Boys’ Prep Basketball: Akey, Burlington Look to Continue Epic Run

Des Moines — After wins over Iowa City West and previously undefeated and top-ranked Pleasant Valley, Caleb Akey’s Burlington Greyhounds will look to continue their postseason frenzy this afternoon, when they battle Ames in a Class 4A Quarterfinal.

Akey, who is in his second season in Burlington after a long, fruitful run with Mount Pleasant, will have his hands full with the Little Cyclones.

Ames is led by terrific all-everything guard Tamin Lipsey, an Iowa State recruit, who is scoring 16 points per game for a balanced Little Cyclones group.

Burlington will rely on their terrific frontcourt tandem of Amarion Davis and Merquiche Lewis.

Davis has excelled in a slashing role in his senior season, scoring a team-high 14.2 points per game, with Lewis adding 13.2 per game.

The key will be the three-ball.

When Burlington is making their triples, they’re hard to beat. As a team they shoot over 31% from long distance compared to just 28% for Ames.

This will be the first meeting between the two schools in the Varsity Bound era.

Today’s game will tip at 12:15 p.m. from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have the call.

Boys’ Prep Basketball: IHSAA State Basketball (Day 2)

Des Moines — The second day of the Iowa High School state basketball tournament continued on yesterday at Wells Fargo Arena.

Here’s a full look at the scoreboard.

2A Quarters

Monticello 46, Mid-Prairie 43

Rock Valley 75, Jesup 61

3A Quarters 

Dallas Center-Grimes 65, Carroll 45

Winterset 81, Marion 77 F/OT

Central DeWitt 67, Decorah 59

Davenport Assumption 69, Humboldt 65 F/OT

College Baseball: Iowa Wesleyan Splits with Central Baptist

Little Rock (Ar.) — The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team split a pair of games yesterday with Central Baptist College, playing in Little Rock.

The Tigers took game one 6-3, while falling in game two 5-4.

Former Mediapolis prep standout Cauy Massner earned the win for Wesleyan in game one, working four innings, scattering six hits and three runs.

Mount Pleasant alum Corbin Broeker had a hit and two RBI for the Tigers, as well.

The split moved Wesleyan to 5-14 on the year.

The Tigers will take on Williams Baptist University on Thursday in a doubleheader in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

Game one will begin at noon, with game two to follow.

Men’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Murray, Bohannon Earn All B1G Honors

Iowa City — University of Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray, sixth year senior Jordan Bohannon, and redshirt sophomore Patrick McCaffery have earned postseason recognition by the league head coaches and selected media panel, the Big Ten Conference announced on Tuesday.

Murray was a unanimous first team selection, while Bohannon picked up honorable mention honors.

McCaffery was named Iowa’s recipient of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Sportsmanship Award.

Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks this season and one of three players from a major conference with those averages over the last decade.

Bohannon has earned postseason conference recognition for a fifth time, earning third team accolades as a junior, honorable mention honors three times, and voted to the All-Freshman Team in 2017.

No. 24 Iowa (22-9, 12-8) will open Big Ten Tournament play on Thursday in the second round versus Northwestern or Nebraska.

Tipoff is scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Snow White on the WMU Stage

Spring is just around the corner, and that means many things.  One of those things is that it’s almost time for WMU’s annual collaboration with the Minnesota-based Prairie Fire Children’s Theater.  After a couple years of pandemic-related hiatus, this year’s production promises to be lots of fun for all involved.

Auditions for interested students in 2nd thru 12th grades were held on Monday, March 7th.  Rehearsals are being held from 3:30 until 7:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with an opening night performance on Friday at 7:00 PM (March 11th) and at 2:00 PM on Saturday (March 12th) in the small gym.

Tickets for these performances will be $10 for adults, and $7 for seniors/students, and available for purchase at the door.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Pogmore, at 257-7700 extension 128 or by email at lindsey.pogmore@wmucsd.org.

Daily Jail Count

In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.

 

Date:   ____3-09-2022_____

 

  24    Henry County Inmates

 

 49_    Out of County Contract Inmates              

 

 73  Total

Women in Agriculture Conference is March 26 in Washington, Iowa

Topics will include managing stress, preparing for farm succession and understanding the current grain market

WASHINGTON, Iowa – “Setting the Table for Success” is the theme for this year’s Women in Agriculture Conference, to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington on March 26.

The event is being hosted by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Washington County office, along with the Washington County Women in Agriculture Advisory Board.

“After having to table this event for two years, we are excited to be able to host the Women in Ag Conference this year,” said Rebecca Vittetoe, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach and member of the Washington County Women in Agriculture Advisory Board.

The goal of this year’s conference is to show women of all ages how they can set their table for success in agriculture by surrounding themselves with the right people and resources to make informed decisions.

The conference will feature four speakers: Scott Siepker, Iowa Nice Guy; Elaine Kub, grain market economist; Steve Bohr, with Farm Financial Strategies Inc., and Larry Tranel, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach.

Siepker will kick off the conference with a little bit of humor, sharing his insights on how “Setting the Table for Success” starts with who should be around the table, as well as how we can steal from the best and tell our story.

Kub will follow, expanding on how women can set their own table for success by examining the makeup and motivations of the grain market’s most influential players, as well as pinpoint some price opportunities for the grain markets in 2022.

Bohr will discuss farm succession and transition planning and how to be successful when passing or transitioning the farm to the next generation.

Finally, while agriculture and “Setting the Table for Success” may be stressful at times, the final speaker, Tranel, will help give attendees some pointers about how to better manage stress, so it doesn’t manage us.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and will conclude at 2:30 p.m. with networking and socializing until 3 p.m., which will feature a wine tasting. Attendees must be 21 or older for the wine tasting.

The registration fee to attend the conference is $25 or $15 for students. A light breakfast and lunch will be included. The early registration deadline is March 17. Late registrations and walk-in registrations will be accepted based on availability and the registration cost jumps to $35 or $25 for students.

For more information or to register, you can register by calling the ISU Extension and Outreach Washington County office at 319-653-4811 or register online at https://tinyurl.com/WIAConf2022.

The conference is being made possible in large part thanks to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Azariah and Martha Foster Heritage Endowment, Hills Bank and other local sponsors.

Shareable photo: Women in ag event.

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about this release, contact:

 

Rebecca Vittetoe

Extension Field Agronomist
712-540-3319
rka8iastate.edu

 

 

 

 

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