Former Iowa State running back Breece Hall feels the New York Jets offense is a good fit for him. The two-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year was taken by the Jets in the second round of last month’s NFL Draft. Hall went through the Jets’ rookie mini-camp
Hall says the Jets have a “running back friendly” offense.
Hall says his goal is to contribute as a rookie.
Hall is expected to be one of several running backs that have a role next season.
Today: Mostly sunny. High 78. W @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 54. S @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms, especially during the afternoon. High 75. SW @ 10-15
Wednesday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs & tstrms in the morning. High 78.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 85.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low this morning was 44, and we received .02” of rain Sunday at KJAN. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 61 and the Low was 55. The Record High on this date was 93 in 1939. The Record Low was 25 in 1907.
(Radio Iowa) – A group of “Scraposaurs” has been posted outside Sioux City’s Lewis and Clark Center. Dale Lewis — a sculptor who works with scrap metal — created the traveling display of 14 prehistoric creatures, including a sculpture that looks like one of the most famous of all dinosaurs.
“I titled him ‘T-Tex Evolved’ because he kind of looks like he’s mechanically evolved,” Lewis says. “One of the coolest things I think about this T-Rex — there’s a lot going on there, a lot of pieces — but his little stubby arm claws are kind of a mass of stainless steel, interesting hooks. They’re part of a 747 cargo bay door latch.” Lewis finds the raw materials for his sculptures from a variety of sources and most of the beasts he built for the outdoor exhibit in Sioux City came together in two to three months. 
“Eight months is the most involved piece I’ve ever done,” Lewis says. “It’s getting where pretty much everything I do is involved enough that it’s a bit of a celebration when I finish it.”The 14 sculptures Lewis created will be on display at the center in Sioux City, near the Missouri River, until April of next year. One of his sculptures has been on display for several years at the Lewis and Clark Center. It’s a pelican and it is the mascot for the center’s kids’ club.
“Percy the Pelican was a fun piece for me,” Lewis says. “It’s pretty realistic pelican, but it has a pirate hat, with a feather and a diamond on it…That was the sketch they provided me and I just ran with it.” The sculpture was inspired by something Captain Clark wrote in 1804 about a huge flock of pelicans in an area that is present day Sioux City. All of Lewis’ sculptures in Sioux City are named, including one called Stanley to Stegasaurus and another called Thing. Lewis has been making sculptures with salvaged materials since 2010.
Pigtail games in Class 1A Girls Regional Soccer brackets will be contested on Monday. There is just one area match-up on the schedule.
1A Region 3: Greene County @ Nodaway Valley-West Central Valley 6:00 p.m.
Boys District golf tournaments will be held on Monday. The top two teams and top two individuals not on a qualifying team will advance to the state tournament. If a host school is among the top two then a third team qualifies from that District.
CLASS 1A
District @ Bishop Garrigan
Spring Valley Golf Course
Teams: GTRA, George-Little Rock, North Butler, Nashua-Plainfield, Clarksville, Lake Mills, Newman Catholic, Bishop Garrigan, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Audubon.
Other Area Individuals: Max Nielsen, IKM-Manning
District @ Boyer Valley
Majestic Hills Golf Course in Denison
Teams: Kingsley-Pierson, Woodbury Central, Westwood, Boyer Valley, CAM, St. Albert, Sidney, Fremont-Mills, Bedford, Akron-Westfield, Gehlen Catholic.
Other Area Individuals: Kamron Brownlee, Griswold; Caleb Oakleaf, Griswold; Lincoln Palmer, East Mills; Kyler Williams, East Mills; Jake Oathoudt, SW Valley; Hunter Crill, SW Valley.
CLASS 2A
District at Shenandoah
Shenandoah American Legion Golf Course
Teams: Western Christian, Boyden-Hull, West Lyon, OABCIG, Sheldon, Treynor, Clarinda, West Monona,.
Other Area Individuals: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley; Matthew Weber, Nodaway Valley.
District at Kuemper Catholic
Carroll Country Club
Teams: Emmetsburg, Pocahontas Area, Grundy Center, Osage, Kuemper Catholic, South Hamilton, Panorama,.
Other Area Individuals: Jaden Forsyth, ACGC.
CLASS 3A
District @ Spencer
Spencer Golf & Country Club
Teams: MOC-Floyd Valley, Spencer, Webster City, Lewis Central, Carroll.
Other Area Individuals: Tristan Hayes, Atlantic; Joe Carey, Greene County.
Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina became the all time MLB winning battery on Sunday with a 15-6 romp over the Giants. The Wainwright-Molina duo has now combined for a record 203 wins in their career, passing the 202 mark that was set by Boston/Milwaukee lefhander Warren Spahn and catcher Dell Crandall from 1949-63.
Wainwright held the Giants to just one hit over the first five innings before giving up a two-run homerun to Joc Pederson in the sixth. Paul Goldschmidt had a home run, two doubles, and 3 RBI. Albert Pujols had two hits, two walks, and scored two runs.
The Cardinals improved to 19-15. Next up is a trip to New York to face the Mets. First pitch on Monday is 6:10 p.m. central, we’ll have pregame on KJAN at 5:05 p.m.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team brought the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback in an 11-8 loss at Michigan State on Sunday afternoon at McLane Baseball Stadium at Kobs Field.
The loss drops Iowa’s record to 30-17 overall and 14-7 in Big Ten play heading into the final week of the regular season. Despite the loss, the Hawkeyes took two of three games in the weekend series.
After Iowa took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Sam Hojnar’s RBI single to left center, the Spartans’ bats broke out in the second inning to knock Iowa starter Ty Langenberg from the contest.
Michigan State had eight hits in the frame (they had 10 hits in the game) against three Hawkeye pitchers, plating nine runs to take a 9-1 lead. The Spartans sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning.
The Spartans tacked on their 10th run in the sixth inning before the Hawkeyes began their comeback bid in the seventh.
Redshirt sophomore Peyton Williams hit a two-run homer for his second blast in as many days to make the score 10-3. Iowa then loaded the bases to start the eighth on a Sam Petersen double, Michael Seegers single and Kyle Huckstorf hit by pitch before Ben Wilmes’ RBI ground out made it 10-4.
After Williams walked to load the bases again, Keaton Anthony emptied the bases with a grand slam to right center for his 11th homer of the season, cutting the deficit to 10-8.
Michigan State got one run back in the bottom half before Iowa threatened again in the ninth.
The Hawkeyes put two runners on base via a Seegers single and Wilmes hit by pitch, bringing Williams to the plate with two outs. The first baseman barrelled up the first pitch he saw, but it carried to the warning track and was caught in center to end the game.
Iowa out-hit Michigan State, 11-10, in the game with Anthony (2-for-4, 4 RBIs), Fullard (2-for-3), Petersen (2-for-5) and Seegers (2-for-4) collecting multi-hit games.
Langenberg (5-2) suffered the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits in one inning. Five relievers saw action in the game.
STEVE BAKERINK, 75, of Fontanelle, died Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. His wife DEBBIE BAKERINK, 72, also of Fontanelle, died May 4th, at home. A Celebration of Life for STEVE and DEBBIE BAKERINK will be held from 5-until 9-p.m. Friday, May 20th, at the Hotel Greenfield, in Greenfield. Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.
Burial will be at a later date in the Fontanelle Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Steve and Debbie Bakerink Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
STEVE AND DEBBIE BAKERINK are survived by:
Their daughter – Dana ( Jason)Steckleberg, of Fontanelle
Their sons – Aaron (Sara) Bakerink, of Ankeny; Ryan Bakerink, of Chicago, Illinois; Deryck Bakerink, Brooke Bakerink and Shane Bakerink.
A sister – Nancy Richardson (Tim Van Eaton), of Grand Junction.
3 brothers – Gary (Kay) Marckmann, and Gary Bakerink, all of Fontanelle, and Ronnie Bakerink, of Arizona
Several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
(Creston, Iowa) – Police in Creston said no injuries were reported after a straight truck struck a railroad underpass Sunday afternoon on S. Cedar Street. A 2022 Freightliner delivery truck driven by 46-year-old Cedrick Lamark Johnson, of Des Moines, was traveling through an underpass at around 12:11-p.m., when the roof of the truck struck the underside of the BNSF/Creston Streets Dept. bridge. Damage to the truck was estimated at $6,000. No damage was reported to the overpass. Driver inexperience was cited as a contributing factor. No citations were issued.
BARBARA L. DRAKE, 93, of Atlantic, died December 10, 2021, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Memorial services for BARBARA DRAKE will be held 10-a.m. Saturday, May 21st, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Atlantic. Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.
A luncheon will be held following the memorial service in the church fellowship hall.
Burial will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery.
Memorials may directed to the Alzheimers Association in Barb Drake’s memory, at https://www.alz.org/?form=alz_donate
BARBARA DRAKE is survived by:
Her daughters – Claudia (Kent) Stogsdill, of Grove, OK, and Candice (Matt) Morey of Overland, KS.
4 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
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