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Iowa State football completes strength and conditioning staff

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has completed its football strength and conditioning staff, which will be under the guidance of director of football strength and conditioning Reid Kagy.

Trever Ryen, who played at Iowa State from 2014-17 and has been on staff the previous three seasons, has been retained.

Former Boise State staffers Jalyn Baker, Brandon Pietrzyk and Lucas White will follow Kagy to Ames to complete the football strength and conditioning department.

As members of the Boise State staff, the trio helped Kagy in leading the Broncos to a pair of bowl games. BSU went 10-4 and won the Frisco Bowl in 2022, while also earning a spot in the Mountain West Championship game. The Broncos outgained their opponents by more than 1,200 yards (102.2 ypg) and dominated the line of scrimmage with 27 sacks and just 14 allowed.

Baker spent the last two seasons at Boise State after a stint at Jackson State, where he served as assistant coordinator for the Walter Peyton Center, working with student-athletes in all JSU programs. He also interned at Houston and Prairie View A&M, where he was a student-athlete and earned a degree in kinesiology/physical therapy in 2018.

Pietrzyk was most recently the associate director of sport performance at Boise State the previous two seasons after a season at Oregon in 2020. Prior to his time with the Ducks, he worked four years as the athletic director at Glenview College Prep in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also coached boys basketball, football and softball. He is a 2011 graduate of Buena Vista (Iowa), earning his bachelor’s degree in exercise science – human performance.

White was at Boise State for the 2021 and 2022 seasons after spending nine months as an assistant athletic performance coach at San Jose State. He began his collegiate career as a strength and conditioning intern with Mississippi State football in 2016. He also spent time at New Mexico State and Indiana State. White earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Southern Indiana in 2013.

Iowa-Northwestern men’s hoops has been postponed

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The men’s basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern that was scheduled for Wednesday in Iowa City will not be played due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols within the Northwestern program.

The two schools will work with the Big Ten on rescheduling options.

All distributed tickets for the Northwestern-Iowa contest will be valid for the new date and time, if the game is able to be rescheduled.

Iowa (12-6, 4-3) returns to action on Saturday at Ohio State. Tipoff is slated for 1:01 p.m. (CT) at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Work Release Escape of Emondre Henderson

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January 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Corrections reports Emondre Montrell Henderson, who was convicted of Robbery 1st Degree in Polk County, left the Fort Des Moines Residential Correctional Facility without permission Sunday afternoon, and has not returned.

Henderson is a 25-year-old black male, height 5’9″, and weighs 153 pounds. He was admitted to the work release facility on September 22, 2022.

Emondre M. Henderson

Persons with information on Henderson’s whereabouts should contact local police.

Griswold School Board approves personnel changes; Survey to address 4 day school week

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January 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Griswold, Iowa) – The Griswold Community School District’s Board of Education, Monday evening, approved two new hires and one resignation. Superintendent Dave Henrichs…

The Board held a public hearing on the 2023-24 School Year Calendar, during which there were no comments, and one slight change, with regard to the Thanksgiving holiday.

And, they approved the Modified Supplemental Amount (MSA) and Plan for Dropout Prevention and At-Risk Programs. Essentially, the District is requesting $47,825 in aid for those programs, Henrichs said. He said also, District Staff and parents will receive a survey in the next few months with regard to a possible four-day school week, as part of the Board strategy to attract and retain staff. If the idea comes to fruition, it wouldn’t even happen at the minimum, the 2024-25 School Year.

Henrichs said with an increase in Open Enrollment numbers, the Board has also been looking at ways to improve the District’s Sports and Activities programs.

In other business, the Griswold School Board discussed and reviewed various other policies from other school districts, with regard to retirements, and asked administrators to start work on a policy for the District and determining how many people would be eligible, and coming up with a cost estimate. Any payments made in the future would have to come from the Management Fund if it’s called an “Early Retirement” or “Retirement Plan,” versus the General Fund. Administrators will check into the legality of handling the funds in that manner.

A retirement package, Henrichs said, is supposed to be a “Financial tool” for the District to use, and not an employee benefit.

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Michelle Reinig, Iowa DNR Southwest District Superintendent, on summer seasonal positions with the DNR.

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IWCOA Dual Team Rankings 01/16/2023

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association has released their latest dual team rankings. Here is a look at the area teams that are ranked.

CLASS 1A

6. Logan-Magnolia

18. Missouri Valley

21. Nodaway Valley

22. Underwood

Recieving Votes: AHSTW, Kuemper Catholic

CLASS 2A

5. Creston

14. Glenwood

17. Atlantic

Full rankings can be viewed HERE

High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/17/2023

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 40, Riverside 24 (C: Addy Wagoner 11pts)
Kuemper Catholic 69, Harlan 61 (KC: Cate Mayhall 18 points)
Shenandoah 46, Tri-Center 32 (TC: Lynnae Green 22pts, 16reb)
St. Albert 52, AHSTW 34 (SA: Missy Evezic 20pts, 10reb)

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 53, West Monona 42 (LM: Macanna Guritz 19pts, 10reb)
Underwood 67, Missouri Valley 24 (U: Alizabeth Jacobsen 17pts)

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 41, ACGC 37 (C: Eva Steffensen 20pts)
Glidden-Ralston 57, Ogden 37 (GR: Paige Klocke 29pts)

Corner Conference Tournament

Sidney 60, Griswold 14 (S: Aunika Hayes 15pts)
East Mills 61, Essex 31 (EM: Emily Williams 15pts)

Other Scores

Mount Ayr 48 Murray 38
Orient-Macksburg 52 East Union 43
Wayne 60 Mormon Trail 57 (OT)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 74, Kuemper Catholic 56 (H: Franz Reisz 15pts, 8reb)

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 65, Earlham 27 (A: Brayden Lund 19pts, 8reb)
Tri-Center 70, Shenandoah 40 (TC: Michael Turner 18pts)
Underwood 82, Missouri Valley 37

Other Scores

ACGC 63, CAM 46
Mormon Trail 67, Wayne 58
Mount Ayr 58, Murray 40
Ogden 56, Glidden-Ralston 29
Southeast Warren 78, Interstate 35 69

Iowans with a certain income can get free tax prep help

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January 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who need help filling out their income tax forms can take advantage of a free service through the Iowa State University Extension starting next week. Becky Koppen (COP-in) oversees the R-S-V-P or Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Hamilton County. Koppen says low- to moderate-income Iowans can make use of VITA, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

“People who qualify can call the VITA number and make an appointment to have someone assist them with their taxes — for free,” she says. Through the program, certified community volunteers prepare taxes with computer software and can offer help with special tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Credit for the Elderly or Disabled. Iowans can call now to schedule an appointment.

“This begins January 23rd and goes through the end of March,” Koppen says. “It’s just a great program to help people get those taxes done.” The program is offered in many — but not all — Iowa counties. Learn more by calling 800-906-9887 or by visiting: www.irs.gov/vita.

Griswold & Lenox CSD Boards to meet Wednesday evening

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January 17th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Lenox, Iowa) – A joint meeting of the Griswold and Lenox Community School District Boards of Directors will take place 6-p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Lenox. The Board will gather in the Lenox High School Commons at 600 S. Locust Street, to consider extending the sharing agreement for the position of Superintendent – currently held by Dave Henrichs – and consider extending his individual contract.

Following discussion and a public comment period on the matter, the Boards will consider entering into a closed session. Upon return from the closed session, they will consider/act on renewal of the sharing agreement and consider/act on Henrich’s individual contract.

Girls Wrestling Scoreboard 01/16/2023

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January 17th, 2023 by admin

Titan Starcade at Lewis Central

SWAT came in 2nd at the Titan Starcade tournament at Lewis Central on Monday with 148 points. Lewis Central was the team champion with 193 points.

Team Score
1 Lewis Central 193.0
2 SWAT 148.0
3 Missouri Valley 138.0
4 Millard North 121.0
5 Sergeant Bluff- Luton 91.0
6 Western Iowa 90.0
7 Sioux City West 77.0
8 Bellevue 73.0
9 Yutan 72.0
10 CBCSD CoOp 68.0
11 Bennington 64.5
12 Riverside Oakland 63.0
13 Denison-Schleswig 61.0
14 Glenwood 53.0
15 Sioux City North 52.0
16 Southwest Iowa 47.0
17 Treynor 38.0
18 Sioux City East 35.0
19 East Sac County 32.0
20 Red Oak 32.0
21 Clarinda 24.0
22 Kuemper Catholic 24.0
23 Logan Magnolia 20.0
24 Underwood 18.0

SWAT got a championship from Grace Britten in the 170 Gold bracket. Adyson Lundquist (115 Gold), Evy Marlin (130 Gold), and Haley Armstrong (235 Gold) all took 2nd place finishes. Ellen Gerlock (190 Gold) and Jazz Christensen (100 Gold) were third place finishers.

Lewis Central had five champions on the day: Ava McNeal (100 Gold), Maya Humlicek (105 Gold), Sophie Barnes (125 Gold), Mahri Manz (140 Gold) and Espie Almazan (145 Gold).

Riverside’s Molly Allen (115 Gold) and Khloie Corum (190 Silver) were winners. Missouri Valley’s Henley Arbaugh (145 Bronze), Nocole Olson (155 Gold), and Jocelyn Buffum (235 Gold) all won their brackets.

Full results HERE

Panorama Scramble

A number of area teams competed in the Panorama Scramble on Monday night. Some of the highlights included a win at 105 for Julia Kanne of Carroll. Layla Greene of Panorama was a winner at 145B. Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas got titles from Glorious Fridley at 170A and Sturgis Fridley at 170B.

Full results HERE