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Month: May 2015

Three Tigers claim All-America honors Saturday at NCAA Outdoor Championships

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FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State had three athletes earn All-America status on Saturday (May 23) at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Allendale, Mich. Estefania Lopez and Madison Wolf finished second and fourth respectively in the women’s javelin, while Brady Tien took sixth in the men’s pole vault.

On her first attempt, Lopez broke the NCAA Championship site record with a throw of 170-feet, 8-inches. It passed the mark of 169-feet, 9-inches set by Linda Brivule of Abilene Christian in 2008. However, the record would not stand for long when Allison Updike of Azusa Pacific began her day as a member of the second flight of throwers. Updike posted a new record on her first attempt at 171-feet, 5-inches.

Madison Wolf took just one attempt to throw 161-feet, 4-inches and sit in third after the first flight of competition. No other throwers besides Updike in the second flight would top that effort in their first three attempts, leaving her in fourth going into the finals, where the field was reduced to nine throwers.

Megan Honas punched her ticket into the final round of throwers by hitting a personal best of 152-feet, 10-inches on her second attempt of the day. However, she would foul her next three throws and couldn’t top the mark on her sixth and final attempt of the day, leaving her just shy of All-America status in ninth. Just a sophomore, Honas continued to get stronger and stronger as the season progressed and she gave the Tigers three finishers in the Top 10 at nationals.

Gritting through a nagging injury, Wolf took one more attempt on the day in the finals and threw 162-feet, 6-inches, a new personal best to secure fourth place. Also just a sophomore, it was a two-place improvement for Wolf after finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships last year as a true freshman.

Lopez reached 170 feet one more time on her fourth attempt of the day, but could not top Updike for first place. Updike then left no doubt with an unbelievable toss of 181-feet, 10-inches to obliterate the NCAA Championship site record by over 12 feet. Lopez’s effort of 170-feet, 8-inches broke her own FHSU record in the new model javelin, set earlier this season. By finishing second, Lopez gave FHSU its third national runner-up in the event over the last four years (two times by Makayla McPhail – 2012 & 2013).

Brady Tien had a great day at the championships as well, securing All-America status by clearing 16-feet, 10.75-inches in the pole vault. He finished alone in sixth in the standings. He avoided elimination by clearing 16-feet, 2.75-inches on his third and final attempt at the height, then went on to clear 16-feet, 6.75-inches and 16-feet, 10.75-inches on his second attempts at each height. Tien could not clear 17-feet, 2.75-inches, which would have broken his school record, but he had already secured All-American status after three of the nine competitors missed at 16-feet, 10.75-inches. Tien grabbed the second All-America honor of his career at FHSU as he also finished sixth nationally in the 2014 indoor season.

Fort Hays State had three other athletes compete at the championships. On Thursday evening, Cory Keehn finished 17th in the men’s 10,000 meter run with a time of 31:10.51. On Friday, Danielle Berry finished 11th in the women’s high jump, clearing a height of 5-feet, 5-inches. On Saturday, Brenner Wells threw 192-feet, 1-inch in the men’s javelin to finish 17th.

FHSU student named to national council of student speech-language association

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Garrett Nathan (Photo courtesy FHSU Dept. of Communication Disorders)

FHSU University Relations

Garrett Nathan, an Omaha graduate student majoring in speech-language pathology at Fort Hays State University, has been named a councilor for Region 6 of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association.

As a regional councilor, he will serve on the National Executive Council of NSSLHA.

Region 6 is composed of student speech-language pathology, audiology, and communication science and disorder majors spanning across 24 universities. As a regional councilor, he will serve as the liaison between a seven-state region within the Midwest to listen, advocate and consult multiple NSSLHA chapters on a regular basis. As a member of the Executive Council, he will work together to make decisions that impact many students across the nation. His two-year term begins on July 1.

Dr. Fred Britten, professor of communication sciences and disorders, said Fort Hays State was fortunate to have a representative serving in this national role.

nssla logoAbout NSSLHA
Founded in 1972, the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association is the national organization for graduate and undergraduate students interested in the study of normal and disordered human communication. NSSLHA is the only official national student association recognized by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. NSSLHA has approximately 13,000 members with chapters at more than 300 colleges and universities. NSSLHA membership is available to any part-time, full-time, graduate or undergraduate student interested in the study of communication disorders. Students pursuing academic study as speech-language pathology assistants, students pursuing a doctorate of philosophy or doctorate of audiology, as well as students enrolled in a CSD program outside of the United States can be members of NSSLHA.

Judge orders trial for Kan. health attendant charged with murder

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A 49-year-old Eudora health care attendant has pleaded not guilty after a judge ordered him to stand trial for murder.

Ronald Eugene Heskett is charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the Sept. 11, 2014, asphyxiation death of 65-year-old Vance Moulton, who had cerebral palsy.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports Heskett was Moulton’s home health care provider, and contends the act was an assisted suicide.

Douglas County District Judge Peggy Kittel ruled Friday that there was probable cause a crime occurred and bound Heskett over for trial.

Heskett pleaded not guilty.

Kittel said she based her decision on testimony from a preliminary hearing, Heskett’s admission to assisting Moulton’s death, and “suspicious financial dealings that would give the defendant motive” to commit murder.

Marie Claire Day

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Marie Claire Day, infant daughter of Kassie Day, died Monday, May 18, 2015 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.

Claire photo newspaper

Claire was born February 5, 2015 in Hays. Survivors include her mother, Hays, a brother Miles Day, a sister Avery Day, grandparents Mike and Kim Thomason of Hays, great grandparents Sandra Herman of Ellis and Earl and Shirley Thomason of Hays.

She was preceded in death by a great grandfather August “Augie” Herman and a great great grandmother, Minnie Ashbaugh.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church, 2900 Hall Street, Hays. Burial will be in the Mt. Allen Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 until 7:00 pm at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine, and from 9:30 am until service time on Thursday at the church.

Memorials are suggested in Claire’s memory to the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Phyllis Van Allen

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Funeral service for longtime Sharon Springs, Kansas, resident Phyllis Van Allen, 96, will be held Tuesday, May 26 10:30 AM MT at United Methodist Church, Sharon Springs, Kansas.

Burial will be at Sharon Springs Cemetery.

Visitation will be Monday 3:00—6:00PM MT at Koons Funeral Home in Sharon Springs.

Memorials to United Methodist Church Building Fund or Wallace County Ambulance Association
may be left at the service or mailed to Koons Funeral Home, 211 N Main, Goodland, KS 67735-1555.

Online condolences to www.koonsfuneralhome.com.

Carolyn Kay Engel

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Carolyn Kay Engel, 73, Hays, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at her home.

She was born August 9, 1941 in Emmeram, Kansas the daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Karlin) Weigel. She graduated from Ellis High School in 1959.

Carolyn Engel

On May 27, 1967 she married Clayton J. Engel in Hays. He died April 17, 2011. She was a homemaker and previously worked at the Ellis County Noxious Weed Dept., Baxter Laboratories Travenol, and cleaning houses. She was a member of St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church and a past member of the Daughters of Isabella. She enjoyed polka music, her granddog Maggie, and spending time with her husband, children, and extended family.

Survivors include a son Cliff Engel of Hays, a daughter Crystal Quint and her husband Terry of Hays, a brother Dan Weigel and Trudy Padon of Lakewood, CO, three sisters, Gloria Withers and husband Dean of Denver, Judy Chesney and husband Bob of Woodston, and Sandy Leiker and husband Ernie of Munjor, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister and brother in law Shirley and Alvin Braun, and three nephews and a niece.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, 2901 E. 13th. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 pm on Monday and from 9:00 am until 9:45 Tuesday, all at the Hays Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1906 Pine. A parish vigil service will be at 7:00 pm on Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials are suggested to St. Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church or to Hospice of Hays Medical Center, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left for the family at www.haysmemorial.com.

Drenching rains green pastures, bode well for Kan. herd expansion

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ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Drenching rains in recent weeks across the nation’s major livestock-grazing regions are greening pastures just as ranchers move cattle out for summer.

The annual rite of driving cattle out to pasture comes as ranchers try to rebuild herds that were decimated when they sold off much of their livestock because of drought-shriveled pastures and skyrocketing hay prices.

All the rain lately bodes well for the continued expansion of the nation’s cattle herd.

That also bodes well for consumers’ pocketbooks, with experts saying beef prices will come down from the record prices now averaging $6.08 a pound for the all-fresh beef.

Morales homers twice, drives in 5 runs in Royals’ victory

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit two home runs and had five RBIs, Chris Young gave up six hits in six innings and the Kansas City Royals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Friday night.

The Royals improved to 27-14, the best record in the majors, while the Cardinals dropped to 27-15, best in the National League.

Morales, who leads the American League with 37 RBIs, hit a three-run homer with two out in the first. He homered again in the third with Lorenzo Cain aboard for his 13th multihomer game. The five RBIs matched a Royals’ season high.

Young (4-0) got 13 flyball outs and struck out two. In Young’s four starts, he has allowed one earned run in 22 1-3 innings (0.40 ERA).

Royals starters Young, Edinson Volquez, Yordano Ventura and Jeremy Guthrie have combined to throw 26 shutout innings while allowing 18 hits in the past four games.

HHS qualifies 12, TMP four for state track meet

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Hays High qualified five boys and seven girls while TMP-Marian qualified two boys and two girls for next week’s state track and field meet in Wichita. The Indian girls finished in fourth place at Friday’s Holcomb 4A regional, scoring 46 points while the Indian boys finished seventh with 34 points. The Monarch boys finished ninth with 26 points while the girls finished 12th with 17.

Holcomb Track Results

Hays High had one first place finish. The 4×800 meter relay team of Summer Smith, Marie Reveles, Courtney Green and Haley George brought home gold. Smith also qualified in the 800 meters (2:32.50) with a fourth place finish. Kali Pitcock qualified in two events, finishing third in both the 100 meters (12.80) and 100 meter hurdles (15.70). Lexi Summers finished third in the triple jump (35-03.75) and Mattie Schlaefli was fourth in the javelin (116-6).

Maddux Winter and Hayden Kreutzer led the Hays High boys with second place finishes. Winter in the 110 meter hurdles (15.40) and Kreutzer the pole vault (14.06.00). Shane Berens finished third in the discus (154-6) and Brandon Hardwick was third in the shot put (49-1). Peyton Harris also qualified in the discus with a fourth place finish (147-0).

Melissa Pfeifer led the TMP-Marian girls, winning the 800 meters (2:26.50). Alicia Lechman finished second in the 3200 meters (13:13.6). Eduardo Gonzales led the TMP boys with a second place finish in the 100 meters (11.00). Andrew Hess was third in the 3200 meters (10:27.6).

Kiwanis Club continues to plant patriotism across Hays

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By AMY BALTODANO
Hays Post

The Hays Kiwanis Club’s flag project has been around since 2000 and is going strong, planting patriotism across the community several holiday weekends each year.

Eagle Radio Staff
Eagle Radio of Hays donated $1,400 Friday to support the Hays Kiwanis Club Flag Project.

“We heard about a flag project, and we checked into it and the board decided to go ahead with it,” said co-chair Jerry Ubert, a member for 31 years.

When the club began the project, it started with 71 flags and three routes. Today, the group plants 1,000 flags along 20 routes.

The Hays Kiwanis Club modeled their idea after the Elkhart Kiwanis Flag Project. According to Ubert, there are “at least a dozen other communities across the state that participate in the Flag Project and all have had success with it.”

Kiwanis members place flags in yards on five different holidays: Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veteran’s Day.

“The other factor is we provide the service so they get more bang for the buck, so we put the flag out and they show the patriotism,” Ubert said.

The project has a number of different businesses who are interested and will be participating in this event. On Friday, Eagle Radio of Hays donated $1,400 to the Kiwanis Club to support the Flag Project.

On Memorial Day, tune into Mix103 FM from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a special Memorial Day Program, hosted by Nick Jonas.

“It’s just to show pride in the community. The nice deal about our deal is for the price, a person doesn’t have to go out to buy a flag, they don’t have to buy a closet rod, they don’t have to  remember what day or anything we take care of all that,” Ubert said.

They club will put up the flag at sunrise and take it down at sunset. They usually have around 40 volunteers to help out.

To volunteer or for more information, call Ubert at James Motor Co, (785) 625-3481.

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