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2017-18 Men’s Basketball AP All-America Honors announced

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

2018 MEN’S AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM LIST

Statistics through March 11

First Team

Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 6-3, 190, junior, Lincolnshire, Ill., 19.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 53.1 fg pct, 41.3 3pt fg pct (63 first-place votes, 321 points)

Deandre Ayton, Arizona, 7-1, 250, freshman, Nassau, Bahamas, 20.3 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 61.6 fg pct, 2.0 blocks (61, 317)

Trae Young, Oklahoma, 6-2, 180, freshman, Norman, Okla., 27.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 8.8 apg, 1.7 steals, 35.3 minutes (61, 315)

Marvin Bagley III, Duke, 6-11, 234, freshman, Phoenix, 21.1 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 60.5 fg pct, 2.0 blocks (59, 313)

Devonte’ Graham, Kansas, 6-2, 185, senior, Raleigh, N.C., 17.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 7.5 apg, 1.6 steals, 41.2 3pt fg pct, 83.4 ft pct, 37.6 minutes (54, 303)

Second Team

Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State, 6-7, 235, junior, Normal, Ill., 19.4 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.7 blocks (10, 186)

Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, 6-6, 198, senior, Indianapolis, 19.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 42.3 3pt fg pct, 86.1 ft pct (5, 183)

Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s, 6-11, 255, senior, East Malvern, Australia, 21.4 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 64.0 fg pct, 1.1 blocks (3, 153)

Miles Bridges, Michigan State, 6-7, 225, sophomore, Flint, Mich., 16.9 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 88.3 ft pct (3, 145)

Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 6-2, 205, senior, Maywood, Ill., 17.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.6 apg, 86.3 ft pct, 2.9 steals (1, 109)

Third Team

Keenan Evans, Texas Tech, 6-3, 190, senior, Richardson, Texas, 17.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 steals (2, 102)

Carsen Edwards, Purdue, 6-1, 200, sophomore, Atascocita, Texas, 18.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 41.2 3pt fg pct, 1.2 steals (0, 99)

Mikal Bridges, Villanova, 6-7, 210, junior, Malvern, Pa., 18.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 52.1 fg pct, 43.3 3pt fg pct, 85.1 ft pct, 1.6 steals (2, 64)

Luke Maye, North Carolina, 6-8, 240, junior, Huntersville, N.C., 17.2 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.4 apg, 44.0 3pt fg pct, 1.0 steals, 1.1 blocks (0, 64)

Kyle Guy, Virginia, 6-2, 175, sophomore, Indianapolis, 14.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 39.5 3pt fg pct, 1.0 steals (0, 40)

Honorable Mention (alphabetical order)

Jaylen Adams, St. Bonaventure; Peyton Aldridge, Davidson; Grayson Allen, Duke; Mo Bamba, Texas; Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont; Joel Berry II, North Carolina; Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington; Desonta Bradford, ETSU; Tony Carr, Penn State; Gary Clark, Cincinnati; Xavier Cooks, Winthrop; Jermaine Crumpton, Canisius; Clayton Custer, Loyola of Chicago; Mike Daum, South Dakota State; Angel Delgado, Seton Hall; Kahlil Dukes, Niagara; Tre’Shaun Fletcher, Toledo; Marcus Foster, Creighton; Brandon Goodwin, Florida Gulf Coast; Isaac Haas, Purdue; Aaron Holiday, UCLA; Jordan Howard, Central Arkansas; Jemerrio Jones, New Mexico State; Nick King, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Knox, Kentucky; Fletcher Magee, Wofford; Caleb Martin, Nevada; Kelan Martin, Butler; Yante Maten, Georgia; Martaveous McKnight, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Kendrick Nunn, Oakland; Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s; Jerome Robinson, Boston College; Junior Robinson, Mount St. Mary’s; Collin Sexton, Alabama; Landry Shamet, Wichita State; T.J. Shorts II, UC Davis; D’Marcus Simonds, Georgia State; Jonathan Stark, Murray State; Brandon Tabb, Bethune-Cookman; Zach Thomas, Bucknell; Seth Towns, Harvard; Allonzo Trier, Arizona; Grant Williams, Tennessee; Johnathan Williams, Gonzaga; Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra.

Trial delayed in slaying of Iowa City cab driver

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March 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A trial has been delayed several months for a man accused of killing an Iowa City cab driver. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that attorneys for Curtis Jones asked a judge for more time to prepare. Jones had been scheduled to begin trial April 9. The new starting date is Nov. 5. The trial has been moved to Davenport because of pretrial publicity in the Iowa City area.
Jones also has pleaded not guilty to the April 2017 fatal shooting of Iowa City bail bondsman Jonathan Wieseler. The trial in that case is set to begin July 16.

Mills County Sheriff’s report (3/28) – Red Oak man arrested after an accident

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March 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports 32-year old Troy Edward Grindle, of Glenwood, was arrested Tuesday afternoon for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond was set at $300.

And, at around 6-a.m. today (Wednesday), 23-year old Jacob William Avery, of Red Oak, was arrested for OWI/1st offense, and Failure to Maintain Control, following an accident on Morton Avenue. Sheriff’s officials say Avery was eastbound on Morton, driving a 2001 Ford in a careless manner. The vehicle went out of control and spun out. It then left the road and went into a yard at 501 Morton Avenue and struck a mailbox before coming to rest against a tree. Avery and his passenger fled the scene. Both were located a short time later. No injuries were reported.

Graceland Basketball’s Doty named NAIA National Coach of the Year

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

Graceland University Men’s Basketball just won their first ever national title last week and now their Head Coach Craig Doty has picked up a national honor. Doty was named on Tuesday as the NAIA National Coach of the Year. Doty’s Yellowjackets went 29-10 this season and capped of the NAIA DII Championship with a win over LSU-Alexandria 83-80 in Overtime in Kansas City. Justin Harley hit a three at the buzzer to give Graceland the win and the title.

Doty was previously the coach for Rock Valley College in Illinois. He was named the 2014 and 2016 NJCAA National Coach of the Year in championsihp season for Rock Valley.

Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s report, 3/28/18

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March 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman held in the Pott. County Jail, was served with a warrant Tuesday, for Disorderly Conduct in a place of business. Once served, 35-year old Staci Lynn Ashley, of Council Bluffs, was returned to the custody of jail staff. And, a man held in the Pott. County jail was served with a warrant, Tuesday, for being a Fugitive from Justice. 34-year old Daniel Troy Smith, of Council Bluffs, was then returned to his cell.

Monday afternoon, a traffic stop on a Ford F-150 for a moving violation, resulted in the arrest of 46-year old Dustyn Russell Bond, of Malvern, for OWI/2nd offense. He was being held in the Pott. County Jail on a $2,000 bond.

Boys Tennis Scoreboad 03/27/2018

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

BOYS TENNIS

Lewis Central 7 Thomas Jefferson 2

Harlan 5 Abraham Lincoln 4

2018 Greene County Co-Ed Earlybird Meet

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

The AC/GC girls and Paton-Churdan boys track teams competed at the Greene County Early Bird Track meet on Tuesday.

AC/GC finished third on the girls side. Kate Crawford won the 1500M Run. Reagan Rumelhart took the 100M Dash. Mady Smith won the 100M Hurdles. Mady McDermott won the Shot Put for the Chargers as well.

Paton-Churdan was 4th on the boys side. Connor Brus took 2nd in the 800M and P-C was 2nd in the 4x800M Relay.

2018 Greene County Early Bird

Earlham Early Bird Meet 2018

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

Some area teams competed at the Earlham Early Bird track meet on Tuesday night. No team scores were tallied but a number of nice performances were turned in.

Treynor got wins from Jack Tiarks in the High Jump and Jerry Jorgenson in the 800M, 1600M, and 3200M.

Underwood won three events. Thomas Conn won the 400M and the Eagles topped the Distance Medley and 4x400M Relay.

Earlham Early Bird 2018 Boys

Earlham Early Bird 2018 Girls

2018 Bedford Bulldog Relays

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March 28th, 2018 by admin

The Mount Ayr Girls and Griswold Boys track teams came away with titles on Tuesday at the Bedford Bulldog Relays.

In the girls events Mount Ayr took 12 event wins. Bailey Anderson won the 200M and 400M. Keirston Klommhaus won the 100M, Alyssa Johnson won the 100M Hurdles, Samantha Stewart won the 400M Hurdles, Mackenzie Shields won the High Jump, and Sara Winemiller won the Shot Put.

On the boys side of things Griswold won six events on their way to the crown. Colton Tasto won the 800M, Josh Brownlee took the 1600M, and Ayden Russell won the 3200M. Griswold also won the 4x400M, 4x800M, and Distance Medley.

Girls Team Standings

1 Mount Ayr 190.00
2 Southwest Valley 152.00
3 Bedford 78.00
4 Lenox 60.00
5 East Union 51.00
6 Orient-Macksburg 13.00

Girls Full Results: 2018 Bedford Bulldog Relays Girls

Boys Team Standings

1 Griswold 173.00  
2 Southwest Valley 161.00  
3 Lenox 101.00  
4 Bedford 88.00  
5 Orient-Macksburg 29.00  

Boys Full Results: 2018 Bedford Bulldog Relays Boys

Ferentz, neighbors headed back to court in property dispute

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March 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Talk about a false start. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and his neighbors are headed back to court in their long-running property dispute after a settlement both sides announced in February never came together. The settlement was reached hours before a trial to consider whether Ferentz and his wife would be required to remove or trim trees and other landscaping they erected in an easement.

A judge had previously ruled that the Ferentzes didn’t have to join the Saddle Club Road Homeowners Association founded by the other neighbors, or pay its $9,500 assessment for road maintenance.
Lawyers told the court last week that the parties have been unable to reach consensus on “certain material terms” needed to execute the settlement.

Judge Christopher Bruns has ordered all parties to appear for a June 1 hearing in Cedar Rapids. He says he’ll decide then whether to reset the case for trial.