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Lisbon Tops West Hancock for Class A Title

Sports

November 19th, 2011 by admin

Top-ranked Lisbon won the first state football title in school history with a 14-12 victory over No. 2 West Hancock in the Class A final at the UNI-Dome Friday.  Lisbon ended the championship season with a perfect 14-0 mark and its first appearance in the final.
      Lisbon trailed West Hancock late in the third quarter, but Quarterback Ben Knake tied the score at 12-12 with a 1-yard TD run. The Lions took a 14-12 lead when Knake connected on a two-point conversion pass to Seth Hall.
      West Hancock then marched down to the Lisbon 5-yard line but the drive ended on fourth down and five when quarterback Eric Cox’s pass was intercepted in the end zone by Lisbon’s Skylar Ellerbach.

LINDA KAE NAMANNY, 74, of Atlantic (11-21-11)

Obituaries

November 18th, 2011 by Jim Field

LINDA KAE NAMANNY, 74, of Atlantic died Friday, November 18th at the Cass County Hospice Center. A visitation and lunch for Linda Kae Namanny will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., on Monday, November 21st at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.

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A private family burial will be held in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Linda Kae Namanny is survived by:

Son:  Ted (Jan) Namanny of Atlantic

Daughter:  Joni (Kirk) Knudsen of Atlantic

Fremont-Mills Wins 8-Man Title

Sports

November 18th, 2011 by Jim Field

Fremont-Mills overwhelmed Murray in the 8-Man football championship game Friday in an 81-0 victory.  Nate Meier carried 12 times for 218 yards and five touchdowns to help the Knights jump out to a 61-0 halftime lead.  The Knights rushed 26 times for 352 yards as a team, a 13.5 yard average per carry.  Fremont-Mills also pickd off five Murray passes, returning three for scores, two by Logan Wood.  Murray struggled offensively rushing 35 times for just 35 yards.  The Knights finish the season 13-0, while Murray is 12-2.

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Pre-Season IGHSAU Basketball Rankings

Sports

November 18th, 2011 by Jim Field

2011-2012 Preseason Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
For Immediate Release – November 18, 2011
Class 1-A
School
2010-11 Record
1
North Mahaska
23-3
2
Bedford
21-5
3
Ar-We-Va
24-3
4
North Butler
19-3
5
North Tama
20-4
6
Tripoli
23-2
7
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
16-6
8
Newell-Fonda
14-11
9
West Sioux
17-8
10
Lynnville-Sully
20-5
11
Adair-Casey
18-4
12
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn
18-6
13
Central Lyon
17-6
14
Iowa Christian Academy
14-7
15
Martensdale-St. Marys
26-2
Class 2-A
School
2010-11 Record
1
OA-BCIG
26-0
2
Estherville-LC
23-5
3
Kuemper Catholic
20-5
4
IKM-Manning
19-5
5
West Hancock
25-2
6
Monticello
25-2
7
Pella Christian
20-5
8
Panorama
20-3
9
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
17-3
10
Lawton-Bronson
18-7
11
Manson-NW Webster
21-3
12
Mediapolis
17-4
13
Western Christian
19-5
14
Van Buren
21-3
15
West Burlington
19-3
Class 3-A
School
2010-11 Record
1
Williamsburg
20-4
2
South Tama
22-3
3
Dubuque Wahlert
15-8
4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
23-3
5
Davenport Assumption
25-2
6
Benton Community
20-5
7
MOC-Floyd Valley
25-1
8
Glenwood
16-6
9
Washington
18-6
10
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
15-9
11
Union
16-7
12
Bondurant-Farrar
20-3
13
Spirit Lake
15-7
14
Waverly-Shell Rock
20-4
15
Centerville
16-7
Class 4-A
School
2010-11 Record
1
Iowa City West
23-3
2
Southeast Polk
23-3
3
Ankeny
20-4
4
Mason City
19-6
5
Waukee
19-6
6
Ames
13-8
7
Cedar Rapids Washington
19-4
8
Dowling Catholic
18-5
9
Muscatine
13-10
10
Lewis Central
20-3
11
Cedar Rapids Xavier
15-8
12
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
9-14
13
Iowa City High
17-6
14
West Des Moines Valley
13-9
15
Ottumwa
14-9

IOMA M. NEIGHBORS, 96, of Anita (Coffee & fellowship 11-22-11)

Obituaries

November 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOMA M. NEIGHBORS, 96, of Anita, died Thu., Nov. 17th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. A coffee and fellowship in honor of IOMA NEIGHBORS will be held 2-p.m. Tue., Nov. 22nd, at the Anita Community Center. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

A private family burial will be held at the Evergreen Cemetery in Anita.

IOMA NEIGHBORS is survived by:

Her sons – Gary (Judy) Neighbors, and Bill (Sandra) Neighbors, all of Anita.

Her sisters-in-law, 5 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, & 7 great-great grandchildren.

Omaha man to face 7 counts in 2001 Iowa rape case

News

November 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa judge has ruled that prosecutors can move ahead with seven counts against an Omaha, Neb., man accused of raping and beating a Council Bluffs woman 10 years ago.  Judge Mark Eveloff rejected on Wednesday a motion by 51-year-old Mark Sands’ attorney to throw out six of seven counts against Sands. The defense attorney argued that the statute of limitations on those counts had run out. But prosecutors successfully argued that state law stops the statute of limitations clock for the time that a defendant lives outside the state. A national DNA database identified Sands, a registered sex offender, in the cold case. The charges against Sands range from kidnapping to burglary, assault and sexual abuse.

8AM Sports, Friday Nov. 18, 2011 (podcast)

Podcasts, Sports

November 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Sports report with KJAN Sports Director Jim Field.

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Backyard and Beyond, Friday, Nov. 18 2011 (podcast)

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

November 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

LaVon Eblen speaks with Chris Jensen, of Exira, about “Deck the Agri-Hall” at the Audubon County Fairgrounds.

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Heartbeat Today, Friday, Nov. 18th 2011 (podcast)

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

November 18th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

KJAN’s Jim Field speaks with Lisa Riggs, Mgr. of the Danish Windmill in Elk Horn, about Julefest (Nov. 26-27,2011).

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Backyard and Beyond 11-18-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

November 18th, 2011 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Chris Jensen of Exira about the Deck the Agri Hall at the Audubon County Fairgrounds.

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