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Atlantic’s Dennis commits to Iowa Western Community College for Cross Country

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February 12th, 2020 by admin

Front Row: Bradley’s Mother Stephanie Kinzie, Bradley Dennis. Back Row: Atlantic Cross Country Coach Dan Vargason, Assistant Track and Basketball Coach Jeremy Blake, Head Boys Basketball Coach Jeff Ebling.

Atlantic senior Bradley Dennis made his commitment official on Wednesday morning to attend Iowa Western Community College and compete on the Cross Country and Track and Field program.

Dennis has been a strong member of the Atlantic cross country and track programs his entire four years. Dennis was a three time state qualifier in Cross Country. He finished 33rd his freshman season in 2016, took 74th in 2018, and was 39th in 2019 in Class 3A with a time of 17:12.20 in Fort Dodge.

On the track Dennis was a member of the state Runner-Up team in 2019 for the Trojans. He was on the 4x800M Relay team that took a 4th place medal (Craig Alan Becker, Nathan Behrends, Bradley Dennis, Chase Mullenix) 8:06.88.

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February 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 2/12/20

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February 12th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Iceland might not be a basketball hotbed. The small island nation in the North Atlantic has still produced three players at Division I colleges in the United States this season. Thorir Thorbjarnarson is at Nebraska. Jon Axel Gudmundsson of Davidson was the Atlantic 10 player of the year last season. Hakon Hjalmarsson is a freshman at Binghamton. The three are in contact almost every day and they follow each other online. The three say they take pride in representing their country.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Darius Days scored seven of his 20 points in the final five minutes as No. 25 LSU rallied to beat Missouri 82-78. LSU trailed by eight points midway through the second half before taking the lead for good at 72-69 on Days’ 3-pointer with 4:43 remaining. With LSU leading 76-73, Days made a short shot following an offensive rebound with 25 seconds left. After Missouri again got within three points on Xavier Pinson’s basket, Days made two free throws with 11 seconds left. Dru Smith led Missouri with 20 points. Reed Nikko matched his career high with 13 points.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jalen Smith had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Eric Ayala scored 16 and No. 9 Maryland edged Nebraska 72-70 to extend its winning streak to seven games and remain alone atop the Big Ten. Maryland let a 14-point lead dwindle to 71-70 before Smith swatted away a shot in the final seconds to preserve the victory. Haanif Cheatham scored 20 and Thorir Thorbjarnarson added 15 for Nebraska, which has lost nine straight and is 0-9 on the road.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Yor Anei scored 15 and had seven rebounds, Lindy Waters III added 12 points and Oklahoma State beat Kansas State 64-59. Jonathan Laurent had 11 points and Cameron McGriff provided 10 as the Cowboyspicked up their first win against Kansas State since 2017 and now sit in a tie for ninth place in the conference with the Wildcats. Mike McGuirl led Kansas State with a season-high 16 points. It was the first conference road win of the season for Oklahoma State.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Items from what became known as “The Pine Tar Game” between the Royals and Yankees will be sold by Heritage Auctions later this month. The highlight will be the jersey worn by George Brett that is expected to fetch more than $100,000. The bat, which now resides at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Last match of the night sends Humboldt past Atlantic/CAM and on to the State Dual Team Tournament

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February 11th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team came up one match shy of advancing to the State Dual Team Tournament on Tuesday night in Atlantic. Humboldt’s Colton Goodell pinned Atlantic/CAM’s Noah Vandevanter at the 5:43 mark and broke a 29-all tie for the team scoring. The final margin was 34-29 in favor of Humboldt and they advance to the State Dual Team Tournament.

Atlantic/CAM beat Red Oak 46-29 in their first round match and Humboldt defeated Van Meter/Earlham 45-30 in their first dual.

Here’s a look at the match results for Atlantic/CAM’s two duals on the night.

Humboldt 34 Atlantic/CAM 20 

285: Cale Roller (ATL) over Josh Beldin (HUMB) (Fall 1:16)
106: Cole Nelson (HUMB) over Easton O`Brien (ATL) (MD 14-3)
113: Aybren Moore (ATL) over Jase Goodell (HUMB) (Dec 15-11)
120: Cresten Craven (HUMB) over Ethan Follmann (ATL) (Fall 1:18)
126: Joe Weaver (ATL) over Ty Gargano (HUMB) (MD 16-7)
132: Jaxson Bell (ATL) over Colby Clarken (HUMB) (Dec 7-5)
138: Brian South (ATL) over Jordan Jensen (HUMB) (SV-1 6-4)
145: Joe Weydert (HUMB) over Tanner O`Brien (ATL) (TF 16-0 5:36)
152: Kadin Stutzman (ATL) over Fletcher Satern (HUMB) (MD 15-4)
160: Levi Naeve (HUMB) over Jarrett Armstrong (ATL) (Fall 1:22)
170: Payton Fewson (ATL) over Braxden Scott (HUMB) (Fall 5:34)
182: Logan Nilles (HUMB) over Brenden Casey (ATL) (TF 22-7 5:45)
195: Walt Delanoit (HUMB) over Devin McKay (ATL) (Dec 10-6)
220: Colton Goodell (HUMB) over Noah Vandevanter (ATL) (Fall 5:43) (HUMB Unsportsmanlike Conduct -1.0)

Atlantic/CAM 46 Red Oak 29

220: Devin McKay (ATL) over Jordan Holaday (RO) (Fall 1:42)
285: Cale Roller (ATL) over Hunter Portales (RO) (Fall 0:42)
106: Easton O`Brien (ATL) over Brandon Erp (RO) (Fall 0:44)
113: Aybren Moore (ATL) over Chase Sandholm (RO) (Fall 1:38)
120: Johnathan Erp (RO) over Ethan Follmann (ATL) (Fall 5:47)
126: Joe Weaver (ATL) over Chase Roeder (RO) (Fall 0:22)
132: Dawson Bond (RO) over Jaxson Bell (ATL) (Dec 8-3)
138: Brian South (ATL) over AJ Schmid (RO) (Fall 1:06)
145: Tanner O`Brien (ATL) over Bryan Erp (RO) (MD 9-0)
152: Kadin Stutzman (ATL) over (RO) (For.)
160: Jacob Echternach (RO) over Jarrett Armstrong (ATL) (Fall 1:33)
170: Justin McCunn (RO) over Brenden Casey (ATL) (TF 18-2 5:11)
182: Bruce Lukehart (RO) over Payton Fewson (ATL) (Dec 6-1)
195: Carter Maynes (RO) over (ATL) (For.)

Class 1A and 2A Regional Dual Team Wrestling Scoreboard 02/11/2020

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February 11th, 2020 by admin

Class 1A and 2A wrestling teams competed in Regional Dual Team competition on Tuesday night. The winners of first round matches at each site advance to the final. The winner of each final advances on to the State Dual Team Tournament next Wednesday in Des Moines. Here is a look at the results.

CLASS 1A

At AHSTW, Avoca
Woodbury Central, Moville 37, AHSTW, Avoca 36,
Mount Ayr 46, Underwood 30
Final: Woodbury Central 57, Mount Ayr 20

At Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 64, ACGC 16
Nashua-Plainfield 57, Martensdale-St. Marys 21
Final: Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 35, Nashua-Plainfield 30

At Denver
Denver 49, Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 30
New London 54, Colfax-Mingo 21
Final: Denver 42, New London 27

At Don Bosco, Gilbertville
Don Bosco, Gilbertville 84, Highland, Riverside 0
Alburnett 60, Wilton 17
Final: Don Bosco, Gilbertville 73, Alburnett 0

At Lake Mills
Lake Mills 67, Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 10
West Hancock, Britt 43, South Winneshiek, Calmar 23
Final: Lake Mills 55, West Hancock, Britt 18

At Lisbon
Lisbon 82, Wapello 0
Belle Plaine 46, Iowa Valley, Marengo 35
Final: Lisbon 81, Belle Plaine 0

At Logan-Magnolia
Logan-Magnolia 63, Interstate 35, Truro 12
Missouri Valley 58, Bedford/Lenox 13
Final: Logan-Magnolia 48, Missouri Valley 24

At West Sioux, Hawarden
West Sioux, Hawarden 57, Western Christian, Hull 24
Manson Northwest Webster 50, Westwood, Sloan 27
Final: West Sioux, Hawarden 45, Manson Northwest Webster 25

CLASS 2A

At Atlantic
Atlantic/CAM
46, Red Oak 29
Humboldt 45, Van Meter/Earlham 30
Final: Humboldt 34, Atlantic/CAM 29

At Independence
Independence 58, Mount Vernon 10
Charles City 39, Gilbert 24
Final: Independence 31, Charles City 29

At Osage
Osage 56, Forest City 18
Crestwood, Cresco 36, Emmetsburg 35
Final: Osage 36, Crestwood, Cresco 28

At Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, MOC-Floyd Valley 24
Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 28, West Lyon, Inwood 26
Final: Sergeant Bluff-Luton 37, Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 33

At Union, LaPorte City
Union, LaPorte City 49, South Tama County, Tama 21
Assumption, Davenport 49, Iowa Falls-Alden 15
Final: Assumption, Davenport 41, Union, LaPorte City 32

At West Delaware, Manchester
West Delaware, Manchester 76, Anamosa 3
Camanche 48, Solon 35
Final: West Delaware, Manchester 54, Camanche 24

At Williamsburg
Williamsburg 76, Mount Pleasant 0
Bondurant-Farrar 58, North Polk, Alleman 18
Final: Williamsburg 39, Bondurant-Farrar 25

At Winterset
Winterset 64, Knoxville 14
Harlan 51, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 28
Final: Winterset 44, Harlan 35

High School Basketball Scoreboard Tuesday 02/11/2020

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February 11th, 2020 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 65, Shenandoah 46

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 49, Tri-Center 27 (AHSTW clinches Western Iowa Conference Championship)
Audubon 49, IKM-Manning 36
Logan-Magnolia 43, St. Albert 29
Underwood 32, Treynor 29

Rolling Valley Conference

River Valley 53, West Harrison 38
Southeast Valley 54, Paton-Churdan 51
Woodbine 51, Fremont-Mills 34

Corner Conference

Essex 38, Griswold 32

Pride of Iowa Conference

Mount Ayr 73, Bedford 25

Other Scores

ADM 69, Carlisle 54
Ballard 61, Carroll 31
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 62, Bishop Heelan 55
Winterset 50, Bondurant-Farrar 46
Woodward-Granger 49, ACGC 40

 

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Omaha Skutt, NE 76, Glenwood 46

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 54, Tri-Center 51 (OT)
Treynor 70, Underwood 53

Rolling Valley Conference

Southeast Valley 71, Paton-Churdan 38
Woodbine 47, Fremont-Mills 37

Corner Conference

East Mills 62, Sidney 47
Griswold 48, Essex 28
Stanton 81, Clarinda Academy 40

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 74, Carlisle 43
Ballard 72, Carroll 59
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 69, Bishop Heelan Catholic 40
Winterset 70, Bondurant-Farrar 44
Woodward-Granger 69, ACGC 61

AHSTW wins overtime thriller over Tri-Center

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February 11th, 2020 by admin

For the second time this season the AHSTW boys basketball team pulled out a 3 point win over Tri-Center, this time it took overtime. The Vikings grabbed a 54-51 victory in the extra session after the teams finished regulation knotted up at 46. Sam Porter hit two free throws to push the lead back to 3 for AHSTW with 8 seconds left. Zach Elliott’s three point attempt to tie the game was off the mark at the buzzer, sealing the Vikings victory. AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris said it was a fun game to play in and a much needed win for his team.

The Vikings came up big at the free throw line, going 6 for 6 in the overtime session and 10-14 for the game. Coach Harris was proud of the way they came through under pressure.

Raydden Grobe led the Vikings with 22 points and Brayden Lund came off the bench to score 12. Lund said it was a great team win.

The Vikings improved to 17-4 and will now wait for their first round playoff opponent on the 20th. The Vikings are in 2A District 15 and will play the winner of the Kuemper Catholic vs. Underwood first round game.

Tri-Center was led by 18 points from Leyton Nelson and 12 from Ethan Alfers. The Trojans fall to 17-4 on the season and will also await their first round playoff opponent for the 20th. The Trojans are in 2A District 16 and will face the winner of the Clarinda vs. Missouri Valley first round game.

AHSTW girls clinch Western Iowa Conference crown with road win over Tri-Center

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February 11th, 2020 by admin

The AHSTW girls basketball team took down Tri-Center 49-27 on Tuesday night and clinched the Western Iowa Conference Championship. Playing without leading scorer Kailey Jones, the Lady Vikes got big nights from Kinsey Scheffler (19 points) and Claire Harris (17 points). AHSTW Head Coach Steve Sauvain thought Scheffler played great inside and was pleased with the other girls stepping up to play important minutes.

AHSTW jumped out in front 19-7 by the end of the first quarter and led by 21 at the end of the half. It was a quick moving game with little scoring in the second half. Claire Harris was big on both end of the floor and Coach Sauvain loves how she is playing right now.

AHSTW ends the regular season with a record of 18-3 and finished 14-2 in the conference. The Lady Vikes finish a game ahead of Logan-Magnolia for the Conference crown and two games up on IKM-Manning after they fell to Audubon on Tuesday night.

AHSTW now awaits the winner of Underwood vs MVAOCOU, as they host their first playoff game on the 18th.

Tri-Center falls to 4-17 on the season. They were led by 12 points from Madison Ausdemore on the night. The Trojans play their first round playoff game Saturday at Missouri Valley.

CWD numbers surge up, in 4 new counties

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February 11th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The number of wild deer testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the season that just ended dramatically increased. D-N-R spokesman, Mick Klemesrud, says they get samples from hunters throughout the season. “Seven-thousand samples were collected and submitted — and form that we had 43 new positives this year — bringing our grand total since we had our first positive to 89,” Klemesrud says.

The first C-W-D positive was confirmed in the 2013-2014 hunting season and the number of confirmed cases were in the single digits until the 2016-2017 year when there were 12. The 43 confirmed cases this year surpasses the previous high of 18 found in the 2018-2019 year. “We’ve confirmed them for the first time in wild deer in four new counties — and that’s Woodbury, Winnekshiek, Fayette and Decatur,” according to Klemesrud. “So, we’ll be reaching out to our local hunters and people who hunt that area and setting up some meeting in early spring and talk about what that means to them, and how we want to go about trying to slow this disease.”

C-W-D attacks the brain of the deer and is always fatal. Klemesrud says it is not the same as Hemorrhagic Disease. “People get Hemorrhagic Disease and Chronic Wasting Disease mixed up. If you think about Hemorrhagic Disease — it’s really fast moving — where the deer if it gets bit by a midge that has the virus it’ll not always die, but if it does die, it’s usually really fast, 36 to 48 hours and it is dead,” Klemesrud says.

“Chronic Wasting Disease is something they can pick up and transmit from deer-to-deer — but it takes 18 months for that to really get going in the deer.” Klemesrud says the D-N-R will continue its effort to slow C-W-D. “It’s in every state around us, we are hoping we see some advances in science to help us battle this. And so we are trying to work with our hunters to maintain in these areas where we have Chronic Wasting Disease, we like to see our numbers towards our lower end of our goal. This is a deer-to-deer transmission issue,” he says.

Klemesrud says it is something they want to try and slow down. “It’s definitely a concern. We’re hoping that if we can go as slow as we can and keep the spread down, hopefully science will catch up and give us some answers here,” Klemesrud says. It is not believed that humans can contract C-W-D by eating venison; however, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends, when hunting in areas with C-W-D that hunters strongly consider having the deer tested they eat the meat. The D-N-R provides a way to check on C-W-D tests on their website.

DNR to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes at Feb. 25 public meeting

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February 11th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Council bluffs – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

Locally, the Iowa DNR will be at the Fish and Game Club, 531 Commanche Street, Council Bluffs, on Feb. 25. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Todd Bishop, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Wildlife Bureau, says “We want people to come out, listen to the seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff. Part of the meeting will be devoted to discussing potential rule changes and collecting feedback as we work through the rules process.”

The meetings are open to the public. Comments collected from these public meetings will be considered along with other related comments received by the Iowa DNR prior to proposing changes to hunting rules and regulations. Proposed rules will be presented to the Natural Resource Commission during a regular public meeting for consideration and additional public comment.

These meetings replace the one night listening session held in late winter over the past 15 years.

Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements, such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments, should contact the Iowa DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.