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Atlantic Wrestlers Split in Double-Dual

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

On Thursday, the Atlantic wrestling team topped Kuemper Catholic and fell short to Lewis Central in a double-dual at Lewis Central High School.

The Trojans won ten of 14 matches to defeat Kuemper 52-24. Taye Jordan (106) and Collin Harris (113) won by forfeit. Braxton Hass (120) won by a major decision, and Donavan Hedrington (175) and Cohen Bruce (190) won by a decision. The Trojans recorded five falls: Aiden Smith (126), Jayden Harter (138), Kalvin Hayes (144), Drevan Smith (150), and Evan Sorensen (285).

Atlantic won six of the 14 matches against Lewis Central. Taye Jordan (106) won by a decision in overtime, Braxton Hass (120) won by decision, Aiden Smith (126) picked up a fall, and Drevan Smith (150) won by a major decision. Donavan Hedrington (175) won by fall, and Evan Sorensen (285) posted a pin in 31 seconds.

Lewis Central defeated Atlantic 39-29 and topped Kuemper 40-36.

Atlantic 52 Kuemper Catholic, 24

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Thursday Night Girls Wrestling

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

Girls Wrestling

Southwest IA 42, East Mills 6
Southwest IA 54, Essex 0
Southwest IA 42, Tarkio, MO 36
East Mills 24, Essex 6
Torkio, MO 36, East Mills 12

Gilbert 52, Carroll 24
Gilbert 42, Denison-Schleswig 40

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Thursday Night Boys Wrestling

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

Boys Wrestling

OABCIG 36, Kingsley-Pierson 24
Westwood 66, Kingsley-Pierson 15
Westwood 61, OABCIG 15
Westwood 42, West Monona 39
West Monona 42, OABCIG 34

Council Bluffs AL 90, Sioux City West 6
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 66, Sioux City West 6

Nodaway Valley 64, Mount Ayr 12
Nodaway Valley 57, East Union 24
Nodaway Valley 54, Wayne 28

Lewis Central 39, Atlantic 29
Lewis Central 40, Kuemper Catholic 36
Atlantic 52, Kuemper Catholic 24

Ballard 46, Ealham 27
Ballard 34, Winterset 32
Winterset 43, Earlham 27

Roland-Story 60, Nevada 24
Roland-Story 48, PCM 33

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Missouri Valley cruise past Griswold

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

The Missouri Valley Lady Reds got a road win over the Griswold Tigers on Thursday night 47-29. The Lady Reds used a 10-2 run to end the first quarter followed immediately by an 14-5 run midway through the second quarter to gain a firm leads and never look back. Missouri Valley led 27-16 at the end of the first and held the lead to 11 by half at 27-16. The Monarchs led by as many as 19 down the stretch.

The Lady Reds were led by Grace Herman with 24 points from Paige Anderson. Griswold got 9 points from Karly Millikan in the loss. Baylee Newell finished with 5 points, all in the first half. Griswold Head Coach Ryan Lockwood gave praise to the way his players played defense and boxed out.

On the other end of the floor, Coach Lockwood noted that Griswold’s offense still has a few adjustments to make.

Griswold falls to 2-5 on the season and travel to East Mills to face the Wolverines Friday night.

Missouri Valley bumps up to 2-5 and play Tri-Center on the road Friday.

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Southwest Valley Timberwolves Girls Head Into Break With Positive Momentum With Win

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

Southwest Valley Timberwolves head into the Christmas break with a solid 59-16 win over East Union in a Pride of Iowa matchup in Villisca tonight. Hailey Randall led a balanced Timberwolves team effort with 20 points and six steals. Maddie Bevington had a career high 16 points in helping the Timberwolves winning cause. Ada Lund was the third Timberwolf in double figures with 10.

Leading from start to finish, Southwest Valley ended the first quarter with a 13-4 lead. With a massive 20-3 second quarter, the Timberwolves went into the break with a 33-7 advantage. A 26-9 second half ended the game with the final score.
MacKenzie Fast had a team high 9 rebounds and added 4 points with a solid defensive effort, as well. Sierra Pearson had a career high 8 rebounds and added a point. Other Timberwolves in the scoring column were Natalia Zimmerman with 4, Sadie Groszkrueger with 2 and Ashlynn Reser with 7 rebounds and a bucket. Freshman Lydia Forsythe did not score but had 3 rebounds and 2 steals as well as good defense.
“What a great job of defense tonight with all Timberwolves working hard and contributing to this win. Our intensity on defense was the key to this win. Really proud of every player on our young team and this is a very encouraging way to head into break,” said Head Coach Mike Cormack. Coach Kristin Fast appreciated the team rebounding and overall quality play of the team, as well.
Southwest Valley improves to 2-4 on the season and 1-3 in conference play.
Next up for the Timberwolves Varsity will be a game with rival Lenox in January. The team will work over the break to continue to grow and improve.

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Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase Hawkeye Hoops Huddle Information

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hawkeye fans following the University of Iowa men’s and women’s basketball team to Des Moines on Saturday are encouraged to attend the Hawkeye Hoops Huddle prior to the Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase at Wells Fargo Arena.

Hawkeye fans are invited to join the I-Club and Office of Alumni Engagement for a pre-game huddle from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Buzzard Billy’s in Des Moines (615 3rd Street).

Hawkeye Hoops Huddles are free and open to all fans and will feature our Hawkeye DJ, door prizes, snacks, and cash refreshments.

For more details on the Hawkeye Huddles visit jointheiclub.com/events or find the I-Club (@jointheiclub) on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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Missouri Valley Defeats Griswold

Sports

December 14th, 2023 by admin

The Missouri Valley Big Reds jumped on Griswold from the start and led the entire 32 minutes to a 58-42 victory. The Big Reds used their height and athletic advantage to their favor and forced 10 Tiger turnovers in the opening quarter and held a 16-2 lead after the first quarter. The Tigers would give the Big Reds eight easy points off turnovers and allowed senior leaders Brody Lager and Dane Janssen to get in a comfortable rhythm early and helped them play loose throughout the entire game. Head Coach of the Griswold Tigers Matthew Spunaugle said that the first quarter was the difference in the game and that he felt his team played a much better three quarters after settling down.

The Tigers would battle all night and at one point cut the Big Reds lead down to just eight after a couple Bode Wyman three balls, but the Big Reds responded with a 12-0 of their own and pushed the lead right back to 20 and basically ended any Tigers hope of a comeback victory. But the duo of Janseen and Lager were just too strong as both seniors scored 15+ as Janseen led the way with 21 points to lead all scorers. The Tigers would struggle shooting the ball from inside the three-point line but shot 8-19 from behind the arc including four by Bode Wyman on his way to lead the Tigers with 15 points. Head Coach Matthew Spunaugle credited Hogan Hook for drawing double teams down low and recognizing the help coming and his ability to kick out to open shooters.

With the loss the Tigers fall to 3-4 on the season and ends the team two game winning streak. As for the Big Reds they improve to 3-4 on the season.

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University of Iowa sees large drop in enrollment of international students

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December 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The number of international students attending the University of Iowa has fallen for eight straight years, only in part due to the pandemic. Russell Ganim, the U-I’s dean of international programs, tells KCRG-TV the trend really comes from changes other countries are making in higher education. ”If you look at China, the country has invested a lot in higher education. They built many colleges and universities,” Ganim says, “so they no longer needed to outsource higher ed to countries like the U.S. or the U.K. or Australia or western Europe.”

One of the largest international student groups at the U-I is China, which had roughly 25-hundred international students in Iowa City in 2015. Now, that number has dwindled to just 432, a drop of 83-percent. The New York Times reports American students looking to study in China may be hesitant because of the relationship between the two countries, something Ganim says students from China consider, too.

“Students still want to come here,” Ganim says. “They are concerned about world events but in many instances, it doesn’t necessarily affect their plans to study at Iowa or elsewhere in the United States or anywhere in Western Europe.” Instead of seeing a major drop in all international students, the U-I is seeing a shift in which countries are sending students. “It’s true that the Chinese contingent has decreased,” Ganim says, “but now we’re seeing more countries than ever represented among our international student body.” China, along with India, still sends more international students to the university than any other country.

“India is trying to build education infrastructure the way China did say 15-20 years ago, but it’s having trouble keeping up,” Ganim says. “As a result, it is outsourcing at least some of its higher education needs to the West.” Ganim says the U-I has increased recruiting efforts in India and the Middle East to lure more international students.

The overall number of international students has dropped 56% since 2015, but Ganim says the numbers are now moving in the right direction.

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Clayton County leading in deer harvest numbers as second gun season winds down

Ag/Outdoor, News

December 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A spokesman for the Iowa DNR says hunters are on pace for a good season harvest as the end of the second deer gun season approaches Sunday. Pete Hildreth talked about the numbers at the Natural Resources Commission meeting today.

“Just under 80,000 deer have been reported through our harvest reporting system,” Hildreth says. The DNR report shows hunters in Clayton County have taken the most deer thus far at 3,390, followed by Allamakee County at 2,589. No other counties have topped 2,000 deer taken, but a few are very close, including Winnesheik 1,943, Jackson, 1,941, Warren 1,814, Madison 1,888, and Dubuque 1,881.

(Iowa DNR photo)

“So based on this year’s harvest, we’re right on track for our typical annual harvest of 100 to 110-thousand deer statewide,” Hildreth says. He says the only downside is three hunting accidents last weekend. “That does serve as a reminder for hunters to review safety measures before heading out. Overall, there have been 12 hunting incidences and again sadly two fatalities across all hunting seasons this fall,” he says.

There were two separate deer hunting incidents that involved shooting at deer that were running between two hunters and one hunter was struck by a wayward shot from another in their party. The other incident involved a self-inflicted injury due to what the DNR calls “carelessly handling a firearm and lack of muzzle control.”

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Senate Democrats call for investigation of Iowa nursing home abuse, neglect cases

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December 14th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Democrats in the Iowa Senate say there’s a nursing home crisis in Iowa and the Senate Oversight Committee should launch a bipartisan investigation.

Senator Claire Celsi, a Democrat from West Des Moines, said some facilities are not being properly managed and it’s “a life and death issue” for some nursing home residents. “Our state’s current nursing home system is fundamentally broken and failing to protect Iowans,” Celsi says.

There are over 400 nursing homes in Iowa and Celsi said the state should be employing far more than 49 nursing home inspectors. She points to Michigan, which has a similar number of nursing homes and 47% more inspectors. “We need accountability in our nursing homes,” Celsi said. “…We need the help of our Republican colleagues to make these changes and to make any new laws.”

Republicans hold the majority of seats in the Iowa Senate and control the debate agenda, including what gets committee review. A spokesperson for Senate Republicans was not immediately available for comment.

Senate Democrats hosted a statehouse news conference this morning that included retired state employees who worked as nursing home inspectors. Mary Weaver of Rippey is a retired registered nurse who worked in the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. She’s concerned about a friend in an eastern Iowa nursing home who isn’t being bathed regularly and recently waited 90 minutes for assistance in getting to the rest room. “This is not the kind of treatment we want for our older Iowans,” she said. “This is inhumane. This is neglect.”

Dean Lerner was director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals for a decade. “I don’t know whether to cry or scream about these horrific events that are going on in our nursing homes,” Lerner said.

John Hale, a long term care advocate, spoke during a news conference in the Iowa Capitol on Dec. 14, 2023. (RI photo)

John Hale, a consultant who focuses on long term care issues, said there aretoo many “head-shaking instances” of abuse and neglect in Iowa nursing homes. “Where’s the outrage from legislators?” Hale asked. “Where’s the outrage from the governor, from leaders of state agencies, from prosecutors or from the good apples in the nursing home industry that are tarred by the bad apples?”

Hale estimates $800 million in state tax money will go to Iowa nursing homes this year and he said there must be more accountability.

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