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Atlantic Boys 7th at Rams Relays

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April 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

Ram Relays @ Glenwood

  1. Glenwood  129
  2. Harlan         93
  3. CBAL           79
  4. Creston      48
  5. CBTJ           46
  6. St. Albert         44
  7. Atlantic                33
  8. Lewis Central               28
  9. Clarinda       19
  10. Red Oak  8

Atlantic Scoring included…
1st place:
Tyler Hovey, Discus (159-05); (likely already qualified for Drake with a throw last week of 163-05)
Tyler Hovey, Shot (51-10.5); (personal best – likely qualified for Drake)
Distance Medley (Tye Nielsen [26.0], Ryan McDermott [22.8], Jake Auerbach [55.2], Blake Esbeck [2:03.7]) (total time: 3:48.05)
5th Place:
Jake Auerbach, 400m (54.68)
6th Place:
4x200m (Zach Smith, Robbie Bodine, Blake Esbeck, Ryan McDermott) (total time: 1:39.35)

Griswold Boy’s Track Takes 4th at Treynor

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April 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

Jared Schoning cruised to a victory in the 110 high hurdles at the Jerome Howe Relays on Monday night. Schoning broke the 16 second barrier for the first time this season with a time of 15.92. This was Schoning’s second gold in the high hurdles this season.  The senior also anchored the silver medal shuttle hurdle relay. Also running on the 2nd place shuttle hurdle squad were Jordan Vetter, Zak Doty, and Mason Anstey.
The Tigers finished 4th in the 14 team completion with 62 points, only 7 points out of second place.
In his first meet of the season, Zak Doty earned  silver in the high jump. The senior leaped 6 feet.
Also scoring for the Tigers were:
Taylor Briles, 3rd place, 100 meter dash;
4 x 100 meter relay team of Briles, Schoning, Kenneth Clary, and Jahnke, 3rd place;
4 X800 meter relay team of Vetter, Zach Vance, Holden Ogg, and Tanner Potter;
Chase Jahnke, 4th place in both the 200 and 400 meter dashes;
Tanner Potter, 4th place 400 meter hurdles;
Distance medley of Clary, Schoning, Jahnke, and Vance, 4th place;
4 x 200 meter relay team of Ethan Peck, Grant Haynes, Aaron Methany, and Clary, 6th place; and
Mason Boucher, 6th in Discus
“I was super pleased to have 13 boys score in a meet this size,” according to Coach Jane Chaillie. The Tigers will compete again on Thursday night at Clarinda.

Audubon Girls, Boys Golf Teams Beat IKM-Manning

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April 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

The Audubon and IKM-Manning boys golf teams met at the Audubon Golf and Country Club Tuesday, April 3, 2012, for a non-conference meet.

Audubon won the varsity match-up  167-203, with medalist Cameron Mennenoh shooting 38.  Drew Keller was runner-up medalist with 42.  Additional Audubon scores counting in the 4-man team score were Michael Bylund’s 43 and Andy Hoffmann’s 44.  Zach Dreier shot the low score for IKM-Manning, a 47.
The Audubon JV shot a team score of 182.  Lucas Smith-Petersen and Jalen Nelson were low with 44’s.  Chase Petersen and Chris LaFoy shot 46 and 48 respectively.

On the girls side, Audubon beat IKM-Manning 201-228.  Audubon’s Susie Bylund was medalist with a 46.  Sam Lingle of IKM-Manning was runner-up with a 51.  Other scores for the Wheelers include Lexie Thygesen and Faith Fliflet who each shot 51, Rachel Flug shot 53 and Teagan Albright posted a 78.  For the Wolves, Kristen Vollstedt added a 51.

Atlantic Girls Golfers Fall to Kuemper Catholic

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April 4th, 2012 by Jim Field

Kuemper Catholic 177, Atlantic 188

Medalist:  Morgan Naberhaus (K) 42
Runner up:  Mara Mashing (K) 42

Atlantic Scores:

  • Kaitlynn Walter 44
  • Bailey Walter 46
  • Brooke Fletcher 48
  • Shelby Worth 50
  • Malachi Wickman 69
  • Katie Blake 72

Coach Kathy Hobson says: Kuemper has a very good group of golfers but I’m very pleased with posting a team score of 188 for our first meet of the season. If we can build on that we’ll have a great year.  We definitely had some course management issues we need to get corrected.  Brooke Fletcher got off to slow start but to her credit came right back with a par.  Was nice to see Bailey come in with a 46 and Kaitlynn Walter played very consistent.  That is something we have to have from our senior.  Shelby Worth proved to be a great addition to our team in her first varsity outing.  And, Malachi Wickman and Katie Blake, for being new golfers, played very admirably for their first competition.

Cass County Extension Report 04-04-2012

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

April 4th, 2012 by admin

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Bluffs woman claims $1-million Powerball prize

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April 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Lottery say Faye Slate, of Council Bluffs, is the state’s latest $1-million dollar winner in the Powerball drawing. Slate claimed her prize Tuesday, at the Lottery’s headquarters in Des Moines. She won the prize in last Wednesday’s Powerball drawing by picking the first five numbers correctly, but missing the Powerball number itself.

It was the third winning One-million dollar prize ticket purchased in the state, in  a little more than a month. Gary Higens of Des Moines claimed a $1 million Powerball prize on March 1st, close on the heels of Steve Petty of Adair, who had claimed a $1 million Powerball prize on Feb. 20th.

Slate bought her winning ticket at the Hy-Vee store on Madison Avenue, in Council Bluffs.

Trojanns Place 2nd at Cardinal Relays

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April 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(Clarinda) — The Atlantic Trojann track team took second place at the Cardinal Relay’s track meet Tuesday, in Clarinda, with 125 points. Creston was first with 148 points. Glenwood was 3rd with 108-points; Clarinda was in 4th place with 69-points; Council Bluffs/Thomas Jefferson placed 5th with 61 points; Shenandoah was 6th with 57 points, and Red Oak’s 15 points placed them last in team scoring.

The Trojann’s Melanie Nielsen was a double winner, taking 1st place in both the 100- and 200-meters; Ali Krogman was a triple winner, taking 1st place in the 3,000 and 1,500, and – she anchored the winning Distance Medley.

On the Distance Medley team was Kristin Johnk, Erin Shannon, Samantha Peterson, and Krogman. Peterson picked up a win in the 800 in a very good time of 2:30.9.  Atlantic’s Shuttle Hurdle team of Paige Kennon, McKenzie Holmes, Samantha McConnell and Amanda Gude were winners at the event, as well.

Second-place finishers for the Trojanns included: 400-Alex Hartwig; the 4×200 squad – Kristin Johnk, Taylor Berry, Amanda Gude & Melanie Nielsen; Sprint Medley squad – Johnk, Holmes, Hartwig & Berry.

The Trojanns travel to Creston next Monday.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Wed. April 4th 2012

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April 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (Podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, & weather stats for Atlantic….

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Bluffs man charged following stand-off

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April 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

In a follow-up to our story Tuesday morning, Police in Council Bluffs early today (Wednesday), said 56-year old Donald Shamblen, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Interference with Official Acts and Failure to Appear in Court, following a stand-off in the city, that began at around 5:30-p.m. Monday and ended early Tuesday morning.

Officials say officers were dispatched to 2330 South 13th Street in reference to a man who had a warrant for his arrest. When officers arrived, Shamblen fled on foot into a detached garage. The officers attempted to make contact with Shamblen, who allegedly threatened to kill himself and Police.

Officers at the scene set up a perimeter and called-in the Emergency Services Team (EST), along with negotiators with the Council Bluffs P-D. Negotiators made contact with Shamblen through a secure phone, and after several hours of negotiations, the EST forced their way into the garage, taking Shamblen into custody without further incident.

Iowa (Early) News Headlines: Wed., April 4th 2012

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April 4th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have ended a lockdown of the Iowa Statehouse after determining that a white powder mailed to a legislator was harmless. It ended last night, more than four hours after Des Moines Democrat Ako Abdul-Samad opened an envelope in the House chamber and found white powder and a threatening letter inside.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a measure that would ban the use of automatic cameras to enforce traffic laws. Supporters say the cameras remove an important human element from the enforcement of traffic laws. Those opposed argue cameras are effective in reducing accidents. The measure goes to the Senate.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic U.S. Representative Bruce Braley has set the stage for what could be a repeat of Republicans’ costly effort that nearly ousted him from office two years ago. The 54-year-old Braley announced yesterday that he’ll run for a fourth term in Congress. He is a close political ally of Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Harkin. In 2010, Braley beat Republican Ben Lange.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Mauricio Lasansky (luh-SAN’-skee), an innovative printmaker known for The Nazi Drawings, has died at his home in Iowa City at age 97. His son says his father died Monday of “old age.” Lasansky was born in Argentina in 1914 and started teaching at the University of Iowa in 1945. He was best known for large-scale, colorful prints.