Ralph R. Wasinger, age 75, of Hays, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2014, at Hays Medical Center.
Memorial Mass will be 10 am Saturday, Sept 26, 2015 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Inurnment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Gathering of family and friends will be Saturday 9 am until service time at the church.
Arrangements in care of Brock’s-Keithley Funeral Chapel and Crematory, 2509 Vine, Hays, KS 67601.
By RON WILSON
Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
From Cheney to Louisburg. The distance between those two small Kansas towns is approximately halfway across the state. During the college football season of 2015, there was a key play involving players from those two small towns that made for one of the most exciting finishes in early season games. Can small town athletes succeed at the college level? That’s the subject of today’s Kansas Profile.
Joe Hubener and Kody Cook are key players on the K-State football team. Both were outstanding high school athletes, but like many players from small town Kansas, they did not get lots of recruiting offers from high major colleges.
Joe Hubener comes from Cheney, west of Wichita. His parents both attended K-State. In high school, Joe lettered in football, basketball, and track. He even made the top five as a javelin thrower during the state track meet. In football, he played various positions such as wide receiver, defensive back, and backup quarterback, but he never started a game as quarterback during his high school career.
Joe decided to walk-on for football at K-State. The coaches recognized that he was an excellent athlete with that strong arm which had helped him do so well throwing the javelin. Joe became a quarterback and served as the primary backup during the 2014 season.
After a very competitive spring and fall practice period in 2015, Joe lost the starting nod at quarterback to another young man. But on the very first play of the very first game of the fall season, that young man was injured.
As they say in football, Next Man Up. Joe Hubener was suddenly pressed into service as the quarterback. He led the team to victory in that game and the next.
One of his wide receivers is Kody Cook. Kody is also a small-town Kansas kid, having grown up at Louisburg in Miami County south of Kansas City. Like Joe Hubener, Kody’s father attended K-State as well.
Kody was also an outstanding high school athlete, having lettered in football, baseball, and basketball. In football, he played quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back. As a senior, he led his team to an undefeated season and a state championship, becoming the most valuable player of the state championship game.
Kody opted for community college after high school and had two excellent seasons at Hutchinson. In fact, during the Salt City Bowl during his last year, he moved from the receiver position to quarterback during the second quarter and threw for 272 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for another score. He was named the Salt City Bowl MVP.
Even so, he was still not getting scholarship offers from high major schools. Kody decided to walk-on at K-State and became a full-time wide receiver. After a redshirt season, he started 11 games in 2014.
There are several similarities between these young men. Both came from small Kansas towns, both began as walk-ons, both have become key contributors in college and both were voted player representatives in 2015.
On the third weekend of the fall 2015 football season, Joe Hubener and Kody Cook got the start at their respective positions. K-State was playing a surprisingly tough Louisiana Tech team. The game went back and forth. Kody Cook had a career day with three receptions in regulation but the game went into overtime.
In the third overtime period, K-State was penalized for an illegal block and was facing a third down and 17 yards to go at the opponent’s 31 yard line. Quarterback Joe Hubener saw the young man from Louisburg dashing down the middle of the field. He threw a strike to Kody Cook who rolled into the end zone with what would be the winning touchdown.
It had to be a proud moment for those from the rural communities of Cheney, population 1,807, and Louisburg, population 2,668 people. Now, that’s rural.
From Cheney to Louisburg. That’s not just a journey across Kansas. It was players from those two towns who made the winning play in this remarkable contest. Can small town athletes succeed at the college level? Joe Hubener and Kody Cook’s performance suggests that they can.
Phillipsburg resident Gloria Goodale passed away Sept. 9, 2015 at the Logan Manor Nursing Home in Logan, KS at the age of 91.
She was born in Phillips County on Sept. 8, 1923 to Robert Scott & Mary Jane (Morger) Good.
Her sons, Michael and Robert Erickson, and husband, Leo Goodale, preceded her in death.
Gloria is survived by her daughters, Sharon Broyles of Lenora, KS and Linda McGarry of Sun Prairie, WI; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a stepson, Jim Goodale, of Denver, CO; her brother, Melvin Good of Colorado; and adopted daughter, Sylvia Swarts of Phillipsburg, KS.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the United Presbyterian Church, Phillipsburg, with Pastor Chris Davis officiating.
Friends may sign the book on Thursday & Friday, Sept. 24 & 25, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel in Phillipsburg.
Memorial contributions may be given to the United Presbyterian Church or Hospice Services. Online condolences to www.olliffboeve.com.
Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, Phillipsburg, is in charge of arrangements.
GARDEN CITY- Law enforcement authorities in Finney County are investigating a teenager involved in an alleged aggravated kidnapping.
On Wednesday, Garden City Police reported in a media release that just after 10p.m. on Monday, officers were dispatched to the 2100 Block of Comanche Drive after report of a man armed with a knife threatening family members.
When Officers arrived on scene the suspect, Logan Kessler, 18, Garden City, was located and taken into custody without incident and a knife was recovered.
The investigation revealed there have been ongoing issues of domestic violence between the suspect and the victim since mid-September.
Kessler is being held in the Finney County jail and could face the possible charges of Criminal Threats, Domestic Battery Assault, Criminal Restraint and Aggravated Kidnapping.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. All times eastern:
Watch the Pope’s arrival at the White House here
10:15 a.m.
President Barack Obama and Pope Francis had a private meeting in the Oval Office.
Their meeting followed an elaborate welcome ceremony for Francis on the South Lawn of the White House that took place under sunny, blue skies in front of some 15,000 onlookers.
After the ceremony, Obama led Francis into the White House. They reappeared on a balcony and waved to the throngs huddled on the lawn and walked along the colonnade and past the famed Rose Garden on the way to the president’s office.
Each leader addressed the contentious climate change issue in brief remarks to the crowd. It’s one of several issues on which they agree and a likely topic of discussion in their meeting.
Another likely topic is the restoration of full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. Francis acted as something of a go-between for the longtime foes.
9:45 a.m.
The pope says climate change is an urgent problem that “can no longer be left to a future generation.”
Francis waded into that hot-button political issue in remarks at the White House, where President Barack Obama and a crowd of thousands welcomed him.
The pope praised Obama for focusing on the environment and the need to cut air pollution, calling it “encouraging.”
Francis cast climate change as a peril to what he called our “common home” in a speech that also called for safeguarding religious liberty and rejecting discrimination.
On climate change, he says time remains to make changes that are needed but also warns that “we are living at a critical moment of history.”
Climate change is one of several issues on which the pope and the president agree, though Republicans in Congress have blocked many of Obama’s efforts to address the issue by law.
Francis is on his first visit to the U.S.
9:30 a.m.
President Barack Obama is commending Pope Francis for “shaking us out of complacency” and giving people confidence to pursue a world that is more loving, just and free.
Obama is speaking at a crowded welcome ceremony for the pope on the South Lawn of the White House. The president says the excitement surrounding the pope’s visit must be attributed not only to his role as head of the Catholic Church, but also Francis’ humility and generosity of spirit.
Obama is singling out the pope’s call for focusing on the poor and the marginalized, including refugees fleeing war and immigrants in search of a better life. He’s also highlighting the pope’s call for protecting the planet and supporting communities vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
The president is thanking the pope for his support for efforts to normalize relations between the U.S. and Cuba.
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9:20 a.m.
The Obamas and a crowd of thousands are welcoming the pope to the White House.
After lingering with young people outside the Vatican’s diplomatic mission, Francis arrived at the White House for a welcome on the South Lawn heralded by the call of bugles and snappy salutes. Under sunny skies, the crowd of invited guests, military personnel and officials gathered for remarks by President Barack Obama and the pope. The president and his wife, Michelle, greeted him when he emerged from his Fiat, his modest vehicle of choice.
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9 a.m.
Before leaving for the White House, Pope Francis took his time greeting schoolchildren outside the Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Washington where he spent the night.
The children hugged him, took picture and waved Holy See flags. They were dressed to the nines, some in school uniforms. The pope lingered in conversation with some, and patted heads.
Aside from his bodyguards, Francis is accompanied by Monsignor Mark Miles, his trusty English translator, but he didn’t seem to need his services.
Francis greeted the kids before getting into his car to travel to the White House for his meeting with President Barack Obama.
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8:50 a.m.
Minutes before Pope Francis was to arrive at the White House, President Barack Obama tweeted a welcome message to him.
Here’s what Obama’s tweet says: “Welcome to the White House, @Pontifex!” — that’s the pope’s Vatican Twitter feed.
Obama says that Francis’ “messages of love, hope and peace have inspired us all.”
Obama went to a military airport in Maryland to greet the pope for his U.S. arrival Tuesday.
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8:40 a.m.
Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and other religious leaders are at the White House to help welcome Pope Francis.
But some Jews are missing out on the excitement.
Francis’ visit to the White House coincides with Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews. They spend the day repenting and atoning for any sins.
The holiday began at sundown Tuesday and ends at sundown Wednesday — hours after the pope will have left the White House.
The White House says the invitation-only crowd of some 15,000 also includes people who don’t lead religious groups or aren’t connected with faith-based organizations but who just have “a great regard for the pope and his message.”
Observant Jews can participate in some of the pope’s other events in the nation’s capital, such as his address at the Capitol on Thursday.
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8:30 a.m.
Raeann Meier and Mary Darnell are among the lucky ones to land tickets for Thursday’s papal mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Meier, who’s from Round Hill, Virginia, won a pair of tickets in her church lottery and is bringing fellow parishioner Darnell.
Meier says of Francis: “There is just no pope like this one.” She says “Jesus hung out with the dregs — the tax collectors, the prostitutes” and “that’s the way this pope is.”
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7:50 a.m.
An elaborate welcoming ceremony full of American pomp and pageantry awaits Pope Francis when he goes to the White House.
The pope is scheduled to arrive by motorcade at about 9 a.m., his car pulling slowly up the South Lawn driveway to a red carpet, where President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will be waiting to greet him.
In front of an estimated 15,000 people who were invited by the White House to witness the historic moment, Obama will then lead Francis to a dais decked out with even more red carpet and red, white and blue bunting, and ringed by military color guards. The Vatican and American national anthems will play. Obama will deliver a welcome address to the pope, followed by the pope’s address.
Francis will also receive a thunderous 21-gun salute.
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7:05 a.m.
The morning light is just hitting the streets surrounding the National Mall in Washington, and already there’s a buzz of pope-related activity.
People hoping to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis during a late morning parade are lining up for a coveted spot along the route.
Police and the Secret Service are enforcing road closures in the area and directing foot traffic.
The parade is the only nonticketed event during the pope’s visit to the capital, and a big crowd is expected.
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6:30 a.m.
As a head of state, Pope Francis officially is in the U.S. on what’s known as a “state visit.”
But the formal ceremony Wednesday morning on the White House South Lawn will be slightly different from most state arrival ceremonies.
For one thing, President Barack Obama and Francis will not review the troops, as presidents do with other visiting leaders. That’s because the pontiff controls no armed forces.
Nor will Francis return to the White House in the evening as the guest at a lavish state dinner, one of the highlights of most state visits.
That’s largely because of Francis’ busy schedule.
The pope is spending the rest of the day with Roman Catholic bishops and other church officials and celebrating Mass at Catholic University.
By DAVE RANNEY
A proposal that would allow mental health treatment facilities to hold in-crisis patients for up to 72 hours without their consent will be discussed Wednesday during a Kansas Mental Health Coalition meeting. The discussion is scheduled at Valeo Behavioral Health Center, 330 SW Oakley Ave., in Topeka.
“We are entering the season where we start developing our policy recommendations for the coming year, so this will fit right into that,” said Amy Campbell, the group’s executive director. The proposal, which is still in draft form, is meant to give communities the option of setting up crisis-stabilization programs for people with serious and persistent mental illnesses who refuse treatment. The programs would be separate from those for voluntary patients.
Under current law, involuntary patients cannot be held for more than 24 hours — 48 hours on a weekend — without first being taken to court and having a judge decide whether they pose a danger to themselves or others.
Oftentimes, these patients remain in jail or are taken to the state hospitals in Larned or Osawatomie because they are in crisis, uncooperative and have nowhere else to go.
The proposal is meant to provide treatment for people who’ve not committed a serious crime without exposing them to the courts, jail or a state hospital. Some advocates for the mentally ill are expected to raise concerns about the proposal being used to hold people against their will.
Dave Ranney is a reporter for Heartland Health Monitor, a news collaboration focusing on health issues and their impact in Missouri and Kansas.
Both the Hays High and TMP-Marian volleyball teams move up three spots in their respective classes in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association rankings released Wednesday. The Indians jump to No. 5 in 4A Division 1 while the Monarchs are up to No. 2 in 4A Division 2. La Crosse holds at No. 3 in 1A Division 1.
Complete rankings below…
Class 6A
1. Olathe Northwest 13-1 (1)
2. Shawnee Mission East 12-1 (3)
3. Olathe East 12-4 (2)
4. Derby 16-2 (5)
5. Blue Valley 9-7 (7)
6. Blue Valley North 9-3 (4)
7. Wichita East 8-2 (9)
8. Washburn Rural 7-3 (6)
9. Manhattan 9-6 (10)
10. Shawnee Mission West 9-5 (NR)
Class 5A
1. St. James Academy 18-1 (1)
2. Shawnee Heights 15-1 (3)
3. St. Thomas Aquinas 12-3 (2)
4. Blue Valley West 17-2 (4)
5. Lansing 11-2 (5)
6. Goddard-Eisenhower 10-2 (8)
7. Emporia 12-2 (10)
8. Newton 13-3 (6)
9. Blue Valley Southwest 8-4 (NR)
10. Pittsburg 10-3 (NR)
Class 4A – Division 1
1. Topeka-Hayden 14-3 (1)
2. McPherson 11-1 (3)
3. Bishop Miege 9-6 (2)
4. Louisburg 17-7 (4)
5. Hays 8-0 (8)
6. Basehor-Linwood 15-4 (9)
7. Abilene 12-4 (5)
8. Andale 14-4 (7)
9. Rose Hill 12-5 (6)
10. DeSoto 15-7 (NR)
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Rock Creek 14-1 (2)
2. Thomas More Prep-Marian 13-2 (5)
3. Holcomb 10-2 (6)
4. Holton 10-6 (1)
5. Frontenac 10-4 (3)
6. Clay Center 11-6 (8)
7. Clearwater 8-3 (NR)
8. Pratt 15-7 (9)
9. Smoky Valley 10-4 (10)
10. Goodland 10-4 (NR)
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 15-1 (1)
2. Douglass 8-0 (3)
3. Garden Plain 12-0 (4)
4. Southeast of Saline 9-2 (6)
5. Beloit 14-2 (5)
6. Nemaha Central 11-1 (7)
7. Wichita Collegiate 9-3 (8)
8. Hesston 12-1 (2)
9. Burlington 10-5 (9)
10. Maur Hill-Mt. Academy 12-3 (NR)
Class 2A
1. Central Plains 13-0 (1)
2. Spearville 12-2 (2)
3. St. Mary’s Colgan 15-2 (3)
4. Washington County 10-2 (6)
5. Valley Falls 14-2 (8)
6. South Central 14-3 (4)
7. Kiowa County 12-1 (7)
8. Bishop Seabury 13-4 (5)
9. Smith Center 10-4 (9)
10. Olpe 8-3 (10)
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 13-0 (1)
2. Centralia 16-1 (2)
3. LaCrosse 13-1 (3)
4. Hoxie 14-0 (4)
5. Waverly 13-4 (5)
6. St. Paul 11-2 (6)
7. Hanover 14-4 (8)
8. Dighton 11-5 (7)
9. Immaculata 7-2 (9)
10. Flinthills 15-2 (10)
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 13-3 (1)
2. Axtell 9-3 (2)
3. Northern Valley 8-5 (3)
4. Wheatland-Grinnell 9-2 (4)
5. Logan 11-1 (5)
6. Attica 11-3 (6)
7. South Barber 10-4 (NR)
8. Fowler 7-3 (8)
9. Golden Plains 8-3 (9)
10. Sylvan-Lucas 8-1 (NR)
SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — Police say a bicyclist has been injured in a hit-and-run crash in the Kansas City suburb of Shawnee.
The Kansas City Star reports that the crash happened Wednesday morning. Police are looking for a white truck that has possible front-end damage.
Both the truck and the bicyclist were headed west at the time of the crash. The driver didn’t stop and continued west.
An ambulance took the bike rider to a hospital. The extent of the bicyclist’s injuries weren’t immediately known.
Fort Hays State Weekly Football Press Conference
September 22, 2015
Fort Hays State head football coach Chris Brown along with select players met with members of the media on Tuesday. The 3-0 Tigers, who are receiving votes in the latest AFCA Division II coaches poll, host No. 14 Pittsburg State Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Lewis Field.
Head coach Chris Brown
Senior bandit back Daniel Lindsey
Senior QB Treveon Albert
Freshman linebacker Jose Delgado
ELLINWOOD- Law enforcement authorities in Barton County are investigating a suspect, arrested after stealing a large piece of farm equipment and hitting power poles and law enforcement vehicles as he fled.
The Barton County Sheriff reported deputies were dispatched just before 10p.m. to the area of NE 10 Road and NE 120 Ave.
A vehicle was reported to be abandon in the roadway. The vehicle was located and impounded by deputies.
The owner of the vehicle was reported to be Kenneth Lamb.
Shortly thereafter, reports were being called in to the 911-dispatch center that stated someone was driving a combine just east of Ellinwood in a reckless manner.
It was reported the implement was traveling on U.S. 56 with no lights and weaving from ditch to ditch.
Callers also stated the combine had struck a guy wire and had caused damage to power poles near the intersection of SE 10 Rd. and U.S. 56 Highway.
The combine continued west and entered the City of Ellinwood at about 10:47 p.m.
The driver then proceeded through a residential neighborhood, striking several power poles and a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck parked at 205 S. Bismark.
Extensive damage was done to the truck and the 8 row corn head was torn from the combine.
An Ellinwood police officer arrived at the scene at 10:52 p.m. and attempted to contact the driver. As the officer approached the combine, the operator placed the machine in reverse and rammed the Ellinwood police car. The operator then went forward fleeing from the scene. The Ellinwood officer gave chase. The combine proceeded down several more side streets and went south out of Ellinwood on the county blacktop.
Officers reported the vehicle was all over the road and traveling with no lights. A Sheriff’s Deputy was able to get in front of the suspect and set a roadblock just south of the Arkansas River Bridge. The suspect then rammed the Deputy’s patrol car, dragging it a considerable distance, causing extensive damage and disabling the unit. It was obvious the operator was a grave threat to the public.
The Deputy and Ellinwood Officer fired several shots at the combine in an effort to disable it. It was disabled just south of the river bridge on SE 105 Ave. The driver was removed from the implement and arrested. The officers fired approximately 18 rounds.
The driver was identified as Kenneth M. Lamb Jr., 37, Ellinwood.
The combine was stolen near the area where Mr. Lamb’s vehicle was found abandoned in the roadway.
Lamb was arrested and booked for Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Felony Theft, Felony Criminal Damage to Property and Reckless Driving.
The case is still under investigation.
Northwest Kansas has received ample acclaim in recent months from online rankers, but the latest list — the 10 Most Redneck Cities in Kansas — might not have the same positive connotation.
RoadSnacks.com used criteria ranging from the number of bait shops and dive bars to mobile home concentration and tobacco use to compile the list.
And western Kansas had its share on the listing, with Dodge City topping the rankings. Great Bend and Russell followed, with northwest Kansas also represented with Goodland in the No. 6 position.
Click HERE for the complete rankings and methodology.
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Wakeeney to Minneola line by around 1 pm. Most of the precipitation should be east of the Stafford to Medicine Lodge corridor by the end of the afternoon. The highest concentration of light to moderate intensity rain shower coverage will be found across west central Kansas, primarily west of a Hays to Ashland line. Rain cooled air will rebound into the upper 70s and low 80s by mid afternoon as the precipitation moves east. Warmer highs in the middle 80s are likely around Stafford, Pratt and Medicine Lodge. For Tonight, leftover surface moisture from earlier rains will help promote patchy fog west of highway 283, however moderate winds will be just strong enough to likely prevent any the fog from becoming widespread. Temperatures will cool to the upper 50s west and low 60s in central Kansas. For the remainder of the week, dry conditions and warmer temperatures are forecast slightly warmer than normal for late September. Temperatures are forecast to be even warmer on Sunday and Monday, in the upper 80s.Today Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 20 mph.
ThursdayA 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 11 to 13 mph.
Thursday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
FridayA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday NightA 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
SaturdaySunny, with a high near 84.
FHSU Athletics
HAYS, Kan. – It took almost 110 minutes to determine the winner in a non-conference matchup between 11th-ranked Fort Hays State and West Texas A&M on Tuesday night. The Tigers picked up their fifth win of the season in thrilling fashion, a 3-2 win in double overtime as Luan Silva netted his first goal of the season with just six seconds remaining.
The Buffs started the scoring early, just 5:12 into the first half as Ivan Ulloa broke away from the Tiger defense and put the first shot of the night past FHSU keeper Michael Yantz.
Later in the first half, FHSU’s Mauricio Castorino put a shifty move on a defender on a pass from teammate Luis Torres and chipped it past the diving WTAMU goalkeeper Patrick Satorie for his fifth goal of the season, leveling the score in the 26th minute.
A hand ball in the Tigers’ box gave WTAMU a penalty kick 30 seconds into the second half. After the first penalty shot was called back due to a box infraction by the Tigers, WTAMU Conrad Goulbourne netted his second goal of the season to push the WTAMU lead to 2-1.
A hard foul in the box in the 86th minute gave the Tigers an opportunity to even up the score with a penalty kick of their own. Maurizio Costa made the most of the opportunity for the Tigers when he scored his fifth goal of the year and brought the score even once again, 2-2, keeping the Tigers alive.
At the end of regulation the score remained 2-2 and the fans at FHSU Soccer Stadium were treated to free soccer. Both teams played their hearts out in overtime and with nine seconds remaining a WTAMU foul 25 yards out gave the Tigers one last chance as time was stopped by the official. That set up the game-winning opportunity. Castorino placed a beautiful ball into the WTAMU box and on a short hop Silva netted it with his right foot from 10 yards out. The teams were only six seconds away from playing to a 2-2 draw, but the Tigers found magic on their home turf to move to 5-1 overall on the season. WTAMU dropped to 3-4 overall.
Yantz got his fifth win of the season in between the pipes with four saves.
Fort Hays State’s next match will be on Friday as they head to Wichita, Kan. to take on Newman University.
