Friday’s Games
Memphis 11, Omaha 5
New Orleans 3, Iowa 0
Saturday’s Games
Omaha at Memphis, 6-p.m. (CDT)
New Orleans at Iowa, 7-p.m. (CDT)
Sunday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Iowa, 4-p.m. (CDT)
Colorado Springs at Omaha, 5-p.m. (CDT)
Friday’s Games
Memphis 11, Omaha 5
New Orleans 3, Iowa 0
Saturday’s Games
Omaha at Memphis, 6-p.m. (CDT)
New Orleans at Iowa, 7-p.m. (CDT)
Sunday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Iowa, 4-p.m. (CDT)
Colorado Springs at Omaha, 5-p.m. (CDT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaime Garcia pitched eight scoreless innings and had an RBI single to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Garcia (8-8) struck out 11 as he topped the 100-strikeout mark for the third time in his career.
He pitched out of a two-on, no out jam in the fourth, striking out Freddie Freeman and Matt Kemp before getting Adonis Garcia to ground out. Freeman and Kemp, third and fourth in the Braves’ lineup, were a combined 0 for 6 against Jaime Garcia with five strikeouts. Garcia’s two-out single in the second drove in Matt Holliday.
Garcia needed just 89 pitches to get through eight innings, facing three batters over the minimum. Seung Hwan Oh got the last three outs for his ninth save. Braves right-hander Joel De La Cruz (0-4) gave up the run and two hits with five walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Both teams are in action this (Saturday) evening at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. You can catch the pre-game at 5:20-p.m., with the 1st pitch at 6:15, on KJAN.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people have died in a small plane crash north of Indianola. Warren County Sheriff Brian Vos told KCCI-TV the crash happened a few miles north of Indianola. The names of those killed haven’t been released.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is accusing President Barack Obama of lying to the American people about the circumstances surrounding a $400 million payment to Iran. The White House has insisted the payment had nothing to do with the release of four American hostages being held in the country.
SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities in northwest Iowa say they are investigating the discovery of a human skull near the Raccoon River in southern Sac County. The skull was found Monday afternoon.
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — A Pella woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her 13-month-old daughter, who was left in a bathtub and drowned. Pella police say 28-year-old Anna Nicole Sothman pleaded guilty Friday in Marion County Court to child endangerment causing death following a six week investigation of the death of Elaine Sothman. The conviction includes a penalty of no more than 50 years. The investigation began after police responded June 20 to a report of an unresponsive child in Pella. She died June 23.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says a new season brings a new challenge. The Hawkeyes open practice with high expectations after rolling to a 12-0 regular season record in 2015. He says “Every year you try to win every game. I think every coach has that goal certainly, but rarely do you accomplish it, so it was a special year. But there are still things we can improve on, things we have to work on. The other big thing is, like every team in America, we’re a new team. We’re not the same team we were a year ago. We’ve got some new opportunities, certainly for a lot of challenges, and hopefully the next month and a half here we’ll work through some of those.”
Ferentz says last season was also proof of just how slim the margin is for the Hawkeyes. “The key thing” he says, “Is that we won 12 games…outside of one. There wasn’t one of us who was relaxed in the last four minutes, so it’s just an illustration of how close things are. Certainly in our conference they are.” The point being, he says “We’ve got a lot of work to do, just to win one game right now, let alone 12. That’s where our focus has to be, to see if we can get into position to win our first game.”
Ferentz says leadership was a key element in Iowa’s success last season and they need a new group of leaders to emerge. “We had 21 Seniors that did a fantastic job. Only one NFL draft pick in the whole group, so it gives you an idea of the collective power that those guys had. To that point, we’ve got to have other guys ascend now to take that spot. I think we have those people. What I’m most concerned about probably, is who’s going to fill the void underneath, as those guys emerge. That’s where the younger players have to step up. I think we got a glimpse of that this Spring. Certainly the next month here we’ll learn a lot more about our team and if guys are ready to step up and meet those kinds of challenges.”
Ferentz says the coaches got a glimpse of their potential during spring practice and are now looking forward to finding out how good they can be. He said “It’s interesting: you only have 15 days in the Spring. 12 of those are in pads. Now you move into [training] camp and it’s 29 practices…the concentration on football is a little bit more intense. I think we’ll learn more about our team here, and like every coach in America, just curious to see what games we’ve made, who’s ready to really step in there and do a good job, and provide and leadership, those kinds of things.”
Iowa opens at home on September third against Miami of Ohio.
(Learfield Sports)
Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley met with the media today (Friday) and says with a lot of new faces, he’ll depend on his staff to bring them along. “As I look at this football team moving into a media day with only one practice behind it, I think the best opportunity that we have is going to start with the coaching staff. I think the coaching staff has been the stable part of what we’ve done over all the years,” according to Farley.
One area where there is experience is at quarterback. Aaron Bailey has the skill set and has the experience now, and his game could be as good as he develops it too…..he’s put the time in, now we know his skill set,” Farley says. Another experienced leader is on defense. He says Karter Schult is a leader and another self -made, self-developed player form Tripoli who represents what it means to be a U-N-I player. Farley says Schult has gotten a lot of preseason recognition and hopefully he can earn some post-season recognition too.
Farley says the new faces in camp will add the depth that has been missing. Farley says the team was lean in the spring due to injury and the size of the graduating class. He has filled out the roster with a mix of players. There are several freshmen, and a transfer from Fresno State, Florida State and Northern Illinois. “So we have some young men that came in with some experience and some maturity to them, and yet we have some young men who came from some great programs who have a lot of confidence,” Farley says.
The Panthers open the season September 3rd in Ames against Iowa State.
(Learfield Sports)
We’re at the mid-point of summer, but the summer travel season is almost over as many kids will soon be returning to school. Gasoline prices in Iowa dropped 15-cents a gallon in the past month and one fuel analyst says summer travel hasn’t been this cheap in more than a decade. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Iowa, says prices at the pump will likely stay low for the duration of the season.
“We will go through the switch-over as we always do in the fall from the summer to the winter grade of fuel,” Weinholzer says. “That also reduces prices.” Gas prices in Iowa are averaging two-ten a gallon, down from two-25 a month ago and down from two-67 a year ago. Weinholzer predicts little change in the weeks to come. “The only thing to keep an eye on during this time frame is the hurricane season,” she says. “As we know, that can be quite devastating to the gas supply and crude oil supply in the United States.”
Hurricane Earl swept through the Gulf of Mexico, across Mexico and parts of Central America this week. It’s been downgraded to a tropical storm, but had little impact on U-S oil operations in the Gulf. The national average price for gas is two-12 a gallon, two cents higher than Iowa’s average.
(Radio Iowa)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, rallied with nearly two-thousand people in downtown Des Moines this (Friday) afternoon. Trump called his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton the “queen of corruption” and accused her of being a “weak” secretary of state. “After Hillary Clinton, the world went up in flames,” Trump said. “…This is the legacy of Hillary Clinton. It’s called death, destruction, chaos and weakness.”
In addition, Trump railed about the news coverage he’s been getting. “It’s so disgusting what’s going on with the media,” Trump said. “That’s why we have to win.” His 70 minute speech concluded with a request: “Let me just tell you: I hope you can get out on November 8th and vote for Trump,” the Republican presidential nominee said to loud cheers.
Iowa is considered one of the few truly toss-up states in the General Election.
(Radio Iowa)
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, August 8, 2016, to honor West Des Moines Police Officer Shawn Miller, who was killed in the line of duty in the late afternoon on August 3, 2016. Officer Miller will be laid to rest on Monday, August 8, 2016.
The governor’s directive applies to all U.S. and state flags under the control of the state. Flags will be at half-staff on the state Capitol building and on flag displays in the Capitol complex, and upon all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state. Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.
INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say two people have died in a small plane crash north of Indianola. Warren County Sheriff Brian Vos told KCCI-TV two people died in the crash a few miles north of Indianola. It was reported about 11:40 a.m., Friday. The names of those killed haven’t been released. The crash remains under investigation.
CARRIE L. WHISENANT, 56, of Harlan died Thursday, August 4th in Harlan. Graveside services for CARRIE L. WHISENANT will be held on Tuesday, August 9th at 10:30 am in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
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Friends may call on Monday from 2:00 p, to 8:00 pm at the funeral home with the family greeting friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama.
Online condolences may be left at www.burmeisterjohannsen.com.
CARRIE L. WHISENANT is survived by:
Son: Dustin J. Rose of Denison.
Partner: Joe Mahlberg of Harlan.
Brother: Dennis Whisenant of Oklahoma.
Sister: Pam Brac of Connecticut.
extended family and many friends.
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