January 2016 – Page 22 – Hays Post Archive

What to do when the IRS calls looking for money

Posted on January 24, 2016

ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department has a message for taxpayers getting calls from the IRS demanding immediate payment: Hang up.

Those aggressive, threatening calls are coming from phone scammers. And they’re successful, too, costing more than 5,000 victims upward of $26.5 million since October 2013. About 900,000 scammer contacts were reported during that period.

Officials say the callers fraudulently claim to be with the IRS and demand that taxpayers immediately send them payment. They often have some personal information about the person they’re calling and threaten criminal charges unless immediate payment is made.

Meanwhile, tax filing season opened Tuesday, and the IRS says its systems are running smoothly.

Saturday’s high school basketball scores

Posted on January 24, 2016January 23, 2016

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Arkansas City 71, Chaparral 54
Clearwater 59, Belle Plaine 39
Mulvane 58, Kingman 56
Baldwin Tournament
KC Bishop Ward 51, Louisburg 44
Wellsville 54, Anderson County 49
Augusta 65, Baldwin 55
Bonner Springs 51, KC Harmon 40
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Ottawa 57, Benton, Mo. 46
Topeka Hayden 67, Park Hill, Mo. 53
Burlington Tournament
Independence 57, Labette County 47
Iola 71, Flint Hills Job Corps 62
Rock Creek 65, Paola 60
Sabetha 51, Burlington 24
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Burrton 42, Goessel 40
Berean Academy 51, Inman 43
Centre Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 68, Marion 41
Solomon 40, Wakefield 26
Elyria Christian 68, Centre 66
Chanute Tournament
Chanute 61, Winfield 43
Shawnee Heights 62, Goddard 54
Andover Central 66, Emporia 50
Olathe North 62, SM South 49
Cherokee Southeast Tournament
Jayhawk Linn 57, Columbus 32
Erie 46, Southeast 35
Baxter Springs 64, St. Paul 48
Seneca, Mo. 49, Parsons 45
Coffeyville Tournament
Wichita Defenders 73, Wichita Life Prep 40
Owasso, Okla. 56, Coffeyville 37
Bishop Miege 60, Sand Springs, Okla. 50
Colby Classic Tournament
Palmer Ridge, Colo. 62, Colby 51
KC Schlagle 58, Pine Creek, Colo. 55
Scott City 51, McCook, Neb. 22
Scott City 48, Fountain-Fort Carson, Colo. 45
Dodge City Tournament
Leavenworth 48, Hutchinson 38
Hays 59, Dodge City 43
Manhattan 70, Maize 53
Wichita Heights 61, Wichita East 54
El Dorado Bluestem Classic
Circle 75, Great Bend 66
Wichita Collegiate 73, Newton 51
Wichita Campus 51, Wichita Trinity 45
Kapaun Mount Carmel 64, El Dorado 49
Flint Hills League Tournament
Northern Heights 66, Herington 47
Mission Valley 49, Chase County 47
Council Grove 71, West Franklin 60
Osage City 59, Lyndon 46
Frontenac Tournament
Prairie View 47, Southwest (Washburn), Mo. 38
Riverton 63, Frontenac 53, OT
Fort Scott 60, Nevada, Mo. 51
Pacific, Mo. 65, Wichita Independent 61
Halstead Tournament
Garden Plain 47, Rose Hill 34
Cheney 44, Douglass 19
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Sublette 46, Rolla 9
Meade 81, Wichita County 58
Cimarron 55, Johnson-Stanton County 39
Southwestern Hts. 51, Lakin 50
Hillsboro Tournament
Riley County 51, Clay Center 48
Hillsboro 49, Republic County 33
Wichita Sunrise 63, Bennington 52
Holcomb 67, Hesston 57
Hoisington Tournament
Otis-Bison 39, Ellsworth 29
Hoisington 39, Minneapolis 38
Immaculata Tournament
KC East Christian 70, Immaculata 37
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 50, Topeka Heritage Christian 33
McLouth Invitational Tournament
KC Christian 89, Veritas Christian 71
Bishop Seabury Academy 85, Riverside 49
McPherson Invitational Tournament
Wichita North 55, SM East 77
BV West 53, Derby 46
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Junction City 45
McPherson 63, Lawrence Free State 54
Mid Continent League Tournament
Hill City 49, Plainville 33
Smith Center 66, Trego 58
Phillipsburg 55, Ellis 45
Hays-TMP-Marian 50, Norton 36
Nemaha Central Tournament
Silver Lake, Neb. 61, Jackson Heights 53
Nemaha Central 44, Falls City, Neb. 41
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Wallace County 68, St. Francis 49
Pleasanton Tournament
Marmaton Valley 42, Altoona-Midway 12
Heritage Christian 47, Pleasanton 42
Oswego 59, Uniontown 41
Humboldt 63, Central Heights 55, OT
Royal Valley Tournament
Royal Valley 47, Chapman 39
Wabaunsee 57, Santa Fe Trail 47
Salina Tournament
Buhler 68, Goodland 38
Liberal 58, Concordia 55
Abilene 60, Salina South 57
Salina Central 56, Andover 35
Skyline Tournament
South Barber 74, Stafford 35
Norwich 57, Cunningham 52
Kinsley 47, Medicine Lodge 46
Attica 42, Pratt Skyline 33
South Central Border League Tournament
Oxford 48, Udall 43
Argonia 54, Cedar Vale/Dexter 51
Caldwell 62, Flinthills 46
West Elk 61, Sedan 50
SPIAA Tournament
Hodgeman County 56, Pawnee Heights 36
Kiowa County 68, Bucklin 15
St Thomas Aquinas Tournament
SM Northwest 60, Wichita Life Prep 49
Barstow, Mo. 84, Washburn Rural 63
St. Thomas Aquinas 53, St. James Academy 45
Olathe East 59, Mill Valley 54
St. John Tournament
Ness City 65, Macksville 49
Pratt 67, Larned 62
Topeka West Tournament
Topeka West 55, Wichita Northwest 33
Wichita South 77, KC Washington 67
Topeka 57, Olathe South 52
Lawrence 62, Highland Park 61, OT
Twin Valley League Tournament
Clifton-Clyde 61, Wetmore 42
Onaga 60, BV Randolph 48
Axtell 64, Frankfort 56
Hanover 67, Doniphan West 60
Washington County 43, Centralia 39
Troy 67, Valley Heights 63
Valley Center Tournament
Garden City 68, Ulysses 54
Valley Center 50, KC Turner 47
Maize South 56, Olathe Northwest 44
Wichita Southeast 81, Topeka Seaman 45
Valley Falls Tournament
Oskaloosa 55, Atchison County 48
Cair Paravel 59, Cornerstone Family 58, OT
Rossville 61, Perry-Lecompton 39
Jefferson North 50, Valley Falls 36
Wilson County Classic
Girard 85, Fredonia 67

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Marion 55, Wakefield 40
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Ottawa 49, Olathe North 46
Park Hill, Mo. 63, Basehor-Linwood 49
Topeka Hayden 63, Holton 49
Benton, Mo. 55, Blue Valley Stillwell 37
Burlington Tournament
Cair Paravel 44, Rock Creek 37
Independence 60, Iola 48
Paola 71, Labette County 62
Sabetha 51, Burlington 24
Centre Tournament
Salina Sacred Heart 53, Rural Vista 21
Solomon 46, Peabody-Burns 40
Elyria Christian 46, Centre 26
Marion 55, Wakefield 40
Coffeyville Tournament
Coffeyville 57, Tulsa (Nathan) Hale, Okla. 30
Sand Springs, Okla. 51, Wichita Life Prep 49
Colby Tournament
McCook, Neb. 49, Scott City 43
Palmer Ridge, Colo. 52, Colby 39
Flint Hills LeagueTournament
Mission Valley 52, Lyndon 29
Herington 50, Osage City 35
Northern Heights 44, West Franklin 36
Council Grove 40, Chase County 33
Frontenac Tournament
Frontenac 70, Hogan Prep, Mo. 18
OKC Classen Adv., Okla. 45, Fort Scott 41
Blue Springs, Mo. 47, Prairie View 40
Blue Valley Southwest 73, Nevada, Mo. 34
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Johnson-Stanton County 41, Rolla 25
Sublette 55, Southwestern Hts. 44
Meade 59, Lakin 33
Hillsboro Tournament
Wichita Sunrise 58, Bennington 36
Republic County 45, Holcomb 29
Riley County 46, Hillsboro 34
Hesston 41, Clay Center 33
Hoisington Tournament
Victoria 42, Ellinwood 25
Otis-Bison 61, Ellsworth 50
LaCrosse 54, Russell 48
Immaculata Tournament
Immaculata 42, KC East Christian 37
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 39, Topeka Heritage Christian 24
McLouth Tournament
Veritas Christian 58, Maranatha Academy 28
Riverside 47, KC Christian 46
Mid Continent League Tournament
Norton 47, Smith Center 35
Phillipsburg 46, Stockton 33
Hays-TMP-Marian 57, Hill City 44
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Quinter 56, Wallace County 36
Pittsburg Tournament
Atchison 42, Winnetonka, Mo. 35
Pittsburg 46, BV Northwest 40
Pleasanton Tournament
Marmaton Valley 48, Altoona-Midway 16
Uniontown 49, Pleasanton 46
Central Heights 38, Heritage Christian 36
Humboldt 58, Oswego 56
Royal Valley Tournament
Chapman 58, Royal Valley 47
Wabaunsee 46, Santa Fe Trail 33
Salina Invitational Tournament
Abilene 43, Liberal 35
Concordia 58, Goodland 54
Buhler 39, Salina South 36
Salina Central 67, Andover 47
South Central Border League Tournament
Udall 56, West Elk 50
Central Burden 35, Argonia 31
South Haven 50, Caldwell 33
Sedan 57, Flinthills 26
Southeast Cherokee Tournament
Baxter Springs 43, Parsons 36
St. Paul 61, Columbus 33
Twin Valley League Tournament
Linn 48, Doniphan West 35
Troy 49, BV Randolph 31
Washington County 51, Wetmore 42
Valley Heights 55, Clifton-Clyde 36
Axtell 65, Frankfort 36
Hanover 55, Centralia 48
Wilson County Classic
Neodesha 78, Bluestem 45
Caney Valley 44, Cherryvale 35
Girard 53, Fredonia 47

TMP sweeps MCL Tournament Titles

Posted on January 24, 2016

By JEREMY McGUIRE

Girls: TMP 57, Hill City 44

TMP never trailed in their 57-44 win over Hill City in the Mid Continent League Tournament Championship game on Saturday night at Plainville High School. TMP was able to keep the Hill City shooters in check for most of the game. The Lady Monarchs led 19-12 after the first quarter and extended that lead to 32-17 at halftime.

The Lady Ringnecks were able slice the TMP lead to five by the end of the third quarter at 42-37. Hill City made things very interesting with the first bucket of the fourth quarter to cut the TMP lead to three, as close as it had been since 6-4 early in the first quarter. That is when the Lady Monarchs slammed the door shut with a seven-nothing run to push the lead back to double digits.

Hill City would not threaten again. TMP has won their second straight MCL Tournament and will be off until Friday night when they travel to Abilene.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 50, Norton 36

TMP and Norton slugged it out in Plainville on Saturday night in the Mid Continent League Tournament Championship game with the Monarchs coming out on top 50-36. It was a tightly contested affair throughout the first half with TMP leading 25-23 at the break. Both teams went to the locker room feeling good about their chances.

The Monarchs methodically extended their lead to six after three quarters of play and then the final margin of 14 points. Jared Vitztum paced TMP with 23 points, Jace Ruder led Norton with 14. TMP has now won 10 games in a row as they are off until the travel to Abilene.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Kansas State tops Oklahoma State

Posted on January 23, 2016

By TATE STEINLAGE
Associated Press

MANHATTAN, Kansas (AP) – Kamau Stokes and Justin Edwards scored 13 points apiece, and Kansas State hit nine 3-pointers to help snap a two-game losing streak, topping Oklahoma State 89-73 on Saturday.

Dean Wade and Wesley Iwundu finished with 12 points apiece, and Stephen Hurt added 11 points and five rebounds.

Lackluster shooting had plagued Kansas State (12-7, 2-5) in Big 12 play so far, but it was the 3-point ball that propelled the Wildcats to a second conference win. The Wildcats converted 9 of 17 3-point attempts, led by Stokes with four makes.

Even when the deep ball wasn’t connecting, Kansas State still found a way to score. D.J. Johnson rose above two Oklahoma State defenders to throw down an emphatic put-back dunk with 13:02 to play after Barry Brown missed a 3-point attempt.

Tyree Griffin led Oklahoma State (10-9, 2-5) with 18 points and five assists.

Kan. man enters plea in case of car explosion that injured his son

Posted on January 23, 2016January 24, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man facing charges linked to an explosion in his car that injured his 4-year-old son has pleaded not guilty and waived his preliminary hearing.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that through his attorney, Jacob Daniel Schell entered not guilty pleas on Friday in Shawnee County court to charges, including aggravated battery of the child and criminal use of explosives.

Schell has been released on bond.

Schell’s son, Roman, who was 4 at the time, was injured July 5, 2015, when he was in a car with Schell and a sack containing explosives blew up in the child’s lap.

Rather than scheduling a jury trial Friday, attorneys asked the judge to schedule a status conference because they’re negotiating a non-trial resolution.

The status conference is March 11.

Kansas police officer to compete for Miss Kansas title

Posted on January 23, 2016

Conn- photo Miss Southwest Kansas Organization

SALINA, Kan. (AP) — A Salina police officer says she hopes competing in this summer’s Miss Kansas pageant will help improve the image of law enforcement officers.

Katie Conn will compete in the June pageant after being one of two people chosen to advance in the Miss Santa Fe Trail pageant in Ulysses Jan. 9. The 23-year-old Conn became a Salina police officer in October 2014.

The Salina Journal reports Conn gave a 90-second monologue about her law enforcement career in the talent portion of the Miss Santa Fee contest.

Conn enjoys being a role model, both as a pageant title holder and as a police officer. She says the best part is talking to children about trying to achieve their dreams, no matter who they are.

3-pointers carry Northwest Missouri State past FHSU

Posted on January 23, 2016January 23, 2016

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State hit 13 three-pointers as they roll past Fort Hays State 77-55 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. The Bearcats (13-5, 10-3 MIAA) hit as many shots from beyond the arc as they did inside as they win their third straight. The Tigers (13-6, 7-6 MIAA) were held to 36-percent shooting as they lose their second staight.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Northwest scored the first five points and never trailed, leading by as many as 14 in the first half and 27 in the the second half. Zach Schneider, who hit six 3-pointers to set the NWMSU career record, led the Bearcats with a career-high 18 points.

Rob Davis led the Tigers with 13 points. Craig Nicholson added 11 and moves into seventh on the FHSU all-time scoring list with 1,292 for his career.

Rulings in Kansas cases revive conservatives’ push on courts

Posted on January 23, 2016

JOHN HANNA, AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and his allies are trying to revive their push to remake Kansas’ courts by stoking public outrage after recent abortion and death penalty rulings.

Brownback has repeatedly advocated overhauling how Kansas Supreme Court justices are selected, potentially giving governors and legislators have more control. He and other prominent conservative Republicans renewed their calls for change over the past week.

The current system relies on a lawyer-led commission to screen Supreme Court applicants. The governor must appoint one of its three finalists. Lawmakers have no role.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff King said rulings voters dislike can get their attention and focus them on possible changes. The Independence Republican favors overhauling the selection system.

Kansas Bar Association Executive Director Jordan Yochim called the push politically motivated.

Kansas woman hospitalized after driver runs stop sign

Posted on January 23, 2016

SALINE COUNTY – A Kansas woman was injured in an accident just after 2p.m. on Saturday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2011 Ford F150 driven by Richard B. Schaefer, 71, Wolf Lake, IL., was east bound on Kansas 4 just west of the city limits of Assaria.

The driver failed to stop at the stop sign at Old Highway 81 and collided with a northbound 2011 Ford Escape driven by Linda M. Rittel, 57, Salina.

Rittel was transported to Salina Regional Medical Center.
Schaefer and a passenger were not injured.

All were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

Wichita State dominates Bradley for 9th straight win

Posted on January 23, 2016January 23, 2016

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet had 13 points and added four assists and four steals to help lead Wichita State to its ninth straight win, a dominating 88-54 victory over Bradley on Saturday.

The Shockers made 30 of 61 shots from the floor while limiting Bradley to 44 percent shooting. The Braves made only 18 field goals while committing 20 turnovers.

The Shockers had a 25-12 run to finish out the first half and took a 44-21 lead into the break. They charged out to take a 65-29 lead in the second half and coasted to the win.

Ron Baker had 12 points and Markis McDuffie and Shaquille Morris added 10 apiece for Wichita State (14-5, 8-0 Missouri Valley), which sits alone atop the conference standings.

Ronnie Suggs had 14 points and Luuk van Bree had 13 and seven rebounds for Bradley (3-18, 1-7), which has lost eight of its last nine games.

Hays beats Dodge City at TOC

Posted on January 23, 2016

By Dustin Armbruster

Hays 59 – Dodge City 43

Hays and Dodge City play twice a season in Western Athletic Conference play. The two got a taste of those two match-ups when they played for 5th place in the Dodge City Tournament of Champions.

Hays scored the first two points of the game only to have Dodge City rattle off three consecutive three pointers to take a 9-2 lead. Hays then went on their own 11-0 run to grab their biggest first half lead at 13-9. The Red Demons would respond with their own 14-3 run to take another seven point lead early in the second. Hays closed the first half out scoring Dodge City 12-4 to take a one point lead at half time 28-27.

Highlights

Dodge City would strike first in the second half to claim their last lead of the game at 29-28. Hays again went on a run. This time a 13-5 run put the Indians up after three quarters 41-34. After Hays High built a 12 point fourth quarter lead, the Red Demons cut the lead down to seven with 5:20 remaining. Hays had one more run remaining, putting the game away with a 13-4 run for the final score of 59-43.

Highlights

Hays put four in double figures. Isaiah Nunnery scored a career high 16, moving him to 17th in career scoring. Shane Berens and Drew Young each scored 12. Berens added a career high 12 rebounds for a double-double and Young added also set a career high with 8 rebounds. Keith Dryden scored 11. Each of the eight players that saw action for Hays High scored.

The Indians are 10-2 on the season now. Dodge City drops to 5-7. The two will meet again this coming Friday in Dodge City for a conference game.

No. 3 Kansas overcomes slow start to beat Texas

Posted on January 23, 2016

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Perry Ellis had 26 points, Wayne Selden Jr. added 19 and No. 3 Kansas countered its sluggish start with a torrid finish to beat streaking Texas 76-67 on Saturday.

Devonte Graham finished with 14 points and Frank Mason III had 13 for the Jayhawks (16-3, 4-3 Big 12), who had played dismally during a two-week stretch since their victory over No. 1 Oklahoma.

Along with losses to West Virginia and Oklahoma State, the Jayhawks struggled to beat TCU.

The Longhorns (12-7, 4-3) looked as if they would keep that malaise going when they built an early lead. But they were unable to get any stops in the second half, when Kansas used a 24-6 run covering more than 9 minutes to seize control in front of another raucous crowd at Allen Fieldhouse.

Connor Lammert had a career-high 15 points before fouling out for Texas. Isaiah Taylor and Eric Davis Jr. scored 13 apiece, and Javan Felix finished with 12.

Strong fourth quarter lifts FHSU women past Northwest

Posted on January 23, 2016January 23, 2016

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

MARYVILLE, Mo. – No. 3 Fort Hays State used a 15-3 fourth quarter run to open up a 15-point lead and beat a pesky Northwest Missouri State team 61-46 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. The Tigers (17-2, 11-2 MIAA) forced 12 of the Bearcats (316, 1-12 MIAA) 30 turnovers in the final quarter, outscoring Northwest 22-0 off turnovers.

Tony Hobson Postgame Intrview

Game Highlights

Jill Faxon led three Tigers in double-figures with 15 points and six rebounds. Paige Lunsford added 14 points and Beth Bohuslavsky 10, all in the second half.

Northwest was led by Tember Schechinger who scored 13 along with 11 rebounds.