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John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament Results

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Team Scores:
1. Creston 205.0
2. Atlantic 141.5
3. Earlham 139.0
4. Shenandoah 137.0
5. Winterset 116.0
6. Missouri Valley 101.5
7. Clarinda 101.0
8. Riverside, Oakland 100.5
9. Washington 92.0
10. Nodaway Valley 91.0
11. Adair Casey/Guthrie Center 76.0
12. Panorama 64.0
13. Southwest Valley 63.0
14. Clarke 55.0
14. Wayne, Corydon 55.0
16. Lenox 53.0
17. Tri-Center Neola 38.0
18. Central Decatur 36.0
19. Mt Ayr 34.5
20. Centerville 34.0
21. Southwest Iowa 32.5
22. Red Oak 29.0
23. CAM 27.0
24. Denison 7.0
24. Griswold 7.0
26. Bedford 4.0
27. East Mills 0.0

Individual Results:

106
1st Place – Taye Jordan of Atlantic
2nd Place – Max Millage of Earlham
3rd Place – Kylen Parsons of Creston
4th Place – Kingston Carrigan of Riverside, Oakland
5th Place – Braeden Thomas of Central Decatur
6th Place – Hayden Hash of Clarinda

113
1st Place – Dallas Canoyer of Earlham
2nd Place – Davis Bramman of Riverside, Oakland
3rd Place – Brock Shaha of Mt Ayr
4th Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
5th Place – Brayden Maeder of Southwest Valley
6th Place – Judah Gurwell of Winterset

120
1st Place – Tegan Slaybaugh of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
2nd Place – Eli Becerra of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Max Pollock of Wayne, Corydon
4th Place – Christian Ahrens of Creston
5th Place – Kellen Oliver of Riverside, Oakland
6th Place – Gabe Johnson of Southwest Iowa

126
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Payton Harger of Earlham
3rd Place – Caden Greiner of Washington
4th Place – Luke Schroeder of Missouri Valley
5th Place – Gavin Sloss of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
6th Place – Seth Ettleman of Southwest Iowa

132
1st Place – Aaron Boone of Washington
2nd Place – Lincoln Keeler of Creston
3rd Place – Josh Winey of Earlham
4th Place – Jayden Harter of Atlantic
5th Place – Bradley Gebbie of Nodaway Valley
6th Place – Kasen Cochran of Winterset

138
1st Place – Dylan Stein of Lenox
2nd Place – Brant Freeberg of Tri-Center Neola
3rd Place – Cole Scamman of Shenandoah
4th Place – Brandon Briley of Creston
5th Place – Kyler Sandholm of Red Oak
6th Place – Will Knapp of Panorama

144
1st Place – Austin Evans of Creston
2nd Place – Uriah Fry of Clarke
3rd Place – Jaxon Gordon of Riverside, Oakland
4th Place – Landon Kirtley of Panorama
5th Place – Carmine Shaw of Nodaway Valley
6th Place – Gavin Day of Winterset

150
1st Place – Jacob McGargill of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Riley Radke of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Jax Jensen of Winterset
4th Place – Ely Rodriguez of Southwest Valley
5th Place – Conlee Stark of Mt Ayr
6th Place – Austin Henderson of Wayne, Corydon

157
1st Place – Owen Laughlin of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Ben Hansen of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Milo Staver of Creston
4th Place – Kahne Kibruz of Winterset
5th Place – Chase Greiner of Washington
6th Place – Jett Rose of Riverside, Oakland

165
1st Place – William Bolinger of Creston
2nd Place – Ryan Stiles of Earlham
3rd Place – Leland Woodruff of Clarinda
4th Place – Jacob Rystrom of Shenandoah
5th Place – Mason Allen of Central Decatur
6th Place – Ian Forsythe of Southwest Valley

175
1st Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Owen Hoover of CAM
3rd Place – Cayden Van Meer of Panorama
4th Place – Jordan Martin-England of Lenox
5th Place – Donovan Hedrington of Atlantic
6th Place – Dominick Polsley of Clarinda

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1st Place – Bryson Harris of Clarinda
2nd Place – Tate Haffner of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Brian Snyder of Centerville
4th Place – Carson Bellamy of Winterset
5th Place – Jagger Luther of Creston
6th Place – Ty Willem of Earlham

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1st Place – Ashton Honnold of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Jaydn Cooper of Winterset
3rd Place – Karson Downey of Clarinda
4th Place – Cole Binning of Clarke
5th Place – Greyson Hartman of Washington
6th Place – Quinten Fuller of Creston

285
1st Place – Max Chapman of Creston
2nd Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic
3rd Place – Trenton Warner of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Payton Jacobe of Adair Casey/Guthrie Center
5th Place – Mason Nally of Clarinda
6th Place – Joel Cooper of Panorama

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Former Alabama OT Transferring to Iowa

Sports

January 21st, 2024 by Jim Field

Former Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor said he is transferring to Iowa.

Proctor, who is from Des Moines, started every game at left tackle for Alabama as a freshman this season.

He told On3.com on Saturday that he committed to play for the Hawkeyes. He had announced his intentions to leave the Crimson Tide on social media on Wednesday.

Proctor, who had verbally committed to the Hawkeyes in high school, made a late decision to sign with Alabama.  After one successful season, helping to lead the Crimson Tide to the college football playoff, Proctor entered the transfer portal Wednesday.  Saturday, he attended the Iowa men’s basketball game and announced he was committing to Iowa.

Proctor, a Southeast Polk High School star, was one of the most coveted offensive line recruits in the country.

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Accident in Creston causes $2,100 damage, but no injuries

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report an accident Friday afternoon caused minor damage to two vehicles, but no one was injured. Authorities say at around 4-p.m., a 2006 Mazda Tribute SUV operated by 22-year-old Riley Ann Rasmussen, of Orient, was backing out of a parked position at the Hy-Vee parking lot in Creston, when it struck a 2020 Chevy Trax SUV, driven by 64-year-old Charlene Pullen, of Diagonal. Pullen was traveling through the parking lot when her vehicle was hit.

Damage from the collision amounted to $2,100. Rasmussen was cited for Failure to provide proof of financial liability (insurance).

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5 arrests in Creston Friday through Sunday morning (1/19-21)

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say five people were arrested Friday evening through early this (Sunday) morning. 31-year-old Ryan Palmer, of Creston, was arrested Friday evening for allowing animals to run at large on public lands. Palmer was released from the scene with a citation.

38-year-old Holly Renee Donehoo, of Creston, was arrested Friday evening on a Union County warrant for three counts of Unauthorized used of a credit car (under $1,500). Donehoo was later released from the Union County Jail on a $6,000 cash or surety bond.

A little after 1-a.m., Saturday, Creston Police arrested 44-year-old Michelle Jennifer Beacom, of Pleasant Hill, for OWI/2nd Offense. Beacom was taken to the Union County Jail and later released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond. At around 11:30-a.m., Saturday, 44-year-old Jerry Marion Williams, of Lenox, was arrested following a traffic stop in Creston. Williams was charged with Driving while Suspended. He was cited and released on Promise to Appear.

And, shortly after 3-a.m. today (Sunday), Creston Police arrested 36-year-old Christina Marie McDonald, of Creston, for Driving while Suspended. McDonald was cited and released from the scene.

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Atlantic woman faces felony child endangerment charges

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – A Cass County (Iowa) woman has entered a written plea of not guilty, to two felony counts of Child Endangerment. The lawyer for 22-year-old Erica Lynn Vandervort, of Atlantic, submitted her plea on Thursday (Jan. 17), in connection with the alleged abuse of a toddler in her care.

Vandervort’s preliminary hearing was held Jan. 16th. Arraignment is scheduled to take place February 5th, with trial set for March 26th. She remains free on a $25,000 bond.

A criminal complaint was filed against her by the Atlantic Police Department on December 28th.

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Driver in NW Iowa faces numerous charges after striking 2 patrol vehicles & leaving the scene

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Ft. Dodge, Iowa – ISP District 7 Post)-  Officials with the Iowa State Patrol reported on social media, Saturday, that while assisting the Laurens’ Police Department with a single vehicle fatality crash, an unrelated vehicle hit both an Iowa State Patrol and a Lauren’s PD patrol car before fleeing the scene.
After the suspect vehicle was located driving on Hwy. 10, the Pocahontas Police Department was able to successfully deploy stop sticks. The driver continued “revving” their vehicle until the vehicle started on fire.

ISP Facebook page photo

The suspect attempted to flee on foot before being taken into custody. The unidentified suspect was charged with:

– Leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
– Eluding (2nd offense)
– Reckless driving
– Driving while suspended
– No SR22
– No proof of insurance
Havelock Fire Department and Laurens Ambulance Service were on scene quickly to assist and to put out the fire.Others assisting in the incident include Cedar Falls State Radio Communications Specialists, along with other local dispatchers.

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Structure fire in Shenandoah late Saturday morning

News

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Shenandoah, Iowa) – The Shenandoah Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 1130 am Saturday (January 20th), at 403 Church Street. Fire Chief Justin Marshall says upon arrival, crews found a two-story occupied residential structure showing heavy smoke from the 2nd story. The occupants had safely evacuated the home.

Crews commenced an offensive interior attack. Interior crews were faced with heavy smoke and fire and were successful in conducting an initial knock down of the fire. Due to frigid weather Firefighters from Coin Fire, Essex Fire, and Farragut Fire, provided additional manpower to conduct interior and fire ground operations.

Additional assistance was provided by Shenandoah Police Department, Shenandoah EMS, Clarinda EMS, Essex EMS, Page County Emergency Management, City of Shenandoah Street and Water Departments, Mid-American Energy, Page County Communications and Red Cross.

Shenandoah F.D. photo (from Facebook)

The origin of the fire was located in the second-floor ceiling area and attic area. The cause of the fire has been deemed accidental due to electrical failure. Crews were released from the scene at 1400. The home sustained mainly heavy smoke, heat, and water damage. The structural integrity of the home is sound with minimal damage. No injuries to report. Fire crews had sufficient water supply to extinguish the fire.

Fire Chief Marshall said “We Thank everyone for the assistance provided to us during this response. Mutual aid and cooperation prevailed again.”

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024

Weather

January 21st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Wind Chill Advisory until 11-a.m.**Patchy blowing snow after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of freezing rain between 2am and 5am. Patchy blowing snow between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 27 by 5am. Wind chill values as low as 5. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 9am, then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 35.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 6 (24-hour high). The Low was -20. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 32 and the Low was 20. The Record High for Jan. 21st in Atlantic, was 58 in 1935. The Record Low was -32, in 1976. Sunrise today: 7:41. Sunset: 5:21.

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Hawkeyes Fall to Notre Dame

Sports

January 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

South Bend, Ind. — The University of Iowa women’s tennis team dropped its road match at Notre Dame, falling 6-1 at the Eck Tennis Pavilion.

The Fighting Irish claimed the doubles point, winning on courts one and two. Sophomore Daianne Hayashida and junior Marisa Schmidt fell 6-4 to Julia Andreach and Yashna Yellayi at the two line.

In singles, Iowa secured a point with a victory at the No. 3 line. Schmidt posted a 6-3, 6-2 straight set win over Yellayi.

Notre Dame earned points with wins at No. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA SCHMID 

“I am going to give a lot of credit to Notre Dame. They played well and it was a good test for us to play against a very competitive team, which is important for us to have early in the season. We learned a lot and got a lot of very good information that is going to help us be able to move forward and have good practice this week to get ready for the nationals indoors next weekend.”

UP NEXT 

The Hawkeyes will continue on the road on Jan. 27-28, traveling Raleigh, North Carolina, for the ITA Kickoff event. Iowa will face Clemson in its first match of the weekend before squaring off against either NC State or Alabama.

RESULTS 

Notre Dame 6, Iowa 1

SINGLES 

No. 1 – Page Freeman (ND) def. Daianne Hayashida (UI): 6-3, 6-2

No. 2 – Julia Andreach (ND) def. Chelsea Bluestein (UI): 6-0, 6-4

No. 3 – Marisa Schmidt (UI) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND): 6-3, 6-2

No. 4 – Bojana Pozder (ND) def. Vipasha Mehra (UI): 6-1, 6-0

No. 5 – Akari Matsuno (ND) def. Nikita Vishwase (UI): 6-1, 6-2

No. 6 – Nibi Ghosh (ND) def. Pia Kranholdt (UI): 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES 

No. 1 – Freeman/Beckman (ND) def. Vishwase/Mehra (UI): 6-1

No. 2 – Andreach/Yellayi (ND) def. Hayashida/Schmidt (UI): 6-4

No. 3 – Kranholdt/Pokorna (UI) vs. Ghosh/Pozder (ND): 5-2, unfinished

Order of Finish: Singles (5,4,6,2,3,1), Doubles (1,2) 

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Big boots and slick road contributes to an accident in Creston

News

January 20th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say no injuries were reported following an accident Friday afternoon, on Park Street in Creston. Authorities say a2012 GMC Canyon pickup truck driven by 65-year-old Douglas Brown, of Orient, was traveling north on Park Street at around  4:10-p.m., and a 2007 Dodge Ram pickup driven by 57-year-old Jeffrey Dillenburg, of Creston, was traveling southbound.

Dillenberg told Police he was attempting to hit the brakes as he negotiated the curve, but his boots were so big that he was hitting the accelerator pedal as well as the brakes. The roadway was covered in packed snow, which authorities say caused Dillenburg pickup to lose traction. The vehicle crossed the centerline and struck Brown’s oncoming pickup.

Brown said he saw the other pickup driving too fast for conditions and knew the other vehicle was not going to negotiate the curve.  He stopped his pickup in his lane of traffic but was unable to avoid being struck by the Dillenburg pickup. The airbag in Brown’s pickup deployed when the vehicle was struck.

Damage from the collision amounted to $6,500. No citations were issued.

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