Brandon Baier of Atlantic was part of a 4 x 100 meter relay team representing the United States that placed 4th in the M10 division at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.  Brandon was joined on the team by  Calvin Massenburg,  Christopher Lloyd Xzavion Tucker and James Enoch Dawson.  They ran a time of :51.22 in the finals.  A team from Hong Kong won the gold medal, a Canadian team was second and a team from Australia took the bronze medal.

Brandon also placed fifth in his division in the 100 meters on Tuesday.  He brings home a bronze medal that he won in the shot put earlier this week.

A welcome home event will be held for Brandon this Saturday morning with a fire truck caravan leading him into Atlantic at 10:30 am.  A reception will be held at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA at about 10:45 am.  All are welcome and encouraged to show their support!

It was the Atlantic boys track team’s turn to hit the track in Ames on Tuesday at the Iowa State High School Classic.

The Trojans took home a title in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay. The team of Collin Mullenix, Tyler Moen, Zade Niklasen and Chase Mullenix ran a time of 3:38.80.

Atlantic also took 4th in the 4x400M Relay with the team of Zade Niklasen, Tyler Moen, Craig Allen Becker, and Chase Mullenix running 3:27.

Jerry Jorgensen of Treynor took 4th in the 3200M with a time of 9:41.96 and Jack Tiarks was 4th in the High Jump for the Cardinals.

Glenwood’s Zach Vondra took third in the Long Jump.

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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed cornerback Bashaud Breeland to a $2 million contract for the upcoming season that could be worth an additional $3 million with certain incentives. The Chiefs have been looking for a cornerback to replace Steven Nelson, whom they lost in free agency, while providing an upgrade to their beleaguered defense.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Martin Krampelj had 17 points to lead five Creighton players in double figures as the Bluejays defeated Loyola of Chicago 70-61 in the first round of the NIT. Marcus Zegarowski added 12 points for the Bluejays.

The UNI Panthers women’s basketball team earn an invitation to compete in the WNIT. The Panthers (20-12) will travel to Minneapolis for a first round game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (20-10).

The Panthers and Gophers have met 10 times with the Panthers going 0-5 in Minneapolis in the series.

The opening round game will be played on Friday at 6:30pm.

Check out the full WNIT bracket here: 2019_Post_WNIT_Bracket

After a stellar season the Drake women’s basketball team had their named called for the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs (27-6) drew a 10 seed and will play their opening round game in Iowa City against the 7th-seeded Missouri Tigers (23-10). The game will be played on Friday, March 22nd at 3:00pm Central and be televised by ESPN2.

The Bulldogs could potentially meet up with the Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round as the Hawks are the 2 in the same section of the bracket.

Drake was the Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions and came up short in the MVC tournament finals to Missouri State this past Sunday.

The Iowa Tennis Coaches Association has released their preseason top 10 rankings for the upcoming boys 2019 season. Atlantic is ranked 10th in the preseason poll in Class 1A.

Class 1A

1. Wahlert Catholic
2. Maharishi, Fairfield
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier
4. Pella
5. Ballard (Tie for 5th)
6. Boone (Tie for 5th)
7. Kuemper Catholic
8. Waterloo Columbus
9. Denison-Schleswig
10. Atlantic

Others receiving votes: Glenwood, Red Oak

Atlantic’s Brandon Baier placed fifth today in the M28 division finals of the 100 meter dash at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi..  His time was :13.2.  Brandon will compete in his final event, the 4 x 100 meter relay, on Wednesday.

The Iowa State High School Girls Classic was held on Monday in Ames and a number of area athletes competed in the event.

Some of the champions from the area include Lewis Central’s Lauren Payne who won the shot put with a best toss of 40-10.5. Abraham Lincoln’s Darby Thomas won the 60M dash and Long Jump. Thomas ran 7.85 in the 60M and had a best jump of 18-02.75 in the Long Jump.

2nd place finishers from the region included Glenwood’s Janette Schraft in the 3000M run. She ran a school record time of 10:24.68. Glenwood also finished 2nd in the 4x400M Relay and Sprint Medley. Mallory Badding of Kuemper Catholic was 2nd in the Long Jump with an effort of 16-07.00.

Atlantic’s Haley Rasmussen finished 3rd in the Long Jump with a best effort of 16-03.75.

You can check out full results from the meet here.

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