sgt. bluff-luton improves to 8-0 in duals with a 55-17 win. at the ncaa volleyball final four in omaha, nebraska is beating kansas 2 sets to none. the huskers took set one -- 25-20 and set two, ku leads the third set -- 15- 13.. the winner will play texas in the championship match on saturday. the longhorns beat texas 3 to 1 in the first semifinal. going into their ninth season as a football program, dordt college is still looking for their first winning record. the defenders have gone 4 and 18 over the past two seasons -- but made a coaching change on tuesday. joel penner is dordt's new head football coach. penner spent the last four years as the offensive coordinator at malone university in ohio. the 37-year-old has 16 years of college experience, including three years at northwestern college. penner says he was looking for 3 things before he took the job -- player abilities -- being able to put together his own staff -- and institutional support. he says he found everything he was looking for. "i feel great about all three aspects," said pe

sgt. bluff-luton improves to 8-0 in duals with a 55-17 win. for more basketball action -- check out sportsfource extra tonight at ten. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> the weather is looking g gd for the weekend. t.j.'s in next with the forecast. plus, we'll have today's holiday trivia. and it's time for us to put on our ugly christmas sweaters. >> wx timer @ 1:15 abundant sunshine returns today with temperatures climbing closer to average levels once again. highs will approach the upper 20's totoay to near 0 in most spots. the dome of highhpressure giving us oururpleasant conidtions will continue into tomorrow. with even warmer temperatures expected saturday afternoon. highs will climb closer to that 40 degree mark due to southeasterly winds. the above average streak of temperatures will linger through the weekend and into the start of our work week with a slight chance of a wintry mix returning for wednesday. every year, al, ben, and i have our best christmas threads. tj is filling in for ben this morning and our prod

sgt. bluff luton school have filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming school personel mishandled their child. according to court documents, suzanne and kevin gosch are pursing they say an excessive use of force and negligence was used in an incident involving thier child. the gosch's claim the teacher dragged their child across a carpeted floor causing rug burns on the child's back. abc9 reached out to seargent bluff-luton community schools they did not comment on the situation. jenna: a hotly contested topic is gaining some traction with one nebraska senator who's touring nebraska today in order to represent patients using medical cannabis oil. republican senator tommy garrrett of nebraska's 3rd district made several stops around the state today, including dakota city, to talk to people about his recent visit to minnesota and legalizing cannabis oil in the state. on his visit, garrett says he saw how patients tread with medical cannabis oil are benefitting from the substance. "when you're getting $34,000 worth of medications and you're not working and your choice is brain surger

sgt. bluff-luton and spirit lake received votes. there's western christian in the top spot in class 2a, getting 10 of 13 first place votes. sioux center is 8th and ridge view got two votes. in 1a, boyden-hull is third, with three first place votes. ikm-manning is sixth and south o'brien is ninth. gt/ra, h-m-s and central lyon all get votes. see the entire poll at tonight on k-t-i-v and n-b-c, the voice starts at 7 followed by adele live in new york city at 9. tonight: patchy fog. low: 31 wind: n/ne 5-15 mph tomorrow: light rain develops with snow possibly mixing in. high:

sgt. bluff-luton, and it's also the debut of the crusaders new head coach -- andy foster. foster had been an assistata at heelan since 2-thousand-5. stepped down after 14 seasons -- with three state championships and a pair of state runner-up finishes. foster knows he's filling big shoes -- the crusaders had 264 wins and just 83 losses under betz -- but he's excited for his first game in "the pit" as the head man. "it'll be interesting," said foster. "it'll be fun. i'm e eited, i'm nervous, i can't stopophinking about it. i've been thinking about it all day. not only is it our first home game, it's become even more of a rivalry with sergeant bluff." "i'm anticipating a great game. we're going to grow, we're going to learn, and if we lose, we lose, but our guys are ready to move on and learn from those particular losses that we may swallow." bishop heelan is 1-1 this season, while sbl is 2 and 0. it's tips off at 7-30 and we'll have the highlights on sports fource extra at ten. the hawkeyes have eight native iowans on their men's basketll roster this season. there will be a

sgt. bluff-luton girls, 1 and 2 -- trying to even their record against council bluffs abe lincoln. 4th quarter -- warriors up 11 -- freshman abby wisecup gets the board and bucket. sbl with a little more breathing room. more good rebounding -- kaitlin savary follows her shot and gets the hoop and hack. warriors up by 16. abe lincoln would hang around. cailey schaa drills the 3 to cut the lead to 13, but no worries from the sbl bench. sbl finds josie clay inside for 2 more -- the warriors improve to 2 and 2 with a 49-35 victory. the spencer girls, 3 and 0 -- hosting 13th-ranked le mars. start of the 2nd half -- tigers petzenhauser dribbles, drives and lays it in -- tigers add to their lead. later -- petzenhauser turning in a monster performance -- ally schlaeger finds her for an open 3 -- and she gets the roll -- a double-double for petzenhauser -- she led all scorers with 34 points to go with 12 rebounds. but the bulldogs won't go down without a fight -- 1 seconds left in the 3rd -- inbounds to cassidy utesch -- puts it in before the buzzer -- tigers by 7. but spencer holding on in the 4th --

sgt. bluff- luton tonight. foster and the crusaders down by 7 -- going to the fourth quarter. but here comes heelan -- deandre burnside drives and spins for the layin -- crusaders down by 5. more from heelan -- they spread the floor and elijah hazecamp gets 2 more on the drive -- heelan scores the 1st six points of the quarter to pull within one. sbl keeps the finds jackson wright for the bucket -- warriors are up by 3. but heelan comes all the way back -- the lob finds jack boever and the crusaders edge sbl 66-64. the 2 and 1 north boys -- on the road at 0 and 1 west. great start for the wolverines. noah mcwell misses, but gets his own rebound and puts it back in. west out to a 12-1 lead. west getting some easy buckets. danelle thompson is all alone for the easy bucket. west is still up ten, at 14 to 4. north fans wondering what's going on? wolverines keep up the pressure. jalen roseland goes inside for the hoop and the hack. west up 17-8 after one. but north goes on a 27-12 run in the second quarter. jacob noble scores on the break -- north rolls in the second half, past wes

when we look at the metro area map including sgt bluff-luton and hinton, no metro school fell into the lowest category... but 5 schools, hunt, irving and liberty elementary along with west and north high school did fall in the 2nd lowest category, (needs improvement in orange). meanwhile two city school did make the top 3 percent...(excepti onal in white) both clark and cresant park elementary receieved exceptional ranking... hinton high school is the only local school listed in the 2nd highest category...high thats the black the rest of the 26 our map fell mostly in the middle categories shown here with the ratings are based on each school's performance over a two-year span. and again if you want to check out your school, just go to siouxland matters dot com. jenna on cam we won't see a decision on the propoped bakken pipeline until next year -- that according to the new timeli by the iowa utilities board. dakota access, the company installing the pipeline that would run straight through iowa, is pushing for a quicker decision. the state department of natural resources hosted a meetin

sgt. bluff-luton and spirit lake received votes. there's western christian in the top spot in class 2a, getting 10 of 13 first place votes. sioux center is 8th and ridge view got two votes. in 1a, boyden-hull is third, with three first place votes. ikm-manning is sixth and south o'brien is ninth. all get votes. see the entire poll at ktiv-dot-com. jacob wilson of the musketeers is the ushl defenseman of the week. wilson helped sioux city take a pair of games from youngstown last weekend. he had an assist in a shootout win on friday -- then added two goals and an assist in saturday's 9-4 blowoout. the arizona state recruit has 13 points in 20 games, and he leads all muskie defenseman with four goals. last month, after four years at south dakota -- head coach joe glenn announced his retirement at the age of 66. now, usd has found their next head coach -- within their own conference. bob nielson of western illinois, the reigning coach of the year in the missouri valley football conference, has been hired as usd's new coach. the 56-year

sgt. bluff-luton leading north 47-46, after three quarters. the fourth, sbl's anna takes the drive-thru lane for the bucket. warriors up 49-48. north comes back. mercy oyadare takes it herself and drops it in. stars back in front by a point. more from north. maycean schueth cocoects for 3 from the corner. the stars led by four. but sbl finishes the game on a 11-5 run. the warriors feed kaitlin savary for 2. sbl edges north, 60 to 58. this summer, we asked for football gear from siouxland schools for our set on sportsfource extra. now we're looking for basketball gear - if you have it, we want it. you can send it to us at ktiv, at our new address, 2929 signal hill drive -- or you can just bring it to the station. we're looking for school anytytng your team uses. when the season is over -- you'll get the equipment back. to advance in the naia volleyball tournament, you probably have to win two of in pool play. dordt and briar cliff each went 0 and 2 in the first two days, ending their chances of moving on. the defenders and d argers ying to end

sgt. bluff luton school have filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming it mishandled their child. according to court documents... suzanne and kevin gosch are pursing damages after they say an excessive use of force and negligence was used in an incident involving thier child. the gosch's claim the teacher dragged their child across a carpeted floor causing rug burns on the child's back. abc9 reached out to s-b-l community schools they did not comment on the situation. jessica rae: six months have passed and authorities are still seararing for answers. alicia hummel wawa found dead near the boat dock at myron grove in clay county... and so far, the only lead investigators have... is that a dark colored sedan was in the area around the time her body was discovered. abc9 news reporter deborah souverain has the latest on the investigation. 6 months after 29 year-old alicia dock at myron grove in south dakota. there remains more questions than answers. myron grove boat ramp also known as high-lines boat landing...and "i'm confident that there are people that know more about this case

sgt. bluff-luton boys have lost three in a row. west is going the opposite direction. the wolverines lost their first three -- but have won their last two on the road. someone's streak would come to an end. the "straight outta" west guys knew this would be a close game all sbl grabs the early lead. chris kroll had a pair of early three's and the warriors were up by five. west cuts into that lead. noah mcwell has his shot blocked -- but stays with it and gets the reverse layin to fall. wolverines down 33-30 at the half. it stays tight. darius moore with the nice spin move for 2 -- west led by five going to the fourth quarter. but the warriors pull it out. 6-6 jackson wright gets the hoop and hack -- jacob shultz gets the game- winner with a second left and sbl edges west 74-72. the south sioux city girls -- undefeated and ranked 10th by the omaha world herald, hosting omaha mercy. the cardinals were up big in the second half -- sydney hirsch drops in the corner 3 -- south sioux leads 63-17. now on the break -- bricelyn comstock leaves it for mary-beth rasmussen -- south

sgt. bluff-luton leading north 47-46, after three quarters. in the fourth, sbl's anna takes the drive-thru lane for the bucket. warriors up 49-48. north comes back. mercy oyadare takes it herself and drops it in. stars back in front by a point. more from north. maycean schueth connects for 3 from the corner. the stars led by four. but sbl finishes the game on a 11-5 run. the warriors feed kaitlin savary for 2. sbl edges north, 60 to 58. this summer, we asked for football gear from siouxland schools for our set on sportsfource extra. gear - if you have it, we want it. you can send it to us at ktiv, at our new address, 2929 signal hill drive -- or you can just bring it to the station. we're looking for school jerseys, warmups, banners, anything your team uses. when the season is over -- you'll get the equipment back. the first edition of sports fource extra is at ten. in the meantime, check out ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> the snow has started to melt in siouxland. and the weekend is looking pretty good. ben

sgt. bluff- luton. foster and the crusaders down by 7 -- going to the fourth quarter. but here comes heelan -- deandre burnside drives and spins for the layin -- crusaders down by 5. more from heelan -- they spread the floor and elijah hazecamp gets 2 more on the drive -- heelan scores the 1st six points of the quarter to pull within one. sbl keeps the lead -- keegan savary finds jackson wright for the bucket -- warriors are up by 3. but heelan comes all the way back -- the lob finds jack boever and the crusaders edge sbl 66-64. the 2 and 1 north boys -- on the road at 0 and 1 west. great start for the wolverines. noah mcwell misses, but gets his own rebound and puts it back in. west out to a 12-1 lead. west getting some easy buckets. danelle thompson is all alone for the easy bucket. west is still up ten, at 14 to 4. north fans wondering what's going on? wolverines keep up the pressure. jalen roseland goes inside for the hoop and the hack. west up 17-8 after one. but north goes on a 27-12 run in the second quarter. jacob noble scores on the break -- north rolls in the