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Atlantic Boys Basketball has bitter loss at home

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January 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team had a close loss with a packed house apart of Trojan spirit day losing 77-74 to Red Oak on Tuesday afternoon.

It was a closely contested game throughout the entire afternoon for the Trojans and they found themselves up by one at the end of the first quarter and then by two points by half.  Atlantic tried to pull a way for a bit in the third with a 6-0 run and had a 7-point lead on the Tigers. Towards the end of the third, Red Oak decided to push a 5-0 run of their own to tie it at 52 a piece.  The Tigers figured out how to push through the Atlantic zone and got it done at the free throw line as well, hitting 20 of 25 to help push them to the win.

Atlantic Head Coach Dalton Franken noted that the Trojans defense needs to improve if they want to win.

 

Hunter Gilleland had a big game for Red Oak with 30 points.  Max Devries added 25 points for the Tigers. With the win Red Oak improves their record to 4-7 and will travel to Shenandoah on Thursday.

Atlantic was led in the loss by Senior Colton Rasmussen with 41 points.  Gavin McLaren added 14 points and Nolan Water chipped in 10.  Even with the loss, Coach Franken did note that the environment was fun for the team to play in.

The Trojans drop to 3-9 and will face off against Harlan Thursday night at home, with tip off set for 7:30 p.m.

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Atlantic Girls Basketball towers over Red Oak

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January 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Atlantic Girls Basketball team had their largest margin of victory all year against Red Oak winning 63-13 at home on Tuesday afternoon.  The Tigers suffered from poor shooting on the night and couldn’t keep pace with an Atlantic team that only allowed one point in the entire first quarter leading 23-1 by the end of the first.  The Trojans took advantage of a scoring drought for the Tigers in the second quarter and grabbed a 37-point halftime lead.  Atlantic kept their foot on the gas petal in the second half to lead by 46 to start the fourth quarter and finished the night with a 50-point win.

Atlantic was led by Paytn Harter with 23 points and Maddie Richter with 6.  Red Oak got 5 points from Emily Sebeniecher in the loss. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason thought his team’s focus on defense showed throughout the game.

The Trojans improve to 5-9 and will be back at home Thursday, January 18th against Harlan with tipoff set for 6:00 p.m. Red Oak now sits at 2-10 and travel to Shenandoah on Thursday.

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Spartan Basketball stayed ahead the whole night in home win

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January 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Exira-EHK boys basketball team had an impressive win Tuesday night at home against Glidden-Ralston winning 59-33. The game started with a 10-3 Exira- EHK run, and the Spartans never looked back with a tight 18-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.  Senior Cash Emgarten ignited the Spartans offense in the second quarter with two triples for 13 points in the second quarter to start a 13-1 run and the Spartans pushed their lead to 12 at the half 39-24.  Glidden-Ralston looked to find their way back into the game in the second half, but only managed to hit one three pointer in the second half, compared to the five they made in the first.  Exira-EHK splashed down a few three-pointers in the third quarter to solidify the lead to 24 at the end of the third. The Spartans offense turned a little stale in the fourth quarter only scoring six points, but the Wildcats didn’t have an answer of their own only scoring 4 in the quarter. The Spartans won it 59-33.

Exira-EHK Head Coach Tony Santistaben credits his team with doing the little things correctly to get the win.

Cash Emgarten finished with 24 points to lead the Spartans, who improve to 9-3 on the season.  Next up the Spartans host Ar-We-Va on Friday and it’s a matchup coach Santistaben is taking seriously.

Glidden-Ralston was led in the loss by Jonathan Bergmeier with 16 points.  The Bulldogs are now 5-6 and will travel to Paton-Churdan on Thursday.

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Exira-EHK girls Dominate at home against Glidden-Ralston

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January 16th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

The Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team had a strong win on Tuesday evening over the Glidden-Ralston Wildcats 65-17. The Spartans came out of the gate poised for a win leading 13-0 at the end of the first. Throughout the second quarter Exira-EHK continued to land shots and saw their lead grow up to 30 at half. In the second half Exira-EHK kept up their stifling defense and Glidden-Ralston had no answer only scoring 10 points in the final two quarters. Taryn Petersen played sharp leading the Spartans in scoring with 21. Jaelyn Petersen also had a big game with 17 points.

Glidden-Ralston was led in the loss by 6 points from Kassidy Wenck. Tiela Janssen finished with 5 points for the Wildcats as their record drops to 4-7.

The Spartans improve to 9-3 and head to Treynor on Thursday to face the Cardinals with a tipoff set for 6:00 p.m.

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Northern Iowa men visits Belmont Wednesday night

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The UNI men return to Missouri Valley action on Wednesday night with a visit to Belmont. The Panthers are 3-3 in the Valley and lost to Belmont at home 90-70 back in late November.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson who says the Bruins have been tough to guard.

Belmont is 4-2 in conference play.

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Drake men visit Illinois State Wednesday night

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Drake takes a 5-1 Missouri Valley record on the road to Illinois State Wednesday night. The Bulldogs beat the Redbirds 88-71 in Des Moines two weeks ago.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who feels the Bulldogs are making strides on defense.

DeVries says defense is the key to winning on the road and Saturday’s 18-point win at Southern Illinois was an example.

Illinois State is 2-4 in the Valley.

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No. 2 Iowa women host Wisconsin

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeye women take a 6-0 Big Ten record into tonight’s (Tuesday night’s) game at home against Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes are 17-1 overall and up to number two in this week’s AP Poll.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Senior guard Caitlin Clark believes experience is a major reason they have been so consistent.

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Just like most people, our cell phones don’t like the cold, either

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Forecasters say Iowa may not see temperatures above 32-degrees again for at least another week, and prolonged exposure to extreme cold can cause all sorts of havoc for our bodies — and for our cell phones.

Casey Brooks, manager of the US cellular store at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, says you may not know it, but there’s liquid inside our phones.

“What we’re really worried about with that is the lithium ion battery that’s contained inside any of those smartphones and they do contain liquid,” Brooks says. “When those batteries are put into extreme cold temperatures, the molecules shrink and that can cause potential issues for the battery life. The display, the buttons and everything can lag significantly.”

If you’ve been outside with your phone and the device is cold, Brooks says don’t try to use it until it warms up, or it may not be cooperative. “Once the phone gets back above that 32 degree mark, it’s going to start operating as normal, but that battery does have to warm back up to room temperature,” Brooks says, “and make sure you do that before you charge it.”

When it’s freezing outside, keep your phone close to your body. (Radio Iowa photo)

Many of us carry our phones virtually everywhere, but especially now, in case of emergency during this harsh winter. If you’re going to be exposed to the elements, Brooks says try not to use the phone while you’re out in the wind and cold.

“For carrying it, I would say keep it in a pocket close to your body,” Brooks says. “Your body is going to put off some body heat to keep that phone warm to prevent it from having that issue in the extreme cold. You can also put a case on that phone. That’s going to help give it one more layer of protection against the cold.”

Law enforcement encourages us to put the phone in the console or glove box while we’re driving to avoid being distracted by it, and Brooks says that’s a good idea, even in the chill.

“As long as the car is running, that should be fine,” Brooks says. “Those compartments would be heated as well, but once you turn the car off, or you’re leaving the vehicle, you’d want to take that device with you, if possible.”

She also recommends you keep your phone fully charged during the winter to avoid completely draining the battery. Taking along a portable charger may also be a good idea if you won’t be near a power source.

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Iowa House bill would restrict release of mug shots

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A bill that’s cleared a subcommittee in the Iowa House would make mug shots confidential in most cases, until a person is actually convicted or pleads guilty. Under the proposal, a mug shot could be released if the person is considered an imminent threat or if a judge decides to make it public.

Lisa Davis-Cook is a lobbyist for the Iowa Association of Justice, which represents trial lawyers. She says keeping most mug shot photos private would protect the reputations of people who are never found guilty. “There’s websites, there’s social media accounts that are littered with booking shots of people ‘the day after,’” Davis-Cook says. “Some of those people, the charges never go beyond that yet those pictures are out there in the public domain that can really harm them.”

Iowa House of Representatives (RI file photo)

Catherine Lucas of the Iowa Department of Public Safety says photos are important to distinguish between people with the same name. “All mug shots in Iowa have the disclaimer that the person is innocent until proven guilty,” Lucas says, “and we think the system, as is currently, works well.”

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures,  nearly a dozen states have passed laws either restricting the release of booking photos or prohibiting for-profit ‘mug shot’ websites from charging people to have their photos removed.

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Temperatures finally move above zero across the state

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January 16th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – We are starting to slowly move out of the subzero temperature pattern the state has been in the last several days. National Weather Service Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says temperatures across much of Iowa are already on the positive side.

“We’ll be in the low single digits this afternoon, here for Tuesday. So that will be warmer than we’ve seen the past few days,” she says. “Of course, at this point, everything’s relative based on how cold it has been.” She says they’ve we’ve transitioned the wind chill warning to a wind chill advisory that will last through Wednesday morning. Then we’ll have a small heat wave hit the state.

“We’ve got highs in the low 20s across a good portion of Iowa. So there’s our warm up. Unfortunately, that Wednesday warm up will be a little short lived. We’re going to be back into the freezer for Friday and Saturday highs in the single digits,” Hagenhoff says. The single digits will only last a couple of days.
“Sunday we’ve got highs in the 20s and by Monday and Tuesday we’ve got mid 30s across most of Iowa, so that’s whenever the real warm up starts to take place,” Hagenhoff says.

She says the warmer temperatures will help melt some of the snow that was part of the reason for the extremely cold temperatures. “It does a really good job of keeping us cold. Part of that is because it’s really reflective and so you get the sunshine on it and reflects that heat right back out. And so we don’t get as warm,” Hagenhoff says. “So we’ll have to overcome that a little bit here. Which is a reason that we tend to stay so cold once you get a snow pack like that. But the good news is it does still look like by early next week we should start to eat away at that snow pack.” She says we tend to get a these Arctic outbreaks a couple times each winter.

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