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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Girls State Soccer Underway

by admin on May 30, 2006

The post-season begins for girls high school soccer teams with the opening round of regional action tonight in class 2A. Most of the rated teams drew first round byes and won’t play until Thursday night.

The defending champion in 2A is West Des Moines Valley. The Tigers finished the seassion top-ranked and will open Thursday against the winner of tonight’s nmatch-up bnetwee Des Moines Lincoln and Indianola. Johnston is second-ranked and will host the winner of tonight’s game between Marshalltown and Des Moines North.

Number three Cedar Rapids Kennedy will be at home on Thursday against the winner of tonight’s meeting between Clinton and Dubuque Senior. Des Moines East visits Southeast Polk tonight. The winner visiots fourth-rated Urbandale on Thursday.

Fifth-rated Cedar Rapids Jefferson will take on tonight’s winner between Waterloo West and Dubuque Hempstead. Among the rated teams in action tonight, 15th-ranked Des Moines Roosevelt hosts Newton.

Class 1A regional action begins on Wednersday and all the teams will be looking to qualify for the state tournament which begins June 8th in Muscatine.

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Today is postmark deadline for Iowa Games youth soccer entries

by admin 05/30/06 8:19 PM

The entry deadline for youth soccer at the upcoming Iowa Games is here. Executive Director Jim Halihan says today is the final day entries can be mailed but if you miss it there is still time to register on-line. The on-line deadline is June 5. Youth soccer is one of the biggest sports the Iowa [...]

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Girls State High School Golf Meets Tees Off

by admin 05/30/06 8:18 PM

The opening day of action at the girls state high school golf meet featured competition among teams and golfers in classes 4A and 3A. In class 3A, defending champion Carroll-Keumper has the lead, and last year’s runner-up MOC-Floyd Valley is in second. Golfers from Keokuk and Mount Pleasant tied for the lowest score on the [...]

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Ames man allegedly binds teen, holds her hostage in apartment

by admin 05/30/06 4:01 PM

A man jailed in Ames is accused of holding a teenage girl in his apartment against her will. Ames police commander Randy Kessell says a 911 call Monday morning brought police to an apartment just south of the Iowa State University campus, in the Campustown neighborhood. Kessell says it was an old building that had [...]

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New anti-meth law working

by admin 05/30/06 4:00 PM

Iowa’s year-old anti-meth law has helped dramatically reduce the number of meth labs found in the state. A state law that took effect last May placed new restrictions on over-the-counter medications that contain pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient for meth. Those medications were put behind pharmacy counters and there are restrictions on the amount you may [...]

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Grassley calls from Germany

by admin 05/30/06 3:57 PM

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley spent Memorial Day weekend in Europe and talked with Radio Iowa today (Tuesday) from Berlin. Grassley is among leaders from 25 NATO-member nations who are taking part in a forum on international security issues – including terrorism, nuclear arsenals and global health threats. After a weekend meeting of the NATO Parliamentary [...]

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More details on weekend incidents in Lewis

by admin 05/30/06 3:54 PM

Cass County Sheriff’s officials have identified the man accused of assaulting the mayor of Lewis over the weekend. Authorities say 18-year-old Kenneth Williams, of Atlantic, was the driver of the truck that left the scene of a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Lewis. Mayor Don Sanny pursued Williams as he fled the scene. When Williams [...]

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