Luke Bryan will be in Arlington, Texas on Thanksgiving Day (11/27) to help kick off the Salvation Army’s Annual Red Kettle Campaign. This year’s campaign will launch when Luke performs live during halftime of the Cowboys’ game against the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving Day.
Several Upsets Highlight Round One In Area High School Football
Round One of the Iowa High School Football Playoffs were Wednesday, and there were some outstanding matchups that had surprising results.
In Class 3A, Pella held serve by dominating Fairfield, 56-7. The Little Dutch cruised to their 24th straight win and will now face Creston (6-4) at home in the second round on Monday.
Also in Class 3A, Washington squandered a 7 point lead late, and fell in overtime to Solon, 17-14.
In Class 2A, top ranked Albia jumped all over Iowa Falls-Alden en route to a 56-0 blowout win. Mid-Prairie went to Monroe and upset PCM on the road, 28-10. That sets up another all-area matchup with the Blue Demons and the Golden Hawks. That game will be in Albia on Monday.
In Class 1A, Sigourney/Keota fell to Hudson, 28-26. S/K fell behind early and couldn’t catch a break with several elements of the game. Their season ends at 6-4. Pella Christian went on the road and got a win over Wilton, 42-24. PC trailed by ten points at the half, but came out on fire in the second half to put Wilton away. Pella Christian will face unbeaten West Branch on Monday on the road.
In Class A, top ranked BGM destroyed Danville, 48-7. They will host Lisbon (8-2) on Monday in Round Two. Also in Class A, Pleasantville protected the home-field against Belmond-Klemme, getting a 27-6 victory. They will host Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-2) in the second round on Monday.
Also in Class A, Lynnville-Sully outlasted Pekin in an instant classic, 36-34. The Hawks got off to a fast start, but Pekin held right there with them. The Panthers had a chance with one minute left to tie the game with a two-point conversion, but Lynnville-Sully stopped them and recovered the ensuing onside kick to get the upset win. Lynnville-Sully will travel to unbeaten Winfield-Mount Union for Round Two on Monday.
The last Class A matchup in the area saw Montezuma pull a big upset on the road at Maquoketa Valley. The long trip was nothing for Monte, as they pulled a rare #4 seed win over a district champion. Montezuma will be playing Denver (9-1) on the road on Monday in the second round.
Finally, in 8-Player football, Moravia pulled away from Murray after going to the half tied, resulting in a 64-26 final. Moravia will face Colo-Nesco (8-2) in a huge matchup at home in Round Two. Twin Cedars fell in their playoff game on the road at unbeaten Lenox, 60-26.
Round Two is on Monday night, with all of the area games starting at 7 PM.
Justin Allgaier Joins Jr Motorsports
Junior Motorsports has signed Justin Allgaier to drive its Number-7 Chevrolet in the 2016 NASCAR X-FINITY Series, replacing Regan Smith. Sponsorship will come from Illinois-based Brandt, a leading agriculture retailer and manufacturer of agricultural specialty products. Allgaier is currently wrapping up the Sprint Cup season at H-Scott Motorsports, where he’s thirtieth in the point standings with just one top-ten finish in thirty-two starts.
Smith recently confirmed that he would not be returning to the “7” car after this season, in which he has two wins and stands third in points heading into the final three races.
Round Two Postseason Football Pairings
CLASS 3A
Creston (6-4) at Pella (10-0)
CLASS 2A
Mid-Prairie (8-2) at Albia (10-0)
CLASS 1A
Pella Christian (7-3) at West Branch (10-0)
CLASS A
Lisbon (8-2) at BGM (10-0)
Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-2) at Pleasantville (9-1)
Lynnville-Sully (7-3) at Winfield-Mount Union (10-0)
Montezuma (7-3) at Denver (9-1)
8-PLAYER
Colo-Nesco (8-2) at Moravia (10-0)
Death Of Woman Found Near Truck In Iowa Ruled A Homicide
SHELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) — The death of a woman whose body was found near a stolen truck in eastern Iowa has been ruled a homicide.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said Wednesday that an autopsy on Sabrina Hustad shows her death was caused by multiple stab wounds and strangulation.
Hustad was found Sunday near a stolen truck in Benton County. Two men examining the truck noticed blood on a door handle and saw a blood trail. They followed the blood and found Hustad.
Hustad’s body was found near the residence of a man who is being housed at the county jail on charges of probation violation and second-degree theft. Authorities have not said whether the man is connected to the death.
The case remains under investigation. Additional information has not been released.
Oskaloosa Police Focusing On Intoxicated Enforcement This Weekend
The Oskaloosa Police Department will be focusing on operating while intoxicated enforcement this coming weekend. Regardless what your plans are for Halloween the Oskaloosa Police Department encourages you to practice safe driving behaviors while traveling to and from your destination. Don’t brew up trouble this Halloween, if you consume drugs or alcohol, plan to either stay the night or have a sober driver take you home. The Oskaloosa Police Department encourages you to report every dangerous or impaired driver immediately by calling 911.
EBF Wins, Sigourney Falls To New London
No. 3 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets faced off against Pella Christian Eagles last night in Playoff Tournament Volleyball for Class 2A.
EBF took all three games against P.C., as EBF looked to gain steam as the matches wore on.
The Sigourney Savages went up against No. 10 New London Tigers for the second round of the Class 1A regional tournament last night as well.
Sigourney did not have their desired outcome, however, as they fell to the Tigers 3 to 0.
Twin Cedars also was in action last night, as the Sabers took on Southeast Warren War Hawks.
Twin Cedars did not advance to the next round, losing to the War Hawks.
EBF did advance to the next round after their win against the Eagles. The Rockets will face the Pekin Panthers.
October 28th: On This Day
Today in 2010, Sugarland’s fourth album The Incredible Machine debuted at #1 on both Billboard’s Top 200 All-Genre Chart and the Country Singles Chart with sales of more than 202,000 copies.
Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town & Zac Brown Band Added To CMA Awards
Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town and Zac Brown Band have been added to the already star-studded lineup of performers at the 49th Annual CMA Awards next week. Dierks Bentley is also set to appear during the annual ceremony to give a special performance with electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling.
Austin Cindric To Drive BKR Ford In Truck Series Race At Martinsville
Seventeen-year-old Austin Cindric will make his NASCAR debut in Saturday’s Kroger 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, driving the Number-29 Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing while Austin Theriault (TERRY-oh), continues to recover from a back injury suffered earlier this month in a crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On October 3rd, Theriault was transported to a Las Vegas hospital where he was diagnosed with a ten percent compression fracture of the lower back.
The team expects him to receive medical clearance to return to competition next week, which would put him back behind the wheel November 6th at Texas Motor Speedway. Cindric has made twenty-eight starts across seven different series this season including two races in the ARCA Series, one of which resulted in a fourth-place finish at Iowa Speedway. He led fifty-six laps in the two races combined, which also included a stop at Kentucky Speedway.