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Red Oak woman arrested early Sunday morning

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February 6th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Red Oak Police, early this (Sunday) morning, arrested 32-year-old Mildred Helenora Douglas. The woman was taken into custody at around 4-a.m., in the 1700 block of N. 4th Street, on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree, and Public Intoxication. Douglas was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $2,000 cash-only bond.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022

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February 6th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 52 and the low overnight was 11. This day last year we had a high of 11 and a low of -17. The all-time record high for today’s date was 54 in 1966 and the record low was -27 in 1982. Sunrise today is 7:27 a.m. Sunset tonight at 5:42 p.m.

Iowa State women roll past Oklahoma State

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State women’s basketball team pulled out a 76-58 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

The Cyclones grabbed the lead early with a 28-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter and didn’t relent much the rest of the way.

Emily Ryan scored 18 points and Lexi Donarski added 17 for the Cyclones. Iowa State shot 49% from the field and 46% from three. The Cyclones improved to 20-3 overall and 9-2 in the Big 12.

Lauren Fields led Oklahoma State with 19 points as they fall to 6-14 overall and 1-10 in the Big 12.

Next up for Iowa State is a road trip to face TCU next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

UNI wins overtime battle over Drake

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

For the second time in two weeks in men’s hoops on Saturday. This time the Panthers out-dueled the Bulldogs 74-69 at the Knapp Center.

Roman Penn forced overtime with a layup and free throw with 13 seconds remaining in The UNI Panthers and Drake Bulldogs went to overtime for the regulation. In overtime the Panthers held the Bulldogs to just one field goal on ten attempts. UNI converted on their last 5 free throw attempts to secure the road win.

Noah Carter led the Panthers with a game-high 23 points. Trae Berhow added 16pts and Tywhon Pickford had 8 points and 12 rebounds. The Panthers improved to 13-9 overall and 8-3 in the Valley. The win vaulted them into second place in the league and snapped Drake’s four game win streak.

Drake had five players finish in double-figures, led by 15 from Tucker DeVries. Garrett Sturtz dropped in 10 points and had 11 rebounds.

Next up for the Panthers is a Wednesday home game against Southern Illinois at 7:00 p.m.

Drake will host Missouri State on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Iowa State stumbles at Texas

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

The Texas Longhorns outscored Iowa State 38-18 in the second half and came away with a 63-41 win in Austin on Saturday afternoon.

The Cyclones shot a miserable 28.6% from the field and only 13.3% from three point range. Iowa State also turned the ball over 18 times in the loss.

Izaiah Brockington scored 12 points and Tyrese Hunter had 10 for ISU. The Cyclones fall to 16-7 on the season.

Texas was led by 14 points each from Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones. The Longhorns move to 17-6 on the season.

Atlantic Boys Swimming finishes 6th at Johnston District Meet

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores

1. Waukee 495
2. Johnston 402
3. Indianola 264
4. Dsm, Roosevelt 257
5. Ottumwa 190
6. Atlantic 133
7. Newton 113
8. DM East 94

The top 24 times statewide qualify for state in the relay events and the top 32 times in individual events advance on to the State Meet next week in Iowa City. Atlantic did not have any times qualify for state but had some nice performances.

200 Yard Medley Relay
6th place 1:54.23 Alex Lihs, Abe Schechinger, Bryan York, Kyler Reiken

200 yard Freestyle
Bryan York 6th place 1:58.64
Brayden Atkinson 8th place 2:02.86

50 yard Freestyle
Alex Sampson 24.06 14th place
Abe Schechinger 27.42 21st place
Lucas Doyle 29.10 22nd place

100 yard Butterfly
Kyler Rieken 1:08.94 17th place

100 yard Freestyle
Alex Sampson 12th 54.98
Brayden Atkinson 13th 55.42
Alex Lihs

500 yard Freestyle
Bryan York 8th 5:10.37
Bryce Schmidtke 21st 6:41.18

200 Freestyle Relay
6th place 1:37.39 Kyler Reiken, Brayden Atkinson, Alex Sampson, Alex Lihs

100 yard Backstroke
Alex Lihs 11th place 1:02.91
Kyler Rieken 18th place 1:10.42
Lucas Doyle 21st place 1:22.42

100 yard Breaststroke
Abe Schechinger 17th place 1:17.47

400 yard Freestyle Relay
6th place 3:39.43 Keaton Rieken, Brayden Atkinson, Alex Sampson, Bryan York

Full results HERE

Atlantic 200 Yard Medley Relay team. Photo courtesy Dave York.

Class 2A and Class 1A Regional Dual Team Wrestling pairings released

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

CLASS 2A & CLASS 1A REGIONAL DUALS

For Class 2A and Class 1A, regional dual team assignments are determined using the final IWCOA dual team rankings, with eight of the top 16 ranked schools hosting, if possible and practical within geographic areas. Host sites were determined using the second IWCOA dual team rankings in order to secure facilities. The sectional champion and next eight highest ranked teams will be the regional dual team qualifiers. The top-ranked team at each site will receive a bye during the first round.

CLASS 2A

At #1 West Delaware, Manchester

First round: #17 Mt. Vernon vs. #T19 South Tama County

Final: #1 West Delaware, Manchester vs. TBD

At #2 Osage

First round: #15 Webster City vs. #26 West Marshall

Final: #2 Osage vs. TBD

At #3 Independence

First round: #14 Williamsburg vs. #21 Ballard

Final: #3 Independence vs. TBD

At #4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton

First round: #13 Humboldt vs. UR BH-RV

Final: #4 Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs. TBD

At #5 Creston

First round: #11 Atlantic-CAM vs. #18 Glenwood

Final: #5 Creston vs. TBD

At #6 Crestwood, Cresco

First round: #12 Algona vs. #16 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows

Final: #6 Crestwood, Cresco vs. TBD

At #7 Winterset

First round: #8 Hampton-Dumont vs. #30 Carroll

Final: #7 Winterset vs. TBD

At #9 Assumption, Davenport

First round: #10 Notre Dame, Burlington vs. #T19 Albia

Final: #9 Assumption vs. TBD

 

CLASS 1A

At #1 Don Bosco, Gilbertville

First round: #T19 Wapsie Valley vs. #21 Columbus Catholic

Final: #1 Don Bosco vs. TBD

At #2 Lisbon

First round: #17 Beckman Catholic vs. #18 New London

Final: #2 Lisbon vs. TBD

At #3 West Sioux, Hawarden

First round: #14 West Monona vs. #22 AHSTW, Avoca

Final: #3 West Sioux, Hawarden vs. TBD

At #4 Nashua-Plainfield

First round: #13 Central Springs vs. #15 MFL, MarMac

Final: #4 Nashua-Plainfield vs. TBD

At #5 Logan-Magnolia

First round: #16 Interstate-35, Truro vs. #30 Riverside, Oakland

Final: #5 Logan-Magnolia vs. TBD

At #6 Missouri Valley

First round: #9 South Central Calhoun vs. UR Ogden

Final: #6 Missouri Valley vs. TBD

At #7 West Hancock, Britt

First round: #10 Emmetsburg vs. #T19 Lake Mills

Final: #7 West Hancock, Britt vs. TBD

At #8 Wilton

First round: #11 Alburnett vs. #12 Sigourney-Keota

Final: #8 Wilton vs. TBD

High School Basketball Scoreboard Saturday 02/05/2022

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Blair, NE 48, Lewis Central 40
Carroll 67, Denison-Schleswig 38
Elkhorn North 59, CB Abraham Lincoln 39
Central Decatur 68, South Harrison 52
Fremont, NE 72, Glenwood 57
Treynor 38, St. Albert 32

BOYS BASKETBALL

Glenwood 62, Plattsmouth, NE 48
OABCIG 46, Kingsley-Pierson 43
Treynor 46, St. Albert 37
WDM Valley 59, CB Abraham Lincoln 54

Logan-Magnolia wins 1A Sectional 15 at MVAOCOU

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Logan-Magnolia 249.0
2 Missouri Valley 233.5
3 South Central Calhoun 168.0
4 Kuemper Catholic 167.5
5 MVAOCOU 133.0
6 Woodbine 34.0
7 West Harrison 0.0

Full results HERE

Riverside win 1A Sectional 12 at Riverside

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February 5th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Riverside 209.0
2 Bedford-Lenox 187.0
3 West Central Valley 169.0
4 AC/GC 166.0
5 Southwest Valley 132.5
6 East Union 82.0
7 East Mills 45.0
8 Griswold 22.0

106
1st Place – Davis Bramman of Riverside
2nd Place – Mizael Gomez of Bedford-Lenox
3rd Place – Andrew Carl of West Central Valley
4th Place – Ty Tallmon of East Union
1st Place Match
Davis Bramman (Riverside) 23-15, Fr. over Mizael Gomez (Bedford-Lenox) 30-16, Sr. (Dec 9-2)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Mizael Gomez (Bedford-Lenox) 30-16, Sr. over Andrew Carl (West Central Valley) 22-17, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Andrew Carl (West Central Valley) 22-17, Fr. over Ty Tallmon (East Union) 9-17, Fr. (Fall 2:43)

113
1st Place – Tegan Slaybaugh of AC/GC
2nd Place – Brayden Maeder of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Dalton Smith of Riverside
4th Place – Alyc Phippen of West Central Valley
1st Place Match
Tegan Slaybaugh (AC/GC) 36-9, So. over Brayden Maeder (Southwest Valley) 35-5, So. (MD 11-2)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Brayden Maeder (Southwest Valley) 35-5, So. over Dalton Smith (Riverside) 15-10, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Dalton Smith (Riverside) 15-10, So. over Alyc Phippen (West Central Valley) 14-22, Fr. (Fall 1:22)

120
1st Place – Gavin Sloss of AC/GC
2nd Place – Chase England of Bedford-Lenox
3rd Place – Kellen Oliver of Riverside
1st Place Match
Gavin Sloss (AC/GC) 36-15, Fr. over Chase England (Bedford-Lenox) 34-14, Fr. (Fall 0:39)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Chase England (Bedford-Lenox) 34-14, Fr. over Kellen Oliver (Riverside) 17-16, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Kellen Oliver (Riverside) 17-16, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

126
1st Place – Jace Rose of Riverside
2nd Place – Dylan Stein of Bedford-Lenox
3rd Place – Dj Islas of East Union
4th Place – Trenton Naragon of West Central Valley
5th Place – Tatum Bates of AC/GC
1st Place Match
Jace Rose (Riverside) 40-4, Sr. over Dylan Stein (Bedford-Lenox) 33-11, Fr. (Fall 0:50)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Dylan Stein (Bedford-Lenox) 33-11, Fr. over Dj Islas (East Union) 21-10, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Dj Islas (East Union) 21-10, Jr. over Trenton Naragon (West Central Valley) 19-24, Fr. (Dec 8-2)
5th Place Match
Tatum Bates (AC/GC) 12-19, Fr. over () , . (Bye)

132
1st Place – Taven Moore of Riverside
2nd Place – Ian Forsythe of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Jackson Pfrang of AC/GC
4th Place – Graham Godsey of Bedford-Lenox
5th Place – Trevor Fry of East Union
6th Place – Andrew Laramy of East Mills
1st Place Match
Taven Moore (Riverside) 28-18, Fr. over Ian Forsythe (Southwest Valley) 23-19, Fr. (Fall 5:26)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Ian Forsythe (Southwest Valley) 23-19, Fr. over Jackson Pfrang (AC/GC) 13-23, Fr. (Fall 1:46)
3rd Place Match
Jackson Pfrang (AC/GC) 13-23, Fr. over Graham Godsey (Bedford-Lenox) 17-14, Fr. (Fall 3:57)
5th Place Match
Trevor Fry (East Union) 1-15, Fr. over Andrew Laramy (East Mills) 12-26, Jr. (Fall 5:02)

138
1st Place – Dalton Kitzman of Bedford-Lenox
2nd Place – Jett Rose of Riverside
3rd Place – Eli Rodriguez of Southwest Valley
4th Place – Wyatt Mangano of West Central Valley
5th Place – Justin Davis of AC/GC
6th Place – Erik Allen of East Union
1st Place Match
Dalton Kitzman (Bedford-Lenox) 38-10, So. over Jett Rose (Riverside) 20-19, Fr. (Dec 6-0)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Jett Rose (Riverside) 20-19, Fr. over Eli Rodriguez (Southwest Valley) 30-16, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Eli Rodriguez (Southwest Valley) 30-16, So. over Wyatt Mangano (West Central Valley) 11-17, Fr. (MD 10-1)
5th Place Match
Justin Davis (AC/GC) 4-13, Jr. over Erik Allen (East Union) 8-15, Jr. (Fall 3:54)

145
1st Place – Ryan Stortenbecker of East Mills
2nd Place – Braiden Beane of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Conner Fitzgerald of Bedford-Lenox
4th Place – Damon Hayes of East Union
5th Place – Tanner Herskowitz of AC/GC
6th Place – Austyn Fisher of Riverside
1st Place Match
Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills) 33-6, Jr. over Braiden Beane (West Central Valley) 23-9, Jr. (Dec 7-0)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Braiden Beane (West Central Valley) 23-9, Jr. over Conner Fitzgerald (Bedford-Lenox) 36-4, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Conner Fitzgerald (Bedford-Lenox) 36-4, Sr. over Damon Hayes (East Union) 23-15, Sr. (Fall 4:51)
5th Place Match
Tanner Herskowitz (AC/GC) 5-15, So. over Austyn Fisher (Riverside) 7-24, Jr. (Fall 0:34)

152
1st Place – Nolan Moore of Riverside
2nd Place – Blaise Beane of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Cayden Jensen of AC/GC
4th Place – Trenton Beck of Bedford-Lenox
5th Place – Kason Parker of East Union
6th Place – Tyler Prokop of East Mills
1st Place Match
Nolan Moore (Riverside) 33-9, Sr. over Blaise Beane (West Central Valley) 25-7, Jr. (MD 15-2)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Blaise Beane (West Central Valley) 25-7, Jr. over Cayden Jensen (AC/GC) 36-16, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Cayden Jensen (AC/GC) 36-16, Sr. over Trenton Beck (Bedford-Lenox) 27-10, Jr. (MD 18-4)
5th Place Match
Kason Parker (East Union) 18-24, So. over Tyler Prokop (East Mills) 10-5, Sr. (Dec 5-4)

160
1st Place – Kaedon Lindsay of West Central Valley
2nd Place – Dawson Muller of AC/GC
3rd Place – Brodyn Wray of East Mills
4th Place – Tate Haffner of Southwest Valley
5th Place – Jordan Martin-England of Bedford-Lenox
6th Place – Fischer Buffington of East Union
1st Place Match
Kaedon Lindsay (West Central Valley) 29-12, Jr. over Brodyn Wray (East Mills) 25-19, Jr. (Fall 1:56)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Dawson Muller (AC/GC) 28-21, Sr. over Brodyn Wray (East Mills) 25-19, Jr. (Fall 3:36)
3rd Place Match
Dawson Muller (AC/GC) 28-21, Sr. over Tate Haffner (Southwest Valley) 25-17, So. (Fall 1:20)
5th Place Match
Jordan Martin-England (Bedford-Lenox) 24-21, Fr. over Fischer Buffington (East Union) 11-20, Fr. (Dec 7-6)

170
1st Place – Bradlee Grantz of Southwest Valley
2nd Place – Gage Davis of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Cale Swain of Griswold
4th Place – Izaak Dukes of Bedford-Lenox
5th Place – Shane Lear of East Union
6th Place – Justin Wilson of Riverside
1st Place Match
Bradlee Grantz (Southwest Valley) 15-9, So. over Gage Davis (West Central Valley) 13-6, Jr. (MD 12-4)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Gage Davis (West Central Valley) 13-6, Jr. over Cale Swain (Griswold) 13-13, Jr. (Dec 9-6)
3rd Place Match
Cale Swain (Griswold) 13-13, Jr. over Izaak Dukes (Bedford-Lenox) 26-17, So. (Fall 1:54)
5th Place Match
Shane Lear (East Union) 9-16, Jr. over Justin Wilson (Riverside) 7-23, Jr. (Fall 1:29)

182
1st Place – Jake Cox of Bedford-Lenox
2nd Place – Brody Zimmerman of Riverside
3rd Place – Terrian Islas of East Union
4th Place – Bryce Rochholz of AC/GC
5th Place – Robbie Barnes of Southwest Valley
6th Place – Isaiah Valdivia of Griswold
1st Place Match
Jake Cox (Bedford-Lenox) 41-6, Jr. over Brody Zimmerman (Riverside) 16-14, . (Fall 0:52)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Brody Zimmerman (Riverside) 16-14, . over Terrian Islas (East Union) 20-21, Fr. (Fall 1:29)
3rd Place Match
Terrian Islas (East Union) 20-21, Fr. over Bryce Rochholz (AC/GC) 26-22, Sr. (Fall 4:50)
5th Place Match
Robbie Barnes (Southwest Valley) 4-7, Jr. over Isaiah Valdivia (Griswold) 4-11, So. (Fall 3:56)

195
1st Place – Colin Jacobs of Southwest Valley
2nd Place – Zach Teague of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Xavier Adamson of Bedford-Lenox
4th Place – Cooper Tunik of AC/GC
1st Place Match
Colin Jacobs (Southwest Valley) 28-5, Jr. over Zach Teague (West Central Valley) 20-12, Fr. (Dec 6-3)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Zach Teague (West Central Valley) 20-12, Fr. over Xavier Adamson (Bedford-Lenox) 30-16, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Xavier Adamson (Bedford-Lenox) 30-16, Jr. over Cooper Tunik (AC/GC) 9-20, Jr. (Fall 0:47)

220
1st Place – Brok Comstock of Riverside
2nd Place – Ayden Phippen of West Central Valley
3rd Place – Michael Fuller of AC/GC
4th Place – Dalton Calkins of Southwest Valley
1st Place Match
Brok Comstock (Riverside) 21-22, Sr. over Michael Fuller (AC/GC) 15-21, Fr. (Fall 4:54)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Ayden Phippen (West Central Valley) 24-19, Jr. over Michael Fuller (AC/GC) 15-21, Fr. (Fall 1:38)
3rd Place Match
Ayden Phippen (West Central Valley) 24-19, Jr. over Dalton Calkins (Southwest Valley) 21-14, Sr. (Fall 1:19)

285
1st Place – Devin Whipple of Bedford-Lenox
2nd Place – Nate Messerschmidt of Riverside
3rd Place – Payton Jacobe of AC/GC
4th Place – Sawyer Wilkenson of Southwest Valley
5th Place – Jordan Bohall of West Central Valley
1st Place Match
Devin Whipple (Bedford-Lenox) 30-3, Sr. over Nate Messerschmidt (Riverside) 27-16, Jr. (Fall 1:48)
2nd Place Wrestleback
Nate Messerschmidt (Riverside) 27-16, Jr. over Payton Jacobe (AC/GC) 15-12, So. (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
Payton Jacobe (AC/GC) 15-12, So. over Sawyer Wilkenson (Southwest Valley) 8-22, Fr. (Fall 5:23)
5th Place Match
Jordan Bohall (West Central Valley) 1-4, Sr. over () , . (Bye)