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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/29/2016

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July 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.

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State Baseball Tournament: Semifinals Schedule for today (7/29)

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July 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT

11 a.m. — Carlisle (32-6) vs. Pella (31-8)
1:30 p.m. — Harlan (28-5) vs. Solon (22-20)

CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT

5 p.m. — Waukee (31-11) vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie (36-6)
7:30 p.m. — Iowa City West (34-6) vs. Des Moines Roosevelt (33-10)

Semifinals winners will play for the State Championship Title in both classes on Saturday, at Principal Park, in Des Moines.

Diaz’s homer helps Cardinals beat Marlins and Fernandez, 5-4

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July 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) — Aledmys Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs against childhood pal Jose Fernandez, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Thursday. Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park. Miami’s Dee Gordon, the 2015 NL batting and stolen bases champion, returned from an 80-game suspension for failing a drug test and went 0 for 4. Ichiro Suzuki doubled as a pinch hitter in the seventh for Miami and needs two hits for 3,000.

Diaz and Matt Holliday homered in the third inning against Fernandez (12-5), who had never previously given up more than one homer in a home game. His only other loss at Marlins Park came on opening day this year against Detroit. Michael Wacha (6-7) allowed three runs in six innings, and three relievers completed an eight-hitter. Seung Hwan Oh pitched around a one-out single in the ninth for his seventh save.

Connect-A-Dock Partners with Chamber for AtlanticFest Road Race

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce reports Connect-a-Dock is the Premier Partner of the AtlanticFest Road Race. The new partnership allows the AtlanticFest Road Race to continue chip timing to all the participants while keeping the cost and fees low to the entire community.  Abby Becker, Road Race chair, said “We are excited to continue chip timing for the AtlanticFest Road Race. Last year’s participants loved having an accurate time and immediate results.”  Becker added, “We are working with a new company this year, True Time Racing.”

The 2016 Road Race will be held on Saturday, August 13th to kick off the 18th Annual AtlanticFest. The race will begin at 8:00 AM at the Atlantic City Park with a 2 or 5 mile run and a 2 mile walk. The route can be found on www.atlanticiowa.com and will be similar to last year; enjoying a route through Schildberg Recreation Area.2016AtlanticFestRoadRaceLogo

Pre-Registration is open now until August 1st. Participants that pre-register for $16 will receive a free performance shirt with the new Road Race logo. Pre-Registration is also available for $10 but does not include a shirt.  Racers that prefer to register closer to the event can register on-line until August 11th or the day of at 7 am at the Atlantic City Park.

Pre-registered racers will receive a performance shirt with new thea Road Race logo sponsored by: First Whitney Bank, Connect- A- Dock, Cass County Health System and several other sponsors. New this year, Southwest Iowa Crystal Clear Southwest Iowa, will be filling re-usable water bottles to be distributed after the race.

For more information about the RoadRace, or additional AtlanticFest information visit www.atlanticiowa.com or call the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at (712)243-3017.

State Baseball Tournament: Semifinals Scores

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 1A STATE TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s semifinals (7/28)
Remsen-St. Mary’s 5, Newman Catholic 3
West Sioux 2, Don Bosco 1

Saturday’s championship (7/30)
11 a.m. — Remsen-St. Mary’s (32-5) vs. West Sioux (26-2)

CLASS 2A STATE TOURNAMENT
Thursday’s semifinals (7/28)
Clear Lake 10, Hinton 7
Kuemper Catholic 7, Pleasantville 1

Saturday’s championship (7/30)

1:30 p.m. — Clear Lake (30-7) vs. Kuemper Catholic (26-11)

Iowa court upholds seizure of cash from ex-basketball star

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A court has upheld the seizure of $63,000 from a former professional basketball player suspected of marijuana trafficking. Deputies in western Iowa seized former Purdue and Houston Baptist forward Gordon Watt’s cash in 2013 after stopping his speeding rental car. The money was packaged in bundles and discovered with items that investigators said pointed to drug dealing, including a baggie of marijuana, a digital scale and a stolen handgun.

Investigators believe Watt was driving to Colorado to buy marijuana to resell in Illinois. Watt, who played overseas after completing his college career in 2009, claimed he was going to practice in the high altitude and that he didn’t trust banks. The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday the cash is subject to forfeiture based on its likely tie to drugs.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 7/28/2016

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.

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State Baseball Tournament Quarterfinal Scores (7/27) & Semi-finals Schedule (7/28)

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CLASS 4A STATE TOURNAMENT
Wednesday’s quarterfinals

Waukee 3, Johnston 2
Cedar Rapids Prairie 1, Davenport West 0
Iowa City West 4, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3
Des Moines Roosevelt 11, Urbandale 3
Friday’s semifinals
5 p.m. — Waukee (31-11) vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie (36-6)
7:30 p.m. — Iowa City West (34-6) vs. Des Moines Roosevelt (33-10)

THURSDAY, JULY 28TH

CLASS 1A Semifinals:

11 a.m. — Newman Catholic (33-5) vs. Remsen-St. Mary’s (31-5)
1:30 p.m. — West Sioux (26-2) vs. Don Bosco (35-4)

CLASS 2A Semifinals:

5 p.m. — Clear Lake (29-7) vs. Hinton (24-5)
7:30 p.m. — Pleasantville (29-9) vs. Kuemper Catholic (25-11)

Cardinals snap Familia’s saves streak, rally past Mets 5-4

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July 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

NEW YORK (AP) — Yadier Molina and pinch-hitter Kolten Wong each stroked an RBI double in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals ended Jeurys Familia’s streak of 52 straight saves in rallying past the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer off Adam Wainwright to cap a three-run comeback in the seventh that gave the Mets a 4-3 lead. But then Familia, who hadn’t blown a regular-season save opportunity since July 30 last year, finally faltered.

Jedd Gyorko drew a one-out walk in the ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Randal Grichuk. Molina hit the next pitch to deep center field, and Grichuk scored standing up to tie it.

Molina was thrown out at third by Familia (2-2) on pinch-hitter Jeremy Hazelbaker’s comebacker, but Hazelbaker stole second and scored when Wong lined a double just inside the left-field line. Familia’s franchise-record saves streak was the third-longest in major league history behind Tom Gordon (54) and Eric Gagne (84). Jonathan Broxton (3-2) tossed a scoreless eighth and Seung Hwan Oh got three quick outs for his sixth save.

Iowa State’s Prohm adds former Alabama coach to staff

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July 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Former Alabama head coach David Hobbs has been named a special assistant to Iowa State coach Steve Prohm, a former team manager under Hobbs with the Crimson Tide. Hobbs spent six seasons at Alabama, winning 110 games from 1992-98. Hobbs was later an assistant at Kentucky for seven seasons on Tubby Smith’s staff.

Hobbs has worked in the NBA since 2008, serving as a scout for Charlotte, Brooklyn and Utah. Prohm says his familiarity with Hobbs, combined with Hobbs’ professional experience, will make him a strong addition to the program.