The Sheldon vs Boyden Hull/Rock Valley baseball game at Rock Valley postponed from Friday, May 29th will now be a varsity doubleheader in Sheldon on Thursday, June 18th beginning at 5:30; there will be no JV game.
Sports Schedule for Wednesday, June 3rd
Northwest Iowa — Conference play continues throughout the area today. The Okoboji Pioneers play host to the Sheldon Orabs in baseball and softball tonight
Softball
Sheldon @ Okoboji
Clay Central-Everly @ Harris-Lake Park
Estherville Lincoln Central @ Western Christian
George-Little Rock/Central Lyon @ Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn @ St. Mary’s, Remsen
LeMars Gehlen Catholic @ Trinity Christian, Hull
Sibley-Ocheyedan @ MOC-Floyd Valley
South O’Brien @ MMC-RU
Spencer @ Emmetsburg
Spirit Lake @ Cherokee, Washington
Unity Christian @ Akron-Westfield
West Lyon @ Sioux Center
West Sioux, Hawarden @ Hinton
Baseball
Sheldon @ Okoboji
Unity Christian @ Akron-Westfield
Clay Central-Everly @ Harris-Lake Park
LeMars Gehlen Catholic @ Trinity Christian, Hull
George-Little Rock @ Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
South O’Brien @ MMC-RU
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn @ St. Mary’s, Remsen
West Sioux, Hawarden @ Hinton
Spirit Lake @ Cherokee, Washington
Spencer @ Emmetsburg
Estherville Lincoln Central @ Western Christian
Sibley-Ocheyedan @ MOC-Floyd Valley
West Lyon @ Sioux Center
Storm Lake @ LeMars
Girls State Golf Final Day Results
Ames, IA — Girls State Golf wrapped up on Tuesday with Unity Christian moving up from 8th after shooting a 395 the first day, to fifth place with a team total 379. Unity’s Chanda Zommermaand recored a 90 on the 1st day, and followed up with an 82 on Tuesday to tie for 4th place, shooting 26 over par for the tournament. Alyssa Fedders of Unity finished the tournament in 7th place after carding a +29. First place went to Samantha Knight of West Monona for the 2A Title after shooting 15 over par for the tournament. Rachel Grenko of Hinton and Ashton Connelly of Emmetsburg tied for 2nd after shooting a combined 169, 23 over par.
In Class 3A, MOC Floyd Valley finished 6th after shooting a 375 and a 376 on Monday and Tuesday. Low woman for the tournament for MOC Floyd Valley was Senior Anna Clemons, who shot a 43 over 185 for the 2-day event. First place for Class 3A went to Emily Snelling of Clear Lake, who defeated Brooke Klosterman in a playoff after both carded a 10-over, 152 after both rounds of play.
Elsewhere in the Siouxland Conference, Okoboji senior Alex Mankle finished 6th with a +23, 165.
For a complete list of results from Girls State Golf click on the link below.
Northwestern Basketball Adds Vander Plaats
Orange City, Iowa — Jill Vander Plaats of Sioux Center has signed a letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Northwestern College next year. She signed to play volleyball at NWC earlier this year.
Vander Plaats is a multi-sports standout who played four years for the Sioux Center High School basketball team. Vander Plaats averaged a team-high 11.3 points per game in earning first team all-conference honors as a senior. She also pulled down five rebounds and dished out two assists in leading Sioux Center to a 21-3 overall record. Vander Plaats earned second team honors after her sophomore and junior years. An honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society, Vander Plaats plans to major in business at Northwestern. She is the daughter of Preston and Lori.
“Jill is a gifted athlete who has had a strong impact on both her basketball and volleyball teams,” commented head coach Chris Yaw. “She has good strength and attacks the basket well. Jill’s success on the court is only part of what makes her a great fit for our program. Her attention to academics is outstanding and she is a person of tremendous character. We are excited to have Jill join our basketball and volleyball programs at NWC.”
Two Des Moines Residents Exceed Bluegill Limit by 128 Fish
Two Des Moines residents were cited for allegedly being over limit of bluegills at Lake Ahquabi on Saturday afternoon, after a nearby angler called the Turn in Poacher’s hotline.
Park ranger Craig Oberbroeckling charged Win Maw, 47, and Alom Sayabongchana, 69, both of Des Moines, with five counts each of being over limit of fish. Maw and Sayabongchana allegedly exceeded their daily limit by 128 bluegills.
Fines and liquidated damages totaled $577.50 each and they face a three year suspension of their fishing license. Oberbroeckling also seized their fishing equipment. A court date has been set for June 10.
“This case would not have been possible without a concerned angler making a call to the Turn in Poacher’s hotline,” Oberbroeckling said.
Iowa fishing regulations allow anglers to harvest 25 bluegills per day.
No Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
The last set of test results for deer collected during the fall of 2014 found no additional positives for chronic wasting disease, closing the book on the 2014 deer season that included three positive samples from hunter harvested deer in Allamakee County, out of nearly 4,500 samples collected from across the state.
Iowa has tested more than 55,000 wild deer from across the state, since 2002. The three cases confirmed last December were within five miles of each other, in southeast Allamakee County; and not far from where the first positive sample from a wild deer was found, in December 2013.
The DNR will expand its surveillance to a 140 square mile area in eastern Allamakee and northeast Clayton County, including the area near Harper’s Ferry.