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2021 State Track – Day 2 – Class 1A and 4A Results

Sports

May 21st, 2021 by admin

Class 1A Girls Distance Medley

Lenox- 19th 4:32.58 (Cassidy Nelson, Brooklyn Ecklin, TJ Stoaks, McKinna Hogan)
Logan-Magnolia- 15th 4:29.01 (Ava Goldsmith, Emma Perkins, Kiera Hochstein, Courtney Sporrer)
Audubon- 4th 4:18.29 (Madison Steckler, Abigail Zaiger, Mattie Nielsen, Hannah Thygesen)
Tri-Center- 1st State Champions 4:16.00 (Jaden Franke, Emile Sorenson, Kyla Corrin, Peyton Pogge)

Class 1A Boys 110M Hurdles Prelims

Gavin Smith, Audubon- 4th Qualified 15.59
Johnathan Weaver, Lenox- 12th 16.12
Sam Foreman, CAM- 22nd 16.70
Connor McKee, CAM- 11th 16.06
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va- 7th Qualified 15.88

Class 1A Girls 100M Hurdles Prelims

Jade Jackson, CAM- 9th 16.85
Cassidy Nelson, Lenox- 20th 17.55
Izzy Weldon, Fremont-Mills- 22nd 17.76
Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley- 5th Qualified 16.31

Class 1A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

St. Albert 6th 1:22.76 (Sam Rallis, DJ Weilage, Keaton Barnes, Brendan Monahan)
Coon Rapids-Bayard- 16th 1:34.04 (Easton Hays, Gabe Obert, Tanner Oswald, Omarion Floyd)
Audubon- 19th 1:34.24 (Ethan Klocke, Joel Klocke, Brandon Jensen, Matthew Beisswenger)
East Union- 24th 1:35.92 (Emmet Long, Kanyon Huntington, Scott Driskill, Caleb Comstock)

Class 4A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

Lewis Central- 15th 1:31.93 (Luciano Fidone, Jonathan Humpal, Brayden Loftin, Tyler Hinsley)

Class 1A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Nodaway Valley- 2nd 1:46.66 (Abby Engals, Madison Fry, Annika Nelson, Maddax DeVault)
St. Albert- 15th 1:51.66 (Carly McKeever, Kaylee Epperson, Allie Petry, Lauren Williams)

Class 4A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Lewis Central- 11th 1:47.41  (Irelynn James, Maddie Bergman, Atziri Medina, Madeline Fidone)

Class 1A Boys 400M Hurdles Final

Connor McKee, CAM- 3rd 55.01
Gavin Smith, Audubon- 4th 55.56
Hunter Hansen, West Harrison- 8th 58.13
Matthew Benidict, Sidney- 24th 1:01.46
Joel Klocke, Audubon- 11th 58.27

Class 1A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Maggie Ragaller, Ar-We-Va- 15th 1:11.66
TJ Stoaks, Lenox- 20th 1:13.18
Lauren Malone, Boyer Valley- 6th 1:09.03
Emily Madison, Fremont-Mills- 9th 1:09.18
Lauren Williams, St. Albert- 7th 1:09.03
Tara Peterson, Stanton- 5th 1:08.81

Class 4A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Abby LaSale, CB Abraham Lincoln- 8th 1:07.24

Class 1A Boys Distance Medley

Tri-Center- 15th 3:47.73 (Jaydon Dooley, Luke Lehan, Michael Denning, Brett McGee)
IKM-Manning- 10th 3:44.59 (Drew Doyal, Amos Rasmussen, Connor Keller, Quentin Dreyer)
Lenox- 21st 3:53.32 (Johnathan Weaver, Isaac Grundman, Brad Larson, Samson Adams)

Class 4A Boys Distance Medley

Lewis Central- 9th 3:37.12 (Luciano Fidone, Jonathan Humpal, Ethen Fishell, Nathan Sell)
CB Thomas Jefferson- 16th 3:41.19 (Austin Schubert, Tyler Huey, Hunter Ryba, Juan Martinez)

Class 1A Girls 4x100M Relay Prelims

East Union- 23rd 53.75 (Kaitlyn Mitchell, Grace Nixon, Mallory Raney, Noelle McKnight)
Riverside- 5th Qualified 51.54 (Veronica Andrusyshyn, Izzy Bluml, Emma Gordon, Lydia Erickson)
Ar-We-Va- 20th 53.37 (Hannah Kraus, Jamie Hausman, Kora Obrecht, Jadeyn Smith)

Class 1A Boys 4x100M Relay Prelims

Audubon- 7th Qualified 44.75 (Ethan Klocke, Matthew Beisswenger, Gavin Smith, Joel Klocke)
CAM- 22nd 45.67 (Karter Hilpipre, Connor McKee, Cade Ticknor, Lane Spieker)
East Union-18th 45.44 (Emmet Long, Kanyon Huntington, Scott Driskell, Caleb Comstock)
Lenox- 23rd 46.21 (Johnathan Weaver, Isaac Grundman, Keigan Kitzman, Brad Larson)
Coon Rapids-Bayard- 19th 45.45 (Easton Hays, Omarion Floyd, Tanner Oswals, Gabe Obert)
Woodbine- 12th 45.09 (Andrew Thompson, Erik Gau, Bernie Nelson, Jerry Malone)

Class 1A Girls 4x400M Relay Prelims

Riverside- 6th Qualified 4:14.94 (Lydia Erickson, Macy Woods, Mack Olmstead-Mitchell, Izzy Bluml)
Audubon- 5th Qualified 4:14.36 (Madison Steckler, Mattie Nielsen, Abigail Zaiger, Hannah Thygesen)

Class 4A Girls 4x400M Prelims

Lewis Central- 15th 4:12.29 (Gracie Hays, Madeline Fidone, Irelynn James, Maddie Bergman)

Class 1A Boys 4x400M Prelims

CAM- 20th 3:57.55 (Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Ethan Follmann, Sam Foreman)
Riverside- 13th 3:34.36 (Liam Fagan, Drake Woods, Aiden Bell, Mikey Casson)
St. Albert- 2nd Qualified 3:29.25 (Greg Fagan, Keaton Barnes, Brendan Monahan, Sam Rallis)

Class 4A Boys 4x400M Prelims

Lewis Central- DQ (Ethen Fishell, Wyatt Hatcher, Quentin Allen, Jonah Pomerenke)

Class 1A Girls Discus

Danielle Hoyle Paton-Churdan- 1st State Champion 130-11
Mallory Behnken, CAM- 6th 115-07
Paige Luft, Griswold- 7th 111-08
Elizabeth Zaiger, Audubon 8th 109-09
Jaci Christensen, Audubon- 20th 99-02
Molly Venteicher, CAM- 22nd 94-04
Jamie Plowman, Woodbine- 23rd 91-00

Class 4A Girls Shot Put

Elise Thramer, Lewis Central- 7th 37-05.75
Kierra Schmiedling, Lewis Central- 14th 35-03.25

Boys 4A Long Jump

Ryan Rohe, Lewis Central- 10th 21-06.25

Boys 1A High Jump

Matthew Benedict, Sidney- 3rd 6-03
Jack Roberts, Stanton- 4th 6-03
Marshall Knapp, Southwest Valley 6th 6-01
Cooper Kock, Ar-We-Va- 10th 6-01
Gabe Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard- 11th 5-11
Samson Adams, Lenox- 13th 5-11
Brogan Allensworth, Riverside- 18th 5-09
Tyler Kingery, Exira-EHK- No Height

Boys 4A Shot Put

Hunter Deyo, Lewis Central- 8th 52-00.50

Boys 1A Discus

Layne Pryor, Woodbine- 1st State Champion 182-09
Dylan Hoefer, Woodbine- 5th 153-10
Devin Whipple, Lenox- 8th 149-08
Tre Melby, Logan-Magnolia- 11th 144-10
Cade Ticknor, CAM- 15th 140-08

Class 4A Girls Long Jump

Maddie Bergman, Lewis Central- 5th 16-11.75
Shelby Wilfong, CB Abraham Lincoln- 15th 16-01.50

Class 1A Girls High Jump

Jade Jackson, CAM- 10th 4-10
Vanessa Koehler, Glidden-Ralston- 8th 5-0
Maclayn Houston, West Harrison- 10th 4-10
Riley Jensen, Essex- 10th 4-10
Alexa Ahrenholtz, IKM-Manning- 7th 5-0
Cadence Douglas, Lenox- 1st State Champion 05-02 on first attempt

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Mental Health Awareness Walk

News

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Health System’s Senior Life Solutions team is hosting a free community walk in support of Mental Health Awareness Month on Saturday, May 22, 2021 from 9 to 10 am in downtown Atlantic. The event is being co-hosted by Healthy Cass County and Cass County Iowa State University Extension.

“We welcome participants of all ages to join us to show support for mental health awareness. We all need to help end the stigma around seeking care for mental health, and showing up to community events like this is one small way that each of us can help normalize mental health care and show our neighbors that we’re here for them,” said Karmen Roland, RN, Program Director of Senior Life Solutions.

The walk will kick-off at 9 am in City Park at 6th and Chestnut. Participants will walk on the sidewalks to the Rock Island Depot, and then loop back to the park. Information about mental health services as well as light refreshments will be available in City Park.

“People across the county identified mental health as the number one health need in the recent Community Health Needs Assessment. It’s so important to have events like this where we can come together and show that mental health matters. It’s OK to not be OK. We want to end the stigma in Cass County,” said Brigham Hoegh, Cass County Wellness Coordinator.

“Green is the official color of mental health awareness, and while we encourage folks to wear green – you don’t have to! Just come and join in the fun, show your support, and get in some great exercise, too,” said Roland.

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Backyard & Beyond 5-21-2021

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

May 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Atlantic Parks & Recreation Director Bryant Rasmussen.

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Rep. Axne Named Vice-Chair of Housing and Insurance Subcommittee

News

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON – This week, Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03) was named Vice-Chair of the Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance. In a statement to the media, Axne said “During my first two years in Congress, it has been my privilege to work with my Committee colleagues to support improving the safety and affordability of housing, and it is my honor to be named as Vice Chair of the Housing, Community Development and Insurance Subcommittee.

“This past year has shown how absolutely critical housing is to the health and prosperity of American families, and I look forward to working with our Chairs and with members on both sides of the aisle to continue crafting and advancing policies that will help improve access to affordable housing, promote equity, and ensure that rural and urban communities alike have the resources to invest in the success of their residents.”

Her office says Rep. Axne has used her position on the subcommittee to support improved housing access and increased investments in affordable housing, and to advocate for the tens of thousands of Iowans that work in the insurance industry. Earlier this year, two Rep. Axne bills aimed at supporting Iowa’s homeowners and renters were included in the American Rescue Plan, a COVID-19 relief package that included over $30 billion in housing support. The House also recently passed legislation authored by Rep. Axne to preserve affordable housing options in rural areas. 

Rep. Axne is also a member of the Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets

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Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors Visit NISHNANET

News

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Chamber Ambassadors were hosted by NISHNANET on Thursday, May 20th, 2021. The Ambassadors learned more about NISHNANET’s goals and expansion with their new 514 Chestnut store.

NISHNANET came to serve the rural Atlantic and Audubon counties in 2018. Since then, NISHNANET has expanded to serve over 300 customers providing them with low cost, high-speed internet, fiber optics, phone service, tech support, and more.

With the opening of their new Customer Service hub at 514 Chestnut Street, NISHNANET will be able to better support their existing customers and non-customers alike by providing internet technology support and high-quality technology retail. Scott Bennett, owner, shared that with this store, the company can answer questions in a detailed way and offer unique support in which when a customer purchases an item, the employee will configure the device and when the customer returns home, the device will work providing one on one customer support.

With NISHNANET’s new walk-in space, the question is raised, “What will be done with their original location at 2 East 6th Street?” Scott explained that with Cass/Atlantic Development’s help, they plan to turn their previous space into a “shared workspace.” A shared workspace allows those that work remotely to have access to a desk, telephone line, fast internet, printer, etc. The spaces can be rented with the purchase of a membership. More details will be released as the space comes together in July.

To keep up with NISHNANET, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/nishnanet and be sure to check out the new space located at 514 Chestnut Street.

NISHNANET can also be reached at 712-243-2497.

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2021 State Track – Day 2 – Class 2A and 3A Results

Sports

May 21st, 2021 by admin

Class 2A Girls Distance Medley Final

Clarinda- 15th 4:27.39 (Maddie Sunderman, Taylor Cole, Faith Espinosa, Mayson Hartley)
Panorama- 2nd 4:10.95 (Zoey Hambleton, Shey Storesund, Gwen Steffen, Jaidyn Sellers)

Class 3A Girls Distance Medley Final

Harlan- 6th 4:14.65 (Delaney Wagner, Ashley Hall, Brecken Van Baale, Kaia Bieker)
Glenwood- 8th 4:15.53 (Coryl Matheny, Jenna Hopp, Abby Hughes, Emma Hughes)

Class 2A Boys 110M Hurdles Prelims

Sid Schaaf, Treynor- 1st Qualified 14.93
Clayton Wardyn, ACGC- 11th 15.77

Class 3A Boys 110M Hurdles Prelims

Colin Mullenix, Atlantic- 10th 15.63
Tanner Pontow, Carroll- 20th 16.53

Class 2A Girls 100M Hurdles Prelims

Holly Hoepner, AHSTW- 6th Qualified 15.72
Faith Espinosa, Clarinda- 22nd 17.14
Shey Storesund, Panorama- 25th 17.52
Hailey Martin, Underwood- 20th 17.07

Class 3A Girls 100M Hurdles Prelims

Claire Miller, Denison-Schleswig- 15th 16.78

Class 2A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

Clarinda- 13th 1:33.01 (Michael Shull, Cole Ridnour, Kade Engstrand, Tadyn Brown)
Treynor- 19th 1:33.95 (Evan Smith, Josh Clark, Noah Nelson, Jaxon Schumacher)

Class 3A Boys 4x200M Relay Final

Glenwood- 10th 1:31.80 (Tyler Huey, Tate Mayberry, Brock Sell, Silas Bales)
Harlan- DQ (Will Neuharth, Mason Griffith, Cade Sears, Brock Musich)

Class 2A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Underwood- 15th 1:50.58 (Kinsley Ferguson, Tayler Krueger, Chloe Clawson, Jordyn Reimer)
Treynor- 8th 1:48.55 (Jozie Lewis, Lillia Williams, Keelea Navara, Rachel Kinsella)

Class 3A Girls 4x200M Relay Final

Harlan- 23rd 1:50.31
Carroll- 16th 1:47.66
Glenwood- 18th 1:48.29

Class 2A Boys 400M Hurdles Final

Sid Schaaf, Treynor- 1st 54.30
Noah James, Treynor- 2nd 54.81
Max Meyers, Kuemper Catholic- 10th 56.43

Class 3A Boys 400M Hurdles Final

Zane Vance, Atlantic- 15th 57.80
Colin Mullenix, Atlantic- 11th 57.64

Class 2A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Faith Espinosa, Clarinda- 19th 1:10.29
Holly Hoepner, AHSTW- 5th 1:05.59

Class 3A Girls 400M Hurdles Final

Kate Hughes, Glenwood- 23rd 1:14.81
Chloe Mullenix, Atlantic- 18th 1:10.84
Abby Hughes, Glenwood- 5th 1:06.77

Class 2A Boys Distance Medley

Treynor- 10th 3:43.02 (Evan Smith, Jaxon Schumacher, Devin Vorthmann, Cole Dooley)
Red Oak- 15th 3:45.20 (Garrett Couse, Bradley Sifford, Jack Kling, Baylor Bergren)
Underwood- 2nd 3:38.71 (Colin Brandt, Bryce Patten, Alex Ravlin, Scott Pearson)
Kuemper Catholic 12th 3:43.57 (Max Myers, Tanner Higby, Garrett Christensen, Michael Pottebaum)

Class 3A Boys Distance Medley

Carroll- 22nd 3:46.70 (Remy Richardson, Colby Christensen, Zach Dirkx, Abraham Dirkx)
Atlantic-10th 3:36.82 (Gannon O’Hara, Zane Vance, Colin Mullenix, Craig Alan Becker)

Class 2A Girls 4x100M Relay Prelims

AHSTW- 16th 52.13 (Holly Hoepner, Delaney Goshorn, Graycen Partlow, Cora Comer)
Clarinda- 21st 52.52 (Paige Millikan, Faith Espinosa, Aly Meier, Maddie Sunderman)

Class 3A Girls 4x100M Relay Prelims

Glenwood- 14th 51.04
Carroll 17th 51.31

Class 2A Boys 4x100M Relay Prelims

Treynor- 9th 44.38
Red Oak- 18h 45.35
Underwood- 20th 45.39

Class 3A Boys 4x100M Relay Prelims

Harlan- 13th 44.24 (Cade Sears, Will Neuharth, Mason Griffith, Aidan Hall)

Class 2A Girls 4x400M Relay Prelims

Panorama- 2nd Qualified 4:03.27 (Gwen Steffen, Olivia Steffen, Shey Storesund, Jaidyn Sellers)
Underwood- 18th 4:15.38 (Kinsley Ferguson, Jordyn Reimer, Allie Witt, Aliyah Humphrey)

Class 3A Girls 4x400M Relay Prelims

Harlan- 4th Qualified 4:06.11 (Kaia Bieker, Brecken Van Baale, Lilly Metzger, Liv Freund)
Glenwood- 15th 4:13.15 (Nora Dougherty, Jenna Hopp, Lauren Hughes, Abby Hughes)
Atlantic- 14th 4:12.98 (Ava Rush, Chloe Mullenix, Taylor McCreedy, Haley Rasmussen)

Class 2A Boys 4x400M Relay Prelims

Underwood- 1st Qualified 3:26.64 (Scott Pearson, Alex Ravlin, Bryce Patten, Brayden Wollan)
Treynor- 2nd Qualified 3:26.70 (Todd Pedersen, Noah James, Devin Vorthmann, Sid Schaaf)

Class 3A Boys 4x400M Relay Prelims

Carroll- 19th 3:34.50 (Remy Richardson, Colby Christensen, Abraham Dirkx, Zach Dirkx)
Harlan- 23rd 3:37.46 (Will Neuharth, Cade Sears, Jacob Birch, Michael Erlmeier)

Class 3A Girls Shot Put

Kelsey Fields, Creston- 3rd 42-09.00
Brynlee Arnold, Glenwood- 24th 32-09.25

Class 2A Girls Discus

Haylee Seidler, Underwood- 7th 121-05
Stella Umphreys, Treynor- 9th 118-08

Class 3A Boys Long Jump

Cody Krause, Glenwood- 23rd 18-09.50
Michael Erlmeier, Harlan- 20th 19-03.50
Evan Turin, Denison-Schleswig- 22nd 19-01.00

Class 2A Boys High Jump

Isaac Jones, Clarinda- 1st State Champion 6-06
Noah James, Treynor- 3rd 6-05
Clayton Wardyn, ACGC- 19th 5-09

Class 3A Boys Shot Put

Nate Gallup, Denison-Schleswig- 19th 45-03.00

Class 2A Boys Discus

Grant Jobe, Clarinda- 14th 132-05
Crew Howard, Clarinda- 16th 132-08
Chris Gardner, Underwood- 10th 135-08
Blake Sadr, Treynor- 23rd 118-03
Tyler Laughlin, Shenandoah- 24th 116-01

Class 3A Girls Long Jump

Ashley Hall, Harlan- 17th 15-11.75
Shay Sinnard, Carroll- 5th 17-05.50

Class 2A Girls High Jump

Alizabeth Jacobsen, Underwood- 8th 5-02
Chloe Largent, ACGC- 4th 05-02
Sydney Leaders, Underwood- 22nd 4-10

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Skyscan Forecast May 21, 2021

Weather

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies. A few isolated showers possible early in the day, then a few isolated showers and thunderstorms developing mid to late afternoon. S @ 10-20  High 78

Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Any scattered showers and thunderstorms ending.  S @10  Low 66

Saturday: Partly cloudy skies. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms. S @ 10-20  High 80

Sunday: Partly cloudy skies. A Few isolated showers and thunderstorms. High 82

Monday: Partly cloudy skies. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms. High 82

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Cass County Sheriff’s Report

News

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. On May 14th, 34-year-old Reciever Berdon, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of OWI 1st offense.  Berdon was transported to Cass County Jail and was later released on his ow recognizance.

And, on May 17th, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 37-year-old Ryan Joel Castle, of Griswold, on two Cass County warrants for probation violations.   Castle was transported from the Pottawattamie County Jail to the Cass County Jail where he is being held on $40,000 bond.

“All criminal charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in the court of law.”

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Reynolds’ request to ban transgender athletes from girls sports alive for 2022

News, Sports

May 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds asked Republican legislators to pass a bill to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls sports, but House Speaker Pat Grassley says they ran out of time. “We just had a lot of other things on our agenda and on our plate to wrap up the end of session and I don’t think we ever got to the point where everyone was comfortable with what that would look like right now,” Grassley says.

The 2021 legislative session ended late — very late — Wednesday evening. Reynolds says letting biological males who identify as females compete in volleyball, softball and other girls sports in Iowa is unfair to girls who’re trying for college scholarships. While the issue was tabled in the 2021 session, Grassley says there remains a level of support among Republicans for the ban.

“That will be part of the conversations between now and the next session, what legislation would look like,” Grassley says. “I think we just want to make sure the House, Senate and the governor are all on the same page.” Governor Reynolds publicly revealed her request for the transathlete ban three weeks ago during a Fox News forum with other G-O-P governors. House Democratic Leader Todd Prichard of Charles City says that’s part of a pattern.

“This is a governor that’s put headlines and impressing viewers of Fox News over being a leader for Iowa,” Prichard says. Representative Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights, the second-ranking Democrat in the House, says it’s a divisive policy that hurts Iowa’s reputation and transgender students. “She’s been working to make sure that she’s a national figure by making political statements…and trying to build her brand. That’s not her job,” Konfrst says. “She’s supposed to serve Iowans.”

Nearly two months ago, South Dakota’s governor issued an executive order banning transgender athletes from girls sports in public high schools and public colleges and universities and similar legislation has been introduced in more than two dozen other states.

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Thursday Boys Sub-State Soccer Results

Sports

May 21st, 2021 by Jim Field

Class 1-A

Sub-State 7:

  • Greene County 2, Atlantic 1

Sub-State 8:

  • Riverside 5, Missouri Valley 1
  • Underwood 6, AHSTW 1
  • St. Albert 10, Tri-Center 0
  • Treynor 2, Logan-Magnolia 0

Sub-State 1:

  • West Sioux 4, Kuemper Catholic 3

Class 2-A

Sub-State 8:

  • Denison-Schleswig 2, Harlan 0
  • Glenwood 5, Carroll 1
  • Creston 4, Boone 1

Class 3-A

Sub-State 1:

  • Lewis Central 8, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
  • CB Abraham Lincoln 5, Sioux City East 1

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