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Riverside Boys Basketball Gets Huge Win @ AHSTW

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

On Tuesday night Riverside boys’ basketball did something it hadn’t done since 2014 and that is defeat the AHSTW Vikings. The Bulldogs had lost 18 consecutive games vs this AHSTW Vikings team, but this Bulldogs team seems a little different than prior years. The Bulldogs have a good mix of senior upper classmen like leading scorer returner for the Bulldogs in Grady Jeppesen who averaged 21 points a game as a junior was looking to get off to a fast start in senior campaign and that is exactly what he did. Riverside took control of the basketball game from the opening tip as Jeppesen scored just 5 seconds into the quarter in route to 16 first quarter points by the senior and the Bulldogs led 22-12. The second quarter was back and forth and would be the only quarter of that night that Riverside lost. They would lead 37-28 at the halftime break.

The Bulldogs got huge contributions all the way around and especially from their three freshmen in Cole Jeppesen, Owen Fenner, and Peyton Amdor. It is always hard to predict what a freshman might do in their first varsity game and season but these three answered the challenge. Head Coach of the Bulldogs Nicholas Kroon was very happy with how his youngsters preformed in their varsity debuts.

The second half saw most of what the first half did and that was the Grady Jeppesen show. The senior leader for the Bulldogs posted a game high 37 points and also tallied in 7 rebounds in a all-around great game. Knowing he will face tough defenses all season long Coach Kroon was happy with how his star was able to play physical and create space without fouling and finishing at the rim through contact where he converted three and one’s on the night.

Coach Kroon knows how big of a win this is vs a tough Vikings team on the road and the momentum that can come from snapping this 18-game losing streak to the Vikings. The Riverside Bulldogs are back in action Friday night for their home opener against the IKM-Manning Wolves for a 7:15pm tip-off.

Riverside Girls Basketball Tough Loss @ AHSTW

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

The Riverside girls’ basketball team took a tough loss on the road Tuesday night against a tough AHSTW Lady Vikes team. The Bulldogs came in 1-0 after defeating Essex last week 50-13. The start looked very similar for the Bulldogs as they jumped to a fast 4-0 lead after two quick layups by Madison Kelley and Elly Henderson. The quick start made AHSTW girls head coach Jason McCall calls a timeout and sub a whole new five girls on to the floor just 1 minute and 34 seconds into the opening quarter. And it was the exact move that the Lady Vikes needed to wake up and bring some energy and life to the basketball floor. The Lady Vikes then went on a 16-1 run where they got sophomore guard Halle Goodman to hit three triples in the first half to spark the Lady Vikes. The Bulldogs had no answer for the Lady Vikes second unit and then AHSTW starters like Delaney Goshorn got going offensively and the Lady Vikes never looked back from there. Head Coach of Riverside Girls Mitch Rice said the complete 5 in and 5 out sub that AHSTW made was the difference in the game.

The Bulldogs would make some runs and get the score close but could never get over the hump. Their best chance came late in the first half they cut the lead to 24-21 but in the final minute the Lady Vikes got a layup by Goshorn followed by a steal and pullup three ball by Graycen Partlow to push the lead right back to 8 and keep the Lady Vikes in control. In the fourth quarter Riverside began rushing some possessions offensively trying to get back into the game and settled for some low percentage shots. The Bulldogs scored just two points in the fourth quarter both coming from the free throw line. The Bulldogs shot 0-9 in the quarter to suffer their first loss of the season.

Head Coach Mitch Rice knows this is a game he and his young team can learn from and get better moving forward.

Cary, Enneking Earn All-Region Honors

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two members of the University of Iowa women’s soccer team earned United Soccer Coaches All-North Region recognition for the 2023 season. Fifth-year Samantha Cary and senior Macy Enneking each earned the honor for the first time.

Cary was also named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, leading the Iowa defense to a program-record 13 shutouts with a team-high 1,957 minutes at the defender position.

Cary was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, guiding Iowa to a 36-17 scoring differential against its opponents with stifling advantages in shots (307-164) and shots on goal (149-75). Offensively, Cary finished the year with three assists and one goal.

Cary was the Defensive Player of the Big Ten Tournament, leading the Hawkeyes to three consecutive wins over ranked teams for the first time in program history en route to Iowa’s second Big Ten Tournament Championship.

A team captain, she led Iowa to its second NCAA Tournament victory and the highest national ranking in program history, peaking at No. 14 in the College Soccer News rankings. She also earned CSC Academic recognition in 2023 for the excellence in the classroom and on the pitch.

Enneking’s 12.5 shutouts mark a new single-season record for Iowa goalkeepers and tied for fifth nationally. Enneking, who declared her intent to return for a fifth season in 2024, finished the season ranked third in the Iowa record book for shutouts (22) and fourth for career wins (26).

Enneking finished with 58 saves at a .733 percentage. Her 0.76 goals against average ranked third among Big Ten Conference goalkeepers.

Also a team captain, Enneking’s honors this season include All-Big Ten Tournament Team recognition, Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week (Oct. 3) and Top Drawer Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honorable mention (Sept. 5).

Iowa author of “Sleeping with the Enemy” dies

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November 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa author who wrote the novel that was turned into a movie featuring Julia Roberts has died. Nancy Jane Price’s 1987 novel “Sleeping with the Enemy” was set in her hometown of Cedar Falls and turned into the film of the same name that and featured Roberts.

Price taught at U-N-I and “Sleeping with the Enemy” was her third novel along with dozens of others and hundreds of poems. Price was 98 and died November 20th. She had just completed her final novel, which is also set in Cedar Falls, and will be released next year.

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz previews Michigan

Sports

November 28th, 2023 by admin

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says the margin of error will be slim when the Hawkeyes play Michigan in the Big Ten Championship game. Iowa is a better than three touchdown underdog against a Wolverine team that will be in search of a third straight Big Ten title and third straight trip to the College Football Playoff. Seven years ago the Hawkeyes stunned Michigan 14-13 as a 20-point underdog.

Ferentz says the formula for an upset begins with limiting mistakes and taking advantage of some.

Iowa has thrived in close, low scoring games and posting an upset this week will likely require a similar path.

Ferentz says preparation for the championship game includes getting the players for an atmosphere that is unlike any road game.

Ferentz says Drew Stevens will handle the kicking chores after being removed from Friday’s win at Nebraska.

ISU’s Frost and SDSU’s Jordan Share Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Honors

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November 28th, 2023 by admin

Iowa State’s Evan Frost and South Dakota State’s Tanner Jordan earned the first Big 12 wrestling weekly awards of their careers after ranked wins.

Frost took down No. 8 Brody Teske via an 8-1 decision in the 133-pound weight class for the first ranked win of his career at the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series clash. The top-10 matchup between the eighth-ranked Cyclones and No. 4 Iowa was the first regular season college wrestling meet to ever be aired on ESPN. The redshirt freshman took the lead in the third period with a takedown before using a tilt to turn Teske with 30 seconds left and ice the match. It is the second consecutive weekly award for Iowa State this season.

Jordan took down Minnesota’s Patrick McKee (No. 6/8) with a 9-3 decision to remain undefeated on the year. He led 3-2 entering the third period before securing the win with a reversal, three-point near-fall and riding-time point. The wildlife and fisheries science major is now 9-0 to start his senior year. It is the first weekly honor for South Dakota State this season. Jordan was also named the NCAA Wrestler of the Week.

A full list of the season’s Big 12 Wrestlers of the Week can be found here.

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DAVID FLACK, 75, of Avoca (12-9-2023)

Obituaries

November 28th, 2023 by Jim Field

DAVID FLACK, 75, of Avoca died November 21, 2023 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  Celebration of Life for DAVID FLACK will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

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Family will greet friends on December 9 from 9:00 am until 10:30 am at the church.

DAVID FLACK is survived by:

Wife:  Kathryn Flack of Avoca

Daughter:  Monica Fichter of Shelby

Sons:  Ryan (Melissa) Flack of Colorado Springs, CO; Ben Flack of Avoca; Brandon (Carolyn) Flack of Lakewood, CO

7 Grandchildren

Temperatures will warm up

News, Weather

November 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Temperatures are going to warm up in Iowa as we hit midweek. National Weather Service meteorologist, Alexis Jimenez, says temperatures will be more normal. “With highs tomorrow in the low to mid 40s. And then kind of dropping off into the 40s, low 40s again on Thursday, with a passing system and with some rain to the far southeast,” she says. Those temperatures would melt the snow, and that helps keep things warmer.

“Certainly with snow on the ground it keeps our temperatures lower a little bit, but once we push above freezing, that snow melts off and that effect kind of goes away,” Jimenez says. Jimenez says there doesn’t appear to be any big cold stretches coming up for now. “We’ll just sort of just trend on those lower temperatures as we get into December and approach the winter months here. But thankfully, generally we’re going to be near average for the foreseeable future,” she says.

Jimenez works out of the Johnston office and says the monthly snow total for Des Moines is running a little ahead of average. “The normal value is right at two inches for the month and we’ve had two-point-six inches so far. So we’re right on par with what we would usually want to see. November is generally a pretty dry month is because it’s getting into that colder season,” Jimenez says.

She says we might get some more snow into late Saturday into Sunday, especially for northern Iowa.

Lawsuit challenges Iowa law on sexually-graphic books, discussions of sexual orientation in K-6 classes

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November 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn parts of a new state law that forbids instruction about sexual orientation in elementary classrooms. It also requires schools to remove books with graphic sexual content and school administrators are to notify a parent when a student asks to be known by a different name or pronoun at school.

The lawsuit is filed on behalf of Iowa Safe Schools, a group that advocates for LGBTQ youth, and seven families with students in Iowa schools. Berry Stevens, a student in West Des Moines, spoke during an online news conference late this morning. “I am participating in this lawsuit because this law hurts all kinds of kids and it hurts many of my personal friends,” Stevens said. “We deserve to be able to express ourselves safely at school and we deserve to see ourselves in media, especially in books.”

Joe, Berry and Brigit Stevens, plaintiffs in the lawsuit (Lambda Legal photo; used with permission)

Percy Batista-Pedro of Waterloo, the leader of his high school’s gay-straight alliance, called the law blatant discrimination. “I’m scared of being harassed if I wear pride apparel or if I talk about my identity in class,” the 16 year old said. “This fear, which is shared by many of my transgender friends, is why I have chosen to be a plaintiff in this case.”

Belinda Scarott, Percy’s mom, said the law is unnecessarily cruel. “This law only serves to make life more perilous for him and more terrifying for me,” Scarott said. “…I spend my days worrying about what potential damage the school day might do to my child’s physical or mental well-being.”

Thomas Story, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, contends the state law violates free speech and equal protection provisions in the U.S. Constitution. “This law is deeply confusing and schools have been at a loss on how to comply, even after consulting with their attorneys,” Story said. “This law has thrown the school year into chaos.”

Lambda Legal, which represented same-sex couples who successfully sued for the right to marry in Iowa, is also representing the students and parents who’ve filed this lawsuit.

“Protecting children from pornography and sexually explicit content shouldn’t be controversial,” Governor Kim Reynolds said in a written statement released early this afternoon. “…Books with graphic depictions of sex acts have absolutely no place in our schools.”

DAISY Award Presented to Michelle Gelner, RN, BSN

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November 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic, IA – Cass Health officials said Tuesday (Today), the newest DAISY Award winning nurse is Michelle Gelner, RN, BSN. Her nominator wrote, “I came to the emergency room at about 12:30 am and was seen immediately by the nurse. Her professional manner, knowledge, and care were exemplary. She stayed with me in every respect – her calm manner and kindness relieved my anxiety, which came as a result of convulsive coughing and inability to catch my breath. She accompanied me and helped me through a number of exams, including blood work and x-rays. I felt so cared for an I really appreciated it. She was focused, professional, patient and caring.”

Gelner commented, “It is an honor to be selected for the DAISY Award. I didn’t go into this career looking for gratitude and recognition. When I decided to leave the Army, I wanted a career that would positively impact people’s lives. I also wanted a career that was challenging, flexible, and had diverse opportunities. Nursing also allows you to build a family with your patients, coworkers, and community. I loved hearing that my patient felt at ease, cared for, and valued while in the Emergency Department. This award is not just for me, it is for the team effort to provide that best patient care possible.”

Michelle Gelner, RN, BSN

Since joining Cass Health in 2019, Gelner has lead the way in delivering high-quality clinical care and exceptional patient experiences in many departments – among them, OB, inpatient, emergency and as a house supervisor. Gelner recently took on a leadership role and is now the Director of Cardiac Rehab.

Chief Operating Officer Amanda Bireline presented the award to Gelner and said, “As expected, she is already shining as a leader – gaining the trust of her teams and the patients they serve. Michelle is level-headed, collaborative, steadfast and, more than many, understands the value of the human relationship,”

Nurses at Cass Health are honored twice annually with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.® The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate care nurses provide to patients and families every day. The DAISY Award committee at Cass Health thanks all nominators for their submissions. Each nurse who was nominated will be presented with a special pin and a copy of the nomination.

The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

This is one initiative of The DAISY Foundation to express gratitude to the nursing profession. Additionally, DAISY offers J. Patrick Barnes Grants for Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Projects, The DAISY Faculty Award to honor inspiring faculty members in schools and colleges of nursing, and The DAISY in Training Award for nursing students.

More information is available at http://DAISYfoundation.org. An online nomination form is available at https://www.casshealth.org/daisy.