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Fatal house fire in Council Bluffs Sat. evening

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February 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters in Council Bluffs discovered a body in a home that caught fire Saturday evening. Fire Chief Justin James says crews were dispatched at around 5:40-p.m. to 2722 Avenue H for a reported structure fire. They arrived less than three minutes later and found light smoke coming from a single family dwelling.

Upon entering the house crews were able to extinguish the fire quickly and conduct a primary search of the residence. Upon completion of the primary search fire crews reported to have found a deceased victim inside of the home. The victim has not been identified at this time.

Personnel from the Council Bluffs Fire Marshal’s Office, Council Bluffs Police Department, and the Pottawattamie County Medical Examiner’s Office are conducting the investigation. The fire and cause of death remains under investigation.

Regional Wrestling Dual Team assignments released

Sports

February 7th, 2016 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the Regional Dual Team wrestling assignments on Saturday night after sectional qualifying was completed.  The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team will be in a semi-final match with Glenwood that will be hosted at Creston.  Creston Orient-Macksburg will host Perry in the other semi-final.  Harlan will travel to Sergeant Bluff-Luton for a semi-final with the other semi-final at that site featuring Spirit Lake Park vs. MOC-Floyd Valley.  Dual team competition will take place on Tuesday, February 9th starting at 6:00pm.

In Class 1A area teams that will be competing include AHSTW, Guthrie Center, Logan-Magnolia, Missouri Valley, and Riverside.  AHSTW will face OA-BCIG in the semi-finals at Westwood.  Westwood hosts Hinton in the other semi.  Logan-Magnolia is a host site and will take on Guthrie Center in the semis while Missouri Valley takes on Riverside in the other semi-final there.

1A Regional Dual Team Sites & Assignments

2A Regional Dual Team Sites & Assignments

3A Regional Dual Team Sites & Assignments

 

District Boys Swimming results, Atlantic’s Miller qualifies for state meet

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by admin

The Atlantic Boys Swimming team competed in a District meet at Indianola on Saturday and came away with a 5th place team finish.  The Trojans’ Damon Miller won the 100 yard freestyle event and also was 4th in the 200 yard freestyle.  Aaron McAndrews was 7th in the 50 yard freestyle for Atlantic.  Times were of extra importance on Saturday as they were compiled in Des Moines for all the District meets around the state to determine the top 24 in each event that qualify for the state meet.  Damon Miller qualified for the state meet for the second straight year and was the only qualifier for Atlantic.  Miller ended up with the 15th fastest time in the 200 yard freestyle and was 14th fastest in the 100 yard freestyle.

You can see full results from the Indianola district meet here.

Find the list of state qualifiers here.

Saturday High School Hoops scores 2/6/2016, Hawkins sets Atlantic boys record

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by admin

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 78, Creston 60 (Ryan Hawkins scores 45 points.  Atlantic Boys single game scoring record.)

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 58, Central Decatur 51
Missouri Valley 64, Underwood 61

Pride of Iowa Conference

Interstate 35,Truro 67, Centerville 51

Other Scores

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 72, Savannah, Mo. 44

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 68, Creston 43
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 61, Denison-Schleswig 48

Other Scores

Omaha Duchesne Academy, Neb. 60, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 51
Winterset 62, Clarke, Osceola 27

Western Valley Conference Tourney
Championship

Lawton-Bronson 60, Kingsley-Pierson 56

 

Atlantic/CAM Grapplers earn team duals trip, send 7 to districts

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February 6th, 2016 by admin

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team had a successful day in Sectional wrestling at Winterset on Saturday.  The Trojans finished second to Creston Orient-Macksburg and earned a trip to regional team dual competition next week.  They also had 7 wrestlers finish in the top 2 to advance to Districts next Saturday at Atlantic High School in their pursuit to get to the state tournament.  The wrestlers that will be competing at Districts next week are Kole Hansen,Carter Cox, Chase McLaren, Zac Stork, Drake Roller, Keagan Hosfelt, John McConkey.  Also on a personal acheivement note Keagan Hosfelt earned his 100th career win on the day.

Sectional @ Winterset

Team Results

1. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 261.0
2. Atlantic 231.0
3. Winterset 156.0
4. Van Meter 120.0
5. Central Decatur-Leon 93.0
6. Clarke 83.5

Individual Qualifiers

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kole Hansen of Atlantic
2nd Place – Wyatt Dale of Central Decatur-Leon

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Carter Cox of Atlantic
2nd Place – Jacob Goodson of Creston/Orient-Macksburg

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Chase McLaren of Atlantic
2nd Place – Nate Vento of Van Meter

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Trevor Marlin of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Derek Koster of Winterset

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Luke Costlow of Van Meter
2nd Place – Blake Ryerson of Winterset

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Wyatt Thompson of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Luke Jones of Central Decatur-Leon

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Justin Smith of Winterset
2nd Place – Mitchel Swank of Creston/Orient-Macksburg

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kade Kelso of Central Decatur-Leon
2nd Place – Joey Huntington of Creston/Orient-Macksburg

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Cameron Leith of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Caleb Grose of Winterset

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Chase Shiltz of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Jalen Kleemeier of Winterset

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jackson Mikkelsen of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Zac Stork of Atlantic

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Seth Maitlen of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Drake Roller of Atlantic

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Kadon Hulett of Creston/Orient-Macksburg
2nd Place – Keagan Hosfelt of Atlantic

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – John McConkey of Atlantic
2nd Place – CJ Baker of Winterset

Full results from Winterset sectional here.

Sectional at Glenwood

Team Results

1. Glenwood 239.5
2. Harlan 202.0
3. Red Oak 175.5
4. Clarinda 144.0
5. Bedford/Lenox 134.0
6. Shenandoah 132.5

Individual Qualifiers

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Ronan Noeth of Harlan
2nd Place – Cam Vanderhoof of Red Oak

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dylan Heideman of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Tanner Maxwell of Glenwood

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jared Hensley of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Brandon Trevino of Harlan

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Trevor Anderson of Glenwood
2nd Place – Austin Knudson of Harlan

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Austin Gutknecht of Clarinda
2nd Place – Elias Shaeffer of Harlan

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jordan Renshaw of Glenwood
2nd Place – Dakota Foster of Clarinda

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jake Johnson of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Clay Selberg of Red Oak

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Matt Malcom of Glenwood
2nd Place – Thomas Bentley of Red Oak

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Hunter Russell of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Jacob Wingert of Harlan

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Anthony Sherry of Glenwood
2nd Place – Carlos Guerra of Red Oak

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – J.J. Clark of Clarinda
2nd Place – Isaac Bales of Glenwood

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Zach Haggstrom of Glenwood
2nd Place – Terry Christian of Red Oak

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – J.D. Lewis of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Chance Strough of Clarinda

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Caleb Sanders of Glenwood
2nd Place – Jacob Stenzel of Shenandoah

Full results from Glenwood Sectional here.

All qualifiers from these two sectionals will compete in the District meet on Saturday, February 13th at Atlantic High School starting at Noon.

Class 1A Wrestling Sectional results

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by admin

Wrestling Sectionals took place around the state for Classes 1A and 2A on Saturday. The top two teams at each sectionals qualify to compete in the regional team duals and the top two individuals in each weight class move on to Districts next Saturday, February 13th.  Area wrestlers in Class 1A competed in sectionals at Guthrie Center, Riverside, and Treynor.

Sectional @ Guthrie Center

Team Results

  1. Ogden 187
  2. Guthrie Center 171
  3. Panorama 159
  4. West Central Valley 155
  5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 100
  6. Martensdale-St Marys 99
  7. Nodaway Valley 79

Individual Qualifiers

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Blaine Beeler of Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Carson Hilgenberg of Coon Rapids-Bayard

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Josh tibbits of Martensdale-St. Mary`s
2nd Place – Zachary Fees of Guthrie Center

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – George Appleseth of Panorama
2nd Place – Austin Flynn of Ogden

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Brock Beeler of Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Ben Freese of Nodaway Valley

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tye Joint of West Central Valley
2nd Place – Noah Kirtley of Panorama

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Logan Scheuermann of Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Dylan Cornelison of Nodaway Valley

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tyler Van Houten of Panorama
2nd Place – Zach McCloud of Ogden

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Gunnar Grunsted of Panorama
2nd Place – Steven Ward of West Central Valley

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Carson Wadle of West Central Valley
2nd Place – Cole Stetzel of Guthrie Center

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Logan Schumacher of Martensdale-St. Mary`s
2nd Place – Logan Sturtz of Ogden

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Austin Lentz of Ogden
2nd Place – Teddy Daggett of Guthrie Center

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Nick Ross of Ogden
2nd Place – Dalton Holmes of Panorama

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Cade Suhr of Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Clayton Heck of Coon Rapids-Bayard

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tristan Lloyd of West Central Valley
2nd Place – Dan Jensen of Panorama

Full Reults from Guthrie Center here.

Sectional @ Riverside (Oakland)

Team Results

1. AHSTW-Avoca 240.0
2. Riverside-Oakland 205.5
3. Audubon 123.5
4. Exira/EHK 111.0
5. Tri-Center-Neola 97.0
5. Woodbine 97.0
7. Griswold 91.0
8. Clarinda Academy 72.0

Individual Qualifiers

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Gabe Smith of Riverside-Oakland
2nd Place – Seth Wright of Woodbine

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tatem Bluml of Riverside-Oakland
2nd Place – D B of Clarinda Academy

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Drake Partridge of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Trevor Nelson of Tri-Center-Neola

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Joel Becerra of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Ivan Barrios of Clarinda Academy

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Cain Francois of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Shawn Swain of Griswold

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jay Heiny of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Mason Rasmussen of Exira/EHK

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jake Mulford of Audubon
2nd Place – Austin Malloy of Exira/EHK

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jacob Dickinson of Griswold
2nd Place – Cole Bruns of Exira/EHK

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dustin Engel of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Dustin Andreasen of Audubon

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tim Barr of AHSTW-Avoca
2nd Place – Matthew Smith Petersen of Audubon

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Dillon Manhart of Tri-Center-Neola
2nd Place – Joey Wolf of Woodbine

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Lane Ring of Exira/EHK
2nd Place – Erik Jorgensen of AHSTW-Avoca

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Denton Hendricks of Riverside-Oakland
2nd Place – Caden Larson of AHSTW-Avoca

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Coy Maher of Riverside-Oakland
2nd Place – Isaiah Taylor of Audubon

Full results from Riverside Sectional here.

Sectional @ Treynor

Team Results

1. Logan-Magnolia 233.5
2. Missouri Valley 210.0
3. Underwood 162.0
4. Treynor 118.0
5. East Mills 115.0
6. Southwest Iowa 44.0
7. West Harrison-Mondamin 36.0
8. St. Albert-Council Bluffs 26.0

Individual Qualifiers

106 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Marshall Rasmussen of Underwood
2nd Place – Sidney Pitt of Logan-Magnolia

113 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Remington Meeker of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Joe Jennings of Underwood

120 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Connor Lange of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Michael Baker of Underwood

126 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Alex Thomsen of Underwood
2nd Place – Garret Thompson of Logan-Magnolia

132 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Bo Geise of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Jack Kyle of Missouri Valley

138 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tom Jennings of Underwood
2nd Place – Alec Moorman of East Mills

145 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Luke Stortenbecker of East Mills
2nd Place – Austin Haner of Logan-Magnolia

152 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Josh Hopkins of East Mills
2nd Place – Brady Wilson of Logan-Magnolia

160 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Nathan Haynes of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Shawn Larsen of Underwood

170 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Riley Wohlers of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Sam Gregory of Treynor

182 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Steven Gregory of Treynor
2nd Place – Reide Meeker of Logan-Magnolia

195 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Drake Johnsen of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Arron Olson of Missouri Valley

220 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Tom Rief of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Nick Perkins of East Mills

285 Results
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Anthony Ossman of East Mills
2nd Place – Seth Jimmerson of Missouri Valley

Complete results from the Treynor sectional can be found here.

 

KC safety Berry recovers from lymphoma, wins comeback award

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February 6th, 2016 by admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kansas City safety Eric Berry, who missed 10 games the previous season battling lymphoma, then returned to the Chiefs to become an All-Pro, has won The Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.

Berry’s inspirational story and superb performance on the field earned him 38 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the league. Berry was a mainstay on a Kansas City defense that sparked a 10-game winning streak during the regular season.

He easily outdistanced Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer, who came back from knee surgery to lead the Cardinals to a 13-3 regular season. Palmer received six votes.

All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson, who sat out all but one game in 2014 in a child abuse case, led the NFL in rushing.

Berry’s win was announced Saturday night at the NFL Honors show.

 

Chiefs CB Peters wins top defensive rookie award

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by admin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kansas City’s Marcus Peters is the first cornerback in 17 years to win The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

Peters, a first-round selection (18th overall) out of Washington, was a key to the Chiefs’ 11-game winning streak this season that helped them to the divisional playoff round. He tied Cincinnati’s Reggie Nelson for the NFL lead with eight interceptions. Peters returned two for scores, one covering 90 yards. He also had a pick in the postseason.

That performance earned Peters 45 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the NFL. Buffalo CB Ronald Darby was next with four votes, and one ballot went to Jets lineman Leonard Williams.

Oakland’s Charles Woodson was the previous cornerback to win the award, which was presented Saturday night as part of NFL Honors.

Red Oak man arrested Saturday afternoon for driving while suspended

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February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak arrested a man Saturday afternoon who was Driving While Suspended (DWS), with 15 withdrawals in effect. 39-year old Billy Ray Hunter, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2:20-p.m., after police stopped the vehicle he was driving, at the corner of E. Reed and N. 4th Streets.

In addition to the DWS charge, Hunter was cited for failure to have valid insurance. He was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $300 bond.

Northern Iowa shoots 62 percent, beats Drake 82-66

Sports

February 6th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Paul Jesperson made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points as Northern Iowa shot 62 percent from the field and beat Drake 82-66 on Saturday for its fourth straight win.  Wes Washpun added 15 points and six assists for the Panthers (14-11, 6-6 Missouri Valley), who have won nine of their last ten. Northern Iowa made 34 of 55 field goals, including 12 of 22 from 3-point range, and finished with five in double figures.

Reed Timmer had 18 points for Drake (6-18, 1-11).  The Panthers led 25-23 with seven minutes left before the break, and used a 16-5 run to push it to 41-28 at halftime. Timmer made three straight free throws to pull the Bulldogs to 56-45 with 11:30 remaining. Jesperson scored five points and Washpun added four as part of a 16-4 spurt and the Panthers led 72-49 with 5:45 left.