• Atlantic boys soccer at Nodaway Valley- cancelled.
• Atlantic girls soccer vs. Nodaway Valley- cancelled.
• Atlantic boys golf vs. Harlan- cancelled.
• Atlantic girls golf vs. Kuemper- postponed to Tuesday, May 7.
• Atlantic boys and girls track at Denison- cancelled.
• Atlantic boys tennis vs. Saint Albert- Cancelled.
• Mount Ayr girls track meet today has been cancelled.
• Corning boys track meet today has been cancelled.

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The Western Iowa Conference track meet that was postponed Tuesday night due to lightning will not be completed.  The conference officials were hoping to complete the final 13 events Wednesday night but more bad weather wouldn’t allow it.  The conference will award the individual events that were completed and honor the athletes who broke conference records.  There will be no team champions crowned this year.  Here are the full results: WIC HS Results

Girls event winners include:

• 100 – Emma Konkler, Audubon :12.81
• 400 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold :59.81
• 800 – Rebekah Topham, Griswold 2:28.71
• 3000 – Jordyn Sindt, Griswold 12:11.46
• 100 Hurdles – Chaley Rath, Treynor :15.49
• 4 x 200 – Treynor 1:52.99
• 4 x 800 – Tri-Center 10:06.02
• Distance Medley – Tri-Center 4:25.74
• Shuttle Hurdle – Treynor 1:08.49
• High Jump – Chaley Rath, Treynor 5-1
• Long Jump – Callie Calfee, Treynor 16-3.75
• Shot Put – Jackie Rush, Griswold 34-6.5
• Discus – Paige Volkens, Treynor 103-7

Boys event winners include:

• 100 – Barron Norman, Missouri Valley :11.11
• 400 – Kyle Lorenzen, Missouri Valley :50.78
• 1600 – Caleb Wilson, MIssouri Valley 4:55.59
• 3200 – Darrian Irlbeck, Tri-Center 10:46.52
• 110 Hurdles – Ryan Spiegel, Underwood :14.77
• 4 x 200 – Tri-Center 1:34.87
• 4 x 800 – Griswold 8:49.09
• Shuttle Hurdle – Underwood 1:00.78
• High Jump – Mason Boucher, Griswold 5-9
• Long Jump – Colby Rattenborg, Audubon 20-11.75
• Shot Put – Rick Williams, Riverside 48-10.25
• Discus – Collin Fast, Griswold 128-9

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray, who left school after his junior season only to go undrafted, is among 13 rookie free agents who have agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs. Bray’s big arm and prototypical size at 6-foot-6, 215 pounds left many expecting him to be a mid-round choice. But his stock plummeted amid concerns about his maturity and work habits. He played in 28 games at Tennessee, throwing for 7,444 yards with 69 touchdowns and 28 picks.

Among the other players agreeing to contracts were Florida wide receiver Frankie Hammond Jr., Missouri defensive lineman Brad Madison, Kansas safety Bradley McDougald and Vanderbilt defensive end Rob Lohr. The rookie free agents will join the Chiefs’ eight-member draft class for a three-day rookie minicamp that begins May 10.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lance Lynn won his 10th straight decision, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings Wednesday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 Wednesday. Lynn (5-0) struck out five and walked two, improving to 10-0 in 10 starts and one relief appearance since losing to Milwaukee on Sept. 7.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says after a more than two-year long investigation, two Pennsylvania residents who were part-owners of “Whitetail Fantasies,” a hunting guide business, have pleaded guilty to illegal deer hunting charges in Taylor County. Pursuant to a plea agreement, 48-year old David E. Ricker, of Harrisburg, Pa., pleaded guilty to one count of illegal taking of an antlered whitetail deer and one count of fraudulently obtaining a resident deer license. And, pursuant to an earlier plea agreement, 47-year old Jeffrey A. Mealey, of Dillsburg, Pa., pleaded guilty to an illegal possession of an antlered whitetail deer.

Through a jury trial, Ollie Odle Jr., of Bedford, was found guilty of two charges of aiding and abetting of illegal taking of antlered whitetail deer, based upon providing deer licenses/tags to out of state hunters. The defendants were ordered to forfeit the antlers and pay more than $22,600 in fines and liquidated damages. They are suspended from hunting or obtaining any licenses for one year.

The state of Iowa is a member of the Wildlife Violator Compact, which is an agreement between participating states that prohibits a person whose hunting or fishing privileges are suspended in one state from participating in those activities in 38 other states, including their home state of Pennsylvania.

Conservation Officer Andrea Bevington has been actively investigating cases of non-residents fraudulently obtaining resident licenses and illegally hunting game in Adams and Taylor counties. Changes in the residency laws were implemented in 2009 to identify a growing problem in Iowa of non-residents falsifying records to illegally obtain resident licenses.

Bevington said “The state of Iowa is known for their trophy whitetail deer. This natural resource attracts people from all over the United States and other countries. Unfortunately these trophies sometimes draw individuals here who exploit the resource and break Iowa laws.”

Iowa’s cold, rainy weather may be less than ideal for two-wheeling it this morning, but the National Bike Challenge opens today (Wednesday). Iowa placed in the top ten in the competition last year. Mark Wyatt, executive director of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, says it’ll be nice out soon and Iowa’s cycling enthusiasts can start adding up their miles. “We’re going to be working to try to boost Iowa to the top,” Wyatt says. “This is a state-by-state and a bicyclist-by-bicyclist and a community-by-community challenge to see who can ride their bikes more.” There are many different ways Iowans can take part in the countrywide contest and there’s an online leader board.

“You can look at individual riders and see who’s amassing the most points,” Wyatt says. “You can form a team of a group of people that can work together and encourage each other. Your workplace can compete against other workplaces and communities can compete against other communities to see who has the most bicycling in the state.” To take part in the challenge, log on to the website: Iowa Goes By Bicycle-dot-com.

“That will take you to the sign-in page,” Wyatt says. “It will ask you a few simple questions or you can log in with Facebook. There’s even a smartphone app so if you really don’t like typing in your miles, you can just pull out your phone and hit ‘start’ and it will record when you’re riding your bike.” The event kicks off National Bike Month. To learn more, visit: www.iowabicyclecoalition.org.

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