CLASS 3A
Substate 1
Sioux Center @ Carroll PPD to Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.
Storm Lake 66, MOC-Floyd Valley 54
LeMars 61, Bishop Heelan 43
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54, Denison-Schleswig 23
Substate 8
Dallas Center-Grimes 85, Perry 12
ADM 54, Harlan 44
Glenwood 75, Clarke 48
Atlantic 53, Creston 47 – ON KJAN
CLASS 4A
Substate 1
Sioux City West 78, CB Thomas Jefferson 40
Sioux CIty East 75, Sioux City North 43
Substate 7
Urbandale 66, Lewis Central 46
Des Moines East 82, Des Moines North 70
ALVIN ALBERTSEN, 82, of Audubon, died Sunday, February 21st, 2021 at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services for ALVIN ALBERTSEN will be held later this spring.
ALVIN ALBERTSEN is survived by:
His children – Dave and Jacquie Albertsen, Debbie, and Brad Wahlert, John Albertsen and Patrick Flaherty, and Katie and Daren Bald.
His sister Alma Wetzel.
6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, his brother and sister-in-law Leroy and Sharlene Albertsen, other relatives and friends.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government announced Monday that it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump’s administration. The Environmental Protection Agency said it is reversing course and will support a January 2020 decision by the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a lawsuit filed by the Renewable Fuels Association and farm groups.
The lawsuit is headed to arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring. The move by the EPA comes roughly a month after President Joe Biden took office.
Ethanol tanks
A case of road rage and reckless driving resulted in a collision at around 8:42-a.m. Monday, in Creston. According to Creston Police, a 1999 Honda Accord driven by 38-year old Cody Lee Witt, of Story City, was driving in an erratic manner on Townline Road, near Bunn-O-Matic, and trying to speak with 56-year old Christine Larkin, of Creston, who was driving a 2001 Buick LeSabre. Authorities said the pair had been in a relationship.
Police said Witt was driving recklessly when he swerved off the road and continued back on the road in a reckless manner, before his car hit the Buick. The Buick was traveling westbound at the time of the collision. Police say the Honda backed northbound in a reckless manner. Witt was cited for reckless driving. No injuries were reported. Damage from the collision totaled $2,000.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Cedar Falls (7) | 17-0 | 97 | 1 |
| 2. Waukee (3) | 11-2 | 78 | 3 |
| 3. Ames | 15-3 | 69 | 5 |
| 4. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 17-4 | 59 | 4 |
| 5. Dubuque, Hempstead | 15-4 | 56 | 6 |
| (tie) Pleasant Valley | 17-3 | 56 | 7 |
| 5. Valley, West Des Moines | 15-4 | 56 | 2 |
| 8. Ankeny Centennial | 13-4 | 26 | 10 |
| 9. Ottumwa | 15-5 | 14 | NR |
| 10. Des Moines, Hoover | 12-4 | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 9. Johnston 6. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 6. Des Moines, North 3. Davenport, North 2. Indianola 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Ballard (7) | 20-1 | 97 | 1 |
| 2. Monticello (3) | 19-0 | 90 | 2 |
| 3. Carroll | 20-2 | 74 | 4 |
| 4. Dallas Center-Grimes | 17-3 | 63 | 3 |
| 5. Pella | 19-2 | 61 | 5 |
| 6. Glenwood | 19-2 | 52 | 6 |
| 7. Epworth, Western Dubuque | 15-4 | 37 | 7 |
| 8. Solon | 19-2 | 31 | 8 |
| 9. Clear Lake | 19-2 | 16 | 9 |
| 10. Assumption, Davenport | 15-6 | 11 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Le Mars 8. Mount Vernon 6. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Atlantic 1.
(Radio Iowa) – It’s taken months, but the long-predicted La Nina weather pattern seems to have taken hold, impacting much of the nation’s climate — and the effects may linger through spring. After Iowa’s prolonged, bitter cold weather during most of February, climatologist and drought specialist Becky Bollinger says the March temperatures should follow a La Nina pattern and be warmer.
“Most of the country is showing a leaning towards more likely to have warmer-than-average conditions,” Bollinger says. The weekly U-S Drought Monitor shows wide sections of Iowa are abnormally dry, while much of western Iowa is under moderate to severe drought, with portions of northwest Iowa considered in extreme drought. Bollinger says the regions that are in drought now will likely stay that way.
“Areas that have been dry, unfortunately, have an enhanced chance of continuing to be drier than average into March,” she says. Bollinger says the outlook for March, April and May are likely to follow the same pattern. “We see most of the region showing increased chances of above-average temperatures through the spring,” she says. Bollinger says the climate outlooks predict the La Nina will fade to neutral conditions by summer.
A La Nina occurs when Pacific Ocean surface temperatures cool below normal, which then has a wide-ranging impact on North American weather.
Court records say that Guzman admitted to “shooting a handgun numerous times” at Frank after getting into an altercation with him at his work in Denison on Sunday evening. Guzman told police she went home to her residence in Dow City after that altercation, armed herself with a handgun and waited for Frank to come home. When he did arrive at the home they shared, another argument started and Guzman began shooting at Frank, striking him once as he tried to exit the home.
According to authorities, Guzman admitted to where she hid the gun and admitted to altering the crime scene in an attempt to conceal it. Frank was able to make it to his vehicle and drive a short distance before authorities found him unresponsive.
Beth Guzman
An autopsy on Jeremy Frank is pending at the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny. An investigation into his death is being conducted by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Crawford County Attorney’s Office.
Denison Police Department, Dow City EMS, and Crawford County Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service assisted during the incident investigation. Because it is an ongoing investigation, authorities say no additional details will be released at this time.
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State women’s basketball guard Lexi Donarski picked up her fourth Freshman of the Week award, the league announced Monday.
Donarski averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game en route to her fourth Freshman of the Week honor. Against the Jayhawks, Donarski tallied her fourth 20-point effort of her career with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists as she helped ISU to their 12th-straight win over KU. Against the Cowgirls, she totaled 12 points and added a team-high five assists to go along with two rebounds.
Donarski is averaging 13.0 points on the season, which is the most of any freshman in the Big 12, while shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 41.0 percent from long range.
The honor was the seventh Freshman of the Week honor for the Cyclones this season, as fellow freshmen Emily Ryan (2) and Kylie Feuerbach (1) have also claimed the honors for the Cyclones.
Iowa State returns to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. to take on No. 18 West Virginia at home for Senior Night on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week and Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference announced Monday.
Clark has tallied 18 Big Ten Weekly honors on the season, including a Big Ten record 11 freshman honors, four Big Ten Player of the Week honors, and three Player of the Week Honor Roll nods. Minnesota’s Amanda Zahui B. is the only other freshman to earn four Player of the Week nods. Her four Big Ten Player of the Week honors as a freshman are believed to be the NCAA record.
Clark recorded her fourth consecutive and eighth total 30-point game of the season in Iowa’s, 96-78, win over Penn State. Her eight 30-point games are the most this season by any student-athlete in NCAA Division I women’s basketball and most by a freshman since the 2009-10 season when Oral Roberts’ Kevi Luper and Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne accomplished the feat.
The West Des Moines, Iowa, native filled her stat line against the Nittany Lions with seven assists, six rebounds, a steal, and a block.
Clark now ranks second on Iowa’s all-time freshman scoring list with 485 points, second on the 3-pointers made list with 63, and third on the assists list with 119 on the season. The scoring and 3-point record holder is Jaime Printy with 501 points and 82, 3-pointers during the 2009-10 season, and the assist record holder is Kathleen Doyle (1016-17) with 148. Clark is the only Iowa freshman to record 400-plus points, 100-plus rebounds, and 100-plus assists in a season.
Clark and the Hawkeyes travel to College Park, Maryland, to take on the No. 8/10 Terrapins on Tuesday, Feb. 23 inside Xfinity Center. Tipoff is set for noon (CT) on Big Ten Network.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza was tabbed the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Iowa’s two victories last week. For the third time this season Garza has been recognized by the Big Ten Conference Office for his weekly performance. Garza and Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr. shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Monday.
Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) helped lead the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to a pair of victories over No. 21 Wisconsin (77-62) and Penn State (74-68). The All-American averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, two assists, and one block in the two contests.
The native of Washington, D.C., became Iowa’s all-time leading scorer in its last outing against Penn State on Sunday. Garza broke the school’s 32-year old record held by Roy Marble. Garza’s layup with 8:18 remaining in the second half was the record-breaking basket. Garza recorded his 31st career double-double and team-leading 10th of the season, totaling 23 points and 11 rebounds, against the Nittany Lions.
Garza totaled 30 points and eight rebounds against the Badgers last Thursday. He was 11-of-19 (.579) from the field, including a blistering 4-of-6 (.667) from 3-point territory. The 15-point victory (77-62) at Wisconsin is its largest margin of victory in Madison since a 15-point win over the Badgers on Jan. 25, 1988; its 77 points are the most scored by a Hawkeye team at the Kohl Center since a 79-76 win on Feb. 3, 1998.
In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is first at Iowa in conference scoring (1,324), total field goals made (799), field goal attempts (1,461), and 40-point games (2); second in 30-point games (12); fifth in double-doubles (31); sixth in rebounding (856); seventh in blocked shots (140); eighth in free throw makes (420); and 15th in 3-pointers made (108).
He is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,000 points, 850 rebounds, 125 blocked shots, and 100 3-pointers and he is the only player from a major conference with those numbers dating back to the 1992-93 season. Garza is the only Hawkeye in school history to amass four 400-point seasons and is one of 11 Hawkeyes with two 500-point seasons.
Garza and the ninth-ranked Hawkeyes (17-6, 11-5) will face No. 3 Michigan (16-1, 11-1) on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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