Sports, October 28th

By Slaten Swords · Friday, October 28th, 2022 at 5:53 am CDT

High School Volleyball

The Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders are the Class 1A Region 8 Regional Champions and they will play next Tuesday, November 1st, at the State Tournament against Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

High School Football

The WACO Warriors will host Central City for the second round of the playoffs for 8-man football tonight. KILJ will have the call with pregame at 6:45 pm, kickoff at 7. The other matchup in WACO’s pod is Easton Valley traveling to play Montezuma.

In Mt. Pleasant’s district, North Scott will play Western Dubuque in the first round of the playoffs. Iowa City Liberty will host Webster City in the first round of the playoffs. Fort Madison will travel to play Waverly-Shell Rock tonight.

Mt. Pleasant Cross Country

The Mount Pleasant Panthers Cross Country team had a runner qualify for State in their last race at Washington. Ben Carthey finished in 7th place with his best time of the season, 16 minutes 40 seconds. Carthey had been finishing in the top 10 for all of his races this season, slowly improving his time from race to race, and shaved 1 minute 5 seconds off his time from the beginning of the season.

Ben Carthey will run at the state meet tomorrow, October 29th, at 11:45 am at Fort Dodge.

Elementary Basketball Tournament

Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The women’s basketball team earned the top spot in the preseason rankings for the Continental Athletic Conference as they look to repeat as Conference Champions this year. The Tigers played their first game of the season last night, falling to College of Saint Mary 60-51 after the Flames outscored the Tigers 16-7 in the second quarter. Isabell West scored a double-double for the Tigers leading the team in points with 14 and tallying 10 rebounds. Megan Teal led the Tigers in rebounds with 11, adding 8 points to the effort. They play tonight against York College at 4 pm looking for their first win of the season.

The Tiger volleyball team’s next game will be against Harris-Stowe State University tonight at 6 pm to end their regular season.

The men’s soccer team’s next game will be tomorrow, October 29th, against Waldorf University at 3 pm.

The men’s basketball team opens the season against Dickinson State tonight in the Bellevue Classic at 3 pm.

The Tiger football team will be back at home tomorrow to take on Dakota State University at 1 pm. Coach Daniels joined us on Tiger Nation and gave his thoughts about the game ahead.

“We’ve really been focusing on, one, getting back to the fundamentals of football and, two, having fun. We get so caught up that college football is a business that it’s a job but we forget to have fun. I enjoy my job because I have fun at my job, I love my work, I love what I do. So, for these players they love football so much that they spend so much time in the film room and meetings and studying film that you gotta have fun when you’re at practice, you gotta celebrate the small victories in order to enjoy the big victories. So, that’s what we’ve been talking about on offense, and defense, and special teams.”

The women’s soccer team will play Waldorf tomorrow at 1 pm as that will conclude their regular season.

This Day in Sports History

1934 – Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates play first of only 4 penalty free games in NFL history; Dodgers wins 21-3 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn.

1962 – NY Giant Y. A. Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns versus Washington (49-34).

1997 – NBA announces the  hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as the first women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league.

Group from Burlington Sentenced to Prison Related to Arizona Traffic Stop Yielding 362 pounds of Ice Methamphetamine

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 5:03 pm CDT

DAVENPORT, IA – Eight people from Burlington have now been sentenced to federal
prison for their role in conspiring to distribute drugs in the Burlington area. The conspiracy started
by at least December 1, 2019, and continued until November 2, 2021. Those sentenced as part of
this drug conspiracy include:
• Kendric Centrall Childs, age 35, was sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment and
10 years of supervised release;
• Rudolph Sinclair Allen, age 37, was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment and
five years of supervised release;
• Clyde Macks Stewart, Jr., age 51, was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment and
five years of supervised release;
• Demetrius Antre Goudy, age 42, was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment and
five years of supervised release;
• Marcus Allen Johnson, age 46, was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment and
five years of supervised release;
• Gregory Jermain Johnson, age 36, was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment and
five years of supervised release;
• Brian Keith Davis, age 42, was sentenced to 10 1/2 years of imprisonment and five years
of supervised release; and
• Julie Jeanne Mason, age 54, was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and three years
of supervised release.

According to court documents, Gregory Johnson, Marcus Johnson, and Rudolph Sinclair
were the “middlemen” for the group and received large quantities of ice methamphetamine from
Kendric Childs, the main drug source, along with another individual (who has not yet been
apprehended). Gregory Johnson, Allen, and Marcus Johnson either sold quantities of ice
methamphetamine themselves or provided it to lower-level dealers such as Goudy, Stewart, and
Davis for distribution. Mason was identified as a drug courier for the group.
On January 24, 2020, Mason was stopped in Arizona while transporting approximately
362 pounds of ice methamphetamine. Mason admitted the ice methamphetamine was bound for
Burlington, Iowa. At the time, this traffic stop was the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s
largest single seizure of ice methamphetamine.1
U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the
announcement. The case was investigated by Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce, Burlington
Police Department, West Burlington Police Department, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office,
Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Iowa Division of Narcotics
Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration, Muscatine County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson
County Drug Taskforce, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Lee County Drug Taskforce,
Muscatine County Drug Taskforce, Iowa State Patrol, and Arizona Department of Public Safety

Louise Marilyn (Hill) Stauffer

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 3:33 pm CDT

Louise M. Stauffer, 85, of Wayland, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at her home. A funeral service will be held Monday, October 31, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church in rural Wayland, with Pastor David Shreeves officiating. Burial will follow at the Wayland Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 30, 2022, from 5 – 7 PM at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. A memorial fund has been established for Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church and Compassus Hospice. The Beatty Funeral Home is assisting the family.

 

Louise Marilyn (Hill) Stauffer was born November 19, 1936, in Henry County, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Lucille (Bain) Hill. She was united in marriage to Edwin Stauffer on February 25, 1953, at the Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. She worked at the Calendar Factory in Washington and was a cook at Parkview in Wayland and WACO Schools. Louise was a member of the Merry 8 Pinochle Club, and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was known for her cooking, keeping chocolate chip cookies in the freezer for anyone stopping by. She loved watching St. Louis Cardinal baseball and collected cardinal figurines. Louise enjoyed spending time with friends, playing cards with family and friends, putting puzzles together, watching game shows, doing crossword puzzles, and reading.

 

Survivors include five children: Melinda Ullery, James (Gina) Stauffer, Marvin (Bobbi) Stauffer, Denise Stauffer (John) and Melvin Stauffer (Kathryn) all of Wayland; thirteen grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, and four sisters: Lorene Allred, Maxine Sammons, Marge Ensminger and Ardith Ingwersen.

 

Preceding Louise in death were her parents, her husband Edwin, son Jason, her brother Bob Hill and son-in-law Dean Ullery.

Wayne Ralph Walljasper

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 3:20 pm CDT

Wayne Ralph Walljasper, 65, of St. Paul, Iowa, passed away at 6:08 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center in Fort Madison, Iowa.

He was born in November 22, 1956, in Fort Madison, Iowa, the son of Ralph and Mildred  (Fritzjunker) Walljasper. On April 28, 1984, he married Kathy Walljasper at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Houghton, Iowa. She preceded him in death on February 14, 2021.

Survivors include his daughter: Michelle (JD Hoover) Walljasper of Wever, Iowa; son: John Walljasper of St. Paul, Iowa; three grandchildren: Suttyn, Paxstyn, Ollyn; mother: Mildred of West Point, Iowa; six siblings: Wendel (Wendy) Walljasper, Arlo (Sherry) Walljasper; Sandy Kuhlmeier, Jeanne (Alan) Vantiger, Dean (Angie) Walljasper, Jolene (Alan) Edmonds; sister-in-law: Sue Schinstock; brothers-in-law: Dale (Terri) Schinstock, Ken Schinstock, Randy (Sharon) Schinstock. Also surviving are several nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his wife: Kathy; father: Ralph; sister: Mary Elizabeth; mother and father-in-law: Rosanna and Edward Schinstock; Kathy’s sister: Joan (in infancy) and brothers-in-law: Jerome Kuhlmeier and Larry Schinstock.

Wayne was a graduate of Marquette High School. He retired from Continental USA in Mt. Pleasant. He was a very faithful member of St. James the Less Catholic Church where he sang in the church choir and served on the parish council. He was a member and past Grand Knight of the Houghton Knights of Columbus Council #3905 and member and past Faithful Navigator of the Gallitzin Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. Wayne enjoyed gardening, playing cards, going out for dinner, having coffee with his Continental co-workers, and most of all, spending time with his grandchildren. He was known for always helping others whenever he could.

A visitation will begin at 12:00 noon Sunday, October 30, 2022, at St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul, where the family from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. that afternoon. A Christian wake service will be held at 1:30 p.m. and a Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 3:00 p.m.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2022 at St. James Catholic Church in St. Paul with Father Dan Dorau as celebrant.

Burial will be at St. James Cemetery in St. Paul.

A memorial has been established in his memory for St. James Catholic Church or Houghton Knights of Columbus.

Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.

All Star Players Named for Southeast Iowa Volleyball Classic

By Slaten Swords · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 3:19 pm CDT

Southeast Iowa

If you are a volleyball fan, then mark your calendar for Saturday, November 5th, as the 29th Annual Southeast Iowa Volleyball Classic will take place at Mediapolis High School at 7 pm. You’ll see some of the best high school senior volleyball players from southeast Iowa. Players were nominated by their coach, then placed on a ballot where other varsity volleyball coaches of the Southeast Conference and Southeast Iowa Super Conference voted to see who would play Saturday. Here are the players:

Burlington: Ayla Cannon

Central Lee: Makayla Morrison

Danville: Carlea Beckman

Fairfield: Macy Rayburn

Holy Trinity Catholic: Kayla Box and Brooke Mueller

Mediapolis: Lexie Arnold

New London: Natalie Burden, Camryn Lair, Elly Manning, and Emma Nye

Burlington Notre Dame: Gabby Deery and Abby Korschgen

WACO: Grace Coble and Ellah Kissell

West Burlington: Sophia Armstrong, Abbey Bence, McKenna Marlow, Isabelle Ritter, and Lauren Summers

Winfield-Mt. Union: Bradie Buffington, Keely Malone, Melina Oepping, and Keetyn Townsley

They will be coached by Kelly Knustrom from Fort Madison, Mike Davis from Burlington Notre Dame, BJ Carter from Van Buren, and Jay Coble from WACO. You can still see Kayla Box and Brooke Mueller compete at the State Tournament before this match. The cost will be $5 to watch the game.

Esther M. Leichty

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 1:32 pm CDT

Esther M. Leichty, 94, of Wayland, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Parkview Home in Wayland. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Eicher Mennonite Church in rural Wayland, with Pastor Josh Wenger officiating. The service will be Livestreamed at the Eicher Emmanuel Mennonite Church Facebook page. A private family burial will be held prior to the service. The family will greet friends on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Eicher Mennonite Church from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. A memorial fund has been established for Eicher Mennonite Church and Gideons International. The Beatty Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Esther Mae (Fisher) Leichty was born February 11, 1928, in Lancaster, PA, the daughter of Gideon K. and Mary (Chambers) Fisher. She graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and attended business college. On May 26, 1956, she was united in marriage to Orlin Leichty in Lancaster. She worked in the kitchen at Parkview Home in Wayland, and later volunteered at the Washington County Hospital Gift Shop for several years. She attended Eicher Mennonite Church, was a member of Gideon’s Auxiliary, and enjoyed sewing, quilting, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband Orlin of Wayland, six children: John (Nancy) Leichty of Ft. Wayne, IN, Audrey Platt of Iowa City, Carma (Ben) Baughman of Washington, IA, Helen (Mike) Meth of Loveland, CO, Keith (Mary) Leichty of Charlotte, NC, Wayne (Melia) Leichty of Avon, IN, 14 grandchildren, 4 great-grandson, and 3 great-granddaughters.

Preceding Esther in death were her parents, grandson Carey Meth, son-in-law Shawn Platt, two brothers: Kenneth and John Fisher and two sisters: Mabel and Rachel Fisher.

 

Burlington Business District Fire

By Theresa Rose · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 8:58 am CDT

At 4:36 PM Wednesday October 26, 2022 the Burlington and West Burlington Fire Departments were called to Bent River Brewing at 500 Jefferson Street for a report of smoke coming up through their floor. Firefighters arrived one minute later and found smoke coming from the front  of DeLuxe Aesthetics at 506 Jefferson Street. Firefighters forced entry into the business and located a fire just under the floor of the front display window. Firefighters were able to confine the fire to this area, but smoke had traveled throughout the business and into the 2 adjoining
businesses. DeLuxe Aesthetics is owned by Jessica Mynatt. The business was closed at the time of the fire and there were no injuries. Damage estimates are still being assessed and the property is insured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Burlington Fire Department and is not considered suspicious. Eleven on-duty Burlington firefighters responded to the call and were assisted by seven West
Burlington firefighters responding on automatic aid. A box alarm was struck calling in off duty Burlington firefighters and also bringing assistance from Danville and Mediapolis Fire Departments. Burlington Police Department and Alliant Energy also assisted at the scene.
Firefighters cleared the scene at 7:58 PM. There were no injuries.

Sports, October 27th

By Slaten Swords · Thursday, October 27th, 2022 at 5:55 am CDT

High School Volleyball

The Holy Trinity Catholic Crusaders are the Class 1A Region 8 Regional Champions after pulling off the upset over the Burlington Notre Dame Nikes 3 sets to 1 by scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, and 25-21. The Crusaders were flying around getting every loose ball and playing excellent defense at the net. They will play next Tuesday, November 1st, against Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

New London’s season ended last night in a fifth set heartbreaker to Springville by scores of 29-27, 25-23, 20-25, 21-25, and 14-16 as the Orioles fought back from a 2 set to nothing deficit.

High School Football

The WACO Warriors will host Central City for the second round of the playoffs for 8-man football. KILJ will have the call with pregame at 6:45 pm, kickoff at 7. The other matchup in WACO’s pod is Easton Valley traveling to play Montezuma.

In Mt. Pleasant’s district, North Scott will play Western Dubuque in the first round of the playoffs. Iowa City Liberty will host Webster City in the first round of the playoffs. Fort Madison will travel to play Waverly-Shell Rock tomorrow.

Mt. Pleasant Cross Country

The Mount Pleasant Panthers Cross Country team had a runner qualify for State in their last race at Washington. Ben Carthey finished in 7th place with his best time of the season, 16 minutes 40 seconds. Carthey had been finishing in the top 10 for all of his races this season, slowly improving his time from race to race, and shaved 1 minute 5 seconds off his time from the beginning of the season.

Ben Carthey will run at the state meet Saturday, October 29th, at 11:45 am at Fort Dodge.

Elementary Basketball Tournament

Mount Pleasant Christmas Holidays 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament for 3rd – 8th grade boys and girls will be held on Dec 17th, 2022. For more registration details contact Coach Ronnie Ashton at 319-931-2896.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

The Tiger volleyball team fell in straight sets to Monmouth College last night 25-14, 25-21, and 25-11. Shea Scott led the Tigers in kills with 5 and Mackenzie Springsteen tallied 11 assists. Their next game will be against Harris-Stowe State University to end their regular season at 6 pm.

The men’s soccer team next game will be Saturday, October 29th, against Waldorf University at 3 pm.

The women’s basketball team’s first game will be tonight, October 27th, against College of Saint Mary’s in the Saint Mary’s Classic.

The men’s basketball team opens the season against Dickinson State tomorrow, October 28th, in the Bellevue Classic at 3 pm.

The Tiger football team will be back at home this Saturday, October 29th, to take on Dakota State University at 1 pm. Coach Daniels will join us on Tiger Nation at 9 am this morning.

The women’s soccer team will play Waldorf this Saturday, October 29th, at 1 pm as that will conclude their regular season.

This Day in Sports History

1992 -Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies.

1995 – Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns’ move to Baltimore is signed.

2015 – American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement.