The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the tentative lists of State Track and Field Qualifiers on Saturday afternoon. Follow the links below to take a look at lists by class.
Boys
Girls
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the tentative lists of State Track and Field Qualifiers on Saturday afternoon. Follow the links below to take a look at lists by class.
Boys
Girls
Class 1A Region 2
Atlantic hosted a portion of the Class 1A Region 2 Girls Tennis Bracket on Saturday. Red Oak came out the winner of the four teams at the site.
In first round play Red Oak defeated Atlantic 5-0 and Creston beat Southwest Valley 5-0. Red Oak then defeated Creston in the Regional Semifinal 5-0.
The Tigers Advance to the Regional Final next Saturday, May 18th against Kuemper Catholic at 1:00pm and will once again be played in Atlantic.
Kuemper advanced out of another quadrant of the bracket played in Denison. The Knights beat Harlan 5-0 in the first round and Denison beat Audubon 5-2. Kuemper Catholic then defeated Denison-Schleswig 5-0 in the Semis.
Class 1A Region 3
In Region 3 play at Shenandoah the Fillies advanced to the Regional Final. Shenandoah beat St. Albert 5-0 and Glenwood topped Clarinda 5-1. Shenandoah then beat Glenwood 5-2. The Fillies will have to wait until Monday to find out their opponent. Play in Pella was postponed to Monday.
Class 2A Region 1
Sioux City North 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Sioux City West 5, CB Thomas Jefferson 2
The Atlantic boys tennis team fell to Norwalk on Saturday in a Preliminary Sub-State Team match in Atlantic. Norwalk came out on top 5-1.
Atlantic got their lone win on the day from Nile Petersen at #1 Singles.
With the win Norwalk advances to Sub-State play on Saturday, May 18th at Norwalk.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport school officials say several students had to be treated after a school resource officer deployed pepper spray during an incident at Central High School.
Television station KWQC reports that the incident happened Friday. The school district says there was a disturbance in the 3rd-floor hallway, and the officer responded with the use of pepper spray. Several people reported having trouble breathing and were treated by the school nurse.
Officials say windows were opened on the third floor to help air out the building. There were no reports of serious injuries.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — College graduates will be hitting a hot job market this spring if they’re ready to begin their careers, counselors and recruiters said. “The market’s pretty phenomenal for our students right now,” said Bill Watts, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s director of advising and career services. He said graduates have better chances this year to land good jobs than he’s seen in 20 years. The National Association of Colleges and Employers said last month that hiring of college graduates will go up 10.7% this year from last year, the Omaha World-Herald reported .
The United States’ unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent last month, Nebraska’s to 2.8% and Iowa’s to 2.4%. That means there’s a comparatively small supply of prospective employees available, workforce experts said. The Nebraska Labor Department estimated recently that the state will have 21,410 annual openings through 2026 in high-skill, high-wage, high-demand jobs requiring at least a bachelor’s degree. College career directors said their job fairs have boomed. Watts said the Lincoln fair has moved from the city campus student union to Pinnacle Bank Arena because so many businesses and organizations come.
Creighton University had a waiting list for businesses for its career fair last fall, said Jeremy Fisher, Creighton’s career center director. And the Iowa State agriculture career day in February drew 277 companies and organizations, which tied the Cyclones’ record, said Mike Gaul, head of career services for Iowa State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Engineering and computer science grads are highly prized by many employers, but advisers said liberal arts majors can maximize their chances by exhibiting their ability to think critically, communicate and work with teams as well as getting work experience.
Natalie Knott, of Louisville, will graduate from Hastings College with a double major: business administration and marketing. She said she had 18 job interviews — more than one with some companies — and received two offers. She took a job with NRC Health, a Lincoln-based consumer researcher for hospitals. “It’s such a relief to have it done,” she said of the job hunt. “I’ve had a plan and a vision of what I wanted to do.”
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal drug enforcement officials say nearly 9 tons of medication was collected last month in Nebraska and Iowa as part of a program that allows the public to turn in unused, expired or unwanted prescription drugs.
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration says more than 5,660 pounds of medication was turned in at 47 sites in Nebraska the DEA’s Drug Take-Back Day held April 27. In Iowa, 11,680 pounds of prescription medication was collected.
The DEA says that since the program began in 2010, Nebraska has collected 94,149 pounds of discarded drugs, and Iowa has collected 135,255 pounds. The program is intended to curb prescription drug abuse and overdoses and accidental poisonings.
A bicyclist has died after being struck by a vehicle in Pottawattamie County. Sheriff’s officials say the accident happened at around 2:25-a.m. in the area of Old Lincoln Highway and Northline Drive.
When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from serious injuries. The vehicle that struck the bicyclist had left the area. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Currently, investigators are working to identify the male and locate the vehicle involved. No further information is available at this time.
TIM PARKER, 58, of Atlantic, died Friday, May 10th. Cremation has taken place, and no services are planned for TIM PARKER. Roland Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com
TIM PARKER is survived by:
His sisters – Carol Mitchell, of Atlantic, and Sandy Garrett, of Omaha.