ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A man wanted on an Iowa arrest warrant was chased across state lines by police Wednesday.

The Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Houston County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office at 10:16 a.m. Wednesday.

Houston County police informed the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office they were chasing a vehicle headed toward the Iowa-Minnesota border.

The vehicle, driven by 39-year-old Tyler Pierce, had struck a Houston County Sheriff’s vehicle while attempting to outrun law enforcement.

After receiving the report from the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, the chase entered Allamakee County and continued south on State Highway 76 N.

This is when Allamakee County deputies joined Houston County police in the chase.

Pierce drove westbound into Winneshiek County and then crossed state lines again into Filmore County, Minnesota.

Police deployed stop sticks, deflating three of Pierce’s tires.

However, he continued to drive over 90 mph in an attempt to evade the police.

Pierce then entered the city of Preston, Minnesota on Highway 52, where he attempted to pass a semi-truck trailer.

However, he failed to pass and instead struck the semi, causing severe damage to his vehicle.

Pierce’s car eventually came to a stop, and he was taken into custody.

Pierce was transported to a Rochester, Minnesota hospital for treatment of his injuries.

No other people were injured in the chase.

A Houston County Sheriff patrol car and an Allamakee County Sheriff patrol car were damaged during the pursuit.

Pierce is now in the custody of Minnesota Law Enforcement.

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PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers are making progress in the transfer portal, as they are hosting a talented guard on a visit.

DuShawn London of 247Sports reported that Pitt is currently hosting Iowa State transfer freshman guard Nojus Indrusaitis, according to his agent Deirunas Visockas.

Indrusaitis hails from Chicago and played for St. Rita High School in the Chicago Catholic League, before heading to Brewster Academy, a boarding school in Wolfeboro, N.H.

He is of Lithuanian desent and played for the Lithuanian U18 FIBA team at the FIBA U18 Eurobasket, which the city of Tampere in Finland hosted.

Indrusaitis starred for Lithuania, averaging 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 28.2 minutes per game, while shooting 44.6% from the field, 35.4% from 3-point range and 69.6% from the foul line.

He was a consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024, with 247Sports ranking him No. 96 in the nation, No. 19 shooting guard and No. 2 recruit in Illinois, Rivals ranking him No. 86 in the country and No. 23 point guard, On3 ranking him No. 77 in the United States, No. 16 shooting guard and top recruit in New Hampshire and ESPN ranking him No. 70 in the nation, No. 14 shooting guard and No. 5 in Illinois.

Indrusaitis committed to Iowa State over offers from Big Ten schools in Illinois, Iowa, Maryland and Nebraska, Big East schools in DePaul, Marquette and Xavier, plus Missouri.

He played in the first eight games for the Cyclones, but just seven more the rest of the season, as he fell down the rotation.

Indrusaitis played in 15 games as a freshman, averaging 5.7 minutes and 2.1 points per game, while shooting 33.3% from the field, 14.3% from 3-point range and 52.9% from the foul line.

Pitt desperately needs players on its team for next season, as they have lost five players to the transfer portal so far.

This includes guards in All-ACC Third Team honoree Jaland Lowe and Amsal Delalić, plus forwards in Marlon Barnes Jr. and twin duo of Jorge and Guillermo Diaz Graham.

Pitt also had three players graduate who started throughout last season, including guards Ish Leggett and Damian Dunn, as well as forward Zack Austin, who earned All-ACC Defensive Team honors.

The Panthers only have four returning players in forwards Cameron Corhen, Papa Amadou Kante and Amdy Ndiaye and jut one guard in Brandin “Beebah” Cummings. They also have an incoming guard in Omari Witherspoon from St. John’s College in Washington, D.C.

Senior (One Year Left of Eligibilty)
Forward Cameron Corhen

Junior (Two years Left of Eligibility)
Forward Benjamin Mayhew (Walk-On)
Forward Jajuan Nelson (Walk-On)

Redshirt Sophomore (Three Years Left of Eligibilty)
Forward Papa Amadou Kante

Sophomore (Three Years Left of Eligibility)
Guard Brandin “Beebah” Cummings
Forward Amdy Ndiaye
Center Liam Mignogna (Walk-On)

Freshman
Guard Omari Witherspoon

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In a single-game midweek matchup vs. Bradley (3-20, 0-6 Missouri Valley), Iowa baseball (17-9, 10-2 Big Ten) defeated the Braves through a 13-3 run-rule decision in seven innings on Tuesday night from Dozer Park in Peoria, Ill.

Freshman Jaron Bleeker (2-0, 5.68 ERA) started on the mound for the second time in his career and was credited with the win. He gave up one run, walked a batter, and struck out a batter in his lone inning of work.

Six other pitchers saw the mound for Iowa, each throwing an inning. The pitching staff combined for 12 strikeouts and seven walks and didn’t give up a run after the fourth inning. The Hawkeyes also held the Braves to three hits.

“On the mound we were definitely better than we were last Tuesday, which was a good sign,” said head coach Rick Heller. “A few too many free bases, but it wasn’t a great night to play. To get out of here with a 10-run rule win — we’ll take it.”

In terms of the Hawkeyes’ offense, Iowa mustered a total of eight hits and earned walks on 14 occasions.

“It was a strange game tonight, really,” said Heller. “We were able to take advantage of a lot of Bradley free bases.” 

The Hawkeyes plated five in the first off seven walks and an error. They didn’t score again until the fifth frame when junior Gable Mitchell hit a 2 RBI single and transfer Miles Risley slapped a 2 RBI double.

“In the fifth, we broke through with some clutch hits,” said Heller. “Gable Mitchell had a big two-out hit that gave us some breathing room, and Risley followed two batters later.”

Iowa scored its final three runs in the seventh inning when grad transfer Daniel Rogers hit an RBI triple and junior Kooper Schulte smacked a two-run home run.

Risley was the lone Hawkeye with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Freshman Jaixen Frost walked in two runs and scored twice. Junior Caleb Wulf and redshirt sophomore Reese Moore each scored two runs. Senior Ben Wilmes also recorded an RBI walk.

Up next for Iowa will be a three-game Big Ten series vs. Northwestern (13-13, 5-4) from Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, Ill., with Game 1 scheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. CT. The entire series can be seen on Big Ten Plus (Subscription required) and heard on the Hawkeyes Radio Network alongside play-by-play voice John Leo and color analyst John Evans.

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