LINDA LEE GRIFFIN, 63, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, April 30th, at Atlantic Specialty Care. Per her wishes she is being cremated, and a memorial service for LINDA GRIFFIN will be held at a later date. Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.
An SUV rear-ended a semi tractor-trailer in Pottawattamie County, Thursday evening, resulting in an Audubon County woman being flown to a hospital in Omaha. The Iowa State Patrol reports Interstate 80 eastbound traffic was stop-and-go in a construction zone. A 2018 Volvo semi driven by 64-year old Lyle Hass, of Iowa City, was almost at a complete stop in the right lane near mile marker 41.8, when for reasons unknown, the semi was hit from behind by a 2017 Jeep Cherokee.
The SUV, driven by 48-year old Jolene Hasbrouck, of Audubon, went into the south ditch, following the collision. Hasbrouck was flown by LifeNet helicopter to Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha. Authorities say she was wearing a seat belt.
The accident, which took place at around 6:30-p.m., remains under investigation.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa guard Isaiah Moss has submitted his name to the NCAA transfer portal, joining forward Tyler Cook as starters who intend to leave the program. The Hawkeyes announced that Moss, who played 102 games at Iowa after redshirting one season, intends to transfer. He started all 35 games for Iowa last season. He ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game, second with 32 steals and fourth with 62 assists.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced an influential youth basketball coach to an effective lifetime prison sentence for secretly collecting sexual images of 440 boys and fondling more than a dozen over a 20-year period. U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams sentenced former Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen to 180 years in federal prison. Williams called Stephen’s crimes horrendous, saying he abused his position of trust to prey upon boys who saw Stephen as a gateway to college basketball.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg reached 1,500 strikeouts in fewer innings than any pitcher in major league history, and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 after a long rain delay to salvage the finale of a four-game series. Despite the strong performance by Strasburg, the Nationals fired pitching coach Derek Lilliquist after the game and replaced him with minor league pitching coordinator Paul Menhart.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a two-run homer off Wily Peralta with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 for a four-game split. Whit Merrifield became the third player with a two-triple game this season for the Royals, who lead the major leagues with 17 in 32 games. His third-inning triple drove in Martin Maldonado, who beat out an infield hit and is 7 for 13 against Charlie Morton.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The attorney for Tyreek Hill has sent a letter to the NFL disputing claims made by the wide receiver’s fiancee of child abuse. In the four-page letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, attorney N. Trey Pettlon also said Hill was willing to cooperate with the league’s investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg reached 1,500 strikeouts in fewer innings pitched than any player in major league history during the Washington’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Strasburg got opposing pitcher Dakota Hudson looking in the fifth inning for his eighth strikeout of the game and the 1,500th of his career. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Strasburg struck out 1,500 in 1,272 1/3 innings. Boston’s Chris Sale had the previous record.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have optioned shortstop Addison Russell to Triple-A Iowa after he completed his 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Cubs transferred closer Brandon Morrow (elbow) to the 60-day injured list.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:45 a.m. CDT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A judge has sentenced an influential youth basketball coach to an effective lifetime prison sentence for secretly collecting sexual images of 440 boys and fondling more than a dozen over a 20-year period. U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams sentenced former Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen to 180 years in federal prison. Williams called Stephen’s crimes horrendous, saying he abused his position of trust to prey upon boys who saw Stephen as a gateway to college basketball.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has secured another win in its fight with Iowa and Nebraska to keep its newly opened casino in western Iowa. The National Indian Gaming Commission ruled in the tribe’s favor Wednesday, saying it has the right to operate the Prairie Flower Casino on land it acquired in Carter Lake, Iowa. Nebraska, Iowa and the neighboring city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, sued to close the casino, saying the tribe had misrepresented its plans for the site.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill that makes it a crime to claim pet is a service animal in order to take it into a store or a restaurant. The new law also requires landlords to allow individuals with a disability to have service animals but it also requires the person to provide proof they are disabled and need an animal. Denying a disabled person an animal is a simple misdemeanor but intentionally lying that an animal is a service animal when it isn’t also is a misdemeanor.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Mississippi River at the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois has reached a new record high. The National Weather Service website on Thursday afternoon showed the river level at 22.64 feet (6.9 meters), just above the 22.63-foot mark reached on July 9, 1993. Parts of downtown Davenport, Iowa, remain underwater after the river tore through a temporary barrier. Several Mississippi River towns also are seeing floods that are closing in on levels reached in 1993.
Girls Tennis
CB Thomas Jefferson 6, Omaha South 3
Clarinda 9, Audubon 0
Glenwood 9, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Kuemper Catholic 9, Denison-Schleswig 0
Red Oak 9, Harlan 0
Shenandoah 9, Lewis Central 0
Boys Tennis
St. Albert 5, Atlantic 4
CB Abraham Lincoln 8, Glenwood 1
Clarinda 7, Audubon 2
Denison-Schleswig 5, Kuemper Catholic 4
Lewis Central 8, Shenandoah 1
Red Oak 6, Harlan 3
Girls Golf
Boys Golf
The Atlantic boys track team scored back-to-back Hawkeye Ten Conference Championships with a win on Thursday night at Lewis Central. The Trojans scored 145 points to win the title. Glenwood was 2nd with 125 points.
Atlantic picked up wins from: Tyler Moen in the 100M, 200M, and 400M. Chase Mullenix in the 800M. Craig Alan Becker in the 1600M. Sprint Medley (Spencer Ray, Gannon O’Hara, Zade Niklasen, and Chase Mullenix). Distance Medley (Connor Pellett, Gannon O’Hara, Colin Mullenix, and Chase Mullenix). 4x400M Relay (Zade Niklasen, Colin Mullenix, Tyler Moen, and Chase Mullenix).
Team Scores
Full results HERE.
The Glenwood girls track team scored a Hawkeye Ten Conference Championship on Thursday night with 193 points. Atlantic came in 2nd with 115 points on the night.
The Rams won 9 events on their way to the title. Janette Schraft led the way with wins in the 800M, 1500M, and 400M Hurdles.
Atlantic got wins from Taylor McCreedy in the 3000M, Haley Rasmussen in the 200M and the Long Jump, and the Trojans took the Distance Medley (Taylor Hansen, Cambry Miller, Alyssa Derby, and Taylor McCreedy). McCreedy was also 4th in the 1500M.
Harlan picked up a win in the 4x200M Relay.
Team Scores
Full results HERE.
The Carroll Tigers boys track team came in 6th and the girls finished 4th at the Raccoon River Conference Meet on Thursday in Boone. Carlisle swept the team championships.
Check out full results from the meet HERE.
The Mount Ayr Raiders won the Timberwolf Boys Track Invitational in Corning on Thursday night. The Raiders scored 118 points to win the meet, CAM and Nodaway Valley tied for 2nd with 91 points each.
Nodaway Valley got a win from Tony Ayase in the 400M and Ben Breheny was 2nd in both the 1600M and 3000M.
CAM picked up wins from Jacob Holste in the High Jump, Connor McKee in the 400M Hurdles and 110M Hurdles, and the Cougars took the 4x100M Relay.
Team Scores
Full results HERE.
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