Women’s College Basketball: Clark Takes Homes Third Straight B1G POW Honor

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 12:48 pm CDT

Iowa City — University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the week, the conference announced Monday.

This is her third-consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week honor and fourth this season.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native averaged 27.5 points, 9.5 assists, nine rebounds and shot 92.9 percent from the free-throw line in the Hawkeyes’ wins over Purdue and Nebraska.

Clark and the Hawkeyes head to Minneapolis on Thursday to take on the Golden Gophers.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

Sports, January 18th

By Nathan Bloechl · Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 12:33 pm CDT

Girls’ Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Rallies for Win

Mount Pleasant 67, Danville 54

Andrea Lopreato paced Mount Pleasant with 23 points as the Panthers rallied for a 67-54 win over Danville last night, in a nonconference scrap.

The Panthers, trailing by two at halftime, took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter then closed the game on a 16-6 run.

Cassidy Yaley led Danville with 11 points, while Ava Smith and Kenna Furnald each added nine.

The win moved Mount Pleasant to 6-8, Danville dropped to 5-8.

They’ll get Washington on Friday night.

Winfield-Mount Union 51, Highland 36

A balanced scoring attack led Winfield-Mount Union past Highland yesterday, 51-36.

Keetyn Townsley led three Wolves in double figures with 14 points.

Bradie Buffington scored 12 points while Jobey Malone added 11.

Sarah Burton led Highland with 11.

The Lady Wolves are now 13-2.

Highland slipped to 6-8.

Central Lee 55, West Burlington 54 

Central Lee overcame a 10-point fourth quarter deficit rallying to beat West Burlington 55-54 last night in a thrilling Super Conference scrap.

Central Lee went on a 22-11 run to earn the win — led by Makayla Morrison’s 20 points and five rebounds.

Macy Watkins finished with 16 for the Hawks, as well.

Abbey Bence led all scorers with 25 for West Burlington.

McKenna Marlow added 19.

West Burlington fell to 10-3.

Central Lee is now 9-4.

Prep Boys’ Basketball: Winfield Rolls to Another Win:

Winfield-Mount Union 56, Highland 29 

Cam Buffington recorded yet another double-double, finishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Abram Edwards had 14 points and 12 boards as Winfield-Mount Union rolled to another easy win, 56-29 over Highland.

The Wolves are now 12-1.

A 15-3 third quarter run put things out of reach for the Huskies, who had no answers for both of the Wolves’ superstar sophomores.

Highland fell to 1-10.

Winfield will finish off the second leg of their back-to-back tonight when they take on Lone Tree.

Danville 43, WACO 38 

WACO led by three at halftime, but Danville’s second half rally was enough to propel the Bears to a 43-38 win over the Warriors last night.

Danville closed the game on an extended 18-10 run to earn the hard-fought victory.

Drake Johnson led Danville with 12 points while Caiden Gourley added 10.

Reece Oswald led all scorers with 15 for WACO.

The Warriors are now 10-3.

Danville upped their ledger to 10-1.

Other area finals:

  • No. 4 Washington 65, Keokuk 49
  • Davenport Assumption 56, Burlington 46

Boys’ Basketball: Latest AP Top 10 Rankings Release: 

The latest Associated Press Top 10 rankings have been released, announced yesterday.

Class 1A

  1. Grand View Christian
  2. Remsen St. Mary’s
  3. North Linn
  4. A-H-S-TW
  5. Lake Mills
  6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
  7. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
  8. New London 
  9. Easton Valley
  10. Mason City Newman

Danville and WACO are both receiving votes in this week’s 1A poll.

Class 2A

  1. Central Lyon
  2. Van Meter
  3. Aplington-Parkersburg
  4. Monticello
  5. Western Christian
  6. Mid-Prairie
  7. Boyden-Hull
  8. Camanche
  9. South Central Calhoun
  10. Williamsburg

Class 3A 

  1. Fort Madison
  2. Harlan
  3. Humboldt
  4. Washington 
  5. Pella
  6. Dallas Center-Grimes
  7. Clear Creek-Amana
  8. Spencer
  9. Decorah
  10. Central DeWitt

Class 4A

  1. Ames
  2. Pleasant Valley
  3. Waukee Northwest
  4. Cedar Rapids Prairie
  5. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
  6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
  7. Cedar Falls
  8. Ankeny
  9. Johnston
  10. Sioux City East

College Basketball: Second-Ranked Statesmen Cruise Past Iowa Wesleyan:

Second-ranked William Penn jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as the Statesmen rolled to a 111-69 win over the Tigers last night.

Former New London prep Alex Dentlinger led the Tigers with 13 points and four rebounds despite the loss.

Kolby Williams chipped in with 11.

Now 7-13, the Tigers will take on Haskell Indian Nations University on Friday, January 21st in their first game of the CAC Classic hosted at Ruble Arena.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.

Women’s College Basketball: Clark Takes Homes Third Straight B1G POW Honor:

University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the week, the conference announced Monday.

This is her third-consecutive Big Ten Player of the Week honor and fourth this season.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native averaged 27.5 points, 9.5 assists, nine rebounds and shot 92.9 percent from the free-throw line in the Hawkeyes’ wins over Purdue and Nebraska.

Clark and the Hawkeyes head to Minneapolis on Thursday to take on the Golden Gophers.

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

 

IOWA FARM BUREAU $2,500 RENEWABLE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE FEB. 10

By Theresa Rose · Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at 12:10 pm CDT
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Jan. 17, 2022 – High school students graduating in spring of 2022 are encouraged to apply for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) $2,500 scholarship, awarded to 27 eligible Iowa high school seniors and renewable for four years, up to $10,000.

“Iowa leads the nation in agricultural production, and that is because of the innovation and strong work ethic of emerging young leaders,” says IFBF President Brent Johnson. “Iowa Farm Bureau is proud to award nearly $500,000 in annual scholarships to these students whose agricultural knowledge will strengthen the industry and Iowa’s rural communities.”

Scholarship eligibility is reserved for current Iowa Farm Bureau members or their children in good standing with the organization. Those wishing to become members should visit www.iowafarmbureau.com. To be considered, the graduating high school student must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average, be involved in extra-curricular activities and accepted into an accredited higher education institution, including community colleges and technical schools.

To apply, students must submit a typed essay demonstrating their leadership, community involvement and how they would use the scholarship award to support Iowa Farm Bureau’s mission of creating a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities.

Each of IFBF’s 100 county Farm Bureaus will send one application from their county to be considered for the state award of which 27 students (three from each of Farm Bureau’s nine districts) will be selected. To qualify for scholarship renewal, the recipient must continue to meet the scholarship requirements.

Many county Farm Bureaus also offer a locally-sponsored scholarship; availability and amounts vary. Both the state and county awards can be applied for using the same application, found at https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Member-Benefits/Iowa-Farm-Bureau-Scholarships.

Applications must be sent via one email to the student’s local county Farm Bureau office by February 10, 2022. Contact the IFBF Community Resources office at 515-225-5460 with questions.

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About Iowa Farm Bureau
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is the largest statewide, grassroots farm organization in Iowa, celebrating 100 years of creating a vibrant future for agriculture, farm families and their communities.  For more information, visit www.iowafarmbureau.com.

Daniel J. Smith

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 11:29 pm CDT

Daniel J. Smith 57, of Lockridge passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his home in Lockridge.

A celebration of Dan’s life will be hosted by his family on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Faith Christian Outreach Church in Mt. Pleasant, with Pastor Gary VanNyhuis officiating.   A memorial has been established in his memory.  Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, is caring for his arrangements.

Crash Details

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 10:36 pm CDT

On Friday, January 14, at approximately 4:11pm, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle accident, with unknown injuries, in the 1900 Grid of Highway 34.

Upon further investigation, it was determined that George Sonnee of Mount Pleasant lost control of his vehicle, due to the environmental and road conditions, and slid into a guard rail.  The Sonnee vehicle came to rest in the highway.

George was transported to the Henry County Health Center via ambulance for report of pain.

Henry County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Henry County Ambulance.

Two correctional officers were assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 10:32 pm CDT

Two correctional officers were assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center (IMCC) in Coralville, IA at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15.

The correctional officer was working his post in one of the facilities living units when an inmate approached him and began assaulting the officer. Another officer in the area quickly responded and attempted to apprehend the inmate. At this time, the inmate assaulted the second officer with closed fist strikes. Additional staff arrived and were able to apprehend the inmate without further incident.

The first officer that was assaulted was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for treatment of his injuries via ambulance. He was treated and released. The other officer that suffered minor injuries in the incident was seen by IMCC medical staff and was sent home following his shift.

This incident remains under investigation.

Vehicle Crash Leads to OWI Arrest

By Theresa Rose · Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 5:30 pm CDT

On January 14, at approximately 10:54PM, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle in the ditch in the 1100 Grid of Salem Road near Hillsboro, Iowa. After deputies arrived on scene, they located a pickup stuck in the ditch with the driver asleep behind the wheel. The driver was identified as Donald Lee Jennings IV of Stockport. After an investigation, Donald was subsequently placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Donald was transported to the Henry County Jail without incident where he was later charged with Operating While Under the Influence First Offense, a Serious Misdemeanor. Donald was also given citations for failing to maintain Control of a Motor Vehicle and Open Container – Driver 21 Years Old & Older.

Prep Basketball: Mount Pleasant Girls at Danville

By Nathan Bloechl · Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 1:55 pm CDT

Danville — It will be a battle of contrasting styles today when the Mount Pleasant girls’ basketball team hooks up with Danville in a nonconference matchup.

The Bears, 5-7 on the year, hoist up 44 three pointers a game, playing a run-and-gun, up-tempo style.

While Danville connects on just 17% of those threes, they make about eight a game.

Ava Smith is the team’s leading scorer, scoring 9.0 points per game, while Makenzie Morris chips in with 8.5 points.

Rylee Morris chips in with 7.8 points per game.

The Panthers are coming off a tough, 52-48 loss to Fairfield last Thursday night.

Andrea Lopreato, Kenna Lamm and Jadan Brumbaugh’s big second half nearly brought the Panthers back after trailing by 12 at halftime.

Lopreato finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Lamm had 16 points while Jadan Brumbaugh finished with nine points and 18 boards.

This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools in the last four years, with Danville leading the series 2-1.

The Panthers won last year’s scrap 50-38.

Tonight’s game will tip at 7:30 p.m.

You can listen on FM 105.5 and kilj.com.

Nathan Bloechl and Kent Bennett will have all the action.

Other area action tonight:

  • West Burlington at Central Lee
  • Lone Tree at Pekin
  • Holy Trinity at Van Buren County
  • Danville (boys) at WACO
  • Highland at Winfield-Mount Union