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(Updated) Area High School Basketball Scores from 1/27/18

Sports

January 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 60, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 58, OT
Carlisle 60, Creston 56
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 60, Sioux City, North 53
Earlham 56, Nodaway Valley 55
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 80, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 52
Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 41, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 25
Western Christian, Hull 77, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 71

Bluegrass ConferenceTournament – 3rd place

Murray 38, Lamoni 37

Championship

Ankeny Christian Academy 69, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 45

Nebraska Frontier Conference Tournament
Fifth Place

Cornerstone Christian, Neb. 48, Whiting 42

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 75, Sioux City, North 41
Earlham 46, Nodaway Valley 42
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 53, Shenandoah 32
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 66, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 42
Western Christian, Hull 82, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 52

Bluegrass Conference Tournament
Championship

Seymour 57, Diagonal 38

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 1/28/18

Weather

January 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as 5. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 50. Our Low this morning (as of 6-a.m.), was 22. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 35 and the Low was 22. The All-time record High in Atlantic on this date, was 58 in 1931 & 2015. The Record Low was -23 in 1915.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Sunday, Jan. 28th 2018

News

January 28th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 4:55 a.m. CST

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Trial has been delayed for a Cedar Rapids teen accused of killing a man and injuring another teen in a 2016 shooting. Television station KCRG reports that 17-year-old Kenyauta Vesey-Keith is being tried as an adult on charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, willful injury causing serious injury and intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Prosecutors say Vesey-Keith shot 21-year-old Brandon Johnson and a 16-year-old boy in March 2016. Johnson died from his injuries.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa city could welcome a new outdoor pickleball complex later this year. The Cedar Falls City Council has approved a project for new pickleball courts at Orchard Hill Park that will be financed with public and private money. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the Cedar Falls Pickleball Club and locals fundraised to move the project up to this summer.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A $1.25 million lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Omaha over the construction of the Omaha National Cemetery. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Seedorff Masonry Inc. of Strawberry Point, Iowa, has sued a Chicago construction company and the project’s insurer over what it says is $1.25 million in unpaid bills.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of tissue samples from hunted deer in Iowa have been turned over to be tested for chronic wasting disease. The samples are part of a nine-day collection effort by deer hunters and state officials that ends Sunday. The first weekend of the effort in Allamakee and Clayton counties provided 54 samples. Chronic wasting disease is a neurologic disease of deer, moose and elk that is always fatal for the animals.

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RAGBRAI 2018 route announced Saturday night

News, Sports

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 2018 RAGBRAI route was announced Saturday night, in Des Moines. The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) runs July 22nd through the 28th. It begins in Onawa with the traditional dipping of the tires in the Missouri River and concludes in Davenport with the tires dipped in the Mississippi River.

In between, riders will stop overnight in Denison, Jefferson, Ames, Newton, Sigourney and Iowa City.The path includes Highway 30 on parts of the western leg.Full route details will be announced in March.

The Register reports the route is just over 428-miles long and has about 12,576 feet of climb. Officials say it should be fairly easy, compared to past rides. It will be the fourth flattest in RAGBRAI’s 46-year history, and the seventh shortest.

For more: https://ragbrai.com/2018/01/27/ragbrai-2018-route-overnight-towns-have-been-announced/

 

 

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Palmer scores 28, Huskers pull away from Iowa for 98-84 win

Sports

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — James Palmer Jr. scored 28 points, Isaac Copeland added 23 points and 11 rebounds and Nebraska pulled away from Iowa in the second half for a 98-84 win Saturday night. Nebraska (16-8, 7-4 Big Ten) scored its most points in a conference game since putting up 99 against Kansas State in 2001 when the Huskers were in the Big 12.

Iowa (11-12, 2-8), which beat Wisconsin on Tuesday, failed to win consecutive conference games for the first time and left coach Fran McCaffery with 399 career wins. Jordan Bohannon and Tyler Cook each had 24 points to lead the Hawkeyes.

The Hawkeyes have struggled on defense all season and came in allowing 82.6 points per game against Big Ten opponents. Saturday was their worst performance. They gave up a season-high 98 points and allowed Nebraska to shoot an opponent season-best 57.7 percent and make 6 of 8 3-pointers in the second half and 11 of 19 (57.9 percent) for the game.

Iowa hosts Minnesota on Tuesday.

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Atkins, Higgs lead No. 6 Texas past Iowa State 87-55

Sports

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Ariel Atkins scored 15 points, Lashann Higgs added 14 and No. 6 Texas routed Iowa State 87-55 on Saturday night. Jatarie White and Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau, both 6-foot-4, and 6-3 Joyner Holmes contributed 12 points apiece as the bigger, more physical and athletic Longhorns outscored Iowa State 32-20 in the paint.

Emily Durr led Iowa State with 20 points, converting seven of 10 field-goal attempts, and Bridget Carleton added 19.

The Cyclones have endured a rough patch, losing seven of their last nine games. Part of that might be a function of the schedule. They are going through a stretch of five consecutive games against opponents ranked in the AP Top 25. They lost to Baylor and West Virginia before upsetting No. 19 Oklahoma State on Wednesday in Stillwater. They host No. 24 TCU on Tuesday in their first meeting of the season. They split two games last season, each winning at home.

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Evansville celebrates ceremony with 77-73 victory

Sports

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

EVANSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Taylor scored 25 points, including a big basket in the final minute, and Evansville defeated Drake 77-73 on a Saturday in which the Purple Aces retired eight jerseys. Taylor made three 3-pointers and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. His midrange jumper blunted a Drake surge and led to a 5-0 spurt and a 75-67 lead with 12 seconds remaining. Noah Frederking added 16 points and Blake Simmons 14 for Evansville (14-9, 4-6 Missouri Valley), which shot 50 percent and made 7 of 12 from the arc and 22 of 25 free throws.

Drake (12-11, 6-4) scored the first five points before Evansville went up for good after a 24-3 run. De’Antae McMurray led the Bulldogs with 13 points. At halftime, Evansville honored former players Hugh Ahlering, Brad Leaf, Marty Simmons, Scott Shreffler, Andy Elkins and Marcus Wilson and former coaches Arad McCutchan and Jim Crews.

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ADA MARIE MILLER, 95, of Panora (Svcs. 1/31/18)

Obituaries

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

ADA MARIE MILLER, 95, of Panora, died Friday, Jan. 26th, at the Guthrie County Hospital. Funeral services for ADA MILLER will be held 2:30-p.m. Wed., Jan. 31st, at the First Christian Church, in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home of Panora is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, Jan. 30th, from 5-until 7-p.m.

Burial will be in the Brethren Cemetery, in Panora.

ADA MARIE MILLER is survived by:

Her nieces and nephews.

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Exira-EHK girls hoops picks up big road win at Shenandoah

Sports

January 27th, 2018 by admin

The Exira-EHK Spartans picked up a nice road win on Saturday afternoon over the Shenandoah Fillies 53-32. Sophia Peppers led the charge with 23 points and Ellie Schultes finished with 14 to help the Spartans improve to 17-1.

Exira-EHK led 15-10 at the end of the first quarter and 31-18 by halftime. Shenandoah opened up the second half on a 9-2 run to get within 6 at 33-27 but the Spartans would respond. Ellie Schultes hit back to back threes and Kealey Nelson converted a three point play to put the Spartans back in a comfortable lead. The run would end at 14-0 and the Spartans managed the end of the game well to put it away.

Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said he was proud of the way the girls played and many of them battling through illness to get it done. He said they wanted to try to slow down Logan Hughes and make someone else beat them. He was also proud of their response after the run at the beginning of the half which has been a sore spot at times for the Spartans.

The Fillies were led by 18 points from Logan Hughes and they fall to 12-5.

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Cedar Falls approves outdoor pickleball complex project

News, Sports

January 27th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A central Iowa city could welcome a new outdoor pickleball complex later this year. The Cedar Falls City Council has approved a project for new pickleball courts at Orchard Hill Park that will be financed with public and private money. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the Cedar Falls Pickleball Club and locals fundraised to move the project up to this summer.

Pickleball has become a popular game among seniors and students in Cedar Falls. It’s played on a badminton-sized court with a tennis net, plastic paddles and a pickleball.

The project would be financed by the pickleball club’s $50,000 and private grants. The city would offer $50,000 with general obligation bonds. Another $50,000 is being requested from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association, which will make a decision next month.

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