Atlantic 156, Clarinda 173
Sam Markham 38 (Medalist)
Matt Thielen 39
Travis Olsen 39
Evan Schuler 40
Ben Nelson 42
Sam Renaud 44
Atlantic JV 196, Clarinda JV 226
Nick Berry 42
Derek Stork 44
Ian McNees 55
Cole Lowary 55
Anthony Page 56
Andrew Thielen 58
Atlantic 182, Clarinda 190
Medalist: Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic, 41
Runnerup: Jenni Geer, Clarinda, 43
Atlantic scores:
Kristen Schuler – 45
Bailey Walter – 47
Kaitlynn Walter – 49
Sierra Worth – 51
Pammy Fixmer – 53
Coach Kathy Hobson says:
This was a great team victory for us; Clarinda is one of the top teams in
the conference. For another cold, windy and wet outing, we had some very
good scores. Excited for Brooke as was the team. This was her first time
being medalist and she was playing with and against who I think are 3 of
the top 5 senior golfers in the conference (Kristen Schuler, Jenni Geer
and Sarah Steinauer). She has a beautiful swing; very smooth.
Tiger-Knight Girls Relays in Carroll
1. Harlan 158
2. Atlantic 104.5
3. Carroll 66.5
4. Boone 37
5. Mo Valley 26
Atlantic Place Winners:
1st Place:
2nd place:
3rd Place:
4th Place:
5th Place:
6th Place:
Tiger-Knight Relays @ Carroll
Team Scores:
Atlantic Place Winners:
1st Place:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
4th Place:
5th Place:
6th Place:
100 — Ethan Westering :12.31
Girls — Atlantic 5, Clarinda 1 (susp. — rain)
Singles
#1 Liz Metheny 12 (A) over Beth Reiter 12 (C) 8-5
#2 Shelby Svoboda 12 (A) over Teal Driscol 12 (C) 8-6
#3 Carli Thornton 12 (A) over Kristan Clement 12 (C) 8-6
#4 Morgan Allen 12 (A) over Alyssa Alexander 12 (C) 8-2
#5 Sarah Schreiner 12 (A) over Lindsey Poore 12 (C) 8-0
#6 Casey Dean 10 (C) over Tierney Kamies 12 (A) 8-4
Doubles play suspended during warm-ups
Boys — Atlantic 5, Clarinda 4
Singles
#1 Derek Tjepkes 12 (A) over Logan Sump 11 (C) 8-0
#2 Jeremiah Haug 11 (C) over Brett Dennis 12 (A) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak)
#3 Tyler Stevie (C) over Blake Meneely 10 (A) 8-4
#4 Tyler Fischer 10 (A) over Cordell Turner 11 (C) 8-2
#5 Alex Hiat (C) over Noah Welter 10 (A) 8-5
#6 Austin Conrad 11 (A) over Nate Jones (C) 8-4
Doubles
#1 Tjepkes/Cody Ihnen 12 (A) over Haug/Stevie (C) 8-3
#2 Sump/Jones (C) over Dennis/Conrad (A) 8-2
#3 Fischer/Welter (A) over Turner/Hiat (C) 8-1
JV Boys winners for Atlantic —
Singles — Wyatt Saeugling
Doubles — Meneely/Matt Cook, Jake Arneson/Rob Nichols, Dalton Cook/Scott Caslow, Chad Olsen/Mark Schreiner, Stuart Hoegh/Adam Wieser
Coach Shawn Petersen Comments —
Girls —
This was a great win for the girls — Clarinda is one of the few teams we will see with our senior depth, and it was really tough conditions — borderline unplayable with the temperature and the wind; at #1 Liz was down most of her match, and down 5-4 she started playing more aggressively and won the final 4 games to beat a tough Reiter; seemingly every game went to deuce, and Liz battled through to get us a big win; at #2 it was a similar story — Shelby got down early, but battled back to take a late lead and held serve to finish off Teal; Carli was down early in her match 2-0, but won 3 straight games to take a 3-2 lead; both girls played well and held serve until Carli finally prevailed — a great win for Carli; Morgan at #4 took control early and handled the conditions very well in winning 8-2; Sarah pulled through in some tight games early and then coasted to victory at #5; Tierney was battling a back injury and played well considering her health, losing to a very good sophomore in Dean; as the 3 doubles matchups were just getting ready to start, the clouds opened up on us ending the dual. We will see Clarinda again Saturday at the Trojann Tournament in Atlantic. I was very pleased with the grit the girls showed — a nice bounce-back win over a good team, after a disappointing loss at Glenwood last week.
Boys —
Unfortunately we had to play this match without our #1 player, Mitch Leiferman, and since Clarinda returned most of their lineup from last year, I anticpated a tough dual, even if we were at full-strength; to get a win on the road hopefully shows that we have grown some since the start of the year.
#1 — Derek was really on point from the get-go in a dominating performance over a veteran Sump from Clarinda; #2 Brett was playing for the first time at #2, and almost got the win, losing in a tight tiebreaker; #3 Blake was up early 3-0, then lost his mojo and had a hard time getting it back, losing a tough match 8-4; #4 Tyler played probably his best match of the year in winning handily 8-2 — I’m really excited about the progress he’s made, as this is only his second year of playing tennis; #5 Noah got off to a slow start, then played his opponent even the rest of the match; he needs to be ready to go from the start, especially in an 8-game set — a slow start is tough to overcome; #6 Austin got us a crucial win at #6, evening up the dual heading to doubles; Austin didn’t know he’d be in the lineup until shortly before the match, so he did a great job pinch-hitting for us at the #6 spot.
Doubles — #1 Derek teamed with Cody Ihnen in Cody’s first exposure to varsity competition; they got off to a hot start an cruised to the win — a great effort for these two seniors; #2 Austin and Brett started out slowly and couldn’t get things going very much — we need more consistency out of them at #2 doubles as we head into a tough stretch next week; #3 Welter and Fischer continue to be steady for us at #3 — in tight duals it’s amazing how often the contest comes down to #3 doubles, so it was clutch of them to get the win for us.
next week the boys travel to Denison on monday (make-up), then host Audubon Tuesday, travel to Red Oak Thursday, host LC on Friday (another make-up), before hosting the Trojan Tournament on Saturday; hopefully the weather will cooperate as we have a season-defining week coming up.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports Audubon County was among 23 counties in Iowa, selected to participate in a $10.5 million federal grant to reduce binge drinking and underage drinking, and the problems associated with both. Ringgold, Monona, Sac and Woodbury Counties in western Iowa were included on the list as being identified as “highest need,” with regard to underage alcohol use, and youth and adult binge drinking.
In February, 2011, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) approved Iowa’s plan for the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG), allowing IDPH to implement a county selection process.
Julie Hibben, the project director for the Iowa SPF SIG, says “The counties chosen to participate in this initiative will serve at least 30,000 Iowans and the state as a whole will benefit from the increased health and safety of all Iowans.”
According to data from IDPH, nearly 28 percent of Iowans 12 years of age and older had consumed more than five drinks of alcohol in one sitting during the past month. This is significantly higher than the national rate of 23 percent.
In addition, 36 percent of Iowans felt that five or more drinks of alcohol once or twice a week was a great risk.
The Iowa State Patrol reports two-people were injured following a single-vehicle accident early Thursday morning, in Harrison County. 49-year old Phillip G. Berten, of Omaha, and a passenger in his car, 21-year old Dakota J. Beadle, suffered “possible” injuries, and were taken to a hospital in Missouri Valley by Mondamin Rescue, after the car they were in went out of control and hit a bridge guard rail, several times.
Officials say Berten’s 2006 Hyundai Sonata was traveling south on Interstate 29 about two-miles north of Modale, when the accident occurred at around 4:30-a.m., Thursday. Berten was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. The patrol said driver fatigue may have played a role in the crash.
Berten’s car sustained $8,000 damage during the accident.
The Iowa State Patrol says a South Sioux City, Nebraska man was taken to the hospital following a high speed chase that ended in a crash Thursday morning, in western Iowa’s Monona County. 21-year old Bee Vang suffered “non-incapacitating” injuries, after the 2005 Acura he was driving went out of control and drove through several residential yards in Blencoe, before hitting a parked pickup and a tree.
A Trooper clocked Vang’s car at 93-miles per hour in a 70-mile per hour zone on Interstate 29, at around 1:40-a.m., Thursday. After the car left the interstate at the Blencoe exit, Vang turned-off his vehicle’s lights and continued east toward Blencoe.
The Trooper lost sight of the car but eventually attained visual contact in town, on Main Street. Shortly thereafter, Vang lost control of the car. During the crash, his vehicle, and one that was struck were totaled, and a residence was damaged by flying debris from the parked car.
Vang was brought to Burgess Hospital in Onawa by Burgess Rescue. He was released from the facility suffering from a broken nose, and subsequently taken into custody. Vang was charged with Speeding, failure to use headlamps when required and reckless driving.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Five teachers at the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs could lose their jobs under a cost-saving measure being considered by the Iowa Board of Regents. The school’s superintendent has notified the five faculty
members she is moving to terminate their contracts because of a lack of funding.
The regents, who govern the school, will consider approving a request to approve the layoffs during a meeting in Ames next week. The school serves students from Iowa and Nebraska who are deaf or hard-of-hearing from preschool through age 21.
The Democratic mayor of Council Bluffs has sent a letter to the Iowa Senate, urging senators to pass a law similar to Nebraska’s that would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. After that Nebraska law took effect October 15th, a doctor in Bellevue, Nebraska who performs so-called “late term” abortions announced he intended to open a clinic across the border in Council Bluffs.
Jon Jacobsen, a lawyer from Treynor, read the mayor’s letter at a news conference Thursday morning in Council Bluffs. “People of good will, from both sides of the aisle, are absolute in their solidarity together on this issue,” Jacobsen said. “This is not a partisan issue. This is a bipartisan issue.” In the letter, Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan encouraged the state senate to “take action” so Council Bluffs won’t become the home of a clinic that “specializes in later term abortions.”
“Now Mayor Hanafan is a Democrat and this is just emblematic of the bipartisan nature of what’s going on here in southwest Iowa and all throughout Iowa on this issue,” Jacobsen said at Thursday morning’s news conference. The Iowa House has passed a bill that would ban abortions in Iowa after the 20th week of a pregnancy, but the bill has stalled in a Senate committee.
Senator Tom Courtney, a Democrat from Burlington, says it’s too late in the legislative session to give the bill adequate review before a vote is taken. Courtney is chairman of the Government Oversight Committee where the bill is stuck. The 110th day of the 2011 Iowa Legislative session is April 29th and that’s the day legislators’ daily expense money runs out. But it’s not clear whether lawmakers can wrap up work on the state budget by then and adjourn for the year.
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