Of a local congresswoman in the call when it came. Sergeant johnson grew up in her community. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson knows the family and was in the car with johnsons young widow when the president s call. She said the president told johnsons wife that her son quote, knew what he signed up for but i guess it still hurts. This is a grieving widow who is six months pregnant and when she hung up the phone he looked at me and said, he didnt even know his name, thats the worst part. I didnt hear the whole phone call but i did hear him say, im sure he knew what he was signing up for, but it still hurts. She was crying. She broke down and she said, he didnt even know his name. Now in response the president tweeted, quote, democrat congresswoman totally fabricated what i said to a woman of soldier dying in action. When asked for clarification today the white house says the call wasnt recorded but there were other people in the room. The president also said this today. Didnt say what th
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South Central Calhoun boys will head to the State Boys Basketball Tournament for the first time in school history after pulling away in the 4
th quarter to beat Iowa Falls Alden. The Titans seniors qualified for state in football and made it their mission to get to Wells Fargo Arena. That mission came true with a 24-16 4
th quarter that started with Brennan Holder hitting a 3, putting them ahead 43-40. The Cadets pulled within 1 at 43-42 but the Titans stretched the lead 50-42. Cole Corey and T’Juan Hildreth knocked down free throws down the stretch as the Titans were able to run clock and spread the floor.
st half, cutting a 10 point deficit to 5. They opened the 2
nd half on an 11-0 run and never looked back. Tory Feldman had a steal at half court and fed Colby Christensen for the layup and then Feldman made a tip in just before the halftime buzzer. Carroll trailed 37-32 at the half. Treyton Goins hit a 3 to start the 3
rd and Nick Macke tied the game at 37 and Carroll was off and running. Feldman scored again on a back door cut and Carroll led 39-37. The Tigers outscored the Warriors 24-8 in the 3
rd and turned the halftime deficit into a 56-45 lead heading to the 4
Kuemper at OABCIG- Class 2A District 1
OABCIG: 79
Kuemper: 63
The Kuemper Knights were able to go toe to toe with the 19-1 OABCIG Falcons in the Substate 1 quarter final match, but fell short in the fourth quarter on Thursday night. The hometown Falcons would start off the contest with a huge 25 point performance, thanks to Cooper DeJean, who scored 11 points in the first quarter. The Knights would see some early success from the three point line, sinking three from behind the arc and scoring 14 points in the first quarter. The second quarter is where the Knights started to come alive and get back in this contest. The Knights were able to be brought to the free throw line a total of four times making seven of their eight free throws. Mayhall would be fouled as time expired by DeJean and would make the two free throws to end the second quarter and cut down the Falcon’s 10 point lead to six at 38-32.
The Carroll Tigers were able to add another win to their impressive season with a strong showing against the Carlisle Wildcats. The Tigers would start off the battle of the big cats with a closer than expected first quarter with the Tigers taking a 19-13 lead. The six point Carroll lead would turn into 16 by halftime at 38-22. Kaleb Booth would lead the Tigers with nine first half points.
The points would continue to come and the defense would get stronger for the Tigers in the second half. They would keep the Wildcats to seven third quarter points while they packed on 17 points in the third. The Tigers would have a closer fourth quarter as their bench players would get some playing time. The Tigers would still come out on top in the fourth quarter going 19-16 and winning this contest 74-45.