December 2014 – Page 79 – Hays Post Archive

NW Kansas student a part of championship K-State crops team

Posted on December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

K-State News and Editorial Services

MANHATTAN – The Kansas State University Crops Team recently captured the title of national champion for the sixth year in a row. K-State teams have now won the collegiate crops contest championship in 13 of the past 16 years. To win the 2014 national title, the team won both the Kansas City American Royal Collegiate Crops Contest on Nov. 18 and the Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest on Nov. 22.

Official members of the K-State team were Sam Knauss, Paola; Tyler Herrs, Linn; and Ben Coomes, Girard — all juniors majoring in agronomy. Alternates for both contests were Samantha L’Ecuyer, Morrowville, sophomore in agronomy, and Michaela Simmelink, Downs, senior in animal sciences and industry. Hayden Guetterman, Bucyrus, sophomore in agronomy, was also an alternate in Kansas City.

At Kansas City, the K-State team placed first in all three phases of the contest: plant-and-seed identification, grain grading, and seed analysis. At Chicago, they were first in identification and grain grading, and second in seed analysis. Individually, the three K-State team members placed 1-2-3 in Kansas City, posting the highest team score since Texas Tech University in 1965 in this contest. All three were also in the top five in Chicago.

Sam Knauss led the K-State team with a first place sweep of both Kansas City and Chicago. In doing so, he also placed first in all three components in both contests, a result that has never been accomplished in the 81-year history of both contests. His total score of 1794 out of a possible 1800 in Kansas City was the highest individual performance there since 1965.

Ben Coomes was second overall in Kansas City and fifth in Chicago. He placed third in all three components in Kansas City. At Chicago, he was third in identification, fourth in grain grading, and fifth in seed analysis.

Tyler Herrs finished third in Kansas City and fourth in Chicago. At Kansas City, he placed second in identification and seed analysis and fourth in grain grading. At Chicago, he was fourth in identification and analysis and fifth in grain grading.

The team was coached by Kevin Donnelly, K-State professor of agronomy.

The American Royal coordinated the Kansas City contest, with CHS Foundation as the primary financial sponsor. Additional sponsors were the American Society of Agronomy, DuPont Pioneer, and the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association.

The primary sponsor of the Chicago contest was the CME Group. Additional donors in Chicago included the Crop Science Society of America, Growmark Cooperative, and the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists.

Locally, sponsors for the K-State Crops Team include the Kansas Crop Improvement Association, Department of Agronomy, and the K-State Student Government Association.

For its performance, K-State received a team scholarship award from contest sponsors at Kansas City, and CME Group provided individual scholarships to the top five students at Chicago.

Partly cloudy, mild Friday

Posted on December 5, 2014

Rain will end this morning, followed by light northwest winds and temperatures warming through the 50s this afternoon.

Today A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 55. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Areas of fog before noon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wichita university forms task force after attack

Posted on December 5, 2014

WIchita State Univ. president John Bardo

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The sexual assault and fatal burning of a woman near Wichita State University has contributed to the formation of a neighborhood task force.

KAKE-TV reports university President John Bardo announced the formation of the “Enough is Enough” task force on Thursday. He appointed Vice President Ted Aryes to lead the initiative, which will address safety issues in neighborhoods surrounding campus.

Thirty-six-year-old Letitia “Tish” Davis died Nov. 22 after suffering burns on more than half her body and cuts on her head. Twenty-six-year-old Cornell McNeal has been charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 14 attack.

The university has increased patrols on university property near the park where Davis was attacked.

Local organizations receive Kansas Health Foundation grant awards

Posted on December 5, 2014December 5, 2014

By KHI NEWS SERVICE

The Kansas Health Foundation has awarded more than $750,000 in grants for 41 projects across the state aimed at improving Kansans’ health.

The Wichita-based foundation, which also is the major source of funding for the Kansas Health Institute, gives up to $2 million a year in “recognition grants.” The competitive awards are made twice a year. Application deadlines for the two grant cycles are March 15 and Sept. 15. Any tax-exempt, nonprofit organization that meets the foundation’s guidelines is eligible to apply.

Recipients of awards in fall 2014 are:

• Aging Services Transformation Alliance (ASTRA), $24,342

• American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest, $25,000

• Argentine Neighborhood Development Association, $25,000

• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City, $25,000

• Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, $25,000

• Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan, $18,000

• Church of the Savior, $13,842

• City of Topeka Municipal Court, $25,000

• CLASS LTD, $10,454

• Communities in Schools of Wichita/Sedgwick County, $22,411

• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, $22,384

• Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Children, $10,000

• Douglas County, $15,000

• Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka, $11,441

• First Care Clinic of Ellis County, $3,696

• First Call for Help, $15,000

• Girls on the Run of the Flint Hills, $14,083

• Girls on the Run of Sedgwick County, $25,000

• Griots Storytelling Institute, $24,061

• Harvesters, $25,000

• Hesston College/Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, $24,440

• Interfaith Housing Services of Reno County, $25,000

• Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, $24,997

• Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, $25,000

• Kansas State Research and Extension, $6,000

• Kansas State University, $22,990

• Mo-Kan 20/20 Vision, $25,000

• Muscular Dystrophy Association of Johnson County, $10,000

• Pawnee County, $13,310

• Prairie Independent Living Resource Center of Hutchinson, $4,000

• Project Teen-Safe, $24,543

• Safehome, $25,000

• Stormont-Vail Foundation, $25,000

• TDC Learning Centers of Topeka, $25,000

• Topeka LULAC Multipurpose Senior Center, $22,000

• Union Rescue Mission, $12,932

• University of Kansas Center for Research, $25,000

• USD 289 Wellsville Public Schools, $2,000

• USD 489 Hays School District, $10,000

• William Inge Festival Foundation, $15,000

• Young Women’s Christian Association of Wichita, $22,156

More information about the projects is available on the Kansas Health Foundation website.

Kansas tax agency hires House committee chairman

Posted on December 5, 2014

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The retiring Taxation Committee chairman in the Kansas House has taken a job with the state Department of Revenue.

Department spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said Thursday that Republican Rep. Richard Carlson began working Monday as the agency’s legislative liaison.

Carlson is a 70-year-old farmer and rancher from St. Marys. He was first elected to the House in 2004 but opted not to seek re-election this year. His current, two-year term expires Jan. 12.

Koranda said the department thought Carlson’s expertise would be helpful in dealing with legislators. The $50,000-a-year liaison’s job previously was vacant.

As Taxation Committee chairman, Carlson helped push personal income tax reductions through the Legislature in 2012 and 2013. GOP Gov. Sam Brownback advocated the reductions as a way to stimulate the economy.

Kansas woman hospitalized after semi rear-ends SUV

Posted on December 5, 2014

LENEXA- A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just before 5 p.m. on Thursday in Johnson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 Peterbilt semi driven by Blackmore II, Robert Melvin Blackmore II, 55, Kansas City, was northbound on Interstate 35 at 87th Street in Lenexa.

A 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by Ana Maria Gomez-Martinez, 37, Kansas City was also northbound and slowed in response to traffic. The semi could not stop in time and rear-ended the Chevy.

Gomez-Martinez was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

The KHP reported both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident.

Chief: Tanker overturns in downtown Wichita

Posted on December 5, 2014

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita authorities say there are no major injuries and no environmental damage after a tanker overturned near downtown but didn’t spill its contents.

Acting Battalion Chief Chad Winton tells KAKE-TV the tanker on Thursday evening was carrying 5,000 gallons of an oil additive that isn’t very toxic. He says none of the substance spilled.

Witnesses say the tanker overturned while the driver attempted to make a U-turn.

The driver suffered minor injuries. The driver’s identity hasn’t been released.

No charges have been reported.

3 cities vie to make Obama best offer for library

Posted on December 5, 2014

JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press
KERRY LESTER, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three U.S. cities that President Barack Obama once called home are trying to outdo one another as the competition to host his future presidential library comes to a close.

Next week, a handful of Obama’s oldest friends and associates will start judging proposals from two Chicago universities and one each in New York and Honolulu. By the end of March, Obama and the first lady will announce the winner.

Knowing the future library will be a prominent tourist attraction and historical site, each community is offering Obama prime real estate, financial backing and grand visions for what his library could look like.

The Barack Obama Foundation has requested specifics on a host of items, including local zoning and transportation, architectural design and management plans.

Wichita State to study safety in neighborhood

Posted on December 5, 2014

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — After a Wichita woman was raped and burned to death in a nearby park, Wichita State University is planning to discuss safety and improvements in its sur
rounding neighborhoods.

University president John Bardo said Thursday he asked the school’s chief lawyer to convene a task force to study the issue. The work will start with the Fairmount Neighborhood south of campus, where Letitia Davis was assaulted and mortally wounded on Nov. 14.

But Bardo says other crimes such as assaults, car break-ins and other crimes have been reported, especially south of campus.

The Wichita Eagle reported Ted Ayres, the university’s general counsel, said he hopes to quickly set up a small task force that includes neighborhood, city and university personnel.

High School Scoreboard for 12/4/14

Posted on December 5, 2014

Boys
Area Scores
Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout
Hays 65, DeSoto 53
Garden City 57, Hays-TMP-Marian 46
Great Bend 67, Colby 41
Olathe North 46, Newton 34
Statewide Scores
Axtell 59, Marysville 47
Centralia 46, Valley Heights 45, OT
Christ Preparatory Academy 63, Kansas Deaf 13
Doniphan West 59, St. Joseph Christian, Mo. 50
Lawrence Free State 67, KC African Prep, Mo. 33
Mid-Buchanan, Mo. 81, Heritage Christian 64
Olathe North 46, Newton 34
Rock Creek 55, Wamego 52
Thayer Central, Neb. 59, Republic County 45
Tonganoxie 54, Baldwin 31

Flinthills Christian Tournament
Veritas Christian 72, Reno County Homeschool 41
Waverly Tournament
Cair Paravel 56, Burlingame 47

Girls
Area Scores
Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout
DeSoto 37, Hays 30
Garden City 46, Hays-TMP-Marian 38
Great Bend 54, Colby 47
Newton 63, Olathe North 29
Statewide Scores
Axtell 59, Marysville 47
Baldwin 65, Tonganoxie 36
Barstow, Mo. 50, KC Schlagle 47
Blue Valley Southwest 51, BV Northwest 48
Blue Valley Stillwell 37, Gardner-Edgerton 30
BV North 50, SM East 44
BV North 50, SM East 44
Doniphan West 36, St. Joseph Christian, Mo. 31
Highland Park 61, KC Washington 45
Mid-Buchanan, Mo. 42, Heritage Christian 28
Republic County 49, Thayer Central, Neb. 10
Riley County 56, BV Randolph 25
St. Thomas Aquinas 66, BV West 24
St. Thomas Aquinas 66, BV West 24
Valley Heights 66, Centralia 38
Wamego 54, Rock Creek 17
West Franklin 44, Mission Valley 36

Flinthills Christian Tournament
Veritas Christian 24, Reno County Homeschool 23
Waverly Tournament
Cair Paravel 55, Burlingame 14

Hays boys win, girls lose in Hays City Shootout opener

Posted on December 4, 2014December 5, 2014

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Girls: DeSoto 37 Hays 30
It looked like it just might happen. Starting the season on a 22 game losing streak, the Hays High Lady Indians to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter and expanded it to a 22-11 halftime advantage over DeSoto Thursday night. Hays took their biggest lead at 13 midway through the third quarter at 26-13, but DeSoto finally got shots to start falling. DeSoto outscored the Lady Indians 24-4 rest of the way to advance out of the first round of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout.

University of South Dakota signee Megan Bonar led the game in scoring with 17. Audra Schmeidler led the Indians with nine. Hays shot 35% from the floor but could not overcome their 27 turnovers, 18 coming in the second half.

Hays will play Colby in the consolation semi-final Friday at Hays Middle School at 6:30.

Boys: Hays 65 DeSoto 53
A new season with new faces for both Hays and Desoto led to a feeling out period over the first quarter of play Thursday night at Hays High School. After swapping the lead back and forth over the first four minutes of the game, Hays took a 10-8 lead and never trailed again. The Indians used a 11-3 run to grab their first double digit lead with 2:30 remaining before halftime, but didn’t score for the rest of the half and led 23-15 at the break.

Both teams started to find their touch in the third quarter as Hays outscored DeSoto 28-20 in the third quarter alone. Hays never led by less than 10 points rest of the game winning 65-53.

Cash Hobson scored a game high 17 in his first career start. Isaiah Nunnery scored 16 and Keith Dryden added 10 points.

Hays shot 42% from the field make 16 of 38 shots. DeSoto shot 43%, 20 of 46. Hays though created the scoring gap at the free throw line. The Indians made 22 of 44 free throws. DeSoto shot just 11 making 8.

Hays will play Great Bend Friday night at 8:15 in the semi-finals.

Hays Post News for 12-4-14

Posted on December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

No. 6 Mules pull away late to defeat FHSU

Posted on December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Central Missouri outscored Fort Hays State 13-4 over the final 3:31 Thursday night as they erase a seven-point second half deficit and defeat the Tigers 80-71 in front of 2,473 at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers led by five at the half and pushed the lead to seven on several occasions early in the second half , but an 11-2 run by the Mules gave them a 50-48 lead with 11:48 to play.

The Tigers rallied from a five-point deficit with a 7-2 run and tied the game 67-67 on a Royce Williams 3-pointer, but the Mules score the next four and would never trail again.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

The sixth-ranked Mules shoot 65-percent for the game including 7-of-10 from 3-point range. Rakeem Dickerson led UCM with a game-high 20 points.

The Tigers shoot 47-percent including 12-of-22 from beyond the arc but were out-rebounded by seven. Craig Nicholson led FHSU with 19 points. Dom Samac and Royce Williams both add 12.

Game Highlights

The loss snaps the Tigers four-game win streak and drops them to 4-3. The Mules have won 14 straight dating back to last year’s national championship run and improve to 8-0.

FHSU hosts Missouri Western at 4pm Saturday afternoon.