September 2016 – Page 18 – Hays Post Archive

Big second half leads FHSU men’s soccer to blowout win at University of Mary

Posted on September 25, 2016

BISMARCK, N.D. – Fort Hays State put a goal on the board early, then used a flurry of five second half goals to run away with a 6-1 win at University of Mary on Sunday. The 19th-ranked Tigers moved to 4-2-1 overall with the win, while Mary fell to 5-5 overall.

It was a very windy day in North Dakota, but that did not bother the Tiger offense. Going into the wind in the first half, Mauricio Castorino put the Tigers on the board with a goal in the 4th minute. He worked past a defender near the top of the box and then beat the keeper to the low left corner with a piercing shot along the ground. The Tigers went into halftime with the 1-0 lead.

Luis Mendez gave the Tigers breathing room in the 56th minute when Arsenio Chamorro threaded a ball to him just in front of the goal. Mendez tapped in past the diving keeper to put FHSU up 2-0. Derick Gonzalez broke the game open in the 65th minute on a ball he flipped over the keeper from Tobias Patino.

With the game already in hand, the Tigers put in a flurry of goals in the final 15 minutes. Gonzalez notched his second goal of the game in the 76th minute on Chamorro’s second assists of the day. In the 83rd minute, Tyler VanCamp was able to corral a rebound and score, then Domion Cooper tallied the game’s final goal in the 87th minute. Mary scored its only goal 13 seconds before the Cooper goal, also in the 87^th minute.

Alex Rodela picked up the win for FHSU in goal, saving five shots. He moved to 2-0 on the season.

The Tigers open MIAA play next week with two matches on the road. FHSU plays at Southwest Baptist on Friday and then Northeastern State on Sunday. FHSU will finally return home on October 7.

FHSU Sports Information

FHSU women’s soccer wins MIAA opener

Posted on September 25, 2016September 25, 2016

EMPORIA, Kan. – Fort Hays State women’s soccer snapped out of a three-match winless funk on Sunday by winning its MIAA opener at Emporia State. The Tigers won in shutout fashion, 1-0, to improve to 5-2-1 overall on the season and 1-0 in the MIAA. Emporia State dropped to 2-4-2 overall and 0-1 in the MIAA.

Eden Stoddard provided all the scoring necessary, putting in a goal on an assist from Kelsey Steffens in the 7th minute of the game. It was Stoddard’s team-best sixth goal of the season.

The Tiger defense allowed just nine shots throughout the match and only three on goal. Offensively, the Tigers produced 16 shots and put eight on goal. Abbie Flax saved three shots for the win, moving to 4-2-1 on the season. Yadira Rivera took the loss for ESU, saving seven shots.

The Tigers remain on the road next week for MIAA matches at Lindenwood Friday and Central Missouri Sunday.

FHSU Sports Information

Brownback, advisers abandon report of Kansas economy

Posted on September 25, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Sam Brownback’s economic advisory council has discontinued a quarterly report that had been developed to ensure a timely analysis of the administration’s economic policies.

The Council of Economic Advisors, which is chaired by Brownback, will no longer compile and distribute a review of economic markers picked by the administration and championed as an accountability test of the administration’s economic vision.

The May edition was the last publication of “Indicators of the Kansas Economy.”

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the group instead intends to focus on a U.S. Federal Reserve report that includes data on state, regional and national economic statistics that impact Kansas.

Royals hold off Tigers in final road game

Posted on September 25, 2016

DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez homered to cap a cycle by Kansas City’s first four batters of the game, and the Royals went deep three more times to beat Detroit 12-9 Sunday and drop the Tigers in the AL wild-card race.

The defending World Series champions avoided elimination from this year’s postseason race by chasing Detroit starter Matt Boyd (6-5) before he retired a hitter. Kansas City started the game with a single, a triple and a double before Perez’s two-run homer made it 4-0.

The Royals led 7-0 before Victor Martinez hit a grand slam off Edison Volquez in the third inning.

Everyone in Kansas City’s lineup had at least one hit with Whit Merrifield, Kendrys Morales, Paulo Orlando and Alex Gordon all getting three.

Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run homer, Raul Mondesi a solo shot and Alex Gordon a two-run blast.

The Tigers fell 1½ games behind Baltimore for the second wild-card spot. The loss cut Cleveland’s magic number to clinch the AL Central to one — the Indians start a four-game series in Detroit on Monday night.

Police: 3-year-old Kansas girl fatally struck by car

Posted on September 25, 2016

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Police are investigating after a vehicle struck and killed a 3-year-old girl in Olathe.

Police said the accident occurred Saturday afternoon, and the child was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Kansas City Star reports that police said the 26-year-old man who was driving the car remained at the scene. He was not cited, but police were continuing to investigate.

Police Sgt. Brian Hill said the child either walked or ran into the street and into the path of the car. Police have not released her name.

Hill says a preliminary investigation indicates speeding was not a factor.

W. Kan. business to be honored during Kansas Minority Enterprise Development Week

Posted on September 25, 2016September 23, 2016

KDC

TOPEKA–The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority and Women Business Development will host its 32nd Annual Minority and Women Business Awards Luncheon. The luncheon takes place during Kansas Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, the Department’s annual celebration of minority and women entrepreneurs in Kansas.

The luncheon will take place at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 Southwest Topeka Boulevard, Topeka. The event will recognize 16 companies and four individuals for their support of Kansas minority and women-owned businesses and their efforts to create opportunities

“Minority and women-owned businesses are valuable contributors to the Kansas economy and to the quality of life in our state,” Kansas Commerce Secretary Antonio Soave said. “These unique businesses, with unique perspectives, also bring culture and tradition to our communities, while helping them build upon the values that make each of these minority cultures great.”

Sponsors of the luncheon include Textron Aviation, Dillons, FHLBank Topeka
GO Topeka/Entrepreneurial & Minority Business Development, Network Kansas and PTMW, Inc.

The registration fee for the luncheon is $40 per person or $320 for a table of eight. Registration is required, and the deadline to register is Oct. 6. Please visit KansasCommerce.com/MEDWeek to register, or contact Rhonda Harris, director of the Office of Minority and Women Business Development, at (785) 296-3425 or [email protected].

The Office of Minority and Women Business Development provides assistance in business development, identifying resources for financing and establishing contacts in the public and private sectors. The office is responsible for certifying minority and women-owned businesses as small disadvantaged businesses for procurement and subcontracting opportunities.

Kansas Women-Owned Businesses
Construction Firm
Hastco, Inc
Topeka, KS

Manufacturing Firm
Alderman Acres Mfg. Inc.
Coffeyville, KS

Professional Service Firm
A.S.K. Associates, Inc.
Lawrence, KS

Retail Firm
Schenker Family Farms, Inc.
McCune, KS

Service Industry Firm
The Culinary Center of Kansas City
Overland Park, KS

Supplier/Distributor
International Express Trucking, Inc.
Kansas City, KS

Kansas Minority-Owned Businesses
Construction Firm
S & S Rock Crushing, Inc.
Sublette, KS

Manufacturing Firm
Tortilla King, Inc.
Moundridge, KS

Professional Service Firm
Resource Management Group, Inc.
Wichita, KS

Retail Firm
Leeway Franks, LLC
Lawrence, KS

Service Industry Firm
Shenomenon Corp
Topeka, KS

Individual Awards
Minority Business Advocate
Christal Watson
Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City, KS

Women Business Advocate
Jayne Siemens
Venice Communications, Inc.
Shawnee, KS

Young Entrepreneur
Lindsay Beyer
Bella Rose Boutique and Tanning Salon
Burlington, KS

Corporation of the Year
Black & Veatch
Overland Park, KS

Siemian’s 4 TD passes lead Broncos over Bengals

Posted on September 25, 2016

CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Siemian threw a career-high four touchdown passes in his first road start and was nearly perfect under fourth-quarter pressure on Sunday, rallying the Denver Broncos to a 29-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The defending Super Bowl champions are 3-0 under Siemian, who took over after Peyton Manning retired and Brock Osweiler went to Houston. He completed 11 of 12 passes while rallying the Broncos to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.

The previous Bronco to throw for four touchdowns was Manning in 2014 against the Dolphins. Siemian went 23 of 35 for 312 yards and a passer rating of 132.1.

Siemian had a 41-yard touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders to get it started, and stood in under a heavy rush and connected with Demaryius Thomas on a 55-yard score with 4:23 left to clinch it. Sanders finished with nine catches for 117 yards.

The Bengals got their dormant running game going, but were still out of sync as they fell to 1-2 for the first time in five years. Jeremy Hill ran for a pair of touchdowns and 97 yards — huge strides for Cincinnati’s pass-heavy offense — but Andy Dalton couldn’t do much after the Bengals fell behind.

INJURIES

Broncos safety T.J. Ward hurt his neck late in the first quarter but returned. The Broncos were already missing safety Justin Simmons. Bengals kicker Mike Nugent suffered a shoulder injury while helping to make a tackle during a kickoff return in the second quarter but later made a field goal.

UP AND RUNNING

After two games of getting virtually nothing out of their running game, the Bengals made it a point of emphasis and got immediate results. Hill, who had a total of 53 yards in the first two games, broke off a 50-yard run on Cincinnati’s opening possession — his longest run since 2014. He capped the drive with a 3-yard TD run, giving the Bengals a season high in rushing after one series. Denver clamped down the rest of the way.

NOT-SO-SWEET HOME

The Bengals are 6-4 in their past nine games at Paul Brown Stadium, including a first-round playoff loss to Pittsburgh.

ANTHEM

Ward raised his right fist during the anthem, the first time he’s made such a gesture. Brandon Marshall again went to his knee behind the front line of players.

LINE CHANGE

The Broncos switched their offensive line, with Ty Sambrailo starting at right tackle in place of Donald Stephenson, who has a strained calf. Sambrailo got called for holding late in the first half, but Siemian had enough time for his big game. He was sacked only twice.

AGGIE VS AGGIE

Bengals right tackle Cedric Ogbuehi got to block Von Miller, who was a teammate at Texas A&M for one season. In his third NFL start, Ogbuehi — a first-round pick last season — got caught holding the Super Bowl MVP once.

UP NEXT

The Broncos play at Tampa Bay next Sunday.

The Bengals have a quick turnaround, getting ready to host the Dolphins on Thursday night.

$2M gift for University of Kansas

Posted on September 25, 2016

John Bossi as a KU student-photo courtesy University of Kansas Endowment

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas has received a gift of more than $2 million for faculty development in the university’s department of chemical and petroleum engineering.

The gift is from John V. Bossi, who earned his bachelor’s degree at Kansas in chemical engineering in 1948. He died in 2015, and directed the estate gift to the university. A fund in his name has been established through the KU Endowment.

The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Bossi was a World War II veteran who worked at Phillips Petroleum in Texas and Pritchard Company in Kansas City, Missouri.

Bossi later left his engineering career and took over the family farm near Arkansas City along with one of his brothers. He never married nor had any children.

Quilt show, raffle to benefit Ellis K of C building renovation

Posted on September 25, 2016September 21, 2016

Submitted

A fundraising quilt show and raffle will be held Sat., Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., in Ellis with proceeds going toward rejuvenation of the Ellis Knights of Columbus Hall, 1013 Washington Street.

Admission is five dollars which includes a light luncheon.

The raffle quilt, featuring pictures of Ellis past, is being made and donated Colette Bucholz from the local store Seams Like Olde Times.

Raffle tickets are available at Equity Bank, Seams Like Olde Times, Knights of Columbus Insurance and Leonard Schoenberger. The drawing will be at 4 p.m. Oct. 29.

Police: Animal attack responsible for death of Kansas toddler

Posted on September 25, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police say a 2-year-old girl has been found dead from an apparent animal attack, and that two dogs have been seized.

Police said in a release Sunday that officers responded to a report of a missing child Saturday night. When they arrived at the residence, officers found the child dead in the yard of the home.

Police said the child had been the “victim of an animal attack” and that officers also seized two dogs from the fenced yard.

Officers interviewed people involved and have sent the case to the Shawnee County district attorney’s office for review.

The child’s name hasn’t been released.

“Proxima b” features information about first exoplanets

Posted on September 25, 2016September 20, 2016

FHSU University Relations and Marketing

Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of Education at Fort Hays State University, will present “Proxima b — To Be, or Not to b, a Habitable Planet?” at the Science Café at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Gella’s Diner, 117 East 11th St. in Hays.

“Proxima b” features information on the first exoplanets (planets orbiting a star other than the sun) that were found beginning about 20 years ago.

Learn about these giant gas balls and a potentially habitable planet at the presentation.

The presentation, sponsored by FHSU’s Science and Mathematics Education Institute, is free and open to the public.

Kansas man sentenced for fatal shooting of teen in botched pot buy

Posted on September 25, 2016

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas man faces about 27 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 23-year-old Kelsey Lee Fairchild of Overbrook was sentenced Friday for the 2015 killing of 18-year-old Colton Christenson. Fairchild was sentenced to three prison terms totaling 27 years and one month.

He pleaded guilty earlier to intentional second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated robbery. Court records show that Fairchild was trying to steal $500 worth of marijuana during a drug buy when he shot Christenson.

He apologized to Christenson’s family at the sentencing hearing.

As part of the plea, prosecutors dismissed felony counts of aggravated assault and criminal discharge of a firearm in an occupied vehicle and a misdemeanor count of drug possession.

Rooks Co., Colby part of 2016 Fly Kansas Air Tour

Posted on September 25, 2016September 15, 2016

KDOT

TOPEKA–The 2016 Fly Kansas Air Tour lifts off from Wellington on Sept. 29 for a three-day, 9-city celebration of Kansas aviation.

This year’s tour, presented by the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education and the Kansas Department of Transportation, will focus on raising awareness of the importance of community airports and promoting aviation to young people. More than 500 students are expected to visit their airports during the tour. Several dozen aircraft are expected to participate.

“The air tour is an opportunity to promote Kansas aviation. Kansas ranks number one in the country for per capita economic benefit from aviation,” said Ed Young, president of the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education and Fly Kansas Foundation.

“We have an aviation cluster in Wichita and an avionics mecca in Johnson County. This is our chance to not only celebrate the on-going contribution aviation makes, but also introduce a new generation to their community airport,” he said.

This is the third consecutive year for the revived tour, which first took place in 1928. The goal of that first tour was to promote the fledgling aviation industry in Kansas. After the next year’s tour in 1929, there was a 79-year gap before the next tour in 2008, which included 28 stops and attracted more than 10,000 people across the state during the seven-day tour. After a short hiatus, the tour took wing again in 2014.

“This is a great opportunity for us to promote one of the largest industries in Kansas and provide an avenue for students to connect with aviators,” said Merrill Atwater, KDOT’s Division of Aviation Director. “With a specific focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education and aviation history, we highlight the benefits of local airports to their communities, Kansas, and the nation.”

The public is encouraged to visit the local airports during the tour stops to see the airplanes up close, talk to the pilots and learn about the role of aviation in Kansas.

At the Rooks County Regional Airport located between Stockton and Plainville, more than 100 third and fourth graders will tour the airport and aircraft.

In Colby, an aerial demonstration will be performed by Colby Ag Aviation at the Colby Municipal Airport Shalz Field. The pilots will also have lunch with 150 middle school students who will tour the airport and aircraft.

For more information please visit https://2016flykansas.eventbrite.com.

The following is the tour schedule and a map:

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Wellington
8 a.m. Aircraft Arrival
10 a.m. Departure

Great Bend
11:15 a.m. Aircraft Arrival
12:30 p.m. Departure

Rooks County
1:15 p.m. Aircraft Arrival
2:30 p.m. Departure

Dodge City
4 p.m. Aircraft Arrival

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Dodge City
9:30 a.m. Departure

Scott City
10 a.m. Aircraft Arrival
11 a.m. Departure

Colby
11:40 a.m. Aircraft Arrival
1 p.m. Departure

Salina
3:15 p.m. Aircraft Arrival

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Salina
9:30 a.m. Departure

Topeka
10:30 a.m. Aircraft Arrival
1 p.m. Departure

Newton
2 p.m. Aircraft Arrival