 12 games of the year. Cary also has one goal and one assist.

Cary is a four-time Big Ten preseason honoree and three-time league all-academic selection.

Bush has been an instant-impact player for Iowa this season as a true freshman. Making 11 starts and participating in all 17 regular season games, the Marion, Iowa, native earned five points offensively at the midfielder position.

Bessert participated in six games this season, making one start on Senior Day against Southeast Missouri State. A leader on and off the pitch, she drilled a goal on her lone career shot, a penalty kick against Nebraska.

Eighth-seed Iowa (9-4-4, 3-4-3) opens Big Ten Tournament play at top-seed Michigan State (12-3-3, 7-1-2) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Sunday, Oct. 29. Kickoff is set for Noon (CT). The winner will advance to the semifinals on Nov. 2, with the championship match to be played on Nov. 5. The semifinals and championship match will be played at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.

Supreme Court reverses ruling that threw out eastern Iowa murder conviction

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October 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a Court of Appeals decision that overturned a murder verdict in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the second-degree murder verdict against Johnny Blahnik Church in the stabbing death of Chris Bagley of Cedar Rapids in 2018. The Court of Appeals based its decision on a jury instruction that was given by the judge after the jury deliberated for several hours and was deadlocked at 11-1.

The Supreme Court ruled the facts and circumstances do not support the conclusion the district court’s verdict-urging instruction coerced or potentially coerced the jury’s verdict.

Church was sentenced in December 2021 to 57 years in prison.

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 10 – 10/27/2023

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October 27th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Asa Lucas, Chris Parks, Jim Field, and Matt Mullenix take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you again in 2023 by Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Matt Mullenix 7-1

Asa Lucas 7-1

Jim Field 8-0

Chris Parks 8-0

Overall 2023 Standings:

Matt Mullenix 57-15

Asa Lucas 59-13

Jim Field 53-19

Chris Parks 61-11

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Big 12 Conference and SiriusXM Launch Big 12 Nation, A Weekly Show Highlighting Big 12 Olympic Sports

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October 27th, 2023 by admin

This week, SiriusXM and the Big 12 Conference are teaming up to launch Big 12 Nation, a weekly show on SiriusXM Big 12 Radio that will showcase the Conference’s Olympic Sports, providing coverage of Big 12 student-athletes and teams across the Conference. Big 12 Nation will include game highlights, student-athlete interviews, and in-depth coverage of all the action taking place across the Big 12.

“As the popularity of Olympic Sports continues to grow, it’s critically important that our media platforms and their coverage grow alongside them,” said Commissioner Yormark. “We are thrilled to work with SiriusXM to bolster coverage of Olympic Sports through Big 12 Nation – our student-athletes have incredible stories and successes on and off the field, and we look forward to those being told.”

“The Big 12 Conference has so many great student-athletes and teams that are competing in sports that are not covered by many other outlets,” said Eric Spitz, SiriusXM’s VP of Sports Programming. “There are Big 12 fans around the country who love their Big 12 football and basketball teams, but also want more coverage of the conference’s Olympic Sports. We’re excited and proud to work with the Big 12 to deliver that coverage to those fans on SiriusXM Big 12 Radio.”

Big 12 Nation is hosted by Chris Plank and will air every Friday at 10 a.m. (CT). The SiriusXM Big 12 Radio channel is available to subscribers nationwide in their cars (channel 375) and on the SiriusXM app.

Iowa DOT Roadside Chat – Traffic deaths up 10%. That’s scary.

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October 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

10-27 traffic deaths upWith Halloween just around the corner, lots of people are scrambling for last-minute costumes and binge-watching movies meant to conjure up the perception of danger. While that scary sensation can provide fun and entertainment, Iowa’s roads are no place for a fright.

The number of fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, and friends killed on Iowa’s roads is up nearly 10 percent over last year at this time. If you consider the five-year average of people killed on our roads, the percentage increase is even higher at nearly 13 percent.

While not every crash can be avoided, there are four basic actions that can help prevent the vast majority of deaths.

  1. Drive sober.
  2. Give your full attention to the task of driving.
  3. Buckle up, every seat, every trip.
  4. Slow down and drive chill.

Thank you to the many drivers who are diligent and safe behind the wheel. Please join the fight for safer roads by connecting with us as we discover, together, what drives you to be a safer driver:

 

So far this year in Iowa, 304 people have been killed in traffic crashes. That’s an increase of six since last Friday. In Iowa in 2022, there were 338 traffic-related deaths. To see statistics published daily by the Office of Driver Services, go to the daily fatality report at https://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/stats/daily.pdf

Anonymous donor paying to restore West Okoboji Lake’s ‘Queen 2’

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October 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – An excursion boat that’s been sailing in West Okoboji Lake since 1986 is being restored. Jon Pausley is C-E-O of Arnolds Park Amusement Park, where people buy the tickets for an hour-long, narrated cruise around the lake on the Queen Two. Pausley says the boat has been showing her age. “One of the engines just went out completely and we knew we had to do some work to replace it,” Pausley says. The boat was recently inspected. “To find out if there was still life left in the hull and making sure everything was good enough to make some restorations,” Pausley says, “and decided instead of replacing the Queen, we should restore her and get another generation down the road.”

The diesel-powered boat was lifted out of the water earlier this week. Pausley says the Queen should be back on the water by Memorial Day. “Going to get new engines, new generators, new electrical and finish out the windows project, then try to get ahead a little bit on some of the interior beautification of the boat,” Pausley says. That phase of the project might have to wait until after the 2024 sailing season. Pausley says they did consider replacing the boat. An anonymous donor — who was married on the Queen Two — is financing the restoration — at an estimated cost of up to a million dollars

“People love the Queen 2 and there’s a lot of nostalgia and a lot of history and a lot of love for this boat,” Pausley says. “The decision to go ahead and just restore her and make her what she once was again as best we can for a 38 year old vessel…we decided to go that direction.”

The Queen Two has an open air upper deck and an enclosed lower deck. The original Queen sailed the Iowa Great Lakes for 89 years until it was retired in 1973.