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High School Baseball Scoreboard 07/06/2021

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 15, Carroll 3 (Bodie Johnson 2-4 with 2 doubles.)
Dallas Center-Grimes 11, Harlan 1 (7 inn)
Lewis Central 10, Glenwood 5
Shenandoah 5, Lenox 0
St. Albert 12, Treynor 2

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 13, South Central Calhoun 4
Riverside 6, Ar-We-Va 1
Underwood 6, CAM 2
West Harrison 6, Logan-Magnolia 4
Woodbine 4, Missouri Valley 3

Other Scores

Mount Ayr 10, Lamoni 2
Panorama 19, Southwest Valley 2
Pella 6, Martensdale-St. Marys 1
Sioux City North 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 3 (Game 1)
Sioux City North 13, CB Abraham Lincoln 4 (Game 2)
Southeast Warren 18, East Union 8
Wayne 9, Seymour 7
Woodward-Granger 4, ACGC 1

Regular Season Softball

Dallas Center-Grimes 12, Harlan 2

Woodward’s big night at the plate leads Atlantic past Red Oak

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

Maleana Woodward drove in 5 runs on two big hits to lead Atlantic to a 10-2 victory over Red Oak in the Class 3A Region 2 Quarterfinals on Tuesday. She brought two home on a single in the 2nd and cleared the bases with a triple in the 4th. Woodward reached base all four times to the plate and racked up three hits and also scored the opening run of the game.

Kennedy Goergen provided a solid start in the circle with 9 strikeouts while giving up 5 hits and 1 walk in 5 2/3 innings of work. Olivia Engler finished the game off with three strikeouts and a ground-out. The Trojans scored 5 in the fourth to grab a 9 nothing lead but Red Oak hung around with 2RBI double from Alexa McCunn in the 5th.

The Trojans improved to 31-5 on the season and advance to face Cherokee, Washington on Friday night in the Regional Semifinals. The Braves picked up a 12-0 win over OABCIG in three innings Tuesday to advance. Red Oak ends their season with a record of 4-24.

We’ll have the Atlantic vs. Cherokee match-up on Friday night with pregame at 6:50 p.m. and first pitch scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Playoff Softball Scoreboard 07/06/2021

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Bishop Garrigan 13, Glidden-Ralston 1
Ar-We-Va 14, West Bend-Mallard 0
Audubon 11, Boyer Valley 2
Woodbine 2, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
Logan-Magnolia 5, West Harrison 2

Region 3
Moravia 9, Seymour 5
Twin Cedars 11, Moulton-Udell 0
Melcher-Dallas 10, Mormon Trail 0
Fremont-Mills 6, Sidney 0
Bedford 7, Diagonal 0 (Forfeit)

Region 4
Southwest Valley 15, Essex 8
East Union 6, Murray 0
Stanton 16, Orient-Macksburg 4
St. Albert 14, East Mills 1 (4 inn)
Riverside 3, CAM 0

CLASS 2A

Region 2
Treynor 2, Missouri Valley 1
MVAOCOU 12, Lawton-Bronson 2 (6 inn)

Region 3
Nodaway Valley 5, West Central Valley 4
ACGC 11, IKM-Manning 0

CLASS 3A

Region 2
Atlantic 10, Red Oak 2 – ON KJAN
Cherokee, Washington 12, OABCIG 0 (3 inn)
Okoboji 2, Bishop Heelan 0
MOC-Floyd Valley 13, Unity Christian 3 (5 inn)

Region 3
Albia 12, Centerville 2 (6 inn)
Clarke 10, Shenandoah 0 (5 inn)
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 11, Des Moines Christian 0 (4 inn)
Chariton 13, Clarinda 3 (5 inn)

Final IGHSAU 2021 Softball Rankings

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

2021 FINAL Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Tuesday, July 6

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Newell-Fonda 32-4 1
2 Wayne 20-4 2
3 Collins-Maxwell 22-2 3
4 Lisbon 32-8 4
5 Southeast Warren 25-2 5
6 Akron-Westfield 23-2 6
7 Sigourney 22-8 7
8 Lenox 27-6 10
9 Martensdale-St. Marys 17-7 11
10 Lynnville-Sully 23-8 9
11 Clarksville 20-4 12
12 Mason City Newman 25-10 8
13 Remsen St. Mary’s 18-4 15
14 Grand View Christian 20-6 NR
15 Winfield-Mount Union 16-5 13
Dropped Out: Exira-EHK (14)

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Wilton 25-3 2
2 North Linn 36-6 1
3 Louisa-Muscatine 19-8 3
4 Van Meter 29-7 4
5 Central Springs 26-6 5
6 Interstate 35 22-5 6
7 Earlham 29-9 11
8 North Union 26-4 7
9 Underwood 23-3 8
10 Alburnett 26-12 9
11 Wapello 18-7 13
12 Northeast 24-13 14
13 Columbus Catholic 27-9 10
14 Iowa City Regina 16-12 NR
15 Van Buren County 21-5 15
Dropped Out: West Monona

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Davenport Assumption 34-3 1
2 Mount Vernon 31-4 2
3 Williamsburg 25-10 3
4 West Burlington/Notre Dame 29-4 4
5 Albia 19-6 5
6 Atlantic 30-5 7
7 Anamosa 29-9 6
8 West Liberty 20-7 9
9 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 25-9 8
10 Roland-Story 22-8 13
11 Solon 24-12 10
12 Sioux Center 24-6 12
13 Bishop Heelan 31-8 14
14 Davis County 19-7 15
15 Knoxville 21-8 NR
Dropped Out: Crestwood (11)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 Winterset 32-7 1
2 Western Dubuque 30-7 2
3 ADM 23-9 3
4 Carlisle 26-10 7
5 Boone 24-8 5
6 Norwalk 21-14 4
7 Dallas Center-Grimes 20-15 6
8 Clear Creek-Amana 27-9 8
9 West Delaware 27-9 11
10 Fairfield 22-12 13
11 Ballard 21-14 9
12 Marion 24-11 10
13 Bondurant-Farrar 22-14 14
14 Cedar Rapids Xavier 22-17 NR
15 North Polk 15-14 15
Dropped Out: North Scott (12)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Muscatine 32-3 1
2 Fort Dodge 30-4 2
3 Johnston 30-8 3
4 Indianola 33-4 4
5 Pleasant Valley 29-7 7
6 Iowa City High 31-7 5
7 Waukee 29-9 6
8 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 26-9 8
9 West Des Moines Valley 23-14 9
10 Ankeny Centennial 27-9 10
11 Iowa City Liberty 24-13 11
12 Southeast Polk 18-17 12
13 Bettendorf 23-13 15
14 Cedar Rapids Prairie 27-13 13
15 Des Moines East 26-11 NR
Dropped Out: Davenport North (14

UPDATE: State orders Adventureland Raging River ride closed until fatal accident investigation completed

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The State Labor Commissioner has ordered the Adventureland ride that was the site of a fatal accident this weekend closed until an investigation is completed. Earlier today (Tuesday), state officials released five years’ worth of satisfactory inspection reports of the ride.

The Raging River ride was inspected last Friday. The inspector found “no code violations at this time” according to a notation at the bottom of the inspection report. Nineteen different items on the ride are listed as satisfactory, including the chains and belts that run the ride as well as procedures for training the ride’s operators and responding to emergencies. Inspection reports from previous years were also released, showing the ride has passed safety checks dating back to 2017.

An 11-year-old boy died and his older brother is in critical condition after one of the rafts on the Raging River overturned Saturday. Altoona officials have not released where the children are from, but the Associated Press reports recent court documents list a Cedar Rapids address. The boys’ parents were also injured on the ride.

Guy Cook, an attorney representing Adventureland’s owners, says the Raging River ride was voluntarily shut down immediately after the accident. Cook says safety is the bedrock of the park’s operations and there has never before been a GUEST fatality associated with the ride. An Adventureland employee died in 2016 after being knocked into the ride’s canal and repeatedly battered by a raft.

DNR releases names of those involved in Saylorville boat crash

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

POLK CITY, Iowa – The Iowa DNR Law Enforcement Bureau continues to investigate a boat crash that left five people injured after it crashed into a pillar of the Mile Long Bridge at Saylorville Lake on Monday, July 5th.

The single-boat crash happened around 6:15pm. The owner and operator of the boat was Steven Starrett, 38, of Pleasant Hill. The four passengers on the boat that were injured were:

  • Thorne Glasgow, 30, Indianola
  • Clayton McKenzie, 19, Prole
  • Mattie George, 23, Norwalk
  • Alexander Buck, 30, Des Moines

The DNR does not currently have condition updates on those injured in the crash.

BREAKING: Body Discovered In Adair County Identified as missing Creston man

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – This (Tuesday) afternoon, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Crime Laboratory positively identified the body found in rural Adair County on July 1, 2021 as that of 58-year old Timothy Fechter. Since being reported missing to the Creston Police Department on June 20, law enforcement had been searching the south central part of the state for Fechter. On July 1, Adair County deputies found Fechter’s body just off of 320th Street, near the intersection of York Avenue.

Tim Fechter

Based on the circumstances of his disappearance and the discovery of his death, the Division of Criminal Investigation, along with the Creston Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office, and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office continued to investigate Fechter’s death as suspicious.  The exact cause and manner of death for Timothy Fechter are pending further examination by the Office of the State Medical Examiner.

There is no known threat to the public associated with this investigation. Anyone with information surrounding the death of Timothy Fechter is asked to call Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater at 641-743-2148 (corrected phone number).

Iowa Athletics announces 2021 Hall of Fame class

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The National Iowa Varsity Club and the University of Iowa Athletics Department announced its 2021 Hall of Fame class Tuesday.

The 32nd Hall of Fame class includes Dan Bachman, Kari Hamel, Kristi Hanks, Frank “Kinney” Holbrook, Kristen Holmes, Roy Marble, Fred Mims, Diane Nukuri, Brad Penrith and Ed Podolak.

The 10-person class will be inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 — the evening prior to the Iowa football team’s season opener against Indiana (2:30 p.m., BTN).

All Hawkeye athletes who have earned at least one varsity letter award at Iowa are eligible for the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. Athletes must have completed their eligibility 10 years, and coaches/administrators five years prior to their induction.

2021 Hall of Fame Class

Dan Bachman, Men’s Gymnastics (1982-86)

Dan Bachman was a three-time All-American and seven-time Big Ten champion. He led Iowa to the 1986 Big Ten team title, winning gold all-around, floor exercise and parallel bars. He was an All-American in each of those three events in 1986. He won four conference titles in floor exercise and earned a gold medal in vault as a freshman in 1983.

Kari Hamel, Volleyball (1985-89)

Kari Hamel led Iowa to its first ever NCAA Championships appearance in 1989 and was named to the Big Ten 1980s All-Decade Team in 1992. She was a first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 1988 and 1989 and earned all-conference honorable mention in 1987. She graduated as the school’s all-time leader in blocks and kills and her 37 kills against Indiana in 1988 tie the single-match school record. She ranks second all-time with 477 blocks and third all-time with 1,676 kills and is in the all-time top 10 in career services aces and digs.

Kristi Hanks, Softball (1999-2002)

Kristi Hanks was a three-time All-American from 1999-2001, earning first-team honors in 2001 while leading Iowa to the College World Series. She was named Big Ten pitcher of the Year in 2001, her second consecutive honor, and was a first-team All-Big Ten honoree in 2000 and 2001 and a second-team honoree in 2002. Hanks earned All-Region honors in 2000 and 2002 and graduated in 2002 as the program’s all-time leader in strikeouts. Her 98 career wins is one shy of the school record.

Frank “Kinney” Holbrook, Football (1895-97)

Frank “Kinney” Holbrook was the first Black athlete to compete for the University of Iowa and the first Black college athlete in the history of the state of Iowa. He was a football letterwinner in 1895 and 1896 and a track and field letterwinner from 1896-97. He led the Hawkeye football team with 12 touchdowns in 1896, scoring four rushing touchdowns in a 32-0 win over Drake in the season opener. His touchdown against Missouri in 1896 helped Iowa clinch a share of the Western Interstate University Football Association Championship, the first conference title in school history.

Kristen Holmes, Field Hockey (1992-96)

Kristen Holmes was a two-time first-team All-American and four-time All-Big Ten honoree. She was named the Big Ten Most Valuable Player in 1996, helping Iowa win its second straight Big Ten regular season championship and advance to its second straight NCAA Elite Eight. Holmes was a member of the 1993 and 1994 Final Four teams and earned All-Region honors in 1993, 1994 and 1996. She was an alternate on the 1996 United States Olympic Team and a member of the U.S. National Team from 1995-98 and again in 2000 and 2005. Holmes was a member of the United States World Cup Team in 1998.

Roy Marble, Jr., Men’s Basketball (1986-89)

Roy Marble, Jr. was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree and ranks second in program history in career points, scoring 2,116 from 1986-89. He is one of 27 players in Big Ten history to score more than 2,000 career points and he ranks 10th in conference history in career free throws. Marble ranks second all-time at Iowa in points, field goals and field goal attempts, and ranks in the top 10 in career steals, free throw attempts and games played. He left Iowa as its all-time leading scorer and was selected in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.

Fred Mims, Administration

Fred Mims was a University of Iowa athletics administrator for 38 years, leading Iowa’s student services and compliance departments for more than two decades. Mims joined the Iowa athletics department staff in 1977 and held the title of Associate Athletics Director for 25 years before retiring in 2015. Prior to joining the Hawkeye staff, Mims was a two-sport letterwinner in both basketball and baseball. He was a two-time first-team all-Big Ten Conference selection in baseball, leading Iowa to a Big Ten title and College World Series berth in 1972. He was selected and played for the U.S. National Team at the 1971 Pan-American games.

Diane Nukuri, Track & Field/Cross Country (2006-08)

Diane Nukuri was a three-time All-American and two-time Big Ten champion, winning the 2007 cross country title and the 2008 track and field 5,000 meters. She was named Big Ten Cross Country Athlete of the Year in 2007 and University of Iowa Female Athlete of the Year in 2008. She set school records in eight events and holds the Ashton Course marks in the 3,000 and 4,000 meters. A 2007 Honda Sports Award finalist, she received the 2008 Wilma Rudolph Award. Nukuri competed in the 2000 (Sydney), 2012 (London) and 2016 (Rio de Janeiro) Olympic Games.

Brad Penrith, Wrestling (1984-88)

Brad Penrith won the 126-pound NCAA championship in 1986, leading Iowa to its record-tying ninth straight team title. Penrith was a three-time All-American and three-time Big Ten champion, winning honors and titles from 1986-88. He was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Year in 1986 and made two United States World Championship Teams, winning a World silver medal in 1991.

Ed Podolak, Football (1966-68)

Ed Podolak was named first-team All-Big Ten and team MVP in 1968. He ranks in the top 20 in school history in career rushing yards, passing yards and total offense. In 1968, he set a then-school and Big Ten record, rushing for a record 286 yards on 17 attempts against Northwestern. He was selected in the second round of 1969 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and won Super Bowl IV in 1970. Podolak is a member of Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor and the University of Iowa Media Hall of Fame. He has been a radio commentator for Hawkeye football since 1982.

DOROTHY RAE ELIAS BUSCH, 86, of Persia (Svcs. 07/13/2021)

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July 6th, 2021 by admin

DOROTHY RAE ELIAS BUSCH, 86, of Persia died Tuesday, July 6th at Rose Vista Home, Inc. Funeral Services for DOROTHY RAE ELIAS BUSCH will be held on Tuesday, July 13th at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Persia. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Burial will be in the Valley View Cemetery in Persia.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 12th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with a Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. that evening.

DOROTHY RAE ELIAS BUSCH is survived by:

Husband: Clarence “Sonny” Busch of Persia.

Sons: Larry Craig (Deb) Elias of Lincoln, NE. Mark (Julie) Elias of Cedar Rapids.

Daughter: Kim (Harry) Shaw of Brentwood, TN.

Sisters: Idamae (Tom) Fake of Denison. Karolyn Weed of Chicago, IL. Jeanie (Marlyn) Netsch of Bennington, NE. Dona (Tom) Emswiler of Logan.

Brother: Ronnie Holben of Kansas.

12 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

Fireworks storage unit burns in Clive

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July 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Firefighters in the Des Moines suburb of Clive had to shut down a street for two hours after fireworks in a storage unit caught fire just after midnight. Clive Fire Chief Rick Roe says the fireworks in the 40-foot container were burning when they arrived in what he called an “extremely hazardous” situation. Roe says it appeared explosions had pushed out the sides and roof of the container owned by the Iowa Fireworks Company.

Firefighters were eventually able to put out the fire by shooting water through air holes in the container. Clive Police are trying to determine how the fire started, and the damage is estimated at 10-thousand dollars.