Denison-Schleswig 71, Atlantic 42
Carroll 68, Harlan 66 (OT)
CB Abraham Lincoln 68, Bellevue East 53
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 72, Lewis Central 32
Winterset 92, Gilbert 68
Denison-Schleswig 71, Atlantic 42
Carroll 68, Harlan 66 (OT)
CB Abraham Lincoln 68, Bellevue East 53
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 72, Lewis Central 32
Winterset 92, Gilbert 68
Girls Class 1A and 2A Regional Semifinal basketball games are on tap tonight around the state. Here is a look at the area schedule.
CLASS 1A
Region 7
Stanton @ Exira-EHK 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN
St. Albert vs. Central Decatur (@ Creston) 7:00 p.m.
Region 8
Paton-Churdan @ Newell-Fonda 7:00 p.m.
CAM vs. Woodbury Central (@ Denison) 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 2A
Region 3
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows @ West Hancock 7:00 p.m.
IKM-Manning @ Panorama 7:00 p.m.
Region 8
Mount Ayr vs. Logan-Magnolia (@ Red Oak) 7:00 p.m.
Nodaway Valley vs. AHSTW (@Atlantic) 7:00 p.m.
Texas Tech (17-9, 8-5) vs. Iowa State (11-15, 4-9)
James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 5 p.m. CST
BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State seeks revenge on Texas Tech after dropping the first matchup in Lubbock. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 18, when the Red Raiders outshot Iowa State from the field 54.3 percent to 35.7 percent and made six more 3-pointers on the way to a 72-52 victory.
LEADING THE CHARGE: The Red Raiders have been led by Jahmi’us Ramsey and Kyler Edwards. Ramsey is averaging 14 points while Edwards is putting up 12 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The Cyclones have been led by sophomores Tyrese Haliburton and Rasir Bolton, who have combined to score 27.5 points per outing.JUMPING FOR JAHMI’US: Ramsey has connected on 44.8 percent of the 116 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 7 of 15 over the last three games. He’s also made 64.3 percent of his foul shots this season.
YET TO WIN: The Red Raiders are 0-5 when they score 61 points or fewer and 17-4 when they exceed 61 points. The Cyclones are 0-9 when they fail to score more than 68 points and 11-6 on the season, otherwise.
PASSING FOR POINTS: The Red Raiders have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Cyclones. Iowa State has 43 assists on 79 field goals (54.4 percent) across its previous three contests while Texas Tech has assists on 54 of 79 field goals (68.4 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: The sturdy Texas Tech defense has held opponents to just 63.2 points per game, the 29th-lowest in Division I. Iowa State has given up an average of 72.6 points through 26 games (ranked 234th, nationally).
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A driver has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide following a Des Moines collision in which two men died. Police say the crash occurred around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, when a southbound car struck an eastbound car that had just entered the roadway. Two men in the eastbound car died after being rushed to a hospital. Police have identified them as 26-year-old Mauricio Ruiz Quintana and 22-year-old Brayan Martinez Ruiz. The other driver has been identified as 23-year-old Alejandro Contreras.
LEON D. KOENEN, 86, of West Des Moines, died Feb. 13th, at his home at the Lodge of Ashworth, in West Des Moines. Following cremation, a Celebration of Life Memorial service for LEON KOENEN will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
LEON KOENEN is survived by:
His wife – Nita Koenen, of W. Des Moines.
His daughter – Diana Koenen (& friend Tommy Acevedo, of Canyon Lake, CA).
His step-son: Tom (Sandy) Holland, of Audubon.
2 grandchildren, 6 step-grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, other relatives, in-laws, and friends.
JAY DEE MENDENHALL, 91, of Lone Tree (IA) [& formerly of Audubon], died Feb. 8th, at Pioneer Park Care Center, in Lone Tree. Funeral services for JAY DEE MENDENHALL will be held 11-a.m. Monday, Feb. 24th, at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon, followed by a luncheon at the church. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
The family will meet with friends Monday morning, February 24, 2020, from 9:30 A.M. until the time of the service at the First Presbyterian Church in Audubon.
Interment will be in the Arlington Heights Cemetery in Audubon.
As an expression of sympathy memorials may be made to the Audubon Lions Club, Audubon First Presbyterian Church, or the charity of their choice.
JAY DEE MENDENHALL is survived by:
His wife – Peggy Mendenhall, of Lone Tree.
His sons – Jay Dee, (Diana) Mendenhall, II, and Ned (Johnie McMahon) Mendenhall, all from Iowa City.
His daughter – Heidi (Steve) Pollard, of Marshall, MO.
His sister – Patricia (David) Sorensen, of Atlantic.
6 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; his sister-in-law, other relatives and friends.
Today: Mostly sunny. High 47. SW wind @ 15-25mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 28. SW @ 10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 52. SW @ 10-20.
Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High near 50.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a chance of light rain-snow, mixed at times. High 38.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 27. Our Low was 1. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 37 and the Low was -6. The record High for February 21st in Atlantic, was 66 in 2017. The Record Low was -19 in 1894.
(Radio Iowa) — Six of seven Republicans on an Iowa Senate committee have endorsed a plan to require more of the Iowans getting health care benefits through Medicaid to work or volunteer in their community. Senator Jason Schultz, a Republican from Schleswig, is chairman of the Senate Labor Committee.
“Able-bodied Iowans should work if they’re receiving public benefits,” Schultz says. The bill does have exceptions. The parents of young children and disabled Iowans would not be required to fulfill the requirement, but other adults between the ages of 18 and 64 would have to show state officials they’re working 20 hours a week. Schultz says his constituents want the state’s welfare programs to promote the Iowa work ethic.
“They want to see people work, if they can, and they also support that we are a well-off enough state and country that we can take care of the people who can’t take care of themselves,” Schultz says, “so it’s not mean-spirited what I’m hearing back home, but they are very frustrated when they know of neighbors who could get a job, but are getting public assistance benefits and kind of mocking the system.”
Lana Shope of the Iowa Community Action Association says nearly 80 percent of the working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid already have a job — but many have inconsistent work schedules. “They might be working 20 hours this week, but next week they’re only going to get 10, which is going to make them out of compliance which then jeopardizes their health care coverage through Medicaid,” she says, “not only for them, but for their children.”
The bill is now eligible for debate in the full senate.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Senate committee has advanced a bill that would require convicted felons to pay restitution before they could get their voting rights restored. If passed this year, the bill advanced Wednesday would be effective only if a separate constitutional amendment that would automatically restore felon voting rights upon completion of a sentence also passes. It’s unclear if the restitution requirement would withstand a legal challenge, though. A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled against a similar Florida requirement. Iowa is the only state with a broad revocation of voting rights for felons, requiring restoration of voting rights from the governor.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Officials in Iowa City have approved the construction of two 15-story residential towers near the University of Iowa campus. The City Council approved the buildings Tuesday night and granted special height bonuses that will allow the buildings to reach 15 stories. The Gazette reports the buildings are on the southern fringe of downtown and the university campus. They would house 820 units and 1,575 beds. Opponents of the project had argued it was too large and could disrupt vacancy rates across Iowa City. Construction isn’t expected to begin for more than a year.
SIGOURNEY, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a deer sent flying when it was hit by a car in southeast Iowa crashed through the window of a second car, killing its driver. The accident occurred a little after 7 p.m. Wednesday on Iowa Highway 92, just west of Sigourney. The Iowa State Patrol says the deer went onto the roadway from the north ditch and was struck by a westbound car. The deer was knocked into the air and then went through the windshield of an eastbound car. The dead driver was identified as 45-year-old Donald Burdick, who lived in North English.
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Webster City Chamber of Commerce administrative assistant has been accused of stealing more than $149,000 from the organization. The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that 40-year-old Leah Mulholland is charged with ongoing criminal conduct, theft, forgery and unauthorized use of a credit card. She was arrested Wednesday. The department says Mulholland had admitted to three chamber officials that she’d misused chamber funds. The department also says investigators discovered that Mulholland had issued 247 unauthorized checks totaling more than $149,000 from March 2015 through June 2018.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 24 points, and No. 20 Iowa got strong contributions from its bench in a 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State. It was Garza’s 12th consecutive game of 20 points or more in Big Ten play, the longest streak for an Iowa player in 49 seasons and the most by any conference player in the last 20 years. Bakari Evelyn came off the bench to score 15 points for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp had 13 points, and Ryan Kriener added 12.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 23 points, Gabe Brown had career highs with 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Michigan State overcame sloppy play to beat Nebraska 86-65. The Spartans (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) turned over the ball a season-high 22 times but made 13 3-pointers and outrebounded the Cornhuskers 51-26. They busted open the game with a 22-8 run in the middle of the second half. Nebraska (7-19, 2-13) dropped its 11th straight game, the most consecutive losses in the same season in program history. Dachon Burke had 21 points to lead the Huskers.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The health of Carlos Martinez’s shoulder is even more important for the St. Louis Cardinals now that Miles Mikolas will miss the first few weeks of the season because of an inflamed flexor tendon. Shoulder weakness last spring training following off-season surgery prompted the Cardinals to shift Martinez to the bullpen. He eventually replaced injured Jordan Hicks as closer, saving 24 games in 27 chances. St. Louis has an opening for a starter in a rotation projected to include Jack Flaherty, Dakota Hudson and Adam Wainwright.
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals newcomer Maikel Franco is hoping a different look will be a sign of different results this year. Franco didn’t have his usual shoulder-length dreadlocks when he arrived at the spring training clubhouse. Instead, his hair was short. Franco was let go by the Philadelphia Phillies after hitting .234 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs last season. The Royals signed him to a one-year contract worth nearly $3 million. Franco is set to become the everyday third baseman for the Royals.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton’s intimidating presence was missing from the middle of the Yankees’ lineup for a big chunk of 2019 because of an injury-filled season. The New York slugger will have his spring at-bats analyzed more than most veterans as he tries to bounce back this year. He’s one of a handful of established players whose performances will be watched closely over the next month. Spring training game action begins in Arizona on Friday with a meeting between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals. The other 28 teams play their first exhibition games in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues on Saturday.
WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — Jaime Echenique tied his career high with 20 points as Wichita State defeated South Florida 65-55 and the Shockers have secured 20 wins for the 11th straight season. Echenique sank two free throws and Dennis Dexter followed with a 3-pointer as Wichita State fought out of the second of two ties midway through the final period with five unanswered points. Laquincy Rideau had 14 points and six rebounds for the Bulls.
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