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FHSU softball splits doubleheader with Northwest Missouri State

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Fort Hays State split with Northwest Missouri State to close out its 10-game homestand on Saturday (April 4).  The Tigers finished the weekend with a 7-1 loss in game one to NWMSU before claiming a 5-1 win in game two.

FHSU (21-16, 12-8 MIAA) hits the road to begin a 10-game stretch of games away from Tiger Stadium, beginning with a doubleheader on Friday at Emporia State.

Northwest Missouri State 7, Fort Hays State 1
Fort Hays State hung tough, but a late push by Northwest Missouri State dealt the Tigers a 7-1 loss in game one.

Paxton Duran (10-8) was tagged for the loss, giving up seven runs (five earned) over 5.1 innings pitched.  Duran struck out five and walked eight before Sarah Cochran entered to throw the final 1.2 innings.  Cochran finished with one hit allowed and two strikeouts.

Rilee Krier was a perfect 3-for-3 in the game with a stolen base, while Mackenzie Villarreal had two hits and a walk. Amanda Vaupel had the Tigers’ only RBI with a seventh inning single.

Early runs hurt the Tigers, as NWMSU loaded the bases in the first two innings and had runs come home on walks, putting the score at 2-0.

From there, both teams threatened on the offensive end, including bases loaded situations for the Tigers in the second and fourth innings, before the Bearcats tacked on five more runs in the sixth.

Down to its last chance, FHSU rallied with two outs to get on the board, but could muster just one run in the final innings.  After Tori Beltz singled to right and was replaced by Gabrielle Sandoval as a pinch runner, Samantha Villarreal singled to move Sandoval to second.  Vaupel followed with a line drive single to right center, scoring Sandoval.

Fort Hays State 5, Northwest Missouri State 1
Down early, the Tigers used a four-run fifth inning to rally past Northwest Missouri State and claim a 5-1 win for the split.

Kelsey Kimminau (9-7) threw all seven innings, giving up just one run with two strikeouts in the win.

Kylie Strand, Samantha Villarreal, Mackenzie Villarreal and Krier each had two hits for FHSU, including doubles from Strand and Villarreal.  Vaupel’s lone hit of the game was her sixth home run of the season

NWMSU again took an early 1-0 lead, using an RBI double in the second from Kendle Schieber to score Baylee Scarbrough.

FHSU tied it in the fourth behind Mackenzie Villarreal’s RBI single. Samantha Villarrreal led off the inning with a double down the right field line prior to Madision Putman replacing her as a pinch runner.  With one out, Mackenzie Villarreal drove a 3-2 pitch on the ground into left field, where it skipped past NWMSU’s Lea Crouse and allowed Putman to score.

The Tigers took the lead in the fifth, stringing together six hits for four runs in the inning.  After Erin Elmore reached on a fielder’s choice and Beltz singled to left with two outs, Samantha Villarreal came through with an RBI single up the middle, plating Elmore.  With two Tigers on base for Vaupel, the senior took the first pitch she saw over the fence in left center for three more runs, making it 5-1.

The Bearcats threated in the seventh, loading the bases thanks to three FHSU errors in the inning, but the Tigers regrouped and hung on for the win.

Edmond Gary Berndt

Edmond Gary Berndt, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in Upper Arlington, Ohio. He was born on April 28, 1942 in Colby, Kansas, the son of Edmond and Arlene Gfeller Berndt. A resident of Upper Arlington, Ohio for 35 years moving from Edmonton, Oklahoma, he was a Managing Annuity Assets Officer for Nationwide Insurance.

He was a member of the Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio and was very active working with Alcoholics Anonymous helping recovering alcoholics.

Survivors include his Two Nephews – Dale Manke of Bucklin, Kansas and Kurt Manke of Bucklin, Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his Parents and One Sister – Carolyn Manke.

Graveside Services will be held at the Scott County Cemetery in Scott City, Kansas at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2015 with the Rev. Warren Prochnow presiding.

Memorials may be given to the Edmond Berndt Memorial Fund.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas.

Marc R. Kessler

Marc R. Kessler, age 61, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at his home in Scott County, Kansas. He was born on October 12, 1953 in North Island, California, the son of Hilary G. Kessler and Donnis D. Neuenschwander. A resident of Scott County, Kansas since 2007 moving from Oklahoma, he was a farmer.

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Survivors include his Two Sons – Kristopher Kessler of Hiawatha, Kansas, Jason Kessler of Denver, Colorado, One Daughter – Jill Kessler of Denver, Colorado, Father – Hilary & Connie Kessler of Scott City, Kansas, Two Sisters – Jana Harkness of Garden City, Kansas, Lori Montgomery of Atlanta, Georgia and Nine Grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his Mother and One Son – Brent Kessler.

Memorial Services will be held at the Price & Sons Funeral Home in Scott City, Kansas at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015.

Memorials may be given to the Park Lane Nursing Home in care of Price & Sons Funeral Home.

There will be no calling times.

Kansas water forum targets pumping in Colorado

ST. FRANCIS, Kan. (AP) — A meeting is planned for this week in Kansas to discuss concerns about using water pumped from the Ogallala Aquifer in northeast Colorado to help satisfy streamflow requirements on the Republican River.

The Salina Journal reports that the gathering Tuesday in St. Francis will include Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback along with agriculture and water officials.

Rep. Rick Billinger, a Goodland Republican, aims to gather input on the pumping project and “possible ways to preserve the Ogallala for future users.” He says the pumping project benefits the river’s north fork, which doesn’t enter Kansas until it reaches Jewell County, in the north-central part of the state. The south fork dips into Kansas through Cheyenne County and flows back into Nebraska.

Two similar augmentation projects just ceased in western Nebraska.

HHS girls soccer wins finale at McPherson Invitational

The Hays High girls soccer team closed out play at the McPherson Invitational with a 2-0 win over Augusta in the seventh place match Saturday afternoon. Tressa Becker scored the Indians first goal with 7:31 to play in the first half. Talyn Kleweno scored the second on an assist from Brooke Russell with 21:42 to play in the second half.

The Indians outshot Augusta 11-0 as they improve to 1-3 on the season.

Talyn Kleweno was named to the all-tournament team.

Kansas woman charged in $100K merchandise theft case

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A suburban Kansas City woman is charged with stealing more than $100,000 in merchandise.

The Kansas City Star  reports that a single theft charge was filed Friday against 45-year-old Kelli Jo Bauer. Police have carted off multiple vans full of suspected stolen goods from her $900,000 home in an upscale Overland Park development.

The Johnson County district attorney’s office says police began investigating after they learned Bauer was selling “high-end” women’s clothing on Facebook swap-and-shop sites. A police spokesman says it probably will take several weeks for the items to be cataloged to determine their value.

Defense attorney Scott Gyllenborg requested a reduction of her $50,000 bond at a hearing Friday. Magistrate Judge Dan Vokins set several conditions before lowering her bond to $20,000.

Kansas woman to be resentenced for using a car to kill a man

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman will be resentenced for using a car to strike and kill the father of her child.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a Kansas Court of Appeals panel on Friday vacated a 25-year sentence for Jennifer Bennett. She was 23 in September 2012 when she drove a car over a sidewalk and into a yard. Martin Dunn was struck and died from his injuries.

She pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree murder and agreed to an upward departure sentence. The Court of Appeals found the district court erred in not telling Bennett about her right to have a jury decide whether the upward sentence was justified.

The case was remanded to Montgomery County District Court for resentencing.

21-year-old man to be tried in drug-related Kan. killing

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 21-year-old northeast Kansas man will stand trial in October in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a Shawnee County judge determined Friday there was enough evidence for Kelsey Lee Fairchild, of Overbrook, to be tried for first-degree murder in the killing of Colton Chad Christenson. The judge also certified Fairchild to be tried on robbery, assault and marijuana possession counts.

Seventeen-year-old Anthony Bond Massengill testified there was a struggle when Fairchild tried to get out of Christenson’s car without paying $500 for marijuana. Massengill, who hasn’t been charged, said Fairchild shot Christenson with a revolver.

The car traveled about 15 feet before crashing into a home’s front porch. Christenson was pronounced dead at a hospital. No one inside the home was injured.

4.2 earthquake recorded in Oklahoma, felt in Kansas

CRESCENT, Okla. (AP) — More than a dozen small to moderate earthquakes have been recorded in Oklahoma since Friday afternoon, including one with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 that was felt in Kansas and Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake occurred at 8:21 a.m. Saturday 12 miles north of Crescent, about 45 miles north of Oklahoma City. Residents about 270 miles north in Topeka, Kansas, and about 240 miles south in Dallas reported feeling the quake.

Logan County Sheriff’s Sgt. Greg Valencia says there are no reports of damage or injury.

The earthquakes began shortly before 4 p.m. Friday and ranged from a magnitude 2.7 to the 4.2, with at least two recorded at magnitude 3.7.

Geologists say damage is not likely in earthquakes below magnitude 4.0

Supreme Court ruling gives Kan. painkiller deaths case new life

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year has breathed new life into the case of a former Kansas doctor and his wife convicted for a moneymaking conspiracy at a pain clinic linked to 68 overdose deaths.

Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, were convicted in 2010 of conspiracy to commit health care fraud resulting in those deaths, unlawfully prescribing drugs, health care fraud and money laundering. Schneider was sentenced to 30 years and his wife 33 years.

Their attorneys are seeking a new trial or sentencing after the high court ruled in a separate case that the victim’s drug use had to be the actual cause of death, not merely a contributing factor.

A Kansas federal judge is considering a string of filings on the issue that culminated on Thursday.

Kan. Jewish center slaying suspect to keep attorneys ‘for now’

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A white supremacist from Missouri accused of killing three people at two Kansas Jewish centers says he will keep his court-appointed attorneys “for now.”

The Kansas City Star reports Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. told a Kansas judge on Friday he didn’t think he could get a fair trial unless he represents himself, but would think about it a little longer.

The 74-year-old, also known as Frazier Glenn Cross, is accused of killing 69-year-old Dr. William Lewis Corporon and his 14-year-old grandson, Reat Griffin Underwood, who were at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City on April 13, 2014, for a singing contest audition.

He also is accused of fatally shooting 53-year-old Terri LaManno, who was visiting her mother at a Jewish retirement home in nearby Overland Park.

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