Bexon Harrison recently focused full time on swimming after doing that and water polo for much of his high school career Breaststroke specialist Landry Liston has announced her commitment to continue both her academic and athletic careers at George Mason University Lennox is a six-time 4A CHSAA State Champion Texas sophomore Brayden Taivassalo has announced that he is transferring to Arizona State University for the next season Backstroker and redshirt sophomore JT Ewing has confirmed he will transfer from NC State to Arizona State for the 2025–2026 collegiate season November 16th, 2024 Big Ten, College, College Recruiting, News Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey Multi-time Iowa high school state champion Grace Hoeper has signed on to swim for Indiana beginning in the fall of 2025 Iowa native races for Iowa City High School and her club team the Iowa City Flyers When she verbally committed to the Hoosiers I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Indiana University to further my academic and athletic career and teammates for getting me to where I am Hoeper won the 50 and 100 freestyle (23.34/50.95) at the IGHSAU Regional Swim Meet setting her up to defend her 2023 state titles in both events this month She also won the 100 and 200 freestyle (51.18/1:53.08) at the MVC Conference Championships at the end of October Her 50 freestyle time from this past weekend is faster than she went to claim her 2023 state title (23.44) A post shared by Indiana University Swim & Dive (@indianaswimdive) Hoeper has improved both her 50 and 100 freestyle lifetime bests clocking a 23.01 at the February Iowa SC Championships and 49.79 at the Speedo Winter Juniors – West in December 2023 She projects as a classic 50/100/200 freestyler but also could develop in butterfly and the 200 IM In addition to qualifying for Winter Juniors Hoeper competed at the long-course 2023 Junior Nationals she raced at the Speedo Summer Championships with her highest finish coming from a season-best 26.41 50 freestyle for 27th place With her times in the 50/100/200 freestyle Indiana is surely hoping the Hoeper will play a role in their relays as well as contribute in her individual events Hoeper’s current lifetime bests in the 100 and 200 freestyle would make the ‘C’ final at the 2024 Women’s Big Ten Championships where the Hoosiers won the 400 freestyle relay to win the conference championship by half a point and Luci Gutierrez as part of the Hoosier women’s 2025 recruiting class If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to [email protected] Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Congrats and you’ll have a wonderful time on the team and campus she joined her local club team because her best friend convinced her it would be fun Shoulder surgery ended her competitive swimming days long ago More from Sophie KaufmanSee All Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates Home / Sports / Iowa High School Sports Iowa City West uses depth to win team title The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread MARION — When it came down to make a decision on her regional events Entering Saturday’s regional meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center, the three-time state champion from Iowa City High held the top times in four events and was among the top five in two others Hoeper, who attends Solon and will swim collegiately at Indiana elected to defend her two 2023 state titles she won the 50-yard freestyle (23.34 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (50.95) and also swam the lead leg of the Little Hawks’ winning 200 freestyle relay The ultimate decision on Hoeper’s events was a collaboration between her and Little Hawks Coach Mandi Kowal Hoeper also held the top times in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly “It was more like I just had to think about what I really wanted to swim the most,” Hoeper said I have been swimming with her for four years She knows what I am good at and I know she was going to put me in the best places to succeed at state.” who was named the regional meet’s outstanding swimmer will be in search of her third straight 50 title and a second 100 title She was equally as excited about the relay win “I'm super happy about how the whole day went,” she said but our relay times were also really good today Hoeper is looking forward to her final prep competition next week “I'm just really excited about getting one more chance to swim at state,” she said “It's hard to believe that these four years have gone by so fast.” The team race, as expected, was a battle between Iowa City West and Pleasant Valley Coach Kennedy Gilbertson’s team used its depth to take the team title The Trojans’ only gold medal finish came on Thursday night when Kamila Swanson won the diving contest with a score of 494.20 Pleasant Valley won 7 of the 12 events contested to take second with 400 points Gilbertson had another commitment and had to leave just as the meet was ending Assistant Coach Matt Hamer said the meet went as planned for West “That's been our game all year long,” Hamer said in reference to West’s depth The other double-event individual winners besides Hoeper were both from Pleasant Valley Senior Dawsyn Green took top honors in the 200 individual medley (2:07.05) and the 100 butterfly (56.77) Sophomore Tabitha Tallman won the 200 freestyle (1:55.30) and 100 backstroke (1:00.26) sophomore Camryn Steining won the 100 breaststroke (1:07.22) Coach Merideth Gorman and her staff were voted the regional coaching staff of the year Davenport Central’s Olivia Hopewell won the 500 freestyle (5:13.93) The state meet will be held next Friday and Saturday at the Linda Bloom Natatorium inside the Marshalltown YMCA Regional Swimmer of the Year: Grace Hoeper Coaching Staff of the Year: Pleasant Valley The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years independent journalism with a subscription today © 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved the Iowa City High standout locked up two individual state swim championships on Saturday in Marshalltown The two titles gave Hoeper five for her career as she was also named the meet’s most outstanding performer She won both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle earning automatic All-American standards in both with her times Joining Hoeper as two-event winners were Faith Frantum of Johnston and Hayden Bailey from Waukee Northwest Frantum won the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle securing All-American consideration in the 200 free Bailey and the Wolves won three titles overall as she claimed the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke Bailey earned All-American consideration in the butterfly Teammate Willa Hage was the winner of the 200 individual medley putting down an All-American consideration time in the process Jenna Farwell and the Andedos earned automatic All-American status in the 200 freestyle relay while Ella Boehm joined them on the 400 freestyle relay Leah Mason and Taytem Lehmann won the 200 medley relay in All-American consideration time Lucy Parson from Waterloo West captured the 100 breaststroke in an automatic All-American time while Grinnell’s Camryn Russell captured diving on Friday night Addalyn Worster from Keokuk won two of the para-event titles placing first in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke Hannah Longmire from Iowa City West won the 50 freestyle while Ally Darter of Dubuque Hempstead won the 100 breaststroke DANA BECKERDana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000 Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling He began writing for High School on SI in 2023 © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Reason #8 to Make the Switch to Commit: Modern interactive reports World Record holder Michael Andrew will join the Columbia Missouri-based club once a month in a coaching role a Notre Dame commit who swims for Texas Ford Aquatics set personal bests to win the 200 free (1:52.15) and 200 breast (2:14.73) March 27th, 2025 Club, Previews & Recaps It was seventh heaven for Grace Hoeper at the Iowa Short Course Championships in late February/early March Signed with Indiana and swimming for the Iowa Flyers Swim Club Hoeper (Class of 2025) won seven individual titles at the meet Her times in winning the 50 freestyle (22.58) 100 butterfly (54.30) and 200 individual medley (2:03.76) She also won the 100 free (50.00) and the 200 free (1:48.73) Another future power conference collegiate swimmer for the Iowa Flyers Swim Club was the big standout of the men’s meet Hayden Hakes a Class of 2025 swimmer who has signed with Arizona State 200 back (personal best time of 1:46.26) and the 200 IM (personal best time of 1:49.41) Hakes also set a personal best in the 100 back (48.52) while swimming the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay Thanks in large part to the performances of Hoeper and Hakes the Iowa Flyers Swim Club swept the combined More from Keith DunlapSee All Solon swimmer and Indiana commit defends titles in freestyle events at girls’ state swimming championships in Marshalltown MARSHALLTOWN — Grace Hoeper literally took a leap of faith when she elected to swim for Iowa City High That leap of faith ended in the best way possible for Hoeper the senior defended both of her freestyle sprint championships at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state meet at the Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA's Linda Bloom Natatorium Her titles in the 50 and 100-yard freestyles capped a career that saw her finish with five individual titles Hoeper was also named the meet's most outstanding performer began with a critical meeting after Mandi Kowal took over the Little Hawks program before the 2021 season Hoeper did not have to compete for City High "I had a meeting with her and her mom in a coffee shop and they decided that Grace would come and swim for City High "Grace and the other seniors have been with me since I've started and today was the end result she is in the top five percent as a human being "She's a really special individual and with her came a senior class who has been with me for four years now." Hoeper was dominant in winning both the 50 outdistancing Bettendorf freshman Lillian Andedo in both events "It's definitely been a goal," she said of winning the swimmer of the meet honor I was under consideration for it so I was super happy to achieve it." Hoeper said she was in a good place as she took the blocks this year was probably my least stressful year," Hoeper said "I've found peace with how I am going to swim and my team having my back has been a big help with that I just went into (both of Saturday's races) really confident and it was really fun to compete today." Hoeper and Kowal both believe the City High program is now on solid footing "We all bought in to what Mandi was preaching," Hoeper said "She believed in us and we believed in her and today showed what we were capable of as a team" The team championship was a tight battle between West Des Moines Dowling and Waukee Northwest The Trojans’ top finish came on Friday when senior diver Kamila Swanson took second in the diving contest She scored 486.90 points just behind Grinnell's Camryn Russell (488.25) West's Hannah Longmire also took home top honors in the para 50 freestyle while Hannah Geng was fifth in the 100 freestyle and seventh in the 200 free (Top 3 finishers followed by Gazette Area Qualifiers) Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 2023.  Pam was in her home and surrounded by loved ones Services to celebrate Pam’s life in the Quad Cities will be announced in the near future at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.  A gathering to celebrate Pam’s life in Florida will be 3:00 to 6:00 p.m memorials may be made to Pam’s family for a fund to established for the benefit of her beloved grandsons “Our Pam” was a Jack of all Trades outstanding compassionate friend and the greatest Mimi to 4 beautiful boys She started her days early at the Postal Service in Moline and then heading south and becoming a Nurse.  She always had a strong will for education and made a decision that she and her girls would continue on the same path Pam earned her BSN from Jacksonville University and retired from Baptist Medical Center She kept her home and pool open for family and friends Her grandsons learned how to swim in her pool and her friends enjoyed the weekend get togethers!  She always wanted to make sure her grandchildren could have the best experience and go to college And she did her best while her time here on Earth She was Incredibly intelligent and passionate about all that she loved She is preceded in death by Reynold and Miriam Hoagland (Lori and Jeff Roudebush) (Rebecca Bond) and so many other loved ones The family invites friends to share stories and condolences at TrimbleFuneralHomes.com This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Duane Nicholas Hoeper was born on October 20 “Buddy,” as he was called from an early age grew up in Stephen and spent his whole life in the town serving until his honorable discharge in 1963 he made acquaintance with Pat Lubarski at the drive-in restaurant in Argyle Duane and Patricia were united in marriage on June 18 The couple made their home in Stephen where they raised five children and lived-out an example of marriage for 54 years Buddy worked 30 years for Farmers Grain Co he found he couldn't just sit still and found work with a number of area farmers and businesses Between hauling grain and cross-country trucking Buddy loved his grandchildren and cherished every moment with them He enjoyed taking care of his immaculate yard planting his little garden (especially flowers) Though he didn't live to see the final election results MN; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; siblings and Loren (Kristie) Hoeper; and many nieces and nephews presents the Professorship award to Krishna Pagilla The Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Engineering Professorship was awarded to Shamik Sengupta, associate professor in the department of computer science and engineering, and Krishna Pagilla, professor and environmental engineering program director Sengupta, also the executive director of the Cybersecurity Center at the University of Nevada stated that he is "grateful to the University for this honor." "I plan to dedicate this fund from the Hoeper Professorship to advance interdisciplinary cybersecurity research and education at the University and outreach to the state of Nevada," Sengupta said "We at the University Cybersecurity Center are putting great effort to provide education and research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students that will prepare them to pursue careers in cybersecurity and other related fields." Pagilla stated that the professorship will provide an opportunity for visibility and distinction to continue the leadership position in water research while promoting sustainable water management in the community I am honored to be recognized with this professorship and it motivates me to do the best I can in leading-edge water research," he said The awards were announced at the 2019 Spring Celebration which honors the College's outstanding students who earned his bachelor's in electrical engineering from the College of Engineering in 1951 and Rose Hoeper were long-time supporters of the University of Nevada Ralph was one of the pioneers in California independent telephony industry Ralph bravely served his country and made many positive contributions to his rural community Many believe Ralph was the prototypical telephone man and he embodied the importance of community He bought Foresthill Telephone when it had a handful of lines in the 1940s Ralph and Rose led the company and the Foresthill community into the digital age Ralph was posthumously awarded the James Graves Scrugham Medal in October 2006; he was one of nine alumni to receive this inaugural award for professional achievement Rose remained interested in and supportive of the University Rose had established multiple endowments to benefit the College of Engineering including the Ralph E Hoeper Professorship in the College of Engineering Rose provided for an additional gift to the University in her trust which is being used to establish the Ralph E Hoeper Professorship in Engineering in memory of both Ralph and Rose Hoeper The initial professorship was the first in the College of Engineering Honoring faculty through awards and fellowships Doctoral student and professor selected for prestigious International Science Education Institute chosen to participate in the 2025 Abell Institute Chemical & Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh shares a few thoughts about her work and the potential impact of biomolecular engineering Makerthon 5 has students design products to meaningfully enhance the aging journey Team Turbo Toads takes home $2,000 prize for ‘RemiDeck,’ easier-to-handle deck of cards with meaningful personalization 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competition finalists announced A peek into Nevada Woman Filmmaker of the Year’s newest documentary Neighborhood ‘ambassadors’ needed to help prepare communities for wildfire Reno and the Nevada Division of Forestry holding informational meeting May 7 Giving Day: The Wolf Pack Way raises over $750,000 Extension offers Home Horticulture Certificate Program Program provides information for home gardeners and those interested in becoming Master Gardeners College of Education & Human Development hosts first-ever Student Teaching Welcome Celebration Students discover where they will be student teaching in Fall 2025 Sanford Center for Aging impacts older adults in northern Nevada Sanford Center shares data and programs in the community College of Business celebrates student success and research excellence Annual banquet honors outstanding students Reno programs offer locally grown plants to support local horticulture programs ‘a force of nature,’ to be remembered at campus memorial service screenwriter and advocate for Indigenous peoples This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Written by  John R. Vile Supreme Court’s decision in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp Hoeper (2014) dealt with immunity for reporting information that might otherwise be considered defamatory The case involved a pilot whose manager reported he could be mentally unstable and armed but the Supreme Court said the manager had immunity and reported substantially true information (Image via Eduard Marnet on Wikimedia Commons The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper, 571 U.S. 327 (2014) sought to clarify cases in which individuals might have immunity for reporting information that might otherwise be considered defamatory Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered an opinion for six members of the Court in a case involving William Hoeper who worked for a pilot for Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation. After thrice failing a test to fly a new airplane and he flew from Denver to Virginia to take a simulator training test. After failing the test and accused him of “railroading the situation” against him.  The Wisconsin-based manager then booked Hoeper for an airline flight back to Denver. After discussing the matter with others the manager discovered that Hoeper was a Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) he might have been able to avoid airport screening They also recalled two other incidents where airline employees had lashed out violently.  The manager accordingly called the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to report that Hoeper might be armed that he was concerned about his mental stability that he considered him to be mentally unstable and that he had just been fired. The TSA ordered Hoeper’s plane to return to the gate and discovered him to be unarmed and he flew home the next day and was fired Sotomayor believed that Congress had patterned an exception to TSA immunity on the “actual malice” standard that the Court had established in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) which had based defamation of public figures on the showing that the statements were made with actual malice defined as knowing them to be false or with reckless disregard as to their truth or falsity.  Subsequent cases had established that any falsity must be “material,” rather than trivial or insubstantial The congressional law at issue had been designed to shift ultimate responsibility for assessing threats to airline security from the airlines to the TSA. Sotomayor further distinguished materiality in a defamation claim where the issue is “whether a falsehood affects the authorities’ perception of and response to a given threat.” On this basis Sotomayor decided that the Colorado Supreme Court decision had been erroneous.  It should have asked whether a reasonable security officer would have considered any misstatements as “important in determining a response to the supposed threat.” Continuing with reasoning that three justices would have deferred to a jury Sotomayor decided that statements that Hoeper could be armed were consistent with what the airlines knew of his status as a Federal Flight Deck Officer.  Requiring more precise wording could in fact “vitiate the purpose of ATSA immunity; to encourage air carriers and their employees often in fast-moving situations and with little time to fine-tune their diction to provide the TSA immediately with information about potential threats.“ Although Air Wisconsin did not fire Hoeper on the day that they told the TSA he was fired they intended to do so and actually did so the next day.  Although not everyone would have concluded that Hoeper was mentally unstable he had “blown up” in the simulator.  Even if he had failed his test because the airlines had personal animosity against him this belief in and of itself could add to his potentially violent reaction.  An expert’s testimony that Hoeper did not pose a threat that warranted a report to the TSA was not based on the fact that the TSA was responsible for evaluating all such threats.  Justice Antonin Scalia authored a concurring opinion, joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan that agreed that the airline should have immunity for any statements that were not materially false should have been responsible for deciding such materiality in this case John Vile is professor of political science and dean of the Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. 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Diver Kamila Swanson took third on Friday and the 400 freestyle relay team of Kolby Reese Kolby Reese was fourth in the 500 freestyle » Full results from the IGHSAU Lilly Adams (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 2:12.98 Lilly Anctil (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 1:02.32 Lilly Adams (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 5:26.94 Ellie Hance (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 1:01.23 Lily Belle Barker (Cedar Rapids Washington) 1:08.21 Addison Mougin (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 1:08.98 Averie Bilskemper (Iowa City West) 1:09.71 Lily Gearhart (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 1:10.54 Isabel Poggenklass (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 161.50 Zoey Skriver (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 145.15 spent two weeks in Door County studying at Birch Creek Music Performance Center was among 55 other musicians from throughout the country to attend the Big Band Jazz II session at this prestigious academy whose unique mission is to provide intensive performance-based instruction to promising young musicians by immersing them in a professional Birch Creek celebrates its 48th concert season in 2023 and continues to support a student-to-faculty ratio of approximately 2:1 This provides students with an abundance of personal attention from their faculty mentors who represent top music educators and performers from around the country Students are given the opportunity to hone their technical skills and learn all the aspects of life as a professional musician firsthand During their two-week residency this summer students attending the Big Band Jazz II session performed eight concerts alongside their teachers in front of paying concertgoers Jeff Campbell is the Program Director of the Big Band Jazz I and II programs This is his 35th year at Birch Creek and his 27th as Big Band Jazz Program Director Campbell is Professor of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media and department chair at Eastman School of Music He has carved out an impressive career as a bass player fluent in both the jazz and classical idioms Campbell is a member of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra bass section Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor is a residential summer music academy for advanced young musicians students are taught by nationally known performers and educators during the day and perform in concerts alongside them at night Four sessions focus on Percussion and Steel Band FARGO — A Moorhead man accused of shooting another man and leaving him to die in rural Cass County will remain in jail a risk to the public and said he has been for nearly 15 years police said Hoeper has provided different stories why the victim was shot "The defendant is alleged to have shot someone in the stomach and left them on the side of a country road to die," said Assistant Cass County State's Attorney Josh Traiser "I'm not sure if I am going to get a lawyer or not," he told the court Prosecutors asked the judge to set bail at $500,000 which prosecutors said includes child abuse assaults and eight years in federal prison for threatening to "pop" people in a downtown Fargo bar "He hasn't spent a significant period of time in his adult life out of custody," Traiser said "At least give me a cash bond or something Judge Tristan Van de Streek called it reasonable and appropriate "Alright," Hoeper saisd with a smirk before walking away told police the other suspect was Native American That person has not been publicly identified and has not been arrested Hoeper faces between four and 20 years in prison Minnewaska Area High School Class of 2001 Alan Hoeper made his mark as one of the most talented Minnewaska basketball players when he took the floor for the Lakers from 1997-2001.  which included three consecutive West Central Conference titles in 1999 Alan began his varsity career as a freshman with then-rookie head coach Phil Johnsrud Having recently stepped away from the head coaching duties to take on the MAHS Activities Director role the former head coach recalls Alan’s first varsity game as he stated “I’m positive Alan was much more at ease as a varsity starter as a freshman than I was as a head coach at that time.” Alan’s cool demeanor and focus were unlike most athletes Alan was All-West Central Conference four times which included being the conference MVP his junior and senior years Alan was also recognized outside the WCC with additional honors as he was named to the Associated Press All-State Honorable Mention Team in 1999 2000 and 2001 and the West Central Tribune All-Area 1st Team in 2000 and 2001.  he was selected to the Minnesota All-Star Outstate Team and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee Alan also holds numerous individual records; however two records that are of elite status are his being Minnewaska’s all-time leading scorer with 1,609 points and the career record holder with 805 rebounds Alan would tell you that the highlight of his basketball career was playing with many great teammates and his team’s successes.  the Lakers were crowned Section 3AA champions while playing in front of a packed house at Southwest State University in Marshall vs The 2001 Section 3AA championship earned the Lakers a trip to the Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournament where the Lakers lost their first-round game in a battle with the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights who went on to win the 2001 Minnesota Class AA State Championship Alan was Minnewaska’s version of Jimmy Chitwood in the movie Hoosiers He was long and lean with incredible athleticism Alan carried the versatility that very few possessed as he was a silky-smooth perimeter shooter and could also dominate in the post Laker fans became accustomed to anticipating a Hoeper throw-down after a perfect alley-oop pass from Robbie Hyland.  but rather focused his attention on being a good teammate and being coachable “I will never forget how Alan never took his eyes off me during every timeout and practice discussion His focus was like no other that I coached In addition to Alan’s individual success as a basketball player Alan grew up the youngest of ten children on a family farm in Grove Lake where he makes his home today It’s fair to say he had his own cheering section at all Laker basketball games as this area was home to many siblings The leader of the cheering section was notably his mom who to this day lives on the same farm alongside Alan Alan went on to play basketball at Minnesota State Moorhead and graduated with a degree in nursing 2023 Minnewaska Area Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee The Pope County Tribune has been serving Pope County since 1920 We are the legal newspaper for the city of Glenwood Minnewaska Area School District and Pope County Copyright © 2025 Pope County Tribune. 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A Solon student for swims for the Little Hawks Hoeper captures the girls’ 50-yard freestyle state championship MARSHALLTOWN — Grace Hoeper wasn’t exactly brimming with confidence as she climbed upon the starting block Saturday afternoon You could say she didn’t have High Hoeps “I was a little pessimistic,” she said “But my coaches and friends told me I could do it if I had the right mindset A sophomore from Solon High School — competing for Iowa City High — Hoeper earned the 50-yard freestyle title at the girls’ state swimming and diving championships at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA led at the midpoint and finished in 23.34 seconds building a winning margin of more than a half-second “I’m just happy,” she said ‘Oh gosh,’ but I had a good turn and I knew I just had to finish hard.” Hoeper is one of a half-dozen Solon athletes that compete for the Little Hawks “I have really supportive teammates and coaches.” The Warriors won six of 12 events (including all three relays) West Des Moines Dowling was the runner-up with 267.5 Johnston’s Olivia Swalley earned athlete-of-the-year honors The senior became the state’s first girl to break 2 minutes in the individual medley and also won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.50 Hoeper’s two individual events were back to back But a 20-minute break after the 50 free allowed her to recharge then she added a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly Waukee’s Mallory Kell won in 55.71 seconds; Hoeper was clocked in 56.21 Iowa City West senior Jade Roghair earned a pair of runner-up finishes in the freestyle distance races her effort of 1:50.96 placed her behind Waukee’s Nora Kemp (1:48.73) Roghair led for the first half of the race before Johnston’s Faith Frantum pulled ahead and won in 4:56.25 “It was exciting to race (Frantum),” Roghair said “She really builds her speed in the 500 I was pretty close to hitting the times I wanted.” Linn-Mar’s Hayley Kimmel was denied an elusive first state title it’s not what I wanted,” said Kimmel a perennial high finisher in multiple events “My times were amazing; it all came together Kennedy’s Maria Trotta was third in the 50 free (24.58) Iowa City West was fourth in both freestyle relays West’s Kolby Reese swam to a pair of sixth-place finishes In Friday night’s diving competition Natalie Freeman of Cedar Rapids Jefferson was fourth with 494.00 points; Lacey Neighbor of Cedar Rapids Kennedy (460.40) was sixth Berit Kallemeier (West Des Moines Dowling) (tie) Kolby Reese (Iowa City West) and Taylor Judas (Waukee) (tie) Julia Sweetman (West Des Moines Dowling) and Willa Hage (Waukee) High School Sports Reporter. Get the Sports Newsletter Iowa City High girls swimmer Grace Hoeper and Audubon football player Evan Alt were voted the Des Moines Register's Female and Male Athlete of the Week winners for Sept Hoeper won Female Athlete of the Week with 47.17% of the vote Ames cross country runner Claire Helmers came in second with 25.47% Hoeper swam the fastest 50-yard freestyle time in Iowa during a dual meet against Dubuque Senior on Sept That effort is well in front of the next-fastest time of 24.28 by Waukee's Payden Rafferty Hoeper currently has the fastest 100 and 200 freestyle times in Iowa She also holds the best time in the 100 butterfly Alt won Male Athlete of the Week with 85.9% of the vote Southeast Polk football player Connor Moberly took second with 11.31% Alt scored seven touchdowns for the Audubon football team during its 62-34 victory over Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton on Friday Alt ran the ball 20 times for 281 yards on the night Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. 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Follow him on Twitter at@JoeRandleman A whistleblower prevailed against City Attorney Dennis Herrera in the California Court of Appeals Thursday which upheld an earlier jury decision that awarded her $2.4 million in attorneys fees in 2017 was a chief trial deputy in the City Attorney’s Office who began digging into an alleged scheme to game sewer repair contacts with The City Her investigation extended all the way into the City Attorney’s Office itself which she alleged approved thousands of meritless claims prompting a dispute between Hoeper and Herrera that ultimately led him to fire her in 2014 That $5 million decision may also rise with interest But this isn’t over yet: Herrera’s office has the option to appeal this latest decision to the California Supreme Court or seek another form of review It takes a lot of courage to be a whistleblower,” Olson told me “The City did everything it could to destroy her reputation in public statements,” Cannata said The City Attorney’s Office said it is reviewing the appeals court decision and is evaluating its next steps City Attorney’s Office spokesperson John Cote pushed back on Hoeper’s status as a whistleblower That’s at the heart of the issues that were before the court,” Cote said in a statement Hoeper was tipped by the FBI to a possible scheme concerning fraudulent claims for sewers that property owners said were damaged by the roots of City-owned trees Hoeper’s investigation found claims for The City to pay contractors to repair those sewers for amounts nearing $10,000 each which she alleged were improperly signed-off on by repair contractors themselves instead of homeowners who were legally required to sign releases to authorize the work Those repairs are normally handled by Public Works crews and paid out of a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission budget Hoeper alleged The City’s annual tree maintenance claims ballooned from $141,000 annually to more than $4 million annually between 2002 and 2010 due to flimsy claims made by plumbers and other private contractors At the cocktail lounge above Michelin-starred Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown the menu cycles through drinks based on the lunar planting calendar The worth of a typical home in San Francisco has trended differently than peers in other nearby counties  Those rescued from brink say it helped keep them housed Hoeper has claimed the scheme cost The City roughly $10 million Hoeper’s investigation extended into the City Attorney’s Office itself focusing on Claims Unit Assistant Chief Michael Haase who investigated and approved claims against The City for the damaged sewers Haase stated the plumbers and other contractors aggressively soliciting homeowners for repairs were “unethical but not illegal,” according to court documents Hoeper and Herrera’s disagreement stemmed from the investigation of his own attorneys with Hoeper suspecting Haase engaged in possible wrongdoing Rothschild confronted Hoeper and other attorneys working on the case presenting himself as “loud” and “accusatory” and allegedly threatening the investigation team You can’t—this can’t go on,” Rothschild allegedly told the attorneys In a 2014 filing with the Labor Commissioner The City Attorney’s Office criticized Hoeper’s investigation at length alleging that she recommended firing Haase “straight away,” and instead was told by Herrera to gather facts and no to “jump to conclusions without evidence.” She was given access to Haase’s hard drive but found “no evidence” of a kickback scheme The City Attorney’s Office wrote at the time Hoeper was not fired because of the sewer investigation her exercise of poor judgment in dealing with the investigation and her predilection to take a scorched-earth path based on instinct and without all the facts were emblematic of problems that she had demonstrated for years.” said that the jury by its findings found the investigation and no court has found or suggested any City corruption in connection with Ms Hoeper’s claims.” He added that winning an appeal in an employment case like Hoeper’s is “challenging.” Cannata said that Hoeper takes on pro-bono cases and continues to do other “good works” after her termination from work with The City the issues with sewer repair contracts have stopped but Hoeper is disappointed the City Attorney’s Office staffers she investigated were never disciplined and she had the best interests of San Francisco at heart at all times,” Olson said Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Ben Pimentel’s new weekly newsletter covering the biggest technology stories in San Francisco Receive our newspaper electronically with the e-edition email Receive occasional local offers from our website and its advertisers Sneak peek of the Examiner real estate section We'll send breaking news and news alerts to you as they happen Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Supervisor Greg Hoeper of Shohola Township has sent the following announcement of his campaign for re-election on the Democratic ticket After the controversial resignation of previous Supervisor Chair Greg Hoeper was appointed as Supervisor of Shohola Township Hoeper went out into the community and conversed with many citizens The statements  made from the silent majority of citizens of Shohola who felt intimidated and scared to  approach the former administration Hoeper has made  difficult decisions in the face of adversity in order to ensure that every Shohola resident  has a voice again Addressing a major conflict of interest in staffing eliminating redundant and  unnecessary employees and reducing the cost of salaries and benefits (saving the  tax payers in excess of $40,000 a year) Reviewing all debts incurred by the township and consolidating municipal debt ultimately saving the tax payers $150,000 over five years Establishing a budget for 2011 with no tax increase for Shohola residents Attending every Planning Commission workshop to develop a subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO) that provides development opportunities to maintain an efficient tax base while protecting and preserving the rural character of Shohola Promoting transparent and effective government at all times  Hoeper’s goals for his next term are to adhere to fiscal discipline support free enterprise and job creation and maintain the rural character and rich heritage of the Township Greg Hoeper and his family represent four generations in Shohola has been practicing Chiropractics in Shohola since 1978 Supervisor Hoeper is currently a habitat and wildlife consultant for hunting clubs and private landowners and has been involved with forest and habitat management for 25 years with extensive knowledge in home and road construction and has served on the Zoning Hearing Board for Shohola since 1996 He is also a former Township road maintenance employee He has worked closely with the PA Fish and Boat Commission “I have heard you and will continue to be your voice upon re-election” is the president of Student Council and a member of Peer Buddies Hoeper is also a captain on the varsity cheerleading squad "Being involved has helped me to meet different students with different interests." Hoeper also volunteers her time for the United Way's Day of Caring "I enjoy meeting people outside of the district helping and working with others for the greater good," she said Hoeper will be attending Ithaca College in the fall and then will continue her studies to become a chiropractor at New York Chiropractic College