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IUB gives Dakota Access ‘OK’ for pipeline for construction

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News The Iowa Utilities Board approved an order Monday clearing the way for construction to begin on Dakota Access Pipeline.

In a meeting lasting roughly six minutes, the board voted 2-1 to allow Texas-based Dakota Access, LLC to begin construction on 343-miles of crude oil pipeline, which will run underneath 18 Iowa counties, in areas not under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps or Engineers and federal regulators and where all other necessary easements and permits have been issued.

The vote was another blow to environmental groups, land rights advocates and disaffected landowners affected by the pipeline. Adam Mason is the state policy director for Iowa Citizen for Community Improvement, one of the most vocal activist groups fighting the pipeline. He said his organization has branded the coming months as the “Summer of Resistance,” and will support lawsuits brought by landowners against the IUB and DAPL. “Ultimately, what it comes down to is the IUB

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Fast food restaurant planned at former Juice and Junk site A Hardee’s fast food restaurant is in the works at the former Juice and Junk site.

Newton City C ounci l approved a proposal on Monday from 4 G Properties of Friedman Colorado to purchase the approximately 1.2 acres for $100,000 with plans to open the new eatery.

The land proposed for Hardee’s is in the northeast portion of the property, visible from Highway 14 in the Interstate 80 corridor.

“Craig Armstrong, Frank Liebl and myself have been working with a master franchiser from Hardee’s who has about three dozen different Hardee’s restaurants for about more than a year trying to put together a proposal, find the ap-

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Activists with the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition gather on the westside of the Iowa Capitol Building to protest a 2-1 decision Monday by the Iowa Utilities Board allowing Dakota Access, LLC. to begin construction on the 343-mile Iowa segment of a crude oil pipeline slated to be built underneath 18 counties.

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propriate site and have it added to the community’s tax base,” director of finance and development Bryan Friedman said.

In total, the investment from 4 G Properties would be more than $1 million. The company has plans for an upscale-style restaurant along with accompanying signage and landscaping.

“The new-style Hardee’s restaurant are high quality buildings with considerable stone work on the exterior,” Friedman said.

The city is hoping the new restaurant will kickstart the redevelopment of the site, which totals approximately 10.49 acres.

“This would still allow for access and a visible development site to the west of it plus some residual land further west,” Friedman said.

The city purchased the former Juice and Junk building and property at 1205 W. 19th St. S. for $550,000 at its March 7 COUNCIL | 3A

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Taryn Pohl, 8, of Ames came with her grandmother Maddie Anderson to protest the development of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline Monday on the west side of the State Capitol. The pipeline is still facing hurdles from district court cases challenging the IUB’s approval and permit holds from federal regulators.

has overstepped its jurisdiction here by changing their order,” he said. “We’re going to continue to fight this tooth and nail to ensure oil never flows through this pipeline.

A group of about 60 protesters from the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition gathered on the west side of the state capitol after Monday’s decision vowing to continue to fight Dakota Access and the pipeline.

Former Democratic state legislator turned radio talk show host Ed Fallon, who has been one of the lead activists fighting the pipeline’s construction, circulated a petition at Monday’s rally asking pipeline detractors to pledge non-violent civil disobedience “if necessary” to PIPELINE | 3A

Submitted Photo Newton City Council approved a proposal Monday that would allow 4 G Properties of Colorado to purchase the former Juice and Junk site to build a new Hardee’s fast food restaurant at the location.

Baxter ‘drawing NCSD board ratifies contracts line in sand’ for Collins-Maxwell

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News

By Alex Olp Newton Daily News BAXTER — In a special meeting scheduled to discuss CMB business, the Baxter school board drew the line in the sand for Collins-Maxwell requiring a decision regarding whole grade sharing by mid-July.

At Monday’s meeting, superintendent Todd Martin revisited five pledges with board members. The pledges are articles he and Collins-Maxwell Superintendent Tom Lane compiled during a sit-down meeting a couple weeks

ago.

“We both sat down and discussed what it would take for us to move forward. We started listing off things we would have to do to move forward and that was the foundation for these pledges,” Martin said. “Tom and I both walked away from the table committed to communicating with our board saying ‘if we can do these things are we agreeable to move forward?’”

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A special meeting held last week by the Newton Community School District Board of Education revealed some significant cuts that will need to be made in order to balance the district’s Fiscal 2017 budget.

When the board voted at its regular May 23 meeting to approve the district’s teacher contracts for the 2016-17 school year, the agenda referenced an upcoming meeting would need to be scheduled to approve the contract for the district’s other union employees. That special meeting, held May 31, was where the board approved a 3.48 percent increase for

File photo Newton Community School District Board of Education Vice President Travis Padget and President Sheri Benson converse during a recent meeting. The board held a special meeting last week to approve annual contracts, and will likely have to make some significant adjustments in the weeks ahead to keep a balanced budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1.

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80 percent corn, beans in good or excellent condition DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey commented Monday on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service.

“Crops continue to make good progress in general, with 80 percent of both the corn and beans rated in good or excellent condition. There are still a number of wet spots, especially across northern Iowa that are yet to be plant-

ed or need to be replanted.

Farmers have also made good progress on the first cutting of hay, with 60 percent complete, and that should continue with dry weather forecast for much of the week ahead,” Northey said.

Crop Report Fieldwork conditions improved across much of Iowa with only spotty rains during the week ending June 5, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics

Service. Statewide there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Producers in the northern third of the state were still struggling with some wet spots in fields. Activities for the week included spraying, and side-dressing nitrogen.

Topsoil moisture levels rated to 0 percent very short, 4 percent short, 86 percent adequate and 10 percent surplus.

Subsoil moisture levels rated 0 percent very short, 3 percent short, 85 percent adequate

and 12 percent surplus.

Ninety-seven percent of the corn crop has emerged, 9 days ahead of normal. Eighty percent of the corn crop was rated good to excellent.

Soybean planting reached 94 percent complete, 11 days ahead of both last year and the five-year average. Soybean emergence reached 78 percent, six days ahead of last year. The first soybean condition rating of the season came in at 0 percent very poor, 2

percent poor, 18 percent fair, 69 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Oats headed reached 39 percent this week, one week ahead of last year and five days ahead of normal. Oat condition improved slightly to 84 percent good to excellent.

Hay conditions rated 79 percent good to excellent. Pasture condition rated 80 percent good to excellent. Livestock conditions were mostly reported to be excellent.

Farmers follow various price index, weather info sources USDA projections among frequently listed items

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News While the summer growing season kicks into higher-temperature gear, farmers are still using their smartphones and computers to track at least a handful of regular price, ag-industry and weather reports.

The Newton Daily News asked three farmers — whose fields are in different parts of Jasper County — what sort of price index and crop and weather forecast information they track, and what sources they consider the most reliable. While farming decisions are complex and require data input from all sorts of sciences, all three farmers were able to quickly list at least a few regular sources of data and predictions.

Brock Hansen, a Baxter-area farmer said he farms “some beans, some corn and a lot of hay,” can easily list the individuals and reports he follows.

Like many central Iowa farmers, Hansen leans on a few different Iowa State University resources.

While Hansen said he doesn’t give much merit to most specific longterm weather forecasts, he does follow the general recommendations of ISU Extension Service climatologist Elwynn Taylor.

“There aren’t many farmers now who don’t listen to Mr. Taylor,” Hansen said.

ISU Extension farm management specialist and economist Steve Johnson is another resource Hansen listens to on a regular basis. He said he subscribes to various agriculture email newsletters and updates — some offered by Farm Credit Services of America, and others by more local marketing coordinators.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News As corn and soybean plants start to rise across Jasper County, farmers are spending some of their time following everything from USDA reports to long-range weather forecasts.

One of the challenges Hansen faces is the huge quantity of information available in the internet era, and learning how to sort through it — only a fraction of ag information on the web really applies to any one farmer.

“It’s important to find a few trusted sources, and stick with them,” he said.

“I find the older we all get, the smaller our circle of close, trusted friends becomes.”

Hansen said in addition to seeking the advice of ag professionals, a younger farmer like himself must also stay in tune with what more experienced farmers are saying in the towns and counties nearby.

“There’s a lot a young guy can learn locally from keeping his mouth shut and and listening,” Hansen said.

Rolland Schnell, who has several fields in the eastern half of Jasper County and is the president-elect of the Iowa Soybean Association, said he monitors USDA goals and forecasts, and gets daily or weekly emails on this subject. He also said he monitors

crop prices, but knows some of that is a game that every farmer must play based on his own conclusions.

“If I hit my targets, I sell a lot,” Schnell said. “But a lot of it is based on what I think the markets will do.”

Schnell said because soybean futures depend greatly on international markets, he probably follows the value of the dollar more than some farmers might.

Dean Taylor, of Prairie City, said it’s important to watch trends and draw conclusions about planting — one of the most critical one-time decisions a farmer makes each year. He said his long-term weather information often comes from studying the detailed weather statistics published in the print edition of the Des Moines Register and online by the National Weather Service.

“It’s got to be dry enough to plant, but still have some moisture out there,” Taylor said.

Taylor, like Hansen, also mentioned Elwynn Taylor of ISU as another helpful weather resource. Re-

garding short-term weather, Taylor said, Des Moines-area TV stations seem to have the best local Iowa meteorological and reporting technology.

Taylor also follows several online wealth-management and ag-market websites, as well as about two or three pages updated by local co-ops. He said knowing the history of weather and other elements, such as soil moisture, is helpful, but each month and year is unique.

“There’s really no such thing as an ‘average’ year in Iowa,” Taylor said.

Taylor said it’s important to use online resources — there’s no substitute for hitting a few buttons and getting useful, scientific real-time data. However, he cautions against relying too heavily on technology.

“Don’t forget to go look outside,” he said. “Sometimes, the rain gauge on your own farm is the most helpful tool you have.”

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Farmland owners will learn about adapting for change at

an upcoming workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Polk County ISU Extension office, 1625 Adventureland Drive, Suite A, in Altoona.

Doors opening at 8:30 a.m. and includes a catered lunch.

Participants will learn about: • The Climate’s Impact on

your Farmland, presented by Gene Takle, ISU Agronomy professor and director of the ISU Climate Science Program • Resources for Conservation, Amanda Brown, Project Coordinator, Polk Soil and Water Conservation District • How Ag Property Taxes Are Determined, presented

Wayne Schwickerath, Story County assessor • Legal Issues for Landowners, presented by Kristine Tidgren, staff attorney, ISU Center for Ag Law and Taxation • Farmland Leasing Strategies and Tools, presented by Steve Johnson, Farm Manage-

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Local & State News Pipeline Continued from Page 1A stop pipeline construction from moving forward. He said it received 34 signatures, including his own.

After the board ruling, Iowa union leaders celebrated the IUB’s vote. Chad Carter, vice president/business agent of Operating Engineers Local 234 told reporters Monday he expects at least 900 operators will be working on the Iowa stretch of the 1,164-mile, $3.8 billion pipeline and “at least 50 percent” or 450 will come from local 234.

“It’s a long time coming.

We’re very pleased with the clarification,” he said. “... You’re always going to have both sides (of an issue). This is the safest way to carry (crude oil) product.”

Carter said construction of the pipeline is divided into three spreads and work in Iowa will likely begin in Lee County in

NCSD Continued from Page 1A completely clear yet, Superintendent Bob Callaghan explained there will need to be some budget adjustments for Fiscal 2017, which begins July 1 of this year.

The state legislature and governor approved a 2.25 percent increase in education funding for 2016-17.

“The employee compensation package is substantially higher than the $178,000 of new money coming from the state,” Callaghan explained. “The total employee compensation package will require

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the extreme southeastern part of the state. Newton is in what the pipeliners are calling spread II and will not begin until later in the process.

Energy Transfer Partners — Dakota Access’ parent company — will still have to give local county engineers, boards of supervisors and landowners a 14-day written notice, according to IUB’s March 10 order, before construction can begin. Carter said workers would pull seven-day per-week, 12-14 hour-day schedules to meet the completion date. Mechanical completion of the pipeline, he said, is still set for Oct. 31 with some additional clean-up.

Union leaders said the delays have caused some local pipeliners to go to Illinois and South Dakota.

Board members Nick Wagner and Libby Jacobs voted in favor of the order Monday, stating they feel approving construction in non-preconstruction notification areas, of PCNs,

adjustments throughout the entire budget.”

The board’s next regularly scheduled meeting is set for June 13.

The 3.48 percent increase for non-teachers is largely a 3.0 percent base increase, with most of the rest put in to bring para-professionals level with the other non-teacher employees.

Callaghan explained paraprofessionals, like other public employees, have “lanes” of scheduled annual pay increases based on years of service and on each educator’s level of training. For 2015-16, there were three lanes of pay-rate increases for paraprofessionals.

satisfies the intent of the IUB’s March 10 order. Board member Geri Huser voted against the order. Huser stated in deliberations on June 1 that she looks at Monday’s order as a modification of the original March 10 approval. Huser said she would file a dissenting opinion explaining her “no” vote with staff by the end of the day on Monday.

According to staff, the new order will also address Huser’s concern the board may no longer have jurisdiction over the issues covered in the initial board order since it is being challenged in district court. There are currently five pending cases regarding the pipeline in Polk County District Court, including two in which the IUB has been served.

One of those lawsuits was filed by the Iowa chapter of Sierra Club asking for a judicial review challenging the IUB’s decision to issue a permit for the DAPL. Sierra Club believes the project does not meet requirements of pubic convenience

“The additional percentage is required to equalize the lanes in the para-professional pay schedule for employees over the next two years,” Callaghan said. “During the two-year contract, we will reduce the paraprofessional lanes from three to two in 2016-17, and from two to one in 2017-18.”

Callaghan also said upcoming closed-door meetings will help create settlements to ensure equity for the additional employee groups.

The district spent about almost $20 million on its 634 salaries in Fiscal 2015; Fiscal 2016 figures will be available after that year ends June 30. Salaries can

Baxter Continued from Page 1A must come to an agreement on the pledges by their July regular board meetings. Collins-Maxwell’s is July 18 and Baxter’s is a week later on July 25.

A condition read by Martin said if both districts are not committed to the pledges by July’s regular board meetings then Baxter will begin exploring other sharing options.

“In other words we’re drawing a line in the sand by saying the decision has to be made,” Martin said.

“Our public needs it, our kids need it, our staff need it and we need it in order to be able to build within our system.”

The first pledge drafted

by Martin and Lane is to begin whole grade sharing no later than the fall semester of the 2018-19 school year. The Baxter

Alex Olp/Newton Daily News Baxter Superintendent Todd Martin reads a handfull of pledges Baxter and Collins-Maxwell will have to come to an agreement on in order for whole grade sharing to be an option in the future.

school board showed interest in moving the timeline up one year if it’s possible for Collins-Maxwell.

The second pledge says the site of the high school will be in Baxter, Collins-Maxwell will host the

middle school, and each school district will maintain an elementary building.

The third pledge is in regard to operational sharing and requires each school to consult

outlined in Iowa Code.

IUB General Counsel David Lynch said Monday’s order addresses the IUB’s jurisdiction over collateral issues, jurisdiction to enforce its and determine compliance with its orders. The order will not be filed for public view until the end of business Monday at the earliest, but Lynch said the order will further define IUB’s requirement that Dakota Access will file the required PCN and DNR permit before commencing construction, so the public and board can be ensured that environmental considerations in federal and state agencies are being addressed and that so all permit documentation is filed in the same place for public view.

Records from IUB show, as of Wednesday, Dakota Access is still missing easements for 14 parcels in Jasper County on land managed by Jasper County Conservation, the Iowa Interstate Railroad and retained

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only be paid with general funds, and are completely separated from funds reserved by state code for items such as facilities repairs or upgrades.

“Personnel costs account for 82.5 percent of our budget,” Callaghan said.

Also approved at last week’s meeting was a contract with Manatt’s for a parking lot patch. Manatt’s had been awarded a bid at a recent meeting after a competitive bidding process for work on the parking lot at the E.J.H. Beard Administration Center, formerly known as the Hy-Vee West building.

The estimated cost of the patch is $20,500. with its partner for any opportunities for sharing before reaching out to other districts. Within that pledge it’s mentioned that a shared curriculum director, business manager, transportation director and director of operational maintenance is to be considered for the 201718 school year.

Martin noted that in order for whole grade sharing to begin in 201819, the implementation of a shared curriculum director is needed by 2017-18.

Pledge four requires the review of all roles within the schools to consider possible opportunities for the sharing of staff members and programs. Martin said this kind of sharing could take place very soon if both school boards jump aboard the same route toward whole grade sharing.

The final pledge was a compromise from Baxter,

by private landowners. At last week’s hearing, board staff indicated the pipeline company is still requesting eminent domain for 168 parcels in Iowa and 65 sites are considered PCNs. According to IUB spokesperson Don Tormey, the parcels still in question are crossing of the Big Sioux River, the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers which are all federally regulated.

The Army Corps has told IUB all federal permits, except those previously mentioned, would be issued by June 16.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also recently revoked a previously issued permit for affected areas of the Big Sioux River Wildlife Management Area after reports from the site indicate a Sioux Indian burial ground, which has historical significance for the Native American nation, is located in the wildlife area.

Continued from Page 1A meeting. Funds for the purchase came from the Commercial Dangerous and Dilapidated program founded during the 2015 bond.

The former gas station/convenience store building has been mostly vacant for more than 10 years.

In its current state, the building and property presents a poor image at the Interstate 80 exit 164, which serves as a primary entrance to the city.

“It’s exciting. It will be a nice addition in that corridor,” councilman Craig Trotter said.

Demolition of the buildings on the property is underway with water lines and additional utilities currently being taken out. Construction by 4 G is anticipated to begin in as soon as the property is ready.

“We’ve been waiting for this,” councilwoman Lin Chapé said.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

and that is to revisit the regional school concept Collins-Maxwell has shown vast interest in, but only at a later date if the CMB partnership strengthens.

The Baxter school board approved the language of these pledges 5-0 during Monday night’s special meeting.

Martin said he has not heard from Lane about any school board conversation on the Collins-Maxwell side about the five pledges, but said the Baxter board is willing to work with them.

“Just because we are throwing the pledges out doesn’t mean we are set in concrete. We want to be clear that Collins-Maxwell, once they digest this, has the opportunity to work with us over the next month to adjust the language,” Martin said. “At the end of July we want there to be no question to what they are committing

to.”

Baxter and Collins-Maxwell have been sharing athletics for 28 years. But due to a lack of trust between the two school boards and differences in opinions on which direction each board wants to go in regards to whole grade sharing, the sports sharing agreement has been put risk the past few months.

The Baxter school board has discussed ending the sports sharing agreement following the 2016-17 school year if Collins-Maxwell doesn’t agree on a common future and commit to whole grade sharing.

Action on continuation or discontinuation of the sports sharing agreement after the 2016-17 school year did not take place Monday.

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Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

know that as the girls get older, my weekends will get busier. I got a taste of that this past weekend.

To begin, it was dance recital weekend. At our studio, we have a recital on both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. It was also the 20th anniversary recital, which meant this mom got back on stage.

I danced for 15 years, from the age of 3 until I graduated from high school.

When my studio had its 10th anniversary, I participated in the alumni dance and the same was true last weekend.

Although I only was able to attend one practice, I think I pulled it together pretty well. My muscles were a little more sore and I maybe took some ibuprofen,

but I was back on stage and it was fun.

It was also my youngest daughter’s first time up on stage and I couldn’t have been more proud. She had a ton of fun, acting like her goofy self, and even got a few of the steps in while she was entertaining.

My oldest daughter was the pro now in her second year and did a good job helping out her sister. She takes things a little more seriously, and I was very impressed with her ability to remember the dance steps she learned throughout the year. It really had be a challenge to learn three different dances and she did a great job.

Both of my girls thought it was pretty neat to see their mom on stage and I was very proud of my tiny dancers. They were even more impressed with the rain-

bow rose I received from my instructor for performing. You just never know with a 3 year old and a 5 year old.

The past week my husband has been home sick with various illnesses that has kept him stuck to the couch. He was finally feeling better toward the end of the weekend, so the girls and I headed out and left him with the flooring project that halted when he came down with the sickness.

I had a few places I needed to go, but I promised them we would go to a fun place to eat. Setting out, I didn’t have any certain place in mind, but as I arrived to my first destination I also found where we would be lunching — Chuck E. Cheese.

We have been by Chuck E. Cheese a few times since it is right next to Hancock Fabric. I had always said we would go another day and that day had finally come.

I was a little nervous walking in since it could be overwhelming if dozens of kids where running around, but I think we picked the right day and time for our

first outing.

Stepping in, I wasn’t sure what we were going to eat because my youngest girl doesn’t like pizza. I was pleasantly surprised to see an expanded menu and promptly ordered two chicken nuggets meals for the girls.

I wasn’t sure how many tokens to get so we started with 30 and I could always get more if needed. I didn’t have to worry about it because the first thing the girls ran to was climbing play set.

We went on to ride in a couple of cars, a mini merry-go-round and played a bunch of games that resulted in a fair amount of tickets. Thankfully the girls still like the little things and were pleased with the purple tops, stickers, bracelets and whistles that they netted from the day.

As we left I got two requests for birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese and may have made a promise to come back when daddy could come along, too.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Living and Dion Marc Dion

The long weekend You don’t hear much about it anymore, but I keep thinking about Donald Trump’s wall on the border with Mexico. I guess that’s still something we might do here in the land of the free.

If you think we’ve got Mexicans in the country illegally NOW, just wait until 10,000 wall-building jobs show up on the Mexican border. You’re not gonna be able to keep Carlos and the boys from swimming the river, not if there are construction jobs on the other side.

And, once they run out of American laborers who can pass the drug test, contractors are going to start hiring (and underpaying) our docile little Mexican brothers.

I spent much of the recent Memorial Day weekend notebook deep in a reporter’s celebration. That means I made overtime for covering three memorial services and a parade. I saw white doves released on three different occasions.

The memorials get bigger and the ceremonies get longer the more wars America fails to win, yet doesn’t exactly lose. In addition, every ceremony does some heavy harkening back to World War II, the last war we won outright. If America fights four more draws, I predict Memorial Day will last until Christmas.

Once we get the wall built, we can’t just walk away from it and expect the dang thing to keep the Mexicans out. They’ll show up at night with ladders. They’ll lasso the towers and pull themselves over. They’ll get tangled in the barbed wire on top, but sooner or later, they’ll be working in a Chicago car wash.

You’re going to need guards on the wall, and not the Border Patrol, either. There are not enough Border Patrol agents to stand shoulder-to-shoulder on top of the wall, three shifts a day, seven days a week. Anyway, they make too much money. It’d cost us a fortune to keep the wall manned.

You’re going to need an army for that, and we’ve got an army. We’ve got an Army Reserve, too. We’ve got a National Guard. They’ve all been to Iraq and Afghanistan, too, so they’re used to the kind of desert conditions you find down on the border.

And it’s not like the soldiers can stand on the wall with bullhorns and shout at the Mexicans, “Hey, we’ve got an army up here. You better go home!”

When they had a wall to keep people from escaping East Germany, the soldiers on top would shoot you dead if you so much as touched the wall. It’s the only thing that works. So, someday, if we build the wall, your son or daughter who joins the Army will be rotated to the border with his her unit and told to do wall duty.

And he or she will sit, with a rifle, and shoot the Mexicans who make a run at the wall. Men. Women. Children. Young girls with babies in their arms.

Because that’s how you do it. That’s how you make a wall work.

Alumni Weekend celebrates Red Pride There’s much to be proud of in Newton, and the continuing success of Newton High School is one of the most enduring. The Newton High School Alumni Association knows this well and has been promoting the tradition of what we now call Red Pride since 1882. The association’s greatest responsibilities are to communicate with Cardinals of all ages through our semiannual magazine (Alumni News), communicate online through our website and social media, and to organize and promote Alumni Weekend.

On Friday and Saturday, local alumni will be joined by hundreds returning to their hometown for 14 individual class reunions and three all-classes events. One is the All-Classes Alumni Brunch with the Newton High School Hall of Fame Ceremony and is open to the entire Newton community.

The NHS Hall of Fame Ceremony is public recognition of those who have made exceptional achievements in their fields or unique contributions to their communities at the local, state, national or international levels.

Among alumni, graduates who have distinguished themselves in the fields of Athletics, Arts (authors, journalists, musicians, and visual artists), Business, Education at any level, Government, Science, or Service (non-profit or religious) are eligible.

Nominations are accepted from alumni, staff, and mem-

Newton Alumni Association Mark Hallam bers of the community and are reviewed annually by the Hall of Fame Committee. The Committee consists of NHS administrators, alumni, and current or retired administrators, teachers, coaches, and activity advisors.

“It’s great that we’ll be inducting honorees on an annual basis, considering the number of distinguished Cardinals to choose from. For me, being a Cardinal has always been a work of pleasure, and the Hall of Fame is another illustration of how the Red Pride tradition is alive and well in Newton,” NHS Principal Bill Peters said.

The six Cardinals to be honored on Saturday serve as examples of the quality education that Newton High School offers to all students. Their Cardinal-adorned portraits will join 20 others already on display in the halls of NHS, intended not only as a tribute to those who have been honored but as a source of inspiration — especially to students, staff and visitors who take note as they pass by.

This year’s Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will include Cindy Cohn (1982), Dr. Andrew Hershey (1981), Treye Jackson (1981), Dr. David Jones (1956), Frank

“Bucky” O’Connor (1932) and Dr. Lyle Goodhue (1924). Short biographies will be available in the Newton Fest insert of the Daily News later this week.

Peters and his staff have done their usual outstanding job at the high school this year.

During Saturday morning’s program, he will address the assembly with updates on student achievements and campus improvements. The program also includes greetings from alumni class representatives, introduction of retired teachers, and awards to alumni classes. Tours of the high school will be available.

The Newton High School Alumni Association and the NHS Hall of Fame Committee invite all alumni and the entire Newton community to reconnect with Newton High School this Saturday. Doors open at 9 a.m. with brunch served at 9:30 a.m. and the program beginning at 10 a.m.

Tickets may be purchased for $9 at the Alumni Association’s All-Classes Open House and Reunion at the Iowa Speedway on Friday evening and, for classes holding incremental five-year reunions, through class representatives. If these options are unavailable to you for any reason, please contact an Alumni representative at 641-417-9055 and arrangements will be made.

Limited seating is available at the door for $10.

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Obituaries Geraldine Brown June 2, 2016 Geraldine Brown, 84, of Newton, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center. No services are scheduled at this time. Memorials to the American Heart Association may be left

at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Geraldine, the daughter of Henry Clyde and Gladys Irene (Trotter) Wickett, was born May 30, 1932, in New Virginia. Her family moved to Newton, when Geraldine was in grade school. Geraldine worked as an intake specialist for JPTA

and later as a cashier for Wal-Mart, retiring in 2002. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary.

Geraldine enjoyed crocheting and made blankets for Great Southern Bank to give out at Christmas time.

She also played BINGO for many years.

Geraldine is survived by her two children, Deborah (Raymond)

Dumas of Newton and Craig Brown of Virginia; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and her two brothers, Robert Wickett of Newton and David (Cathi) Wickett of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Mildred Lyon, Lloyd Wickett, Evelyn Hubler, Kermit Wickett and Henry Wickett, Jr.

Dorothy L. Spiker June 6, 2016 Dorothy L. Spiker, 88, of Newton, died Monday, June 6, 2016, at Park Centre. Services are pending at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

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Jeff Holschuh/Daily News It’s not often you’ll see several young actresses in the same costume for a single character, but that’s what happened at a recent audition for Alice in Wonderland at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. The King, left, is Tyler Sterling and the queen is Harley Lester. Seated, from the left, are Emily Russell-Zink, Whitney Critchfield and Grace Benson. Behnd the chairs are Lauryn Garrett, left, and Maggie Garrett. The “Alices” in front are, from the left, Libby Shores, Kaitlyn Bloom, Jenna Amerson and Morgan Stalzer; standing on a chair behind them is Claire Hunt.

New program offered for teachers Teachers are a primary source of knowledge for young people about careers that are not only suitable for their aptitudes and interests but will also be in demand once students are ready to enter the workforce.

This summer, DMACC is offering Iowa teachers the opportunity to get an inside scoop on the hottest careers for the near future.

Specifically, teachers will learn about the many cutting-edge job opportunities right here in the Central Iowa region.

Teaching for the Workplace, a program coordinated by DMACC Business Resources and the Opportunity2 Economic Development Region, willbe June 20-23 in Pella. The program includes: • Tours of companies like Vermeer, Pella Corp, Weiler and Lely.

• The opportunity to talk with company leadership and Human

Resource personnel about the hard and soft skills needed for success.

• An opportunity to gain insight into the critical world of process improvement.

• Inside information about best application and interview practices to help students transfer successfully from the academic world to the workplace.

Elementary, middle and high school teachers are welcome and can earn two recertification credits upon completion.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my week exploring manufacturing and employment options available for students,” said Chris Forsyth, a chemistry and AP chemistry teacher at Newton High School who participated in the 2015 program. “This week opened my eyes to the tremendous variety of employment options available and

the need for our students to have stronger soft skills in particular as they enter the workplace.”

Teaching for the Workforce engages a large team of presenters from the corporate and education world. One presenter, Lin Chapé, president of Chape Consultants, shares her extensive experience working with major Iowa companies with teacher participants.

“Teachers are a critical conduit of information to students about the careers of the future and, specifically the most marketable skills required for future employment success,” Chapé said.

To register, contact Kim Didier at kmdidier@dmacc.edu. The program costs $120 and includes two credits of AEA recertification.

A refund of $75 dollars is given to teachers after completion.

Registration deadline is Friday or until the program is filled.

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• Mental Health and Disability Service Provider Care Fair will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E., with information along with food and beverages, games and crafts for the entire family.

• Newton Farmers’ Market will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the courthouse square in Newton. For more information, contact Andrew Bassman at the Newton Main Street office at 641-7925545 or andrewjbassman@gmail.com.

• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

Everyone welcome. Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• OWLS to tour Ashton Observatory at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ashton Wildwood Park, 8755 W. 122nd St. N. in Baxter. Jasper County Conservation Board will host this event. The public is invited to come for coffee and a presentation.

• Science Center of Iowa will present a program at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. For ages 5 and up, call the library at 641-792-4108 to register. Join the Science Center of Iowa as they explore the marvel of flight.

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• NHS Class of 1961 will meet at noon Wednesday at Giovanni’s Family Restaurant in Newton.

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Police Blotter substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities pulled over a vehicle he was traveling in at 1:59 a.m. Wednesday to 700 N. 19th Ave. E. Officers found a backpack near the juvenile with methamphetamine in it along with two pills and two pipes. He was cited and released to appear.

• Mackenize L. Carter, 21, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities pulled over a vehicle she was traveling in at 1:59 a.m. Wednesday to

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of South Eighth Avenue West. Officers saw Jones had bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of marijuana.

While searching the vehicle, officers found 6.4 grams of marijuana and a glass pipe.

He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Isaiah A. Herdt, 19, of Newton, is charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities pulled over a vehicle he was traveling at 1 a.m.

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of West Ninth Street South.

Officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle. Herdt was traveling in the vehicle and handed the officers a box with a marijuana in it. Small bags of marijuana were also found in the vehicle along with a grinder.

• Heidi C. Wiley, 30, of Grinnell, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled her over at 11:21 p.m.

Wednesday on Interstate 80.

She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Daughter struggles to help frustrated widowed mother

DEAR ABBY: Mom is 61.

She lost her husband (my dad) six months ago. They had been married for 37 years. He used to do almost everything for her. Now her world has changed because she must do things for herself — like doing the dishes or paying the bills.

When we talk, she constantly complains about tasks that have the simplest of solutions. If I offer advice, she gets defensive and says, “Fine! Tell me how I should live my life.” I have reached the conclusion that she doesn’t want advice, but she continues to complain and be upset.

My siblings and I don’t live close by.

How can we help her? — CARING DAUGHTER IN COLORADO DEAR DAUGHTER: Six months ago, your mother lost half of her “self.” Tasks that seem ordinary to you are still new to her. Resist the urge to help with advice unless you are specifically asked. And recognize that when she complains, rather than looking for advice, she may be venting about her pain and frustration.

DEAR ABBY: I often see parents “help” their elementary schoolage kids violate safety laws. For example, if they are running late, they’ll hurry their kids across an intersection against the flashing red hand signal, or jaywalk across the middle of a busy street instead of going to the corner. This saves them about two minutes.

I also see parents watch their kids playing on their skateboards right under a sign that says “No skateboards.” These kids are old enough to read and understand the signs and signals.

Sometimes I call out to the parent, “Nice job teaching your kids how to get away with something!” or, “I hope your kids remind you

about this when they are teenagers and want to do something stupid!”

The parents always ignore me. Can you suggest a better comment I can yell out? — DON IN CALIFORNIA DEAR DON: What you are witnessing is regrettable. However, my advice is to keep your mouth shut, because you’re not going to teach parents like the ones you have described anything with a shout-out.

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Pedestrian killed by train, authorities say CLAYTON — Authorities have identified the pedestrian who was killed after being hit by a train in northeast Iowa.

The Clayton County Sheriff ’s Office says deputies and medics were dispatched in Clayton around 11:50 p.m. Saturday. The office says 37-year-old Jeffery Werger, of Garnavillo, was struck by a southbound train near Bill’s Boat Landing in Clayton.

He was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

The incident is being investigated.

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DAVENPORT — Officials say Eastern Iowa Community Colleges’ plans for a downtown Davenport campus will move forward despite a nearly two-year delay.

The $28 million urban campus project was announced in August 2014, and officials had hoped classrooms would open as early as this fall. Construction was delayed due to the institution’s pursuit of more favorable financing for the project.

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WATERLOO — A man convicted in a fatal Waterloo shooting won’t get a new trial after arguing that he only understood about half of his initial trial and needed an interpreter. A judge last week denied 37-year-old Rodolfo Gonzalez’s request for a new trial. He was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting that killed Celio Posada outside a Waterloo nightclub.

In his motion for a new trial Gonzalez claimed that he asked for a Spanish interpreter but never received assistance.

SCHLESWIG — A Minnesota man has pleaded not guilty to shooting at two Iowa deputies during a standoff. James Champion, 45 of Mankato, Minn., entered his written plea Monday. He’s charged with two counts of assault on a peace officer with a dangerous weapon in a March 9 standoff in Schleswig. Deputies say Champion pointed a rifle at them and threatened to shoot after authorities went to check on him. He later opened his door and pointed a rifle toward officers and fired once.

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IOWA CITY — A man convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a woman in a Coralville mall was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

A jury in April found Alexander Kozak, 23, guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall on June 12. “I took her life,” Kozak said during the sentencing hearing. “That’s a truth I must live with.”

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City of Newton representatives meet with key retail real estate leaders Newton Daily News Thousands of public officials gathered on May 22-25 to meet with more than 37,000 attendees at the largest retail real estate event in the world to seek out potential private partners and development opportunities for their communities.

In an effort to promote additional economic development, enhance the local tax base, and create new jobs, City of Newton Director of Finance & Development Bryan Friedman and Development Specialist Craig Armstrong were among the attendees at RECon, the annual global conference sponsored by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The four-day event featured educational sessions on retail and economic development issues, engaging keynotes and myriad networking and deal-making opportunities. RECon’s more than one million square-feet of exhibiting space expanded to include SPREE, spotlighting the cart, kiosk and specialty retail sector; the Leasing Mall, attended by retailers, developers, leasing agents, brokers, and public sector professionals; and the Marketplace Mall, featuring the industry’s top product and

Three juveniles arrested for house break-in

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Submitted Photo City of Newton Director of Finance & Development Bryan Friedman, left, and Development Specialist Craig Armstrong, right, pause for a moment between appointments on Tuesday at the RECon event in Las Vegas.

service providers — providing further ground to bolster ICSC’s estimate that approximately 50 percent of all industry deals are conceived of or consummated at RECon. “ICSC’s RECon is a great opportunity as we are trying to create or encourage any type of retail real estate development in Newton,” Friedman said. “In just four days we were able to meet and build relationships with dozens of leading developers and

retailers who may not have otherwise been aware of the opportunities in our community.”

In addition to the public officials who attended the event, nearly 100 cities, economic development agencies and other public sector groups exhibited at this week’s convention. Public sector groups began exhibiting at the event in 1982 as a way to increase awareness about the development opportunities in their communities.

A 16-year-old boy, a 14-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl were arrested Saturday night and charged with burglary after Newton Police found the three juveniles at a vacant Newton home.

According to the Newton Police, at about 9:25 p.m. Saturday police were called to a home at 817 N. Eighth Ave. E., due to suspicious people at a vacant residence. The house was known to NPD to be vacant based on previous incidents.

There police spotted the two girls exiting the residence and soon located the male teen on the side of the house. He refused to identify himself and showed aggressive body language toward officers.

All three were taken into custody.

The boy had a backpack with him, which contained electrical cords, a pack of cards and cologne that was still in its box. The 14-year-old girl had a box of perfume in her pocket.

The girls told police they went into the house with the boy who told them it was his friend’s house.

The homeowner was contacted and wanted to press charges. All three were detained and released to parents later Saturday night. The three are charged with third-degree burglary — a Class D felony.

The male teen arrested appeared intoxicated. He is also charged with interference with official acts and public intoxication. After initially refusing a breath alcohol test, he eventually submitted to the test and a level of 0.046 was recorded.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

Newton inmate dies of apparent disease at correctional facility

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News An inmate has died at the Newton Correctional Facility.

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Center where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of death is believed to be coronary artery disease. An autopsy, including toxicology tests, were ordered.

Brown was serving a 20-

year sentence from Story County for two counts of third-degree sex abuse since July 6, 2009.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

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Eight years later, Clinton ready to break one glass ceiling LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight years to the day after conceding she was unable to “shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling,” Hillary Clinton is embracing her place in history as she finally crashes through as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Throughout her surprisingly rocky primary campaign, Clinton has been cautious about emphasizing her trailblazer status. But as she campaigned in California in recent days, the former secretary of state signaled she was ready to acknowledge her distinction as the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party.

The Associated Press determined Monday that Clinton had reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee.

During a rally in Los Angeles Monday night, Clinton said she was on the brink of a “historic, unprecedented moment,” while acknowledging there was still work to be done in six states voting

Tuesday.

It’s a remarkable moment for a candidate who’s spent much of her life at the center of a heated national conversation about the role of women. From stridently defending her own career, famously saying in 1992 that she never “stayed home and baked cookies,” to a 2008 presidential bid that shied away from mentioning her gender, Clinton has addressed the issue of her historic role from nearly every angle.

Now she’s trying something new: owning it.

“Starting next Tuesday we’re on our way to breaking the highest and hardest glass ceiling,” Clinton said last week in Culver City, echoing the speech she made in 2008 when she conceded the Democratic primary to Barack Obama.

Her supporters are already there: At events in California, they chanted “deal me in” when she joked about “playing the woman card.”

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attends a rally Monday in Lynwood, Calif.

great statement, a historic statement about what kind of country we are, about what we stand for,” Clinton told reporters at a community center in Compton Monday. “It’s really emotional and I am someone who has been very touched and really encouraged by this

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Campaign aides say Clinton is mindful of the significance, especially when she thinks about her mother, Dorothy Rodham, who was born before women had the right to vote. Rodham, who died in 2011, was in attendance at Clinton’s concession speech in 2008 and Clinton has made her life story a focal point of the campaign.

That’s a reversal from her first presidential bid.

In 2008, Clinton believed she needed to project an image of strength to persuade voters she could be the first woman to serve as commander in chief — a “kind of tough single parent” rather than a “first mama,” as Mark Penn, her chief strategist at the time, described it.

Aides and allies believe that her previous presidential run helped normalize the idea of a woman in the country’s highest position, This year, Clinton wants to focus on how her groundbreaking achievement is symbolic of the kind of change she wants to effect as presi-

dent, aides say. “Breaking down barriers” has been one of her campaign slogans, as she pledges to improve access to education, jobs and opportunity.

After a challenging primary against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ insurgent campaign, Clinton feels confident about the contrast this message offers with likely Republican nominee Donald Trump, who has made disparaging comments about women. In recent days, Clinton has drawn wild applause for a newly aggressive line of attack against Trump.

Her campaign thinks she can use Trump’s incendiary rhetoric against him, particularly to win over white, suburban women — a demographic Obama lost.

But that remains to be seen. Trump has shown himself willing to go after her with gender-related attacks, accusing her of “shouting” and of playing the “woman’s card” to get ahead. He has also sniped at her marriage to Bill Clinton as well as his personal indiscretions.

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concerns some of Clinton’s strongest allies.

“There’s still a huge difference between the way in which female and males either running for or being in executive positions are treated,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

“Because we have not had a female executive as president of the United States, we have no idea how all of this is going to play out.”

When she started her campaign, Clinton frequently joked about being the “youngest woman president.” But in recent months she had largely stopped mentioning her place in history because her campaign found it was not effective with voters. That’s started to change.

All along, Clinton has heavily emphasized issues of importance to women, like paid family leave, equal pay and affordable child care.

In California, she was joined by 17 female leaders and celebrities, including Sally Field, Mary Steenburgen and Debra Messing.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Hannah Rhoads (18) and junior goalkeeper Ashlee Freese, in green jersey, hold the 2016 state qualifier banner as the Newton Cardinal girls’ soccer team players celebrate a regional victory at home Monday and a first-ever state tournament berth for the girls’ soccer program. Newton beat visiting Clear Creek-Amana, 1-0.

Cardinal girls capture first-ever state soccer berth

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Two juniors combined for the lone goal of the game, but six seniors led Newton High’s Cardinal girls to the school’s first-ever trip to a state soccer tournament.

“It was the best feeling when the final horn went off,” senior Hannah Rhoads said following Newton’s 1-0 win Monday over Clear Creek-Amana’s Clippers in the Class 2A Region 5 championship game.

Newton’s Ryanne Rausch pulled away quickly from a

pack of Clipper defenders, got past the goalkeeper and pounded the ball into the net at the 36:55 mark. The junior’s 38th goal of the season was the only goal on the scoreboard in game pitting the No. 9 Cardinals against the visiting 14th-ranked Clippers.

“Ash just kicked it and placed it right where I wanted it,” Rausch said. “I saw the goal, and I wasn’t stopping.

The goalie came out, and I wasn’t stopping. I saw the back of the net, and knew it might be my only chance to get a score.”

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News It’s a fly-by — Newton High junior forward Ryanne Rausch flies past the goalkeeper and two Clear Creek-Amana defenders to score the only goal of Monday’s Class 2A Region 5 championship game in the fifth minute of the contest. Newton held the Clippers scoreless for a 1-0 victory and a trip to the state tournament on Thursday in Des Moines.

Junior goalkeeper Ashlee Freese made the long kick into the scoring zone for Rausch to handle. Rausch, who leads Class 2A in scoring for the second straight season, drew a lot of attention from CCA defenders, but she was able to notch the goal.

“It was a great way to start the game,” Rhoads said. “It helped our momentum. We knew at that point this was real and we’ve got this.”

Newton’s defense held Clear Creek-Amana’s top scorer, junior Hannah Bormann, in check all game. Bormann had 28 goals coming into the game.

“We definitely controlled the game,” senior Taylor Moon said. “Our defense did an awesome job. It all comes down to great communication all over the field for us. We had good connecting passes on offense, but our shots didn’t fall. We got the one goal and that’s all we needed today.”

Following Rausch’s goal in the fifth minute of the game, the rest of the contest was an up-and-down the field defensive contest. Newton put 25 shots on goal, keeping the Clippers’ junior goalkeeper Sarah Johnson busy. Newton had six corner kick opportunities.

Freese was credited with 12 saves against Clear Creek-Amana. She also had the goal assist.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Softball Lynnville-Sully at Newton, JV 4:30 p.m., varsity DH, 6 p.m.

Carlisle at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Pella Christian at Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Baseball PCM at E-B-F, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Baseball Grinnell at Newton, varsity DH, 5:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

CMB at Roland-Story, 7:30 p.m.

PCM at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Belle Plaine, 6 p.m.

Softball Grinnell at Newton, JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Sigourney, 6 p.m.

CMB at Roland Story, 7 p.m.

PCM at Nevada, 7 p.m.

Belle Plaine at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Thursday Girls Soccer Class 2A State Tournament Cownie Soccer Park Newton vs. Pella, 3:15 p.m., at Des Moines Baseball Newton at BGM, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Newton 9th at Saydel, 11 a.m.

Pella Christian at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Softball Pella Christian at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Tri-County, 6 p.m.

Friday Girls’ Soccer 2A State, TBD Baseball Newton at Oskaloosa, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Oskaloosa at Newton 9th, 10 a.m.

Keota at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Saydel at CMB, 7:30 p.m.

Gilbert at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Tri-County at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Softball Newton at Oskaloosa, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Des Moines Christian at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

Saydel at CMB, 7 p.m.

Gilbert at PCM, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at ADM Invitational, TBD Saturday Girls Soccer 2A State, TBD Softball CMB at Newton Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

PCM at E-B-F tourney, TBD Colfax-Mingo at ADM Invitational, TBD Baseball PCM at East Marshall tourney, TBD Colfax-Mingo at Highland tourney, TBD

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C-M surpasses last year’s win total COLFAX — Another comefrom-behind victory helped the Colfax-Mingo baseball surpass last year’s win total just nine games into the season.

Trailing by three in the final inning, the Tigerhawks used strong base running and some luck to pull off the win. Colfax-Mingo plated four runs in the final inning and won 8-7 over Sigourney in South Iowa Cedar League action.

Colfax-Mingo coach Greer Milledge said a dropped fly ball in the outfield contributed to the comeback win. It was the Tigerhawks’ sixth win of the season.

They finished 5-24 last season, and the fifth win didn’t come until July 11.

The Tigerhawks finished with 10 hits in the game.

Senior Gabe Simpson and sophomore Misha Seebeck both had two hits and one RBI, while junior Adam Teed also had a pair of hits.

Seebeck got his first win of the season on the mound as he relieved eighth-grader Trystin Ross in the fifth inning.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo senior Gabe Simpson had two hits and one RBI during the Tigerhawks’ come-from-behind 8-7 win over Sigourney on Monday.

Seebeck allowed three hits and one run in 2 2/3 innings.

He struck out two.

Ross was making his first career varsity start. He allowed five earned runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out

seven.

The Tigerhawks are 6-3 on the season. They have won five of their last six games and are 5-2 inside the SICL. Colfax-Mingo plays at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Belle

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Tigerhawk softball continues to cruise in SICL

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News SIGOURNEY — Sophomore Ries Wilson had another three hits at the plate, and freshman Colbee Cunningham improved to 4-0 in the circle during Colfax-Mingo’s 7-5 win over Sigourney in South Iowa Cedar League play on Monday.

Wilson improved her batting average to .526 with three hits, and she also scored once and drove in another run. Cunningham allowed four earned runs in a complete-game win and also had two hits at the plate.

The Tigerhawks have won four of their last five games to improve to 7-3 overall. Colfax-Mingo is 7-1 in SICL play.

Junior Amy Russell had two hits to improve her batting average to .459. Junior Alivia Haley had one hit, two runs and two RBIs. Sophomore Rhiannon Ha-

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo sophomore Ries Wilson had another three hits on Monday during the Tigerhawks’ 7-5 win over Sigourney.

ley and freshman Mackensie Brown each had one hit, one run and one RBI, while freshman Delaney Underwood had one run and one hit.

The Tigerhawks hit five doubles in the game. Wilson had two of those with Brown, Russell and Rhiannon Haley had one apiece.

Colfax-Mingo plated two runs in the first to take an early lead. Sigourney, which dropped to 6-3 overall and 5-1 in SICL play, rallied with a run in the second and three more in the third to lead 4-2.

The Tigerhawks regained the lead with a three-run fourth and then added to the lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth. Sigourney pulled to within two with a run in the seventh.

During the three-run fourth, Alivia Haley had a tworun single and Russell brought home one with a single.

The Tigerhawks step out of the SICL Tuesday. Colfax-Mingo hosts Class 2A No. 11 Pella Christian at 7 p.m. The Tigerhawks host Belle Plaine at 6 p.m. Wednesday and play at 6 p.m. Thursday at Tri-County.

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Aqib Talib released from Dallas hospital after gunshot wound

Vikings sign safety Smith to extension EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — All offseason long, Harrison Smith said he had faith that the Minnesota Vikings would follow their established history of taking care of the players they draft with longterm contracts.

After a few months of discussions, Smith’s faith was validated with a contract extension.

The rising star at safety signed his five-year extension on Monday, ensuring that the issue will not hang over the franchise or the player heading into training camp in August. Smith got a $10 million signing bonus, and his new deal that includes $28.578 million guaranteed has a maximum value of $51.25 million to make him for now the highest-paid safety in the league.

Over his first four seasons in the NFL, Smith has established himself as one of the best young safeties in the game. He has proven a durable, hard-hitting playmaker with 12 interceptions who is the leader of coach Mike Zimmer’s secondary.

Plaine. The Tigerhawks host Tri-County at 6 p.m. Friday.

Both games are SICL contests.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Noah Clark had one of the Mustangs’ two hits and scored the team’s only run against Class 3A No. 8 Saydel on Monday during the Eagles’ 7-1 win.

Mustang baseball loses to Class 3A No. 8 Saydel

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Prairie City-Monroe’s baseball team took an early lead against Class 3A No. 8 Saydel on Monday night.

The lead was short-lived, however, as the Eagles plated five runs in the second and never looked back during a 7-1 home triumph over the Mustangs during Heart of Iowa Conference play.

PCM was held to only two hits in the game. Senior Clay Cooper doubled and scored the Mustangs’ only run, while junior Noah Clark had the other hit as well as an RBI and a stolen base. Freshman Brayton Van Dyke walked and stole a base.

Sophomore Noah Henkenius fell

to 1-3 on the season on the mound.

He allowed three earned runs on six hits and struck out two and walked three in 3 2/3 innings. Junior Braden Phifer tossed the final 2 1/3 innings and allowed no earned runs and two hits while fanning two and walking none.

Saydel improved to 8-0 on the season.

The Eagles have claimed six 10run rule wins this season and are outscoring their opponents 102-9.

PCM (4-6 overall and 3-3 in the HOIC) tries to end a four-game losing streak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Star cornerback Aqib Talib was released from a Dallas hospital Monday amid reports suggesting he may have accidentally shot himself.

Talib was discharged from Medical City Hospital after being treated for a gunshot wound to his right leg. He was returning to Denver after missing his teammates’ visit to the White House on Monday to commemorate their win in Super Bowl 50.

Although he didn’t require surgery and the Broncos believe he will make a full recovery, it’s unlikely Talib will practice again until training camp. The team’s mandatory minicamp starts Tuesday and the final slate of offseason practices is next week.

While police continue to investigate the shooting and have made no arrests in the case, KUSA-TV in Denver reported Monday that Talib has told people close to him he accidentally shot himself.

That harkens to the case of former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, who accidentally shot himself in the right thigh at a New York

nightclub shortly after he won the Super Bowl.

He served 20 months in prison on a gun charge.

Talib told police he had been hanging out at a park with friends when he was shot early Sunday morning. But detectives are looking into whether Talib was actually shot at the Vlive nightclub where two other people were shot by an unknown suspect in a disturbance about the same time.

WFAA-TV in Dallas said Talib told police he was too intoxicated to remember what happened when he got shot.

The bullet entered his right thigh and exited his right calf, according to the police report.

Such a trajectory might suggest a self-inflicted wound.

Talib is coming off his third consecutive Pro Bowl season, one in which broke up 13 passes and intercepted three, two of which he returned for touchdowns.

Last week, Talib said he had purchased a custom-made suit to meet President Barack Obama. Instead, he spent the day facing more medical treatment and lingering questions about how he got shot.

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Power wins at Belle Isle for first victory of season DETROIT (AP) — Will Power was fast enough for a track record during qualifying, though it didn’t count because of a penalty.

It was another tough break for a driver who hadn’t won in over a year — but it was also a sign that Power was still a threat.

Hours after that qualifying mishap Sunday, Power raced to his first IndyCar victory of the season, holding off points leader Simon Pagenaud by 0.92 seconds at Belle Isle on Sunday. It was the 26th victory of Power’s career and the first since the Grand Prix of Indianapolis in May 2015.

“It’s been a weekend where we were knocking on the door,” Power said. “Very satisfying. It’s been a tough season I would say, but I’ve kind of kept the faith.”

Power would have set a track record in qualifying, but the Australian was penalized for interference and had his top two laps taken away. Pagenaud won the pole, while Power started eighth.

The key move came with about 18 laps remaining, shortly after a restart. Power passed Pagenaud to take over fifth place — and the top four drivers still had to pit again.

“I knew on that restart, I had to get Simon. It was my best chance,” Power said. “But he’s the championship leader and also my teammate, so I had to make it a very clean move so I went to the outside.

I wouldn’t have done it to go up the inside — too much risk of taking him out.”

After moving ahead of Pagenaud, Power was in good position to win, and he took over the lead in his No. 12 Chevrolet on the 61st of 70 laps on the 2.35-mile street course.

Ryan Hunter-Reay finished third, and Josef Newgarden was fourth.

Sebastien Bourdais, who won the weekend’s first IndyCar race at Belle Isle on Saturday, finished eighth. India-

IndyCar photo Will Power celebrates on pit lane after winning Race 2 of the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit at Belle Isle Park.

napolis 500 winner Alexander Rossi was 12th.

Power and Pagenaud gave team owner Roger Penske a 1-2 finish Sunday, although teammate Juan Pablo Montoya went into the wall around the race’s halfway point and finished 20th.

Helio Castroneves, another Penske driver, was at the front with Pagenaud before the last of the day’s three caution periods.

Pagenaud went into the pit on lap 49 and Castroneves stayed out a bit longer. That turned out to be a tough break for Castroneves when the caution flag came. He had to pit during the caution period, lost track position and finished 14th.

“It was a great day for Team Penske, one-two. Helio was really strong. I feel really bad for him,” Pagenaud said. “He had a good race going. He was really strong. He got caught up by that last yellow.”

Power had only two topfive finishes in the first seven races this season. He had a shifting issue Saturday and ended up 20th, but the win Sunday could help turn his season around.

“Will was really good and aggressive. He made a good pass on us,” Pagenaud said. “I thought maybe with the long run I would get back to him, which we did at the end, but it wasn’t enough. Good job to him. It’s good to see him back in Victory Lane.”

Penguins get to within one win of Stanley Cup SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins were confident that three straight games without a point for Evgeni Malkin and a rare off night by Matt Murray were an aberration more than a concern.

Bounce-back performances from those two key players moved the Penguins to the brink of winning the Stanley Cup. Malkin scored one goal and assisted on another, Murray made 23 saves and the Penguins took a 3-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final by beating the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Monday night.

Malkin helped set up Cole’s goal to open the scoring, then added one of his own on the power play to give Murray all the support needed.

Eric Fehr sealed it with a late goal after San Jose made a strong push in the third.

Two nights after allowing a soft game-tying goal to

Joel Ward, Murray was steady throughout to put the Penguins one win from skating off with their fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history. They can do it at home in Game 5 on Thursday night.

The Sharks were unable to build on their first win in the final, allowing the first goal for the fourth straight game and going more than nine minutes without a shot on goal during one stretch of the second period.

San Jose has yet to lead at any point in the series other than after scoring in overtime in Game 3.

Melker Karlsson scored the lone goal and Martin Jones made 17 saves for San Jose.

The Sharks will now need to win in Pittsburgh to give their loyal fans who waited 25 years to watch the Stanley Cup Final in the Bay Area another home game. Now team has come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the final since Toronto

did it in 1942 against Detroit.

The story for the Penguins after their 3-2 overtime loss in Game 3 was how to get Malkin going after a slow start to the series. And how would the rookie Murray respond after giving up the soft goal to Ward and the winner to Joonas Donskoi.

Both passed with flying colors.

Malkin was energized from the start, helping setting up the first goal when he caught San Jose on a bad line change and sent Phil Kessel in on a rush. Jones stopped Kessel’s shot, but Cole knocked in the rebound for his first career playoff goal.

Malkin then got his goal when he tapped in a perfect from Kessel for Pittsburgh’s first power-play goal of the series.

Murray wasn’t tested often early and went nearly the first half of the second period without facing a single shot.

Street fighter, MMA star Kimbo Slice dead at 42

By Greg Beacham The Associated Press Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career, has died. He was 42.

Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in Margate, Florida, near his home Monday, Coral Springs Police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said.

Slice’s death was confirmed

by Mike Imber, his longtime manager.

“We lost our brother today,” Imber said in a text message to The Associated Press.

The cause of death was still unclear. Kmiotek said there is no active police investigation, and no foul play is suspected.

Slice was a Bahamian-born ex-football player and strip club bouncer who began competing in unsanctioned street fights in 2003. Videos of his violent knockout victories in those bouts became wildly popular online, both for his punching power and his distinctive, intimidating appear-

ance.

He studied MMA and eventually competed in several promotions, including the UFC and Bellator.

Slice’s death also was confirmed by Scott Coker, the CEO of Bellator, which promoted his return to MMA last year after a five-year absence.

Slice beat Dhaffir “Dada 5000” Harris with a third-round knockout at Bellator 149 in February in Houston, but the result was overturned after Slice tested positive for steroid use.

Lester, Heyward lead Cubs to win over Phillies PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jon Lester pitched eight scoreless innings, Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs held off the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Monday night.

Lester (7-3) improved to 6-0 in eight career starts against the Phillies while lowering his ERA against them to 1.46. He struck out nine, walked none and allowed four hits.

Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Dexter Fowler each had three hits for the Cubs, who won their 11th in 13 games while extending their best start since 1900 to a major league-leading 40-16.

Chicago moved 10 games in front of second-place Pittsburgh in the NL Central.

Philadelphia scored all its runs in the ninth against Chicago’s bullpen. Freddy Galvis hit a three-run homer and Tommy Joseph had a solo shot before Hector Rondon earned his 11th save.

Adam Morgan (1-5) lost his fifth straight start. Philadelphia has dropped nine of 11 overall.

Tigers 11, Blue Jays 0 DETROIT (AP) — Michael Fulmer allowed two singles over six innings in another outstanding performance, and Justin Upton and James McCann homered to lift Detroit over Toronto.

Fulmer (6-1) has won four consecutive starts.

The rookie struck out five and walked three in his third straight without allowing a run. Detroit has won four in a row.

J.A. Happ (6-3) yielded six runs and six hits in five innings. McCann’s three-run homer opened the scoring in the second, and Upton added a two-run shot in the third.

Orioles 4, Royals 1 BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Trumbo and Matt Wieters hit solo homers in the seventh inning to back a sparkling pitching performance by Mike Wright, and Baltimore extended Kansas City’s losing streak to five games.

Manny Machado also homered for the Orioles, who have won five of six — all in come-from-behind fashion.

Wright and Kansas City left-hander Danny Duffy were locked in a scoreless duel until the Royals pushed across an unearned run in the seventh.

Trumbo led off the bottom half with his 19th home run, and Wieters connected with one out to chase Duffy (1-1).

Adam Jones capped the uprising with an RBI double.

Machado homered off Kelvin Herrera in the eighth.

Demoted to the minors last week but recalled the following day when reliever Darren O’Day went on the disabled list, Wright (3-3) allowed one run and five hits over seven innings.

Zach Britton earned his 18th save.

Yankees 5, Angels 2 NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltran hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, Aroldis Chapman quickly returned to form and New York rallied past Los Angeles.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press East Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 33 23 .589 — Boston 33 24 .579 ½ Toronto 31 28 .525 3½ New York 27 30 .474 6½ Tampa Bay 26 30 .464 7 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 32 24 .571 — Kansas City 30 27 .526 2½ Chicago 29 28 .509 3½ Detroit 29 28 .509 3½ Minnesota 16 40 .286 16 West Division

W L Pct GB Texas 35 22 .614 — Seattle 31 26 .544 4 Houston 28 31 .475 8 Los Angeles 26 31 .456 9 Oakland 25 32 .439 10 Sunday’s Games Cleveland 7, Kansas City 0 Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 5, Boston 4 Houston 5, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 5 Texas 3, Seattle 2 Monday’s Games Baltimore 4, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 11, Toronto 0 Texas 6, Houston 5 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 4 Cleveland 3, Seattle 1 Tuesday’s Games Kansas City (Ventura 4-3) at Baltimore (Jimenez 2-6), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 2-6), 6:05 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 5-1) at Detroit (Boyd 0-1), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 3-7) at Texas (Hamels 5-1), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Conley 3-3) at Minnesota (Dean 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 2-3) at Milwaukee (Davies 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Ross 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 6-1), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 2-3) at Arizona (Greinke 7-3), 8:40 p.m.

Cleveland (Anderson 1-3) at Seattle (Miley 5-2), 9:10 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 7-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-1), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Houston at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Boston at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 34 23 .596 — New York 31 24 .564 2 Miami 30 27 .526 4 Philadelphia 28 30 .483 6½ Atlanta 16 41 .281 18 Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 40 16 .714 — Pittsburgh 30 26 .536 10 St. Louis 30 27 .526 10½ Milwaukee 26 31 .456 14½ Cincinnati 21 36 .368 19½ West Division

W L Pct GB San Francisco 35 24 .593 — Los Angeles 31 28 .525 5½ Colorado 26 31 .456 8 Arizona 25 35 .417 10½ San Diego 24 35 .407 11 Sunday’s Games Washington 10, Cincinnati 9 Miami 1, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 8, Milwaukee 1 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 12, Atlanta 6 St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3 Colorado 10, San Diego 3 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, ppd., 2nd game Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 4 San Diego 7, Atlanta 2 Colorado 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-1) at Pittsburgh (Nicasio 4-4), 3:05 p.m., 1st game Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-4) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 2-8), 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 4-4) at Cincinnati (Lamb 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1) at Pittsburgh, 6:25 p.m., 2nd game Miami (Conley 3-3) at Minnesota (Dean 1-2), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 2-3) at Milwaukee (Davies 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Ross 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 6-1), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 2-3) at Arizona (Greinke 7-3), 8:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Blair 0-4) at San Diego (Rea 3-2), 9:10 p.m.

Colorado (Butler 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Urias 0-1), 9:10 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 7-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-1), 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Boston at San Francisco, 9:15 p.m.

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Lynnville-Sully softball, baseball win

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Following a rocky start, Lynnville-Sully’s softball team is above .500 overall and stand 5-1 in South Iowa Cedar League play. The Hawk girls pulled out a 13-12 win at home Monday against Belle Plaine.

Also 5-1 in SICL action is Lynnville-Sully’s baseball team after a 7-4 home victory over Belle Plaine Monday night. Tyler Van Zante threw the team’s first complete game of the year,

giving up six hits, walking three and striking out eight.

The Lynnville-Sully softball team was up 8-6 through five innings against Belle Plaine. Each team plated two runs in the sixth inning.

Belle Plaine scored four times in the top of the seventh inning to gain a 12-10 lead. The Hawks manufactured a three-run rally to claim the 13-12 victory.

Senior Shelby Foster led the Hawks’ 16-hit attack by going 4-for-4 with two doubles and two singles. Brenna Lanser connected a single

and a triple. Carson Fisk hit two singles and drove in three runs.

Hitting two singles each were Kasiah Ehresman, Mallory Loftus and Kristen Van Der Wilt. McKinley Conover and Makenzy Rozendaal had a single apiece. Ehresman swiped three bases.

Fisk and Loftus split pitching duty in the circle for the Hawks. Fisk went 3 2/3 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and one walk and striking out three.

Loftus threw 3 1/2 innings, allowing six runs on seven

hits and striking out two.

Lynnville-Sully’s softball team is 6-5 overall. It travels to Newton Monday for a 6 p.m. varsity doubleheader.

Lynnville-Sully’s baseball Hawks broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the bottom of the second inning. They led 6-2 after five innings. Belle Plaine tallied two runs in the sixth and Lynnville-Sully got one back in its half of the inning.

“Our defense stepped up high to squelch rallies in the sixth and seventh innings with double plays to end each inning,” Lynnville-Sul-

ly head baseball coach Bob Scandridge said. “We are getting key hits with runners in scoring position.”

Dylan Rozenboom delivered two singles for the Hawks. Hitting a single each were Caden Dunsbergen, Kyle Van Dyke, Carson Dunsbergen and Ross Van Wyk. The Hawk baseball team is 6-3. It goes to Sigourney for a 6 p.m. SICL game Wednesday.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

McCarron wins 2016 Principal Charity Classic

NASCAR Photo Kurt Busch celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Monday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

Kurt Busch conserves fuel for a win at Pocono Raceway LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kurt Busch felt like a game show contestant who had to beat the clock to win a prize.

Told his Chevrolet was two laps shy of having enough fuel for the finishing push, Busch did all he could to save, scrimp and stretch over the final five laps to give himself a shot at the win. He coasted, he kept his foot of the gas and he even turned off his engine when he headed into the turns at Pocono Raceway.

“I kept finding ways to think I was saving fuel,” he said. “The way the fuel mileage played out, I didn’t know if we’d have enough.”

With an interim crew chief calling the shots, Busch found enough ways to make his gas last and won the Sprint Cup race Monday, his first victory of the season and a welcome dose of good news for Stewart-Haas Racing.

The 2004 champion, urged by his team to step on it hard for the final lap, somehow made it work on a track with the longest frontstretch in motorsports. There was no pain at the pump: Busch not only had enough fuel left to win, but enough for victory burnouts and a celebra-

tory lap around the track.

“I was like, whoa, how many laps shy are we? They said two,” he said. “These are really long straightaways at Pocono and you have to manage saving fuel as well as maintaining lap time. So many thoughts can go through your head, but I just stuck with the checklist.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, and Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five in a race postponed one day because of rain.

Busch won with interim crew chief Johnny Klausmeier, the lead engineer, calling the shots as Tony Gibson served a one-race suspension.

They sure did — a victory that Busch was building toward all season.

He had quietly been having a solid season for SHR, posting four top-five finishes and 11 top 10s in 13 starts entering the race.

He had reeled off seven straight top 10s — he graded his season an A-minus — but didn’t have the win he needed to earn a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

Busch led 32 laps in winning

his 28th career Cup race, moving him into a tie with Hall of Famer Rex White for 25th on NASCAR’s career wins list. He also has three wins at Pocono with three different teams. He became the ninth driver to win a race this season.

Without a caution to help conserve fuel, Busch nursed what was left in the tank for the last 30-plus laps of green flag racing to snap a 34-race skid.

Busch and Klausmeier posed arm in arm for a picture in victory lane and left just enough space between them to insert a picture of Gibson.

“We just kept him informed on everything that was going on, and he took it and ran with it,” Klausmeier said.

Elliott led 51 laps and seemed poised for most of the race to earn his first career win. But the Hendrick Motorsports rookie who replaced Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevy stumbled off late restarts.

“I wish I had been a little more patient and given ourselves a better chance,” Elliott said.

It was the first Monday race at Pocono since 2009 and the first postponed Cup race of the season.

Kyle Larson wins rain-shortened Pocono Xfinity race LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Kyle Larson won the rain-shortened Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway for his first NASCAR victory of the season.

Larson led when the rain hit 53 laps into the scheduled 100-lap race and the race was called 1 hour, 35 minutes after the red flag came out.

One of the most promising young drivers in NASCAR, Larson had come close this season to victory lane in both Sprint Cup and the second-tier Xfinity Series but failed to win.

Thanks to some rain,

he has his fourth career Xfinity win. Larson has yet to win at Sprint Cup. Xfinity raced Saturday for the first time at Pocono. The track has long held two Sprint Cup race weekends and added the Truck Series in 2010. The 250-miler is the first second-tier race on a track that has hosted NASCAR-sanctioned events since 1974.

Erik Jones, Ty Dillon, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano rounded out the top five.

The track held a moPhoto ment of silence for Mu- Kyle Larson hoists the trophy in Victory LaneNASCAR after winhammad Ali before the ning Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Pocono Green race.

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DES MOINES (AP) — Marriage has made Scott McCarron a much better golfer.

McCarron won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour Champions title, birdieing the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory.

The 50-year-old McCarron finished at 15-under 201 at Wakonda Club to edge Miguel Angel Jimenez and Billy Andrade. Making his 17th start on the 50-andover tour, McCarron won for the first time since taking the 2001 McCarron Bellsouth Classic for the last of his three PGA Tour titles.

McCarron didn’t have a top-10 finish during the first three months of the season. But after getting hitched last month, he had back-to-back top-10s before his milestone victory in Iowa.

“She’s been a phenomenal support. Even when I was thinking of hanging it up and just doing TV, she really pushed me,” McCarron said about wife Jenny. “I’ve got to hand it to her. She really stuck by me through a lot of difficult times.”

Andrade had a 68 after shooting a course-record 63 on Saturday. Jimenez shot a 67.

Duffy Waldorf (67) and Joe Durant (71) tied for fourth at 11 under, and Tom Lehman (71) and Senior PGA winner Rocco Mediate (70) were 10 under.

McCarron’s surge began with an eagle on the fifth hole that put him in position to challenge the leaders, and he pulled even with a birdie on the par-4 16th.

McCarron played his final 47 holes without a bogey.

“Once I got to 16 I said, ‘You know, if I can birdie the last three I might have a chance to close it out.’ I played some great holes the last couple of holes,” McCarron said.

Andrade, Durant and Todd Hamilton began the final round in a three-way tie for the lead.

John Daly, whose debut in Iowa helped draw record crowds all weekend, finally put together a solid round. Daly shot a 69 and wound up 1 over for the tournament, just a week after missing the cut at the Senior PGA Championship.

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PUBLIC NOTICES IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Ditech Financial LLC Plaintiff, vs.

Parties in Possession; The Bank of New York Mellon fka The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of CWHEQ, Inc., Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-S6; Citibank, N.A.; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Brian D. Kramer; Estate of Brian Dean Kramer; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; FIA Card Services, N.A., et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119927 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on April 12, 2016, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $34,726.79, with 4.25% per annum interest thereon from October 1, 2014, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from August 24, 2001, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot "K" of the Sub-division of Lot Seven of East Addition to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as the same appears in Plat Book B, at Page 263 in the Office of the Recorder of said county, commonly known as 813 North 2nd Avenue E, Newton, IA 50208 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 28th day of June, 2016, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. May 24 & 31 and June 7

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JELD-WEN, Inc. Windows Division is now accepting applications for full-time 2nd and 3rd shift production positions. These are direct hire positions working for an innovative and forward thinking company. Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious and safety oriented. Our skilled workforce uses state of the art equipment to produce high quality JELD-WEN vinyl windows and patio doors to serve the Midwestern, Southern and Western markets.

We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • Wages up to $14.51/hr for general entry level positions • Advancement opportunities to higher skilled positions • 2nd and 3rd shift premium pay • Employee discounts • Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) • 401(k)

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2 FAMILY Garage Sale Thurs. June 9th 4p-7p Fri. June 10th 9a-2p Office furniture, 2 desks, 4 file cabinets, 2 lateral files, household items, kid's & women's clothes, lots & lots of stuff.

915 S. 6th Ave. W. 4 WOMEN Who Like to Shop Garage Sale Thurs. June 9th 7a-5p Fri. June 10th 7a-4p Coach purse, outdoor house lights, brass door knobs, men's & women's name brand clothes, ladies golf clubs, chalkboard painted dresser, glass mirrors, wooden outdoor chairs, puzzles, books, movies, holiday décor, kitchen items, LOTS of home décor items.

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Digital Reporter The Newton Daily News is seeking a tech-savvy reporter to lead our newsroom’s digital efforts.

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The Newton Daily News, a 4,200 circulation five-day Pre-employment backa week newspaper, is an award-winning paper located ground check and drug screen required. Must just 30 minutes from Des Moines in central Iowa. You will have acceptable motor also be working closely with our nearby weekly publications, vehicle record.

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We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephan's Episcopal Church

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The Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton is seeking a part-time administrative assistant. Schedule flexibility is allowed in the 20 hour per week position. This person will be responsible for handling day to day office duties, phone coverage, bookkeeping, and payroll. Candidate must have excellent phone and communication skills (verbal and written), demonstrate initiative and work independently. Microsoft Office experience is a must and skills in web design are a plus. Our candidate is a natural multitasker and a person who enjoys working independently. Applicants should provide a current resume to the church office by U.S. Mail or email to uccnewton@mediacombb.net by June 17, 2016. No phone calls please.

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DALE EARNHARDT Jr 1:64 Collectible Cars $12/each. Vintage “Camp Snoopy” glasses (from 1950's/1960's) $35 for set.

Black & Decker electric hedge trimmers (works great) $10. 515-313-7803.

1997 FORD Conversion van, low miles, very well cared for, tow pkg, tow brakes, new brakes, leather interior, tv/dvd, very comfortable ride $4200.

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1 & 2 bdrm units Priced $490-$620 $250 security deposit Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite (641)792-6939 EHO

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2 BR Condo, west side of Newton, recently remodeled with all new appliances, sale or rent with option to buy. 641-751-4527

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1996 FORD F-350 crew cab 4x4. 157,000 miles on 7.5l fuel injected. Brand new tires 285/75r16. New exhaust $5000 obo 641521-8290 2000 CADILLAC 4 dr, silver, 180,xxx miles, nice interior. Recently serviced.

Front tires brand new, good dependable car. $2,500 firm. 641-840-0153 2002 FORD Taurus, No A/C, 1 back window doesn't roll down. $1000.

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150 GALLON Fish tank w/stand and accessories. $300 firm. You haul. 641521-8152 2 NEWTON Club tickets for June 18 & 19 NASCAR races at Iowa Speedway.

Includes parking passes & pit passes for both days.

Excellent seats. $125. / tickets for both days. 641831-4668.

2007 27' Rockwood Signature ultra Lite Fifth wheel, air single slide, awning, very clean, stored inside, ½ ton towable. $13,500 OBO. 641-521-3441 or 792-6580.

3 PULLEY chain hoist, 50 pound capacity $45., good condition. Belt pulley for Farmall H & M tractor $50., set of steel double trees, for horse hitch $25. 641259-2574.

1964 CHEVY Bel-Aire 283 engine, power glide transmission, new tires, factory air, new brakes, original upholstery, new paint. $6,500 – Offers considered. 641-417-0017 1984 PRAIRIE Schooner 5th wheel camping trailer, 32 feet, good tires, needs work, used once. $1,200.

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1990 DODGE Dynasty, 1 owner, 93,000 miles, new transmission, new tires, new rear end, new fuel pump, good condition. 7923028.

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

1983 HONDA VF1100C V65 Magna motorcycle.

Very fast. 116 horsepower. ¼ mile in less than 11 seconds. 6 speed (5 speed plus overdrive) transmission. Water cooled. Shaft drive. 14,400+ one owner miles. Owner's manual, Honda repair manual included. Spare new rear tire and spare new seat cover included. Very good condition and very well maintained. Ready to cruise.

Asking $2695. 641 521 5809.

1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

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New nearly $80,000. 641-521-7197 EXTREMELY CLEAN LOW MILEAGE TRUCK! Whit 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD 33,000 miles, 2WD Extended cab. 6 ft box, V-8, tonneau cover, running boards, REMOTE START, 5th wheel hitch, back up camera, bed liner, AC, cruise, etc. $17,000 obo 641-792-9813

2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 FOR SALE: Indian motorcycle, 2002 Scout deluxe, fire engine red, S+S super stock engine, chromed out, custom & performance work done, 1 owner. $13,000 Call Schutty 7925185. Must sell!

2007 SATURN Sky, less than 19,000 miles $15000 obo 2003 GMC Z71, new brakes, tires, shocks, fuel pump & battery. $5000 obo 641-521-9793 2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

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The Jasper County Veterans Affairs Office is looking for a responsible individual to assist with daily clerical functions on a part-time basis. Veteran’s Preference will be observed but is not mandatory for this position; wages will be determined based on qualification, flexible schedule, and an average of 20 hours per week Applications are available at the Human Resources Office Auditor’s Office or at www.co.jasper.ia.us All applications must be received by 6/8/16 Drug Test & Background Check required Jasper County Human Resources 115 N 2nd Ave E, Newton, IA 50208 Equal Opportunity Employer

Home Care Manager Jasper County Board of Health is looking for a qualified individual to fulfill the needs of the Home Care program.

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Herbert Agar suggested, “The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear.” Not always though, right? After the moon squares Uranus this afternoon and before it hits Leo in the wee hours of the morning, the honest sentence you’re waiting to hear or utter will unlock a part of your soul.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (JUNE 7). You’ll attract big love and appreciate the care of one who watches over you this year.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | June 7, 2016

Cardinal girls lose to DCG in eight innings

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News GRIMES — Down 3-0 to Class 4A third-ranked Dallas Center-Grimes, Newton High’s Cardinal softball girls roared back in the top of the fifth inning Monday night. They forged a 3-all tie and took the hosting Fillies into extra innings.

It was one extra inning.

The Fillies used a leadoff double by Madison Carpenter and a walk-off RBI single by Paige Linthicum to turn away true Cardinals, 4-3.

Newton and DCG are 1-1 in Little Hawkeye Conference play. Newton

improved to 6-4 overall.

With one gone in the fifth inning, senior Fran Lucas drew a walk and senior Sydney Jenkins doubled. Sophomore Karley Leiker drove in Newton’s first run with a single.

Peyton Maher reached on a base-on-balls followed by a two-run double by sophomore Taylor Ryan.

The Cardinals had loaded the bases in the third frame with one out, but had two strikeouts to end the threat. They left two on base in the seventh inning.

Dallas Center-Grimes plated three runs in the third inning.

Maher took the pitch-

ing loss for Newton. She allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out five Fillies.

Karley Leiker was 3-for-4 with three singles.

Jenkins had a single and a double. Ryan’s double was the other hit for Newton.

Newton hosts Lynnville-Sully for a 6 p.m. varsity doubleheader Tuesday in non-conference action.

The Cardinals play at home in a 7:30 p.m. Little Hawkeye Conference contest Wednesday against Grinnell.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Karley Leiker sends a pitch back out into the field in an earlier home game this season. She went 3-for-4 Monday in Newton’s 4-3 loss at Dallas Center-Grimes in eight innings.

Mustangs stymie Cardinals

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s Drew Stout doesn’t flinch as a high pitch sails past his elbow in an earlier game at home this season. Stout and the Cardinals had trouble getting their offense going Monday against host Dallas Center-Grimes. They lost 7-1.

State bound Continued from Page 1B “It all comes down to communication,” Freese said.

“Our defenders just know when I tell them to move. We have our own language. Going to state is the most amazing feeling and to go with this awesome group of girls is so rewarding.”

One of those defenders is senior Alex Hutchinson, who had to spend a few minutes on the sideline in the second half after receiving a yellow card.

“Man, I was pacing so hard over there. I was hoping nothing bad would happen because I was on the sideline,” Hutchinson said. “The play was a very physical one and an intense moment. The official called it right. I just wanted to get back in there to help my team.”

At the 10-minute mark of the second half, Hutchinson Jocelyn Sheets/ Daily News Trying to clear the ball around a Clear C r e e k - A m a n a ’s Carolina Herrera is Newton High freshman Rachel Rhoads during the second half of Monday’s Class 2A Region 5 championship game at Newton’s H.A. Lynn Stadium.

re-entered the game and was on the field to combat the Clippers final push to tie the game up. She celebrated with her team on the field when the final horn sounded.

“This is crazy. I never thought I would go to state in two sports. All my hard work — our hard work — the past four years has finally paid off,” Hutchinson said. “I’m enjoying this moment with my teammates.”

Allison Ergenbright, Victoria Jordan and Kari Adams are the other seniors on the Newton team.

“We have senior starters, we have junior starters, we have sophomore starters and we have freshman starters,” Newton head coach Abby Lamont said. “This has been a complete team victory — a complete team success as a season.”

Lamont and assistant coach Mallory Sturtz are former Newton High soccer players.

GRIMES — Not a lot went right for Newton High’s Cardinal baseball team Monday. The Cardinals faced a tough Dallas Center-Grimes’ Mustang team in Little Hawkeye Conference play.

They came up on the short end of a 7-1 decision to the hosting Mustangs.

After a strong hitting weekend, the Cardinal batters were held in check, mustering just four hits in the game.

“Our bats weren’t working like they did this past weekend. Our pitching wasn’t where we have had it so far this season,” Newton head coach Dustin Brisel said. “When we’re not hitting, we’re not winning.”

Brisel said the Mustang hitters took full advantage of a strong wind blowing out to right field all night. He said DCG found the gaps and the wind carried the balls hit to right field against Newton.

Newton struck first with a run in the top of the third. Reagan Maple reached on an error, ending up at

Lamont admitted the two were so proud of what their players had achieved this season — 14-4, a top-10 ranking and a state tournament berth.

“It’s surreal right now. To be a part of this with these girls is amazing for us,” Lamont said.

Ergenbright played her part in the Cardinal run to state this season. She played mainly on the junior varsity, but also logged varsity minutes.

“It’s so great, and to be the first team to go to state is tremendous,” Ergenbright said.

“It’s all about the team for us.

All of us on the bench and our coaches contributed as we kept cheering and encouraging the players on the field.

We were all ready to go in if we needed to.”

Adams said the Cardinals went into Monday’s game knowing it was going to be a tough. She said they played together as a team to do what they needed to do to win it.

“It’s really great to make history for our school,” Adams said. “I’m glad our class was the one to help lead us to it.”

Jordan, who played in a regional final as a freshman for Newton, said the Cardinals took a recovery day after their semifinal win last week then pushed hard in condition and focus for Monday’s regional final. She said the Cardinals never let up all season.

“It means a lot for me to be going to state with this team.

All the hard work has paid off and to go as a team is awesome,” Jordan said.

As the players mingled on the field with family and friends, taking photos with the state qualifier banner, Lamont stood back and took it all in.

“We knew we had to play really well and control the

second base. He moved to third on a sacrifice by Trevor Ergenbright and scored on a RBI single by Drew Stout.

The Mustangs pushed across three runs in their half of the third inning. They had a four-run fourth to take 7-1 lead.

Newton starting pitcher Connor Gholson worked 3 1/3 innings and was charged with seven runs on six hits, two walks and a hit batter. He struck out two.

Trey Vanderlaan came on in relief, going 1 2/3 innings. He issued a walk and struck out two. Stout pitched one inning, allowing one hit, walking one and striking out one batter.

Along with Stout’s single, Newton got a base hit each from Gholson, Duncan Lee and Vanderlaan.

Newton (3-5) takes an 0-2 conference mark into Wednesday’s home LHC play against Grinnell. A varsity doubleheader begins at 5:30 p.m. at Woodland Park.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Eyes on the ball for Newton High senior Alex Hutchinson in the final minutes of Monday’s regional final soccer game at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

midfield tonight. Our defense practiced to control and shut down No. 4 (Bormann) and they did a really good job,” Lamont said. “We had to step up and play like we did against Pella early this season. The girls weren’t nervous.

They were excited and executed pretty well against a tough Clear Creek-Amana team.”

Newton heads to the 2016 Iowa Class 2A Girls’ State Soccer Tournament at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. It is one of two Little Hawkeye Conference teams

in the state tournament after four LHC teams played in Monday’s regional finals.

The Cardinals face their LHC foe, top-ranked Pella, at 3:15 p.m. Thursday in the first round of the single-elimination state tournament.

The other teams in the state tournament are Bishop Heelan, Lewis Central, Winterset/Earlham, ADM, Waverly-Shell Rock and North Scott.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com