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Hawkeyes Run Rule Panthers to Even Series

Sports

May 18th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Florida International, 15-2, in seven innings on Saturday night at Principal Park.
The Hawkeyes exploded for eight runs in the first inning to set the pace in the run rule victory. They scored two runs in the second, fourth, and fifth innings and plated one run in the third.
“Over time you see a lot of good innings, but I don’t know if I’ve seen 12 quality at bats in a row,” said head coach Rick Heller. The outs were all 400 feet. The guys were dialed in, last night stung a little bit. The focus was there. It was crazy how that inning went and each inning after that until the sixth. We’ve had a few this year you see five, six, seven, eight in the first inning and then we don’t score the rest of the game. To see us answer back and keep putting quality at bats together was great to see.”
The Hawkeyes hit four home runs in the contest and seven different Hawkeyes each had two hits as Iowa outhit FIU, 15-4.
Andy Nelson, Gable Mitchell and Michael Seegers each had three RBIs for Iowa. Ben Wilmes and Cade Moss each brought home two RBIs a piece.
Cade Obermueller got the start and the win; he threw five innings and allowed no runs on five hits. The Iowa City, Iowa, native struck out seven and walked one.
“I felt like we needed this from Cade,” said Heller. “It wasn’t bad at Illinois; it just wasn’t sharp. This season our bad days have been because of walks and free bases. I think it was great for Cade to get back out there and have some success. Didn’t look like there was any discomfort whatsoever.”
Zach Voelker and Jack Whitlock each threw an inning to close out the shortened game.
The Hawkeyes and Panthers close out the series and the regular season tomorrow at 12:05 p.m. (CT) at Principal Park.

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Allen Earns NFCA First Team All-Midwest Region

Sports

May 18th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior outfielder Angelina Allen picked up another postseason honor this afternoon, as she was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-Midwest Region, the organization announced.

Allen, a Moreno Valley, Calif. native, earns her second postseason honor of the year, having notched an All-Big 12 Second Team selection last week. With Allen’s recognition, it marks 12 straight years that ISU has had someone selected to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team.

Angelina is the eleventh Cyclone ever to receive All-Midwest Region First Team recognition and the first since both Sami Williams and Mikayla Ramos each did so in 2021. This is the 15th time a Cyclone has been on the All-Midwest Region First Team.

One of just four Cyclones to start all 51 games, the Iowa State left fielder led the team in most every offensive category. Allen had one of the best seasons in ISU history, as she slashed .435/.489/.759, leading the team in all three departments. Her .435 batting average and .489 on-base percentage are the second-highest in a single season in program history.

Angelina recorded 74 hits in 170 at-bats, scored 38 runs and tallied a team-high 43 RBI. She also registered a team-high 33 extra-base hits on the year, recording 22 doubles – the second most in school history and the third-most in the nation – and 11 home runs.

After spending her first season and a half as the Cyclones’ primary first baseman, Allen was swapped to left field during her sophomore year. There, she has been able to excel both in the field and at the plate, playing next to her best friend, Milaysia Ochoa, in center.

NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads. The NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced at a later date.

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2024 State Track and Field – Championship Saturday – 05/18/2024

Sports

May 18th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Here is a rundown of all the events we will be tracking on Championship Saturday at the 2024 State Track and Field Championships. Initial listings are qualifying places and spots. When an event goes final we will add (FINAL) after the event heading. This will be continuously updated through the day.

Girls 1A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-5th Tri-Center (Kaitlin Kozeal, Lucy Elsener, Jozie Payne, Tess Casey) 1:53.27

-6th Riverside (Emma Gordon, Adaline Martens, Olivia Lund, Lydia Erickson) 1:53.65

-17th Nodaway Valley (Allie Cornelison, Maddie Weston, Annika Nelson, Emma Lundy) 1:55.24

-22nd ACGC (Nora Langgaard, Hannah Muller, Savannah Akers, Ava Campbell) 1:56.19

Girls 2A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-10th AHSTW (Caitlyn Dills, Loralei Wahling, Brooklyn Buck, Bella Lamp) 1:52.83

Girls 3A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-5th Glenwood (Elaina Dougherty, Allison Koontz, Megan Hughes, Brooklyn Schultz) 1:50.11

-6th Lewis Central (Payton Mathews, Irelynn James, Brooke Nelson, Madeline Fidone) 1:50.35

-17th Atlantic (Hailey Huffman, Jayci Reed, Morgan Botos, Claire Pellett) 1:52.64

Boys 1A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-2nd Lenox (Jordan Martin-England, Dawson Evans, Donald Bashor, Gabe Funk) 1:32.90

-9th Audubon (Brody Schultes, Mason Steckler, Aaron ,Olsen Ezekiel Konkler) 1:36.86

-17th Panorama (Hunter Kempf, Ryan Cogil, Ashton Hutchins, Braylon Dawes) 1:38.11

Boys 2A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-1st Shenandoah (Hunter Dukes, Cole Graham, Brody Cullin, Alex Razee) 1:32.08

-17th Underwood (Riley Sealock, Charlie Myers, Josh Ravlin, Will Buckholdt) 1:36.62

Boys 3A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-20th Atlantic (Jaice Larson, Jarrett Hansen, Tye Houser, Grant Petty) 1:37.77

Girls 1A 800M (Final) 

-6th, Ava Campbell, ACGC, 2:21.27

-9th, Ada Hansen, CAM, 2:23.75

-11th, Isah VanArsdol, Tri-Center, 2:25.20

-15th, Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, 2:26.53

-16th, Izabelle Seda, Woodbine,  2:26.63

-23rd, Heady Hall, Logan-Magnolia, 2:30.20

Girls 3A 800M (Final) 

-1st Marie Dea, Carroll, 2:13.09

-4th Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 2:17.93

-14th, Ava Bussey, Lewis Central, 2:23.16

Boys 1A 800M (Final)

-1st Landon Bendgen, Woodbine, 1:56.26

-19th Ezekiel Konkler, Audubon, 2:03.65

-23rd Gunner Wagner, Woodbine, 2:05.20

Boys 2A 800M (Final) 

-19th Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda

Boys 3A 800M (Final)

-3rd Ethan Eichorn, Lewis Central, 1:54.74

-6th Brandon Briley, Creston, 1:56.60

-8th Andrew Smith, Glenwood, 1:56.69

Girla 1A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final)

-2nd Fremont-Mills (Bella Gute, Izzy Weldon, Lana Alley, Emily Madison) 1:06.23

-5th Stanton (Kyla Hart, Lauren Johnson, Elly McDonald, Hannah Olson) 1:08.07

-6th Tri-Center (Layla Meador, Cassidy Cunningham, Avilyn Killpack, Quincey Schneckloth) 1:08.69

Boys 1A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final)

-1st Lenox (Donald Bashor, Jordan Martin-England, Dawson Evans, Gabe Funk) 59.72

Boys 2A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final) 

-3rd Underwood (Mason Boothby, Sam Hulsing, Lucas Bose Jr., Jack Vanfossan) 59.74

Girls 1A 100M (Final)

-1st Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 12.41

Girls 2A 100M (Final) 

-3rd Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 12.79

Boys 1A 100M (Final)

-3rd Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, 11.19

-6th William Anderson, Logan-Magnolia, 11.31

-7th Donald Bashor, Lenox, 11.42

Boys 2A 100M (Final)

-4th Brody Cullin, Shenandoah, 11.29

-5th Brayden Sifford, Red Oak, 11.30

Boys 3A 100M (Final)

-3rd Cade Sears, Harlan, 11.11

Girls 1A 100M Hurdles (Final)

-4th Hannah Olson, Stanton, 16.24

-6th Lauren Johnson, Stanton, 16.47

-8th Carsyn Adams, Griswold, 16.79

Girls 3A 100M Hurdles (Final)

-3rd Jaycee Reed, Atlantic, 15.67

Boys 1A 110M Hurdles (Final)

-1st Gabe Funk, Lenox, 14.83

-2nd Jack Follmann, CAM, 14.92

-6th Jaxon Gordon, Riverside, 16.20

Boys 2A 110M Hurdles (Final)

-6th, Gavin Newcomb, AHSTW, 15.23

Girls 1A 200M (Final)

-1st Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 25.09

Girls 2A 200M (Final)

-3rd Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 25.90

Boys 1A 200M (Final)

-4th, Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, 22.49

Boys 2A 200M (Final)

-5th, Luke Sternberg, AHSTW, 22.74

Boys 3A 200M (Final)

-3rd, Cade Sears, Harlan, 21.92

Girls 1A 1500M (Final)

-4th Ava Campbell, ACGC, 4:57.06

-9th, Kylie Rochholz, Panorama, 5:03.83

-12th, Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, 5:05.43

-20th, Adyson Lapel, Woodbine, 5:13.62

Girls 3A 1500M (Final)

-3rd, Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan, 4:48.69

-4th, Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 4:50.70

-8th, Grace Berglund, Glenwood, 4:53.70

-10th, Delayna Reese, Lewis Central, 4:57.14

Boys 1A 1600M (Final)

-1st, Landon Bendgen, Woodbine, 4:17.34

-11th, Andrew Mahaffey, ACGC, 4:33.12

-17th, Noah Poldberg, Panorama, 4:38.00

-22nd, Gunner Wagner, Woodbine, 4:41.82

Boys 2A 1600M (Final)

-5th, Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda, 4:26.87

-16th, Collin Harder, AHSTW, 4:38.61

Boys 3A 1600M (Final)

-3rd, Ethan Eichorn, Lewis Central, 4:17.53

-5th, Bryant Keller, Glenwood, 4:20.45

-15th, Kevin Coots, Lewis Central, 4:33.22

Girls 1A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-4th Nodaway Valley (Grace Britten, Maddie Weston, Emma Lundy, Annika Nelson) 50.81 

-7th Riverside (Elly Henderson, Adaline Martens, Emma Gordon, Lydia Erickson) 51.00

Boys 1A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-8th Riverside (Cole Jeppesen, Aaron Smith. Jaxon Gordon, Grady Jeppesen) 44.43

Boys 2A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-1st Shenandoah (Hunter Dukes, Alex Razee, Cole Graham, Brody Cullin) 42.75

Boys 3A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-1st Harlan (Lukas Francis, Matthew Sorfonden, Brehden Eggerss, Cade Sears) 41.68

Girls 1A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-1st Riverside (Veronica Schechinger, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Carly Henderson) 4:02.69

-7th Tri-Center (Isah VanArsdol, Jozie Payne, Sophia Hazen, Tess Casey) 4:13.38

Girls 3A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-5th Carroll (Marasyn Wittrock, Averi Burke, Katelyn Aden, Marie Dea) 4:01.28

Boys 1A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-3rd ACGC (Luke Brincks, Lance Bunde, Jarrett McClain, Eli Madsen) 3:25.50

Boys 2A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-5th Underwood (Josh Ravlin, Riley Sealock, Mason Boothby, Will Buckholdt) 3:24.32

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High School Baseball Scores from Friday

Sports

May 18th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Non Conference Matchups

Lewis Central 10, Thomas Jefferson 0 

Harlan 4, LeMars 2 

Creston 19, Martensdale-St. Marys 0 

Tri-Center 15, Sidney 1 

AHSTW 12, Stanton 4 

Clarke 12, Southwest Valley 0 

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High School Soccer Regional Match Results

Sports

May 18th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 2A 

Region 1:
Western Dubuque 4, Decorah 0
Central United 2, Wright County 0

Region 2:
Boone 5 Perry, 2
Spirit Lake vs Storm Lake

Region 3:
Glenwood 5 Atlantic, 0
Winterset 4 Creston, 0

Region 4:
Le Mars 6 Sioux City, West, 3
Denison-Schleswig 2 Carroll, 1

Region 5:
Newton 3 Des Moines, Hoover, 0
Bondurant-Farrar 6 Carlisle, 0

Region 6:
Marion 10 South Tama, 0
Mount Vernon 9 Oskaloosa, 0

Region 7:
Bellevue 4 Clinton, 2

Region 8:
Fort Madison 10 Keokuk, 0
Burlington, Notre Dame 8 Mount Pleasant, 1

Class 3A

Region 1:
Des Moines, Lincoln 4 Des Moines, East, 0

Region 2:
Ames 2 Sioux City, East, 0

Region 3:
Sioux City, North 7 Fort Dodge, 1

Region 4:
Valley vs Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (May 21)
Urbandale vs Des Moines, North (May 21)

Region 5:
Dubuque Senior 6 Cedar Rapids, Washington, 0

Region 6:
Prairie 3 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy, 2

Region 7:
Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 5 Waterloo, West, 0

Region 8: 
Muscatine 12 Davenport, West, 0

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Weather

May 18th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80 w/a 60% of chance of showers. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night:  A 90% chance of Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 60. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80 w/a 60% of showers. South southwest wind 5-10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, w/a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms with a low around 61
Tuesday: A 80% chance showers and thunderstorms with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Party cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms with low around 49.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning, was 53. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low was 50. The Record High for May 18th was 94 in 1934. The Record Low was 32 in 1891. Sunrise: 5:59. Sunset: 8:35.

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Man arrested in Red Oak Friday evening following a fight

News

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Police in Red Oak responded Friday night (May 17) to the 100 block of E. Prospect Street, for a reported fight in progress. Upon further investigation Officers arrested 22-year-old Matthew Scot Kepler Thomason at around 6:50-p.m., on two-counts of Serious Assault Causing Bodily Injury. Thomason was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 bond.

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Atlantic Trojans Athlete Kyler Edie Signs National Letter Intent To Play Soccer and Compete in Archery at Buena Vista in Storm Lake

Sports

May 17th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Atlantic Trojans senior athlete Kyler Edie Signed his national of intent to play soccer and compete in Archery on at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. He signed the dotted line in front of family, coaches and former teammates on Friday afternoon at the Atlantic Community School District.

Edie is coming off a Trojans high school soccer career where scored a total of 16 goals, 40 points scored, and had started a total 48 games started. He was also part of the Trojans archery program where he recently scored 273 in the 3D archery shoot while for the Bullseye shoot where he shot a 281 at the state meet in Des Moines back in March.

Edie explained his decision why he chose to go to Buena Vista.

Trojans Archery coach Clint Roland on what Edie meant to the Archery program.

Trojans soccer coach Mark Anderson reflected Edie being a team leader on his Trojans soccer program.

Kyler will start school this coming fall semester at Buena Vista. His first soccer match will be August 30th at J. Leslie Rollins Stadium & Peterson Field in Storm Lake, as they will host Martin Luther College at 7:00 p.m.

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Sioux City Man Sent to Federal Prison for Receiving and Possessing Child Pornography

News

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Sioux City, Iowa) – A man who was convicted by a jury for receiving and possessing child pornography was sentenced, this past Thursday (May 16, 2024), to 16 years in federal prison. 35-year-old Anthony Michael Tucker, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a jury verdict finding him guilty of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.

Evidence at trial showed that in January 2022, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a Cybertip from Google that accounts belonging to Tucker contained over 85 images and seven videos of child sexual abuse material.  The images and videos included depictions of sadistic or masochistic conduct as well as prepubescent children and toddlers.

During trial, jurors watched a video-recorded interview of Tucker speaking with an Iowa DCI agent where he admitted he was responsible for the content on the Google account and stated, “there’s more that I run across…those are just the ones I kept.”  In 2010, Tucker was previously convicted for Lascivious Acts with a Child.  Tucker, then 21, had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old female.

Tucker was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand.  Tucker was sentenced to 192 months’ imprisonment.  He was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution to the victims of the offense.  He was also ordered to pay $1,200 in additional fines and assessments.  Tucker must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Tucker is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc

For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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Nurse Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing Pain Medication from Patients and Fined $20,00

News

May 17th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Sioux  City, Iowa) – A registered nurse from northwest Iowa was sentenced today (Friday) in Sioux City District Court, to seven months in federal prison for stealing controlled substances from patients and falsified medical records at a life care center where she was employed. 32-year-old Cassandra Lynne Vonnahme, of Arcadia, in Carroll County, was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.

Vonnahme pled guilty to one count of acquiring a controlled substance by means of misrepresentation, fraud, deception, and subterfuge, and one count of false statements relating to health care matters on November 30, 2023.

Vonnahme admitted that between November 2020 and December 2020, she diverted controlled substances and falsified related medical records. The controlled substances she stole and the records she falsified pertained to actual patients. Evidence at sentencing also revealed that Vonnahme burglarized 5-6 homes after losing her job as a nurse for stealing patient’s medication. She was later convicted of impersonating a public official after another burglary in Carroll County in 2021, where she pretended to be a county assessor in order to gain entry into a stranger’s home and then stole controlled substances.

In addition to her prison sentence and fine, Vonnahme must serve a 2-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Vonnahme was released on the bond previously set and is to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on a date yet to be set.

The case was investigated by the Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ron Timmons.

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