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Month: June 2011
Liebenthal Post Office Closed During Inquiry
The Liebenthal Post Office is closed, although residents don’t know why. The U.S. Postal Service says its inspection services division is conducting an inquiry into operations at the post office.
Pat Carver, owner of Pat’s Beef Jerky in Liebenthal, found out about the closing last week. About a third of the jerky Carver sells is mailed out, and for now Liebenthal residents must use the LaCrosse post office, 8 miles south.
The Liebenthal Post Office is operated by a contractor.
Larks Swept In Liberal
For a second night in a row a late rally by the Hays Larks falls short and they lose in Liberal. Last night Chandler-Gilbert’s Mackenzie Handel hit a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth but Hays falls short 7-6.
Handel was involved in what may have been the key play of the game. He was called out for interference in the seventh inning when Liberal second baseman Eddie Arroyo booted a grounder which would have scored two.
Handel and Southeastern Louisiana’s Cody Gougler both had three hits. Handel drove in three and new leads the team with 17 RBI’s. Howard Junior College’s Rick Stover hit a two-run homer. Chandler-Gilbert’s Malcom Purdy pitched two innings of relief and takes the loss.
The Larks are now 6-4 and 3-3 in the Jayhawk League. They return home tonight for a non-league game with Topeka before hitting the road this weekend for three in El Dorado. We’ll have tonight’s game on KAYS beginning at 6:40pm.
Monarchs Lose Two In Salina
The Hays Monarchs American Legion team dropped a pair in Salina last, losing 12-2 and 10-4 to the Falcons.
The Monarchs walked ten and hit two batters in the first game. Salina broke a 2-2 tie, scoring three runs without a hit in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good. Nick Hammeke had two doubles and a triple to lead the Monarchs. Nathan Zimmerman took the loss.
Salina had 12 hits in the second game. Nick Hammeke was the losing pitcher.
Herman In Top-15 At KGA Junior Amateur
Former Hays High standout Trey Herman is tied for 14th heading into Thursday’s final round of the Kansas Golf Association Junior Amateur at the Salina Municipal golf course.
The Fort Hays State signee followed up his opening round 70 with a one-under-par 69 Wednesday and is just six shots behind Sterling’s Michael Gellerman who sits atop the leaderboard at 7-under.
Nick VonLintel, who shot a 69 on Tuesday, fired a 3-over 73 in the second round and is nine shots back.
Skyler Tebo of Ellis is tied for seventh in the 15-year-old division. Tebo shot a 70 on Tuesday and a 76 Wednesday.
Royals Fall Short In Pitchers Dual
Former Central Missouri standout Josh Outman held Kansas City to four hits over seven innings as the Oakland Athletics edged the Royals 2-1 last night in Oakland.
Cliff Pennington and Daric Barton both hit RBI singles in the sixth and seventh inning off Royals starter Luke Hochevar who took a no-hitter into the sixth but falls to 4-7, allowing the two runs on five hits over seven innings. Outman struck out two and walked two.
Alcides Escobar extends his hit-streak to eight games, going 3-for-3 with a double. Alex Gordon drove in the Royals only run in the eighth.
Jeff Francis makes the start in the series finale this afternoon with Royals pre-game at 2 o’clock on KAYS.
Chance of Storms Thursday
Today: Scattered thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Southeast wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northeast. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind between 15 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Construction Rights Sold for FHSU Property
A foreclosure sale on property at Fort Hays State University yielded one bidder. Uniplace had the rights to build a housing project on the site where Agnew Hall was torn down.
Commerce Bank has foreclosed against Uniplace for default on Stadium Place Apartments and Paul Wertenberger Construction also filed against Uniplace. A representative of Paul Wertenberger made the bid of $1,000 during the sheriff’s sale Wednesday morning. The bid was accepted, allowing the company to construct the university’s housing project. Fort Hays general counsel Todd Powell says this housing will be slightly different than the apartments.
When the sheriff’s sale is held for the foreclosed apartments, Powell says the university will bid on the property.
Roberts Denies Six Nomination
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts has stated that he will not support the nomination of former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the nomination Thursday, and Roberts says he has urged other Senators to vote no. He didn’t give any specific reasons for his decision.
Ekey Park Improvements
Improvements are underway at Hays’ Ekey Park, 19th and Holmes, thanks to the Hays Sunrise Rotary Club. The group made a $2450 donation which has been matched by the city.
Director of Parks Jeff Boyle says more trees are being planted and will be watered by a new irrigation system. This is the first time the city is using its tree spade to transplant mature trees from its new tree farm which was started two years ago. More bench seating will also be added.
The Rotary Club members will spend Saturday morning assembling some new equipment they helped purchase.
Three Ellis County Residents Killed in Rush County Accident
Three men died Tuesday night in an accident on K-4 in Rush County. The accident occurred three miles east of the junction with Highway 183 at about 8pm.
According to the Highway Patrol, a westbound pickup tried to swerve to avoid a tractor that was turning left into a field, but hit the tractor driven by 83-year-old Donald Hardy of Bison.
The driver of the pickup, 55-year-old Raymond Redding of Hays was injured and taken to Hays Medical Center. The three passengers were killed, 47-year-old Jose Villarreal and 35-year-old Ricky Hernandez both of Ellis and 36-year-old David Florian of Hays. None of them were wearing seatbelts. The driver of the tractor also was taken to Hays Medical Center.
Larks Drop Opener In Liberal
The Liberal Bee Jays took advantage of a walk and a hit batter to score four runs in the third and that was all they would need as they defeat the Hays Larks 4-3 Tuesday night at Brent Gould Field in Liberal.
The Larks had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning then rallied for two in the seventh on RBI singles from Chandler-Gilbert CC’s Elvin Rodriguez and Southeastern Louisiana’s Cody Gougler. Sean Wilson had two hits and scored two runs.
Pima CC’s Jose Gomez took the loss despite strking out seven and walking just one. He allowed all four runs in three hits over four innings.
The Larks drop to 6-3 and 3-2 in the Jayhawk League where they fall into a second-place tie with the Bee Jays, a half-game behind Derby who beat El Dorado 4-2 Tuesday night. The Larks and Bee Jays close out the two-game series tonight.
Hays Monarchs Split With Dodge City
The Hays Monarchs American Legion baseball team split their doubleheader with Dodge City Tuesday night at the TMP Field. The Monarchs dropped the opener 17-15 then came back to win game two 7-1.
Krayton Werth allowed just one hit over six innings in the second game and picked up the win. He was also 3-for-4 at the plate with a two doubles a homer and four RBI’s. Dylan Gottschalk had a two hits including a double and scored two runs.
Jacob Fouts hit a grand slam in game one. Nick Hammeke had three hits and drove in three, Bryan Brungardt had two hits, drove in three and scored twice. Nathan Zimmerman also had two hits and scored twice.