A western Iowa native who plays on the wheelchair basketball team at the University of Nebraska at Omaha has been selected for the U-S Men’s World Championships Team. Brent Regier, of Woodbine, is a junior at U-N-O and he’ll travel with the team to Argentina for a qualifier later this month.

“It’s really exciting to be a part of this team and only have been playing the sport for a few years,” Regier says. “It’s really cool to be able to participate at such a high level so quickly with a bunch of other players from across the country who share the same passion for the sport.” Regier and one of his U-N-O teammates — Jeromie Meyer of Henderson, Nebraska — were just notified a few days ago they’d made the 12-member national team.

“We had a training camp this past week in Colorado Springs where they invited in about 30 other guys from across the country who they thought might be a good fit for the team,” Regier says. “They narrowed it down to 12 of us that are able to travel this last Saturday we found out.” Regier says he’s ready for this latest challenge.

“I won’t have to prepare too hard,” Regier says. “Coach Mike (Kult) had us in good shape and taught us the fundamentals and everything we needed to know going in. The biggest part there was just pushing hard the whole time and really being committed to the cause.”

The team will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina for the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Continental Qualifier running from January 22nd to the 29th. The top two teams will go on to the world championships, scheduled for June in Toronto, Canada. Team USA has reached the championship game in three of the last five world championships, winning the title in 2005 and 2009.

(Karla James/Radio Iowa – Omaha)

1/12/17 Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union

Class 1A

Dropped Out: Grand View Christian (11)

Class 2A

Dropped Out: IKM-Manning (12), Mediapolis (13)

Class 3A

Dropped Out: Central Lee (15)

Class 4A

Dropped Out: Keokuk (12), Sergeant Bluff-Luton (15)

Class 5A

Dropped Out: none

The Atlantic boys swim team picked up a win in their only home dual of the season on Thursday night.  The Trojans outscored the Abraham Lincoln/Thomas Jefferson Lynx/Jackets 92-68.

The Trojans had eight wins on the night and were 1-2 in three events on their way to the win at the Nishna Valley YMCA.

A few of the event Atlantic took first in included: 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, and 50 freestyle.

The Trojans will now head to Fort Dodge for a tournament on Saturday.

Quad at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Coon Rapids-Bayard 42 Clarinda Academy 24
Ogden 47 Clarinda Academy 14
West Central Valley 55 Clarinda Academy 15
West Central Valley 51 Coon Rapids-Bayard 15
West Central Valley 46 Ogden 30

Double Dual at East Sac County

Alta-Aurelia 45 East Sac County 24
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 57 Alta-Aurelia 15
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 72 East Sac County 9
Kuemper Catholic 45 Alta-Aurelia 31
Kuemper Catholic 42 Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 33
Kuemper Catholic 60 East Sac County 19

Quad at Lenox

Bedford/Lenox 66 Nodaway Valley 6
Clarinda 39 Bedford/Lenox 36
Clarinda 66 Nodaway Valley 12
Interstate 35 43 Clarinda 30
Interstate 35 42 Bedford/Lenox 30
Interstate 35 72 Nodaway Valley 6

Double Dual at Logan-Magnolia

Bennington 41 Logan-Magnolia 33
Logan-Magnolia 54 Tekamah-Herman 27

Double Dual at Perry

Creston/O-M 57 Perry 17
Creston/O-M 45 Winterset 24
Winterset 54 Perry 23

Quad at Riverside

ACGC 40 Tri-Center 30
ACGC 41 Woodbine 40
Riverside 48 ACGC 36
Riverside 48 Tri-Center 28
Riverside 63 Woodbine 18
Woodbine 42 Tri-Center 36

Quad at Southwest Valley

East Union 41 Panorama 39
East Union 48 Martensdale-St. Marys 30
Panorama 56 Southwest Valley 24
Panorama 52 Martensdale-St. Marys 21
Southwest Valley 52 East Union 28
Southwest Valley 45 Martensdale-St. Marys 30

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Peter Jok scored 29 points with eight assists and six rebounds and Iowa rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat No. 17 Purdue 83-78 on Thursday night. Freshman Tyler Cook had 16 points for the Hawkeyes (11-7, 3-2 Big Ten), who beat a ranked team at home for the second time this season.

Caleb Swanigan, who led Purdue (14-4, 3-2) with 17 points, missed a layup in front of the rim with 13.8 seconds left and the Boilermakers down 79-78. Cordell Pemsl missed a subsequent free throw, but Iowa got the ball back after a lengthy review and Jordan Bohannon hit two from the line.

Dakota Mathias missed a contested 3 with 4 seconds left for Purdue, which lost for the first time this season to a team not in this week’s Top 25. Isaac Haas and Carsen Edward each scored 13 for the Boilermakers, who were outrebounded by the smaller Hawkeyes 35-28.

Ar-We-Va, Westside 81, Charter Oak-Ute 46

Bedford 67, Shenandoah 58

Carlisle 70, Creston 57

Central Decatur, Leon 43, Mount Ayr 42

East Mills 40, Griswold 28

Lawton-Bronson 67, West Monona, Onawa 47

Murray 77, East Union, Afton 25

Nodaway Valley 72, Interstate 35,Truro 71

Stanton 62, Southwest Valley 54

Westwood, Sloan 62, River Valley, Correctionville 41

Central Decatur, Leon 74, Mount Ayr 53

Griswold 44, East Mills 32

Interstate 35,Truro 57, Nodaway Valley 39

Lawton-Bronson 44, West Monona, Onawa 40

Murray 46, East Union, Afton 27

Shenandoah 75, Bedford 16

Stanton 43, Southwest Valley 33

Westwood, Sloan 83, River Valley, Correctionville 19

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says two offensive assistant coaches won’t return next season. Ferentz announced Thursday that wide receivers coach Bobby Kennedy and running backs/special teams coach Chris White will be leaving the program.

Hawkeyes receivers struggled mightily in 2016, leaving Iowa with one of the worst passing attacks in the country. Though the Hawkeyes ran the ball well last season, the moves allow new offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz to handpick who he’ll be working with.

Iowa has three vacancies to fill on offense following Greg Davis’ retirement last week. The Hawkeyes could fill one of those openings with a quarterbacks coach. Kennedy and White both joined the program in 2013.

As we get deeper into January, some Iowan’s thoughts are turning to coyotes. Iowa Department of Natural Resources state furbearer biologist Vince Evelsizer says there’s a continual season on coyotes — but these winter days tend to get more hunters seeking the animal. “There’s more focus this time of year because there’s typically snow cover, a lot of the other hunting seasons are closing down after January 10th, and so some of the outdoors folks devote their time and attention to the coyote,” Evelsizer explains.

Another draw is the price paid for the fur of the animals. “Pelt value has remain decent for coyotes,” Evelsizer says, “mostly because of the trim trade where the coyote pelts are utilized in the hood of coats and jackets and that sort of thing.”

IA DNR photo

He says Iowa pelts can bring between 15 and 25 dollars, depending on their quality. In Iowa you can trap coyotes during the trapping season, or you can hunt them with a gun. Evelsizer says the method used to catch a coyote varies based on personal preference. “Some guys do very well calling in coyotes. Other guys do well working together in groups of hunters and getting them that way. Whereas some trappers do well trapping them, so it just kind of depends,” he says.

Evelsizer says the state population of coyotes has been steady to increasing, with the western and southwestern areas seeing more of the animals than in the eastern part of the state.  “For the past couple of years we’ve had record harvests. It varies from year-to-year, but lately it’s been from 12 to 15-thousand coyotes harvested annually,” Evelsizer says.

There are fewer rules in hunting these animals. You can use predator calls, hunt day or night, use high powered rifles, hunt over bait and use groups of hunters and or hounds to round them up. There is no bag limit and coyotes. Evelsizer says the rules are more liberal for hunting coyotes because they are very good at avoiding detection. And they are very resilient in adapting to their habitat.

“Coyotes have the ability to compensate with liter size. Meaning that, in years when their numbers are down, the average litter size is typically higher because there is more food available. It’s sort of their way of rebuilding their numbers,” according to Evelsizer. “In years when coyote numbers are higher, the average liter size may be lower.”

While there are fewer regulations to hunt coyotes — Evelsizer says hunters need to take some precautions. “An adult coyote typically weighs around 35 to 40 pounds — but that can vary a little bit — so they are typically about the size of a dog,” Evelsizer says. “The number one thing for hunters is to be sure of their target so that they don’t mistake it for some sort of hybrid dog, coyote or a wolf for that matter. So, we just encourage hunters be sure of their target.”

He says there has been an increase in the number of reported wolf sightings over the years as they may’ve migrated in from Wisconsin or Minnesota. There have been at least four wolves shot by coyote hunters during the last two years. Wolves are protected in Iowa and there is no open season You can tell the difference between the two, as coyotes have a pointed snout and their ears are larger proportionally to their body. Wolves are taller than coyotes and have long front legs and a heavier, squarer frame. You can find out more about coyote hunting on the D-N-R’s website, http://www.iowadnr.gov/ .

(Radio Iowa)