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Atlantic archers perform well at East Union tourney this past weekend

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December 21st, 2021 by admin

Atlantic High School and Middle School took part in the East Union Bullseye and 3D tournaments this past weekend.
The middle school set a new 3D team record on their way to first place with a 1502 score. Margaret McCurdy set a new middle school female team record with a 271 3D score. Grant petty tied the Atlantic middle school record of 274 (held by Derek Dreager)

1 point separated Valley and Atlantic in the first high school 3D shoot of the year.

High School Results Bullseye

Teams
Rank School State/Prov Team Score # 10s
1 VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IA HIGH Team #1 3343 174
2 Atlantic High School IA HIGH Team #1 3302 163
3 Diagonal Junior-Senior High School IA HIGH Team #1 3177 115
4 Creston High School IA HIGH Team #1 3117 106
5 East Union Middle-High School IA HIGH Team #1 3010 84
Boys
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Cooper Jipsen 290 22 12 HIGH Atlantic IA
1 Mason Lind 290 22 12 HIGH Valley IA
3 Conner Johnson 285 18 9 HIGH Atlantic IA
4 Lee Houser 284 18 12 HIGH Atlantic IA
5 Zane Berg 283 16 12 HIGH Atlantic IA
6 Talyn Slater 280 15 9 HIGH Valley IA
7 Eli Basler 280 14 9 HIGH Valley IA
8 Lewis Glenn 280 14 12 HIGH Valley IA
9 James Shiflett 280 13 11 HIGH Diagonal IA
10 Cale Jacobsen 278 14 12 HIGH Valley IA
Girls
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Payton Davis 291 22 9 HIGH Creston IA
2 Taylor Butterwegge 287 19 12 HIGH Valley IA
3 Ella Melco 282 17 9 HIGH Valley IA
4 Lexi Henry 280 14 10 HIGH Creston IA
5 Mariah Hadley 279 18 9 HIGH Atlantic IA
6 Anna Newton 277 11 11 HIGH Diagonal IA
7 Halle Copeland 276 14 11 HIGH Atlantic IA
8 Jeanna Kramer 275 10 12 HIGH Atlantic IA
9 Josie Colton 274 8 11 HIGH Atlantic IA
10 Chloe Saville 270 12 12 HIGH Diagonal IA

Middle School Results Bullseye

Teams
Rank School State/Prov Team Score # 10s
1 Stilwell Junior High School IA MIDDLE Team #1 3009 88
2 Atlantic Middle School IA MIDDLE Team #1 2988 80
3 Creston Middle School IA MIDDLE Team #1 2948 67
4 Diagonal Junior-Senior High School IA MIDDLE Team #1 2734 47
5 East Union Middle-High School IA MIDDLE Team #1 2676 52
Boys
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Grant Petty 283 17 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
2 Benjamin Booth 278 11 7 MIDDLE SJHS IA
3 Jarrett Luther 274 12 8 MIDDLE CMS IA
4 Johnathan Henn 267 11 7 MIDDLE SJHS IA
5 Michael Hocamp 267 7 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
6 DJ Hybels 267 6 6 MIDDLE SJHS IA
7 Gaige Mohr 266 12 8 MIDDLE EUMS IA
8 Charlie Lacroix 264 9 8 MIDDLE SJHS IA
9 Owen Whittington 262 7 8 MIDDLE DJHS IA
10 Edmond Allee 260 8 8 MIDDLE DJHS IA
Girls
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Margaret McCurdy 281 15 8 MIDDLE AMS IA
2 Anakarina Rogers 279 16 8 MIDDLE SJHS IA
3 Cheyenne Burrell 271 13 8 MIDDLE SJHS IA
4 Lily Johnson 271 9 8 MIDDLE AMS IA
5 Lilly James 264 8 8 MIDDLE CMS IA
6 Brooke Huck 263 12 6 MIDDLE CMS IA
7 Braylee Pokorny 260 9 8 MIDDLE CMS IA
8 Caitlin Austin 257 7 7 MIDDLE CMS IA
9 Lily Willrich 254 7 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
10 Nora Newbury 246 9 6 MIDDLE NVMS IA

High School 3D Results
Teams
Rank School State/Prov Team Score # 10s
1 VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IA HIGH Team #1 1652 83
2 Atlantic High School IA HIGH Team #1 1651 90
3 East Union Middle-High School IA HIGH Team #1 1538 57
4 Grand View Christian Middle And High School IA HIGH Team #1 1496 46
5 Creston High School IA HIGH Team #1 1495 38
6 East Union Middle-High School IA HIGH Team #2 1327 36
Boys
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Fischer Buffington 284 16 9 HIGH EUMS IA
2 Mason Lind 283 17 12 HIGH VHS IA
3 Emmet Long 281 17 11 HIGH EUMS IA
3 Zane Berg 281 17 12 HIGH AHS IA
5 Cooper Jipsen 280 18 12 HIGH AHS IA
6 Lee Houser 277 15 12 HIGH AHS IA
7 Luke Cue 276 14 10 HIGH VHS IA
8 Eli Basler 275 14 9 HIGH VHS IA
9 Conner Johnson 272 16 9 HIGH AHS IA
10 Kade Butterwegge 272 13 11 HIGH VHS IA
Girls
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Taylor Butterwegge 283 17 12 HIGH VHS IA
2 Kaydee Pedersen 271 14 9 HIGH AHS IA
3 Quincy Sorensen 271 13 10 HIGH AHS IA
4 Mariah Hadley 270 11 9 HIGH AHS IA
5 Ella Melco 270 10 9 HIGH VHS IA
6 Halle Copeland 263 5 11 HIGH AHS IA
7 Leah Mcclure 262 11 12 HIGH VHS IA
8 Lexi Henry 262 10 10 HIGH CHS IA
9 Josie Colton 257 9 11 HIGH AHS IA
10 Rylie Vandevanter 251 9 9 HIGH AHS IA

Middle School 3D Results

1 Atlantic Middle School IA MIDDLE Team #1 1502 52
2 Creston Middle School IA MIDDLE Team #1 1399 31
3 East Union Middle-High School IA MIDDLE Team #1 1340 23
4 Nodaway Valley Middle School IA MIDDLE Team #1 1306 29
5 Stilwell Junior High School IA MIDDLE Team #1 1303 24
Boys
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Grant Petty 274 13 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
2 Brysen Shinn 260 10 6 MIDDLE OSHS IA
3 Michael Hocamp 260 7 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
4 Dean Blazek 246 7 7 MIDDLE OSHS IA
5 Jake Simonton 243 8 8 MIDDLE AMS IA
6 Christian Thatcher 239 2 6 MIDDLE CMS IA
7 Austin Jondle 237 10 6 MIDDLE CMS IA
8 Silas Hayes 237 5 6 MIDDLE EUMS IA
9 Aiden Denton 236 5 7 MIDDLE EUMS IA
10 Collin Akers 232 5 7 MIDDLE NVMS IA
Girls
Rank Name Score # 10s Grade Division School State/Prov
1 Margaret McCurdy 271 11 8 MIDDLE AMS IA
2 Kaycie Britten 260 10 8 MIDDLE CMS IA
3 Lily Johnson 257 10 8 MIDDLE AMS IA
4 Cheyenne Burrell 244 8 8 MIDDLE SJHS IA
5 Lily Willrich 243 8 7 MIDDLE AMS IA
6 Lilly James 240 7 8 MIDDLE CMS IA
7 Riley Benda 238 4 7 MIDDLE CDMSS IA
8 Piper Payton 237 6 7 MIDDLE SJHS IA
9 Marissa Cass 235 4 7 MIDDLE OSHS IA
10 Lila Berning 233 9 8 MIDDLE CMS IA

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Backyard & Beyond 12-21-2021

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

December 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Ray McCalla about the Cass County Choral Society “Morning Star & More” Christmas program tonight and tomorrow night at the Unted Methodist Church in Atlantic

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Hawkeyes sweep opening day of Collegiate Wrestling Duals

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December 21st, 2021 by admin

NICEVILLE, Florida — The top-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won 18-of-20 matches to sweep Central Michigan and No. 17 Lehigh on Monday during the opening day of competition at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals.

Iowa swept 10 matches against Central Michigan in the opener, scoring bonus points in six bouts. Spencer Lee and Austin DeSanto opened the dual with consecutive technical falls at 125 and 133. Max Murin won by major decision at 149 and Alex Marinelli, Abe Assad and Tony Cassioppi each put six points on the scoreboard.

Marinelli forced a stalling disqualification at 165. Assad registered a pin at 184 and Cassioppi led 5-0 before Matt Stencel withdrew with an injury at 285.

Cassioppi later ended the night with a 3-2 decision against Lehigh’s No. 8 Jordan Wood. The win was one of eight for the Hawkeyes against the Mountain Hawks. Lee again opened things up again with bonus points, scoring a takedown in each period to win by 8-0 major decision against No. 11 Jaret Lane.

DeSanto won again by technical fall, this time by a 20-5 score, and Assad added more bonus points with a 16-5 major decision.

The doubleheader sweep extended Iowa’s dual winning streak to 23 in a row and set up a top five matchup with No. 5 NC State on Tuesday at 5 p.m. (CT).

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Speaker says House GOP to wait for court rulings before deciding on a bill to ban Covid vaccine mandates

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December 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The top Republican in the Iowa House says G-O-P lawmakers will wait to see whether legal challenges successfully derail President Biden’s Covid vaccine mandates before deciding whether to advance a bill to ban vaccine mandates in Iowa. House Speaker Pat Grassley says the legislature has already given unvaccinated workers facing dismissal, the right to claim a religious or medical exemption and receive unemployment benefits. “I remind everyone with this topic, we did take some significant action to make sure we could provide that level of support for Iowans who maybe wanted to make an alternative choice,” Grassley says.

That law was passed in late October. Some Republican legislators want to ban Covid-19 vaccine requirements in the workplace altogether, but Grassley says courts have already blocked two of the federal vaccine mandates and Governor Reynolds is calling on the Supreme Court to rule on a third lawsuit.  “So as far as a bill that would completely ban it,” Grassley says, “…see how that plays out.”

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed it had received several appeals of the federal requirement that large employers ensure workers are vaccinated against Covid-19 or tested weekly. Last Friday, a federal APPEALS court revived the mandate, which applies to businesses with at least 100 employees.

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Audubon School Board approves early retirement applications & increased sub’s pay

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December 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – The Audubon School Board met in a regular session Monday evening. Superintendent Eric Trager told KJAN News the Board approved Early Retirement applications from six teachers, effective the end of the current school year. He said those vacant jobs will be posted online so they can be filled before the 2022-23 school year begins. The Board also approved an increase in teacher substitute pay.

In other action, the Audubon School Board approved the hiring of a Full-time Elementary Counselor.

He said they experienced an increase in unacceptable behavior, which is most likely attributable to the stress created by the pandemic.

In other business, the Board hired an associate Art Teacher in Maryssa Soder. She will also be involved in Boy’s Tennis. As we mentioned last week on KJAN News, a $1-million dollar Career Academy Grant was awarded to DMACC in Carroll, which allows for the establishment of a career academy that will serve several area districts.

Superintendent Trager said the Board Monday night discussed last week’s lifting of a stay for the Federal Vaccine Mandate by the 6th Circuit Court. The mandate requires employers with more than 100 workers to get vaccinated, or mask-up and test weekly for COVID.

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(Podcast) KJAN area News, 12/21/21

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December 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The 8:05-a.m. broadcast from Ric Hanson.

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Drake men’s Basketball Game Cancelled

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December 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

The Saint Louis versus Drake men’s basketball game scheduled for Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in Las Vegas at South Point Arena has been cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols within the St. Louis men’s basketball program.

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Murray, Green, Nembhard Win Weekly Conference Honors

Sports

December 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week.  Murray scored a career high 35 points in a win by the Hawkeyes over Utah State Saturday.  He leads the country in points per game.  This is his second weekly honor this year.

UNI junior AJ Green was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.  Green led the Panthers in scoring in both of their wins last week and has moved into tenth place on the UNI all-time scoring list.

Creighton freshman Ryan Nembhard is the Big East Freshman of the Week.  He averaged 10.5 points and six assists in the Bluejays two games last week, including the upset of #9 Villanova.

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Monday HS Basketball Results

Sports

December 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

Boys Hoops

Western Iowa Conference:

  • Logan-Magnolia 63, IKM-Manning 36
  • Underwood 62, Missouri Valley 43

Non-Conference:

  • Red Oak 60, Fremont-Mills 49
  • Stanton 62, Bedford 36
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 66, Kuemper Catholic 62
  • Diagonal 75, Lenox 64

Girls Hoops

Western Iowa Conference:

  • Logan-Magnolia 59, IKM-Manning 39
  • Underwood 70, Missouri Valley 30

Non-Conference:

  • Fremont-Mills 31, Red Oak 26
  • Panorama 76, Harlan 51
  • Stanton 66, Bedford 22
  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 58, Kuemper Catholic 32
  • Lenox 47, Diagonal 32

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Line workers receive Governor’s Lifesaving Award

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December 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. – December 21, 2021 – Two Alliant Energy line workers have received the Governor’s Lifesaving Award for their courage and bravery after helping to save the lives of four Iowans during two separate incidents – a house fire and a home explosion. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds presented the awards to Customer Service Mechanic Danny Gutschenritter and Service Responder Alex Schwenke during a ceremony on December 16 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

 

On May 26, 2019, Schwenke was dispatched to a home in Rose Hill, Iowa after a smart meter indicated a power outage. When he arrived at the address, Schwenke found a large pile of debris. It appeared the home had exploded and collapsed. After calling 911, he turned off the utilities to the area. The couple trapped inside the house saw his flashlight and started calling for help. Schwenke and firefighters then worked to rescue them. “I thought I was going to a power outage, but I ended up being a first responder,” Schwenke said. “It felt great to help them out.”

 

The second incident took place months later in Creston, Iowa. On October 11, 2019, Gutschenritter arrived home from work to find a neighbor’s house was on fire and his neighbor was yelling for help through a window. Gutschenritter ran around the house, smashed a window with a brick and rescued a 12-year-old girl trapped inside. As thick smoke poured out of the windows, he ran to the other side of the home to help his neighbor escape. Once everyone was safe, Gutschenritter disconnected the utilities to make it safe for firefighters to put out the fire when they arrived.  “I just got lucky,” Gutschenritter said. “God put me in the right place at the right time.”

Daniel Gutschenritter

 

The Governor’s Lifesaving Awards are presented to those who have performed courageous acts in an attempt to save individuals who are in danger of losing their life or to individuals who unselfishly rendered service in a time of emergency.

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