United Group Insurance

Creston Downs Atlantic Boys, Girls Tennis Teams

Sports

April 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

Atlantic @ Creston Boys

Creston 6, Atlantic 3

Singles:

#1 Mitch Leiferman 12 (A) over Ryan Hanson 12 (C) 10-3
#2 Colby Taylor 11 (C) over Tyler Fischer 11 (A) 10-8
#3 Bryce McIlravy 11 (C) over Matt Cook 12 (A) 9-2 (def.)
#4 Adam Bochart 11 (C) over Gunnar Blum 12 (A) 11-9
#5 Dylan Hower 12 (C) over Scott Caslow 11 (A) 10-2
#6 Jake Areneson 10 (A) over Eric Lanning 12 (C) 11-10 (7-4 tiebreak)

Doubles:

#1 Taylor/McIlravy (C) over Leiferman/Blum (A) 10-7
#2 Fischer/Noah Welter 11 (A) over Hanson/Lanning (C) 10-1
#3 Bochart/Hower (C) over Arneson/Rob Nichols 12 (A) 10-5

Coach Shawn Petersen Comments:

Tough day for the Trojans in a lot of ways; first, getting beat is never fun, but worse than that, we may have lost Matt Cook for the season with a knee injury — he got injured late in his singles match and may be done for the year — we’ll find out more later.  At #1 Mitch got a nice win over a seasoned and talented Hanson by playing big — both guys are big hitters but Mitch was more consistent and figured out some weaknesses and got the win. Tyler at #2 was down big early then rallied to get it close late but couldn’t finish off Taylor. At #3 Matt was up early, but then McIlravy really turned it on and almost had the match closed out before Matt got hurt and couldn’t finish. Gunnar at #4 was up 8-7 and serving late, but his inexperience showed a little bit and he couldn’t close out the experienced Bochart who played high-percentage tennis and got the key win for Creston.  At #5 Scott got buzzsawed a little bit by the senior Hower, who played awfully well and didn’t let Scott get much going in the match.  Jake at #6 played a fantastic match against last year’s #2 player for Creston — Jake had to fight off a couple of match points late then forced a tiebreak that he won 7-4 — the best win of Jake’s young career.  Being down 4-2 after singles meant that we needed to sweep doubles to steal the meet, and we couldn’t get it done.  We lost at #1 doubles 10-7 — after getting down early 4-1, our guys rallied to within one late but Creston held us off for the clinching dual point.  At #2 a bright spot for Atlantic was Tyler and Noah — their match took maybe 25 minutes over a veteran team from Creston — Noah and Tyler really played well and got a great win for us.  At #3 Rob Nichols substituted in for Matt and played quite well alongside Jake, but they ultimately came up short for Creston’s final point.

Overall, more credit should be given to Creston for the win than being upset for anything our guys did to lose — they are a veteran hardworking group who have 6 3-year starters in their lineup — ultimately it came down to the fact that there were 4 tight matches and they won 3 of them, and that’s what decides close duals.  Our guys will regroup, and we’ll have to figure out our lineup after Matt’s injury, but we’ll be ready to go for a tough trip to Glenwood, another veteran talented team, on Tuesday.

Creston Girls at Atlantic

Creston 8 Atlantic 1

Singles:

#1 Tori Dolch 11 (A) over Siera Jones 12 (C) 8-6
#2 Audrey Fyock 10 (C) over Leah Tjepkes 10 (A) 8-1
#3 Angela Phipps 12 (C) over Lexi Allen 10 (A) 8-4
#4 Emma Johnson 11 (C) over Abby Johnson 11 (A) 8-1
#5 Abbey Bakerink 12 (C) over Lisa Gearheart 10 (A) 8-0
#6 Ashley Harris 9 (C) over Kaley Miller 11 (A) 8-6

Doubles:

#1 Jones/Phipps (C) over Dolch/Tjepkes (A) 8-2
#2 Fyock/Johnson (C) over Allen/Johnson (A) 8-1
#3 Bakerink/Harris (C) over Gearheart/Miller (A) 8-1

Coach Shawn Petersen Comments:

Much like on the boys side, Creston returned virtually their entire lineup from last year, who gave us a good match then when we were loaded with seniors — I figured this to be a tough matchup for our girls and that proved to be the case.  At #1, Tori got her first win as the #1 player, rallying late after being down the entire match to get the win 8-6 — really happy for Tori for the win and proud of her coming back to win a match.  Leah was off most of the night and couldn’t find the range, in losing to a talented Fyock girl.  Lexi kind of got away from her power game a little too much and lost — hopefully she’ll learn to stick to what she’s best at, which is staying on the offense and getting her big forehand going, b/c she has a lot of power in that swing.  Abby continues to work at the tough #4 spot — Abby’s a first-year player, and being varsity #4 first year out is not easy, but Abby will keep working at it b/c she has a great attitude.  At #5 Lisa got beat by the senior Bakerink, but I really like Lisa’s athleticism and know that she has a bright future.  Kaley almost got a win for us at #6 — Kaley’s come a long way and keeps making strides.  In doubles, the girls struggled most of the night against Creston’s big serve games and had a hard time getting anything going — we definitely have a long ways to go in doubles, and just need to keep working to get better every day, so that hopefully we can find some more success down the road.

Atlantic Girls Golfers Top Panthers

Sports

April 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

Atlantic 198, Creston 280 (Played back 9 @ Nishna Hills)

Medalist:  Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic 43

Other Atlantic scores:  Kaitlynn Walter 47, Bailey Walter 54, Shelby Worth 54, Malachi Wickman 67, Katie Blake 68

Top Creston Score:  Miranda Ford 52

 

Coach Kathy Hobson says:   Brooke Fletcher had a good round.  She had a better start tonight which played a role.  Top to bottom, I thought we might score better on our home course.  We had several instances where we struggled from the rough and pulled up on putts.  These girls can be very consistent scorer as we go through the season but they have to stay focused on a couple basic fundamentals.

Diabetes Health Fair to be held in Atlantic April 17th

News

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Health System will be hosting Spring into Action Diabetes Health Fair, a free community event, on April 17th, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital atrium. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about diabetes and ways to stay healthy with diabetes.  There will be vendors with diabetes products and product samples, interactive education areas, and cooking and exercise demonstrations.

Emily Krengel, RD, CCMH Dietician, will present healthy cooking demonstrations at 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The interactive exercise presentation will be at 5:00 p.m. and Dr. Vanessa Cook will present “How to Make the Most of Your Doctor’s Visit” at 6:00 p.m.

Atlantic Girls Soccer Falls to Tri-Center

Sports

April 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

Tri-Center 5, Atlantic 2  @T-C 4/05/12

Amy Loverin scores at the 8 minute mark in the 1st period from an assist by Alyssa Becerra.   Loverin scores again at the 25 minute mark unassisted in the second half on a break away.  Maren McNees had 25 saves & ReAnn Cappel & Emily Mitchell combined for 24 interceptions to lead the team defensively.  The Trojanns travel to Lewis Central on Monday.

Atlantic Boys Run 6th at Clarinda

Sports

April 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

Meet results from Clarinda, April 5, 2012:

  1. Abe Lincoln – 119.33
  2. Glenwood – 114.33
  3. Harlan – 111
  4. Thomes-Jefferson – 76
  5. Creston – 65
  6. Atlantic – 32
  7. Lewis Central – 24.33
  8. Red Oak – 16


Atlantic Scoring & Highlights
*     Discus – Tyler Hovey (1st – 150-07)
Shot – Tyler Hovey (6th – 45-07)
Shuttle Hurdle Relay (6th – 1:12.04)(Bryce Wernimont, Josiah Williams, Preston Hoye, Jake Auerbach)
**   400m – Blake Esbeck (1st – 52.80)
4x200m – (6th – Zach Smith, Bryce Wernimont, Jake Auerbach, Ryan McDermott)
Distance Med (6th – 4:11.96) (Tye Nielsen, Brody Peterson, Justin Elem, Preston Hoye)
*** 4×400 (2nd – 3:34.16)[Bryce Wernimont (55.5), Ryan McDermott (53.9), Jake Auerbach (52.6), Blake Esbeck (52.1)]

Cooler weather doesn’t stop agency from asking for fans

News

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

While it’s downright cold this (Friday) morning, especially in eastern Iowa, the recent warm spell is causing something of a crisis for organizations that serve the needy. Candace Gregory, CEO of the Open Door Mission in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says the agency’s food pantries were very busy when temperatures were in the 80s and 90s just a few days ago. “For the last week-and-a-half, we’ve had families literally coming in looking for t-shirts, shorts and box fans,” Gregory says, “things that we don’t even have ready until May.” Gregory is asking the public for help with donations, especially of electric fans. 

“When you’re out picking up a box fan, if you can think of picking up one for someone else that’s in need, it will go a long way,” she says. A new trend has developed over the past 18 months. Gregory says many middle-class families are coming to the mission to get food assistance, people who used to be regular donors or volunteers. She says three-quarters of the people they serve are strictly seeking food assistance. Gregory says because of the mild winter, food donations dropped. 

She says, “For us, serving 17-hundred meals a day, it has been a challenge because we haven’t had as many food drives this winter.” Gregory says their shelves are bare and they could use donations of food, clothing and other household items. Four out of ten people served by the Omaha-based mission are Iowans. Learn more at: “opendoormission.org”.

(Matt Kelley/Radio Iowa)

Two injured in Thursday accident southwest of Massena

News

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Two rural Massena residents were injured during a two-vehicle collision Thursday evening between a 1998 Chevy Blazer and a 1999 Chevy Suburban, southwest of Massena. According to Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh McLaren,  the accident happened near the intersection of 710th and Wichita Road. McLaren told KJAN News the Blazer driven by 18-year old Courtney Read, of Griswold, was traveling westbound on Wichita Road, and had stopped at the intersection at 710th, before proceeding into the intersection, and hitting the northbound Suburban driven by 53-year-old Dan Ankenbauer, of Massena. The Suburban ended-upslightly tipped onto its top in the ditch, while the Blazer came to rest on the roadway. The accident happened at around 5:15-p.m.  Dan Ankenbauer, and his passenger, 54-year old Kathy Ankenbauer, suffered non-life threatening injuries, and were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Cumberland and Massena Rescue. Reed, and a male passenger in her vehicle were not seriously injured, and did not require transport to the hospital. The accident remains under investigation.

Big Red Relay Results

Sports

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Team Scoring

  1. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 179
  2. Boyer Valley 108
  3. Missouri Valley 102
  4. Logan-Magnolia 81
  5. West Harrison 54
  6. Woodbine 34

Team Event Scores (1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishes & times):

4×200 Relay – (1) MV/AO (1.39.34); (2) Boyer Valley (1:41.9); (3) MVHS (1:44.03)

1800 Meter Relay – (1) W-H (4:05.31); (2) MV/AO 4:14.00; (3) MVHS (4:19.69.

4×100 Meter Relay – (1) MV/AO (:46.08); (2) LO-MA (:48.27); (3) MVHS (:48.99).

4×100 Field Man Relay – (1) W-H (:53.81); (2) B-V (:55.24); (3) Woodbine (:55.25).

4×400 Relay – (1) W-H (3:54.78); (2) Woodbine (3:55.18); (3) B-V (3:56.24).

Shuttle Hurdle Relays – (1) LO-Ma (1:09.21); (2) Woodbine (1:10.08); (3) W-H (1:10.81).

4×800 Relay – (1) MV-HS (9:18.38); (2) B-V (9:21.00); (3) MV/AO (9:24.59).

JAMES JOHN JOHNSON, 78, of Brayton (Svcs. 4-7-12)

Obituaries

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

JAMES JOHN JOHNSON, 78, of Brayton, died Wed., April 4th, at his home in Brayton. Funeral services for JAMES JOHNSON will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., April 7th, at the Brayton Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Inurnment will be held at a later date in the Oak Hill Cemetery west of Brayton.

JAMES JOHNSON is survived by:

His children – Virginia Raysbrook, of Bellevue, WA; Jacqueline Johnson, of Oak Grove, MO; Tommy (Sherri) Johnson, of Independence, MO.

His step-daughters: Debra Noles (& special friend Royce Turner), of Exira; Terry Wright, of Brayton; Delores (Steve) Karwal, of Elliot.

His brother – Gail (Marie) Johnson, of Atlantic.

3 grandchildren, 1 great-granddaughter, numerous step-grandchildren & step great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.

Red Oak teen arrested on drug charges

News

April 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A Red Oak teen was arrested Thursday night on a Possession of Marijuana and OWI drugged 1st offense charge, following a traffic stop in Red Oak. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 17-year old Cole Ryan Kier was taken into custody at around 11:50-p.m., and brought to the Montgomery County Jail for processing, before being released to one of his parents.

And, Police in Red Oak say 28-year old Ryan Dean Adams, of Red Oak, was arrested today (Friday), at around 2:40-a.m. in Red Oak, on a charge of Public Intoxication. Adams was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 bond.