Jim Field visits with Lee and Joanne Poeppe about their 52 year run as owners of the Redwood Steakhouse in Anita.

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The Riverside Lady Dawgs won a 3-1 match over Gehlen Catholic in Denison on Wednesday night to advance to the state volleyball tournament for the first time in school history. Riverside won 25-19, 25-23, 14-25, 25-18.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a great start by controlling the action in the first set. Riverside’s Sophia Taylor said their preparation set them up for that kind of early success.

The second set was a bit more wild. Gehlen Catholic ripped off a 10-point rally midway through to lead 18-10. Riverside didn’t hang their heads and started chipping away at that lead. A five-point and 4-point run brought them all the way back to the lead at 23-22. Gehlen tied it at 23 but the Bulldogs scored the next two to complete the set comeback. Riverside Head Coach Brooke Flathers said that was a great momentum swing.

The third was controlled by Gehlen Catholic for most of the set but it didn’t seem to phase the Lady Dawgs. Riverside scored the first two points of the fourth and then used a nine-point run to grab a strangle hold on the match building a 20-9 lead. The Jays didn’t go away easily, using a six-point run to close the gap but Riverside eventually closed it out. Veronica Andrusyshyn had a monster night with 19 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, and 1 block. The senior was thrilled to earn the trip to state.

Riverside has showed an ability to move past mistakes and focus on the next point during this postseason run. They battled through a fifth set and match point against Stanton in the regional semis and then didn’t flinch when Gehlen had a big run in the second and won the third set in the final. Junior Elyssa Amdor said their mental approach has maybe been their biggest point of growth this season.

It’s been a road of improvement for Riverside and Coach Flathers. She was overjoyed that it has grown to this moment.

The Riverside Bulldogs drew the 8-seed for the 1A State Tournament and will play top-seeded Springville at 6:00 p.m. next Tuesday night in Coralville. We’ll have coverage on KJAN.

Listen to the full postgame interviews with Coach Flathers, Sophia Taylor, Veronica Andrusyshyn, and Elyssa Amdor below.

Riverside Stats:

Ayla Richardson – 28 assists, 6 digs , 3 block
Veronica Andrusyshyn – 19 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, 1 block
Madison Baldwin – 17 digs
Mackenzie Olmstead-Mitchell – 10 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
Carly Henderson – 2 aces, 9 digs
Elyssa Amdor – 2 kills, 4 digs
Sophia Taylor – 5 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs, 6 blocks
Elly Henderson – 4 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks

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Jim Field visits with Mary Gilchrist about her genealogy presentation at the Atlantic Library Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 1:00 pm highlighting her local Parker family history, including the origin of the Tree in the Middle of the Road and the Troublesome Creek Gang.

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Jim Field visits with Produce in the Park Market Manager Brigham Hoegh about the upcoming holiday market series.

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Jim Field visits with Sonya Clausen about the Atlantic BPO D.O.E.S Quilt Show and Bake Sale Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at The Venue in Atlantic.

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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 2022 by Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Chris Parks 8-0
Matt Mullenix 7-1
Jim Field 6-2

Overall 2022 Standings:

Matt Mullenix 50-14
Chris Parks 49-15
Jim Field 42-22

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KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. This week we talk about the road win over Saydel and look ahead to the regular season finale at Creston.

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Jim Field visits with Deacon Jim Houston about his journey and about an informational meeting in Atlantic for Catholic men who might be considering becoming a Deacon.

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Jim Field visits with Atlantic Lions Club members Leon Hodges and Dave Lenz about the Pancake Supper coming up on October 27 to help fund their projects.

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