Today: Partly-to Mostly Sunny. High 74. S @ 10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 50. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 85. SW @ 15-30.
Sunday: P/Cldy w/showers possible late. High 80.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms. High 66.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, 35. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the Low was 40. The Record High on April 30th was 92 in 1926, and the Record was 19, in 1958.
(Radio Iowa) – The two Republicans from Iowa who serve in the U.S. Senate say President Biden hasn’t followed up on his campaign pledge to pursue bipartisan solutions. Senator Chuck Grassley says the Biden presidency is only 100 days old, so there’s plenty of time for Biden to be more like the bipartisan dealmaker Grassley worked with when Biden was in the U.S. Senate. “I liked Senator Biden,” Grassley says. “I don’t quite see the President Biden operating like the Senator Biden did.”
Grassley says he’d like to collaborate with Biden on criminal justice reform and on lowering prescription drug prices. “I agree with him on some of his policy,” Grassley says, “but he wants to spend too much money.” Senator Joni Ernst is also criticizing Biden’s spending plans. “President Biden is blowing up a traditionally bipartisan issue, infrastructure, and is looking to pass a partisan, over $2 trillion package,” Ernst said.
Ashley Hinson, the Republican from Marion who is Iowa’s first district congresswoman, was among the small audience in the House for President Biden’s speech Wednesday night. Hinson says the speech was filled with free stuff and a lot of fluff. “I think it’s unfortunate that he chose instead of trying to bring our party together and bring our country together, he chose to continue with more of the same,” Hinson says, “which is reckless spending, ignoring rural America and ignoring the crisis at our border.” Hinson says she opposes the big government solutions Biden is proposing.
“I keep hearing ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching,” Hinson says. “These plans sound really expensive and we haven’t been brought to the table to have many discussions on these issues.” While Hinson watched the speech from the House balcony, second district Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Ottumwa, was on the House floor and talked briefly with Biden after the speech. Miller-Meeks says the president’s remarks were well-toned, but Miller-Meeks says she is discouraged by some of Biden’s proposals and hasn’t seen much of the bipartisanship Biden promised in his inaugural address.
Fourth district Congressman Randy Feenstra of Hull, the other Republican in Iowa’s delegation, says the Biden Administration has been highly-partisan and its policies will send the country into a debt-spiral.
Third district Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines, the only Democrat in Iowa’s D-C delegation, says Biden has delivered vital relief funds and over 200 million vaccinations in his first 100 days in office and she says the president’s infrastructure package will bring new jobs and revitalize the economy.
(Radio Iowa) – The chairman of a key committee says a complicated proposal to expand use of ethanol and biodiesel in Iowa hasn’t been killed for the year, but Senator Dan Dawson says it’s not greased for passage either. “What the future looks like, I cannot tell,” Dawson said. “…There’s a lot more work to be done on this before we find any consensus.” Dawson was among a handful of Senators who listened to feedback on the plan for about an hour yesterday (Thursday). It began with Logan Shine, an advisor to Governor Kim Reynolds, suggesting critics were spreading misinformation about what Reynolds has called a Renewable Fuels Standard for Iowa.
“I know we’ve all heard this is a mandate,” Shine said. “At this point, we’re disagreeing on the semantics of whether it’s a mandate, a standard — it simply doesn’t matter because this is a pro-Iowa bill.” A major pipeline company, truck stops, convenience stores and other retailers who sell fuel oppose the bill. Jason McDermott is president of McDermott Oil Company in Cascade, which operates five gas stations in eastern Iowa. McDermott says bill backers are misleading legislators about the significant expense of installing equipment that can pump higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
“For us as retailers, we’re not going to sell any more gas,” McDermott said. “We’re moving from one product to another. There’s absolutely no return on this investment and we’re the only ones being asked to invest in this.” Tom Brooks, general manager of Western Dubuque Biodiesel in Farley, says it’s time for legislators to take a stand in favor of the renewable fuels industry.
“Frankly we’re overdue for biodiesel and ethanol blends to be the standard here rather than the alternative,” he said. “This industry is way too important to Iowa. This really should’t be a difficult question.” Ken Kleemeier, vice president of fuels for Kum & Go stores, says while retailers have major concerns, the real victims of the bill will be drivers who’ll wind up paying more for gas and diesel. “The mandates and government overreach contained in this bill are a step too far,” he said.
Michael Walz of POET, which operates seven ethanol plants in Iowa, says the most important part of the bill ensures consumers have access to E-15 by 2026. “We believe every Iowan should have the freedom to fuel up with E15,” he said. “More than a decade ago, Minnesota led the way in making E10 America’s fuel standard. We believe Iowa should lead the way to shift to E15 with passage of this bill.”
Tom Cope, a lobbyist for Casey’s General Stores, says a proposed tweak in the bill designed to address retailer’s concerns is worthless. “This new version continues to have restrictions and things in place that are really going to upend the fuel market in the state of Iowa,” Cope said. Republican House Speaker Pat Grassley says there’s been hard work to try to find a satisfactory compromise, but it’s unlikely the legislature will pass an Iowa renewable fuel standard this year. “I can’t tell you the exact outcome of it, but it’s a difficult push,” Grassley said. The push toward adjourning the 2021 session has begun.
Today (Friday) is the last day legislators get a stipend to cover daily expenses, but it is common for the legislature to meet for days, even weeks, past that mark.
(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds has declined 95 million dollars in federal pandemic aid for schools. During a town hall last night (Thursday night) on Fox News, Reynolds said the 95 million was for surveillance testing of students in Iowa schools. Reynolds said President Biden must think Covid just started and the state doesn’t need money to get kids back in the classroom since most Iowa schools have had in-person classes since August.
After the program, the governor’s spokesman provided Radio Iowa with an April 23rd letter the Iowa Department of Public Health sent the Centers for Disease Control. It said Iowa has ample funding and Covid testing capacity for Iowa school districts. The letter asked for state officials to be notified if the money could be spent in a different way, particularly if the 95 million could be used for vaccine distribution.
GIRLS SOCCER
ADM 2, Winterset 1
East Sac County 1, Carroll 0
Glenwood 2, St. Albert 1
Lewis Central 3, Elkhorn, NE 2
Missouri Valley 2, AHSTW 1 -OT
Treynor 10, Panorama 0
Tri-Center 9, Riverside 0
BOYS SOCCER
ADM 5, Winterset 1
AHSTW 5, Missouri Valley 0
Glenwood 5, St. Albert 3
Greene County 1, Kuemper Catholic 0
Lewis Central 6, Bishop Heelan 0
Riverside 7, Tri-Center 0
Treynor 10, Panorama 0
Underwood 6, CB Thomas Jefferson 2
GIRLS TENNIS
Red Oak 9, Atlantic 0
Clarinda 7, Harlan 2
Kuemper Catholic 9, Audubon 0
St. Albert 8, Southwest Valley 1
BOYS TENNIS
Atlantic 9, Red Oak 0
CB Abraham Lincoln 8, Lewis Central 1
Clarinda 5, Harlan 4
Kuemper Catholic 6, Audubon 0
Southwest Valley 7, St. Albert 2
GIRLS GOLF
Shenandoah 204, Atlantic 205, Lewis Central 240, Red Oak 256. Medalist: Abby Smith, Atlantic, 46. Runner-Up: Morgan McGargill, Shenandoah, 48. Other Atlantic Scores: Roni Hook 51, Belle Berg 53, Abby Muller 55, Lexi Noelck 58, Reagan Leonard 59.
Harlan 201, Clarinda 233. Medalist: Jocelyn Cheek, Harlan, 39.
IKM-Manning 231, Logan-Magnolia 253. Medalist: Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning, 47.
Missouri Valley 236, Underwood NTS. Medalist: Madison Mahoney, Missouri Valley, 51.
Sidney 227, Lenox 240, Bedford 290. Medalist: Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox, 49
Tri-Center 224, Audubon 277. Medalist: Kali Irlmeier, Audubon, 48.
BOYS GOLF
Atlantic 157, Shenandoah 209. Red Oak 223. Medalist: Braden Smith, Atlantic 38. Runner-Up: Drey Newell, Atlantic, 39. Other Atlantic Scores: Garrett McLaren 41, Lane Nelson, 39, Cruz Weaver 58, Roth Den Beste 56.
Bedford 182, Sidney 185, Lenox 257.
Harlan 186, Clarinda 190. Medalist: Jace Gubbels, Harlan.
Treynor 166, St. Albert 179, Glenwood 180. Medalist: Joey Konz, Treynor 35.
Underwood 165, Missouri Valley 182. Medalist: Coby Fink, Underwood, 39.
Girls Team Scores
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1
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Van Meter
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155.00
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2
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Clarinda
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113.00
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3
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Mount Ayr
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101.00
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3
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Earlham
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101.00
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5
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CAM
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86.00
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6
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Central Decatur
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71.00
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7
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West Central Valley
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41.00
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8
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Martensdale-St. Marys
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40.00
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9
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Grandview Christian
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20.00
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10
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Ankeny Christian
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10.00
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CAM’s Molly Venteicher won the Discus and the Shot Put while her teammate Mallory Behnken was runner-up in both events. Jade Jackson won the High Jump for the Cougars as well and they won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay.
Boys Team Scores
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1
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Madrid
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128.00
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2
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Clarinda
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108.00
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3
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Van Meter
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100.00
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4
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CAM
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89.00
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5
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Earlham
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88.50
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6
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Mount Ayr
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76.00
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7
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Central Decatur
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72.00
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8
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Martensdale-St. Marys
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51.50
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9
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Creston
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21.00
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10
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Ankeny Christian
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6.00
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CAM got wins from Lane Spieker in the 200M, Connor McKee in the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles, and Cade Ticknor in the Discus.
Full results HERE.
Team Scores
Woodbine had 3 event winners and placed well enough otherwise to pull away from the team title. Riverside picked up wins from Veronica Andrusyshyn in the 100M, Lydia Erickson in the 200M, Rebecca Cody in the 1500M, 4x100M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Sprint Medley.
Full results: 2021 Woodbine Girls Invite
Girls Team Scores
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1
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ACGC
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152.00
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2
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Audubon
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142.00
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3
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Panorama
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137.00
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4
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IKM-Manning
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111.00
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5
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Glidden-Ralston
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63.00
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6
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Paton-Churdan
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37.00
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7
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Exira-EHK
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27.00
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8
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Coon Rapids – Bayard
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16.00
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ACGC got wins from Rylee Sloss in the 1500M and 3000M, EmmaKay McClain in the 400M Hurdles, and Chloe Largent in the High Jump, Audubon won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay and got a win from Katelyn Nielsen in the Long Jump. IKM-Manning won the Sprint Medley and Exira-EHK won the 4x200M Relay (Madi Christensen, Mariah Traever, Shayle Young, and Kate Hansen.
Boys Team Scores
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1
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ACGC
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190.00
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2
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IKM-Manning
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160.00
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3
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Audubon
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110.00
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4
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Glidden-Ralston
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89.00
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5
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Coon Rapids – Bayard
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45.00
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6
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Panorama
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42.00
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7
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Exira-EHK
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30.00
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8
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Paton-Churdan
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28.00
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ACGC picked up wins from Charlie Crawford in the 800M, Clayton Wardyn in the 110M Hurdles, Trevin Suhr in the 1600M, Cale Hoing in the Discus and Shot Put, and the 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, Sprint Medley, and Distance Medley. Audubon won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay, 4x200M Relay, 4x100M Relay, and Joel Klocke won the 400M Hurdles. Glidden-Ralston’s Brigham Daniel won the 100M, 200M, and 400M.
Full results HERE.
Class A Team Scores
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1
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Clarke
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158.00
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2
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Interstate-35
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119.00
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3
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Chariton
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106.00
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4
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SEP JV
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94.00
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5
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Red Oak
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86.00
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Class B Team Scores
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1
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Wayne
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199.00
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2
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Bedford
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87.00
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3
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Seymour
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67.00
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4
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East Union
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65.00
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5
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Lamoni
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46.00
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6
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Melcher-Dallas
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39.00
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7
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Southeast Warren
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35.00
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8
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Mormon Trail
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26.00
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Full results HERE.
Girls Team Scores
Boys Team Scores
Full results: 2021 MVAOCOU Invite
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