Class 1A Substate Finals

Substate 2: Newman Catholic 5, Bishop Garrigan 1
Substate 5: Lisbon 1, Burlington Notre Dame 0

Class 2A Substate Finals

Substate 5: Iowa City Regina 11, Wilton 7

Class 3A Substate Finals

Substate 1: Bishop Heelan 1, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0 (8 innings)
Substate 2: Saydel 4, Gilbert 3
Substate 3: Dubuque Wahlert 1, Waverly-Shell Rock 0
Substate 4: Marion 4, Simon 3 (9 innings)
Substate 5: Davenport Assumption 11, Fairfield 1 (6 innings)
Substate 6: Oskaloosa 2, Vinton-Shellsburg 1
Substate 7: Bondurant-Farrar 4, Boone 2 (9 innings)
Substate 8: Harlan 10, Denison-Schleswig 2

Class 4A Substate Finals

Substate 1: Dowling Catholic 3, Sioux City East 1
Substate 2: Mason City 6, Ankeny Centennial 3
Substate 3: Cedar Rapids Prairie 7, Southeast Polk 4
Substate 4: Linn-Mar 6, Iowa City City High 2
Substate 5: Cedar Rapids Washington 2, Davenport Central 1
Substate 6: Iowa City West 11, Davenport West 1 (5 innings)
Substate 7: Johnston 7, Des Moines East 0
Substate 8: Waukee 3, Urbandale 2

Iowa All-Big Ten lineman Sean Welsh released a letter to the public Wednesday in which he opened up about his lengthy battle with depression. One of the nation’s top offensive lineman, Welsh said he first began to notice signs of the illness as a redshirt freshman in 2014. Welsh said he ate less, isolated himself from his teammates and spent “more time asleep or in front of a TV than I did with people.”

“Football, the driving force for many years of my life, went from a source of purpose to a source of apathy. I started to feel a myriad of negative emotions: sadness, anxiety, dread and anger. They hit me like a bombardment from the moment I woke up to when I went back to bed,” Welsh wrote. “It was every dimension of terrible. And I kept wondering what was wrong.”

Though Welsh earned a starting nod in 2014, he said his condition worsened after that season. Welsh left the team during spring practice in 2015. “It was like, Wow. Here’s a guy that’s really doing well, and now he’s going to walk away?’ That didn’t add up,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. “You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Welsh said that therapy and medication helped him improve. He soon returned to the Hawkeyes and became an all-league pick, even though he called Iowa’s successful 12-2 campaign two seasons ago “one of the best and worst years of my life.”

Welsh said he decided to come public with his fight against the disease because it has both galvanized him and taught him perspective. Welsh added that he wants those who either believe they’re depressed or know someone who might be to seek help.

“If you know of someone struggling with depression, be understanding and caring — you will make a world of difference,” Welsh said.

Class 1A Consolations

5th Place: Akron-Westfield 6, Colfax-Mingo 3
7th Place: Belle Plaine 4, Montezuma 3

Class 2A Consolations

First round: Logan-Magnolia 8, North Union 0
First round: Central Springs 3, Waterloo Columbus 0
5th Place: Central Springs 2, Logan-Magnolia 0
7th Place: Waterloo Columbus 8, North Union 0

Class 3A Consolations

First round: Humboldt 6, West Marshall 3
First round: Sioux Center 6, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 5
5th Place: Humboldt 10, Sioux Center 0
7th Place: West Marshall 3, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 1

Class 4A Consolations

First round: Mount Pleasant 10, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 4
First round: Carlisle 4, Fairfield 0
5th Place: Carlisle 2, Mount Pleasant 1
7th Place: Fairfield 7, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5

Class 5A Consolations

First round: Johnston 10, Dowling Catholic 2
First round: WDM Valley 10, Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3
5th Place: WDM Valley 2, Johnston 1
7th Place: Cedar Rapids Jefferson 8, Dowling Catholic 0

MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources law enforcement conservation officers have charged two men after an investigation of illegal netting in an Iowa river.

The DNR received a tip in June about a hoop net in the Cedar River in rural Muscatine County believed to be being used for illegal netting. After DNR law enforcement conservation officers conducted their investigation, on June 2nd, 31-year old Cody Frye, of Nichols, Iowa, and 30-year old Derek Brase, of Wilton, Iowa, were charged with running illegal commercial fishing gear on the Cedar River, among other charges.

DNR officer Joe Fourdyce said the men were intending to catch catfish, “But because of their lack of experience and knowledge of commercial fishing, they did not catch any catfish. However, because they were not attending the net frequently enough, they ended up killing some rough fish and soft shell turtles.”

Both Frye and Brase were each charged with one (1) count of the following:

·         Unlawful use of commercial gear in prohibited water

·         Failure to attend commercial gear

·         No valid commercial fishing license

·         Unlawful take of softshell turtles

·         Unlawful take of buffalo

·         No commercial fishing gear tag.

Each of the men was fined a total of $792. The DNR encourages the reporting of poaching or other illegal activity related to our natural resources by anonymously calling the DNR Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-532-2020.

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The CAM Cougars survived another wild finish on Tuesday night to beat St. Albert 4-3 in the Class 1A Substate 7 Final in Harlan. The Cougars earned the program’s first ever state tournament appearance with the victory. DeShawn Carr made a big play in center field for the second straight game to seal the win. With the tying run on third, Carr raced back and leaped a bit at the end to catch a hard hit ball from Eli Finn for the final out.  Clinging to a one run lead, the Cougars got off to a shaky start of the 7th as the first batter was walked by Thomas Hensley. For the second straight game Marcus Daugherty had to come in to relieve a pitcher out of pitch count. The next man up Danny Koch reached on a controversial safe call at first. Daugherty threw out the first base runner of the inning at third to get one out with runners still at first and second. Garrett Reisz then sent the first pitch he saw from Daugherty to shallow left on a pop up. Hensley made the catch despite colliding with left fielder Mitchell Williamson in the process. Koch then got to third on a steal that was another close tag call.  That’s when Finn hit the deep ball that Carr made the play on to end it.

Carr had a big throw to home for an out against Lenox on Saturday that prevented the tying run from scoring.  After the game he talked about making a big play again with the final catch.

Thomas Hensley had a big strikeout to leave the tying run on third in the bottom of the 6th, after the Falcons had already score two runs in the inning. Hensley picked up the win and had another solid outing for the Cougars allowing 3 runs on 8 hits with 9 strikeouts and 2 hit batters. After the game he talked about his team finding a way to get the defensive stops they needed in close games.

C&M made a trip to the state tournament in 1993 but this is the first ever state trip for the CAM district that formed in 2003.  Head Coach Dan Daugherty talked about the significance of moving on and his team’s composure during the game.

Carr said the Cougars believed they could get it done and was overwhelmed by the accomplishment.

The scoring included single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th for the Cougars. Darien Burnison had an RBI single that brought Carr across for the first run in the 2nd. Mithell Williamson had a solo homerun in the 3rd. Kolby Nelson scored on a fielding error when Burnison put the ball in play. Holste came home on a fielder’s choice in the 6th to round out the scoring for CAM.

St. Albert scored one in the 4th when Garrett Reisz came home on a throwing error. The Falcons then put 2 runs up in the 6th with Reisz and Lance Wright crossing the plate. Brandon Williams took the loss for St. Albert throwing 5 innings and allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. The Falcons finish their season at 26-13.

The Cougars improved their record to 22-7 and will now head to the 1A state tournament at Principal Park in Des Moines. The Cougars opponent, game date and time won’t be known until Wednesday night due to 2 other Class 1A games being either suspended or postponed on Tuesday night.

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CLASS 1A:

Substate 1: St. Mary’s, Remsen 8 , West Sioux, Hawarden 1
Substate 2: Bishop Garrigan vs. Newman Catholic @ Clear Lake SUSPENDED until Wednesday, July 19th at 7:00pm (Newman Catholic leads 4-1 in top 4th).
Substate 3: Hudson 10 , Kee, Lansing 6
Substate 4: North Linn, Troy Mills 2 , Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 0
Substate 5: Lisbon vs. Notre Dame, Burlington @ Washington POSTPONED to Wednesday, July 19th at 5:00pm
Substate 6: Martensdale-St. Marys 5 , Colfax-Mingo 0
Substate 7: CAM, Anita 4 , St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
Substate 8: Akron-Westfield 13 , Coon Rapids-Bayard 4

CLASS 2A:

Substate 1: Estherville Lincoln Central 13 , Cherokee, Washington 6
Substate 2: Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 1 , Forest City 0
Substae 3: Denver 4 , New Hampton 3
Substate 4: Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 5 , Cascade, Western Dubuque 0
Substate 5: Wilton vs. Iowa City Regina @ Solon POSTPONED to Wednesday, July 19th at 5:00pm
Substate 6: Centerville 2 , Woodward-Granger 1
Substate 7: Van Meter 8 , West Marshall, State Center 0
Substate 8: Treynor 4 , Tri-Center, Neola 0

The Corner Conference has announced their All-Conference selections for the 2017 softball and baseball seasons.

ALL-CONFERENCE SOFTBALL

First Team

P: Camryn McClintock, SO, Sidney
C: Chelsea Weis, SR, Stanton
IF: Maryn Phillips, SR, Sidney
IF: Clara Schaaf, JR, Fremont-Mills
IF: Zena Courtier, SR, East Mills
IF: Daiton Martin, JR, Essex
OF: Ally Focht, SR, Stanton
OF: Jescenia Mosley, SR, Essex
OF: Kelsi Leininger, JR, Essex
UT: Olivia Larsen, FR, Sidney
UT: Emmy Duysen, SR, East Mills

Second Team

P: Kassidy Croghan, SO, East Mills
C: Jenna Nelson, SR, Fremont-Mills
IF: Kynzie Fichter, SR, Fremont-Mills
IF: Devin Isaacson, FR, Stanton
IF: Zoe Moores, JR, Sidney
IF: Rachel Schafer, JR, East Mills
OF: Kennedee Whipple, FR, Sidney
OF: Emily Welch, JR, Sidney
OF: Kami Tibben, FR, Stanton
UT: Liz Lang, JR, Sidney
UT: Devan Gray, SR, Essex

Honorable Mention

IF: Gracee Meyer, JR, East Mills
OF: Zoe England, SR, Sidney
UT: Tara Peterson, 8th, Stanton

ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL

P: Sergio Rodriguez, JR, Sidney
C: Matt Glockel, SR, East Mills
IF: Cameron Whitehead, JR, Sidney
IF: Drake Johnson, SO, Stanton
IF: Dylan Schroeder, JR, East Mills
IF: Dylan Chambers, SO, Fremont-Mills
OF: Brandon Peterson, SR, Stanton
OF: Josh Bockert, SR, Sidney
OF: Andrew Hontz, JR, Fremont-Mills
UT: Donnie Weis, SO, Stanton
UT: Beau Malcom, SR, Fremont-Mills

Second Team

P: Jacob Jenkerson, SO, Fremont-Mills
C: Mister McNaughton, SO, Sidney
IF: Nate Laughlin, JR, Fremont-Mills
IF: Bradley Clark, SR, Sidney
IF: Dillion Rocha, JR, Stanton
IF: Nic Duysen, FR, East Mills
IF: Shane Franks, JR, Essex
OF: Noah Hillyer, SR, East Mills
OF: Colton Thornburg, FR, Essex
OF: Cody Dupre, JR, Sidney
UT: Tyler Peterson, FR, Stanton
UT: Weston Copperstone, SR, East Mills
UT: Bryce Moran, SR, Sidney

Honorable Mention

IF: Connor Hultman, SR, Stanton
OF: Oscar Lupercio, SO, Fremont-Mills
UT: Kameron Wederquist, SR, East Mills