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National Sports Scorecard from Sat., 7/9/16

Sports

July 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE BASEBALL

Oklahoma City 5, Omaha 1 (1st game)

Oklahoma City 9, Omaha 4 (make-up game)

Iowa 8, Colorado Springs 5 (The I-Cubs & Colorado Springs Sky Sox are in action again today beginning at 2:05-p.m. Colorado)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

INTERLEAGUE ACTION:

Chicago White Sox     5          Atlanta 4

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

Detroit 3          Toronto 2

Baltimore 3     Los Angeles Angels 2

Boston 4          Tampa Bay 1

Oakland 3       Houston 2

New York Yankees 7 Cleveland 6 (11 innings)

Kansas City 5  Seattle 3

Minnesota 8    Texas 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE:

St. Louis 8      Milwaukee 1 (Today’s game coverage begins at 12:15-p.m. on KJAN)

San Francisco 4          Arizona 2

Miami 4          Cincinnati 2

Washington 6  New York Mets 1

L.A. Dodgers 4           San Diego 3

Pittsburgh 12   Chicago Cubs 6

Colorado 8      Philadelphia 3

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Briscoe wins ARCA race in Iowa

Sports

July 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Chase Briscoe won the ARCA series race Saturday at Iowa Speedway for his second victory in a row. Briscoe held onto the top spot following a pair of restarts and went on to win by nearly three seconds. Pole-sitter Kyle Benjamin was second, followed by Harrison Burton, Dalton Sargeant and Myatt Snider.

Kyle Weatherman was leading 88 laps in when his car got loose and slammed into the wall. Briscoe surged ahead and hung on for his second career win — both coming in the past two weeks. Weatherman finished ninth.

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(Update) Irwin man dies from injuries during a car-vs-motorcycle accident

News

July 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol early Sunday morning released information about a fatal car-versus-motorcycle accident that took place Saturday evening, in Shelby County. Officials say 46-year old Cole Jon Andersen, of Irwin, died, after the 2004 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding, was struck from behind as he was traveling south on Shelby County Road M-47, just south of 1700th Street. The accident happened just after 7-p.m.

The Patrol says the car, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, which was also traveling south on M-47, was driven by 41-year old David Michael Hirsh, of Irwin. The accident remains under investigation.

Sheriff’s Deputies from Shelby and Audubon County responded to the scene, along with Harlan Police, Defiance Fire and Medivac Ambulance.

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Saturday’s (7/9) Area Baseball Scores

Sports

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

District Scores:

Class 1A

District 14: East Union 14, Clarinda Academy 0 (4 innings)

District 15: Adair-Casey 20, Oakland/Riverside 12

District 16: Sidney 11, Essex 4

Class 2A

District 15:

Underwood 7, Red Oak 1

Shenandoah 12, Southwest Valley 6

District 16:

East Sac County 12, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 2 (6 innings)

Odeboldt-Arthur-BCIG 4, AHSWT 1

Elsewhere:

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 10, Sioux City, East 4
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 7, Sioux City, East 5
Carlisle 13, Winterset 3 (6 innings)
Glenwood 10, Knoxville 9
Glenwood 13, Knoxville 12
Lewis Central 11, Creston 3
Lewis Central 8, Creston 3 (9 innings)

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Regional Softball Scores from Saturday, 7/9/16

Sports

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 5A – Region 8

West Des Moines Valley 12, Council Bluffs/Abe Lincoln 0

Dowling Catholic 4, Ames 2

CLASS 4A –

Region 8

Creston 3, Winterset 1

Glenwood 2, Lewis Central 1

Region 1

ADM 14, Denison-Schleswig 0

Bishop Heelan 13, LeMars 1

Finals set for Tuesday, July 12th:

Class 5A – Region 8

West Des Moines Valley vs. Dowling Catholic (7-p.m.)

Class 4A

Region 8

Creston vs. Glenwood (7-p.m.)

Region 1

ADM vs. Bishop Heelan (7-p.m.) @ Adel

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Motorhome fire off I-80 in Cass County

News

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Firefighters from Anita and Wiota were dispatched to a motor home on fire this evening, off Interstate 80 westbound, at exit 70. The call went out just before 7-p.m. When the first crews arrived on the scene, the rear of the motor home, which was parked on the exit ramp, was fully engulfed in flames. No injuries have been reported.

According to an Iowa State Patrol Trooper, the RV, occupied by two adult and three juvenile males pulled over when they detected smoke. It was after they exited the vehicle that fire was seen coming out the rear of the RV. The vehicle was a total loss. An electrical issue is believed to have been the cause of the blaze. Anita fire remained on the scene until about 8:45-p.m.

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Fatal car-vs-motorcycle accident in Shelby County

News

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(Here is an update posted separately at 1:06-a.m. Sunday…)

The Iowa State Patrol early Sunday morning released information about a fatal car-versus-motorcycle accident that took place Saturday evening, in Shelby County. Officials say 46-year old Cole Jon Andersen, of Irwin, died, after the 2004 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding, was struck from behind as he was traveling south on Shelby County Road M-47, just south of 1700th Street. The accident happened just after 7-p.m.

The Patrol says the car, a 2017 Hyundai Elantra, which was also traveling south on M-47, was driven by 41-year old David Michael Hirsh, of Irwin. The accident remains under investigation.

Sheriff’s Deputies from Shelby and Audubon County responded to the scene, along with Harlan Police, Defiance Fire and Medivac Ambulance.

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(The first version of this story is posted below):

Authorities in Shelby County are on the scene of a fatality accident involving a car versus motorcycle. The crash was reported at around 7-p.m., south of 1700th Street and M-47. At least one other person was injured in the collision. No other details are available at this time.

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DONALD CARL HIPNAR, 88, of Avoca (Svcs. 7/13/16)

Obituaries

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DONALD CARL HIPNAR, 88, of Avoca, died Saturday, July 9th, at Amelia Place. Funeral services for DONALD HIPNAR will be held 1-p.m. Wednesday, July 13th, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca, has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, from 4-until 8-p.m., with the family present from 6-until 8-p.m.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

DONALD HIPNAR is survived by:

His son – Mike (Carla) Hipnar, of Council Bluffs.

His daughter – Debra Hipnar, of Council Bluffs.

His brothers – Glen (Marlene) Hipnar, of Shelby, & Larry (Peggy) Hipnar, of Blair, NE.

and 2 grandchildren.

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DUANE ANDERSON, 81, of Atlantic (Svcs. 7/16/16)

Obituaries

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DUANE ANDERSON, 81, of Atlantic, died Saturday, July 9th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital, in Atlantic. Funeral services for DUANE ANDERSON will be held 3-p.m. Saturday, July 16th, at the the Roland Funeral Home, in Atlantic.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday and Thursday from 8-a.m. to 5:30-p.m., and on Friday from 8-a.m. until the time of family visitation (from 5-until 7-p.m.).  Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

Burial will be held at a later date.

DUANE ANDERSON is survived by:

His son – Ron Anderson, of Atlantic.

His sisters – Phyllis (John) Carr, of Atlantic, & Beverly (George) Nagel, of Smithville, MO.

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IndyCar to run in Iowa through 2018

Sports

July 9th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Speedway and the IndyCar series have reached a two-year extension through 2018. Iowa Speedway president Jimmy Small announced Saturday that the short track, which is owned and operated by NASCAR, will host races in 2017 and 2018. IndyCar has run races in Iowa since 2007, just a year after the Rusty Wallace-designed oval opened. The 10th annual Iowa race is set for Sunday.

Jay Frye, the president of competition and operations for IndyCar, says Iowa has become a staple of its schedule, adding that the track showcases some of the best racing the series offers. The 0.875-mile oval has also hosted a pair of NASCAR Xfinity events and one Camping World trucks series race in recent years.

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