Sports

Iowa State to play Connecticut at Madison Square Garden

N/A Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

NEW YORK (AP) ? Kevin Ollie and Fred Hoiberg met as high school basketball stars more than two decades ago when they went on the same recruiting trip to Arizona.Ollie chose UConn instead. Hoiberg picked Iowa State.?I think it worked out for both of us,? Ollie said with a smile.Each now coaches his alma mater, and they?ll face one another Friday in the Sweet Sixteen.In between that shared visit to Tucson and ...

OPINION: College athletes being allowed to unionize a good thing

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

A momentous decision was made Wednesday that could be the beginning of radical change in the college sports world.The National Labor Relations Board granted football players at Northwestern University the ability to form the nation?s first union of college athletes. The athletes feel that they are being treated like employees rather than student athletes, and have been fighting to form a union to protect ...

Florida, Dayton advance to Elite Eight in Memphis games

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ? Scottie ?McBuckets? has Florida deep in the NCAA tournament once again. The Dayton Flyers are the latest mid-major upstart still in the bracket.The Gators (35-2), the tournament?s top overall seed, will face No. 11 Dayton (26-10) on Saturday in the Elite Eight after both teams cruised to relatively easy victories in the South Regional on Thursday night.Florida pushed past No. 4 UCLA 79-68 ...

Sheriff excited to welcome Wall, Uno to force

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

By Brooks Taylor, Mt. Pleasant News Henry County?s deputy sheriff force will grow by two today.Not only did county supervisors, during their meeting Thursday, approve the hiring of David T. Wall as a deputy sheriff, but Wall is a K9 handler and will be bringing ?Uno,? his multi-purpose, five-year-old German shepherd police dog with him, as reported in yesterday?s edition of The News.A multi-purpose canine, ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF: Augustana College to hold basketball camp; Indian Hills disc golf going to…

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

Augustana College to hold basketball summer camp Head men?s basketball coach Grey Giovanine has announced the dates for his summer basketball camp to be held on the Augustana College campus in Rock Island, Il.Day camps will be held from June 9-12, June 16-19 and June 23-26. A shooting camp will be held on June 14. Boys from second grade up to 11th grade can attend.The camps will feature detailed instruction ...

Iowa looks for help at linebacker this spring

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Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

DES MOINES (AP) ? The only problem Iowa had with playing three senior linebackers last season is that it now has to replace them all at the same time.The Hawkeyes have six months to find three new starters, and the process of replacing the core of an exceptional defense began this week with the start of spring practice.James Morris, Christian Kirksey and Anthony Hitchens keyed a defense that finished ninth in ...

Vehicles collide in Mt.Pleasant

N/A News Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

Mt. Pleasant Police responded Feb. 15 to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of North Main St., and East Henry St.It was determined that a 2007 Dodge, owned and operated by Steven Reich, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving east on Henry St., and stopped at the four-way stop.A 2017 Chevy, owned and operated by Melissa Kettler, of Mt. Pleasant, was stopped at the stop sign, driving north.Reich reportedly failed ...

Fairfield Attack Volleyball

N/A Community Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

The Fairfield Attack 17?s have finished up their winter season. The team is, from left, front row: Jolea Burkhart, Kaylee Watson; back row: coach Taylor Hjerleid, Kelsie Roberts, Mackenzi Harwood, Shelby Heston, Natalie Angstead and Paige Buch. Brooke McLain is not pictured.

Fairfield boys complete indoor races in Pella

ALLYUS FRITZ/Ledger sports editor

Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

The Fairfield boys? track team closed out its scheduled indoor track meets Friday by competing on the Central College campus in Pella against more than 30 other schools.Senior Austin Francisco made his mark on the event by making the finals in the 55-meter hurdles and placing ninth with the time of 8.19. Sprinters Dakota Nye and Zach Martin were able to crack the top 10 in their events as well. Plenty of Class ...

Former Cyclone fighting for NBA spot, mental health

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ? Royce White leaned back in a chair in the Sacramento Kings locker room, looked at the veteran players around him and joked about why he?d be the one getting an interview request.?I?m just a guy on a 10-day contract,? he said, chuckling.Hardly.The 16th overall pick of the 2012 draft best known for his contentious and public disagreement with the Houston Rockets over how to treat his ...

Conservation department hires new assistant naturalist

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News Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

By Bryce Kelly, Mt. Pleasant News Head Henry County Naturalist, Cari Nicely, will soon have much-needed help thanks to a recent hiring by the Henry County Conservation Department.According to Henry County Conservation Director, John Pullis, the department has officially hired an assistant naturalist to help Nicely in her various duties. At this time, the new hire?s name is not being released to the public.?Out...

Louisville women pound Iowa 83-53 for spot in Sweet 16

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Sports Sep. 30, 2018 9:53 pm2690d ago

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Louisville?s much-debated No. 3 seed doesn?t matter much anymore.Shoni Schimmel had 26 points, seven assists and five steals to help Louisville thump host Iowa 83-53 on Tuesday night and earn its fifth trip to the Sweet Sixteen under coach Jeff Walz.Antonita Slaughter added 17 points on five 3s for the third-seeded Cardinals (32-4), who advanced to Sunday?s regional semifinal at home against ...