Stories from Monday, June 9, 2014

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you, ooh, ooh, ooh... Yes, those memorable Paul Simon lyrics from the 1967 movie, "The Graduate," ring as true today as always, as many of us constantly search for deserving idols in Hollywood, collegiate and professional sports, television, music and theater...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia boys played one of the state's top teams, Remsen St. Mary's, here on Thursday, and Coach Dan Wendel's Warriors dropped a 7-4 decision to the Hawks, who are now 9-0 on the young season. Josh McCormick pitched the entire seven innings for the Warriors, giving up seven earned runs on seven hits, but the sophomore also struck out eight and did not issue a single walk...

Professional baseball players hope to hit the ground running at the start of their careers. With so many peers surrounding them, competing for limited jobs, getting out strong is of the essence. A player with one of the best starts one could hope for belongs to Texas Rangers pitching prospect Cody Ege, who has piled up positive results in the early going...

The Cherokee Braves continued showing vast improvement at the plate in claiming their third consecutive road victory with a resounding 17-10 Lakes Conference baseball verdict over Hull Western Christian in Hull Thursday night. The night before, the Braves journeyed to Spirit Lake and absconded with a tight 7-6 Lakes Conference win to puh their overall record to 3-4 after opening the season with four straight losses...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia softball team improved its overall mark to 5-1 on Thursday with a six- inning 10-0 non-conference win here over Remsen St. Mary's. Senior Tayler Rohwer had another great outing in the pitchers's circle for the Warriors, giving up just one hit and walking no one while striking out 10 ...

Veteran Cherokee Washington High boys tennis coach Dave Zelle, left foreground, discusses proper court positioning to an attentive group during the annual two-week Cherokee Youth Summer Tennis Camp at the Sam Doupe Complex in Cherokee. Photo by Mike Leckband...

MARCUS - South O'Brien scored an 8-6 team victory in eight innings here over host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union in War Eagle Conference baseball action last week. A pleased Wolverine coach DJ Hansen said his team "kept our poise and chipped away at their lead" in fashioning the win...

MOVILLE - The Ridge View softball team lost another tough Western Valley Conference game last week, by losing a tough contest to Woodbury Central by the score of 7-6 at Moville. Taking the loss for the Raptors was sophomore Emily Egger, who threw a good game but had some bad luck go her way. Emily threw 6 innings and gave up 4 earned runs and gave up 13 hits...

SOS hustle play results in win PAULLINA - South O'Brien and Harris- Lake Park faced off in exciting non-conference baseball action here last week. Both team's pitchers - South O'Brien senior Jacob Roos and HLP freshman Jordan Kyle - had great outings. Roos threw seven innings, and allowed five runs on four hits, while striking out seven and walking one, while the frosh Kyle went 6 2/3 innings and allowed six runs on six hits hits, striking out three and walking four...

PAULLINA - The South O'Brien varsity softball team has played four games in this first week of the season, against some some pretty tough opponents, and the Wolverines managed to come away from it with a 2-2 record. The Wolverines faced the 1A #1- ranked Akron-Westfield Westerners in their opener May 28 in Paullina and lost, 11-1...

Laura A. Brandt and Nic L. Ebert are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Laura is the daughter of Linda Brandt of Cherokee. She graduated from Washington High School in 2004 and attended Iowa Lakes Community College in Emmetsburg for training in Early Childhood Education. ...

Firefighters, City personnel, utility workers, and onlookers witnessed the controlled burn of a vacant house in Cherokee's Koser-Spring Lake Park Monday afternoon. The dilapidated house was purchased by the City and demolished to create space for more camping spots in the busy Park. Photo by Paul Struck...

The 10th annual Cherokee Chamber Golf Outing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24, at the Cherokee Golf Course. The main fundraiser for the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Promotions Account, the event is a 4-person Best Shot format with a 10 a.m. Shot Gun Start...

Jewett Chiropractic, along with Irwin Family Chiropractic, will be sponsoring a "Summer Pantry Party" on Wednesday, June 25. They are asking for donations of paper products and non-perishable food items to replenish Mid Sioux Inc., and Cherokee County Food Pantry. For every five items donated, your name will be entered into a drawing for a door prize...

PAULLINA - School is out, and summer has finally arrived. The O'Brien County Conservation Board is offering a multitude of opportunities for youth to get outdoors and explore this summer. These activities are targeted for young people between the ages of 6 -13...

A 5k "Glow" Run/Walk has been scheduled for 9 p.m. on Wednesday July 16, 2014. The event is a fundraiser for the Cherokee Trail System,with all funds going to fund trails projects. The route for the 5k begins at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds, continues north on the new Westcott Park Trail, goes around Spring Lake, then back to the starting point at the Fairgrounds...