The Drake Bulldogs fell to Davidson 45-14 in the regular season finale on Saturday. Davidson clinched the Pioneer Football League title with the win and get an automatic berth into the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
Davidson racked up 586 yards of offense on a whopping 93 plays in the game. 470 of those yards came on the ground as the Wildcats improved to 8-2 on the season.
Drake was only able to muster 190 yards of their own and end the season with a record of 2-8 overall and 1-6 in the PFL.
UNI closed out the regular season with a 41-3 win over Western Illinois on Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. The Panthers set a record for most sacks in a game with 12 and Dom Williams had a record setting 99-yard touchdown run. Williams’ run put the Panthers up 10-3 at halftime and they pulled away in the 2nd half.
Williams rushed for a career high 168 yards in the Panther victory. UNI improved to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the Valley.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa women’s basketball team has canceled Sunday’s home game against Drake out of abundance of caution due to positive COVID-19 test results within the program. In addition, Iowa’s appearance at next week’s Cancun Challenge has been canceled.
“We’re obviously disappointed but understand this is the right decision,” said Lisa Bluder, P. Sue Beckwith, M.D., Head Women’s Basketball Coach. “Our team and staff have followed best practices. But unfortunately, a number of individuals experienced symptoms and tested positive. We will continue to follow the guidance of our medical staff and look forward to returning to the court.”
The Iowa Athletic Ticket Office will be communicating with individuals who had purchased tickets to Sunday’s game.
The Iowa State Cyclones were driving to try to tie the game against Oklahoma in the final two minutes but Brock Purdy’s pass to Chase Allen sailed high and was intercepted. Okahoma came away with the 28-21 win in Norman.
Caleb Williams ran for a 72 yard touchdown in the first quarter and Brock Purdy gave up a costly fumble that the Sooners returned for a score with 9 seconds left in the first half.
Breece Hall ran for the opening touchdown of the game and tied the all-time NCAA record with 23 consecutive games with a rushing score. The Cyclones outgained the Sooners 361-305 but gave up three turnovers in the game.
Iowa State falls to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the Big 12. Next up for the Cyclones is the regular season finale at home on Friday against TCU at 3:30 p.m.
The Iowa Hawkeyes improved to 9-2 on the season with a 33-23 win over Illinois on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium.
Charlie Jones returned a kickoff for 100 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and Jack Campbell returned an interception 32-yards for a score in the fourth to help the Hawkeyes get the win. Tyler Goodson ran for 132 yards.
Iowa improved to 9-2 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten. Next up for the Hawkeyes is the regular season finale at Nebraska on Friday at 12:30 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN starting at 10:30 a.m. Friday morning.
(Creston, Iowa) – The owner of a vehicle in Creston reported to Police Friday afternoon, that their vehicle had sustained damage while the owner was out of town. Authorities say the 2015 Chevy Equinox was legally parked in a parking lot at 105 W. Adams Street (Iowa Focus). When the owner returned, she found her vehicle had been struck on the rear left side. The damage was estimated at $1,500.
(Boone, Iowa) – An off-duty Boone Police Officer has died in a traffic accident. The Boone Police Department said on a social media post Officer Mario Gonzalez died in a crash that took place Saturday.
Gonzalez had served as a full-time officer from August 2016 to October of 2019. He has served as a part-time officer since then, and a member of the Iowa Army National Guard.
A memorial fund for the husband, and father of two small children, will be established on Monday through Vision Bank. All funds will go directly to the wife of Mario Gonzalez to use as needed.
Boone Police Officer Mario Gonzalez
(Creston, Iowa) – Two people in a Pontiac Grand Prix were injured when the vehicle they were in crashed into a house early this (Sunday) morning, in Creston. (In an update to our earlier report), the Iowa State Patrol says the car, driven by 34-year-old Matthew Ryan Cross, of Creston, was traveling southbound on Lincoln Street at around 2:05-a.m., at an excessive rate of speed.
When the vehicle crossed Mills Street, it went out of control, passed though a yard, and into a house at 926 Mills Street, before coming to rest on its top. Cross, and his passenger, 25-year-old Shawn M. Wesbrook, of Litchfield, IL., were trapped in the vehicle for a time. Neither was wearing a seat belt.
Cross was transported by Mercy One helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Wesbrook was transported to the Greater Regional Hospital in Creston by Union County EMS. While charges are pending completion of an investigation into the crash, authorities said alcohol appears to be a contributing factor.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest at around 9:10-p.m. Saturday, of 37-year-old Cory Rose Smith, of Elliott. Smith was taken into custody on two Pottawattamie County warrants for failure to appear on original charges of Driving While Barred. Smith was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 bond. And, a Cass County woman was arrested once again in Montgomery County.
Red Oak Police report 65-year-old Marcia Elaine Lehman, of Griswold, was arrested at around 6:45-p.m., Saturday, for Violation of a Protection Order. Her cash bond was set at $300. Lehman was also arrested last Monday in Red Oak, on a warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree, and in June, on the same charge.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Light south southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Breezy.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 61. Our Low this morning, 26. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 45, and the Low was 31. The Record High was 71, in 1990. The Record Low was -14, in 1937.
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