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Iowa’s Kylie Feuerbach on summer drills

Sports

July 17th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Iowa women’s basketball guard Kylie Feuerbach says the changes have been minimal under new coach Jan Jensen. The veteran assistant took over the program after the retirement of Lisa Bluder following the Hawkeyes’ second straight trip to the national championship game.

With several key players gone from last season Feuerbach says it is a new era for the program.

Feuerbach will have a larger role next season after appearing in 32 games and averaging just under three and a half points.

2024 Hawkeye 10 Softball All Conference Team

Sports

July 17th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Below is the full list for the 2024 Hawkeye 10 Softball All Conference Team:

 

FIRST TEAM
1 Taryn Fredrickson Creston 11 P/DP/1B
2 Ava Adamson Creston 11 C/SS
3 Jenna Burdorf Shenandoah 12 LF
4 Lila Weiderstein Atlantic 10 C
5 Peyton McLaren Atlantic 9 P/IF
6 Zoey Kirchhoff Atlantic 10 P/SS
7 Riley Wood Atlantic 12 P/UT
8 Kiera Hochstein* St. Albert 12 C
9 Katelynn Hendricks St. Albert 12 CF
10 Kaci Peter Kuemper 12 SS
11 Alli Koontz* Glenwood 11 P/UT
12 Kyleigh Moore Lewis Central 12 CF
13 Annika Price Clarinda 10 3B
14 Brynn Isaacson Clarinda 9 SS
15 Jerzee Knight Clarinda 11 CF
16 Claire Leinen Denison Schleswig 12 P
2ND TEAM
1 Avery Staver Creston 10 LF/SS
2 Jersey Foote Creston 11 CF
3 Sophie Hagle Creston 12 2B
4 Peyton Athen Shenandoah 11 P
5 Makenna Schroeder Atlantic 10 OF
6 Jillian Saathoff Atlantic 9 1B
7 Alexis Narmi St. Albert 12 1B/P
8 Ella Narmi St. Albert 10 P/1B
9 Mayah Slater Denison Schleswig 11 SS
10 Myli Schaefer Kuemper 10 P
11 Malynn Johnson Glenwood 8 SS
12 Faith Weber Glenwood 12 2B
13 Alyssa Griffin Lewis Central 11 C
14 Janessa Woolsey Clarinda 9 2B
15 Ryplee Sunderman Clarinda 12 C
16 Presley Jobe Clarinda 12 LF
HONORABLE MENTION
1 Lily Albertsen Harlan 12 2B
2 Jaydin Lindsay Red Oak 12 CF
3 Caroline Rogers Shenandoah 12 RF
4 Kassidy Stephens Shenandoah 12 CF
5 Claire Pellett Atlantic 12 OF
6 Kylie Wesack St. Albert 12 SS
7 Ellie Sibbel Kuemper 12 C
8 Charlotte Schwabe Kuemper 9 OF/P
9 Kaylie Diercksen Kuemper 12 1B
10 McKenna Koehler Glenwood 12 1B
11 Sarra Kolle Glenwood 12 CF
12 Haylee Wilcox Lewis Central 11 3B
13 Cami Damgaard Lewis Central 11 UT
14 Maddie Cole Clarinda 10 RF
15 Mallory Woods Clarinda 9 P
** denotes unanimous selection

High School Baseball Substate Scores from Tuesday

Sports

July 17th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 1A

Substate 2

Remsen St. Mary’s 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0

Substate 7

Lynnville-Sully 1, Ankeny Christian 0

Substate 8

Bedford 7, Tri-Center 4

 

Class 2A

Substate 6

Pleasantville 2, Des Moines Christian 0

Substate 7

Chariton 10, OABCIG 1

Substate 8

Underwood 3, Clarinda 0

Class 3A

Substate 2 

North Polk 6, ADM 5

Substate 6

Marion 3, Xavier 2
Gilbert 4, Saydel 1

Substate 8 

Lewis Central 5, Bondurant-Farrar 4

High School Softball Regional Championship Scores from Tuesday

Sports

July 17th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 1A

Region 3 

Collins-Maxwell 4, Earlham 1

Region 6

Wayne 11, Twin Cedars 1

 

Class 2A

Region 4

East Marshall 11, Ogden 1

 

Class 3A

Region 2

PCM 13, Clarinda 1

 

Class 4A

Region 3

Dallas Center-Grimes 10, Perry 0

Region 4

ADM 6, Winterset 0

Region 5

Carlisle 2, Xavier 1

Region 6

Norwalk 4, Pella 0

2 arrested following an assault investigation in Red Oak Tue. night

News

July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak – assisted by Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies – responded late Tuesday night to 305 E. Nuckols Street, for a reported physical assault that was taking place. When officers arrived, the tenants of the unit refused to let law enforcement into their residence. As police were making entry, one of the tenants attempted to leave out the rear of the building. Officers made contact through the back door with other tenants. Police executed a search warrant on the unit due to illegal items that were seen. Two men were subsequently taken into custody:

36-year-old Jason Rolfe Aherns, of Red Oak, was arrested on a valid Adams County warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine-3rd Offense (A Class-D Felony), and Domestic Abuse Assault, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Simple misdemeanors). He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail without bond.

28-year-old Dylan Elwood Taylor, of Red Oak, was arrested for Control of a Firearm/Offensive Weapon by a Felon (Class-D Felony), and Poss. of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $5,000.

Body of missing boater recovered in Iowa lake

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July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The body of a 47-year-old California man was recovered from an Iowa lake a day after an abandoned boat was located near Honey Creek State Park.

According to the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources received a report of the abandoned boat on Rathbun Lake shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday. When the boat was located, officials found two dogs and personal property, but no occupant.

Authorities learned the boat’s occupant was last seen fishing on the south side of Rathbun Lake around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The man’s body was recovered from the lake at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, in approximately 25 feet of water. Officials say the man was visiting family and friends in Iowa and was an avid fisherman at Rathbun Lake. The man’s name is not being released by authorities at this time.

An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Non-injury accident in Creston, Tue. afternoon

News

July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston say no one was injured during a collision Tuesday afternoon between two SUV’s. Authorities say a 2014 Chevy Equinox driven by 17-year-old Zoey Vandevender, of Creston, was stopped at stop sign located at the 4-way stop intersection, of Elm and Montgomery Streets in Creston, facing west.

The teen began to turn left (southbound) onto Elm Street, when her vehicle was struck by another 2014 Chevy Equinox. The driver of that SUV, 89-year-old Mary McDonald, of Creston, failed to stop as she was traveling south on Elm Street. Her vehicle hit Vandevender’s SUV in the middle of the intersection, causing minor damage to the front end of both vehicles. Both vehicles were driven away from the scene, with damage estimated by police to be around $3,000 altogether.

The accident report says while McDonald ran a stop sign, no citations were issued.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Weather

July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind at 5 to 10 mph this morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 77. E/NE winds @ 5-mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Low around 61.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy w/a60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 72.
Saturday Night: A 40% chance of showers. Low around 60.
Sunday: Partly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers through mid-day. High near 76.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning, 60. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the Low was 54. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on July 17th, was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1911. Sunrise: 6:00; Sunset: 8:51.

Iowa QB Cade McNamara says he is healthy and ready for new season

Sports

July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara says he is back to full health as he prepares for the upcoming season. McNamara had his first season with the Hawkeyes cut short with an ACL injury early in a week five victory over Michigan State.

McNamara was cleared late in the spring and says it took some time to build trust in his knee.

McNamara says the most difficult part of the injury was psychologically.

A.G. Bird criticizes VP Harris’ record on police

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July 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird used her prime time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention to tout former President Donald Trump’s approach to crime-related issues, but she began with her own biography.  “A few years ago, I was a local prosecutor, locking up bad guys, but in 2022 I ran for Attorney General and beat the incumbent Democrat who was first elected when I was just two years old,” Bird said, to laughter and applause.

Bird says she was elected because Iowans want a judicial system that protects them, not the criminals. “Democrats like Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have made life miserable for law enforcement,” Bird said. “They treat police like criminals and criminals like victims.” Bird focused on Vice President Harris, a former local prosecutor who was California’s attorney general for six years.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird speaks at the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024. (Photo from Bird’s staff.)

“Democrats like Harris use words like ‘reimagine’ the police,” Bird said. “…The Democratic Party is the party of defunding the police. They said it, they mean it and they can’t wiggle out of it.” Bird says Trump has repeatedly shown his support for law enforcement and will put criminals in jail where they belong. “The radical left believes in handouts, not handcuffs,” Bird said.

The Biden campaign points to recent data showing violent crime is at a 50 year low and the number of murders in America declined 13 percent between 2022 and 2023. Bird is the only statewide elected official who endorsed Trump before the Iowa Caucuses and Trump has predicted she’ll be Iowa’s governor some day.