The Woodbine boys track team won their home Phil Hummel Relays on Monday night. The Tigers scored 116 points to land the win. Boyer Valley was runner-up with 84 points.
AHSTW’s Drake Partridge won the 100M and the 200M. He also finished 2nd in the 400M.
Team Scores
Full results here: 19HummelRelaysBoys
The Atlantic boys and girls tennis teams both picked up wins over Harlan on Monday night.
The girls squad scored a 6-3 victory. Hana Holtz, Gene Martinez, Nellie Grooms, and Olivia Engler all notched singles play wins. the duos of Holtz/Martinez and Tessa Grooms/Engler picked up doubles wins as well.
The Atlantic boys tennis team swept past the Cyclones 9-0. Singles winners were Nile Petersen, Jesse Reid, Brody O’Brien, Ethan Williams, Grant Sturm, and Avery Anderson. Doubles winners were Petersen/O’Brien, Reid/Grant Sturm, and Williams/Ethan Sturm.
Full results here: 19Atl_BG_Harlan
The Exira-EHK boys golf team took the win at the Rolling Valley Conference Boys Meet at Woodbine on Monday. The Spartans shot a 174 team total to win it. Everett Carroll led the way for Sparty with a round of 38 to take medalist honors. Grant Kenkel of Boyer Valley was runner-up with a round of 40.
Team Scores
In the Girls Meet at Dunlap, Boyer Valley posted a 199 to win the team title. Medalist was Abbie Miller of Boyer Valley who shot 42. Sammi Jahde of CAM is the runner-up after carding a 48.
Team Scores
The Atlantic girls golf team finished in 3rd place at the Ames Turk Bowman Invite on Monday. The tourney was played at Iowa State’s Veenker Golf Course. Waukee was the team title winner with a 356. Ames was 2nd with a 389 and Atlantic shot 390.
Baylee Newell was the top Atlantic golfer finishing 7th with a 92. Alyssa Ginther also shot a 92 in 8th place. Other Atlantic scores: Anna Weiser-20th-100, Lauren Nicholas-30th-106, Hannah Alff-47th-117.
Atlantic Head Coach Kathy Hobson: “Another good tournament outing for the Trojans with some good competition. Waukee is an outstanding team. And only losing by one to the host school made for a really good day overall.
We had our ups-n-downs. Saw lots of good shots; saw some not so good shots. The front 9 presented more problems for us than the back 9. As a team, we had to take way too many penalty shots. This course presents a lot of challenges we aren’t use to – a lot of penalty areas, large greens, and a lot of blind shots. We played in on-and-off rain most of the day. In the long run, these challenges should benefit us as we learn to manage our play better. Happy to see Anna Wieser in with a 100 and Lauren Nicholas at 106 on this course for first time. Anna is becoming more confident in her game.”
The Glenwood boys golf team won the Denison Monarch Invite on Monday with a 316 total. Atlantic finished 6th with a 343.
The overall medalist was Matt Gearheart of Atlantic with a round of 71. Other Atlantic scores were as follows: Cyle Renaud 80, Tate Den Beste 93, Braden Smith 99, Garrett McLaren 106, Cooper Jipsen 108.
Team Scores
Atlantic Head Coach Ed Den Beste: “Had several little rain showers when warming up for the meet today. Once we got started the rain went away and the wind picked up some and it got colder. Great to see Matt gaining confidence today as putts started to fall. He started bogie and double bogie but came back and made a great 30 foot putt on 18 to finish at even for the day. Cyle had struggles at times. Battled back though to shoot 80. Tate started really well with one over after 3 holes but had a rough spot in the middle with a few OBs but finished in low 90s. Braden couldn’t get it going today. Not a course you want to not be hitting well. Garrett struggled to start but came back on the front had some rough holes in there. Cooper played his best today. He shot 9 strokes better on the back than a week ago. Good to see him gain some confidence today.”
WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) — A northeast Iowa woman has entered a plea in the 2018 death of her infant daughter and will spend the rest of her life in prison. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 29-year-old Alicia Marie Rios, of Elgin, entered an Alford plea to first-degree murder during a hearing Monday morning in Fayette County District court in West Union.
Rios didn’t admit guilt but acknowledged the plea was in her best interest. A charge of child endangerment causing death was dismissed. Rios was arrested in the death of her 5-month-old daughter, Lydia, who was injured Aug. 21 and died later at a hospital. An autopsy found a skull fracture and Rios acknowledge striking the infant with a coffee table.
The murder charge carries a mandatory prison sentence of life without parole.
Wiping away tears, Rios told the court, “I love my daughter, and I never meant for anything to happen.”
(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Legislature could wrap its business for the session this week, and their final budget will impact how much the students at the three state-supported universities pay in tuition. The Board of Regents held off on setting tuition at their meeting last week as president Mike Richards reiterated the process set in the board’s new five-year- tuition model.
“We are not interested in setting tuition rates and then having to adjust them later,” Richards said, “we set tuition rates only one time per year.” Richards says they want to know how much of the money they requested will be approved by state leaders.
“In September, we made a state appropriation request of 18 million dollars increase over our current general appropriation budget for next year for our public universities. The tuition rates that we will set are based on cooperation with the state,” Richards said. Under the model designed to give students and parents predictability, the Regents will use a formula to set the tuition at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.
If the state provides the full 18 million dollars, the 2019-2020 base tuition rate will increase by three percent. If the state provides no additional money, the increase will be three percent plus the projected Higher Education Price Index (HEPI). The HEPI is estimated at two percent. The formula for tuition at the University of Northern Iowa is different.
“If the state fully funds the appropriations request — resident undergrad tuition would not increase for 2019-2020,”Richards said. It is not clear how the tuition rate would be impacted at the University of Northern Iowa if the Board of Regents does not receive the amount of state money they requested. The board is expected hold the first reading on the tuition rates at its June meeting.
Three Atlantic High School students have qualified for, and will be making a trip to, Dallas, TX, for the National Speech & Debate Tournament this summer. It’s the first time AHS has qualified three students in three different events since 1992! School officials say:
In other news, the Atlantic Speech & Debate team will have a showcase of Individual and Large Group performances this Saturday April 27 at 7:00 pm in the AHS Auditorium. The following students will be performing:
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds has announced the names of members selected for the Flood Recovery Advisory Board. The Board was created by Executive Order to help coordinate a comprehensive flood recovery and rebuilding effort.
From southwest Iowa, the Board includes: Larry Winum, President and CEO of Glenwood State Bank; Leo Ettleman, Farmer; and Rick Allely, Director of Mills County Economic Development Foundation. Ex-Officio Members include: Lt. Governor Adam Gregg; Senator Chuck Grassley; Senator Joni Ernst; Congresswoman Cindy Axne.
The Governor said in her statement, Monday, that “Many brave and resilient Iowans and communities are just beginning the recovery process as a result of the historic flooding. They are trusting us to deliver efficient and effective partnerships across federal, state, and local governments. The seasoned individuals appointed to the Advisory Board understand the crucial nature of their responsibilities and my expectations for success. I’m confident Iowa will rebound even stronger as a result of our combined efforts.”
The Flood Recovery Advisory Board also includes the following:
The first meeting of the Flood Recovery Advisory Board will be on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. in the Ray Conference Room at the Iowa State Capitol.
In addition to the Flood Recovery Advisory Board, the Executive Order created six working groups covering Finance, Economic Development, Agriculture, Workforce and Housing, Flood Management and Infrastructure, and Public Health. Members of these working groups will be named in the coming weeks.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation report Interstate construction in Council Bluffs could impact travel for motorists this week. All closures are weather permitting and may be rescheduled if weather impacts construction.
Tuesday, April 23
Southbound I-29 between Ninth and Nebraska avenues will be closed overnight from 10:30 p.m. Tuesday April 23 at to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24. 5:30 a.m. The southbound I-29 on-ramp at Ninth Avenue will also be closed.
Wednesday, April 24
The right lane of the westbound I-80 Express, just east of the South Expressway, will be closed for repairs beginning at 9 a.m. The closure will be taken down for the afternoon rush hour by 3 p.m.
Northbound I-29 between Nebraska and Ninth avenues will be closed overnight from 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 to 5:30 a.m. Thursday April 25. The northbound I-29 on-ramp at Nebraska Avenue will also be closed.
Thursday, April 25
The right lane of the westbound I-80 Express, just east of the South Expressway, will be closed for repairs beginning at 9 a.m. The closure will be taken down for the afternoon rush hour by 3 p.m.
Iowa DOT anticipates significant delays could occur during the westbound I-80 Express lane closure. Motorists are encouraged to use northbound I-29/westbound I-80 local lanes as an alternate route. Please allow for extra travel time while this interstate repair takes place.
For more information or to sign up for alerts, visit the program website at www.CouncilBluffsInterstate.IowaDOT.gov. You can also contact the program office at 712-216-3339 or info@CouncilBluffsInterstate.com.
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