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High School Wrestling Scoreboard Thursday 01/23/2020

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January 24th, 2020 by admin

TRI AT GLENWOOD

Atlantic-CAM 63 Clarinda 18
Atlantic-CAM 45 Glenwood 28
Clarinda 37 Glenwood 33

QUAD AT HARLAN 

Harlan 58 AHSTW 18
Harlan 58 Kuemper Catholic 24
Harlan 42 Red Oak 31
Red Oak 43, AHSTW 36
Red Oak 46 Kuemper Catholic 28
Kuemper Catholic 37 AHSTW 36

QUAD AT SHENANDOAH

Creston-OM 53 Riverside 18
Creston-OM 76 Shenandoah 3
Creston-OM 82 Denison-Schleswig 0
Riverside 59 Denison-Schleswig 18
Riverside 66 Shenandoah 5
Denison-Schleswig 66 Shenandoah 6

AT DES MOINES EAST

Des Moines East 70 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 6
Des Moines Roosevelt 47 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 30

AT PERRY

Carlisle 78 Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Perry 72 Coon Rapids-Bayard 12

QUAD AT WOODBINE

Underwood 61 St. Albert 10
Underwood 57 Treynor 15
Underwood 69 Woodbine 12
Treynor 50 St. Albert 25
Treynor 63 Woodbine 12
St. Albert 48 Woodbine 15

High School Basketball Scoreboard Thursday 01/23/2020

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January 24th, 2020 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 67, Des Moines North 36

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 69 Tri-Center 35
Underwood 53 Boyer Valley 39

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM, Anita 68 ACGC 57
West Harrison 71 Whiting 34

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 48 Clarke 45
Earlham 56 Lenox 36
Southeast Warren 62 Moulton-Udell 49
Southwest Valley 67 East Union 37

Corner Conference

Diagonal 61 Essex 54

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals

Stanton 60, Sidney 45
East Mills 58, Fremont-Mills 40

Western Iowa Conference

Tri-Center 56, Audubon 48

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 66, Clarke 53
Earlham 86 Lenox 45
Martensdale-St. Marys 69 Saydel 32
Southwest Valley 64, East Union 54

Rolling Valley Conference

ACGC 72 CAM 66 OT
Boyer Valley 53 Underwood 40
West Harrison 79 Whiting 21

Other Scores

Diagonal 72 Essex 34

AC/GC rallies and grabs overtime win over CAM boys

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January 23rd, 2020 by admin

The AC/GC Chargers sank 10 of 14 free throw attempts in overtime and grabbed a 72-66 win over the CAM Cougars on Thursday night in boys hoops. The Chargers rallied from 7 points down in the final minute to force the extra session, and then came through at the line. CAM Head Coach Nick Hodges was disappointed that his team didn’t hit the free throws they needed down the stretch in regulation.

It was a good back and forth ballgame for the entire night, with a total of 8 lead changes. The Cougars led at the end of the first 17-14 but the Chargers grabbed a 36-28 lead by halftime, and they lead by four at the end of the third. A scoring error in the fourth quarter made things awkward down the stretch. CAM had jumped in front 58-52 and Jacob Holste headed to the foul line for two shots. He made both free throws but only one was added to the scoreboard. Bryce Littler then hit a three before Nate Hensley was fouled going the other way. Coach Hodges appealed to the officials to check on the score but the home book apparently matched the scoreboard so it was left 59-55 after the Littler 3. Littler eventually buried another three to tie the game at 60, and ultimately send it to overtime.  Coach Hodges said the error shouldn’t have mattered with the lead the Cougars gave away.

AC/GC was led by 19 points from Littler and  17 points from Quynton Younker. The Chargers improved to 6-7 with the victory and they head to Panorama for a conference game on Friday.

CAM got officially 16 points from Jacob Holste and 13 from Ethan Arp. The Cougars fall to 9-4 and have now lost 4 of their last 6 games. The Cougars travel to Ar-We-Va on Friday.

Spieker helps propel CAM girls to win over AC/GC

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January 23rd, 2020 by admin

Allison Spieker scored the first 11 points of the second half for the CAM Cougars and propelled them to a 68-57 win over AC/GC. Spieker finished the night as the high scorer with 15 points. Allison said making an early shot in the half gave her confidence.

The game started a little sloppy for CAM with a few turnovers against the AC/GC press and the Chargers took advantage with a 7-0 start to the game. CAM settled in an ripped off 14 unanswered to take the lead. CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said the girls settled in well after the poor start.

The Cougars led 16-12 at the end of the first quarter. The Chargers would take a brief lead in the second period but CAM got a late three from Reese Snyder to take a 29-26 edge into the half. Spieker’s big third quarter allowed the Cougars to extend that lead to ten after three quarters at 50-40. Coach Wollum was proud of Spieker’s effort.

The Cougars had three other player finish in double figures; Marissa Spieker and Mallory Behnken both had 12, and Sammi Jahde added 11 points. The Cougars improve to 12-2 on the season and will head to Ar-We-Va on Friday night.

AC/GC was led by 15 points from Alaina Bunde and 10 each from Kendra Campbell and Kennedy Young. The Chargers fall to 8-5 and will travel to Panorama on Friday.

State brings in former Virginia official to oversee changes at Glenwood facility

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January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — State officials are bringing in the retired director of a Virginia facility for patients with intellectual disabilities to address issues at the Glenwood Resource Center.

The Iowa Department of Human Services has contracted with Mark Diorio to provide technical assistance at the Glenwood Resource Center and oversee improvements. Federal officials are investigating physical injuries and allegations of improper nutrition for patients at Glenwood. The former superintendent has been accused of using patients for a sexual arousal study.

In addition, DHS officials have scheduled two “town hall” meetings at the GRC–one with patients’ families February 1st, the other with staff February 6th. Governor Kim Reynolds fired the facility’s superintendent at the end of December. She visited the Glenwood Resource Center yesterday (Wednesday).

Iowa State Patrol: Traffic stop nets 431 lbs of marijuana

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January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ADEL, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa State Patrol says a California man has been arrested after a traffic stop along Interstate 80 southwest of Des Moines turned up more than 430 pounds of marijuana. Television station KCCI reports that a trooper stopped a sport utility vehicle on suspicion of a traffic violation Wednesday night and searched the SUV after smelling a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle.

The search uncovered three large duffle bags containing 258 pounds of THC edibles and five large duffel bags containing about 173 pounds of high-grade marijuana. The 32-year-old driver from Los Angeles was arrested.

Environmental groups seek hog farm permit freeze at rally

Ag/Outdoor, News

January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Environmental groups and community activists rallied at the Iowa Capitol to push lawmakers to consider halting the growth of hog farms in the state. Food and Water Watch and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement sponsored the Thursday event. They have sued the state, claiming it has violated its obligation to protect the Raccoon River from hog farm pollution.

Activists at the rally called on lawmakers to consider a House bill introduced last year that would impose a moratorium on hog farm expansion. The bill sponsored by a group of Democrats was not assigned by Republican leaders to a subcommittee for discussion.

Shelby County EMA asks for participation in business contact info. effort

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January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency is asking for all businesses in Shelby County to please visit the EMA website, shelbycountyema.com, and fill out the Shelby County Business Contact Information form. Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo says business owners or managers will then simply click on the link and fill out eight questions on the form that is attached.

The responses will be sent back to the Shelby County EMA, with the end goal to ensure that they have all the correct information in the event of an emergency at their business after hours. All of the responses will remain confidential.

The site is active now. If any of you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call Londo at 712-755-5160, or e-mail alondo@shco.org.

Rep. Tom Moore speaks about penalties for assaulting referees, umpires, line judges and other sports officials

News, Sports

January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The 2020 Iowa legislature will NOT boost the penalties for assaulting referees, umpires, line judges and other sports officials. Bills on the topic were permanently tabled in the House AND the Senate this week. Representative Tom Moore of Griswold retired this summer after officiating high school softball games for the past 30 years. He was a high school wrestling official for 38 years.

“Veteran officials don’t usually have very many problems,” Moore says. “It’s usually the younger officials and fans feel they can intimidate whether it be verbally or, God forbid, physically.” But Moore says assault is assault and it makes no sense to single out sports officials as a protected class.

“Where do we stop? It could go teachers, legislators, newspaper reporters and radio announcers or reporters,” Moore said. “Where do we stop?” Currently state law DOES call for enhanced penalties for assaulting police, fire fighters, prison guards, nurses and doctors and some state employees — including tax collectors. Moore says adding sports officials to that list won’t really address the state’s referee shortage.

“We’re seeing a change in our society that leads to more confrontation with officials,” Moore says. “It’s hurting the overall athletic scene.” Moore was Griswold’s football coach for 23 years. He says proposed liability protection for the decisions referees make during a game was another problem area in the bill he helped shelve at the statehouse.

Fatal collision in Adams County

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January 23rd, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A collision Thursday afternoon in Adams County between a semi-tractor and a passenger van has claimed the life of a Coon Rapids man. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 Dodge Caravan driven by 64-year old Jerome Koester, of Coon Rapids, was at a stop sign near Highway 34 and Highway 148, when for reasons unknown, Koester failed to yield and entered Highway 34.

A westbound 2006 Peterbilt semi driven by 47-year old Travis Dukes, of Lenox, struck the van. Following the collision, the semi rolled onto its driver’s side. Koester died at the scene. The accident, which happened at around 1:20-p.m., remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted by Adams County EMS, along with Corning Fire and Rescue.