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Northern Iowa’s Mark Farley on bouncing back from a loss to South Dakota State.

Sports

October 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley may make a change at quarterback before Saturday’s game at fourth ranked South Dakota. Starter Aidan Dunne threw two interceptions in a 41-3 loss to top ranked South Dakota State. Matthew Schecklman was nine of 16 for 67 yards.

The Panthers had four turnovers and had a punt blocked against South Dakota State.

Farley says before moving on from a loss like that you have to grasp what went wrong.

Farley says you don’t just forget about a loss like that.

The Panthers are 2-3 overall.

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JUDY WOOD, 72, of Greenfield (Svcs. 10/11/24)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

JUDY WOOD, 72, of Greenfield, died Saturday, October 5, 2024. Funeral services for JUDY WOOD will be held 10:30-a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Visitation at the Greenfield United Methodist Church is on Thursday, Oct. 10th, from 2-until 7-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 4-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the burial.

Memorials may be directed to the Judy Wood Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

JUDY WOOD is survived by:

Her husband – Larry Wood.

Her daughter – Sheila (David) Juhler,

Her son – Dallas Wood (& fiance’ Pamela Stokes), of Des Moines.

Her brother – David (Ronda) Shannon, and Bruce (Peggy) Shannon, all of Murray.

Her sister – Donna (Steve) Morey, of West Bend.

6 grandchildren, other relatives and dear friends.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

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2 UI Student-Athletes Depart Football Team

Sports

October 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Moon Family Head Football Coach Kirk Ferentz announced on Monday that two players have left the team and are planning to enter the transfer portal in December.

Senior running back Leshon Williams (Chicago/Richards HS) and junior wide receiver Kaleb Brown (Chicago/St. Rita HS/Ohio State) both informed Coach Ferentz of their plans on Monday.

“We thank both players for their contributions to the program and wish them the best as they move forward,” Ferentz said.

Williams competed in 32 career games as a Hawkeye, including limited action in three contests this fall.

Brown saw action in 14 games since last season, including limited action in three contests in 2024.

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IHSAA Football: Rankings, Oct. 7th for 5A, 4A, and 3A

Sports

October 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The second edition of the IHSAA’s 2024 football rankings are available below, with Ratings Percentage Index for Class 5A, Class 4A, and Class 3A now provided.

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Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is a formula instituted in 2018 using records to determine a team’s relative strength in a single regular season.

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MADELINE MARIE “Mickey” HILEY, 96, of Griswold (Mass of Christian Burial 10/10/24)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

MADELINE MARIE “Mickey” HILEY, 96, of Griswold, died Saturday October 5, 2024, at Griswold Nursing and Rehab in Griswold. A Mass of Christian Burial for MADELINE HILEY will be held 10:30-a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Griswold.  Rieken-Dune Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family will take place one hour prior to the funeral mass, at the church.

A private interment will be at Pleasant Township Cemetery south of Griswold.

MADELINE “Mickey” HILEY is survived by:

Her son – Jack Hiley, Jr. (and wife Maribeth), of Valley, NE, and their family.

Her daughter – Eileen (Rod) Sindt, of Griswold.

4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, many other relatives and friends.

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IHSAA Football: Rankings, Oct. 7th for 2A, 1A, A, and 8-Player

Sports

October 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The second edition of the IHSAA’s 2024 football rankings are available below, with Ratings Percentage Index for Class 5A, Class 4A, and Class 3A now provided.

Current district standings are also available below for available classes.

Rankings for Class 2A, Class 1A, Class A, and Eight-Player will be determined throughout the 2024 regular season by official rankings committees, as debuted in 2023. The committee rankings for 2A, 1A, A, and 8P will feature a top 10 consensus-built list as compiled by a six-person group: Two former head coaches and one media member – each representing different state regions – and three IHSAA staff members. The IHSAA will use the rankings as a primary tool for postseason assignments, while maintaining school and geographic considerations.

Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is a formula instituted in 2018 using records to determine a team’s relative strength in a single regular season.

Playoff qualifying information is available below. Final editions will be following the release of first round playoff matchups.

 

RANKINGS COMMITEES

Class 2A

 

Rank School W L
1 West Lyon 6 0
2 PCM 6 0
3 Spirit Lake 5 1
4 Van Meter 5 1
5 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5 1
6 Northeast 6 0
7 North Fayette Valley 5 1
8 Roland-Story 4 2
9 Western Christian, Hull 4 2
10 Des Moines Christian 4 2

 

Class 1A

 

Rank School W L
1 Grundy Center 6 0
2 Regina, Iowa City 6 0
3 Dike-New Hartford 5 1
4 Emmetsburg 6 0
5 Wilton 6 0
6 OABCIG 5 1
7 South Hardin 5 1
8 Sigourney/Keota 5 1
9 Hinton 5 1
10 Treynor 5 1

 

Class A

 

Rank School W L
1 West Hancock 6 0
2 ACGC 6 0
3 Saint Ansgar 5 1
4 Lisbon 6 0
5 North Linn 6 0
6 Earlham 5 1
7 Tri-Center 5 1
8 Gehlen Catholic 5 1
9 Woodbury Central 5 1
10 Starmont 5 1

 

Eight-Player

 

Rank School W L
1 Lenox 6 0
2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona 6 0
3 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 6 0
4 St. Mary’s, Remsen 6 0
5 Woodbine 6 0
6 Audubon 6 0
7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5 1
8 Iowa Valley 6 0
9 Bedford 5 1
10 GTRA 6 0

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IOWA STATE-UCF TO KICK OFF AT 6:30 P.M.

Sports

October 7th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

AMES, Iowa – No. 11 Iowa State’s Oct. 19 game against UCF (3-2, 1-1) at Jack Trice Stadium will kick off at 6:30 p.m. The game will be televised on either FOX or FS1.

The Cyclones (5-0, 2-0) travel to West Virginia (3-2, 2-0) this weekend for another Big 12 tilt. The game will be at 7 p.m. (CT) on FOX.

To purchase tickets to the UCF game, click here.

Aug. 31                 NORTH DAKOTA (FS1)                  W, 21-3

Sept. 7                 at No. 21 Iowa (CBS)                      W, 20-19

Sept. 21               ARKANSAS STATE (ESPN+)         W, 52-7

Sept. 28               *at Houston (FS1)                           W, 20-0

Oct. 5                   *BAYLOR (FOX)                                W, 43-21

Oct. 12                 *at West Virginia (FOX)                 7 p.m.

Oct. 19                 *UCF (FOX or FS1)                          6:30 p.m.

Nov. 2                   *TEXAS TECH (HC)

Nov. 9                   *#at Kansas

Nov. 16                 *CINCINNATI

Nov. 23                 *at Utah

Nov. 30                 *KANSAS STATE

Dec. 7                   Big 12 Championship Game

All times central.

*Big 12 Conference Game

#at Kansas City, Mo. (GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium)

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SUE MARDESEN, 85 of Atlantic, formerly of Elk Horn (Svcs 10/10/24)

Obituaries

October 7th, 2024 by Lori Murphy

SUE MARDESEN, 85, of Atlantic (& formerly of Elk Horn), died Sunday, October 6, 2024, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for SUE MARDESEN will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 11am at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn. Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton has the arrangements.

Friends may visit with the family from 10-a.m. until the time of service, Thursday, at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church.

Burial is in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the family in Sue’s name for a donation in her memory.

SUE MARDESEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Cindy (Tom) Boyd, and Clara Wambold, all of Omaha, NE; and Carol Hartvigsen (Dan Schnepel), of Kimballton.

Her son – Gene (Susan) Mardesen, of Elk Horn.

Her sisters – Colleen (Gary) Schnepel, of Omaha, and Arlene (Harold) Reed, of Carlisle.

4 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; her sisters-in-law; other relatives and friends.

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Man arrested on Burglary charges in Red Oak

News

October 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A burglary investigation in Red Oak resulted in an arrest this (Monday) afternoon. According to Red Oak Police, 42-year-old Richard Alexander Doran, of Red Oak, taken into custody a little before Noon, in the 1600 block of E. Summit Street, and charged with Burglary in the 2nd Degree – a Class C Felony.

Doran was being held on $10,00 bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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Newest public skatepark in Iowa is in Cherokee

News

October 7th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – There are over 70 public skate-parks in Iowa — and the newest is in northwest Iowa. Sheree Hausmann served on the committee that raised nearly 390-thousand dollars for construction of a skate-park in Cherokee. “We started raising our money in the fall of 2021 and we’ve received quite a few local donations and quite a few grants and so we came up with the money,” she says, “and the skate-park was supposed to have been done earlier this year, but when the floods came in June, everything came to a standstill, so we had to wait for everything to dry out.”

A California company that started building skateboard ramps in 1997 was the contractor for the Cherokee skate-park. Hausmann says unfortunately, the company had all its forms set up and was ready to start pouring concrete when the flooding hit Cherokee in June. “The forms are actually real heavy-duty Styrofoam and they all washed away in the flood,” Hausmann says. “We had to put our feelers out and start looking for them and, if you know Cherokee at all, you know there’s a lot of green space and a lot of trees, but as luck would have it we found all those forms and they were all able to be used.”

Cherokee’s skate-park covers about 10-thousand square feet and has typical features like ledges and a big bowl for skateboarders. Construction started in April and a grand opening was held at the end of September.

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