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(Radio Iowa) — The annual University of Okoboji Winter Games kick off today (Thursday), bringing a huge winter boost to the Iowa Great Lakes area. Tourism generated about 286-million dollars for the region in 2017. Blain Andera, C-E-O of the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, says the summer season is the main tourism driver, but the winter games run a close second. “On a typical year, the winter games will draw between 20- and 30,000 people to the area toward the end of January, where we don’t usually have a lot going on,” Andera says. “We’re thought of a summer tourist destination, and there’s a lot more to do here than just the summertime.”
Andera says the games draw people from all over the country and they’ve grown a lot since first being held in 1981. “It started with some folks who had cabin fever, wanted to get outside, started a broomball tournament,” Andera says. “Now, we’re up to four days of fun events with everything from broomball, to flag football, to softball, to polar plunge.”
Events also include scavenger hunts, ice fishing and a kite festival, which is something new this year. Kiting professionals will fly 16 kites through the air, measuring from 20 to 100-feet long. The games run through Sunday.
Current Audubon elementary teacher, football coach, and baseball coach Sean Birks will take over the Activities Director position at Audubon High School for the 2019-20 school year. The Audubon school board recently approved his hiring.
Birks will be replacing longtime AD Randy Spies, who recently announced his retirement. Spies has been the AD for the past 15 years for the Wheelers.
Birks has been a teacher in the Audubon School District since 2012.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Aaron Cook had 17 points and Sean Lloyd Jr. and Darius Beane each added 16 more as Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa for the second time in 18 days, 70-62 in a Missouri Valley Conference contest on Wednesday night. The victory snaps a four-game losing streak for the Salukis, who had not won since its 58-51 win at Cedar Falls.
A.J. Green hit a 3 with 3:43 left to get Northern Iowa within 3, 53-50, but the Salukis pushed the advantage to 13 points before Green hit two 3s in the final minute to get the final deficit to single digits.
Southern Illinois (10-10, 3-4) shot 50 percent from the field (26 of 52), including 7 of 20 from long range.
Green hit 6 of 7 from distance and finished with 22 points for Northern Iowa (8-12, 3-4).
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick McGlynn has 20 points and 10 rebounds and Drake pulled away early in the second half for a 78-66 victory over Evansville on Wednesday night. McGlynn collected his fifth 20-point game and fourth double-double of the season. Tremell Murphy, D.J. Wilkins, and Garrett Sturtz added 11 points apiece, and Noah Thomas chipped in 10 for Drake (15-5, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference). The Bulldogs have won three of its last four games and improved to 9-1 at home.
John Hall and Marty Hill scored 13 points each to lead Evansville (9-11, 3-4). K.J. Riley added 12 points. The Bulldogs took the lead for good midway through the first half and built a 35-31 halftime advantage. The Purple Aces stayed within single digits until a 9-2 surge made it 67-48 with about seven minutes left.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 32 points and No. 17 Iowa made 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter t to end Rutgers’ 10-game winning streak 72-66. There were 14 ties and 12 lead changes in the early going before the Hawkeyes scored 10-straight midway through the second quarter to take the lead for good.
UNDATED (AP) — Iowa was blown out last month at Michigan State. The Hawkeyes collapsed late in the first half, allowing the Spartans to reel off a 40-11 run in a d90-68 win. The 19th-ranked Hawkeyes have looked much better since then. They will host the sixth-ranked Spartans tonight (Thursday night). Michigan State is currently leading the Big Ten.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Lauren Cox had 22 points to lead all five Baylor starters scoring in double figures, and the No. 2 Lady Bears pulled away in the second half for an 84-69 victory over No. 20 Iowa State. Cox had a tying layup to start an 8-0 run that put 16-1 Baylor ahead to stay midway through the second quarter. She added a reverse layup early after halftime for a 10-point lead.
UNDATED (AP) — Purdue has won four straight, and next up is a showdown with No. 6 Michigan State. The Boilermakers lost by 18 at Michigan State earlier this season, but they get the Spartans at home this weekend. The winning streak for Purdue includes double-digit victories over Indiana and Ohio State.
UNDATED (AP) — The ninth-ranked Jayhawks travel to face the eighth-ranked Wildcats in the highlight of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Kentucky has hit its stride after some early struggles, beating Mississippi State 76-55 for its fifth straight win. The Jayhawks are tied for the lead in the Big 12 at 5-2, but they’re also just 1-3 on the road.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sug Sutton scored 18 points, Joyner Holmes added 15 and No. 12 Texas defeated Kansas 62-43. The Longhorns (16-3, 6-1 Big 12) never trailed but didn’t put away the Jayhawks (11-6, 1-5) until a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter pushed the lead to 58-35 with 5½ minutes to go.
UNDATED (AP) — The head-spinning offenses NFL fans are enamored of and will watch in the Super Bowl in Atlanta share their explosiveness with the previous team to win the big game in the ATL. The Greatest Show On Turf. And the latest version of the Rams has made the NFL title game this season.
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Kingsley-Pierson 60, Hinton 46
Rock Valley 63, West Lyon, Inwood 50
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 68, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 60
Spencer 59, Western Christian 57
Storm Lake 76, Cherokee, Washington 65
West Sioux 87, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 64
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
ADM, Adel vs. Winterset, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Ridge View, ppd.
Denison-Schleswig vs. Harlan, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. CAM, Anita, ppd. to Jan 28th.
Glenwood vs. Clarinda, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Glidden-Ralston vs. Boyer Valley, Dunlap, ppd. to Jan 28th.
Griswold vs. Clarinda Academy, ppd.
Riverside, Oakland vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Treynor vs. Audubon, ppd. to Feb 4th.
Van Meter vs. Mount Ayr, ppd.
West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Paton-Churdan, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Woodbine vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL=
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 66, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 61
Boyden-Hull 67, Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 53
Cherokee, Washington 82, Storm Lake 23
Kingsley-Pierson 59, Hinton 15
Ruthven-Ayrshire 55, St. Mary’s, Storm Lake 42
Sioux Center 56, George-Little Rock 46
West Lyon, Inwood 42, Rock Valley 39
West Sioux 62, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 56
Western Christian 55, Spencer 27
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
ADM, Adel vs. Winterset, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Ridge View, ppd.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. CAM, Anita, ppd. to Jan 28th.
Glenwood vs. Clarinda, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Riverside, Oakland vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Treynor vs. Audubon, ppd. to Feb 4th.
Van Meter vs. Mount Ayr, ppd.
West Harrison, Mondamin vs. Paton-Churdan, ppd. to Jan 24th.
Woodbine vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton after a second-half collapse in the AFC championship game, including an overtime period in which Kansas City failed to stop the New England Patriots on what turned out to be the only possession. The Patriots won the game 37-31 to reach their third consecutive Super Bowl.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — NFL security is investigating whether a fan attempted to shine a laser into the face of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during their AFC championship game victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Laser pointers are banned at most sporting events because of the potential for distraction and safety reasons.
MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) — Barry Brown Jr. had 15 points, Dean Wade had 13 and Kansas State’s defense shut down No. 14 Texas Tech in a 58-45. The Big 12’s top-ranked defenses combined to force 30 turnovers. The Wildcats held Texas Tech to 33-percent shooting and never led the Red Raiders get their offense rolling. Jarrett Culver led Texas Tech with 17 points. Tariq Owens had 12.
UNDATED (AP) — Bad officiating may have dominated the AFC and NFC championships, but the trophies the Patriots and Rams won aren’t tarnished because the victors stepped up and overcame adversity on the road to earn a trip to Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta. The Rams didn’t panic over early deficits to the Saints and the Patriots kept their quarterback clean by manhandling the league’s top pass-rushing defense and holding the Chiefs without a sack.
UNDATED (AP) — Arkansas basketball’s slow return to national relevance has hit a snag. The Razorbacks are struggling in coach Mike Anderson’s eighth season in Fayetteville, losing four straight league games over the past two weeks. The skid has put a third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament in jeopardy. The Razorbacks host Missouri on Wednesday.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — David Collins scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds and South Florida beat Wichita State 54-41 after holding the Shockers to 15 first-half points, but scoring just 24 of their own in the second half. It was the fewest points the Bulls have allowed in a first half since the 15 scored by Ohio on Nov. 16, 2018.
The IHSAA released the Regional Dual Team Wrestling sites for all classes and assignments for Class 3A on Tuesday. Atlantic will be a host site in Class 2A. The top two teams at Sectionals advance to Regional competition with a chance to head to the State Duals there.
Here’s a look at each Class:
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