– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Dec 16

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow flurries. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds

5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds

10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 25 mph in the

afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.

Light snow chances return Friday morning and midday ahead of a

cold front, with highest chances from southeastern North Dakota

into northwestern Minnesota. Once again though accumulations look

light, less than 1 inch.

Today, December 16, 2020 from 10:00am-4:00pm, 17th Ave SW from 16th St SW to 17th St SW will be closed for Water Main Repairs. Interrupted water service may occur in this area during this time.
Please follow the detour signage. Motorists and pedestrians should use extreme caution in this area and use alternate routes if possible.

North Dakota health officials are reporting 13 additional deaths due to complications from COVID-19 and 340 new positive cases. The North Dakota Health Department’s report Tuesday comes a day after the state received its first doses of a coronavirus vaccine and quickly set about giving it to hospital workers on the front lines of the fight against the disease. The deaths confirmed Tuesday bring the statewide virus death toll to 1,170 since the pandemic began. The state’s death count ranks 41st in the country but is the fifth highest per capita at 152 deaths per 100,000 people.

NDDoH

ND Covid Stats

Tues. Dec. 15, 2020

11:00-a.m.

Barnes County

New Positives: 1

Total Positives: 1179

Active: 41

Recovered: 1116

Stutsman County

ONE NEW DEATH

Woman in her 80s

TOTAL DEATHS 67

New Positives: 15

Total Positives: 2898

Active: 126

Recovered: 2705

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

A couple of things to note:

The NDDoH is following the guidance from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) – the independent professional body that determines case definitions for the country. CSTE guidance and the CDC indicate that someone who has a positive antigen test for COVID-19 should be considered a probable case. Probable cases receive the same level of case investigation and follow-up as cases confirmed using a PCR test.
PCR tests and antigen tests are displayed separately on the first page of the dashboard and are broken out into daily and cumulative totals on the second page. For the rest of the graphs and maps, totals include both PCR tests and antigen tests combined.
Antigen tests are not taken into account in the percent positivity. Some testing facilities are not reporting all antigen testing. As a result, we do not know the total number of negatives and total tests completed to be able to calculate a positivity rate.
Positive antigen tests have been added to the totals. The past positive antigen tests and 12 deaths reported yesterday are reflected on the dashboard on the actual day they were resulted. So, the daily new positives reported today are the PCR tests and antigen tests reported from yesterday, as is usually done.

BY THE NUMBERS

3,675 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

1,237,350 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

340 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

255 – PCR Tests | 85 antigen tests
88,393 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

7.53% – Daily Positivity Rate**

3,230 – Total Active Cases

-362 Individuals from Yesterday

677 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (514 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

83,995 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

277 – Currently Hospitalized

+0 – Individuals from yesterday

13 – New Deaths*** (1,170 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID

Man in his 90s from Burleigh County.
Man in his 70s from Burleigh County.
Woman in her 60s from Cass County.
Man in his 90s from Cass County.
Woman in her 80s from Cass County.
Man in his 60s from Cass County.
Man in his 70s from Grand Forks County.
Woman in her 90s from Morton County.
Woman in her 70s from Renville County.
Woman in her 80s from Stutsman County.
Man in his 90s from Walsh County.
Man in his 70s from Walsh County.
Woman in her 70s from Ward County.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED TUESDAY

Barnes County – 1

Benson County – 4
Billings County – 1
Bottineau County – 2
Burke County – 1
Burleigh County – 45
Cass County – 80
Dickey County – 2
Divide County – 3
Emmons County – 1
Foster County – 1
Grand Forks County – 23
Grant County – 1
Griggs County – 1
Hettinger County – 2
LaMoure County – 2
McHenry County – 1
McIntosh County – 5
McKenzie County – 5
McLean County – 4
Mercer County – 4
Morton County – 14
Mountrail County – 8
Oliver County – 1
Pembina County – 2
Ramsey County – 14
Ransom County – 5
Richland County – 18
Rolette County – 17
Sargent County – 4
Sioux County – 7
Slope County – 1
Stark County – 8
Stutsman County – 15
Traill County – 5
Walsh County – 10
Ward County – 10
Wells County – 2
Williams County – 10

* Note that this includes PCR tests and does not include individuals from out of state.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters). Antigen tests (positive or negative) are not included in the calculation.

*** Number of individuals who tested positive with a PCR or antigen test and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. Please remember that deaths are reported as they’re reported to us by the facility or through the official death record (up to 10-day delay).

**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Daily positive numbers include people who tested with a PCR or antigen test. Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Jamestown (CSi) Central Valley Health Briefing was shown live on CSi 10 & 67, Tuesday Dec 15 at 2pm. It will also stream to Facebook.com/TheReplayChannel.

On hand were representatives from Central Valley Health District, Sanford Health, and long-term care facilities, along with JRMC. It was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays

From Central Valley Health, Unit Administrator, Robin Iszler said, the Pfizer vaccines are anticipated to arrive in Jamestown, with vaccinations to start on Monday December 21, 2020, with an initial 1,000 doses, with enrolled vaccine providers to be vaccinated first, followed by Healthcare Workers.

The vaccinations for the public will be given at locations to be announced, in larger building locations.

The Moderna vaccine will arrive the week after. She said the two vaccines are not interchangeable and a booster dose is need within a few weeks, at different time intervals.

Those not recommended to receive the vaccines are those having had a severe reaction to other types of vaccines. The Pfizer vaccine can be administered to those 16 and older. Robin said pregnant and nursing women will be able to receive the vaccine. Contact CVHD with any questions.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s President Mike Delfs said the hospital staff is recommended to receive the vaccine, and will start the vaccinations next week. He said the Moderna Vaccine has less severe side affects than does the Pfizer vaccine, however both area safe based on testing.

He said a person vaccinated needs to still wear a face mask, while the pandemic continues.

He concluded by saying JRMC is safe for patients, with the germ zapping robots, along with air exchangers at work. So far those infected in the hospital have thus far not spread the virus to others in the hospital building.

Sanford Health’s Jon Lillijord said, says, the 5^th Avenue Clinic continues to do asymptomatic testing.

Those with COVID 19 symptoms should call the downtown clinic in advance to be set aside in a separate waiting area. He said the dialysis unit and other Sanford healthcare provide will receive the vaccine on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Long-term care, update:

From Ava Marie Nursing Home, Toni said the nursing home residents and staff will be vaccinated at the same time, starting the week on December 28, 2020. In the meantime education about the vaccines has been given to the staff. PPE masking will continue after the vaccines are given. Weekly COVID-19 testing is continuing.

From Edgewood, Jason said, Thrifty White will work with the residents and staff will work with the them in giving the vaccines. COVID-19 testing and antigen testing continues for the staff, along with residents.

55 air exchange units are being installed in the basic care apartments.

From Eventide, Administrator Doug Pinchot said the vaccine will be administered the week of December 28, at the nursing home with Thrifty White Drug.

Robin concluded by saying CVHD is reaching out to Logan County in contact with the Gackle Care Center, with ambulance personnel being vaccinated in both Counties.

She added another News Briefing is planned next week, with vaccine updates.

Valley City (CCHD) The COVID-19 testing site in Valley City is now every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1pm to 2pm at the VCSU Fieldhouse, “Bubble.”

Theresa Will says Quick Test being offered is accurate.

Face masks are required waiting in line at the test site. Those who need assistance should use the east entrance, others can use the west door. Register online at testreg.nd.gov. No need to registered more than one time.

She also says, the first Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Barnes County will be available the week of December 21, 2020, to be administered first to healthcare workers.

In January of early February the vaccine is anticipated to be available to the general public.

She says, a few individuals will be susceptible to an allergic reaction to the COVID-10 vaccines.

Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff Office reports, the Stutsman Alert for a missing man, issued Tuesday morning has been cancelled. Arvid Ellingson has been located safely at a farmstead in Stutsman County. Sheriff Kaiser thanks everyone for their assistance.

Earlier Tuesday.

Jamestown (CSi) This is a Stutsman alert emergency missing person notification for the Stutsman County sheriff department.

Law enforcement is trying to locate an 87 years old white male, Arvid Ellingson 5 feet, 11 inch tall 200 pounds, blonde hair, blue eyes,.

last seen in southwest Stutsman County. He was driving 2012 grey Toyota tundra MD PLATE 599AHN

If you know the whereabout of if this individual, please contact the Stuntman County Sheriff’s Office, at 701 252 1000.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session on Tuesday evening virtually.

All Members were present.

The City Commission Considered Emergency Orders 2020-02.4 and 2020-05.3 re extension of City COVID Plan, with respect to face coverings, and business operations, and large events.

The City Commission approved the extension, to Friday January 8, 2021, in line with the state health department.

Emergency-Order-2020-05.3-Orange-plan-update-signed

Emergency-Order-2020-02.4-alcohol-sales-signed

City Attorney Carl Martineck says event planners and businesses must submit an application to City Hall prior to holding any event in City limits, regardless of size or type of event, to ensure compliance or to determine whether an exemption exists.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

Approved 2021 Permit to Sell L.P Gas for

CHS Inc. dba Dakota Plains Ag

Petro Serve USA #071

Approved a 2021 Tree Trimming and Removal License for Ross’ Tree Service.

Public Comments No one spoke

NEW BUSINESS

Approved 2021 Application to Operate Mobile Home Park for:

Rockwater LLC

Richard Plecity Trailer Court City Administrator Crawford said after viewing the sites, she said she recommends approval.

Viking Drive Estates, application to Operate a Mobile Home Park was reviewed and the city will notify the operators for violations. Crawford and City Attorney Martineck will meet and make a recommendation at the next City Commission meeting.

Approved the Public Works Capital and Operating budgets for FY21. Public Works Manager Jacobson noted budget numbers, in line items, with some going up, with others going down. He said the FY 21 Public Works Capital Budget was down by $7,000 over the previous year, while there is no increase in the Operating Budget. Commissioners approved the budget.

City Commissioners reviewed and awarded bids for 2021 Vehicle Purchase. Police Chief Hatcher said, three bids were received from Valley City Dealers to replace the 2007 Ford 500. The lowest bid from Miller Motors was $26,329 for a Dodge Durango, which was approved by the City Commission, having been budget for.

Reviewed was Engineering Committee Recommendations. City Commission Gulmon said, the City met with KLJ and Moore and reviewed each proposal including costs. KLJ-Moore Engineering was recommended as the City Engineer, from the committee. Midwest Inspection Service will continue with its services.

The maximum charge is $87,000 which will be regularly be reviewed during the three year period, within budget recommendations.

The scope of the responsibilities was outlined.

The City Commissioners, voted 3-2 to approve with Commissioners Bishop and Erickson voting in opposition, feeling that the action is no change from the present engineering responsibilities, and possible conflicts of interest. Mayor Carlsrud said the recommendation has been researched, and is favor of approving the recommendation.

Approved was the NDDOT Urban Roads Project Submittal List for Fiscal Year 2022-2025, as outlined by KLJ, including a change in dates for some projects, on the list, including drainage and mill and overlay projects, along with water main replacements, and turning lanes at the Petro Serve USA location.

The list was recommended for approval by KLJ

Discussed was the City Administrator’s Review. Mayor Carlsrud said the review was for her six months in the position, and he recommends moving forward with her agreement.

City Commissioners unanimously approved moving forward with the agreement.

The Commissioners voted unanimously to ratified the extension of the Emergency Order.

Commissioners approved the quote for light fixtures for the 2020 6^th Street Reconstruction Project.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Included changes in the drop off of metal items, now across from the landfill.

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION Reports

City Auditor Avis Richter pointed out end of year items and the new year items to review with finances.

Gary Jacobson said, Inventory counts will be taken in the Public Works Department.

Police Chief Hatcher said Santa Cops & Kids continues with deliveries planned for next week.

Commissioners Magnuson and Gulmon suggested forming a committee to assist local businesses that may be struggling over the past few months of the pandemic.

Mayor Carlsrud said, the Barnes County COVID-19 positive numbers have decreased, saying masking up and other safe measures have been working to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68 followed by replays.

Jamestown (JPD) The Jamestown Police Department is warning Jamestown Residents of a new convicted sex offender, living in Jamestown.

Cruz Timothy Muscha currently lives at 2605 Circle Drive, ND State Hospital, Jamestown, ND 58401.

He presently has no vehicle.

Muscha is a 34 year old while male five feet nine inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the ND Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition. One incident involved fondling a 23 year old female. He also had sexual contact with a 14 year old female on numerous occasions.

Conviction Date: January, 2007 in Barnes County, ND District Court.

Disposition: Five years, two years suspended on each count, 303 days credit.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition when he was 16 years of age involving sexual contact with a 13 year old boy on multiple occasions, during the summer of 2003.

Conviction Date: January 2007 in Barnes County, ND District Court.

Disposition: 10 years, five years suspended, 303 days credit, five years supervised probation.

Muscha is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Muscha is currently not wanted by police and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Muscha, are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/ Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) and Spiritwood Energy Park Association (SEPA) Board met Monday for the monthly meetings.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC Business Development Director, Corry Shevlin said, the SEPA Board approved the 2021 budget, and extended the exclusivity agreement with “Company X,” to May 1, 2021 company is still interested in expanding the SEPA rail loop.

The JSDC Board has approved extending the land lease with at the airport property, with the aerospace firm to 2030.

Bismarck (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission reports that during the month of November, North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 42,868 passenger boardings which amounts to a 55% decline in the number of passengers that the airports experienced during the same month last year.

Executive Director, Kyle Wanner says, “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact air travel demand in North Dakota and throughout the rest of the country. It does, however, look like we can see the light at the end of the tunnel now that the distribution of an approved COVID-19 vaccine has begun.”

He adds, “Due to the optimism surrounding a successful vaccine, the airline industry is expecting to see a much-needed boost to the recovery in air passenger demand as we begin to look forward to 2021.”

The November 2020 airline boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport were, 399 compared to 865 in November of 2019, down nearly 54 percent.

The year to date totals through November 2020 were 5,051 compared to 10,056 through November of 2019, down nearly 50-percent.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has turned down a Fargo man’s request to be released from prison because of concerns about COVID-19. Fifty-four-year-old Robert Scheiring was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography. KVRR-TV reports that Scheiring believes he is at high risk for exposure to the virus because of his age and high blood pressure. Scheiring also says he wants to take care of his elderly father. Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson says that while Scheiring’s blood pressure is considered high, it appears to be well controlled, and his weight is not considered obese.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit of an Arizona man who claimed North Dakota law enforcement officers injured him and violated his civil rights during the Dakota Access pipeline protests. U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor ruled that 24-year-old Marcus Mitchell placed himself where he knew less-than-lethal weapons were being used and failed to show that law enforcement officers treated him any differently than anyone else at the protests. Mitchell claimed he was subjected to “excessive violence” by officers who fired beanbag rounds in January 2017 at unarmed protesters, including himself. He sought unspecified money damages.

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A Mandan man accused of fatally striking a pedestrian with his vehicle last month has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges. Nineteen-year-old TC Carry Moccasin appeared in South Central District Court Monday afternoon and entered the pleas to criminal vehicular homicide and five other charges. Carry Moccasin is accused of striking and killing 42-year-old Mark Streeper of Bismarck. Police say the man was standing next to his parked car on Main Street in Mandan on the morning of Nov. 17 when he was struck.

In sports…

Tuesday

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Fargo Davies 128, Valley City 84

Jamestown 84 Legacy 75

Beulah 60, Our Redeemer’s 48

Des Lacs-Burlington 68, Parshall 37

Dickinson Trinity 60, Bowman County 44

Fargo South 80, Grand Forks Red River 66

Garrison 66, Hazen 62

Grafton 68, Cavalier 30

Grand Forks Central 68, Devils Lake 58

Griggs Central/Midkota Co-op 65, Dakota Prairie 43

Kidder County 65, Washburn 47

Langdon 79, Midway-Minto 47

Linton-HMB 63, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 35

Minot 67, Bismarck St. Mary’s 64

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 67, Westhope-Newburg 55

Rolla 54, Bottineau 51

Towner-Granville-Upham 66, Rolette-Wolford 46

Velva 56, Surrey 51

Wilton 61, New Salem-Almont 39

Wilton-Wing 65, New Salem-Almont 44

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Fargo Davies 76, Valley City 51

Bismarck Legacy 60, Jamestown 55

Beulah 37, Bowman County 35

Bismarck High 72, Mandan 60

Cavalier 53, Park River Area 37

Central Cass 71, Richland 36

Central McLean 44, Hazen 39

Des Lacs-Burlington 42, Garrison 30

Devils Lake 96, Grand Forks Central 40

Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 47, Strasburg-Zeeland 27

Fargo Shanley 87, Fargo North 45

Glenburn 71, Rolla 44

Grand Forks Red River 64, Fargo South 31

Hatton-Northwood 77, Hillsboro/Central Valley 34

Hettinger/Scranton 57, Grant County 33

Kidder County 54, Shiloh Christian 53

Kindred 74, Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 61

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 63, Ellendale 17

Lisbon 49, Sargent County 39

Maple Valley 47, Enderlin 36

Minot 63, Bismarck St. Mary’s 35

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 69, Westhope-Newburg 38

Nedrose 66, Lewis & Clark/Berthold/North Shore Plaza Co-op 10

North Star 73, Max 24

Our Redeemer’s 61, Towner-Granville-Upham 23

Ray 37, White Shield 33

Rugby 57, Harvey/Wells County 43

Surrey 43, Drake-Anamoose 20

Thompson 69, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 17

Trenton 58, Alexander/Trinity Christian 14

Warwick 40, Larimore 36

Watford City 69, Dickinson 39

West Fargo 71, Sheyenne 48

Tuesday

Boys

Jamestown 5, Bismarck 3

Minot 2, Bottineau 1

Williston 9, Hazen/Beulah 0

G.F. Central 4, G.F. Red River 1

Fargo South/Shanley 4, West Fargo 1

Fargo North 7, Grafton/PR 1

W.F. Sheyenne 4, Devils Lake 3

Bismarck Century 5, Mandan 2

Girls

Grand Forks 3, Jamestown 2

Bismarck 4, Mandan 3

West Fargo 3, Fargo North/South 1

Williston 2, Minot 1 (OT)

Fargo Davies 6, Devils Lake 1

NDAPSSA Class B Basketball Polls

First poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

Boys

Team Rec. Pts.

1. Four Winds/Minn. (9) 0-0 193

2. Enderlin (9) 1-0 187

3. Rugby (2) 0-0 161

4. Grafton (1) 0-0 143

5. Beulah 0-0 115

6. Dickinson Trinity 0-0 107

7. Oakes 0-0 70

8. Shiloh Christian 0-0 70

9. Langdon/EM 0-0 53

10. Linton/HMB 0-0 19

Others receiving votes: Kindred (1-0), Hatton-Northwood (0-1), Hillsboro-Central Valley (0-1), Powers Lake (1-0), Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier (1-0), North Border (1-0), White Shield (0-0), Our Redeemer’s (1-0), Oak Grove (1-0).

Girls

Team Rec. Pts.

1. Kindred (16) 0-0 204

2. Grafton (5) 0-0 185

3. Rugby 0-0 149

4. Langdon/EM 0-1 126

5. Shiloh Christian 0-0 108

6. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 0-0 104

7. Linton/HMB 0-0 70

8. Hettinger-Scranton 1-0 64

9. Trenton 0-0 45

10. Central Cass 0-0 37

Others receiving votes: Dickinson Trinity (0-0), Thompson (0-0), Carrington (0-0), Midway-Minto (0-0), Richland (0-0), Kenmare (1-0).

N.D. High School Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Boys

State Ranking

Team Points

1. G.F. Central (11) 315

2. G.F. Red River (8) 208

3. Fargo Davies 285

4. Fargo South/Shanley 266

5. Bismarck Century 244

6. Minot High 242

7. West Fargo 205

8. Fargo North 203

9T. Jamestown 188

9T. Bismarck 188

West Region Ranking

Team Points

1. Bismarck Century (4) 188

2. Minot (5) 116

3. Jamestown 104

4. Bismarck 82

5. Williston 68

6. Bottineau/Rugby 52

7. Dickinson 46

8. Mandan 46

9. Hazen/Beulah 16

Girls

State Ranking

Team Points

1. Fargo Davies (5) 188

2. Bismarck (4) 184

3. Fargo North/South (2) 174

4. Grand Forks 138

5. Minot 132

6. West Fargo 96

7. Mandan 92

8. Devils Lake 82

9. Jamestown 66

10. Dickinson 36

11. Williston 22

UJ Basketball

Tuesday Harold Newman Arena

Men

UJ 74 Briar Cliff 57

The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team went on a 35-7 second-half run on the way to a 74-57 win over Briar Cliff (Iowa) University Tuesday night at Harold Newman Arena.

Jamestown moves to 9-3 overall and 5-2 in the GPAC while Briar Cliff falls to 5-7 overall and 3-5 in the conference.

Briar Cliff got out to an 11-4 lead early, but UJ scored nine of the next 11 points to tie the game at 13.

Ethan Freidel scored the Chargers’ next eight points to give the visitors a 21-13 lead at the 12:08 mark of the first.

BCU stayed ahead until a pair of Allante’ Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) free throws put UJ ahead 32-31 with 2:49 before the half.

The Jimmies trailed 35-34 at the break, but tied the game at 40 following Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN)’s basket with 15:50 to play.

The Birch basket started a 17-2 run, with the next 15 points for the Jimmies coming from Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) as the lead stretched to 55-42 with 10:34 to play.

A Nick Hoyt three-pointer brought the Chargers within 10 points at 55-45, but Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) answered with a three of his own to start an 18-2 run. Birch capped off the run, which saw UJ lead 73-47 at the 4:38 mark.

BCU ended the game on a 10-1 run to avoid the 20-plus point defeat.

Walters finished with 33 points on 14-of-15 shooting and pulled down 12 rebounds for his 11th double-double of the season. Pickens scored all of his 16 points in the first half to also finish in double figures. Walters and Cordes each dished out four assists.

Freidel and Quinten Vasa each had 11 points to lead Briar Cliff.

UJ connected on a season-low 5-of-22 three-point attempts, but were 24-of-34 inside the arc. Jamestown outrebounded Briar Cliff 36-26 and had a 21-11 edge in points off turnovers.

The Jimmies are back in action Friday night when they host Concordia (Neb.) University at 8 p.m.

Women

UJ 78 Briar Cliff 62

The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team shot a season-best 56.4 percent from the floor Tuesday night in a 78-62 GPAC victory over Briar Cliff (Iowa) University at Harold Newman Arena.

Conversely, the Jimmies held the Chargers to 27.4 shooting, a season low for opponents, on the way to their third victory in the last four games.

Jamestown improves to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the GPAC, while Briar Cliff falls to 8-3 overall and 6-3 in the conference.

The Chargers missed their first 13 shots of the game and shot just 2-for-20 in the first quarter, but went 6-of-9 at the free throw line to stay within six points, 16-10, at the end of the first. UJ opened by making seven of their first 11 shots, including two three-pointers.

The Jimmies’ biggest lead of the first half came after an Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) basket made it 34-20 with 3:02 left in the second. Jamestown led 36-26 at halftime.

Briar Cliff got as close as 39-31 following a Konnor Sudmann basket at the 7:55 mark of the third. A 7-0 run capped off by a Noelle Josephson (JR/Ramsey, MN) steal and layup extended the lead to 15 points just 62 seconds later.

After the Chargers cut the lead to six with 2:45 in the third, Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) sank a pair of free throws and made a basket to give Jamestown a double-digit lead going into the fourth quarter.

Leading 60-56 with 6:09 in the game, Jamestown used a 12-0 run, started by a Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) three-pointer, to put the game away. Macy Savela (SO/Mountain Iron, MN)’s three-pointer at the 3:19 mark gave the Jimmies an 18-point lead, their biggest of the game. UJ shot 81.8 percent (9-for-11) in the fourth, their best mark in a quarter this season.

DeMars led the way for Jamestown with 23 points, eight assists, five rebounds, and three steals. Savela came off the bench for a career-high 19 points, including 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Tower added 16 points and Rodakowski chipped in with 12 points and seven blocked shots.

Sudmann had 20 points and Peyton Slaughter 12 points and 10 rebounds for Briar Cliff.

Jamestown is back in action Friday when they host Concordia (Neb.) University at 6 p.m.

T25-SCHEDULE

UNDATED (AP) — Victor Bailey had 13 points and No. 10 Tennessee put its stifling defense on full display in a 79-38 victory over Appalachian State.

The Volunteers held Appalachian State scoreless for the first 6:22 while jumping out to a 13-0 lead. The margin was 36-8 before the Mountaineers scored the last five points of the first half.

Tennessee came into the game holding opponents to 26% shooting from the field. Appalachian State managed 28%. John Fulkerson and Jaden Springer each had 12 points for unbeaten Tennessee, which started fast and didn’t slow down. Josiah-Jordan James scored 11. Appalachian State was led by Michael Almonacy with nine points.

In other T25 action:

—Brad Davison and D’Mitrik Trice each scored 17 points as No. 12 Wisconsin capitalized on its sizzling 3-point shooting to beat Loyola of Chicago 77-63 Tuesday night. Wisconsin went 10 of 18 on 3s and made four of those long-range attempts during a 19-2 run. The teams set up this game just a couple of days ago after the pandemic had both dealing with cancellations. Micah Potter had 13 points and Jonathan Davis added 12 as Wisconsin earned its 13th straight home victory. Cameron Krutwig scored 19 points and Lucas Williamson had 15 for Loyola.

—Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes to lead No. 13 Illinois past Minnesota 92-65 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. Freshman guard Adam Miller added 14 points, while Trent Frazier and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 10 for Illinois. Dosunmu also had seven rebounds and five assists. According to STARS, Cockburn became the first player to have at least 33 points and 13 rebounds in 25 minutes or less against a Division I opponent since Michael Beasley in 2008.

—Freshman guard Scottie Barnes had 16 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Florida State pulled away midway through the second half to beat Georgia Tech 74-61 in the ACC opener for both schools. M.J. Walker scored 14 points and Balsa Koprivica added 10 points and eight rebounds for Florida State, which had five scorers in double figures. Michael Devoe had 21 points for Georgia Tech.

—Tyrece Radford scored 15 points and Virginia Tech beat No. 24 Clemson 66-60. Radford hit 5 of 11 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Hokies, who won their conference opener for the fifth time in the past six seasons. Keve Aluma and Nahiem Alleyne each added 13 points for Virginia Tech, which was 25 for 31 on free throws, including 4 for 4 in the waning seconds. Al-Amir Dawes led Clemson (5-1, 0-1) with 18 points.

T25-WOMENS

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer became the winningest women’s college basketball coach, passing the late Pat Summitt with her 1,099th victory as No. 1 Stanford romped past Pacific 104-61. Dressed casually in all black, VanDerveer received the game ball after the final buzzer. Her dancing players chanted “Tara! Tara!” and gave her a new pullover reading “T-DAWG” to celebrate the latest milestone for the Hall of Fame coach in her 35th season on The Farm and 42nd overall as a college head coach.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UCLA game postponed

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA postponed its men’s Tuesday night basketball game against Long Beach State. The school says the game was called off out of “an abundance of caution” based on COVID-19 protocols within the Beach’s program. It’s the second time the game has been postponed. The teams were originally scheduled to play at Pauley Pavilion on Nov. 30, but that game was called off for the same reason.

Elsewhere in college basketball:

— UNLV’s men’s basketball program Is pausing in-person team activities due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. The Runnin’ Rebels’ games against Wyoming Sunday and Tuesday will not be played as scheduled.

— Southern California has postponed or canceled its next three men’s basketball games while team activities continue to be halted because of a confirmed case of COVID-19. The school said it canceled home games against San Francisco on Wednesday and Texas Southern on Dec. 23, and postponed its road game at Oregon State on Dec. 20.

— No. 21 Duke says freshman forward Jalen Johnson is out indefinitely with a foot injury. The 6-foot-9 Johnson won’t travel for Wednesday’s Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Notre Dame. Johnson has started all four games, averaging 11.5 points and 8.3 rebounds with 2.0 blocks. Johnson had 19 points and 19 rebounds in his first game against Coppin State, but he had just seven points on 3-for-10 shooting in Duke’s loss to No. 13 Illinois last week.

FLORIDA-JOHNSON COLLAPSES

Florida’s Johnson speaking, calling teammates via FaceTime

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is speaking with family members and doctors and was even able to FaceTime his teammates Tuesday. That’s what his parents said in a statement released by the school. Johnson remains in stable condition at UF Health. He collapsed on the court during a game at Florida State on Saturday. He was moved to Gainesville via helicopter Monday with his mother by his side.

The Southeastern Conference’s preseason player of the year crumpled to the floor coming out a timeout and received emergency medical attention. He was moved to a stretcher and carried to a waiting ambulance as teammates, coaches, staff, fans and others watched in disbelief.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Indiana-Purdue rivalry game canceled again

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana-Purdue rivalry game has been canceled again.

Both schools had to pull out of last week’s regularly scheduled battle for the Old Oaken Bucket because of COVID-19 issues. The game was rescheduled as one of the Big Ten’s championship weekend bonus games, but the seventh-ranked Hoosiers and Boilermakers jointly announced that neither team will be able to play Friday.

It will be the first time in-state rivals have not met in a football season since the Spanish flu pandemic forced cancellations in 1918 and ’19.

In other virus-related developments in college football:

— The first bowl game scheduled to played this season has been canceled. The Frisco Bowl scheduled for Saturday was called off because SMU is having COVID-19 issues. The Mustangs were scheduled to play Texas-San Antonio in Frisco, Texas. UTSA will instead play in the First Responders Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 26 against an appointment to be determined.

— An ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at Michigan has forced the Wolverines to cancel their football game at No. 18 Iowa on Saturday. This will be the third straight game canceled. The Wolverines didn’t play Dec. 5 at home against Maryland or last week at No. 3 Ohio State.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-BIG TEN AWARDS

Fields gets Big Ten honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.

The vote for Fields by the conference’s coaches and media was hardly a surprise considering how dominant he and No. 3 Ohio State have been. The junior leads the nation in completion percentage and the Big Ten in total yards per game by a wide margin at 392.2. He has 1,407 yards passing with 15 touchdowns and three interceptions in five games.

The Buckeyes are 5-0 and scheduled to play Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis on Saturday.

NBA-BUCKS-ANTETOKOUNMPO

Antetokounmpo staying with Bucks

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOON’-poh) says he’s staying with the Milwaukee Bucks for at least five more seasons.

The two-time reigning MVP tweeted that he was “blessed” to be part of the Bucks for the next five years. The 26-year-old Antetokounmpo had until Monday to sign the Bucks’ supermax extension offer. Antetokounmpo otherwise could have become a free agent after the upcoming season. His decision means the Bucks will hang on to their biggest superstar since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

MLB-METS-MCCANN

Free agent catcher McCann signs $40.6M, 4-yr deal with Mets

NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent catcher James McCann signed a $40.6 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets, joining a team now ready to spend big to build a winner.

The 30-year-old McCann was an All-Star with the White Sox in 2019 and this season set career highs in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Steve Cohen bought the Mets last month for $2.42 billion last month. Cohen has said he would consider it disappointing if the Mets don’t win the World Series in the next three to five years. The Mets haven’t reached the playoffs since losing the 2016 NL wild-card game. They went 26-34 this season.

In other MLB moves.

—Free agent reliever Greg Holland is staying with the Kansas City Royals. The right-hander has signed a one-year contact for $2.75 million. The 35-year-old Holland was 3-0 with six saves and a 1.91 ERA this season for Kansas City. He made 28 appearances and didn’t permit a run in his final 13 games Holland is a three-time All-Star who made his major league debut with the Royals in 2010 and spent his first six seasons with them. He later pitched for Colorado, St. Louis, Washington and Arizona before rejoining the Royals in 2020.

BOXING HALL OF FAME

Floyd Mayweather, Laila Ali, elected to Boxing Hall of Fame

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Floyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko, and Laila Ali have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum. The Class of 2021 also includes Olympic champion Andre Ward, Ann Wolfe, Marian Trimiar, and Dr. Margaret Goodman. Those elected posthumously were lightweight champion Davey Moore, Jackie Tonawanda, cut man Freddie Brown, manager-trainer Jackie McCoy, journalist George Kimball, and television executive Jay Larkin. The honorees were selected by members of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians. Induction day is scheduled for June 13 and also will include last year’s class. The ceremony scheduled for last June was postponed by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

In world and national news…

LUDOWICI, Ga. (AP) — Officials say dozens of children who attended a tree lighting event in Georgia may have been exposed to COVID-19 after a pair performing as Santa and Mrs. Claus tested positive for the virus. The Long County Commissioners’ office says the event took place Dec. 10 in Ludowici about 46 miles south of Savannah. Commissioners’ Chair Robert Parker says about 50 children took pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, who have filled their roles for many years. Parker says the pair didn’t display any symptoms during the event, adding the exposure is cause for concern but that “exposures happen every day.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds more U.S. hospitals have started inoculating their workers as a second COVID-19 vaccine moves toward government authorization. About 400 hospitals and other health care facilities were getting first shipments of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday. The expansion comes one day after the nation’s death toll surpassed a staggering 300,000. Nurses and other health workers volunteered to be among the first recipients, hoping to dispel fears over safety. The Food and Drug Administration says a second potential COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Moderna, appears safe and highly effective. An expert panel will publicly review the shot on Thursday, and clearance from the FDA is expected soon afterward.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is seeking to shut down any Senate effort to support President Donald Trump’s extended assault on the election. During a private call Tuesday, he warned Republican senators not to join a January floor fight in Congress over the Electoral College results. McConnell is trying to unite a fractured Republican Party ahead of Georgia runoff elections that will determine Senate control. First, the Republican leader heaped praise on Trump’s “endless” accomplishments as he congratulated President-elect Joe Biden during a morning Senate speech. Then he privately warned Republican senators against disputing the Electoral College tally when Congress convenes Jan. 6 to confirm the results.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill Republicans are laboring to keep the price tag for a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package in check, seeking to prevail in a battle over help for state and local governments, while capping the cost of bonus jobless benefits and direct payments sought by Democrats. Negotiations on COVID-19 relief intensified Tuesday after months of futility. The top four leaders of Congress met twice in hopes of finally cementing an agreement that would revive subsidies for businesses hit hard by the pandemic, help distribute new coronavirus vaccines, fund schools and renew soon-to-expire jobless benefits.

CHICAGO (AP) — A newly released report says the U.S. government for the first time has carried out more executions in a year than all states that still conduct executions. The report on executions in 2020 released Wednesday by the Death Penalty Information Center says the federal government carried out 10 executions this year compared to seven by all states with active death-penalty programs combined. Many states put the breaks on their execution programs because of a surge of coronavirus infections in prisons. Center director Robert Dunham says as far as the surge in federal executions is concerned, the country has “never seen it before” and may never see again after death-penalty opponent Joe Biden is inaugurated.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban team, led by the co-founder of the insurgent movement, is in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani government leaders amid growing calls for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan. The visit comes as the Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks in Afghanistan, striking in northern Baghlan and southern Uruzgan province late on Tuesday and early Wednesday and killing at least 19 members of the Afghan security forces. The Taliban delegation was summoned to Islamabad from Qatar, where they have been negotiating since September with Afghan government representatives. Those peace talks have now been suspended until early January and there is speculation of further delays.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance the federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. That could set up a potential showdown with incoming acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen. Trump has been angry that outgoing Attorney General William Barr didn’t publicly announce the investigation into Hunter Biden. He’s consulted on the potential for a special counsel with top White House officials and outside allies. Beyond appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the younger Biden, Trump is interested in having another special counsel appointed to look into his own baseless claims of election fraud.