The Drake Bulldogs picked up an 86-61 home win over Bradley on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs led 45-23 at halftime and held the lead firm from there.
Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs with 28 points and Sardaar Calhoun added 16 points.
Drake improved to 14-5 on the season and next up will host Missouri State on Wednesday.
The Iowa women’s basketball team rolled past Penn State 108-67 on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 34-15 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
Caitlin Clark led 5 Hawkeyes in double-figures with 27 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. Monika Czinano added 20 points and five boards.
The Hawkeyes improve to 14-4 on the season and will now head to Michigan State on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have that game on KJAN.
Iowa State came up just short of a big win at Kansas on Saturday afternoon. KJ Adams hit a tough shot with 10 seconds left to give Kansas a lead and Caleb Grill missed a contested last second three and Kansas came out on top 62-60.
Gabe Kalsheur had tied the game with 35 seconds left on a three before Adams’ go-ahead. Kalsheur finished with 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Osun Osunniyi added 14 points and 6 boards.
Gradey Dick led Kansas with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jalen Wilson added 16 points and 11 boards. Kansas improved to 16-1 on the season.
Iowa State dropped to 13-3 on the season and 4-1 in the conference. Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against Texas on Tuesday.
Girls Basketball
Exira-EHK 60, Audubon 20
Glenwood 53, Maryville (MO) 48
Griswold 58, Hamburg 35 (McKenna Wiechman 19pts, 5 steals)
Nebraska City Lourdes (NE) 59, Sidney 28
Westwood 73, Glidden-Ralston 26
Boys Basketball
Bishop Heelan 66, Kuemper Catholic 49
Exira-EHK 65, Audubon 46 (E: Cash Emgarten and Easton Nelson 15 points each)
Maryville, MO 83, Glenwood 75
Missouri Valley 72, Whiting 17 (MV: Brody Lager school record 13 assists)
Sidney 60, Nebraska City Lourdes, NE 51
Westwood 66, St. Albert 50
2023 Rusty Garst Invitational at Fort Dodge
01/14/2023
Team Scores
Atlantic took 6th in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:52.96 (Alex Lihs, Abe Schechinger, Kyler Rieken, Keaten Rieken.) Alex Lihs was 6th in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:03.49 and Keaton Rieken was 8th in the 100-yard freestyle at 53.61.
The Trojans also went 6th in the 400 yard freestyle relay and were 7th in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Auditor’s Office reports the County’s ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Committee, will meet 1-p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in the EMA Building Meeting Room.
The Committee will: review ARPA funding; proposed projects and expenses; a possible additional project; fund balance to date; and other items to discuss, including the possible scheduling of another ARPA meeting, if necessary.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic’s City Administrator John Lund reports a Special meeting of the City Council will take place in a closed session 4-p.m. Monday, Jan. 16th, in the Council’s Chambers at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting “Is to discuss issues of concern to the Police Department.”
The Code Section reads the Council may enter into a Closed Session, “To avoid disclosure of Specific Law Enforcement Matter, Such as allowable tolerances or criteria for [the] selection, prosecution, or settlement of cases, which, if disclosed, would facilitate disregard to requirements imposed by law, as allowed under 21.5(1)(h).”
No other information was provided.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 49 by 3am. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
M.L.King Day: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of rain between 9am and noon. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to around 39 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 41. The Low was 24. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 15 and the Low was -8. The Record High on this date was 61 in 1990. The Record Low was -23 in 1905.
MERLIN HENRY RASMUSSEN, 79, of Red Oak, died January 11, 2023, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. A funeral service for MERLIN RASMUSSEN will be held 2-p.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Griswold Central Church of Christ. Rieken Duhn Funeral Home in Atlantic is assisting the family.
Visitation with the family will take place one hour prior to the funeral service.
Interment will be held at a later date in Pilot Grove Cemetery.
MERLIN RASMUSSEN is survived by:
His wife – Vivian Rasmussen, of Red Oak.
His daughters – Lorrie (Mike) Moore, Tammy (Joe) Post, all of Casper, WY, and Dawn (Dan) Miller, of Loveland, CO.
His son – Tracey Rasmussen, of Casper, WY.
His brother – Ronald (Linda) Rasmussen, of Elliott.
His sisters – Diane Adams, of Shenandoah, and Denise Wilson, of Red Oak.
11 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren; other relatives, and friends.
JEFF WARRIOR, 62, of Ottumwa (formerly of Bridgewater), died December 29, 2022, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Celebration of Life services for JEFF WARRIOR will be held 11-a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at the Bridgewater United Methodist Church, with a luncheon to follow. Lamb Funeral Home in Fontanelle has the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the Jeff Warrior Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.
JEFF WARRIOR is survived by:
His wife – Teresa Warrior.
His sons – Ryan (Lisa) Warrio; Jeffrey Warrior, Jr.; Trey (Brittany) Bankson,
His daughter – Terri Lynn (Sam) Bankson.
His brothers – Mike (Leann) Warrior, and Doug (Debbie) Warrior.
other relatives and friends.
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