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Class 3-A State Wrestling First Round Results

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February 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

  • 106 – Paxton Whiteaker (Lewis Central) 43-9 won by decision over Jacob Schipper (North Scott) 38-13 (Dec 12-7)
  • 106 – McGwire Midkiff (CB Thomas Jefferson) 40-9 won by decision over Collin Koerperich (Western Dubuque) 36-9 (Dec 6-1)
  • 113 – Jorge Partida (Denison-Schleswig) 34-6 won by fall over Cody Batterson (Southeast Polk) 29-15 (Fall 4:50)
  • 120 – Alijah Jeffery (Linn-Mar) 38-0 won by fall over AJ Slaughter (Glenwood) 28-22 (Fall 0:57)
  • 120 –  Kyle Briggs (CR Jefferson) 25-12 won by tech fall over Robbie Finch (CB Abraham Lincoln) 40-9 (TF-1.5 5:35 (22-6))
  • 126 – Colton Clingenpeel (CB Thomas Jefferson) 37-2 won by major decision over Jack Koethe (WDM Valley) 32-14 (MD 9-0)
  • 126 – John Gioffredi (Indianola) 41-2 won by major decision over Cole Peckham (Glenwood) 39-11 (MD 9-1)
  • 132 – Jake Koethe (WDM Valley) 43-1 won by fall over Justin Kaltved (Carroll) 27-11 (Fall 1:28)
  • 132 – Levi Azinger (Pella) 35-3 won by major decision over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 33-21 (MD 8-0)
  • 132 – Matt Malcom (Glenwood) 46-6 won by major decision over Jakeb Bakken (Iowa City West) 35-19 (MD 13-0)
  • 138 – Logan Ryan (Bettendorf) 45-1 won by fall over Steven Ruby (CB Thomas Jefferson) 17-10 (Fall 2:40)
  • 145 – Jason Wallace (CB Thomas Jefferson) 34-5 won by tech fall over Israel Dirkx (Carroll) 26-14 (TF-1.5 4:22 (16-1))
  • 152 – Ethan Ruby (Lewis Central) 45-5 won by fall over Dustin Caldwell (Clinton) 31-10 (Fall 5:10)
  • 160 – Josh Clark (Glenwood) 28-11 won by decision over Nathaniel Standish (Johnston) 30-14 (Dec 15-9)
  • 170 – Sean Ickes (CR Xavier) 37-7 won by major decision over Hayden Waldstein (Lewis Central) 29-19 (MD 13-2)
  • 182 – Rocky Lombardi (WDM Valley) 33-7 won by decision over Chris Thomas (Lewis Central) 34-20 (Dec 7-2)
  • 195 – Ray Schroder (Newton) 39-5 won by decision over Jake Taylor (CB Thomas Jefferson) 32-18 (Dec 6-1)
  • 195 – Drea Lamb (Oskaloosa) 16-4 won by decision over Dustin Putnam (CB Abraham Lincoln) 36-15 (Dec 5-1)
  • 220 – Max Erpelding (Bettendorf) 23-25 won by fall over Mitch Cam (Denison-Schleswig) 19-12 (Fall 2:46)
  • 285 – Jordan Bywater (CB Abraham Lincoln) 44-3 won by decision over Tom Schiffer (Mason City) 29-7 (Dec 7-3)
  • 285 – Kaleb Staack (Waverly-Shell Rock) 45-4 won by fall over Jacob Cook (Lewis Central) 34-17 (Fall 4:15)

Consolation:

  • 120 – Skylar DeJong (Oskaloosa) 33-9 won by fall over Robbie Finch (CB Abraham Lincoln) 40-10 (Fall 2:44)
  • 120 – Camiran Sadeghi (Keokuk) 27-6 won by fall over AJ Slaughter (Glenwood) 28-23 (Fall 0:28)
  • 126 – Logen Rodriguez (CR Kennedy) 30-9 won by decision over Cole Peckham (Glenwood) 39-12 (Dec 5-4)
  • 132 – Matt Wempen (Linn-Mar) 18-4 won by decision over Mac Southard (Lewis Central) 33-22 (Dec 4-2)
  • 132 – Austin Hosch (Western Dubuque) 42-2 won by decision over Justin Kaltved (Carroll) 27-12 (Dec 4-0)
  • 138 – Lachlan Kelley (Urbandale) 28-9 won by decision over Steven Ruby (CB Thomas Jefferson) 17-11 (Dec 4-3)
  • 145 –  Israel Dirkx (Carroll) 27-14 won by fall over Selbie McNair (Davenport North) 27-18 (Fall 2:53)
  • 170 – Jeffrey Thongvanh (Newton) 17-11 won by major decision over Hayden Waldstein (Lewis Central) 29-20 (MD 15-5)
  • 182 – Chris Thomas (Lewis Central) 35-20 won by fall over Jamiir Moore (Waterloo East) 15-12 (Fall 1:07)
  • 195 – Deion Mikesell (Southeast Polk) 26-8 won by fall over Dustin Putnam (CB Abraham Lincoln) 36-16 (Fall 0:50)
  • 195 – John Ware (Ankeny Centennial) 38-7 won by major decision over Jake Taylor (CB Thomas Jefferson) 32-19 (MD 14-5)
  • 220 – Harrison Townsend (Ames) 25-12 won by injury default over Mitch Cam (Denison-Schleswig) 19-13 (Inj. 0:00)
  • 285 – Jacob Cook (Lewis Central) 35-17 won by decision over Jake Heinrich (Urbandale) 33-15 (Dec 5-2)

Team Scores:

1. Bettendorf 31.0
2. Southeast Polk 29.5
3. Waverly-Shell Rock 27.5
4. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 17.5
5. Linn-Mar, Marion 17.0
6. Iowa City, West 15.0
6. North Scott, Eldridge 15.0
8. Pleasant Valley 13.5
9. Fort Dodge 13.0
9. Newton 13.0
11. Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 11.5
12. Fort Madison 11.0
12. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 11.0
14. Dallas Center-Grimes 10.0
14. Dowling Catholic, Wdm 10.0
14. Epworth, Western Dubuque 10.0
14. Indianola 10.0
14. Lewis Central 10.0
14. Oskaloosa 10.0
14. Sioux City, East 10.0
21. Ames 9.5
22. Valley, West Des Moines 9.0
23. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 8.5
24. Mason City 7.0
24. Spencer 7.0
26. Clinton 6.0
26. Johnston 6.0
26. Keokuk 6.0
29. Waterloo, West 5.5
30. Boone 5.0
30. Burlington 5.0
30. Decorah 5.0
30. Des Moines, East 5.0
30. Dubuque, Hempstead 5.0
30. Glenwood 5.0
30. Pella 5.0
30. Waukee 5.0
38. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 4.5
39. Cedar Falls 4.0
39. Des Moines, Lincoln 4.0
39. Dubuque, Senior 4.0
39. Ottumwa 4.0
43. Carroll 3.0
43. Mount Pleasant 3.0
43. Norwalk 3.0
46. Ankeny Centennial 2.0
46. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 2.0
46. Davenport, North 2.0
46. Denison-Schleswig 2.0
46. Muscatine 2.0
46. Sioux City, North 2.0
52. Davenport, Central 1.0
52. Davenport, West 1.0
52. LeMars 1.0
52. Marshalltown 1.0
52. Urbandale 1.0
57. Ankeny 0.0
57. Cedar Rapids, Washington 0.0
57. Des Moines, North-Hoover 0.0
57. Des Moines, Roosevelt 0.0
57. Waterloo, East 0.0

ISU’s Ejim Named First-Team Academic All-American

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February 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior Melvin Ejim earned Capital One First-Team Academic All-America honors, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Ejim, a Toronto, Ontario native, joins his head coach Fred Hoiberg as the only Iowa State men’s basketball players to earn first-team academic All-America accolades.  Hoiberg was a first-teamer in 1995 and earned second-team honors in 1994. Julius Michalik (3rd-1994), Paul Shirley (2nd- 2001) and Jake Sullivan (3rd- 2003) round out Iowa State’s list of CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

Ejim has been a star for Iowa State in the classroom and on the court. The history major boasts a 3.70 GPA, while also working toward earning a business minor. Ejim is a member of the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honors Society and in 2013 was named the inaugural Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year.

On the basketball court, Ejim has helped guide No. 17 Iowa State to a 20-5 record. He is leading the Big 12 in scoring with 19.1 points per game and ranks second with 8.6 rebounds per game. A two-time All-Big 12 Conference selection, Ejim has 30 career double-doubles. Ejim, a four-year starter, has scored 1,478 points and grabbed 963 rebounds in his career.

ISU’s Christofferson Named CoSIDA Academic All-American

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February 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball senior Hallie Christofferson has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America third-team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced today.

Christofferson is one of 15 Division I women’s basketball student-athletes who were named to the Capital One Academic All-America teams. Christofferson was the only Big 12 student-athlete selected as an Academic All-American.

She joins four other Iowa State women’s basketball players to receive Academic All-America honors, as Anne O’Neil, Angie Welle, Lindsey Wilson and Jayme Olson, a two-time honoree, earned the honor during their time at ISU.

The senior graphic design major holds a 3.43 grade point average and was a member of the Big 12 honor roll and named an ISU Scholar-Athlete in 2013. This season, the senior is averaging 18.8 points per contest, which ranks second in the Big 12, and 7.4 rebounds. She has also been tabbed to numerous midseason watch lists.

Christofferson is the fifth Cyclone to amass 1,600 points and 750 rebounds in a career (Angie Welle, Megan Taylor, Jayme Olson, Tonya Burns). Christofferson is a two-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and was also names an ISU Scholar Athlete last season.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th

Trading Post

February 20th, 2014 by Jim Field

FOR SALE: two tickets to Omaha Broadway at the Orpheum for “WAR HORSE”. Sat. night, April 12, 8:00 P.M. Seats are in the center section, aisle seats, third row from the front of the stage. Great seats. $75 each. Call 243-2388 and leave a message.

3 vehicle accident in Atlantic

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February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

At least one person suffered possible injuries during a three-vehicle accident this morning, in Atlantic. According to the Police Department, the crash occurred near the Turkey Creek Lodge on east 7th Street, at around 10:37-a.m. The accident remained under investigation late this morning, and no other details were available.

Roadways in the area at mid-day were 100-percent snow covered. The Iowa DOT reports an accident on the I-80 eastbound off ramp to U-S Highway 59 at Avoca, was closed due to an accident at that location.

A tow ban is in effect for Cass and Adair Counties until further notice. Vehicles that slide-off the road will not be removed until the weather has cleared and the ban is lifted. Cass County Sheriff Darby McLaren said there was one accident in the County as of mid-day. The Sheriff warns motorists to slow down and only travel if necessary.

Harlan native in the running for Senate seat

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February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

A native of Harlan who’s running for the U-S Senate seat being vacated by Iowa Democrat Senator Tom Harkin, says he’s “An every day Iowan…ready to represent every day Iowans every day in the Iowa Senate.” Scott Schaben, of Ames, a former luxury car salesman and car sales manager, told KJAN News, when he entered the campaign, he received advice similar to that which he heard when he first got into sales.

Scott Schaben

Scott Schaben

That advice was to “Be a good listener.” Schaben says the rest of the field of candidates includes some “professional talkers,” and he posed the question “Do you want a candidate that’s going to talk to you, or one that’s going to listen to you?”

Schaben is one of several Republicans vying to run against the only Democrat in the race, Representative Bruce Braley. He says while the other candidates talk about ending the partisan bickering and moving the country forward, he can get things done in Congress because of his Blue Collar background and retail sales experience.

He says he’s “Bi-lingual” because he speaks “The language of employer and employee,” therefore he understands the needs of both. Schaben says if elected to the Senate, he’ll focus his energies on the budget and national debt. He says he’s the only candidate that will focus on creating a “Path to solvency.”

Schaben says the last time there was a Senate seat as open as the one being left vacant by Tom Harkin, the entire national debt was 500-billion dollars. Currently, he says the nation is spending over 200-billion per year on interest alone. The figure will grow in the next 10-years to over 500-billion dollars, according to Schaben. He says the “Pathway to solvency is an all-of-the-above approach,” which includes raising revenue by either raising taxes or get more get more people to pay taxes by putting them to work.

That is accomplished he says, by creating an environment where people want to hire and pay people a decent salary, or making reforms in entitlement programs which are part of mandatory spending. Schaben says creating an environment where people are willing to take the risks and become successful entrepreneurs is essential to growth of the economy.

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February 20th, 2014 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Michelle Heath with the Nishna Valley YMCA, wishing the Y a Happy 10th Birthday.

 

 

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Severe thunderstorm warning: Ringgold, Taylor, Union & Adams Counties

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February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

949 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1015 AM CST

* AT 949 AM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LENOX…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CRESTON…LENOX…TWELVE MILE LAKE…SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MAIN CAMPUS…AFTON…CLEARFIELD…DIAGONAL…GRAVITY…CROMWELL…
ARISPE…SHARPSBURG…SHANNON CITY…KENT…THAYER…CONWAY…
CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…WILSON COUNTY PARK…GREEN VALLEY LAKE
STATE PARK…THREE MILE LAKE COUNTY PARK AND LAKE OF THREE FIRES
STATE PARK.

Significant Weather Advisory for Page County

Weather

February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

922 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY UNTIL
1000 AM CST…

AT 922 AM CST…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
OVER BURLINGTON JUNCTION IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI…OR 13 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARYVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
    THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…BRADDYVILLE AND BLANCHARD.

Sun blindness said to be the cause of an accident in Atlantic

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February 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An accident in Atlantic Wednesday morning was said to be caused by temporary sun blindness. The Atlantic Police Department says Florence Hildebrand, of Atlantic, was traveling east on 5th Street at around 7:45-a.m., when she was blinded by the sun. When Hildebrand couldn’t see a vehicle parked near the intersection with Hazel Street. Her vehicle ran into the parked car registered to Maria Swope, of Atlantic. The collision caused Swope’s vehicle to be pushed into another parked car, registered to Alanda Marshall, of Atlantic.

Damage from the mishap amounted to $2,200. There were no injuries, and no citations issued.

(9-a.m. News)