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(Radio Iowa) – The pheasant season last year saw hunters take the second-highest number of pheasants in more than ten years — and the numbers are lining up for a repeat. D-N-R wildlife biologist, Todd Bogenschutz oversees the roadside survey and says one area stood out. “Up in the northwest, it could be some of the best hunting they’ve seen in years,” he says. Southeastern and eastern Iowa saw fewer birds in this year’s survey — while the overall outlook pretty much mirrored 2020. Bogenschutz says in 2020 they average 20-point-three birds on each route and this year they average 20-point-one birds.
The results showed three of the nine regions — northwest, north-central, west-central averaged at or more than 30 birds on each route — which hasn’t happened since 2007. Bogenschutz says the spring season is always key in determining how many new birds live into the fall. “I think the nesting season overall was generally pretty good. But last winter was particularly tough on southern Iowa,” according to Bogenschutz. “we had snow, and then it warmed up and melted, and then we went sub-zero and got some freezing rain and that happened a couple of times — to the point that by the end of February in southeast Iowa, full-grown adults were walking on top of the snow, and not breaking through.”
Bogenschutz says he’s not too concerned about the recent flooding, as flooding has the most impact in the spring nesting period. “So, April into May and maybe the first part of June. After that flooding doesn’t have near the impact once the chicks are out and grown up a little bit,” Bogenschutz says. “The flooding we had in July and August shouldn’t have hurt the newly hatched chicks as much.” He expects at minimum a repeat of the pheasant harvest from last year. “I’m expecting we’ll have a harvest of around that 250 to 300-thousand mark again,” Bogenschutz says.
The pheasant season opens on October 30th and runs through January 10th.
(Radio Iowa) – College football season opens in Iowa tomorrow (Saturday) and buses carrying two Iowa teams will also carry new branding. The Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Biodiesel Board are partnering with Windstar, the bus company that provides transportation for the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa Biodiesel Board executive director Grant Kimberley says the buses run on biodiesel and it says so in big letters down the side. “These buses transport these teams to home games to the stadium and away games, as well,” Kimberley says. “It’s not just for football season, it’s also utilized at other times of the year for some of the other sports teams. These buses get some miles on them and they go all across the country.”
He says the partnership and the rebranding of the buses is a great way to educate people about biodiesel. “We can reach a wide audience this way,” Kimberley says. “People that may not normally see a lot about agriculture or about biofuels. It’s a way to get a good cross-section of people.” The Hawkeye and Cyclone team buses have a broad reach, all the while advertising one of Iowa’s biggest biofuels. “People told me that they’ve seen these buses in places like Los Angeles and Denver and even driving by the Capitol in Washington D.C.,” Kimberley says. “They do get around a lot of different places and that’s why we think it’s a great partnership with the university.”
Iowa’s farmers are expected to harvest more than 525-million bushels of soybeans this fall. Every bushel will enhance Iowa’s standing as the nation’s top producer of biodiesel.
HIgh School Football Week 2
09/03/2021
Games listed by class of home team
Class 5A
Denison-Schleswig @ CB Abraham Lincoln- ON KDSNTV
CLass 4A
Indianola @ Glenwood
Carlisle @ Lewis Central
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Omaha South
Class 3A
Balllard @ ADM
Winterset @ Creston
Carroll @ Gilbert
Harlan @ Grinnell
Knoxville @ Oskaloosa
South Tama @ Saydel
Class 2A
Perry @ Greene County
West Central Valley @ Red Oak
Underwood @ Clarinda
Class 1A
Atlantic @ Kuemper Catholic –ON KJAN AND KJANTV
ACGC @ Woodward-Granger
Shenandoah @ Nodaway Valley
Pleasantville @ I-35
Cherokee @ West Monona
Ridge View @ East Sac County- ON ESCN
Class A
Treynor @ Tri-Center
AHSTW @ Earlham
Riverside @ St. Albert
Central Decatur @ Mount Ayr
IKM-Manning @ Westwood
Missouri Valley @ Lawton-Bronson
Sidney @ Southwest Valley
Logan-Magnolia @ Woodbury Central
8-Player
Kingsley-Pierson @ Ar-We-Va- ON ROCKET MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
Boyer Valley @ Audubon- ON BVTV
Woodbine @ CAM- ON CAM COUGAR CHANNEL
Woodward Academy @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
West Harrison @ Exira-EHK- ON SPARTAN MEDIA
Lamoni @ East Union
Bedford @ Griswold- ON GrizTigerVision
Lenox @ East Mills
Moravia @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Glidden-Ralston @ GTRA
Mormon Trail @ Southeast Warren
Fremont-Mills @ Stanton
ADM Tournament
(2-0) Atlantic 21-21, Woodward-Granger 9-18
(2-0) Atlantic 22-21, Gilbert 20-13
(2-0) ADM 21-21, Atlantic 13-15
(2-1) Nevada 19-21-15, Atlantic 21-12-9
(2-1) Nevada 21-12-15, Woodward-Granger 18-21-8
(2-0) Norwalk 21-21, Atlantic 11-19
(2-0) Norwalk 21-21, ADM 18-7)
(2-0) Norwalk 21-21, Woodward-Granger 6-14
(2-0) Gilbert 21-21, Nevada 17-14
(2-0) Gilbert 21-21, Norwalk 19-19
(2-0) Gilbert 21-21, Woodward-Granger 15-18
Atlantic Stats: Jada Jensen 19 kills, 22 assists. Abby Smith 13 kills, 38 digs. Lexi Noelk 30 assists. Aubrey Guyer 29 digs. Ava Rush 27 digs.
Single Matches
(3-1) Boyer Valley 23-25-25-25, IKM-Manning 26-10-13-15
(3-1) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-18-25-25, LeMars 21-25-15-19
(3-0) Clarinda 25-25-25, Creston 8-15-18
(3-0) Griswold 25-25-25, Fremont-Mills 11-9-21
(3-0) Lenox 25-25-25, I-35 11-17-11
(3-0) Mount Ayr def. Essex
(3-1) Nodaway Valley 25-25-14-25, Southeast Warren 22-23-25-21 (NV: Lindsey Davis 30 assists, 13 digs. Maddax DeVault 21 kills, 13 digs. Genevieve Livingston 18 digs, 2 aces.)
(3-1) Red Oak 22-25-25-25, Kuemper Catholic 25–22-19-10
(3-1) Shenandoah 25-21-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 15-25-21-18
(3-2) Sidney 19-21-25-25-15, Stanton 25-25-12-23-10
(3-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 20-11-15
Missouri Valley Tournament
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, West Monona 10-8
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, MVAOCOU 10-8
(2-1) Sioux City North 10-21-15, Missouri Valley 21-16-12
2021 Logan-Magnolia XC Meet
09/02/2021
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
(Radio Iowa) – Week two features a key game in class A District seven as eighth ranked Riverside of Oakland visits number nine Council Bluffs St. Albert. St. Albert opened with a non district loss to Treynor and coach Jake Driver says the Falcons face a tough district slate.
Driver says Riverside’s balance is a concern.
Driver says tackling will be a key for the Falcons.
Atlantic and Kuemper Catholic will both be looking to bounce back from disappointing opening week performances when they meet on the gridiron Friday night. The Trojans lost their opener at home to Glenwood 38-0 and Kuemper Catholic lost on the road 40-14 to Logan-Magnolia. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer feels like his team has responded well in practice this week.
Atlantic will be tasked this week with trying to slow down a run heavy offense from the Knights. Taye Vonnahme is an experienced back that grounded out 89 yards against the Panthers in week one. Coach Brummer said the Trojan defense will need to be prepared for a tough backfield.
Atlantic would like to achieve some balance on offense in week two. Kuemper Catholic Head Coach Ryan Steinkamp expects to see a quick Atlantic team that his defense will need to play sound against.
Coach Steinkamp said despite the score in the game against Logan-Magnolia, he thought his defense played well. He said they will have to line up some more defensive backs at times against the Trojans and he hopes they are ready to limit chunk plays.
The Trojans and the Knights are set to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Friday at Carroll Stadium. Fans will need to purchase tickets online in advance. We’ll have full coverage on AM 1220, FM 101.1, KJAN.com, and live video on KJANTV. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Carroll. Here a full interview with Coach Brummer on Trojan Preview at 4:45 p.m., then catch our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m. followed by pregame at 6:30 p.m. and Kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
2021 Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, September 2
Class 1A
No. School Record LW
1 Burlington Notre Dame 8-4 1
2 Springville 4-1 2
3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 4-0 4
4 Gehlen Catholic 2-1 5
5 Holy Trinity Catholic 4-2 9
6 Lisbon 4-0 10
7 North Tama 4-1 NR
8 New London 1-3 3
9 Ankeny Christian 5-3 NR
10 Newell-Fonda 2-1 6
11 MMCRU 1-0 11
12 Southeast Warren 7-1 7
13 Council Bluffs St. Albert 3-2 8
14 Lamoni 6-0 14
15 Janesville 2-2 15
Dropped Out: Belle Plaine (12) Tripoli (13),
Class 2A
No. School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 9-0 1
2 Denver 6-0 2
3 Wilton 8-0 4
4 Western Christian 5-4 3
5 Wapsie Valley 1-3 5
6 South Hardin 7-0 6
7 Sumner-Fredericksburg 2-1 8
8 Osage 2-0 9
9 Grundy Center 7-0 10
10 Kuemper Catholic 4-3 7
11 Boyden-Hull 3-0 11
12 Beckman Catholic 7-0 12
13 Lake Mills 3-0 13
14 Treynor 5-1 NR
15 Missouri Valley 4-1 NR
Dropped Out: Columbus Catholic (14), Starmont (15)
Class 3A
No. School Record LW
1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3-0 1
2 West Delaware 7-1 2
3 Davenport Assumption 2-0 3
4 Des Moines Christian 4-0 4
5 Unity Christian 0-0 5
6 Sheldon 5-1 7
7 West Burlington 5-0 8
8 West Liberty 5-0 9
9 Mount Vernon 2-0 10
10 Red Oak 3-3 6
11 Independence 4-4 11
12 Union 3-1 12
13 Sioux Center 2-1 13
14 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 9-0 NR
15 Nevada 1-4 15
Dropped Out: Roland-Story (14)
Class 4A
No. School Record LW
1 North Scott 7-3 1
2 Western Dubuque 2-1 3
3 Oskaloosa 7-0 5
4 Marion 3-0 7
5 Bondurant-Farrar 9-0 11
6 Waverly-Shell Rock 5-1 2
7 Glenwood 9-1 4
8 Xavier 1-1 6
9 Clear Creek-Amana 5-2 8
10 North Polk 4-3 13
11 Norwalk 5-3 15
12 Lewis Central 0-0 12
13 Indianola 6-4 10
14 Pella 6-2 9
15 Humboldt 5-2 NR
Dropped Out: Clinton (14)
Class 5A
No. School Record LW
1 Iowa City Liberty 6-1 1
2 West Des Moines Valley 5-2 6
3 Ankeny 8-1 3
4 Pleasant Valley 4-1 2
5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 4-1 8
6 Urbandale 8-3 9
7 Ankeny Centennial 7-3 4
8 Cedar Falls 5-1 5
9 Iowa City West 3-2 11
10 Johnston 4-1 7
11 Dowling Catholic 4-4 10
12 Cedar Rapids Prairie 3-2 15
13 Dubuque Hempstead 6-0 NR
14 Southeast Polk 5-3 NR
15 Dubuque Senior 6-3 NR
Dropped Out: Sioux City East (12), Bettendorf (13), Des Moines Roosevelt (14)
(Radio Iowa) – The college and pro football seasons are expected to feature a full schedule this season — but some games could be canceled if there is a COVID-19 outbreak. What happens if you bet on a game that gets canceled? Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko , says sports gambling operators have house rules that deal with that possibility. “House rules are very different than the general sports wagering rules. House rules get very detailed, very specific,” according to Ohorilkoh. “And so there is a lot of discretion that the sportsbooks get to apply with those house rules — and they are very different from one sportsbook to another,” according to Ohorilkoh.
He says the sportsbooks updated the rules as the details came out about how the N-F-L and conferences would handle COVID. “It’s something that every online sportsbook has, they’re posted, it’s not something that most customers would look at, you wouldn’t think you would need to look at it,” he says.. Ohorilkoh says you should read over the house rules before making a bet this season. “We’re really just telling customers if they are actively participating in the N-F-L and college football to take the time to read those house rules related to cancellations,” Ohorilko says.
He says it likely won’t be a problem. “For most of the sportsbooks in Iowa, we’re seeing them just refunding all of those bets. But at the end of the day we are recommending that everyone take a look at those house rules if they are an active player,” he says. Ohorilko says the Racing and Gaming Commission will keep an eye on the situation throughout the season. “The commission would get involved if there was anything that seemed arbitrary, or capricious, or just not fair,” Ohorilko says.
He says the sportsbook operators are looking forward to having a full college and pro football season after seeing so many games canceled by the pandemic in 2020.
(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Police Chief Dave Erickson, Wednesday, spoke to the City Council with regard to permits for bow hunting in the City limits. The hunting season begins Oct. 1st.
The Chief says the City is doing the Doe depredation program, also.
If you aren’t already certified to bow hunt in the City, you will need to contact Chief Erickson and qualify to do so. The numbers of hunters taking advantage of the program have declined over the past couple of years, and the herd has grown as a result. 
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