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High school softball and baseball scoreboard Tuesday 06/30/2020

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July 1st, 2020 by admin

SOFTBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

  • Atlantic 8, Red Oak 1 (Alyssa Derby 3H. Olivia Engler Reached base 3 times, turned into 2 runs, 9K.)
  • Harlan 11, Clarinda 0
  • Creston 6, Kuemper Catholic 3 (Game 1)
  • Creston 8, Kuemper Catholic 3 (Game 2)
  • Glenwood 5, Lewis Central 2
  • Shenandoah 15, Denison-Schleswig 5

Western Iowa Conference 

  • AHSTW 9, Underwood 3 (Ally Meyers 3H, 2RBI)
  • Logan-Magnolia 14, Missouri Valley 2
  • Riverside 15, IKM-Manning 8 (Gracie Bluml 2H, 2RBI, 2R, 3ST. Riverside secures WIC Championship.)
  • Treynor 14, Tri-Center 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

  • Lenox 5, Southwest Valley 1
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Central Decatur 2
  • Mount Ayr 10, Bedford 0
  • Wayne 13, East Union 0

Other Match-ups

  • CAM 19, Orient-Macksburg 1 (Marissa Spieker HR)
  • Lawton-Bronson 10, Woodbine 5
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Abraham Lincoln (DH)
  • West Harrison 2, Sidney 0
  • Fremont-Mills 1, St. Albert 0
  • Thomas Jefferson at Bishop Heelan Catholic (DH)

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

  • Red Oak 7, Atlantic 5 (RO with 5-run 4th. Atlantic led by Grant Sturm 3H, 2R. Brody O’Brien 2H. Bodie Johnson 2B, 2RBI.)
  • Denison-Schleswig 10, Shenandoah 0
  • Harlan 8, Clarinda 7 (Connor Bruck walk-off single.)
  • Kuemper Catholic 5, Creston 0 (Game 1)
  • Kuemper Catholic 13, Creston 0 (Game 2)
  • Lewis Central 10, Glenwood 0

Western Iowa Conference 

  • Logan-Magnolia 3, Missouri Valley 2
  • Treynor 7, Tri-Center 2
  • Underwood 5, AHSTW 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

  • Mount Ayr 19, Bedford 9
  • Wayne 12, East Union 0
  • Martensdale-St. Marys 10, Central Decatur 0
  • Lenox 16, Southwest Valley 6

Rolling Valley Conference 

  • West Harrison 24, Exira-EHK 10

Other Match-ups

  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 12, CB Thomas Jefferson 2 (Game 1)
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 11, CB Thomas Jefferson 1 (Game 2)
  • CAM 18, Orient-Macksburg 0 (Joe Kauffman and Jacob Holste combined on a 1-hitter)
  • Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, Alta-Aurelia 5
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 17, CB Abraham Lincoln 0 (Game 1)
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 1 (Game 2)
  • St. Albert 11, Audubon 6

Iowa State Third in Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Poll

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July 1st, 2020 by admin

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State volleyball team was picked to finish third in the 2020 Big 12 Preseason Volleyball Poll, released Tuesday. This marks the 11th time in the past 12 seasons that the Cyclones have been selected to finish in the conference’s top-three.

In head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch’s first 15 seasons at Iowa State, the Cyclones have reached or out-performed their Preseason Coaches’ Poll selection 13 times.

Iowa State returns everyone except graduating senior Josie Herbst from its 2019 squad which reached the NCAA Volleyball Championships. Yesterday, senior middle blocker Candelaria Herrera and junior right side Eleanor Holthaus were both named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Preseason Team.

2020 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Poll

  1. Texas (6)
  2. Baylor (3)
  3. Iowa State
  4. Oklahoma
  5. TCU
  6. Kansas
  7. Texas Tech
  8. Kansas State
  9. West Virginia

Pat Lugo Named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week

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July 1st, 2020 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa All-American and Hawkeye Wrestling Club member Pat Lugo has been named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week.

At the co-main event of last weekend’s Rumble on the Rooftop in Chicago, one of the first wrestling events since March, Lugo tallied three step-outs and a second-period takedown to defeat former Ohio State All-American Luke Pletcher, 5-0.

The event marked both wrestlers’ first competition since their senior NCAA seasons were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each week USA Wrestling will select an Athlete of the Week based upon performance within wrestling for that week. The selection committee will consider any level of wrestling from youth programs through the senior level. Twitter fan votes also play a part in decision.

Griswold School Board approves refinancing of bonds, saves $173k

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Griswold School Board, Tuesday afternoon, took advantage of historically low interest rates and saved a good chunk of change. Superintendent Dave Henrichs told KJAN News he and the District’s Financial Advisor reviewed bids for the bonds at Noon, Tuesday. He says were due (at noon) to potentially refinancing $1.8-million worth of sales tax bonds that were issued in 2012, to repair some of the parking lot areas, re-do the track and improving athletic lighting.

Henrichs says they received two bids from different banks. The low bid was a 1.09% average interest rate from Rolling Hills Bank and Trust. The Board accepted the bid. Their action means the bonds will be refinanced, saving the District $138,544 interest over the life of the bond, and it will save $25,000 in fees associated with the bond, for a total savings of $173,000. He said while it saves the District money in the long-run, it does not affect the taxpayers, because it’s a sales tax based upon all sales in the State of Iowa, and not property taxes.

The current bond with UMB Bank will be paid-off through the refinanced bonds. Henrichs said also, Tuesday was the last day for long-time Griswold School District Secretary/Board Treasurer Nancy Taylor.

(Taylor has served the District for more than 30-years, and officially retired at the end of June.)

(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 7/1/20

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Heartbeat Today 7-1-2020

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July 1st, 2020 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Audubon County Extension Program Coordinator Ann Carter about the changes to this year’s Audubon County Fair due to COVID-19.

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June 2020 Weather data for Atlantic

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The month of June in Atlantic, was warmer than normal, and much drier. Data compiled here at the KJAN Studios (The official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic), indicate the Average High last month was 88, which was five-degrees warmer than average.  The Average Low of 64 was also five-degrees warmer than normal. Precipitation for the month, which  amounted to just 1.59-inches, was 4.24 inches, more than 3.4-inches drier than normal.

For the month of July, the average High here in Atlantic is typically 86 and the Low is normally around 63. Precipitation will typically amount to nearly 4.62-inches.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/1/20

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Tires reported stolen from Creston

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston say a man from there reported Tuesday night, that sometime between January 30th and June 30th, someone took all four of the tires that were on his vehicle. The incident happened while the vehicle was parked at the Southwestern Community College’s Automotive Department. The loss was estimated at $600.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 7/1/20

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July 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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