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Franchise fee would cost CHS $90K annually

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

Contributed photo by CINDY YOUNG

Lee Freeman of Creston Fire Department lifts 3-year-old yellow lab Charlie out of the freezing water Saturday. Behind is Kyle Krantz with a Stokes rescue basket.

Saving Charlie

■ Creston residents and Creston Fire Department work together to

save a 3-year-old yellow lab during rescue Saturday at Summit Lake

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

Creston firefighters saved the life of a 3-year-old yellow lab named Charlie over the weekend.

The rescue occurred around 2 p.m.

Saturday at Summit Lake after Charlie and his brother Bruiser — a chocolate lab — got loose from a local residence in Creston and ventured to the lake where Charlie apparently ran onto the ice to chase some geese and fell into the freezing water.

Bruiser and Charlie — treading in the freezing water — began to bark, which got the attention of Greg Driskell who was grilling on his back patio at his house. Greg told his wife Merry about the situation and she called the Creston Fire Department directly.

“It didn’t take them long to get there,” Greg said.

Responding were Creston firefighters Lee Freeman, Kyle Krantz, Gary Thompson, Ray Ott, Taner Morey and Cheryl Blazek.

Krantz and Freeman put on ice rescue suits and together crawled on

their stomachs across the ice (estimated at 5 inches in depth) for about 300 feet before getting to Charlie who had been treading in freezing water for approximately 40 minutes.

Freeman lifted the 95-pound dog out of water and into a Stokes rescue basket.

“He was shaking pretty good, but was happy to see us and be out of the water,” Krantz said.

Firefighters Ott, Thompson, Morey and Blazek pulled their fellow firefighters and Charlie to shoreline.

Charlie was taken immediately to Creston Veterinary Clinic where doctors there started him on an IV full of warm saline, covered him in blankets and warmed him with a heating lamp.

Charlie’s owners — Jennie and Ryan Samo — were at a late family Christmas dinner in Lenox and were unaware the dogs got loose from Jennie’s mothers house in Creston and were unaware of the rescue. They were contacted and met Charlie at the vet clinic.

“He looked so sad and weak and had the biggest puppy dog eyes,” Jennie said. “Seeing him like that made me start to cry.”

“He looked so sad and weak and had the biggest puppy dog eyes.

Seeing him like that made me start to cry.”

— Jennie Samo

Charlie’s owner

Jennie said the vet clinic kept Charlie overnight to monitor his body temperature. He was released Sunday morning and Jennie said he and his brother Bruiser were back to normal

by Sunday afternoon playing together at their residence in West Des Moines.

“I just want to thank everyone involved,” Jennie said. “A family Christmas really turned into quite a weekend adventure for everyone.

Again, we are so appreciative of everyone’s help. They saved Charlie’s life. The vet told us he wouldn’t have made it out there in the water much longer.”

How much will your gas and electric bill rise this year?

You can get a good idea Tuesday during Creston City Council’s first reading of a proposed 5 percent franchise fee for all electric and natural gas customers inside city limits.

Yes, you read that correctly.

This fee is for all electric and natural gas customers in city limits including residential, industrial and commercial property. The only exemptions under the fee will be city-owned properties.

The council first discussed implementing this fee publicly in December. Since then, the word has spread about the fee with two businessmen — Brian Haines with Ferrara Candy Company and Mike Tamerius with Precision Optical — both voicing opposition to the fee during a public hearing with Creston City Council present Jan. 6.

Haines said if the city does elect to drop the current 1-percent local-option sales (LOST) tax on your Alliant Energy gas and/or electric bill and impose this 5 percent fee in a 25-year contract with Alliant — which is what’s being proposed — it would make a “six figure” dent in their budget that’s already been finalized.

Other businesses inside city limits that are heavy users of gas and/or electricity include CHS, Bunn-O-Matic, Walmart, Hy-Vee, Fareway, Greater Regional Medical Center and Vanmark.

Byron Day, plant manager at CHS, Inc., said the proposed 5 percent fee would add around $90,000 per year to their utility bill at the com-

For more on the franchise fee, read the CNA’s opinion- editorial on page 10A of today’s paper. pany’s soy flour mill facility in Creston.

“This fee at the proposed 5 percent would weaken our competitive position in the marketplace,” Day said. “It also would cut into the return that our owners expect on their investment. CHS is strongly committed to Creston and its economic prosperity. We’ve hired 50 to 60 employees, but with this fee there is a fundamental concern it could put jobs now and in the future at risk.”

Day said he appreciates and understands the predicament the city is going through with budget issues.

However, he hopes city officials exhaust their options on the expense side before imposing this franchise fee.

“I hope this fee is their last resort,” Day said. “However, if they have to impose a franchise fee I hope — one, they impose it on the next budget cycle and, two, they don’t go the full 5 percent. I hope they keep it as low as possible as to minimize the impact on businesses.”

Matt McCutchan, chief financial officer for Greater Regional Medical Center, said the proposed fee would add about $35,000 annually to the hospital’s utility costs.

Like Day, McCutchan recommends the council keep the franchise fee percentage as low as possible.

Please see FEE, Page 2

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Royalty: Pictured are members of the 2015 Diagonal homcoming court during Friday night’s coronation.

Pictured are front row, from left: Crown bearer Keaton Lynn, queen Kaitlyn Klommhaus, king Blake Butler and crown bearers Ashlyn Allee and Alivia Cole. Back row, from left: Aaron Davenport, Ethan Newton, Kade Means, Kole Paxson, Jacob Taylor, Jaylee Bogan, Ryan Parrott, Katie Sobotka, Allison Norris and Shelby Comer. Diagonal swept Mormon Trail in Friday’s homecoming basketball games. For information on those games, see Tuesday’s CNA sports section.

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Deaths Lowell E. “Randy” Randolph Creston

Lowell E. “Randy” Randolph, 77, passed away at his home surrounded by his family, Friday, J a n u a r y Randolph 16, 2015.

Lowell was born August 18, 1937 in Des Moines to Glen and Edna (Carpenter) Randolph. After he completed school, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Lowell retired from Firestone and then became self-employed in Missouri.

He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting, and was an expert at home remodeling. He loved spending time with his family and caring for his loving wife of almost 50 years.

Lowell is survived by his

children, Ronnie (Mary) Randolph, Randy (Tami) Randolph, Rick Keim, Diane (Larry Davidson) Dybevik, Linda (Merlin) Madsen, and Shari Fett; sisters, Golda Carpenter and Beverly Anniss; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Emma “Jean” Randolph; and his son-in-law, Gayle Dybevik.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 19, 2015 at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, also at Hamilton’s, followed by burial at Lowman Cemetery in Runnells.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Lowell.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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Veterinarians monitor pig virus that killed millions in 2014 MANNING (AP) — Veterinarians are working hard to monitor a virus that killed millions of baby pigs in the United States last year.

Iowa veterinarian Michelle Sprague, president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, said keeping track of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus means more paperwork for veterinarians and more testing.

But all that reporting on the virus is creating a pool of information that might help limit the damage if the virus rebounds or if another disease emerges, Sprague told the Sioux City Journal.

“We are definitely seeing fewer issues with PED than we did a year ago, primarily, I think, because of sow immunity,” said Sprague, who practices in Manning, Iowa.

“Biosecurity is also much better, and we have more information that we can ac-

cess. All of that is going to help us better handle it.”

The number of cases of the virus is down this winter, but it is still early in the season.

Sprague said the industry is better prepared to respond to the virus than it was when the disease first showed up, partly because there is better information on it now.

The pork industry is doing more to prevent the spread of disease, but it’s too early to say if that will be enough to prevent an outbreak of the virus this year, said Tom Burkgren, executive director of the swine veterinarians association.

“I’m holding my breath a little, but it appears this winter is a much different situation,” he said. “Roughly half of the sow herd was exposed to the virus last year, so we are seeing a better immune response than we did in 2013.”

FEE: Continued from Page 1

He recommends the city replace the current 1-percent LOST tax with a 1-percent franchise fee, which would still increase revenue for the city while minimizing the impact on local employers.

Residential users This fee would not just affect industrial and commercial businesses. That is where the most impact would be. However, each residential user inside city limits would likely see an increase between $50 and $300 annually in utility costs.

The need City Administrator Mike Taylor said — under the proposed 5 percent franchise fee — he has been told by Alliant Energy that an estimated $600,000 would be generated in city funding each year.

However, many business owners believe that estimate is low considering officials from Ferrara Candy Company and CHS have calculated extra utility costs near $100,000 annually.

Regardless, the extra $600,000 or more could be used in a variety of areas — some of which include economic development,

UCDA’s position

“Our board opposes the fee at the full 5 percent,” said Wayne Pantini, executive director at Union County Development Association. “We want to make sure that — if there is a fee imposed — that the city only asks for an amount that will cover any potential shortfalls in their budget and nothing beyond that.”

County affected If the city decides to drop the 1-percent local-option sales (LOST) tax and establish a franchise fee — which is what’s being proposed — that move would affect county funding. How? Under the current 1-percent local-option sales tax, the city receives 58 cents on every dollar while the remaining 42 cents on that dollar is dispersed to other local entities — one being the county. Ron Riley, supervisor in Union County, said the city’s move to drop the LOST tax on gas and electric bills will likely leave a $25,000 hole in their budget for 2015-16. street improvements, fire and police departments, recreational trails, property tax relief and more.

During a difficult budgeting year — where most city departments are being asked to cut 5 percent from their budget — Taylor has said the two areas that would benefit from the franchise funding the most are public safety (police and fire departments) and city streets.

Taylor said this franchise fee is needed because

DES MOINES (AP) — Democratic lawmakers say they’re ready to introduce bills this session that would increase Iowa’s minimum wage, but the effort faces hurdles because of a divided Legislature and Republican Gov. Terry Branstad’s other priorities.

Democrats in the House and Senate are looking to raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour — the federal minimum — to $10.10 an hour. State lawmakers last agreed on a minimum wage increase in 2007, two years before the federal wage reached its current level.

“No one can raise a family on $14,500 a year,” Sen. Thomas Courtney, a Democrat from Burlington, told lawmakers Thursday, referencing the average annual income a person makes on the state’s minimum wage.

Democrats have introduced minimum wage legislation in the last few sessions with little success, but lawmakers say this year could be different, given the national momentum.

Twenty-nine states plus the District of Columbia have a minimum wage higher than the federal standard,

according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, and more than 20 of those wage hikes took effect Jan. 1 through ballot measures, new laws and indexed increases.

Branstad has been vocal about other priorities, including anti-bully legislation and expanded broadband Internet in Iowa. But he did not reference minimum wage during his Condition of the State address Tuesday.

He signed into law a minimum wage increase in 1989.

“I always reserve judgment on bills until I see them in their final form,” he said Thursday. “I have signed an increase in the minimum wage in the past, so I’m not ruling that out.”

Iowa is almost completely surrounded by states with a minimum wage above its own, including Nebraska and South Dakota’s new increased wages this year.

That may create some pressure on state lawmakers to act, according to David Cooper, an economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. But the Democratic-controlled Senate will need support from the Republican-majority House. Speaker

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Knoxville (5 percent), Carlisle (5), Centerville (3) and Chariton (1).

Decision time Creston City Council will continue discussions about this proposed franchise fee Tuesday evening.

The council will have the option during that meeting to set the franchise fee percentage at anywhere from zero to the state-maximum of 5 percent.

This fee will need approved at three readings before being adopted.

If approved at all three readings, the flat franchise fee percentage decided upon by the council would be paid by users for the entire 25-year contract with Alliant Energy, unless revisited and changed by the council at a future date.

Kraig Paulsen, of Hiawatha, has repeatedly indicated that he’s more interested in funding job creation and worker training programs and believes Iowa residents earning minimum wage want better training to get jobs with better pay.

“I’d like to give those people an opportunity to make more than $10.10 an hour,” he said. “We’re going to focus our attention on growing Iowa’s economy and being part of encouraging employers to bring jobs to the state that exceed the minimum wage.”

Rep. Bruce Hunter, a Democrat from Des Moines, said there are parents working at a minimum wage who may not have the time to get skills training.

It’s hard to track how many Iowa residents receive minimum wage, according to

the Iowa Policy Project. But the nonprofit that monitors state policy says more than 300,000 people would see an increase in their pay if the minimum wage was raised to $10.10 an hour.

A year ago, a Pew Research Center/USA Today poll found that more than 70 percent of Americans said they were in favor of raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10. That was before legislatures in 10 states and Washington, D.C., enacted increases during the 2014 session, nine states saw an indexed increase and four states approved wage increases with ballot measures in November.

Iowa doesn’t allow voters to submit ballot measures.

Still, Cooper said, Iowa lawmakers may need to think differently about the issue this session.

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Diabetic Support Group, 1 p.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Room.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Friends of the Creston Public Library Board, 6 p.m., Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Montgomery St. Meeting open to all members.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St.

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Tuesday ODO Club, 11:30 a.m. luncheon, Creston Family Restaurant, 802 W. Taylor St. Creston Lions Club, noon luncheon, The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Creston City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Private pesticide applicator re-certification class to be held

CORNING — A private pesticide applicator re-certification (CIC) training has been set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Corning Community Center, 601 Sixth St., Corning.

According to Adams County Extension Program Coordinator Chris Nelson,

the training will fulfill yearly continuing instructional course credit for agricultural producers who have a private pesticide applicator license.

Cost is $20 to attend.

There is no pre-registration required. For more information, contact Adams County Extension at 641-322-3184.

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Lenox School Board, 6 p.m. today, high school.

Agenda includes: consider 5-12 grade One-to-One laptop program for 2015-16 school year; presentation and discussion on track/football field survey results; consider architectural and engineering services for track, outside restrooms, concourse restrooms and showers; discussion on 2015-16 budget; fundraiser; early retirement application; resignation; presentation of the 2014-15 Iowa Assessment results; administration/board reports; consider entering into closed session under Iowa Code 20.17(3) for the purpose of discussing negotiations strategy with a certified bargaining unit; consider entering into closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) for the purpose of evaluating the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and that individual requests a closed session.

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Creston City Council, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, council chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Agenda includes: public forum; motion to establish first reading of proposed gas franchise ordinance; motion to establish first reading of proposed electric franchise ordinance; public hearing on the matter of north side sanitary sewer rehabilitation project; possible resolutions to award contract to Hydro-Klean for $341,293.80 for the north side sanitary sewer rehabilitation project; engineering services agreement with Clapsaddle-Garber Associates for the airport land acquisition project; draw down request of $1,713.39 from the WIRB grant on behalf of the Park and Recreation Board; purchase of a new mechanically cleaned bar screen for the waste water treatment facility to be paid from the sewer plant replacement funds; motion to approve temporary street closings and extended park curfew to midnight request

by First National Bank for glow run 7 p.m. to midnight April 11; discuss of possible Creston street improvements.

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Mount Ayr City Council, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, meeting room.

Agenda includes: public forum; Snyder and Associates: change order request for additional services/street improvements project; consider resolution authorizing for the 2015 street improvements;

consider approving submission of “Derelict Building Program Grant Application”; Sheriff Mike Sobotka: countywide law enforcement proposed budget figures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015; budget session: review proposed budget figures as received from library board, cemetery board, park board and fire department, review of estimated revenues; board and commission appointments for expired terms; authorize downtown revolving loan fund/mortgage release - Ringgold County Bowling Association; consider participation in round table discussions with Ringgold County Development in regard to the old Ringgold County hospital building; Superintendent Brent Wise report; treasurer’s report; claims.

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Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority Executive Committee, 10 a.m. Wednesday, conference room.

Agenda includes: review of project accounts and budget control; communications; Section 8 reports: utilization report, waiting list, family self-sufficiency utilization/narrative and inspection; public housing report: maintenance update and utilization; North Taylor Court Apartments; Autumn House; financial and utilization reports on SIRHA; NAHRO legislative conference March 15-18 in Washington, D.C.; public comment; unfinished business; new business.

Birth

Greater Regional Medical Center Brad and Sonya Scadden of Creston are parents of a daughter born Jan. 16, 2015.

Briley Kay Scadden weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Brian Scadden and Regina Oshel, both of Creston, and Dan and Cheryl McNeal of Murray.

Great-grandparents are Alice and Jim Wasson of Lenox, Melvin and Nadine Scadden of Creston, Junior and Glenda McNeal of Murray and Merle and Mary Klein of Osceola.

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Grain prices quoted at 10 Traffic complaint, 2:39 p.m., Saturday, West Montgomery a.m. today: Wednesday.

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Rudeness checks out first Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about store checkout lanes: “My Sound Off is when I’m in line to check out at the store and a new line opens up, and the cashier doesn’t ask for the next in line. So people just walking up who haven’t been waiting as long get checked out before you.

I think that is rude!” — J.I. in Ohio It may be rude or it may be just an oversight. It would be nice if those people just walking up let someone from another line in first. I do try to be fair and say, “You were here first” or “You have been waiting longer.” Also, when someone behind me has only a few items and I have a basketful, I offer to let that person go first. What are a few minutes in your life to be nice to someone? — Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are some hints for plastic utensils: * Use as plant markers. * Make maracas out of spoons, dried beans and tape. * Use for camping and picnics.

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household products. I love it so much I have devoted an entire pamphlet to all the things it can do. Want a copy? Send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Baking Soda, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Have a fiberglass shower you need to clean? Use baking soda on a damp sponge for scrubbing action and a sparkling shower. — Heloise LUGGING LAUNDRY Dear Heloise: My washer stopped working, and I had to use a public laundry facility. I scooped several loads’ worth of detergent into a plastic bag and took that rather than the whole heavy box of detergent. — Kenny BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker S. in Oklahoma City PET HAIR BEGONE Dear Heloise: I place bath towels on sofas, chairs and beds to protect upholstery from pet hair. Before I wash them, I put them in the dryer for a short time. It removes most of the fur before washing. — Kay in Mission Viejo, Calif.

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— Heloise GROUT CLEANER Dear Heloise: I remember you gave a hint about cleaning grout in the bathroom.

The grout in our guest bathroom is looking dingy, and I would love some help. — Yvette in Florida Here is the hint to use, and the best part is you most likely have everything in your house. You only need three ingredients: borax, baking soda and hot water. Mix 1/2 cup of borax with 1 cup of baking soda in a large bowl.

Then add about 1/2 cup of hot water to the powder so that it makes a thick paste, sort of like paint. Apply it to the grout using an old toothbrush, and scrub a little. Now, for about an hour, go do something else and let the potion work. Rinse the area and scrub a little more, (c)2015 by King Features if needed. Baking soda is Syndicate Inc. one of my all-time favorite BLONDIE® by Dean Young

Horoscope Tuesday Jan. 20, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) In the next month, you will be popular. Enjoy interacting with others. Join clubs, groups and associations, because people will benefit you now.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) For the next four weeks, the Sun is at the top of your chart, casting a flattering light on you. Because you look so good to others, use this to your advantage.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Travel anywhere if you can during the next few weeks, because you want to get out of town. You need adventure and a chance to learn something new.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your focus on red-tape details like inheritances, shared property and insurance issues will be strong in the next four weeks. Clear up as many loose ends as possible.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The Sun is the giver of energy, and for the next four weeks, it will be as far away from you as it gets all year. This means you will need more rest.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Do whatever you can to get better organized at work and at home in the coming month.

Give yourself the right tools to do a bang-up job.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Lucky you! In the next four weeks, you will enjoy sports events, the theater, movies, playful times with children and romance. Have fun!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your attention now turns to home, family and your private world. Home repairs and redecorating projects are tops on your list for the next few weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You will be busy in the month ahead with short trips, errands, talking to others, plus doing increased reading and writing. Gear up for this busy pace!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Now your focus turns to cash flow and earnings for the next several weeks. Explore moneymaking ideas. You will buy pretty things for yourself and loved ones.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Today the Sun enters your sign for the next four weeks. This is the

only time all year this happens.

This is your chance to recharge your batteries for the rest of the year!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) In the month ahead, plan what you want for yourself in your new year. Your personal new year is from birthday to birthday — and your birthday is one month away.

YOU BORN TODAY You are impulsive, and yet, hardworking. You have a great sense of humor, and people warmed to you because you are big-

hearted. You have strong family values and are supportive to loved ones. This year your success lies with others. People will benefit you. Therefore, make friends and join clubs and organizations. Help others, because you also will be helping yourself.

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Tom Brady is the first NFL quarterback with 20 career postseason wins.

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Consolation victories lift Panthers at Big Red Tournament East Union finishes 14th with five placewinners

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com Brady

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Seattle rallies SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks made an implausible comeback for a 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game Sunday.

Plagued by turnovers and outplayed much of the day, the Seahawks staged a stunning rally. Russell Wilson, who struggled until the final minutes, hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35yard touchdown 3:19 into the extra period to win it.

The Seahawks became the first defending champion to make the Super Bowl in 10 years, and will play the AFC champion New England Patriots, who routed Indianapolis 45-7.

Seattle (14-4) trailed 19-7 with about four minutes remaining and had been ineffective on offense all game.

Wilson finally put a drive together with passes to Doug Baldwin and Marshawn Lynch - initially ruled a touchdown but called back because he stepped out of bounds.

Wilson finished with a 1-yard scoring run to cut the lead to 19-14 with 2:09 left.

The onside kick went high to Packers tight end Brandon Bostick, but he couldn’t gather it, and Seattle’s Chris Matthews recovered at the 50. The crowd, quiet since Seattle fell behind 16-0, came alive, and Lynch sped and powered his way to a 24-yard TD run. On the 2-point conversion, Wilson - about to be sacked - threw a desperate pass hauled in by Luke Willson to make it 22-19 with 1:25 remaining.

Aaron Rodgers, limping on an injured calf, calmly led the Packers (13-5) downfield to set up Mason Crosby’s fifth field goal, a 48-yarder with 14 seconds to go to force overtime.

Pats cruise FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) —The New England Patriots dominant duo of coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady earned a sixth trip to the Super Bowl with a 45-7 wipeout of the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC championship game before a raucous, rain-soaked crowd Sunday night.

Scoring touchdowns on their first four second-half possessions, the Patriots (14-4) moved on to face defending champion Seattle (14-4) for the NFL title on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Arizona. Belichick will face Pete Carroll, whom he replaced as Patriots coach 2000.

Brady threw three touchdown passes, LeGarrette Blount ran 30 times for 148 yards and three scores and the Patriots charged away after leading just 17-7 at halftime.

Scherzer to Nats WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Washington Nationals radically altered the baseball landscape Sunday night, reportedly ending a winter of relative inactivity by agreeing to a seven-year contract with free agent pitcher Max Scherzer.

CENTERVILLE — Creston/Orient-Macksburg crowned two champions, but it was seven third-place finishes that lifted the Panthers past Lee’s Summit West here Saturday at the Mike Halupnick Big Red Tournament.

The Panthers avenged last year’s 6.5-point loss to Lee’s Summit West, this time running away with the team title, scoring 244 points. Lee’s Summit West finished second with 193 points, while Ottumwa finished a distant third with 139 points.

East Union’s five placewinners gave the Eagles a 14th-place finish in the 15-team field with 39 points.

“It’s one of those things where we’re excited about how we won,” Creston/O-M head coach Darrell Frain said. “But we had close matches where we gave up points late in the match and we lost them. Even with the win, we had frustrations. For the most part, we overcame them later. Happy we won, but a lot of stuff we have to

get fixed before tournament time.”

Four finalists Frain said his team entered the day thinking it could get six wrestlers into the finals, but only four managed to make it there.

Spencer Wray (138), Chase Shiltz (160), Seth Maitlen (195) and Kadon Hulett (220) all pinned their way to the finals.

Shiltz won a 9-2 decision over Missouri state finalist DJ Brasfield-Thogerson of Lee’s Summit West in the championship match at 160 pounds, wrestling a full six minutes for the first time since Shiltz returning from a knee injury.

“Chase wrestling six minutes and still wrestling at a high level was great,” Frain said. “Really good to see the fact he did that. He just had to prove it to himself. He felt really good about his match afterward. He felt really fresh at the end.”

Hulett won Creston/O-M’s other championship at 220 pounds, where he was never really threatened, even in a 7-4 victory over Armani Smith of Iowa City High in the finals.

“Kadon con- Hulett trolled the whole day,” Frain said.

“Even 7-4, it really wasn’t that close in the finals. He had a great day for himself.”

At 138 pounds, Wray lost a 2110 major decision to Jake Woods of Lee’s Summit West. But, Frain noted that even in that loss, Wray had one of the best matches of the day.

“Spencer Wray had a great day getting to the finals and getting second,” Frain said. “Even though he lost, he probably had the best match of the whole tournament in losing 21-10.

One of those crazy matches. He wrestled real well against a high-ranked kid from Missouri.”

Maitlen, meanwhile, was just seconds away from securing the cham-

pionship at 195 pounds when he was called for stalling with 10 seconds left in the match.

That opened the door for Tyler Nelson, a Missouri state finalist from Lee’s Summit West, who struck for a takedown in the final seconds of the match for a 4-3 win over Maitlen.

“I don’t know if that (stalling call) changed what he was going to do. He let up and the kid got a takedown on him. That was the difference,” Frain said. “He came up a little short, but wrestled well.”

Consolation wins But it was on the backside of the tournament where the Panthers did the most damage, and overcame Lee’s Summit West in the team standings.

Seven Panther wrestlers battled back to take third place in the tournament.

“It was a crazy day on the backside,” Frain said. “We were losing going into the backside, and we won the tournament there with all those guys.

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Panther girls rally past Monarchs hold off Panthers’ late rally, 69-64 Monarchs without Mostek By LARRY PETERSON

By LARRY PETERSON CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

DENISON — Barely 24 hours earlier, the Creston girls basketball team suffered a devastating blow when Natalie Mostek went down with a knee injury while scrimmaging against the freshman boys.

So, it took awhile for the Panthers to adjust Friday without their senior leader, who was averaging 13 points while leading the team in rebounding.

Denison-Schleswig, starting the weekend at 2-9 overall and 0-5 in Hawkeye 10 play, bolted to leads of 12-6 and 15-11 in the first quarter Friday against the Panthers.

Creston outscored the Monarchs 46-22 the rest of the way in cruising to a 5737 victory. The Panthers allowed only three points in the third period in moving ahead, 39-27. The Panthers held Denison-Schleswig without a field goal for the first 12:41 of the second half after leading by just one point at the break, 25-24.

Creston improved to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play. Denison rebounded to

beat OA-BCIG 39-33 Saturday to sit at 3-10 overall.

Junior guard Taylor Briley scored a gamehigh 28 points for the Panthers, and junior center Jenna Taylor fin- Briley ished with 23 points and six rebounds. Briley made 11 of 12 free throws.

Maria Mostek earned the start in place of her twin sister and provided four points. Lexie Little and Alli Thomsen contributed off the bench. Little was active with seven rebounds and four assists, while Thomsen had four steals.

“Early on it was really just the girls figuring out their new roles,” Creston coach Brent Douma said. “It did take a little adjustment time.”

Mostek was scheduled for an MRI procedure today to diagnose the extent of the injury, but Douma said the initial outlook wasn’t favorable Please see GIRLS, page 8A

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

DENISON — A furious fourth-quarter charge just fell short, as the Creston boys missed a chance to separate themselves from the rest of the Hawkeye 10 pack Friday night.

After falling behind by 12 points at halftime (35-23) and by 16 (58-42) with only five minutes remaining, the Panthers fought all the way back to within two at 66-64 with 33 seconds left.

Cody Webb — who had a career night with 24 points, four 3-pointers and 6-of-7 shooting at the free throw line — sealed the 69-64 Denison-Schleswig victory with two foul shots with 13 seconds left.

With the score 67-64 a few seconds earlier, Creston allstater Jay Wolfe got free for a would-be tying 3-point attempt, but the shot fell short.

Webb was fouled on the ensuing rebound and converted the clinching charity shots.

“We probably lucked out a little bit when we lost Wolfe there and he got a look at a three,” said Denison-Schleswig coach Derek Please see BOYS, page 7A

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston’s Christian Groumoutis looks upcourt on a Panther fast break Friday at Denison, trailed by teammate Alex Nielsen. Groumoutis had eight points and four assists in the Panthers’ 69-64 loss.

Final match determines Ron Scott Duals championship Ricker makes history at home tournament

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

MOUNT AYR — The team championship at the 2015 Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament here Saturday came down to the final match in the final dual, as Harlan prevailed 42-35 over Oakland Riverside to complete an undefeated weekend.

Harlan finished the twoday event with an 8-0 record, while Central Decatur, Riverside and Lathrop (Mo.) all finished 6-2, with Central Decatur owning winning the tiebreaker based on number of six-point wins per dual.

Host Mount Ayr finished sixth out of nine teams with a 3-5 record.

Harlan trailed Riverside 35-18 with just four matches remaining in the final dual of the day.

Had Riverside won the dual, the Bulldogs would have been crowned champions with a 7-1 record and winning the head-to-head tiebreaker with Harlan.

But Jacob Koke pinned Keyton Wichman in 35 seconds at 140 pounds and Jacob Wingert won by forfeit

at 152 pounds, bringing the Cyclones to within 35-30.

Noah Culp pinned Bradley McGinnis in 1:54 at 160 pounds, giving Harlan a 3635 lead entering the final match of the day.

Jeremy Flies secured the championship for the Cyclones by pinning Brock Bentley in 2:14 at 170 pounds.

“I thought the duals were really competitive last weekend,” Mount Ayr co-head coach John Ford said. “With Harlan winning and Central Decatur, Riverside and Lathrop going to tiebreaker for second with CD winning, the quality of matches were excellent.”

reer pins leader.

It marked the 90th pin of Ricker’s career, moving him past Dylan Lame, who is currently an assistant coach with Raiders, working with

Ricker.

The Raider senior also earned his 150th career victory during Friday’s action.

Ricker was undefeated for the weekend, as was

fellow Raider senior Grant Staats, who wrestled at 145 Please see DUALS, page 7A

Ricker record Mount Ayr senior heavyweight Joe Ricker etched his name into the Raider record books once again on Saturday.

In a 53-24 dual loss to Lathrop, Ricker pinned D r a k e Higgins in 47 seconds to become M o u n t Ayr’s all- Ricker time ca-

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Mount Ayr senior Grant Staats takes Alex Craig of Martensdale-St. Marys to the mat during their match at 145 pounds Saturday at the 2015 Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament. Staats won a 15-4 major decision, as he posted an undefeated weekend at the tournament.

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Fink. “We knew they were a good team and would make a run. The run just happened to come in the last three minutes.

Cody is probably our best free throw shooter and he had confidence going tonight.�

Webb was the leader of the Monarchs’ 3-point shooting barrage, going 7-of-16 from behind the arc including three in the opening eight minutes in establishing a 21-14 lead, despite the early loss of 6-foot9 center Spencer Pauley with two fouls in the opening three minutes.

Pauley was coming off a double-double effort of 22 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks in a 72-55 victory over Council Bluffs St. Albert.

Creston, meanwhile, was a cold 8-of-29 (27.6 percent) from behind the arc. Yet, when Wolfe and Sam Hartsock made back-to-back treys in the final minute, the Panthers were within one shot of taking the lead at 66-64. “Our kids keep fighting,� said Creston coach Brett Watson. “But we showed up flat.

We have to find that energy that we brought tonight, that we had against AL, and do that for 32 minutes against the top teams. We didn’t do that the first 16 minutes tonight, and it cost us.�

Race tightens Instead of opening up a two-game lead in the Hawkeye 10 standings, the Panthers actually fell a half-game behind Denison-Schleswig at 4-1 (8-3 overall), while the Monarchs improved to 5-1 (10-2 overall). Kuemper Catholic, Harlan and Atlantic each have two conference defeats. Lewis Central has three league losses.

Creston has played all of the top contenders in conference play except Harlan, which is the team’s final regular-season game on Feb. 17 at Harlan. “We still control our own destiny, and we can still be Hawkeye 10 champions,�

Watson said. “We have to learn from this and grow from it.�

T h e Monarchs were still in front by 12 with 3:29 to play. Wolfe scored 11 of his game- Wolfe

Area wrestling Underwood Tourney high 29 points in the fourth period. His 3-pointer cut it to 65-61 with 1:04 left, and after Webb made one of two free throws, Hartsock sank a trey to make it 66-64 with 33.6 seconds remaining.

Webb again made one of two opportunities at the line, giving Creston a chance to tie with 30 seconds left.

Wolfe’s shot was off, and Webb finished it with two more charity shots. “It just slipped out of his hand,� Watson said, of Wolfe’s late 3-point attempt. “We were down 14 going into the (fourth) quarter and made a nice run.

They just made enough big plays to win it.� “I thought it was big for our kids to respond at such a big time without Pauley for an extended time,� Fink said. “That’s the first time all year we’ve had to do that. We were able to hit that outside shot. We have confidence in all of the guys if they’re open to take it.�

In Denison-Schleswig’s only conference loss, the Monarchs were 0-of-14 from 3-point range while the Atlantic Trojans were 9-of-14. “For 30 or 31 minutes, we played really well tonight,�

Fink said. “This was the one thing we could control, getting them on our home court. We knew the opportunity was big, but we didn’t make it too big.�

Senior center Alex Nielsen contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for Creston. The Panthers have a busy week ahead, playing at Clarinda Tuesday before hosting Council Bluffs St. Albert Friday and traveling to Winterset Saturday.

DENISON-SCHLESWIG (69) — Cody Webb 7 7-9 24, Parker Eller 4 7-8 16, Spencer Pauley 5 4-4 14, Ryan Reis 3 1-1 7, Matt Moran 2 0-0 5, Mitch Kinsey 1 0-0 3. Totals — 22 18-20 69.

3-point goals — 7-16 (Webb 4, Eller 1, Kinsey 1, Moran 1). FG shooting — 22-50 (44 percent).

Rebounds — 27 (Moran 7).

Assists — 12 (Webb 4). Steals — Name. Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — None.

CRESTON (64) — Jay Wolfe 10 6-7 29, Alex Nielsen 6 0-1 12, Christian Groumoutis 3 0-0 8, Sam Hartsock 3 0-0 8, McClain Haines 2 2-2 7. Totals — 24 8-10 64. 3-point goals — 8-29 (Wolfe 3, Groumoutis 2, Hartsock 2, Haines 1). FG shooting — 24-54 (44.4 percent). Rebounds — 34 (Wolfe 11, Nielsen 10). Assists — 15 (Haines 7, Groumoutis 4).

Steals — 1 (Wolfe 1). Blocked shots — 4 (Nielsen 3). Team fouls — 18. Fouled out — Haines.

D-S — 21 35 52 69 Creston — 14 23 38 64

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pounds and 152 pounds for the Raiders. Both Ricker and Staats were named to the 2015 Ron Scott All-Tournament team. “Our young team wrestled well and our seasoned wrestlers showed their experience with two being undefeated and on the Ron Scott All-Tournament team,�

Ford said. “Congratulations to Joe Ricker for earning his 150th win and for also breaking the all-time Mount Ayr pin record.�

Riverside senior 132-pounder Tucker Bluml won the 2015 Ron Scott Wrestler of Character award.

2015 Ron Scott Memorial Dual Tournament Team standings — 1. Harlan, 8-0; 2. Central Decatur, 6-2; 3.

Oakland Riverside, 6-2; 4. Lathrop (Mo.), 6-2; 5. Shenandoah, 4-4; 6.

Mount Ayr, 3-5; 7. Durant (Mo.), 2-6; 8. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 1-7; 9. Martensdale-St. Marys, 0-8.

2015 Ron Scott All-Tournament Team Central Decatur — Colton Ranney (160), Trenton Wells (182).

Durant (Mo.) — Brandon Dykes (195), Alik Lorenz.

Harlan — Wil Beach (106), Elias Schaeffer (120).

Martensdale-St. Marys — Logan Schumacher (152).

Mount Ayr — Grant Staats (152), Joe Ricker (285).

Council Bluffs St. Albert — Elijah Finn (170).

Riverside — Tatum Bluml (106), Tucker Bluml (132), Jacob Vogel (138).

2015 Ron Scott Wrestler of Character — Tucker Bluml, Riverside.

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UNDERWOOD — Nodaway Valley finished fifth out of six teams here Saturday at the Underwood Tournament, scoring 101.5 points.

Gretna won the team title by one point over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson with 229.5 points. Nodaway Valley finished just 11.5 points behind Denison-Schleswig for fourth place.

Four Wolverine wrestlers finished second. Ben Freese (120), JD Lyman (126), Dylan Cornelison (138) and Billy Bakerink (145) all went 4-1 for the day and placed second.

Underwood Tournament Team standings — 1. Gretna 229.5, 2. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 228.5, 3. Ogden 173, 4.

Denison-Schleswig 113, 5. Nodaway Valley 101.5, 6.

Underwood 66.5.

Nodaway Valley results 120 — Lance Jarrett (Gretna) pinned Ben Freese (NV), 4:51; Freese (NV) pinned Jackson Sharp (CBTJ), 3:51; Freese (NV) pinned Carlos Gonzalez (Den), 1:53; Freese (NV) pinned Cody Colton (U), :30; Freese (NV) pinned Sheldon McMain (Ogden), :51.

126 — JD Lyman (NV) pinned Harvey Roberts (Ogden), :56; Lyman (NV) pinned Sam Hansen (Gretna), :24; Lyman (NV) pinned David Fonceca (Den), :27; Colton Downing (CBTJ) pinned Lyman (NV), :47; Lyman (NV) won by forfeit over Guy Sudmann (U).

138 — Dylan Cornelison (NV) pinned Tyler Free (Ogden), 3:08; Cornelison (NV) tech fall Cole Goslar (Den), 16-0 (5:42); Cornelison (NV) pinned Parker Newman (Gretna), 4:58; Colton Clingenpeel (CBTJ) pinned Cornelison (NV), 3:39; Cornelison (NV) pinned Adam Owen (U), :38.

145 — Billy Bakerink (NV) pinned Takonda Hoffmeier (Den), :46; Bakerink (NV) pinned Harrison Haglund (Ogden), 5:32; Bakerink (NV) pinned Tom Kienow (Gretna), 3:59; Bakerink (NV) pinned Jacob Irwin (Den), :40; Robert Daley (CBTJ) dec. Bakerink (NV), 14-11.

152 — Josh Allsup (NV) major dec. Carter Kocian (Gretna), 9-1; Parker Preul (Den) pinned Allsup (NV), 1:47; Jason Wallace (CBTJ) pinned Allsup (NV), :29; Caloway Soucek (Gretna), pinned Allsup (NV), :38.

170 — Tanner Clawson (CBTJ) major dec. Braxton Wallace (NV), 13-2; Ricky Esquivel (Den) dec.

Wallace (NV), 6-4; Austin Lentz (Ogden) pinned Wallace (NV), 1:24; Grant Bruner (Gretna) pinned Wallace (NV), :50.

182 — Nick Ross (Ogden) pinned Colton Newbury (NV), :43; Preston Van Arsdol (Den) pinned Newbury (NV), :33; Cannon Ahrens (Gretna) pinned Newbury (NV), :30; Thad Bohbot (U) pinned Newbury (NV), :25; Brendan Anderson (CBTJ) pinned Newbury (NV), :35.

Griswold Duals GRISWOLD — Southwest Valley went 0-5 here Saturday at the Griswold Duals.

Host Griswold defeated Southwest Valley 34-33 on criteria in the closest dual of the day for the Timberwolves.

Griswold 34, Southwest Valley 33 152 — Jacob Dickenson (Gris) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV), 4:03; 160 — Tyler Bissell (SWV) dec.

Tyler DeWitt (Gris), 8-4; 170 — Brett Schafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 182 — John Kinser (SWV) won by forfeit; 195 — Buck Scafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 220 — Scott Palmer (SWV) won by forfeit; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 106 — double forfeit.

113 — double forfeit; 120 — Hadley Ogg (Gris) won by forfeit; 126 — Heath Ogg (Gris) won by forfeit; 132 — Shawn Swain (Gris) won by forfeit; 138 — Chance Mace (Gris) won by forfeit; 145 — Alex Dollen (Gris) dec. Evan Skelton (SWV), 10-4.

East Mills 54, Southwest Valley 18 170 — Jacob Hummel (EM) pinned Brett Schafroth (SWV), 5:26; 182 — Cavin Darnold (EM) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), 2:28; 195 — Scott Palmer (SWV) pinned Alex Hall (EM), 3:07; 220 — Nick Perkins (EM) won by forfeit; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 106 — double forfeit; 113 — double forfeit.

120 — Ben Christensen (EM) won by forfeit; 126 — Chandler Foss (EM) won by forfeit; 132 — Nolan Hansen (EM) won by forfeit; 138 — Trenton Pullen (EM) won by forfeit; 145 — Luke Stortenbecker (EM) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), 3:41; 152 — Josh Hopkins (EM) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV), 3:26; 160 — Tyler Bissell (SWV) pinned Clarence Frame (EM), :41.

Exira/EHK 46, Southwest Valley 24 152 — Cole Bruns (EEHK) major dec. Logan Calkins (SWV), 11-0; 160 — Brett Schafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 170 — Tyler Bissell (SWV) won by forfeit; 182 — Evan Hansen (EEHK) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), :52; 195 — Lane Ring (EEHK) pinned Sammy Richey (SWV), 2:43; 220 — Scott Palmer (SWV) won by forfeit; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit.

106 — double forfeit; 113 — Cole Wilhelms (EEHK) won by forfeit; 120 — double forfeit; 126 — Stephen Malloy (EEHK) won by forfeit; 132 — Tyson Partridge (EEHK) pinned Aaron Armstrong (SWV), :57; 138 — Mason Rasmussen (EEHK) won by forfeit; 145 — Austin Malloy (EEHK) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), :40.

Treynor 41, Southwest Valley 30 138 — Aaron Armstrong (SWV) won by forfeit; 145 — Marc Riley (Trey) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), :52; 152 — Logan Calkins (SWV) pinned Alex Larsen (Trey), 5:49; 160 — John Reber (Trey) pinned Brett Schafroth (SWV), 1:30; 170 — Sam Gregory (Trey) tech fall Tyler Bissell (SWV), 19-3 (4:00); 182 — Steven Gregory (Trey) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), 1:19.

195 — Sammy Richey (SWV) pinned Luke Schnepel (Trey), 1:23; 220 — Scott Palmer (SWV) pinned Jayden Thiel (Trey), 2:27; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) pinned Andrew Frieze (Trey), :26; 106 — double forfeit; 113 — Gabe Carolus (Trey) won by forfeit; 120 — double forfeit; 126 — Dalton Clark (Trey) won by forfeit; 126 — double forfeit; 132 — Gehard Hansen (Trey) won by forfeit.

Tri-Center 54, Southwest Valley 24 106 — double forfeit; 113 —

Parker Tufts (TC) won by forfeit; 120 — Jeremy Miller (TC) won by forfeit; 126 — Christian Polley (TC) won by forfeit; 132 — Bronson Griffin (TC) won by forfeit; 138 — Tyler Paulson (TC) won by forfeit; 145 — Christopher Jarrett (TC) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), 4:55; 152 — Scott Ruffcorn (TC) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV), :56.

160 — Spencer Calkins (SWV) pinned Noah Dickerson (TC), :58; 170 — Brett Schafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 182 — Dillon Manhart (TC) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), :32; 195 — Scott Palmer (SWV) pinned Wes Kramer (TC), 2:34; 220 — Bryce Newton (SWV) pinned Hunter Stange (TC), 3:10; 285 — Adam McDermott (TC) won by forfeit.

NV double dual GREENFIELD — Bedford/Lenox split its duals here Thursday, while Nodaway Valley went 0-2 in double dual action with Bedford/Lenox and Interstate 35.

Nodaway Valley’s Ben Freese handed Bedford/ L e n o x sophomore Jared Hensley his first loss of the season in a Freese 13-11 decision.

Interstate 35 48, Bedford/Lenox 20 106 — Bradyen Egli (I-35) pinned Colby Lange (B/L), 1:21; 113 — Jared Hensley (B/L) tech fall Zac Willey (I-35), 16-1 (4:00); 120 — Nathan Phillips (I-35) major dec. Dylan Heideman (B/L), 15-5; 126 — Austin Pontier (I-35) pinned Josh Mitchell (B/L), 3:38; 132 — Dusten Reed (B/L) pinned Colton Kyle (I-35), :44; 138 — Jacob Steinlage (I-35) dec.

Sam McMillin (B/L), 6-5; 145 — Brenden Christensen (B/L) dec.

Austin Beener (I-35), 5-4.

152 — Travis Brownlee (I-35) dec. Tyler Brokaw (B/L), 7-4; 160 — Sal Arzani (I-35) pinned Zach Johnson (B/L), 1:23; 170 — Logan Adair (I-35) tech fall Zach Johnson (B/L), 21-5 (2:50); 182 — Dante Arzani (I-35) pinned Seth Willets (B/L), 3:13; 195 — Cody Sleep (B/L) pinned Jake Hutton (I-35), 1:06; 220 — Garret Thompson (I-35) won by forfeit; 285 — Delaney Harper (I-35) dec. Kole Thompson (B/L), 6-3.

Bedford/Lenox 63, Nodaway Valley 12 106 — Colby Lange (B/L) won by forfeit; 113 — Dylan Heideman (B/L) won by forfeit; 120 — Ben Freese (NV) dec. Jared Hensley (B/L), 13-11; 126 — JD Lyman (NV) pinned Josh Mitchell (B/L), 1:13; 132 — Sam McMillin (B/L) won by forfeit; 138 — Dusten Reed (B/L) pinned Dylan Cornelison (NV), 0:00; 145 — Sam McMillin (B/L) dec. Billy Bakerink (NV), 9-5.

152 — Josh Allsup (NV) dec.

Tyler Brokaw (B/L), 8-5; 160 — Zach Johnson (B/L) won by forfeit; 170 — Hunter Russell (B/L) won by forfeit; 182 — Seth Willets (B/L) pinned Colton Newbury (NV), :37; 195 — Kyler Christensen (B/L) won by forfeit; 220 — Cody Sleep (B/L) won by forfeit; 285 — Kole Thompson (B/L)

won by forfeit.

Interstate 35 57, Nodaway Valley 18 106 — Lance Thompson (I-35) won by forfeit; 113 — Zac Willey (I-35) won by forfeit; 120 — Ben Freese (NV) dec. Nathan Phillips (I-35), 2-1; 126 — Austin Pontier (I-35) dec. JD Lyman (NV), 10-4; 132 — Austin Pontier (I-35) won by forfeit; 145 — Billy Bakerink (NV) pinned Austin Beener (I-35), 2:00.

152 — Josh Allsup (NV) pinned Cole Dickinson (I-35), 1:11; 160 — Sal Arzani (I-35) won by forfeit; 170 — Logan Adair (I-35) won by forfeit; 182 — Dante Arzani (I-35) won by forfeit; 195 — Jake Hutton (I-35) pinned Colton Newbury (NV), 3:06; 220 — Garret Thompson (I-35) won by forfeit; 285 — Delaney Harper (I-35) won by forfeit.

EU double dual AFTON — East Union went 2-0 here Thursday in double dual action against Southwest Valley and Martensdale-St. Marys. Southwest Valley split with the Eagles and the Blue Devils.

Southwest Valley 39, Martensdale-St. Marys 16 120 — double forfeit; 126 — double forfeit; 132 — Hunter Patrick (MSM) pinned Aaron Armstrong (SWV), 3:37; 138 — Tyler Flowers (SWV) dec. Jake Catron (MSM), 9-3; 145 — Alex Craig (MSM) major dec.

Evan Skelton (SWV), 16-6; 152 — Logan Schumacher (MSM) pinned Logan Calkins, :23; 160 — Brett Schafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 170 — Tyler Bissell (SWV) won by forfeit.

182 — Sammy Richey (SWV) pinned Lane Gehringer (MSM), 1:10; 195 — Buck Schafroth (SWV) pinned Zach Delong (MSM), :23; 220 — Scott Palmer (SWV) won by forfeit; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 106 — double forfeit; 113 — double forfeit.

East Union 35, Southwest Valley 30 126 — double forfeit; 132 — Matthew Wittstock (WU) tech fall Tyler Flowers (SWV), 16-1 (4:00); 138 — Aaron Armstrong (SWV) won by forfeit; 145 — Sanden Cheers (EU) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), 1:12; 152 — Logan Calkins (SWV) won by forfeit; 160 — Brett Schafroth (SWV) won by forfeit; 170 — Brogan Kinyon (EU) pinned Tyler Bissell (SWV), 3:45; 182 — Sammy Richey (SWV) pinned Clayton miller (EU), 1:46.

195 — Mike Ward (EU) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), :29; 220 — Kessler Tomas (EU) pinned Scott Palmer (SWV), :43; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 106 — Levi Parrott (EU) won by forfeit; 113 — double forfeit; 120 — double forfeit.

East Union 21, Martensdale-St. Marys 6 113 — double forfeit; 120 — double forfeit; 126 — Matthew Wittstock (EU) dec. Hunter Patrick (MSM), 9-2; 132 — Nicholas Devore (MSM) won by forfeit; 138 — double forfeit; 145 — Alex Craig pinned Sanden Cheers (EU), 3:45; 152 — Logan Schumacher (MSM) won by forfeit.

160 — double forfeit; 170 — Brogan Kinyon (EU) won by forfeit; 182 — Clayton Miller (EU) pinned Lane Gehringer (MSM), 4:35; 195 — Mike Ward (EU) pinned Zach Delong (MSM), 1:05; 220 — Kessler Tomas (EU) won by forfeit; 285 — double forfeit; 106 — Levi Parrott (EU) won by forfeit.

1A, 2A district assignments set The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Monday released its district boys basketball assignments for Class 1-A and 2-A schools around the state last week.

The actual 1-A and 2-A district pairings will be announced during the week of Feb. 2. They will be based on results during games five through 15 of each team.

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In a lot of cases, getting pins on the backside. Everybody kept fighting and battling for that place. That was huge for our team.”

Trevor Marlin (120), Mitchel Swank (126), Joey Huntington (145), Cameron Leith (152), Tayler Pettit (170), Jackson Mikkelsen (182) and Jake Gutschenritter (285) all finished third for the Panthers.

Swank, Leith and Gutschenritter won by fall in their third-place matches.

Frain said he was impressed with Gutschenritter battling back for third place after suffering a tough loss in the semifinals, where Gutschenritter had what would have been the match-tying takedown, but it occurred just after time ran out on the match.

“You just have to overcome those things and keep coming back and wrestling hard,” Frain said. “They all did a great job.”

Wyatt Thompson finished fourth at 132 pounds for the Panthers, while Kelby Luther finished fifth at 106 pounds.

The Panthers return to action Tuesday at Red Oak in a double dual with the Tigers and Shenandoah, before competing in the John J. Harris Classic on Friday and Saturday in Corning.

“We have to make sure we wrestle better Tuesday and take another step at John

Harris,” Frain said. “Continue to do that, and I feel good about where we’re at. Can’t take any backward steps now.”

EU placewinners East Union finished the day with five placewinners, led by freshman Matthew Wittstock’s sixth-place finish at 126 pounds.

Wittstock won his first match of the day by fall in 3:21 over Dalton Spencer of Columbus, before losing by fall Wittstock to Swank of Creston/O-M. He bounced back with an 18-6 major decision over Bondurant-Farrar’s Brandon Behle in the consolation rounds, before eventually losing a 10-0 major decision to Centerville’s Noah Coatney in the fifth-place match.

Brogan Kinyon (170), Clayton Miller (182), Mike Ward (195) and Kessler Tomas (220) all finished seventh for the Eagles.

Kinyon pinned Zach Moore of Lee’s Summit West in 1:00 in the seventh-place match, while Miller won a 4-3 decision over Eric Martin of Lee’s Summit West. Ward pinned Chariton’s Tim Good in 1:35 and Tomas pinned Co-

lumbus’ Kyle Giese in 1:29.

Mike Halupnick Big Red Tournament Team standings — 1. Creston/ O-M 244, 2. Lee’s Summit West 193, 3. Ottumwa 139, 4. Columbus 137, 5. Iowa City High 123, 6.

Winterset 120, 7. Knoxville 99.5, 8. Kirksville 82.5, 9. BondurantFarrar 80, 10. Chariton 76.5, 11.

Newton 75, 12. Pella 64, 13.

Centerville 47.5, 14. East Union 39, 15. Fairfield 34.5.

Individual results (Placing matches) 106 — 1. Josh Keller (Col) pinned Gabe Ruepke (Char), 2:10; 3. Logan Allen (Wint) major dec. Joey Harney (ICH), 9-0; 5.

Kelby Luther (C/O-M) dec. Tiger Terpstra (Cent), 5-3 (SV-1); 7.

Aren Sorensen (Newt) pinned Nathanael Shoemaker (Ott), :56.

113 — 1. Hunter Versteegh (Newt) pinned Alec Clark (Ott), 3:32; 3. Ryan Waits (LSW) pinned Britton Gibson (Wint), 4:52; 5.

Mitchell Griffin (Col) dec. Jacob Powers (ICH), 3-0; 7. Walter Long (BF) major dec. Ben Wooldridge (Knox), 14-0.

120 — 1. Hayden Hamlin (Kirk) dec. Shane Knox (LSW), 6-4; 3.

Trevor Marlin (C/O-M) dec. Ethan Speltz (Pella), 5-0; 5. Trace Harken (BF) pinned Armando Quiroz (Col), 3:11; 7. Michael Cope (Cent) pinned Justic Jarosh (ICH), 1:55.

126 — 1. Ethan Nielsen (LSW) pinned Joe Hollinrake (Knox), 1:02; 3. Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) pinned Jonathan Morales (Ott), 2:33; 5.

Noah Coatney (Cent) major dec.

Matthew Wittstock (EU), 10-0; 7.

Brandon Behle (BF) dec. Daniel Kelly (ICH), 9-5.

132 — 1. Jarrett Jacques (Kirk) pinned Lawyer Beckum (LSW), 5:04; 3. Bradley Irwin (Cent) dec.

Wyatt Thompson (C/O-M), 3-0; 5. Chase Petty (Pella) injury def.

Nathan Cary (Ott); 7. Keaton Pallister (Col) pinned Sawyer Atwell (Char), 2:31.

138 — 1. Jake Woods (LSW) major dec. Spencer Wray (C/OM), 21-10; 3. Tanner Sparks (Kirk) major dec. Evan Havick (Char), 14-1; 5. Jacob Jenkins (Wint) injury def. Cody Ray Smith (Knox), 5:43; 7. Collin McConnell (Ott)

pinned Colton Chalupa (ICH), 3:00.

145 — 1. Caleb Coleman (BF) dec. Austin Eveler (LSW), 5-3; 3.

Joey Huntington (C/O-M) dec.

Wyatt Schlotter (Ott), 7-2; 5. Austin Edwards (Col) injury def. Bryce Tish (Newt); 7. Branden Beeler (Kirk) dec. Ali Omar (ICH), 11-8.

152 — 1. Nic Jarvis (ICH) dec.

Devin Harberts (Char), 9-5; 3.

Cameron Leith (C/O-M) pinned Mitchell Holcomb (Wint), 4:52; 5. Dalton Meyer (BF) dec. Brady Smith (Newt), 11-7; 7. Kevin Woodhouse (Knox) pinned Dylan Bestgen (LSW), 1:42.

160 — 1. Chase Shiltz (C/OM) dec. DJ Brasfield-Thogerson (LSW), 9-2; 3. Jake Speltz (Pella) pinned Brandon Ryerson (Wint), 1:53; 5. Ryan Merenda (Kirk) pinned Nick Bloomquist (Col), 1:20; 7. Tristin Langmaid (Newt) dec. Antavis Watson (ICH), 5-0.

170 — 1. Tucker Morrison (Col) dec. Jacob Dykes (ICH), 3-1; 3.

Tayler Pettit (C/O-M) dec. Tucker Ksiazek (BF), 5-1; 5. Caleb Grose (Wint) dec. Ashton Messer (Pella), 11-8; 7. Brogan Kinyon (EU) pinned Zach Moore (LSW), 1:00.

182 — 1. Isaiah Cox (Ott) dec.

Bryce Lunsford (Fair), 5-4; 3.

Jackson Mikkelsen (C/O-M) dec.

Jac Agan (Knox), 3-2 (TB-1); 5.

Wyatt Miller (Wint) dec. Louis Long (BF), 6-2; 7. Clayton Miller (EU) dec. Eric Martin (LSW), 4-3.

195 — 1. Tyler Nelson (LSW) dec. Seth Maitlen (C/O-M), 4-3; 3. Duncan Lee (Newt) dec. Nick Tank (Wint), 3-1 (SV-1); 5. Travis Poffenbarger (Knox) dec. Michael Fritz (Fair), 4-2 (SV-1); 7. Mike Ward (EU) pinned Tim Good (Char), 1:35.

220 — 1. Kadon Hulett (C/OM) dec. Armani Smith (ICH), 7-4; 3. Tyler Bookin-Nosbich (Ott) pinned Parker Maynes (Wint), :17; 5. Jordan Beal (Knox) dec.

Chris Wright (Char), 3-1 (SV-1); 7.

Kessler Tomas (EU) pinned Kyle Giese (Col), 1:29.

285 — 1. Kyle Davis (Col) pinned Brock Caviness (Knox), 1:28; 3. Jake Gutschenritter (C/OM) pinned Reid Padavich (Ott), 2:33; 5. CJ Baker (Wint) pinned Trevin Nance (Char), 7:26; 7.

Keegn Poole (Pella) pinned Caden Manning (Newt), :31.

GIRLS: Continued from page 6A

to a quick return to the court.

“It’s tough,” Douma said.

“It makes a difference in our press break to have her throwing the ball in, and she’s somebody else who can actually bring the ball up and go.

It helped that Taylor showed her leadership tonight. She set up the offense, she drove the lane. She’s such a competitor, I don’t think she lets herself fall into the mindset that she’s tired. It took Jenna awhile to get things going in the post, but she did a good job in the second half.”

Taylor and Cammy Rutherford are left as the primary players inside, and Rutherford encountered some foul trouble Friday before fouling out with 4:01 left. Briley was the main ballhandler in the Panthers’ effectively killing out the clock for nearly three minutes of the fourth quarter when the Monarchs were trying to mount a comeback.

“We really hadn’t worked on our delay game that much,” Douma said, “but Taylor did a nice job of the controlling it, and the other girls executed.”

There isn’t much time to adjust to the new lineup situation while awaiting Mostek’s prognosis. Creston has an extended homestand this week involving Osceola Clarke tonight, Clarinda on Tuesday and Council Bluffs St. Albert Friday in a girl-boy varsity doubleheader.

“We’ll just have to kind of learn on the fly in this situation,” Douma said.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston’s Lexie Little (11) and Samantha Pick of Denison-Schleswig (22) battle for a loose ball during Friday’s game in Denison. Little had seven rebounds and four assists in the 57-37 Panther victory.

Sam Pick 1 0-0 2, Haley Gehlsen 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 10-15 37.

3-point goals — 1-4 (Peterson 1).

FG shooting — 13-29 (44.8 percent). Rebounds — 18 (Ingram 5).

Assists — 7 (Krohnke 1). Steals — 2 (Pick 1, Ingram 1). Team fouls — 23. Fouled out — None.

CRESTON (57) — Taylor Briley 8 11-12 28, Jenna Taylor 9 4-6 23, Maria Mostek 2 0-0 4, Brenna

Baker 1 0-1 2. Totals — 20 15-19 57. 3-point goals — 2 (Briley 1, Taylor 1). Rebounds — Lexie Little 7, Taylor 6, Cammy Rutherford 3.

Assists — Briley 4, Little 4. Steals — Briley 4, Alli Thomsen 4, Baker 2. Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — Rutherford, Taylor.

D-S — 15 24 27 37 Creston — 11 25 39 57

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Siding & Windows GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

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BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

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Creston News Advertiser Monday, January 19, 2015

CNA EDITORIAL

5 percent on our energy bill for next 25 years is too much The city of Creston is looking at renewing their Alliant Energy contract early. The reason: To add a new fee to the contract to help out the city’s budget. They are proposing a 5 percent fee (tax) to your gas and electric bill for the next 25 years.

The fee would be a big hurt to our existing businesses, as well as all residential customers. Some local industries would look at an energy bill increase in the six-figure range — not a way to treat our local industries that already pay big property tax bills for the privilege of doing business here.

The city is jumping the gun on this and needs to look at all other possibilities before they redo long-term contracts.

As with a lot of cities, counties and states, the cost of personnel is getting to them. The days of generous raises

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and super benefits are going to bankrupt or put the squeeze on a lot of public entities.

We already sit in the fourth highest taxed county in the state and we also have the highest per capita debt.

It has been way too easy for public entities to go ask for more money instead of making the tough choices that businesses have been doing for the past eight or more years.

One example is Union County, which not only has plenty of bonds to service, but has now gone to taking out loans to buy equipment — some at rates higher than our current bonds. When was the last time our local county or city has made a cutback or tried to consolidate some services to save the taxpayers some money instead of just adding a larger charge to your tax bill?

Some hard choices need to be made. A hard choice is not just adding it to the tax roles or coming up with a new fee.

We need to look at or come up with all available options. That hasn’t been done or communicated to the taxpayers at this point.

The whole country is staring at the same problems we are experiencing here. And yes, it takes a lot of constitution and backbone to do some things that may not be popular.

But, this country has dug itself a big hole. We have spent money we don’t have at this point and it is going to take sacrifice on everyone’s part to get things back on line.

That includes the public sector catching up to the real world and realizing that the taxpayer is not just a blank check.

CNA photo by SARAH BROWN

Food Pantry: Lucy Iyagbaye gives a tour of the food

pantry at the foundation she started in her mother’s memory — Christiana Iyagbaye Sr. Memorial Foundation. In an effort to raise money to combat homelessness and hunger, Lucy is raffling off two small art quilts for $5.35 a ticket and auctioning off a third quilt. For more information on her fundraising efforts and services, visit the foundation site, 111 W. Montgomery St. or call (641) 782-0047.

CNA photos by SARAH BROWN

Above, Kysa Gordon shows off a family sports album she assembled during the CNA scrap-a-thon. Right, Frances Stephens, left, Jennifer Byrd and Brenda Myers create albums, cards and paper crafts at an annual scrapbook marathon event 3 p.m. Friday through 3 p.m. Sunday at Supertel in Creston. The event was sponsored by Creston News Advertiser.

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