This article talks about how the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs received the championship rings recently, but not in the normal fashion. The team was socially distanced throughout the field, and handed their rings one by one by the owner Clark Hunt. The writer then goes on to talk in detail about the rings, and explaining every little detail within those rings. The most interesting part of the ring is the 50 diamonds that surround the logo, representing the 50 years between Super Bowl titles for the Chiefs. The article then gives a brief paragraph on the Chiefs’ quest to repeat a championship.
I think the article is well written, and very informational. An article like this could get by with a few paragraphs talking about who got the rings and what the players had to say about it, but the writer went into detail of what the rings actually represent and what is in store for the team next.
One tree at 102 11th Ave. resulted in a broken leg of firefighter Bob Harwood.
A Calico cat belonging to Suzanne and Samantha Decker climbed 50 feet up in an oak tree, causing the fire station to come to the resuce.
Bob Harwood climbed up 50 feet to retrieve the cat, but on his way down a limb broke at approximately 15 feet. This resulted in a broken leg for Harwood and he was transported to St. Luke’s hospital.
Harwood is doing “just fine” at St. Luke’s Hospital in South Iowa. As for the cat, it is doing fine also- it landed on top of Bob in the fall.
A Texaco gasoline truck caused major problems on 48th and Correctionville Rd this week.
The truck overturned, causing gas floods throughout the area. Four families were evacuated because of the gas. The gas ended up in the streets and ditches as well, causing cars to be rerouted through side streets.
The situation was serious for two hours until the gas was flushed away by firemen. Fire Chief Charles Hochandel says: “The firemen followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures set up beforehand for just such an occurence.” The result was a safe incident with no injuries.
A two car crash yesterday morning resulted in the death of 65 year old Moyer Quick.
Quick, a Sioux City native, was driving with his wife Dorothy, and her sister Maxine Steuerwald two miles east of Sioux City on Highway 28 when the vehicle collided with a truck driven by Randy Radin, 17, of Swan Lake.
The three survivors were transported by ambulance to Sioux City General Hospital after the crash. Dorothy has since been released from the hospital. Maxine is scheduled to be released, and Radin is in critical condition with a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Patric Stewart, a South Iowa highway patrolman, said both vehicles were heading west on the two-lane highway. Quick was passing Radin but his rear-end struck Radin while completing the pass, sending both vehicles into the ditch on the north side of the road. An autopsy later showed that Moyer had a heart attack, which may have caused the accident.
The NBA season has been well underway, and there has not been any COVID-19 cases within the league in the isolated “bubble” where players live and play 24/7.
The National Basketball Association decided to resume their season on July 30 from Orlando, Florida in a bubble where players and staff of the organization are not allowed to leave. There has been zero positive COVID-19 tests in the campus at Walt Disney World.
These players had to adhere to multiple rules before entry into the bubble. Everyone coming to the bubble had to quarantine seven days prior to coming to the Orlando Bubble. They must get cleared by a physician that they have zero risks to their health for COVID, and have not shown symptoms of the virus. Mandatory testing upon arrival is also required to enter the bubble, as well as regular testing throughout their stay in Orlando.
According to NBC Sports, there has been 341 players from the league tested for COVID-19 on the bubble since the bubble period has started. The NBA has proven that even during a pandemic, their system is working and may be the only way that sports are going to work until the coronavirus situation is over.
Even once the season started, some players left the bubble to deal with personal, family, or other matters. However, none of this has impacted the safety of the players inside, or outside the bubble. The next step in the process was allowing family members to join the players at the bubble, starting on August 30.
The NBA players were allowed one family member, spouse, or close friend into the bubble. This still has not impacted the positive tests within the bubble, and has boosted the morale of players that are still competing in the playoffs in the bubble. With over 360,000 confirmed cases of COVID in the state of Florida, per Yahoo Sports, both the players and their families are considered safer inside the bubble and not leaving than they would be outside of the bubble.
Comparing the Orlando bubble to other leagues, the MLB (Major League Baseball) has decided to continue travels for their teams, and have ran into problems with teams getting infected throughout the season. This has caused games to be postponed, and teams to take multiple weeks off to quarantine due to players being infected by COVID.
The league has proven that a bubble atmosphere has worked out better than any other situation so far during the pandemic. While there is still games to be played, and a playoff finish between the remaining teams, this has shown that the bubble is far better at keeping stability than any other situation. This will be interesting to watch upcoming fall leagues such as the NFL, and see their approach to the matter.
A two car crash yesterday morning resulted in the death of 65 year old Moyer Quick.
Quick, a Sioux City native, was driving with his wife Dorothy, and Maxine Steuerwald, two miles east of Sioux City on Highway 28 when the vehicle collided with a truck driven by Randy Radin, 17, of Swan Lake.
The three survivors of the crash were transported by ambulance to Sioux City General Hospital after the crash. Dorothy is reported in “good” condition, Maxine is in “fair” condition, and Radin is listed as “critical” with a fractured skull and internal injuries.
Patric Stewart, a South Iowa highway patrolman, said both vehicles were heading west on the two-lane highway. Quick was passing Radin but his rear-end struck Radin while completing the pass, sending both vehicles into the ditch on the north side of the road.
Yesterday, the South Iowa Highway Patrol ordered to ban the use of hand-held radar guns in South Iowa until further notice.
The ban is due to recent concerns that troopers could develop cancer from longterm exposure to the radiation waves emitted by the devices, and is just a precautionary ban while studies are conducted into the possible links between the guns and cancer.
South Iowa Highway patrol spokesperson Adam Smith added to the precautionary approach, saying: “the feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue, the whole situation is under review.”
This ban affects 70 radar guns that will be withdrawn from service. This move is considered to be the first of its kind by a state police agency, and comes after three officers in Cedar Rapids riled workman’s compensation claims stating they developed cancer form using the hand-held devices.
It was announced on Wednesday that one players and two managers have been suspended by Major League Baseball (MLB). The players is New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman, and the managers from both the Yankees (Aaron Boone) and the Tampa Bay Rays (Kevin Cash) were suspended a game as well. These suspensions are a result in the incidents that transpired on Tuesday between the two teams when Aroldis Chapman threw a 101 mile per hour fastball towards the head of a Rays batter in the 9th inning. The at bat ended in a strikeout, but not before some words being exchanged and the benches of both sides clearing. When Rays manager Kevin Cash was asked about the situation, he replied that he “has a whole stable of guys who throw 98 mph” and that quote will be in the mind of everyone the next time they play.
I think this article is well written, because it is both a brief easy read, and it also gets the reader a lot of information on the situation in a short amount of time. You didn’t have to see the events live to get a good understanding of what actually happened. I also think this is newsworthy because Aroldis Chapman throws the hardest fastball that has ever been recorded in an MLB game. Any time a pitcher like that throws at someone intentionally, it is normally newsworthy around the MLB. The way the Rays manager hinted at having one of his 98 mph pitchers throw at the Yankees next game will cause more people to watch their next series as well, because of the higher risk of a fight of some sorts that could happen between the two teams.
Tyler Godown (pronounced Go-down) is from Las Vegas, Nevada, and is currently a junior at Morningside College. He originally came to Briar Cliff University on a men’s volleyball scholarship, but due to BCU cutting their volleyball program, he decided to stay in Sioux City to play volleyball for the Mustangs for his junior season. He chose Morningside over a couple of schools in California due to the amount of scholarships he was able to receive here.
This article explains the decision made by the NBA (National Basketball Association) to postpone all playoff games on August 26th. This is due to the protests of Jacob Blake, who was shot 7 times by a police officer on Sunday. These events began with the Milwaukee Bucks boycotting their game against the Orlando Magic this afternoon. The NBA decided to cancel the rest of the games that day shortly after, and a meeting was held with every player and coach to discuss what the plan for the NBA is moving forward.
I believe that this is very newsworthy, due to the fact of how big of a platform something like the NBA is, and how players and coaches are using that platform to protest something they believe in. These events were the buzz of the day not even on the sports world, but even reached platforms such as CNN and the New York Times. The events today left everyone wondering what will happen with the rest of this season moving forward.
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