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4 Kohawks honored by Iowa Conference

Tue - 17 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Coe swimmer Ayaka Okamoto has been named the Female Athlete of the Week in the Iowa Conference.

Okamoto, a freshman from Tokyo, won five events for the Kohawks in two meets last week. She set school records in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke.

Farai Sewera was named the Wrestling Performer of the Week for winning the 165-pound title at the Luther Open Saturday. He dominated all five of his matches with two pins, a technical fall and two major decisions.

Brandon Abbas was named the Special Teams Performer of the Week in football. He was 7-for-7 on PATs and booted a career-best 42 yard field goal in a 52-14 victory over Buena Vista.

Collin Flynn was honored as the Performer of the Week in men's swimming. He won four events for the Kohawks last week.

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Staker succeeds dad as Coe football coach

Mon - 16 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Steve Staker has resigned as the Coe football coach after eight years and will be succeeded by his son Tyler Staker, athletic director John Chandler announced Monday afternoon.

“I feel the program needs to move forward with a new energy and leadership,” Steve Staker said.

Staker said he made the decision before the season, but waited to make the announcement. “With 17 active grandkids, this will allow me to be more involved in their many activities,” he remarked.

Staker retires as one of the best football coaches in school history after eight years as head coach and four previous years as an assistant. He finished with a 55-29 record, the third most wins in school history.

The Kohawks appeared in the NCAA Division III playoffs three times under Staker, including a victory over undefeated Saint John’s in the opening round of the 2009 playoffs.

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Oakland inherits firepower with Kohawks

Mon - 16 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

Nate Oakland found some nice presents waiting for him at Eby Fieldhouse when he became the women's basketball coach at Coe College this season.

Two of the brightest packages were Aleena Hobbs and Mickey Hansche, a pair of big scorers from last year's team, and they came along with Allie Wirth, Courteney McCrary, Jenna Lehman, Ashley Stulken, Jordan Holmes and others.

Former coach Randi Henderson left Oakland a nice array of talent when she left to become an assistant coach at North Carolina-Charlotte following an 18-9 campaign last year. Hobbs averaged 13.6 points and Hansche, one of the top 3-point shooters in the Iowa Conference, averaged 13.1 points while hitting an amazing 45.2 percent of her triples.

Wirth, an all-purpose point guard and the "glue" on the ballclub, led the club in rebounds and assists. Lehman averaged 6.0 points last year but could be in store for much more this year.

Hobbs, Hansche, Wirth and Lehman formed 80 percent of the normal starting lineup last season and give their new head coach a strong nucleus for his first team.

"We've got a couple that can really play, which is good," said Oakland, a former Coe assistant who was working at Wartburg when the call came. "Their experience has really shown early on in practice.

"Whether it's offense, whether it's defense, they have a pretty good understanding about what it takes to prepare to compete at a high level, so that helps a ton. To have leaders built in and to have experience built in, it's definitely been a big positive as we got started."

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Kohawks wallop Buena Vista in finale

Sat - 14 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

STORM LAKE - The Coe football team ended its 2015 campaign in style Saturday by whipping Buena Vista, 52-14, in an Iowa Conference game in Storm Lake.

The Kohawks finished the season with a 4-6 overall record and 3-4 mark in the league. Buena Vista finished at 1-9 overall and 0-7 in the conference.

Josh Rekers completed 25 of 32 passes for 301 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for Coe. He also ran for two touchdowns. Rekers finished the season with 205 completions, the second-best total in school history. Trevor Heitland caught nine passes for 91 yards for the Kohawks and Elijah Phillips made seven grabs for 94 yards. Heitland and Trevor Noble caught touchdown passes.

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Kohawks clubbed by No.24 Dubuque

Sat - 07 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Coe College will finish the 2015 season with a losing record.

That unhappy outcome was determined Saturday when the Kohawks fell to 24th-ranked Dubuque, 37-21, in an Iowa Conference game before 2,783 fans at Clark Field.

Coe fell to 3-6 overall and 2-4 in the conference heading into the season finale next Saturday at Buena Vista. This will be Coe's first losing season since 2008, which was Steve Staker's first year as head coach.

Staker has compiled a 54-29 record in eight seasons with the Kohawks.

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