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Midwest Sports Headlines: 3/4/2019

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March 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 34 points and 12 rebounds for her 82nd career double-double in her final regular-season home game and No. 12 Iowa beat Northwestern 74-50. She moved into sixth in Big Ten scoring in front of 12,051 fans, and set a single-season conference record for the most field-goals made.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Sara Rhine scored 19 points, Sammie Bachrodt 17 and Becca Hittner 15 with 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 Drake to a 70-61 win over Missouri State and give the Bulldogs sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The teams came in tied for the league lead with the Bears (18-9, 14-2) holding an 85-79 win over Drake on Feb. 1.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Martin Krampelj scored 19 points and Ty-Shon Alexander added 14 to pace Creighton to a 66-60 victory over No. 10 Marquette. Creighton outscored Marquette 16-3 down the stretch until a 3-pointer in the closing seconds by Markus Howard, who finished with 33 points. The Golden Eagles committed 22 turnovers, which Creighton turned into 18 points.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — For a few hours at spring training, Dabo Swinney became the Kyler Murray of coaching. Swinney slipped away from Clemson’s spring football practice to speak to the St. Louis Cardinals and take a little batting practice.
UNDATED (AP) — College recruiting focuses on big men who can dribble, shoot and move well defensively to fit today’s game. Big men who play primarily with their backs to the baskets are quickly becoming a dying breed.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — As unhittable as Jordan Hicks’ 105 mph heater can be, a pitch clocked a little bit closer to the speed limit might ultimately be what makes him the Cardinals’ closer. Developing the slider, a pitch Hicks began to get a feel for late last season, into a reliable second option has been Hicks’ focus this spring.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Angels’ Albert Pujols wants to make a difference on and off the field. On Friday, he was at the United Nations in New York to receive an award for his humanitarian efforts. On Saturday, he played in a “B” game and on Sunday, he went 3 fo -3, including his first spring home run.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, March 4, 2019

News

March 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CST

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Some 150 years after suffering the loss of tribal lands and near-extinction at the hands of the U.S. government, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is celebrating a triumph with the opening of a casino intended to secure a stream of revenue for the long-struggling tribe. The only thing standing in its way? An effort by governments in Iowa and Nebraska to strip it of the newly-opened casino.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — The former farmhand charged with first-degree murder in the abduction and stabbing death of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa wants to have his trial moved to a more diverse county. The Des Moines Register reports that 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera’s lawyers filed a motion Friday asking that the trial be moved out of Poweshiek County, so there can be more minority representation in the jury pool.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a man suspected of setting a Cedar Rapids apartment fire that injured him and four others, including a firefighter. Station KCRG reports that 24-year-old Dallas Tullis, of Cedar Rapids was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree arson, assault on a police officer, assault causing injury and interference with official acts.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a newborn boy has been surrendered to state custody under Iowa’s safe haven law. The Iowa Department of Human Services says it is the 33rd time the safe haven provision has been used since it went into effect in 2001. The department says the baby was born Feb. 2 at an Iowa hospital and released to the custody of DHS officials. Iowa lawmakers changed state law following a 2001 case in which a mother killed her home-delivered newborn in eastern Iowa.

Ponca Tribe fighting 2 states and a city to keep new casino

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March 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CARTER LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Some 150 years after suffering the loss of its homeland at the hands of the U.S. government, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is again fighting efforts by other governments to take something it has built — a new casino on the banks of the Missouri River.

The $10 million Prairie Flower Casino opened in November with 200 slot-style machines, some 10 years after the tribe began its effort to open the casino. The neighboring city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is home to three other casinos. That city and the states of Iowa and Nebraska are suing to have it shut down.

Central to those efforts is the casino’s location. It’s in Carter Lake, the only Iowa city on the western side of the Missouri River that is essentially in the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, where casinos are prohibited.

2018-19 WIC Academic Honor Teams

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March 3rd, 2019 by admin

2018-19 WIC Academic Honor Teams
(Must be senior, maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average)

Girls Basketball

AHSTW: Katie Anzalone, Katie Wise.
Audubon: Keaton Wessel.
IKM-Manning: Gabrielle Cadwell, Caitin Muhlbauer, Sydney Wegner.
Missouri Valley: Carter Crispin, McKenna Clausen, Abigail Olson.
Treynor: Sydney Carman, Kayla Chapman, Gracie Hansen, Sydni Huisman, Noel James, Konnor Sudmann.
Tri-Center: Kayla Jensen, Lilly Dahir, Paula Eickenberry.

Boys Basketball

AHSTW: Blake Osbahr.
Audubon: Tate Kileen, Noah Muzney.
IKM-Manning: Keaton Allmon, Nathan Blankman, Ethan Carter, Alex Lingle.
Logan-Magnolia: Joel Richardson, Matt Soetmelk, Mason Rosengren.
Treynor: Kyle Christensen, Jerry Jorgensen.
Tri-Center: Wyatt Andersen, Kyle Siebels.
Underwood: Riley Konsor, Connor Ryan.

Wrestling

AHSTW: Ben Ehlers, Caden Larson, Gabe Madsen.
Audubon: Dylan Obermeier.
Logan-Magnolia: Josh Stueve, Beau Peschel, Weston Worley, Chase Maguire.
Missouri Valley: Connor Lange.
Riverside: Gabe Smith, Elijah Petersen.
Tri-Center: Emmett White.

2018-19 WIC All-Conference Boys Basketball Teams

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March 3rd, 2019 by admin

2018-19 Western Iowa Conference
Boys Basketball, Final Standings

Teams                 Conf            All

*Treynor              16-0            20-4
Audubon            12-4            16-7
IKM-Manning     10-5            14-8
Underwood          8-8            11-10
AHST/W               8-8            12-11
Logan-Magnolia  8-8            11-10
Tri-Center             7-8            12-11
Riverside              2-14            6-16
Missouri Valley     0-16            2-20
* 2018-19 WIC Regular Season Champions.

WIC All-Conference Basketball Teams

First Team

*Tate Killeen, Audubon, Sr.; Jon Schwarte, Treynor, Jr.; Alex Lingle, IKM-Manning, Sr.; Jack Stogdill, Treynor, Jr.; Jack Tiarks, Treynor, Jr.; Lane Lawson, Audubon, Sr.; Jerry Jorgenson, Treynor, Sr.
* 2018-19 WIC Most Valuable Player.

Second Team

Matt Soetmelk, Lo-Ma, Sr.; Kaiden Smith, Audubon, Jr.; Jalen Humphrey, Underwood, Sr.; Blake Hall, Underwood, Soph.; Brady Huebner, Tri-Center, Sr.; Leyton Nelson, Tri-Center, Soph.; Clayton Akers, AHST/W, Jr.

2018-19 WIC All-Conference Girls Basketball Teams

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March 3rd, 2019 by admin

2018-19 Western Iowa Conference
Girls Basketball, Final Standings

Teams                  Conf            All

!#*Treynor           16-0            26-1
IKM-Manning      12-3            17-5
Logan-Magnolia  12-4            13-9
AHST/W              11-5            15-7
Tri-Center             7-8            9-12
Audubon              7-9            9-14
Underwood         4-12            6-16
Riverside              1-15            3-19
Missouri Valley     1-15            1-21
* 2018-19 WIC Regular Season Champions.
# 2019 State Basketball Qualilfier.
! 2019 Class 2A State Champions

WIC All-Conference Basketball Teams

First Team

*Kylie Morrison, Logan-Magnolia, Jr.; Kayla Champman, Treynor, Sr.; Konnor Sudmann, Treynor, Sr.; Alexa Ahrenholtz, IKM-Manning, Soph.; Kinsey Scheffler, AHSTW, Jr.; Aleah Hermansen, Audubon, Fr.; Gabby Caldwell, IKM-Manning, Sr.
* 2018-19 WIC Most Valuable Player.

Second Team

Claire Harris, AHSTW, Soph.; Claire Denning, AHSTW, Soph.; Lilly Dahir, Tri-Center, Sr.; Marissa Anderson, Tri-Center, Sr.; Emilie Thompson, Lo-Ma, Soph.; Violet Lapke, Lo-Ma, Jr.; Sydni Huisman, Treynor, Sr.

Exira-EHK alum Hansen wins third straight NAIA Title, leads Grand View to eighth straight National Championship

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March 3rd, 2019 by admin

Evan Hansen Photo

Evan Hansen (From gvvikings.com)

Exira-EHK alum Evan Hansen clinched his third straight NAIA National Wrestling Championship on Saturday and helped lead Grand View to their 8th consecutive National Championship.

Hansen won by decision in the 197 pound championship 6-4 over Isaac Bartel of MSU-Northern to complete a 19-1 season record. The Kimballton native helped Grand View rack up 219 team points, 134 points ahead of second place Lindsey Wilson.

Grand View becomes just the second university nationally to claim eight straight national titles, joining the University of Iowa in Division I. The Vikings are now one of three programs in NAIA history to possess eight total titles.

Josh Wegner was a key contributor as well for Grand View earning his second career National Championship at 149 pounds. He came into the tourney as the five seed and beat his second seeded teammate Devin Reynolds to earn the crown. He adds to his 2017 title at 141 during his freshman season. He finishes 30-4 on the season with 17 pins.

The NAIA National Championship was held in Des Moines at the Richard O Jacobson Exhibition Center at the State Fairgrounds.

Treynor grabs 2A State Title

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March 3rd, 2019 by admin

(IGHSAU) Treynor made sure this championship game ended on a much happier note than the last time the Cardinals played in the finals. All-tournament captain Konnor Sudmann scored 17 points and Treynor played outstanding defense in beating Grundy Grundy Center 48-30 to win the Class 2A state championship.

Treynor handed the top-ranked Spartans their first loss of the season and sent them home with a loss in championship game for the second straight year.

Treynor jumped on top early and never let up. The Cardinals made seven of their first eight shots in a building a 15-7 first-quarter lead and led by as many as 15 in the opening half. Grundy Center drew to 31-25 on Brooke Flater’s layup at the start of the fourth quarter, leaving the Spartans plenty of time for a rally. But their offense stalled — they managed only one basket the rest of the way — and Treynor pulled away with patient, efficient ball handling.

Mandy Stogdill’s 3-pointer from the deep right corner stretched the lead to 36-25 and Treynor made the free throws it needed down the stretch to stay in control. Against an aggressive Grundy Center defense, Treynor turned the ball over only three times.

Treynor got back to the championship game after a tough 51-48 loss to Western Christian in the 2017 finals, a game in which Treynor was hurt by a charging call against Sudmann in the final seconds. The Cardinals had been unbeaten going into that one.

Stogdill finished with nine points on three 3-pointers and Kayla Chapman also scored nine for the Cardinals, who held Grundy Center to 28.6 percent shooting and closed with a 26-1 record.

Kylie Willis led Grundy Center with eight points, Hailey Wallis scored seven and Flater had six. Grundy Center, which lost to Cascade in last year’s championship game, finishes 24- 1.

Chapman joined Sudmann on the all-tournament team, which also had Wallis, Alli Masters and Emma Atwood of Central Decatur and Nicole McDermott of Cascade.

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ELEANOR CAROLINE BROWN, 96, of Avoca (Mass of Christian Burial 3/5/19)

Obituaries

March 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

ELEANOR CAROLINE BROWN, 96, of Avoca, died Friday, March 1st, at home. A Mass of Christian Burial for ELEANOR BROWN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tuesday, March 5th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Monday, March 4th, from 5-until 7-p.m., and a Rosary will be held 7-p.m. Monday.

Burial is in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

ELEANOR BROWN is survived by:

Her sons – Gary (Nancy) Brown, of Hastings, NE; James (Connie) Brown, of Walnut; Randy (Linda) Brown, of Omaha, and Gregory Brown, of Dunlap.

Her daughter – Rosann (James) Nauman, of Avoca.

18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great grandchildren.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 3/3/2019

Weather

March 3rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Wind chill advisory thru Noon**Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and cold, with a steady temperature around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -11. **Wind chill advisory from midnight thru 9-a.m. Monday** Wind chill values as low as -30. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -30. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. West wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.