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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, 2/16/20

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February 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A student is suing Drake University in Des Moines, along with a fraternity at the school and several fellow students for an unspecified amount after he said he nearly died from a hazing incident. Court documents filed Feb. 7 show Marcus Shields is suing the school, Theta Chi fraternity, its Drake chapter and others. The lawsuit says Shields was a 19-year-old freshman last year and a Theta Chi pledge when the fraternity engaged in hazing, included coercing and forcing him to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Shields says he pleaded with his fraternity brothers that “he didn’t want to die,” and had to be taken by ambulance to a hospital for acute alcohol poisoning.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party has selected a new interim chairman to replace Troy Price, who resigned this week following a meltdown in the state’s lead-off presidential caucuses. The Des Moines Register reports that the party’s State Central Committee voted Saturday to install Iowa state Rep. Mark Smith, of Marshalltown, as interim chairman. The vote came a day after party officials agreed to hire two high-profile lawyers to investigate the factors leading to the problems that hamstrung the Feb. 3 Iowa Caucus, when problems with a mobile app and other issues prevented it from releasing results.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say two people suffered minor injuries in a fire that destroyed a Fort Dodge towing and auto business. Television station KCCI reports that the fire broke out Friday afternoon in Mid Iowa Towing. Firefighters arrived to find a large fire in the company’s shop area, with flames reaching the roof. The building is not served by the city and did not have fire hydrants, requiring the firefighters to use 500-gallon water tanks. Officials say the lack of water and presence of a large amount of flammable liquids, coupled with high winds, caused the fire to grow and spread quickly. Two of the business’ employees were treated for burns on their hands.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A state court judge has heard arguments on whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a state law passed last year that would block Planned Parenthood of the Heartland from receiving federal grant money for sex education courses. Judge Paul Scott is considering whether to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa for Planned Parenthood. It challenges the law passed on the last day of the 2019 session as a violation of free speech, due process and equal protection rights. A judge last May halted enforcement of the law until the court decides whether it’s constitutional.

Loyola Chicago outlasts Northern Iowa 82-73 in overtime

Sports

February 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

CHICAGO (AP) — Keith Clemons tossed in 25 points, Cameron Krutwig scored 21 and Loyola Chicago clamped down in overtime to beat Northern Iowa 82-73. Clemens sank 8 of 12 shots from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, for the Ramblers (18-9, 10-4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Krutwig buried 10 of 19 shots and added 11 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Green topped the Panthers (22-4, 11-3) with 19 points, but he made just 8 of 23 shots, including 3 of 11 from beyond the arc.

Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area: Sunday, 2/16/2020

Weather

February 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of drizzle, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

(Monday) Washington’s Birthday: A chance of drizzle, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. South wind 6 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

EILEEN ARMSTRONG, 90, of Greenfield (Svcs. 2/21/20)

Obituaries

February 16th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

EILEEN ARMSTRONG, 90, of Greenfield, died Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  Funeral services for EILEEN ARMSTRONG will be held 2-p.m. Friday, Feb. 21st, at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the United Methodist Church in Greenfield on Thu., Feb. 20th, from 2-until 7-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-p.m.; Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Refreshments and tea will be held at the church immediately following the services.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the Eileen Armstrong memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date to local charities.

EILEEN ARMSTRONG is survived by:

Her sons – Doug (Terry) Armstrong, of Omaha, and Steve (Lori) Armstrong, of Greenfield.

Her daughter – Kathy (Tim) Foster, of Greenfield.

Her brother – Darrell (Alice) Jameson, of Greenfield.

Her sister – Bonnie (Jim) Stalder, of Greenfield.

5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; her in-laws, other relatives and friends.

District Wrestling Results

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

There were some other area wrestling teams scattered across a few different District sites on Saturday.  Click on each document to see the full placing results from each District. The top two individuals at each weight class move on to the State Tournament next week in Des Moines. Check out our other stories for the full results from Atlantic and Underwood.

2020 Class 1A District 3 Wrestling at MVAOCOU

2020 Class 3A District 2 Wrestling at Dallas Center

2020 Class 3A District 7 Wrestling at Johnston

Class 1A District 7 Wrestling Results at Underwood

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

Here are the results from Class 1A District 7 Wrestling at Underwood on Saturday. The top two at each weight class advance on to the State Tournament next week.

106
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Gable Porter of Underwood
2nd Place – John Schroder of Riverside – Oakland
3rd Place – Mizael Gomez of Bedford-Lenox
4th Place – West Sackett of West Central Valley – Stuart
1st Place Match
Gable Porter (Underwood) 31-0, Fr. over John Schroder (Riverside – Oakland) 40-7, Jr. (Fall 0:43)
2nd Place Match
John Schroder (Riverside – Oakland) 40-7, Jr. over Mizael Gomez (Bedford-Lenox) 23-19, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Mizael Gomez (Bedford-Lenox) 23-19, So. over West Sackett (West Central Valley – Stuart) 9-17, Fr. (Fall 2:54)

113
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Jace Rose of Riverside – Oakland
2nd Place – Elliot Cooney of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Niles Sollazzo of Underwood
4th Place – Wesley Ganoe of West Central Valley – Stuart
1st Place Match
Jace Rose (Riverside – Oakland) 38-2, So. over Elliot Cooney (Nodaway Valley) 40-4, So. (TF-1.5 5:16 (15-0))
2nd Place Match
Elliot Cooney (Nodaway Valley) 40-4, So. over Niles Sollazzo (Underwood) 36-15, So. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Niles Sollazzo (Underwood) 36-15, So. over Wesley Ganoe (West Central Valley – Stuart) 19-16, Fr. (Fall 1:29)

120
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Stevie Barnes of Underwood
2nd Place – Hayden Fischer of AHSTW – Avoca
3rd Place – Ben Breheny of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Dawson Muller of ACGC
1st Place Match
Stevie Barnes (Underwood) 53-1, So. over Hayden Fischer (AHSTW – Avoca) 27-24, So. (Fall 1:03)
2nd Place Match
Hayden Fischer (AHSTW – Avoca) 27-24, So. over Ben Breheny (Nodaway Valley) 27-16, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Ben Breheny (Nodaway Valley) 27-16, Jr. over Dawson Muller (ACGC) 15-21, So. (MD 18-4)

126
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Seth Danker of ACGC
2nd Place – Justin Garcia of West Central Valley – Stuart
3rd Place – Nick Stephens of Underwood
4th Place – John Helton of St. Albert – C.b.
1st Place Match
Seth Danker (ACGC) 31-6, Jr. over Justin Garcia (West Central Valley – Stuart) 28-10, Sr. (Dec 5-0)
2nd Place Match
Justin Garcia (West Central Valley – Stuart) 28-10, Sr. over Nick Stephens (Underwood) 38-16, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Nick Stephens (Underwood) 38-16, Jr. over John Helton (St. Albert – C.b.) 21-18, Fr. (MD 10-2)

132
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Gunnar Larsen of ACGC
2nd Place – Zane Ziegler of Underwood
3rd Place – Joel Sampson of AHSTW – Avoca
4th Place – Cael Carl of West Central Valley – Stuart
1st Place Match
Gunnar Larsen (ACGC) 35-6, Jr. over Zane Ziegler (Underwood) 33-17, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
2nd Place Match
Zane Ziegler (Underwood) 33-17, Sr. over Joel Sampson (AHSTW – Avoca) 35-9, Sr. (MD 13-5)
3rd Place Match
Joel Sampson (AHSTW – Avoca) 35-9, Sr. over Cael Carl (West Central Valley – Stuart) 14-13, Jr. (Fall 0:33)

138
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Logan James of Underwood
2nd Place – Nolan Moore of Riverside – Oakland
3rd Place – Carter Andreason of ACGC
4th Place – Weston Pote of West Central Valley – Stuart
1st Place Match
Logan James (Underwood) 25-2, Sr. over Nolan Moore (Riverside – Oakland) 40-10, So. (Fall 0:20)
2nd Place Match
Nolan Moore (Riverside – Oakland) 40-10, So. over Carter Andreason (ACGC) 18-5, So. (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match
Carter Andreason (ACGC) 18-5, So. over Weston Pote (West Central Valley – Stuart) 29-11, Sr. (Fall 3:00)

145
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Nick Hamilton of Underwood
2nd Place – Cale Rowley of ACGC
3rd Place – Mitch Lutz of Treynor
4th Place – Braiden Beane of West Central Valley – Stuart
1st Place Match
Nick Hamilton (Underwood) 51-0, So. over Cale Rowley (ACGC) 30-16, Jr. (Fall 0:17)
2nd Place Match
Cale Rowley (ACGC) 30-16, Jr. over Mitch Lutz (Treynor) 33-13, Sr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Mitch Lutz (Treynor) 33-13, Sr. over Braiden Beane (West Central Valley – Stuart) 19-17, Fr. (Dec 8-4)

152
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Blake Thomsen of Underwood
2nd Place – Jaedan Rasmussen of AHSTW – Avoca
3rd Place – Jake Cox of Bedford-Lenox
4th Place – Tyler Breheny of Nodaway Valley
1st Place Match
Blake Thomsen (Underwood) 18-2, Sr. over Jaedan Rasmussen (AHSTW – Avoca) 36-8, Sr. (Dec 12-8)
2nd Place Match
Jaedan Rasmussen (AHSTW – Avoca) 36-8, Sr. over Jake Cox (Bedford-Lenox) 38-10, Fr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Jake Cox (Bedford-Lenox) 38-10, Fr. over Tyler Breheny (Nodaway Valley) 24-24, Sr. (Fall 1:00)

160
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Austin Wilson of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Denver Pauley of AHSTW – Avoca
3rd Place – Javyn Bladt of Audubon
4th Place – Carson Burhenne of Treynor
1st Place Match
Austin Wilson (Nodaway Valley) 40-1, Sr. over Denver Pauley (AHSTW – Avoca) 35-8, So. (Dec 8-3)
2nd Place Match
Denver Pauley (AHSTW – Avoca) 35-8, So. over Javyn Bladt (Audubon) 31-11, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Javyn Bladt (Audubon) 31-11, Jr. over Carson Burhenne (Treynor) 23-19, Jr. (Fall 1:11)

170
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Drew Venteicher of Bedford-Lenox
2nd Place – Cael McLaren of St. Albert – C.b.
3rd Place – Seth Kiesel of AHSTW – Avoca
4th Place – Cole Plowman of ACGC
1st Place Match
Drew Venteicher (Bedford-Lenox) 31-0, Sr. over Cael McLaren (St. Albert – C.b.) 30-8, Jr. (Dec 9-6)
2nd Place Match
Cael McLaren (St. Albert – C.b.) 30-8, Jr. over Seth Kiesel (AHSTW – Avoca) 29-15, Sr. (Fall 1:51)
3rd Place Match
Seth Kiesel (AHSTW – Avoca) 29-15, Sr. over Cole Plowman (ACGC) 17-26, Sr. (Fall 1:12)

182
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Aaron McAlister of Coon Rapids-Bayard
2nd Place – Kaiden Hendricks of Riverside – Oakland
3rd Place – Kaden Jacobs of Southwest Valley
4th Place – Logan Young of Treynor
1st Place Match
Aaron McAlister (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 24-9, Jr. over Kaden Jacobs (Southwest Valley) 18-13, Jr. (Dec 10-6)
2nd Place Match
Kaiden Hendricks (Riverside – Oakland) 30-17, Jr. over Kaden Jacobs (Southwest Valley) 18-13, Jr. (Fall 2:22)
3rd Place Match
Kaiden Hendricks (Riverside – Oakland) 30-17, Jr. over Logan Young (Treynor) 22-16, Jr. (TF-1.5 6:00 (17-1))

195
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Gavyn Fischer of AHSTW – Avoca
2nd Place – Corey Coleman of Treynor
3rd Place – Kale Pevestorf of Coon Rapids-Bayard
4th Place – Sam Olson of Griswold
1st Place Match
Gavyn Fischer (AHSTW – Avoca) 45-5, Sr. over Corey Coleman (Treynor) 30-12, Jr. (MD 12-2)
2nd Place Match
Corey Coleman (Treynor) 30-12, Jr. over Kale Pevestorf (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 23-15, Jr. (MD 12-2)
3rd Place Match
Kale Pevestorf (Coon Rapids-Bayard) 23-15, Jr. over Sam Olson (Griswold) 19-8, Jr. (Fall 2:00)

220
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Luke Mosinski of Audubon
2nd Place – Tallen Myers of Southwest Valley
3rd Place – Chris Gardner of Underwood
4th Place – Leland Barr of AHSTW – Avoca
1st Place Match
Luke Mosinski (Audubon) 38-8, Sr. over Tallen Myers (Southwest Valley) 33-10, Jr. (Fall 2:49)
2nd Place Match
Tallen Myers (Southwest Valley) 33-10, Jr. over Chris Gardner (Underwood) 32-11, Jr. (NC)
3rd Place Match
Chris Gardner (Underwood) 32-11, Jr. over Leland Barr (AHSTW – Avoca) 25-25, Sr. (Fall 5:30)

285
Guaranteed Places
1st Place – Devin Whipple of Bedford-Lenox
2nd Place – Brock Fox of Treynor
3rd Place – Brady Canada of AHSTW – Avoca
4th Place – Gage Buttler of ACGC
1st Place Match
Devin Whipple (Bedford-Lenox) 40-6, So. over Brock Fox (Treynor) 19-3, Sr. (Fall 1:42)
2nd Place Match
Brock Fox (Treynor) 19-3, Sr. over Brady Canada (AHSTW – Avoca) 27-4, Sr. (Fall 5:05)
3rd Place Match
Brady Canada (AHSTW – Avoca) 27-4, Sr. over Gage Buttler (ACGC) 5-5, Jr. (Fall 1:20)

Atlantic dominates Clarinda to advance to Regional Semifinal

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by admin

The Atlantic girls basketball team dominated from start to finish in a Class 3A Substate Quarterfinal win over Clarinda 58-14 on Saturday night. After a couple of shaky possessions to start the game, Atlantic settled in and jumped out to a 18-2 lead by the end of the first. They ramped the lead up to 45-6 by half and the rest of the game ticked away quickly with a running clock in place. After the game McKenzie Waters discussed the pressure that helped Atlantic get going.

Haley Rasmussen had a big night with 27 points, all coming in the first half. Rasmussen talked about her team doing a good job of working to get others open.

Taylor McCreedy added 9 and Jada Jensen finished with 8 as the Trojans improved their record to 9-13.

Atlantic advances on to the 3A Region 8 Semifinals on Wednesday night. The Trojans will travel to face the Red Oak Tigers at 7:00 p.m. in that contest. Red Oak was a 68-55 winner over Shenandoah on Saturday. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said the Trojans are excited for another crack at the Tigers.

Jessalee Niehart led the Cardinals Saturday with 8 points. Clarinda has their season end with a record of 2-20.

Girls Playoff Basketball Scoreboard Saturday 02/15/2020

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February 15th, 2020 by admin

Class 2A Regional First Round

Region 3

Belmond-Klemme 61, Eagle Grove 37

ACG/ West Central Valley 43

Region 8

Tri-Center 52, Missouri Valley 51
Underwood 52, MVAOCOU 11

Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals

Region 8

Red Oak 68, Shenandoah 55
Atlantic 58, Clarinda 14 – ON KJAN
West Marshall 47, Nevada 38
Creston 74, Clarke 35

Jacobson helps Iowa State rout struggling Texas 81-52

Sports

February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Michael Jacobson scored a season-high 21 points, Solomon Young and Prentiss Nixon added 17 points apiece, and Iowa State dominated struggling Texas for an 81-52 victory. The Cyclones (11-14, 4-8 Big 12) never trailed and started the second half with a 9-0 run, building a commanding 46-26 lead.

Courtney Ramey scored a season-high 21 points to lead Texas (14-11, 4-8), which fell behind by double digits with 9:01 left in the first half and trailed by as many as 30 points.

Suit: Drake, fraternity negligent in dangerous hazing event

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February 15th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A student is suing Drake University in Des Moines, along with a fraternity at the school and several fellow students for an unspecified amount after he said he nearly died from a hazing incident. Court documents filed Feb. 7 show Marcus Shields is suing the school, Theta Chi fraternity, its Drake chapter and others.

The lawsuit says Shields was a 19-year-old freshman last year and a Theta Chi pledge when the fraternity engaged in hazing, included coercing and forcing him to drink excessive amounts of alcohol. Shields says he pleaded with his fraternity brothers that “he didn’t want to die,” and had to be taken by ambulance to a hospital for acute alcohol poisoning.