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Class 1A, District 8 Football Honors

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November 25th, 2019 by admin

Offensive MVP: Anthony Potthoff, Van Meter, SR

Defensive MVP: Parker Fryar, Van Meter, SR

First Team Offense

Quarterback
Anthony Potthoff, Van Meter, SR*

Running Back
Ian Abrahamson, Van Meter, SR*
Gavin Cornelison, ACGC, SO*
Connor Brown, Clarinda, SR

Wide Receiver/Tight End
Blade Koons, Van Meter, SR*
Luke South, Panorama, SR*
Dawson Frost, Mount Ayr, SR*

Offensive Line
Crew Howard, Clarinda, JR
Lincoln Olsen, Van Meter, SO*
Max Gilliland, Van Meter, JR
Jared Wasson, Panorama, SO*
Sam Madsen, ACGC, SR*

Kicker
Nathan Barnes, Clarinda, JR*

First Team Defense

Defensive Line
Bryce Cole, Van Meter, SR*
Isaac Grose, Mount Ayr, SR
Quynton Younker, CGC, SR
Logan Green, Clarinda, SO

Linebacker
Parker Fryar, Van Meter, SR*
Drew Taylor, Panorama, JR*
Reas Knapp, Mount Ayr, SR*
Evan Taylor, Pnaorama, JR

Defensive Back
Trae Ehlen, Mount Ayr, JR
Cody Coffman, Van Meter, SR
Preston Walker, Panorama, JR
Zach Madden, Van Meter, SR

Punter
Blade Koons, Van Meter, SR

*Unanimous

Second Team Offense

Quarterback
Payton Weehler, Mount Ayr, JR

Running Back
Kolby Jacobe, ACGC, SR
Gunnar Larsen, ACGC, JR
Cole Ridnour, Clarinda, JR

Wide Receiver/Tight End
Jackson Carstens, Panorama, SR
Lucas Leiferman, Panorama, JR
Lucas Marsh, ACGC, JR

Offensive Line
Andrew Simpson, Van Meter, SR
Jordan McAlexander, Mount Ayr, SR
Gage Buttler, ACGC, JR
Dalton Brown, Clarinda, SR
Trent Hambleton, Panorama, JR
Rush Rowen, West Central Valley, SR

Kicker
Cael Carl, West Central Valley, JR

Second Team Defense

Defensive Line
Brett Berg, Van Meter, SR
Patrick Junker, Van Meter, SR
Cooper Andersen, Panorama, SO
Cole Clymer, Mount Ayr, SR

Linebacker
Keelan Klommhaus, Mount Ayr, SR
Nathan Lindsay, Clarinda, SR
Calvin Sieck, Van Meter, JR
Wyatt Appleseth, Panorama, JR

Defensive Back
Michael Shull, Clarinda, JR
Justin Garcia, West Central Valley, SR
Tyler Haynes, Van Meter, SR
Zach Rizzuti, Panorama, JR

Punter
Nathan Barnes, Clarinda, JR

Honorable Mention

Van Meter: Max Pettit, Kolby Booge, Korbin Barck
Panorama: Dominic Walker, Kade Arganbright, Jared Henderson
Mount Ayr: Cayden Lambert, Rhett Larson, Dawson Swank
ACGC: Cayden Jensen, Cael Hoing, Victor Gonzalez
Clarinda: Dagen Price, Parker Rock, Jakob Childs
West Central Valley: Mason Hagen, Kade Kunkle, Kiefer Wallace

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Purdy is Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

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November 25th, 2019 by admin

Brock Purdy

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State sophomore quarterback Brock Purdy was named the Big 12’s Offensive Player of the Week, announced today by the league office.

It’s Purdy’s second weekly honor by the Big 12 this season, winning offensive player of the week accolades after the ULM game.

Purdy was sensational in guiding the Cyclones to their second-straight fourth-quarter comeback victory in a win over Kansas (41-31).

A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Purdy threw for 372 yards (29-42) and four touchdowns, and had a rushing touchdown in the victory. It marked the third time this season Purdy was responsible for five or more touchdowns in a game.

The Cyclones were down by three points heading into the fourth quarter, but Purdy got hot in the final stanza, completing all 10 pass attempts for 135 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a TD in the final quarter to secure the win.

His 372 passing yards is the 11th-best single-game effort in school history and increased his school record season total of 300-yard passing games to six.

Purdy set the following season school records in the game: passing yards (3,575), completions (280), total offense (3,843) and consecutive games with a touchdown pass (11).

Purdy, who is a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, ranks in the top-four nationally in the following categories: completions (3rd, 25.5), passing yardage (4th, 325.0) and total offense (4th, 349.4).

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Mills County Sheriff’s report (11/25)

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office has reported recent arrests. Today (Monday), 39-year old Samantha Ann Brophy, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Douglas County, NE., Jail, on a warrant for 2nd Degree Theft. Her bond was set at $5,000.

Early Sunday morning, 31-year old Ashley Marie Shuck, of Elk Horn, NE., was arrested for Public Intoxication and Open Container.

Last Thursday, 19-year old Mariah Marie Pierson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Pottawattamie County Jail, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. Her bond was set at $5,000.

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Missing S.W. IA man found dead near Yuma, AZ

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

A missing 90-year-old man from southwest Iowa was found dead Sunday at around 12:20-a.m. just north of Yuma, Arizona. Authorities say James Lewis Larson, from Sharpsburg, was last seen in Lawrence, Kansas, on Nov. 13th. He had been on his way to Yuma last week and stopped in Lawrence to visit family, prior to his disappearance. A Silver Alert was issued by the Lawrence, KS., Police Department, when Larson failed to reach Yuma, and his family could not reach him.

His body was found by Yuma County Sheriff’s Deputies and Rescue Unit, along with Civil Air Patrol Units. He was located in a wash near a trail in the Kofa Wildlife Refuge, near the northern boundary of the Yuma Proving Grounds Kofa Firing Range. His vehicle was found high centered nearby, and stuck on a ledge.

Authorities in Arizona are currently looking into the circumstances surrounding the death.

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Missing Monticello man found dead

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — A missing Monticello man was found dead this weekend. Monticello Police say the body of 67-year-old Jay Hanken was discovered in a stretch of Kitty Creek in a remote section of Monticello not far from his home, Sunday morning a little before 11. Family and friends had reported last seeing Hanken last Tuesday night. A cause of death has not been determined — but foul play is not suspected.

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Le Mars bank robber sentenced to 12 years in prison

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The man accused of stealing money from a Le Mars bank last December — and using a rented truck as the get-away vehicle — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Phillip White pleaded guilty in June to two federal charges involving robbing the bank. White was ordered to pay restitution cost of more than $16,000 to the Iowa State Bank, and more than $5,000 to the U-Haul company. Law enforcement officials were able to apprehend White and his accomplice, Karen Merrick, a short-time after the robbery. The pair used an U-Haul truck as their get-a-way vehicle. Merrick has also pleaded guilty to being an accomplice of the bank robbery. She will be sentenced at a later date.

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Police release names of Waterloo shooting victims

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people shot — one fatally — in Waterloo. The Waterloo Police Department identified the dead man Monday as 19-year-old Marquavion Brown, who lived in Waterloo. Police say he died at a hospital after the shooting Saturday evening. The wounded man is being treated. He’s been identified as 21-year-old Quintorey Kemp. Officers found the men with several gunshot wounds near a parked car with shattered windows. No arrests have been reported.

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Western Iowa Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced

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November 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports two Omaha residents were sentenced Friday in Council Bluffs U-S District Court, for their roles in a methamphetamine operation. 29-year old Colby Dunn, of Omaha, was sentenced to 100 months in prison (8.3-years), and 36-year old Laura Rauch Anderson, also of Omaha, was sentenced to 60 months (5-years) in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine in the Southern District of Iowa, and elsewhere.

Their sentences were the result of a lengthy investigation by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Safe Streets Task Force. The investigation revealed methamphetamine was brought into the Omaha, Nebraska area from Mexico and then transported to various location in Nebraska and Western Iowa for distribution.

Among those who were previously sentenced to prison as part of the investigation: Bernave Navarrete and Chris Rouse were sentenced to 20-years; Joseph Brown, Jackie Thielen and Jessica Snavely were sentenced to ten years; Brandy Kumpula was sentenced to eight years in prison; Chase Richard received a 15-year sentence; and William LaBenz was sentenced to five years.

Among those who sentences are pending, is Omar Martinez, and Manda May Rowell. The matter was investigated by Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Safe Streets Task Force; Omaha Police Department; Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force; Council Bluffs Police Department; Harlan, Iowa Police Department; Shelby County Sheriff’s Department; and the Lincoln, Nebraska Police Department. The case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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Iowa’s Duncan named Big 10 Special Teams Player of the Week

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November 25th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa kicker Keith Duncanhas been recognized as the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week, following Iowa’s 19-10 win over Illinois. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten office.

Duncan (5-foot-10, 180-pounds), a Weddington, North Carolina, native, earns his third career weekly honor. He won the weekly award this season for his play at Iowa State and in 2016 for his performance against Michigan, including the game-winning field goal as time expired.

Duncan connected on four field goals (23, 45, 24, 29) to break the Big Ten and Iowa single-season record with 27 made field goals. The four made field goals ties a career high (Iowa State, Purdue) and his six field goal attempts were a career-best.

This season, Duncan is 27-of-32 on field goal attempts and 12-of-16 on field goals of 40 or more yards. Duncan’s 36 career made field goals are the sixth-most all-time in program history.

The Hawkeyes wrap up the regular Friday (1:30 p.m. (CT), BTN), traveling to Lincoln to face Nebraska in the Hy-Vee Heroes Game at Memorial Stadium.

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Jack Nunge Suffers Torn ACL

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November 25th, 2019 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Jack Nunge suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of his right knee in Sunday’s home game versus Cal Poly. The announcement came Monday by head coach Fran McCaffery.

The injury occurred late in the first half as Nunge was driving to the basket.

“All of us feel for Jack,” said McCaffery. “This is an unfortunate setback for a young man who spent countless hours in the gym and weight room last year preparing for this season. Jack has the full support of his teammates and coaches during his recovery.”

Nunge (6-foot-11, 245 pounds) started Iowa’s first five games, averaging six points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists. The native of Newburgh, Indiana, redshirted last season.

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