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Girls Super Regional Wrestling Results – Region 1

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Jim Field

** Top 4 qualify for State Tournament February 1 & 2 at Coralville **

100
1st Place – Brooklyn DeRocher of LeMars
2nd Place – Jazz Christensen of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Makenlie Sandbulte of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
4th Place – Teresa Felipe-Andres of MOC-Floyd Valley

105
1st Place – Keira Hessenius of LeMars
2nd Place – Emma Miller of Treynor
3rd Place – Sophia Hazen of ATU
4th Place – Quynn Foster of Highway 34

110
1st Place – Grace Hoffman of Kuemper Catholic
2nd Place – Maddie McCoy of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Allison Hoefling of Hinton
4th Place – Kambry Gordon of Clarinda

115
1st Place – Carly Henderson of Riverside, Oakland
2nd Place – Trista Guinn of Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire
3rd Place – Kiann Blomgren of West Lyon
4th Place – Randi Welchans of Clarinda

120
1st Place – Avaeh Smith of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Britt Hessenius of LeMars
3rd Place – Sadie Smith of Kuemper Catholic
4th Place – Veronica Schechinger of Riverside, Oakland

125
1st Place – Molly Allen of Riverside, Oakland
2nd Place – Zoey Vandevender of Highway 34
3rd Place – Josie McCunn of Red Oak
4th Place – Chloe Wieland of CBCSD Co-Op Wrestling

130
1st Place – Evy Marlin of Highway 34
2nd Place – Nicole Bond of Red Oak
3rd Place – Taya Adams of Denison-Schleswig
4th Place – Cierra Wieland of CBCSD Co-Op Wrestling

135
1st Place – Espie Almazan of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Clara Sapienza of Southwest Iowa
3rd Place – Eunice Reyna-Yoc of MOC-Floyd Valley
4th Place – Isabelle Harris of Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire

140
1st Place – Kassidy Fiala of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Eliana Kooi of West Lyon
3rd Place – Mia South of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
4th Place – Angie Rivera of Denison-Schleswig

145
1st Place – Mahri Manz of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Kerene Panya of LeMars
3rd Place – Kenzie Maeder of Southwest Valley
4th Place – Emily Kesterson of Southwest Iowa

155
1st Place – Kasee Huss of MOC-Floyd Valley
2nd Place – Aria Rensink of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
3rd Place – Nancy Bowman of Logan-Magnolia
4th Place – Stella Beattie of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

170
1st Place – Kalen Westerfield of Lewis Central
2nd Place – Grace Britten of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Desiree Breuer of LeMars
4th Place – Addaly Miller of MOC-Floyd Valley

190
1st Place – Jana TerWee of West Lyon
2nd Place – Ellen Gerlock of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie
3rd Place – Emma De Jong of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
4th Place – Elvia Topete-Anzua of MOC-Floyd Valley

235
1st Place – Kaylee De Jong of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
2nd Place – Madison Wright of Lewis Central
3rd Place – Savannah Sistad of Highway 34
4th Place – Haley Armstrong of S.W.A.T. Valkyrie

Team Scores:

1.  Lewis Central  205.5
2.  S.W.A.T. Valkyrie  203.0
3.  LeMars  174.0
4.  Highway 34  150.5
5.  Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley  140.0
6.  MOC-Floyd Valley  135.0
7.  Riverside, Oakland  128.5
8.  Denison-Schleswig  90.0
9.  West Lyon  84.0
10. Kuemper Catholic  75.0
11.  Clarinda  72.0
12.  Southwest Iowa  68.0
13.  Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire  66.0
14.  CBCSD Co-Op Wrestling  65.5
15.  Red Oak  60.5
16.  ATU  57.0
16.  Hinton  57.0
18.  Panorama  52.0
19.  Southwest Valley  51.0
20.  Treynor  36.0
21.  Audubon  35.0
22.  Logan-Magnolia  33.0
23.  AC/GC  19.0
24.  Sioux City East  15.0
25.  Essex  0.0

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Girls Super Regional Wrestling Results – Region 2

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Jim Field

** Top 4 qualify for State Tournament February 1 & 2 at Coralville**

100
1st Place – Harley Tobin of Algona
2nd Place – Kiara Ruiz of Spencer
3rd Place – Lauren Siegner of Ridge View
4th Place – Kyla Schwager of Sheldon/Sibley-Ocheyedan

105
1st Place – Kacy Miller of Western Iowa
2nd Place – Anika Stearns of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Cassie McKeen of Spirit Lake Park
4th Place – Khloe Eliesa of Sioux City North

110
1st Place – Lila Walding of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
2nd Place – Julia Kanne of Carroll
3rd Place – Laura Stohr of Algona
4th Place – Audrina Bennet of Spirit Lake Park

115
1st Place – Molly Sek of Sioux City North
2nd Place – Cora Schut of Sioux Center
3rd Place – Josie Lennon of Sergeant Bluff-Luton
4th Place – Emily Lundvall of Glenwood

120
1st Place – Jordan Buffum of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Malyn Davis of Algona
3rd Place – Tegan Robertson of Ridge View
4th Place – Camryn Anderson of Sioux City North

125
1st Place – Destiny Brown of Ridge View
2nd Place – Breanna Johnson of Spencer
3rd Place – Sophia Schumacher of Western Iowa
4th Place – Makala Zeka of Sioux Central

130
1st Place – Tatum Shepherd of Ridge View
2nd Place – Kyiah Logan of Spencer
3rd Place – Abbe Gorham of Algona
4th Place – Macy Brown of Fort Dodge

135
1st Place – Isabella Deeds of Ridge View
2nd Place – Mariaha Benedict of Fort Dodge
3rd Place – Averi Burke of Carroll
4th Place – Brooklyn Lange of Missouri Valley

140
1st Place – Shaylee Sutherland of Spencer
2nd Place – Riley Weiler of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
3rd Place – Addi Hudek of Manson Northwest Webster
4th Place – Odola Cham of Sioux Central

145
1st Place – Lucy Kohnen of Manson Northwest Webster
2nd Place – Lucy Konechne of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
3rd Place – Marlee Pittet of Western Iowa
4th Place – Halle Mosaquites of Sergeant Bluff-Luton

155
1st Place – Nicole Olson of Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Kylie Iverson of Emmetsburg
3rd Place – Jamie Pierce of East Sac County
4th Place – Tamson Budden of Sheldon/Sibley-Ocheyedan

170
1st Place – Reagan Haynes of Algona
2nd Place – Maddie Pulis of Fort Dodge
3rd Place – Daynia Werner of Ridge View
4th Place – Alexandria Vaul of Sioux City West

190
1st Place – Gretchen Gorham of Algona
2nd Place – Kaylee Nachtigal of Spencer
3rd Place – Gabby Rasmussen of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock
4th Place – Emma Grossman of Carroll

235
1st Place – Olivia Huckfelt of Spencer
2nd Place – Jocelyn Buffum of Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Emma Daniels of Carroll
4th Place – Isabella Allen of Sioux City West

Team Scores:

1.  Ridge View  224.0
2.  Algona  220.0
3.  Spencer  202.0
4.  Missouri Valley  138.0
5.  Sergeant Bluff-Luton  129.5
6.  Central Lyon/George-Little Rock  128.0
7.  Carroll  120.0
8.  Fort Dodge  118.0
9.  Manson Northwest Webster  90.0
9.  Western Iowa  90.0
11.  Sioux City North  87.0
12.  Spirit Lake Park  83.5
13.  Sioux Central  81.0
14.  Sioux City West  77.0
15.  Glenwood  68.0
16.  Emmetsburg  64.0
17.  Sheldon/Sibley-Ocheyedan  49.0
18.  East Sac County  45.0
19.  West Central Valley  25.0
20.  Sioux Center  24.0
21.  Woodbine  21.0
22.  Western Christian, Hull  18.0
23.  Shenandoah  17.0
24.  East Mills  6.0
25.  Harlan Community  4.0

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No. 5 Iowa women host Nebraska Saturday

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The fifth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women return from a week off when they host Nebraska on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are coming off their first Big Ten loss 100-92 in overtime at Ohio State.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. The Huskers enter the game will a record of 5-3 in the conference race.

Junior guard Kylie Feuerbach says the Hawkeyes are anxious to return to action.

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State crews are working to patch those pesky potholes

News

January 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa roads that were knee-deep in snow and ice just a matter of days ago are quickly becoming moonscapes, as fender-rattling potholes are suddenly making our streets and highways a challenging obstacle course.

Bob Ellis, the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 maintenance manager, says DOT crews are fanned out across the state, filling in those car-jarring craters as fast as they find them.

“Right now, we’re putting in what we call a cold mix. It’s a blend of rock chips, oil and some sand that we put in it temporarily to fill the hole,” Ellis says, “and then in the spring, we’ll come back and do more of a permanent fix, whether it be oil and rock chips to fill it in, or a permanent more full-depth or partial-depth patch.” Those springtime fixes are done with what’s known as a HMA or hot mix asphalt — and with concrete.

Ellis was asked to characterize the current condition of Iowa’s roads. “I would say they’re decent, as in normal Iowa roads,” Ellis says. “Now that we’ve got warm this week, so it’s pothole season again. Maybe in a week or two, we might be back in winter season again, I’m not sure, but they’re in decent shape, they’re not terrible.”

Some DOT officials can spout a litany of figures during the wintertime as to the hundreds of tons of salt and thousands of gallons of brine being spread on our roads, so a natural question to Ellis is, how many potholes do they fill in a week, a month or a year?

“I don’t even have that number. It’s a lot,” Ellis says. “Because we’re trying to get them fixed so quickly, I don’t track that right now.”

Hitting a large pothole at high speed may jar something loose in your molars as well as in your car’s suspension. If you can’t avoid one of the concrete chasms, Ellis was asked if there’s a proper procedure for going through a pothole.

“While there is no good way, I mean obviously, we don’t want them to swerve into another lane, so grip the steering wheel tight and get through it, and hopefully it doesn’t cause any damage,” Ellis says, “and if it does, we have a Claims Department they can contact.”

You can also report potholes on the interstates, Iowa numbered routes, and U.S. highways to the Iowa DOT’s maintenance manager located nearest the problem roadway. Find a list of contacts HERE.

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EMERY CHRISTOFFERSEN, 97, of Kimballton (1-30-2024)

Obituaries

January 26th, 2024 by Jim Field

EMERY CHRISTOFFERSEN, 97, of Kimballton died January 24, 2024 at his home. Funeral services for EMERY CHRISTOFFERSEN will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 10:30 am at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Kimballton.  Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton is assisting the family.

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Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:30 until service time at the church.

Burial in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Kimballton.

EMERY CHRISTOFFERSEN is survived by:

Wife:  Ruby Christoffersen of Kimballton

Daughters:  Shirley Christoffersen of Urbandale; Carol (Kevin) Forshier of Redfield

3 Grandchildren

2 Great-Grandchildren

Brother:  Dalton (Sylvia) of Atlantic

Sister:  Ardyce Lee of Westminster, CO

Nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

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Bill would let kids start driving themselves to work when they’re 14 and a half

News

January 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa law lets teenagers start driving themselves to and from school or to work on a farm when they’re 14-and-a-half. A bill ready for debate in a senate committee would let teens drive themselves to any kind of job if they’re at least 14 and a half years old. Republican Senator Adrian Dickey of Packwood says the proposal comes out of a study that also recommends suspending drivers’ licenses for minors who get traffic tickets or cause accidents.

“Not only do you lose that privilege for three months,” Dickey says. “You lose your ability to get your license (at) 16 — the one everyone covets — you lose it for three more months.” Chaney Yeast, a lobbyist for Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines, says allowing younger teens to drive to work is unwise. “The research tells us there really is a difference in the capability of teen drivers,” Yeast says. “They create a greater risk not only to themselves, but others on the road.”

The bill would set a new limit for driving to school — or work — of 25 miles or 50 miles round trip. It also says a minor would have to be done driving with an hour after school activities or their workday ends.

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No. 23 Iowa State hosts No. 7 Kansas on Saturday

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The 23rd ranked Iowa State Cyclones bid for a third straight win on Saturday by hosting seventh ranked Kansas. Senior guard Curtis Jones has given the Cyclones a lift in their last two games. The transfer from Buffalo has averaged 17 and-a-half points and shooting nearly 50 percent.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger who says Jones’ confidence is growing.

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Iowa visits Michigan Saturday

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Iowa’s post season hopes are starting to fade as the Hawkeyes get ready to visit Michigan tomorrow. Iowa is 3-5 in the Big Ten and has already dropped three home games, the latest a 69-67 loss on Wednesday night to Maryland. Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery is not calling this a must win.

Sophomore guard Dug McDaniel averages better than 17 points for a Michigan team that beat the Hawkeyes 90-80 in Iowa City back in early December.

Iowa has struggled defending the dribble and Daniel will be a challenge.

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FRED J. MATTHIES, 102, of Atlantic (Svcs. 1/27/24)

Obituaries

January 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

FRED J. MATTHIES, 102, of Atlantic, died Tue., Jan. 23, 2024, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for FRED MATTHIES will be held 10:30-a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Avoca.

The family will greet friends this evening from 5-until 7-p.m., at the funeral home.

Burial is in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.

FRED MATTHIES is survived by:

His sons – Douglas (Margo) Matthies, of Walnut, and Robert (Verna) Matthies, of Anita.

His daughter – Darla (Sherman) Snyder, of Walnut.

14 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great grandchildren, and his daughter-in-law, Sally Matthies, of Walnut.

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IHSAA Board Meeting Briefs January 26th

Sports

January 26th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Track & Field: Expansion of adaptive opportunities with new Paralympic Class

Starting in the 2024 season, IHSAA and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will offer an expanded Paralympic Class to add an Ambulatory Division alongside the preexisting Wheelchair Division.

The Ambulatory Division will offer opportunities to student-athletes with at least one of eight impairments – limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, visual impairment, and intellectual impairment – and event points will be added alongside those scored within the Wheelchair Division to compete in the Paralympic Class.

The IHSAA has offered a Wheelchair Division at the State Track & Field Championships since 1990.

Team championships were awarded within the Wheelchair Division starting in 2003. Team points will now be distributed from events from both adaptive divisions and result in Paralympic Class champions for both boys’ and girls’ competitors.

Guidelines for these divisions have been adopted from the International Paralympic Committee and Adaptive Track & Field USA, with the assistance of Adaptive Sports Iowa.

Soccer: State finals and semifinals to move in Des Moines

The semifinals and finals for all four classes of IHSAA soccer will move to Drake University starting this spring.

Semifinals games will be split between Drake Stadium & Mediacom Stadium, with finals then competed at Mediacom Stadium, which is a 4,000-seat facility opened in 2023 as a multi-use partnership for both Drake University and Des Moines Public Schools.

“The IHSAA is excited to add Drake Stadium and Mediacom Stadium to our relationship with Drake University,” IHSAA soccer administrator Todd Tharp said. “We strive to provide premier facilities to our student-athletes and member schools. These venues will help us continue to create the best possible experiences for our student-athletes.”

Quarterfinals in 2024 will still be played at Cownie Soccer Complex, where the IHSAA has been contracted since 2005.

2024 IHSAA STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
QuarterfinalsWednesday, May 29

Cownie Soccer Complex

SemifinalsFriday, May 31

Drake Stadium &

Mediacom Stadium

FinalsSaturday, June 1

Mediacom Stadium

Football: Advisory recommendations approved for 2024

Seven different recommendations out of December’s meeting of the football advisory committee were approved by the Board of Control on Thursday, addressing specific issues within playoff host criteria, forfeits, scrimmages, and more. All approved changes will go into effect for the 2024 season, which is the second of a two-year cycle.

  1. A new order for postseason site assignments were agreed upon to better distribute hosting within the IHSAA’s new ranking and seeding process for Classes 2A, 1A, A, and Eight-Player. The order for hosting priority, as applicable:
    • Round of 16: 1. District finish; 2. Head-to-head results; 3. IHSAA ranking; 4. Fewest district losses; 5. Alphabet draw.
    • Quarterfinals: 1. Head-to-head result; 2. IHSAA ranking; 3. District finish; 4. Fewest district losses; 5. Alphabet draw.
  2. Use the 17-point tiebreaker in case of three-way ties to determine district champion and/or district runner-up in Class 4A and Class 3A.
  3. Teams forfeiting in the regular season due to lack of available players will result in ineligibility for the postseason, including Week 9 non-district games permitted for Classes 2A, 1A, A, and Eight-Player.
  4. Teams will be permitted to schedule weight room sessions outside of the preseason allotted four-hour practice window.
  5. Teams will be permitted to practice on Saturday or Sunday following the first allowable scrimmage date.
  6. Teams may now determine the number of teams at scrimmages, up to four teams at the same site.
  7. The IHSAA will begin assigning seven-person officiating crews – an increase from the typical five-person mechanic – for the state semifinals and finals in all classes.

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