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Week 3 High School Cross Country Rankings

Sports

September 14th, 2016 by admin

Boys 4A

Rank School
1 Dowling WDM
2 Pleasant Valley
3 Valley WDM
4 Prairie CR
5 Iowa City West
6 Dubuque Hempstead
7 Iowa City City High
8 Cedar Falls
9 Johnston
10 Waukee
11 Linn-Mar
12 Ankeny
13 Urbandale
14 Indianola
15 Muscatine

Teams to Watch
Ankeny Centennial
Cedar Rapids, Washington
Davenport West
Dubuque Senior
Sioux City, North

Girls 4A

Rank School
1 Johnston
2 Iowa City West
3 Iowa City City High
4 Cedar Falls
5 Dowling WDM
6 Ankeny Centennial
7 Waukee
8 Dubuque Senior
9 Pleasant Valley
10 Bettendorf
11 Dubuque Hempstead
12 Linn-Mar
13 Muscatine
14 Ankeny
15 Roosevelt DM

Teams to Watch
Ames
North Scott Eldridge
Sioux City East
Urbandale
Valley WDM

Boys 3A

Rank School
1 Mount Vernon-Lisbon
2 Dallas Center-Grimes
3 Gilbert
4 Grinnell
5 Marion
6 Mount Pleasant
7 Carlisle
8 Decorah
9 Dubuque Wahlert
10 Cedar Rapids Xavier
11 Spirit Lake
12 Oskaloosa
13 Pella
14 Humboldt
15 Webster City

Teams to Watch
Atlantic
Clear Creek Amana
Glenwood
Sioux City Heelan
Waverly Shell Rock

Girls 3A

Rank School
1 Gilbert
2 Decorah
3 Charles City
4 Pella
5 DCG
6 Wahlert
7 Assumption
8 Bishop-Heelan
9 Ft. Madison
10 Denison-Schleswig
11 Humboldt
12 Marion
13 Spencer
14 Ballard
15 North Polk

Teams to Watch
Center Point-Urbana
Mt Vernon Lisbon
Xavier, Cedar Rapids
Spirit Lake
Grinnell

Boys 2A

Rank School
1 Garner Hayfield Ventura
2 Unity Christian
3 Mid Prairie Wellman
4 South Hamilton
5 Western Christian
6 Aplington Parkersburg
7 Clear Lake
8 George Little Rock
9 East Marshall LeGrand
10 South Winnesheik
11 Tipton
12 Shenandoah
13 Anamosa
14 Dike New-Hartford
15 Moticello

Teams to Watch
CMB
Davis County
Grundy Center
Ogden
Sioux Center

Girls 2A

Rank School
1 Monticello
2 Pocahontas
3 South Winneshiek
4 Okoboji
5 CMB
6 Springville Central City
7 Cascade
8 Emmetsburg
9 Unity Christian
10 Mid Prairie
11 Osage
12 Shenandoah
13 Western Christian
14 Clear Lake
15 Aplington-Parkersburg

Teams to Watch
Dike-New Hartford
Iowa City Regina
Missouri Valley
North Cedar
Underwood

Boys 1A

Rank School
1 Nodaway Valley
2 Pekin
3 Denver
4 Eagle Grove
5 ACGC
6 Panorama
7 Boyer Valley
8 West Central
9 Trinity Christian
10 Calamus Wheatland
11 Tri Center
12 Marquette
13 Bellevue
14 West Fork
15 Hudson

Teams to Watch
BCLUW
Central Elkader
Dunkerton
Newman Mason City
Starmont

Girls 1A

Rank School
1 Central Elkader
2 Pekin
3 North Linn
4 St. Edmond
5 Hudson
6 Newman
7 Panorama
8 Alta Aurelia
9 ACGC
10 Eagle Grove
11 Jesup
12 Denver
13 West Fork
14 Marquette
15 Tri Center

Teams to Watch
Colo Nesco
Durant
Logan Magnolia
Saint Ansgar
Treynor

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Rizzo’s 2 HRs help Cubs beat Cardinals, clinch playoff spot

Sports

September 14th, 2016 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a pair of home runs and Jon Lester pitched eight dominant innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 on Wednesday to clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth.

The Cubs improved their MLB-best record to 93-52 and their magic number is one to clinch their first National League Central title since 2008. Chicago secured a playoff berth because St. Louis and San Francisco are the only teams that could pass them in the standings, but since those teams open a four-game series on Thursday both teams wouldn’t be able to do so.

The Cardinals began the day a half-game behind the New York Mets and a full game behind the Giants for one of the two wild-card spots.

Lester (17-4) allowed four base runners, none of which got past first. Cubs catcher David Ross threw out two Cardinals trying to steal second and Lester faced just two batters over the minimum.

St. Louis starter Carlos Martinez (14-8) gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings.

 

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Domestic Abuse Assault arrest in Red Oak

News

September 14th, 2016 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports the arrest Wednesday of a Villisca man on a Domestic Abuse Assault charge. At 2:46pm officers arrested 52-year-old Gary Francis Morris of Villisca on a valid Montgomery County Arrest Warrant for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense (A Simple Misdemeanor).  He was arrested in the 400 block of West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak and taken to the Montgomery County Jail and held on no bond.

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Iowa State botched response to 2014 rape, lawsuit alleges

News

September 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa State University student is suing the school for allegedly mishandling the response to her sexual assault by another student in 2014. The 21-year-old woman alleges in the lawsuit that university officials “actively discouraged” her from formally reporting the assault, then took months to investigate and take action against her assailant.

The lawsuit says the university placed her and her assailant in the same housing complex at the start of the fall 2014 semester. She says his presence made her uncomfortable and contributed to her decision to drop out.

A university spokesman says Iowa State hasn’t been served with the lawsuit, which was filed last week in Story County. The plaintiff’s attorney, Andrew Zbaracki, said his client suffered “considerable emotional damage” from the assault and its aftermath.

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Iowa Supreme Court mulls Water Works farm drainage lawsuit

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court must now decide whether to weigh in on a lawsuit that pits Des Moines Water Works against upstream farmers accused of contaminating rivers with nitrates from fertilizer. The justices heard arguments today (Wednesday) in the case, which asks the court to decide whether agriculture drainage districts have immunity from lawsuits and whether the water utility can seek monetary damages.

Water Works officials say removing excess nitrate from water cost $1.5 million last year alone. The agency sued three northwest Iowa counties that oversee 10 agricultural drainage districts.

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and corn and soybean growers associations are offering to help pay legal fees for the counties. The lawsuit, in federal court in Des Moines, is on hold until the Iowa Supreme Court makes its ruling.

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Cardinals activate Wacha from DL

Sports

September 14th, 2016 by admin

ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 14, 2016 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced prior to today’s game that they have activated right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) from the 15-day disabled list.  Wacha, 25, had missed 32 games since going on the disabled list August 9 following his most recent start on August 8 vs. Cincinnati.

Wacha is 7-7 with a 4.45 ERA in 23 games started (131.1 IP) this season, winning each of his last five decisions dating to June 22.

The 2013 National League Championship Series MVP and 2015 National League All-Star is 33-21 with a 3.55 ERA in 87 career games (81 starts).  He’s made six career regular season relief appearances, all in 2013, and was also used in relief in Game 5 of the 2014 NLCS, suffering the series-ending defeat.

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Chiefs release 3rd-round pick KeiVarae Russell

Sports

September 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have released third-round pick KeiVarae Russell and brought back linebacker Dezman Moses in a surprise move just one week into the regular season. Russell, a cornerback, had been passed over by sixth-round pick D.J. White and recent acquisition Kenneth Acker on the depth chart. Russell was the Chiefs’ second player chosen in the April draft.

The move Wednesday was likely made to shore up special teams, though it was unexpected given the high draft pick the Chiefs used on the former Notre Dame standout. Moses was cut last week when the Chiefs needed to reach the NFL’s 53-man roster limit.

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Ausdemore to fill Tri-Center School Board vacancy

News

September 14th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A Special Election was held Tuesday for patrons of the Tri-Center School District. The election was to fill a vacancy position on the Tri-Center School Board, a petition for which was filed earlier this year. According to the Pottawattamie County Auditor’s Office, there were only two names on the ballot. The winner, with 112 votes, was Katie Ausdemore. The other candidate, Jay Handbury, received just 27 votes.

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Backyard & Beyond 9-14-2016

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

September 14th, 2016 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Bob Nelson about the Greenridge Steam & Gas Engine Antique Show.

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AHSTW Cross Country Invitational 09/13/2016

Sports

September 14th, 2016 by admin

AHSTW Cross Country Invitational
Tuesday, September 3, 2016

GIRLS

Team Results

  1. Underwood 26
  2. AHSTW 72
  3. Logan-Magnolia 75
  4. Riverside 94
  5. Treynor 97
  6. St. Albert 143

Individual Results

  1. Karley Larson, Underwood
  2. Ryann Portch, Underwood
  3. Taylor Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
  4. Mary Grace Martin, Underwood
  5. Kiley Cook, Underwood
  6. Alexis Post, Riverside
  7. Jaycie Schueman, AHSTW
  8. McKenzie Mantell, AHSTW
  9. Josie Denning, AHSTW
  10. Heidi Hall, AHSTW

BOYS

Team Results

  1. Underwood 61
  2. Woodbine 71
  3. Riverside 89
  4. St. Albert 105
  5. Logan-Magnolia 113
  6. Audubon 133
  7. Treynor 151
  8. AHSTW 166

Individual Results

  1. Jerry Jorgenson, Treynor
  2. Dalton Fischer, AHSTW
  3. Thomas Conn, Underwood
  4. Otis Matejka, Riverside
  5. Kade Jensen, Audubon
  6. Ben Henriksen, Audubon
  7. Seth Gruver, Woodbine
  8. Dean Hansen, Riverside
  9. Blake Patten, Underwood
  10. Leo Garrigan, St. Albert

Full Results AHSTW2016

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