CLASS 2A
Region 1
Sibley-Ocheyedan 2, Spirit Lake 0
Carroll 3, Storm Lake 2
Region 2
Harlan 2, Denison-Schleswig 1
Panorama 7, Atlantic 0
CLASS 3A
Region 1
Sioux City West 1, Sioux City North 0
CLASS 2A
Region 1
Sibley-Ocheyedan 2, Spirit Lake 0
Carroll 3, Storm Lake 2
Region 2
Harlan 2, Denison-Schleswig 1
Panorama 7, Atlantic 0
CLASS 3A
Region 1
Sioux City West 1, Sioux City North 0
The Atlantic boys tennis doubles team of Grant and Ethan Sturm ended their solid season at the 1A State Tournament on Friday at Coe College.
They dropped their opening match to Luke Hicks/Carter Soppe of Kuemper Catholic 6-3, 6-3. That dropped them into the consolation bracket where they were then knocked out by AJ Wilkins/Calvin Jaworski of Grinnell 6-4, 6-2.
Hicks and Soppe of Kuemper Catholic would fall in their second round match to Anderson/Branum of Decorah 6-2, 6-2. They then fell in second round consolation play to McPartland/Zehr of Boone 6-2, 7-6.
Denison-Schleswig’s duo of Harrison Dahm and Colin Reis advanced on to the second day of play Saturday. They won their opener over Reed Finnegan/Josh Schuster of Shenandoah 6-0, 6-0. Then fell in the second round to Fair/Freiburger of Dubuque Wahlert 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. In second round consolation play they beat Blackford/Shindelar of Marion 6-4, 6-0 to reach the consolation semifinal. They will face Wilkins/Jaworski from Ginnell in that match.
Finnegan/Schuster of Shenandoah were knocked out in consolation first round play with a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Coe/Courter of Cedar Rapids Xavier.
In Class 1A Singles play Jeff Miller of St. Albert advanced to the Semifinals with two nice wins. He beat Caleb Briggs of Pella 6-2, 6-2 and then downed Roan Matineau of Dubuque Wahlert 6-4, 6-1. He will face Cameron Luhring of Aplington-Parkersburg in the Semifinals Saturday.
Shenandoah’s Andrew Lawrence won his first round match over Sam Timp of Wahlert 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Then he fell in the second round to Ben Craven of Boone 6-0, 6-1. In consolation play he fell to Trenton Link of Cedar Rapids Xavier 6-0, 6-0.
Clarinda’s Nathan Brown fell in two matches. He lost the opener to Roan Martineau of Wahlert 6-0, 6-4. Then fell in consolation play to Caleb Briggs of Pella 6-4, 6-2.
In Class 2A Singles play Dalton Pregon of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln lost his first match to Daniel Lu of Dowling Catholic 6-1, 6-0. He then won a first round consolation match over Steven Danna of Waukee 7-5, 6-2. He then got knocked out in second round consolation play by Eli Young of Iowa City West 6-2, 6-0.
SOFTBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Ballard 12, Atlantic 2
CB Abraham Lincoln 13, St. Albert 5
Glenwood 12, CB Thomas Jefferson 1
Western Christian 10, Sioux City West 1
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 6, Treynor 5
Missouri Valley 13, IKM-Manning 0
Tri-Center 5, Riversdie 4
Underwood 15, Audubon 5
Rolling Valley Conference
Boyer Valley 10, Glidden-Ralston 9
CAM 14, West Harrison 2
Exira-EHK 7, Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Woodbine 16, Whiting 1
Pride of Iowa Conference
Lenox 10, Southwest Valley 0
Marternsdale-St. Marys 17, Central Decatur 5
Mount Ayr 12, Bedford 0
Wayne 7, East Union 0
Corner Conference
Griswold 16, East Mills 4
Sidney 11, Fremont-Mills 1
Other Scores
Lamoni 15, Mormon Trail 3
Moulton-Udell 4, Diagonal 1
Moravia 12, Melcher-Dallas 2
Twin Cedars 12, Orient-Macksburg 0
BASEBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Bishop Heelan 5, Harlan 1
Creston 11, Nodaway Valley 3
Denison-Schleswig 13, OABCIG 4
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 9, St. Albert 5
Western Iowa Conference
Missouri Valley 3, IKM-Manning 2
Treynor 10, AHSTW 7
Tri-Center 14, Riverside 2
Underwood 11, Audubon 1
Rolling Valley Conference
Boyer Valley 25, Glidden-Ralston 3
CAM 6, West Harrison 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 14, Exira-EHK 2
Woodbine 15, Whiting 0
Pride of Iowa Conference
Bedford 16, Mount Ayr 1
East Union 12, Wayne 2
I-35 7, Southeast Warren 3
Lenox 12, Southwest Valley 2
Martensdale-St. Marys 14, Central Decatur 1
Mount Ayr 16, Bedford 1
Other Scores
Ankeny Christian 15, Moulton-Udell 0
Carroll 4, Woodward-Granger 3
Lamoni 12, Mormon Trail 2
Moravia 11, Melcher-Dallas 1
Twin Cedars 10, Orient-Macksburg 0
JEANNINE RAE WINGERT, 73, of Council Bluffs, died Dec. 17, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial for JEANNINE WINGERT will be held 11-a.m. Friday, June 4th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
The family will greet friends at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, on Friday, June 4th, from 9:30-until 11-a.m.
Burial is in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.
JEANNINE RAE WINGERT is survived by:
Her husband – Ralph Wingert, of Earling.
Her daughters – Diane (Arnold) Smith, of Dunlap; Laura (Andrew) Reif, of Council Bluffs, and Cheryl (Jeff) Spencer, of Nevada (IA).
Her son – Joe (Christina) Wingert, of La Vista, NE.
Her sister – Marlene Hinton, of San Diego, CA.
and 4 grandchildren.
Today: Areas of fog this morning; Mostly sunny. High 67. SE @ 10.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 44. SE @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cloudy to Cloudy w/a chance of afternoon showers. High 65. S @ 10.
Monday (Memorial Day): P/cldy to cldy w/a chance of showers in the morning. High 68.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 72.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 52. Our Low this morning was 37. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the Low was 48. The Record High was 104 in 1934. The Record Low was 29, in 1947.
(Updated Saturday afternoon) The last two days of this past week have been deadly for motorists in Iowa. The State Patrol reports a total of eight people died and seven people were injured in separate crashes that took place Thursday and Friday. The latest death was reported Saturday afternoon, when 15-year-old Rylon T. Cook, of Osceola, succumbed to his injuries that occurred during a crash Thursday afternoon.
The Iowa State Patrol says the collision between a train and a pickup truck in Clarke County also resulted in the deaths of 14-year-old Brooklyn Eggers and 15-year-old Gavin J. Werner, both of Murray. The crash happened on a Level B road at around 4:30-p.m., Thursday. The driver of the pickup, 16-year-old Tyson S. Nall, of Murray, was injured and flown to a hospital in Des Moines, where remains in serious condition as of the latest report. All four of the teens went to school in the Murray Community School District. BNSF officials confirmed no employees were injured.
The Patrol says the 2000 Chevy pickup the teens were in was traveling east on Kansas Street in rural Clarke County when it was struck on the passenger side by a northbound train at a marked railroad crossing. Eggers and Werner died at the scene. BNSF stated that the crossing had gate arms, flashing lights and bells. The collision remains under investigation.
Thursday night, one person from Waterloo died and three others were injured, when a pickup cross the grass median dividing north and southbound traffic, and collided with an SUV in Bremer County. The crash happened on Highway 218 at Edgebrook Drive. Both drivers were injured. The pickup driver was identified as 59-year-old Terry Dawes. The driver of the SUV, was 36-year-old Willie Walker. A passenger in the Walker vehicle, 27-year-old Azra Ponjevic, died at the scene. Two other passengers in the SUV, 25-year-old Eric Bickerstaff and Necmurie Cruz, were injured. All of the injured were transported to area hospitals in Waterloo. Only one of the victims was wearing a seat belt. The crash remains under investigation.
Friday afternoon, three people died and one person was injured in a collision between a car and a semi in Fayette County. The State Patrol reports a 2010 Chevy Impala driven by a 65-yearold from North Liberty, was traveling north on Highway 150, when it crossed the center line of the road and collided with a southbound 2021 Freightliner semi head-on. The driver of the car, and two passengers, an 18-year old from North Liberty and a nine-year-old from Amana, died in the crash. A 15-year old passenger in the car was injured and transported to the local hospital. No names have been released. The crash remains under investigation.
And, later in the afternoon on Friday, a 71-year-old woman from Denver, Iowa died in a crash between her 2001 Ford Ranger and a 2012 Chrysler van, in Black Hawk County. The Patrol says Evelyn Rogers‘ pickup was traveling south on V-25 and stopped at the intersection with C-57, before she pulled out into the path of the van, driven by 48-year-old Brian Moulds, of Dunkerton. When the pickup was struck broadside, Rogers – who was not wearing a seat belt – was ejected and pronounced dead at Unity Point Hospital. Moulds was wearing a seat belt and was injured, but was not transported to the hospital.
DONNA WATERS, 80, of Massena, died Friday, May 28, 2021, at the Caring Acres Nursing and Rehab Center in Anita. A Mass of Christian Burial for DONNA WATERS will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., June 2nd, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Massena. Steen Funeral Home in Massena has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Tue., June 1st from 2-until 7-pm.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Burial is in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery. A luncheon will be held at the church following the services at the cemetery.
Memorials may be directed the Donna Waters memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date.
DONNA WATERS is survived by:
Her daughters – Jane (Doug) Waters-Parks, of Bellevue, NE; Gloria Waters (& Brett Nuzum), of Winterset; and Susan Agnew (& partner Phil Casey) of Corning.
Her sons – Steven Waters, of Massena, and Dan Waters (& fiance’ Christine Walton), of Massena.
Her sisters – Pam Coffin of Ely, MN; Cindy (Lee) Haug, of New Market, Iowa, and Debra (George) Barelos, of Council Bluffs.
10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sisters-in-law; other relatives and friends.
MONTEZUMA, Iowa – The search for 10-year-old child missing from central Iowa’s Poweshiek County, continues. Xavior Harrelson was reported missing Thursday afternoon, May 27th. Authorities say he was possibly wearing blue pajama bottoms, a red T-shirt and black tennis shoes. And, while law enforcement appreciates the public’s desire to help locate Xavior, the investigative and search efforts today (Saturday, May 29), will be conducted by law enforcement and first responders only.
Xavior Harrelson
Montezuma residents are encouraged to check their own properties and surveillance systems. Law enforcement officials are asking for the public’s assistance with searching for Xavior tomorrow morning (Sunday). For those who are able to assist, please be at the Montezuma High School north parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Please dress appropriately for the weather and walking outside. Those wishing to assist with the search must be 18 years of age or older, have a valid photo identification and be in good physical condition.
Anyone with information related to Xavior’s disappearance, please call the Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office at 641-623-2107.
The Iowa State Patrol, Friday afternoon, released more information about an accident that took place at 4:30-p.m. Thursday, in southern Iowa’s Clarke County. Two other teens died in the crash, and two others were seriously injured. The Patrol says a 2000 Chevy pickup driven by a 16-year-old from Murray, was traveling east on Kansas Street in rural Clarke County. A train was traveling northbound.
For reasons under, the pickup driver attempted to cross the marked railroad crossing in front of the train, before the vehicle was struck on its passenger side. Two of the passengers, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, both from Murray, died at the scene. A 15-year-old passenger from Osceola, suffered life threatening injuries, and the flown by helicopter to a hospital in Des Moines.
The 16-year-old driver was seriously injured and also transported by helicopter to a hospital in Des Moines. No one onboard the train was hurt. The collision remains under investigation.
The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Friday, released information with regard to several incidents and arrests. Authorities say two people were arrested following a pursuit early Tuesday afternoon. According to the report, a Deputy waa requested to assist with a vehicle pursuit initiated by a Pott. County Sheriff’s Sergeant. With assistance from Council Bluffs Police and the Iowa State Patrol, the suspect vehicle, a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, was stopped and the suspects were apprehended. As it turns out, both suspects: 35-year-old Fredrick John Nunes, from South Sioux City, Iowa, and 24-year-old Dominique Renee Whitebeaver, had active warrants in Iowa. Both were transported to the jail to be held on their warrants. Nunes was also charged with Eluding While Exceeding Speed Limit by 25 mph or more, which carries a $2,000 bond.
Sheriff’s officials report also:
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