LaVon Eblen visits with Dave Chase of Nishna Valley Trails.
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The Harlan Cyclones completed a suspended game win 8-6 over Atlantic on Thursday night and then took advantage of some Trojan mistakes in the regularly scheduled game to follow to win 14-4 in 6 innings.
Atlantic scored 4 runs in the 7th inning of the first game and seemed to carry a bit of that momentum into the second game, scoring two runs in the first on a double by Wyatt Redinbaugh. Harlan answered back though with two runs of their own on a Alex Monson double in the bottom of the first. The game stayed 2-2 until Harlan jumped ahead with 2 runs in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th. Atlantic got back within one in the top of the 5th with an RBI ground-out from Garrett McLaren and an RBI single from Redinbaugh. After that the tide turned in favor of Harlan.
The Cyclones piled on 5 runs in the bottom of the fifth taking advantage of a host of Trojan mistakes. Atlantic had an errant throw and wild pitch cost them two runs. There was also a dropped strikeout that let a Cyclone runner get aboard and a hit batter in the frame. Stephen Leinen delivered the big hit of the inning for the Cyclones with a two-run homer to left field that put the Cyclones up by three. The Cyclones piled on four more runs in the 6th to end the game by the ten-run rule.
Jayden Proehl took the loss on the hill for the Trojans working through the first five innings. Carter Pellett came on in the 6th. Brayden Ernst picked up the win, going the distance for Harlan. Ernst kept the ball around the plate and was pretty solid on the mound, limiting Atlantic to 6 hits.
Harlan improved to 17-6 with the two wins. Atlantic drops to 6-14. The Trojans finish out the week with a home game tonight against Lewis Central. That game has been moved up to a 5:30 p.m. first pitch.
Watch the game replay HERE.
An Iowa State University study finds there’s not enough evidence to show fertilizer companies are taking advantage of inflation to raise prices. The study was requested by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller earlier this year because of fertilizer price spikes. I-S-U ag economist Chad Hart, one of the study’s authors, says several factors caused fertilizer prices to rise, including supply chain problems, energy market fluctuations and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The price of ammonia is up 126-percent compared to a year ago. Farmers use nitrogen, phosphate and potassium-based fertilizers to help their plants grow. Hart says there was a “perfect storm” of factors but there’s not enough evidence to say whether fertilizer companies are using their market power to hike prices.
The I-S-U study predicts fertilizer prices will decline in the second half of this year but they won’t return to where they were in mid-2020 because farmer demand is high and supply chain problems still exist.
Travel industry experts predict the upcoming Fourth of July holiday will be the busiest-ever for travel by car, truck, S-U-V and van in Iowa and nationwide, despite record or near-record gasoline prices. Meredith Mitts, spokeswoman for Triple-A-Iowa, says the forecast predicts nearly 48-million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday, and 42-million will travel by motor vehicle.
The average price for gas in Iowa is now $4.68 a gallon, down from the all-time record set last Wednesday of $4.76. The national average is $4.94. A year ago, gas in Iowa was averaging $2.89. Based on past holiday history, Mitts says pump prices will likely bounce again before the Fourth of July arrives.
The demand for travel started rising earlier this year, she says, and it’s not tapering off. People are ready for a break, Mitts says, and despite higher prices, they’re still finding ways to take that much-needed vacation.
While air travel is forecast to be slightly stronger than last year, domestic air travel volumes are expected to remain well below pre-pandemic levels. She blames recent issues with air travel and ongoing concerns of cancellations and delays due to pilot shortages.
Jim Field visits with Humanities Iowa speaker David Connon about his program about Iowans who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The program will be Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Hitchcock House near Lewis.
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The Ole Miss Rebels picked up a 2-0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in an elimination game on Thursday at the College World Series in Omaha. The Rebels earned a trip to the Championship Series against Oklahoma this weekend.
Dylan DeLucia threw a complete game shutout for the Rebels. He had 7 strikeouts and allowed just four hits. Ole Miss got RBI hits from Kevin Graham and Calvin Harris.
Arkansas ends their season with a record of 46-21. Ole Miss improved to 40-23.
The best of three Championship series between Ole Miss and Oklahoma will begin with a 6:00 p.m. game on Saturday on ESPN. They will play again Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and then if necessary a final game Monday at 6:00 p.m.
Iowa’s Ahron Ulis is expected to step up his game at the point guard spot next season. With Jordan Bohannon out of eligibility and Joe Toussaint off to West Virginia the junior from Chicago is expected to have an expanded role.
Improved shooting is a goal. Ulis played in 35 games last season but shot just 34 percent from the field and made only four of 12 from three point range.
Ulis says Iowa coach Fran McCaffery talked to him about his expanded role.
No.
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
1
|
North Linn
|
23-5
|
1
|
2
|
Newell-Fonda
|
24-4
|
2
|
3
|
Lisbon
|
24-3
|
3
|
4
|
Collins-Maxwell
|
15-2
|
4
|
5
|
Southeast Warren
|
18-2
|
5
|
6
|
Remsen St. Mary’s
|
18-1
|
6
|
7
|
Twin Cedars
|
20-1
|
7
|
8
|
Martensdale-St, Marys
|
16-3
|
8
|
9
|
Clarksville
|
14-0
|
9
|
10
|
Wayne
|
16-6
|
10
|
11
|
Sigourney
|
16-5
|
11
|
12
|
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
|
18-3
|
12
|
13
|
Exira-EHK
|
19-2
|
15
|
14
|
Akron-Westfield
|
16-5
|
14
|
15
|
Central City
|
24-5
|
13
|
No.
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
1
|
Central Springs
|
20-1
|
1
|
2
|
North Union
|
22-2
|
2
|
3
|
Interstate 35
|
17-5
|
4
|
4
|
Wilton
|
20-5
|
5
|
5
|
Logan-Magnolia
|
22-0
|
8
|
6
|
Iowa City Regina
|
13-9
|
6
|
7
|
Van Meter
|
19-9
|
3
|
8
|
Louisa-Muscatine
|
18-6
|
7
|
9
|
West Monona
|
20-6
|
9
|
10
|
West Fork
|
14-2
|
11
|
11
|
East Marshall
|
18-5
|
12
|
12
|
Hinton
|
17-8
|
NR
|
13
|
Ridge View
|
14-7
|
10
|
14
|
Cardinal
|
14-10
|
NR
|
15
|
Osage
|
17-5
|
13
|
No.
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
1
|
Mount Vernon
|
26-2
|
1
|
2
|
Davenport Assumption
|
18-6
|
2
|
3
|
Williamsburg
|
21-8
|
3
|
4
|
West Liberty
|
13-3
|
4
|
5
|
Estherville-Lincoln Central
|
22-5
|
6
|
6
|
Northeast
|
17-6
|
5
|
7
|
Saydel
|
21-2
|
7
|
8
|
West Burlington/Notre Dame
|
17-4
|
8
|
9
|
Davis County
|
13-4
|
10
|
10
|
Albia
|
17-5
|
13
|
11
|
Chariton
|
16-4
|
15
|
12
|
Sioux Center
|
15-6
|
11
|
13
|
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
|
19-7
|
9
|
14
|
Roland-Story
|
14-7
|
12
|
15
|
West Lyon
|
17-4
|
14
|
No.
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
1
|
ADM
|
24-2
|
1
|
2
|
Winterset
|
24-4
|
2
|
3
|
Clear Creek-Amana
|
24-3
|
3
|
4
|
Norwalk
|
22-4
|
5
|
5
|
Carlisle
|
16-7
|
4
|
6
|
Dallas Center-Grimes
|
21-6
|
6
|
7
|
Indianola
|
16-9
|
7
|
8
|
North Scott
|
19-5
|
8
|
9
|
Creston
|
19-4
|
9
|
10
|
Western Dubuque
|
18-11
|
11
|
11
|
Bondurant-Farrar
|
17-7
|
12
|
12
|
Knoxville
|
12-6
|
13
|
13
|
Fairfield
|
16-7
|
10
|
14
|
Benton
|
18-9
|
NR
|
15
|
Bishop Heelan
|
18-9
|
15
|
No.
|
School
|
Record
|
LW
|
1
|
Waukee Northwest
|
23-3
|
1
|
2
|
Johnston
|
23-2
|
2
|
3
|
Fort Dodge
|
21-5
|
4
|
4
|
Muscatine
|
23-2
|
3
|
5
|
West Des Moines Valley
|
17-8
|
7
|
6
|
Ankeny Centennial
|
14-11
|
5
|
7
|
Southeast Polk
|
16-10
|
8
|
8
|
Pleasant Valley
|
15-8
|
9
|
9
|
Ankeny
|
19-8
|
14
|
10
|
Linn-Mar
|
24-3
|
6
|
11
|
Bettendorf
|
18-9
|
11
|
12
|
Iowa City Liberty
|
22-7
|
10
|
13
|
Ames
|
15-12
|
12
|
14
|
Waukee
|
19-10
|
15
|
15
|
Dubuque Hempstead
|
19-3
|
13
|
Iowa’s Keegan Murray is a Sacramento King. Murray was taken by the Kings with the fourth pick in the NBA Draft after an All-American sophomore season. He is Iowa’s highest draft pick ever. He joins a Kings franchise that has missed the NBA playoffs for a record 16 straight seasons.
Murray likes the nucleus the Kings have put together.
Murray says the Kings are a good fit for him.