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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Nate Santos had 24 points in Dayton's 86-62 victory against Lehigh on Saturday. Santos shot 8 for 11 (6 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flyers (8-2). Malachi Smith added 17 points while shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had nine assists. Enoch Cheeks shot 5 for 7, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points. Keith Higgins Jr. led the Mountain Hawks (3-6) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds. Joshua Ingram added nine points for Lehigh. Nasir Whitlock finished with nine points. Dayton took the lead with 18:32 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Smith racking up 10 points. Santos scored 15 points in the second half to help lead the way as Dayton went on to secure a victory, outscoring Lehigh by eight points in the second half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
Looking over the last year of events, it’s been pretty calm when it comes to outdoor issues. Maintaining the status quo for these activities in Utah and Idaho should make most people happy. We all live within a half hour of an amazing outdoor setting and within a couple hours of nationally important landscapes. The past year did have a hint of concern related to Utah’s lawsuit to reclaim and manage unappropriated federal lands. Challenges such as these will continue given the wide ranges of opinions people and industries have on federal land management. The good news for those of us who cherish federal public lands is this conflict has been on-going for more then 50 years and has had minimal effects on management and access to these lands. The primary factor affecting wildlife populations over the last four or five years has been the weather. Our region went from an extreme drought to a severe winter two years ago. This combination of events substantially reduced the number of deer and pronghorn in Southeast Idaho, Northeast Utah and Southwest Wyoming. Recent management actions by the states to reduce tag numbers and improve habitat conditions have helped these animal populations rebound quickly. Loss of winter habitat and altered migration corridors by human development over the last several decades, however, has made the management of mule deer difficult. Utah and Idaho continue to do a better job than other western states in maintaining large, sustainable and huntable populations of these ungulates. The one change I would like to see Idaho implement would be a fairer, less time-consuming approach in distributing their nonresident deer and elk tags. Right now, the only way to get a high demand nonresident tag is have luck and lots of free time. It was nice to see Utah implement deer hunting regulations that will evaluate how restricting hunters to the use of non-semi-automatic rifles topped with open sights in several hunt units, including the Cache, affects success. In a similar vein, Idaho set up a task force to evaluate when technology might give the hunter and unfair advantage over their prey. Currently three-quarters of the people in this country have a positive view of hunting and hunters. This support will likely continue as long as the public thinks game animals have a chance to avoid hunters and hunters have a fair chase ethic. Regulations that limit the effective range of a rifle will give deer a greater chance to escape hunters and perhaps result in more tags. The above average snow pack last year continued to improve the level of the Great Salt Lake. The amount of snow we’ve received over the last two years has provided extra time to develop approaches to maintain this ecosystem. This water year does not yet look good as the snow pack is currently at 70%. It is still early in the year, and there are several snow storms in the cue, so this can change quickly. If the snowpack remains below average, we will get to see if the legislation passed a couple years ago was sufficient to provide water to users and protect this saline lake. Regardless, the last couple years have helped people understand the beneficial role the Great Salt Lake plays in air quality, our snow pack, hunting opportunities and the economic output of Utah. This year saw many purchases and easement granted for the purpose of wildlife conservation. The biggest of these may have been the 100-million-dollar purchase of the Kelly Parcel near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This land provides year around habitat for deer, elk, bison and antelope and will be added to Grand Teton National Park. There are some Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service plans put in place in the last year under the Biden administration that will likely be reversed by the Trump administration. These plans tilted toward the increased protection of habitat for game birds, animals and fish as well as threatened and endangered species. While this change is concerning, the political process is slow and has trended towards increased conservation. Furthermore, many of the most important conservation decisions and outcomes are local rather than national. That means if you want to have a positive effect on the outdoors your New Year resolution should be to volunteer for a local organization whose views align with yours. Finally, the last year brought forth more research indicating time outdoors improves one’s mental health. This is a great excuse, if you need one, to get out and hunt and fish as often as possible. At the very least, it’s a great justification to spend more time hiking with your spouse and dog. I hope everybody had a Merry Christmas and will have a great New Year.
Pakistan Launches Air Strikes On Militant Hideouts In AfghanistanNEW YORK (AP) — Gerard O'Keefe's 25 points helped Columbia defeat Merchant Marine 98-49 on Saturday. O'Keefe added five rebounds for the Lions (9-1). Blair Thompson scored 11 points while going 5 of 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and added six rebounds. Josiah Cunningham had nine points and went 3 of 6 from the field (1 for 4 from 3-point range). Drew Zalescik led the Mariners in scoring, finishing with 21 points and six rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .'Should have thought beyond politics': After Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra now slams Centre over Manmohan Singh's funeral