DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Drake Bulldogs will soon be represented by a real bulldog. The school announced Friday that it will begin searching for an English bulldog to represent Drake at live sporting events, much like Georgia and Butler do.

Officials say they were inspired to adopt a live mascot after seeing Porterhouse, the 2009 winner of their tongue-in-cheek “Beautiful Bulldog” contest, become a fixture in the campus community. The school says the winner of the popular bulldog beauty pageant each year will continue to serve as the mascot of the Drake Relays.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will be paid $125,000 to open next season against Colorado in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Sanford Frontiers, the corporation that runs the Pentagon events center, will pay the Cyclones that amount according to a contract released by the school to The Associated Press on Friday.
Iowa State would owe Sanford $100,000 if it backs out of the game. The contract did not say how much the Buffaloes will be paid for the Nov. 13 game.

High-profile college basketball games are nothing new to the Pentagon. The 3,200-seat gym has recently hosted Wisconsin, St. John’s, Wichita State and Memphis.

With a third avian flu outbreak confirmed in Iowa, turkey hunters are being urged to take special care to halt the spread and not to shoot a bird that might be sick. Kevin Baskins, a spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says turkey hunters need to help minimize the risk of spreading the disease, which has already forced the euthanizing of tens of thousands of turkeys and millions of chickens in the state.

“We’re advising turkey hunters to avoid any commercial types of flocks like chickens or turkeys,” Baskins says. “Once that virus gets into a confinement situation, it will spread very rapidly and probably throughout the entire operation.” Hunters need to be vigilant for any birds that have died in the field or that appear sick. Signs include: ruffled feathers, swollen wattles, discoloration of the feet and impaired balance.

Baskins says if a dead or sick bird is spotted, hunters should mark the spot using G-P-S if possible and notify the D-N-R right away. They should not touch or try to move the birds. The avian flu is believed to be spread by migrating flocks of wild waterfowl, specifically, ducks and geese.  “We don’t expect to see a lot of avian flu in turkeys,” Baskins says. “Turkeys tend to be more solitary. They move around in smaller groups. If there is an outbreak, it’ll be fairly isolated. It’s not like a confinement situation where we have commercial flocks and once it gets into a building, it spreads from bird to bird very rapidly.”

Between the shotgun and archery seasons, turkey hunting will be underway in Iowa through May 17th. Baskins says turkey hunters should follow some common sense precautions, like washing their hands with soap and water immediately after handling game — or if they’re in the field, use alcohol wipes. “We advise that you dress your game birds in the field whenever you can,” Baskins says. “Make sure you’re using the same tools, whether in the field or at home and that you don’t use those tools around other poultry or pet birds. Make sure you double-bag the internal organs and feathers so once you dispose of those, any virus that might be in there is contained.”

For more tips, visit the website: www.iowadnr.gov. There is no food safety concern, according to Baskins. Game meat should be thoroughly cooked, he says. Poultry should reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill disease organisms and parasites.

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Boys High Jump:

• 9th tie – Sam Wegner, IKM-Manning 6-3
• 15th tie – Colt Scott, Bedford  6-3
• 17 tie – Alec Hayes, Atlantic  6-3
• 21st tie – Sam Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-1

Girls Discus:

• 21st – Linnaea Konfrst, Glenwood 115-8

Girls Long Jump:

• 19th – Mikayla Evers, Harlan 15-9.75

3000:

• Rebekah Topham, Griswold (did not run due to illness)

1. East Mills  150
2. Stanton  67
3. Glenwood JV  65
4. Sidney  59
5. Clarinda Academy  48
6. A-H-S-T-W  45
7. Essex  37
8. Nishnabotna  32
9. Heartland Christian  22
10. South Page  20

Sidney Cowboy Relays Results

1. Shenandoah  160
2. Nodaway Valley  87
3. Griswold  80
4. Clarinda  71
5. Bedford  59
6. Lenox  32
7. Southwest Valley  31
8. Interstate 35  31
9. Red Oak  20
10. Stanton  8
11. East Mills  4

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Class A:

1. Logan-Magnolia  153
2. Fremont-Mills  131
3. Griswold  120
4. Riverside  58
5. Adair-Casey  54
6. Bedford  24

Class AA:

1. Shenandoah  130
2. St. Albert  114
3. Southwest Valley  84
4. Audubon  83
5. Clarinda  82
6. Treynor  53

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Girls:

1. Creston  172
2. Harlan  134.5
3. Denison  75
4. Kuemper Catholic  66.5
5. Boone  64
6. Atlantic  50
7. Carroll  26

1st Place:

• 100 – Megan Ellerbeck, Denison
• 200 – Asia Kloewer, Harlan
• 400 – Taylor Briley, Creston
• 800 – Natalie Mostek, Creston
• 1500 – Mercedee Mayberry, Harlan
• 3000 – Maria Mostek, Creston
• 100 Hurdles – Allison Bruck, Harlan
• 400 Hurdles – Allison Bruck, Harlan
• 4 x 100 – Denison
• 4 x 200 – Harlan
• 4 x 400 – Creston
• 4 x 800 – Creston
• Sprint Medley – Creston
• Distance Medley – Kuemper Catholic
• Shuttle Hurdle – Harlan
• High Jump – Breanna Wallace, Creston
• Long Jump – Katie Tigges, Kuemper Catholic
• Shot Put – Hannah Hood, Creston
• Discus – Sidney Svoboda, Atlantic

Boys:

1. Carroll  143
2. Boone  108
3. Atlantic  85
4. Greene County  68
5. Harlan  59
6. Denison  53
7. Abraham Lincoln  26
8. Kuemper Catholic  13

1st Place:

• 100 – Dylan Millermon, Carroll
• 200 – Elijah Hicks, Boone
• 400 – Killian Toro, Boone
• 800 – Killian Toro, Boone
• 1600 – Jaxson Eden, Atlantic
• 3200 – Chandler Hagen, Carroll
• 110 Hurdles – Peyton Renning, Carroll
• 400 Hurdles – Brendan Holmes, Atlantic
• 4 x 100 – Carroll
• 4 x 200 – Carroll
• 4 x 400 – Carroll
• 4 x 800 – Boone
• Distance Medley – Carroll
• Shuttle Hurdle – Atlantic
• High Jump – Cooper LaRue, Carroll
• Long Jump – Dalton Helmkamp, Carroll
• Shot Put – Brett Snyder, Carroll
• Discus – Alex Rosbin, Greene County

Girls Golf:
Atlantic 188, Clarinda 205 (Medalist: Erin Olsen, Atlantic 42)
CAM 258, Exira/EHK 310 (Medalist: Morgan Ferguson, CAM 54)
Underwood 208, IKM-Manning 214 (Medalist: Rachel Teten, Underwood 47)
Lewis Central 218, Red Oak 230 (Medalist: Shelbie Perez, Red Oak 45)
Creston 194, Southwest Valley 221 (Medalist: Madison Hance, Creston 45)
Kuemper Catholic 192, Denison 234
Tri-Center 225, Missouri Valley NTS (Medalist: Sierra Ford, Missouri Valley 52)

Boys Golf:
Clarinda 158 Atlantic 164 (Medalist: Carlton Rahn, Clarinda 36; Zac Stork, Atlantic 39)
Exira/EHK 193, CAM, Anita 209 (Medalist: Connor Geib, Exira/EHK 46)
Missouri Valley 177, Tri-Center 209
IKM-Manning 177, Underwood 199 (Medalist: Zach Dreier, IKM-Manning 40)
Creston 144, Shenandoah 160, Southwest Valley 207
Glenwood 161, Nebraska City 186 (Medalist: Kobe Rhodes, Glenwood 35)
Denison 166, Kuemper Catholic 173 (Medalist: Parker Eller, Denison 34)

Girls Tennis:
Clarinda 9, Atlantic 0
Shenandoah 9, Harlan 0
Creston 7, Audubon 2
Red Oak 7, Lewis Central 2
Denison-Schleswig 9, Sioux City East 0

Boys Tennis:
Atlantic 5, Clarinda 4
Shenandoah 9, Harlan 0
Red Oak 6, Lewis Central 3
Glenwood 9, Thomas Jefferson 0
Lewis Central 6, St. Albert 3
Creston 9, Audubon 0
Denison 9, Sioux City Heelan 0
Girls Soccer:
Atlantic 5, Denison-Schleswig 1
Riverside 3, Creston 1
Tri-Center 1, Underwood 0
Missouri Valley 2, A-H-S-T-W 0

Boys Soccer:
Atlantic 7, Nodaway Valley 3 (Matt Smith scored 4 goals)
A-H-S-T-W 6, Missouri Valley 2
Underwood 5, Tri-Center 4 (OT)
West Central Valley 5, Treynor 0
Abraham Lincoln 3, Riverside 0
Kuemper Catholic 2, Glenwood 0
Denison 2, Harlan 0