The junior centerfielder finished the week with a .615 batting average with 8 hits in 13 at-bats. Nelson slammed one home run, had a triple, two doubles, five RBI and scored five runs. Nelson had a pair of doubles and drove in a run in a victory over Cardinal of Eldon. She also homered and drove in three runs in a loss to New London.
Class 2A: Sydney McCune, Woodward-Granger
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The junior first baseman batted .500 with seven hits in 14 at-bats. She slammed two home runs, had six RBI and scored five runs. McCune was three-of-four with a double, three RBI and scored twice in a victory over Gilbert. She also homered, drove in two runs and walked twice in a win against Perry.
Class 3A: Madison Frain, Creston
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The freshman pitcher was 4-1 on the week and in 31 innings of work gave up only three earned runs, 15 hits and struck out 52 batters. She was also productive at the plate with a .375 average, two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored. Frain tossed a complete game three hitter and struck out 15 in a victory over Lewis Central. She also had a pair of hits, including the game winning two run double in the top of the sixth inning.
Class 4A: Ellyn Goerdt, Dubuque Hempstead
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The junior catcher batted .583 in four victories. She was seven-of-12 with an RBI, two stolen bases and scored five runs. Goerdt was two-of-three with a run scored in a victory over Dubuque Senior and had two hits and scored two runs in a win over Cedar Rapids Washington.
Northwest Iowa man accused of having sex with minor
July 15, 2009 By
A northwest Iowa man has been accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Twenty-two-year-old David S. Gibson of Boyden has been charged with third degree sexual abuse for allegedly having sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl in Boyden.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s office arrested Gibson last week following an investigation of an incident that allegedly occurred in March. The victim was an acquaintance of Gibson. Gibson is being held in the Sioux County Jail on a five-thousand-dollar bond.
A preliminary hearing has been set for July 28. If convicted, Gibson faces a maximum sentence to 10 years in prison.
Altoona man charged in fatal hit-and-run
July 15, 2009 By
A central Iowa man has been arrested and charged in a fatal hit-and-run that happened this past weekend.
Twenty-two-year-old Kristian Jamak of Altoona has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide and serious injury by vehicle.
He’s accused of driving the black Cadillac Escalade that failed to stop at a stop sign in Des Moines and crashed into a Pontiac. A 25-year-old Des Moines woman who was a passenger in the car died in the crash. The 37-year-old Des Moines woman who was driving was taken to a hospital, where she was listed in fair condition Tuesday.
Police say Jamak and a passenger in the S.U.V. jumped out of the Escalade and ran after the crash, which happened at about 1:30 Saturday morning. Jamak was arrested late Tuesday afternoon.
Studebaker owners gather in Cedar Rapids
July 15, 2009 By
About 500 classic vehicles are in Cedar Rapids this week, the featured attractions at a national convention of Studebaker owners .
In 1852, the Studebaker brothers began making wagons for the military and for farmers and miners. The company entered the automotive business in 1902 and produced cars until the mid-1960s.
Jim Hundley, president of the Hawkeye Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, says people from nearly every state and six foreign countries are here this week.
"If you have a Studebaker, it’s just like having a fever," he says. "You end up with one and pretty soon you have to have more and we just all enjoy our cars."
This is the first time the 45th annual Studebaker Drivers Club International Meet has been held in Iowa. Dennis Day will have his 1956 Studebaker Power Hawk on display.
"My wife and I have gone to the International Meets since 1981," Day says. "…We see people once a year at these meets that have been friends now for 20, 30 years."
Day admits the folks who’re in Cedar Rapids are "nuts" for Studebakers.
"We probably are all or some degree of nuttiness," Day says. "…We have folks, though, that are farmers and airline pilots and engineers and every walk of life."
Studebakers will be parked and on display at Hawkeye Downs racetrack in Cedar Rapids on Thursday.
"We want everyone to come out and look at the cars," Day says. "You can look at ‘em, but don’t touch ‘em, please."
Many of the 500 vehicles expected for the meet will participate in an organized drive through communities surrounding Cedar Rapids on Friday.
