Today
A slight chance of showers between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north northwest 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 6 to 14 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Kansas estimated storm losses from windstorm, tornadoes and hail are beginning to inch up in the yearly totals, according to our department numbers from previous years. While they haven’t approached the staggering figures of a few years ago, the estimated losses from 2017 show that Kansans need to be continually prepared for potential storm-related losses.
I am urging all Kansans, as we approach another Kansas spring and summer storm season, to make sure their property is inventoried properly and insured against natural elements.
It is no fun to think about preparing for the worst — but it is even less desirable to have to think about what to do when a storm loss occurs. A little forethought about insurance matters is a great way to gain some peace of mind — especially when you have to focus on your family’s immediate needs during an emergency.
Following is a useful checklist our department has compiled for 2018 storm season precautions and preparations.
Check your homeowner and vehicle policies to make sure you have proper coverage for hail and windstorm damage. Review your homeowners policy with your insurance agent to check for current coverage and adequate protection for all structures and personal property, including farm outbuildings.
Take inventory of your personal property, including model and serial numbers when available. The Kansas Insurance Department has a good Personal Home Inventory checklist for download printing at www.ksinsurance.org. Go to the “Help With….” Box on the homepage and click on “Finding a Publication.”
If possible, take photos or make a videotape of personal items to give to insurance adjusters in the event of loss. Store this information, along with receipts, in a safe deposit box or somewhere other than in your home.
Keep your house in good repair all year long. Make sure roofing shingles are secure, garage doors are reinforced and unnecessary debris is removed from the yard. In high winds, loose debris can cause significant property damage or personal injury, as well as blocking drains and sewers, which can lead to water damage.
Check your roof for leaks or damage to rain gutters.
See that trees or branches are not in dangerof falling on your home. Closely inspect your trees, and remove weak branches that could fall in high winds.
NOTE: Removal of large tree debris from your yard is usually not covered by your homeowners insurance. The expense of cleanup is your responsibility.
Take severe weather alerts and warnings seriously. Many people are injured or die unnecessarily each year because they are watching storms instead of protecting themselves.
Take part in Severe Weather Awareness Week activities and Storm Spotter meetings, which will be conducted throughout the state this month.
Have plenty of fresh batteries for radios and flashlights, as well as a supply of bottled water, dried foods and canned goods, in case of a power outage.
Listen to the latest forecasts fromtelevision or radio news. Severe weather warnings are activated to protect you and your property.
If you have time to act in a severe storm warning, move automobiles into a garage or shed.
Know how flood damage is covered. Just an inch of water can cause expensive damage to your property. Most personal and commercial policies covering property do not includeearthquake or flood protection. If you are prone to flooding or rising water in your home, you may not be protected by your homeowners policy. Check with your insurance agent. For more information, call 888-435-6637 or visit the Web site www.floodsmart.gov.
Be prepared for the Kansas storm season. If you have additional questions, contact our Consumer Assistance Hotline (for Kansas residents) at 800-432-2484, or go to our website,www.ksinsurance.org , for a live chat session with a consumer representative. You can also view storm loss estimates from previous years by clicking on the “Featured Pages” box on our homepage. The link is https://www.ksinsurance.org/autohome/ks-estimated-storm-losses.php .
I also urge you to attend a local Severe Weather Awareness seminar in your area to learn about notification and preparation techniques for the public.
Ken Selzer is the Kansas Commissioner of Insurance.
(From left) Kerry Wefald, Kansas Department of Agriculture; Thad Geiger, Geiger Cattle Inc.; Rachel Vanderberg, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Kazakhstan; Carl Kent, Holstein Association; Deanna Ayala, USDA FAS Moscow; Zhamal Zharmagambetova, USDA FAS Kazakhstan; Martin Sieber, U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc.; Suzanne Ryan-Numrich, KDA; Shirley Acedo, KDA; and David Leishman, USDA Agricultural Trade Office Russia.
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MANHATTAN — In February 2018, the Kansas Department of Agriculture hosted a trade mission to Russia, to spur trade opportunities through strategic visits throughout the agricultural sector. The trade mission was coordinated through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Trade Office (USDA ATO) in Russia. The team representing Kansas on the trade mission included Kerry Wefald, Suzanne Ryan-Numrich and Shirley Acedo, members of KDA’s agriculture advocacy, marketing and outreach team, and Thad Geiger, Geiger Cattle Inc., Troy, Kansas.
The team attended Russia’s leading exhibition for animal husbandry and animal breeding, AgroFarm, where they interacted with breeders and genetic companies to promote the use of purebred U.S. livestock genetics. The group also met with Miratorg, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the Deputy Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg, and made visits to several dairy operations and Cherkizovo’s Mosselprom poultry processing operation outside of Moscow.
“While sanctions have slowed trade with Russia considerably, we were able to identify additional market opportunities for Kansas farms, ranches and agribusinesses during this trade mission,” said Ryan-Numrich, who serves as the international trade director at KDA. “We were excited about what we saw and hope to continue to build our longstanding trade relationship with Russia.”
In 2016, Kansas exported more than $2.1 million worth of agricultural commodities to Russia and nearly $3.5 billion worth of agricultural commodities to 102 countries around the world.
“Russia’s agricultural output continues to grow and they have tremendous potential in this sector of their economy,” said Geiger. “Obviously, there are policy challenges, capital concerns and climate conditions to deal with, but potential is strong. In building trade relationships with Russia, we not only create new markets for Kansas agriculture, we also build sustainable relationships between the United States and Russia.”
The trade mission was sponsored by KDA with assistance from the USDA ATO in Moscow and with funds from U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc.
KDA strives to encourage and enhance economic growth of the agriculture industry and the Kansas economy by exploring and expanding both domestic and international marketing opportunities. For information on this or other international trade missions, please contact Ryan-Numrich at [email protected] or call 785-564-6704.
ELLSWORTH COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident early Saturday in Ellsworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Lincoln LS driven by Alexandria N. Greenwood, 20, Kanopolis, was eastbound on Kansas 156 and turned to go westbound on 8th Street in Ellsworth.
A westbound 2017 Freightliner semi driven by Pascual Lopez-Acosta, 58, Dodge City, struck the Lincoln head-on.
Greenwood was transported to the hospital in Salina. Lopez-Acosta was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Fort Hays State graduates involved with the athletic departments at two NCAA Division II schools playing against each other Friday in women’s basketball were, from left, Gerard Wellbrock, Mike Hammett, Dustin Armbruster, Doug Self, Ryan Prickett and Lacey Jones.By DIANE GASPER-O’BRIEN FHSU University Relations and Marketing
As they follow Fort Hays State University athletic teams around the country, it’s not unusual for Ryan Prickett and Gerard Wellbrock to run into former co-workers who are FHSU graduates like themselves.
Prickett, sports information director at FHSU, and Wellbrock, radio voice of the Tigers, hit the jackpot this week. The duo is in Sioux Falls, S.D., covering the Tiger women’s basketball team in the NCAA Division II Central Regional.
FHSU’s first-round opponent Friday was Southwestern Oklahoma State University, which had not just one or two, but three Tiger alumni representing the Bulldogs in the tournament.
Sporting the navy and white of SWOSU as the two teams were scheduled to meet in the noon contest were Doug Self, the Bulldogs’ SID; Lacey Jones, a graduate assistant in the athletic training program in charge of working with the women’s basketball team; and Mike Hammett, radio voice of the Bulldogs.
All three worked under Prickett during their college careers at Fort Hays State. Hammett then focused on broadcasting and worked for three years at Eagle Radio in Hays, where he learned under Wellbrock.
The group met for dinner Thursday night in Sioux Falls, and Prickett and Wellbrock weren’t outnumbered. Accompanying Wellbrock, sports director for Eagle Radio, was Dustin Armbruster, another FHSU grad. Armbruster is KJLS program director at Eagle. He does play-by-play for Hays High School athletics and provides color commentary for Tiger broadcasts.
“I keep in touch with a lot of my former students who worked in our department at Fort Hays State, but it’s always nice to get together with them in person,” said Prickett, a two-time graduate of FHSU (2003 and ’05) who is in his 13th year as the Tigers’ head SID.
While the six alums knew they would be working for different schools Friday, there is a mutual respect among them.
“That doesn’t really bother me, except I obviously want our team to advance,” Prickett said. “I’m just really proud we have these individuals going out in the world and having success past Fort Hays State. Even though they don’t all end up in the sports information field, you hope they have learned some life skills to take with them out into the world, too.”
Jones said the variety of experience she received at FHSU has been invaluable as she pursues her master’s degree in athletic training from SWOSU.
“Getting that experience under Ryan and in the athletic office was great, dealing with a lot of different people,” said Jones, who came to FHSU from south central Kansas and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 2016. “I feel very equipped and very ready as an athletic trainer after getting all the hands-on experience, too.”
Jones, who will graduate with her master’s degree in May, said she has been looking forward to today’s game and still follows the Tigers on the radio.
“You know you’re a Tiger through and through when you listen to Gerard,” Jones said. “He’s such a great radio broadcaster, and even if we open the video feed to watch the game, we mute the sound on it so we can listen to Gerard.”
Others who have worked under Wellbrock and Prickett share the same high opinion of them.
Self grew up in northeast Kansas and came to Fort Hays State because “I’m a small-town kid and when I visited Fort Hays, I just had a really good feeling about it.”
“Ryan is one of the hardest working guys out there, and I soon found out how well respected he is in his field,” said Self, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2010, then earned a master’s in sports administration in 2012.
“I sure learned the value of hard work,” Self said. “He taught me how to deal with people and how to wear a lot of hats. I couldn’t have found a more fitting career path for myself.”
Armbruster, who grew up in WaKeeney and graduated from FHSU in 2004, had similar praise for Wellbrock.
“There’s an opportunity to learn from every broadcaster you ever meet, the way you prepare to be on the air or act on the air or around coaches,” he said. “Certainly, being around Gerard Wellbrock has elevated my level of professionalism with the industry.”
Hammett, a 2008 Fort Hays State graduate, agreed.
“Gerard has been one of my biggest influences in the industry,” said Hammett, now in his second year as sports director of in Wright Radio in Weatherford, Okla. “You can look at how I do things, and they are real similar to the way Gerard does it. I learned a lot from him – and from Ryan, too.”
“I came to Fort Hays State because I learned you could get involved right away, different than at some larger schools,” Hammett added. “I actually wanted to be a sportswriter and stumbled into sports broadcasting, and I absolutely love it.”
It’s all about conducting yourself with professionalism every step of the way, said Wellbrock, who learned from one of the best. Wellbrock grew up listening to former Tiger broadcaster Bob Davis, who went on to become the Voice of the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
Like Armbruster, Wellbrock – who grew up in Victoria – stayed close to home to go to college and graduated from FHSU in 1990. He has been at Eagle Radio since 1992, working his way up to Voice of the Tigers in 2002.
While their younger counterparts were busy giving Prickett and Wellbrock credit for teaching by example, they said it goes both ways.
“I thought I wanted to be a teacher when I came to college, but I have found this is more my calling,” Prickett said. “I enjoy working around sports, but I also like teaching others what to expect once they go beyond these walls. I learn from them, too. I think we all learn from each other.”
“I have a really good rapport with Dustin,” Wellbrock said, “and when he is helping doing games, he makes me better. I broadcast better when he is working with me. During football season, someone told us that we look like we’re having fun doing the games. And we do.”
Wellbrock and Armbruster, along with Prickett, have more fun ahead in Sioux City after Fort Hays State pulled out a thrilling, 78-75 victory over SWOSU Friday. With the win, the Tigers (26-6) advanced to Saturday’s semifinals vs. the winner of Friday’s game between Central Missouri State University and Minnesota State University-Moorhead.
KCDHH Executive Director Robert Cooper addresses deaf and hard of hearing individuals at the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol on March 6, Topeka.
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TOPEKA – The Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KCDHH), in partnership with the Kansas State School for the Deaf and the Museum of Deaf History, Arts & Culture, hosted Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol today, Topeka. The event drew more than 50 deaf and hard of hearing students from across Kansas to the State Capitol Building, and offered presentations from community partners, more than 10 informational booths and gave students a chance to meet with their local legislators. Interpreters were on hand throughout the day to assist with conversation.
“The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Day at the Capitol is all about awareness. It gives the deaf community an opportunity to see the booths and it is encouraging folks statewide to come and learn what resources are available to them,” KCDHH Executive Director Robert Cooper said. “It also allows for service providers to learn about partners that are available, so that relationships can be built and programs can be strengthened.”
KCDHH is a part of the Rehabilitation Services (RS) division of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF). The mission of KCDHH is to advocate for and facilitate equal access to quality, coordinated and comprehensive services that enhance the life of Kansans who are deaf and hard of hearing. They do this through information and referral, advocacy and public education. KCDHH also works with agencies and organizations throughout Kansas to ensure availability and coordination of services for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, including communication access. KCDHH maintains the state’s registry of qualified sign language interpreters in order to track interpreters’ credentials, areas of expertise and geographic areas of practice.
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services in collaboration with the National Council on Problem Gambling is dedicating the month of March to helping people “Have the Conversation” about problem gambling. Approximately two million (one percent) of U.S. adults are estimated to meet the criteria for pathological gambling, another four to six million (two to three percent) would be considered problem gamblers. Yet gambling remains a hidden addiction for many.
Problem Gambling Awareness Month is designed to help raise awareness of the prevention, treatment and recovery services available for those adversely affected by gambling. The grassroots campaign brings together a wide range of stakeholders – public health organizations, advocacy groups and gambling operators – who work collaboratively to let people know that hope and help exist.
Across Kansas, groups including four state-funded regional task forces and a statewide coalition hold events, mount media campaigns, promote Gambling Disorder Screening Day on March 13 and conduct outreach to people who can make a difference ensuring that problem gambling services are promoted and the public is educated regarding problem gambling.
As March Madness reaches a crescendo with an estimated $10 billion in bets placed on NCAA basketball championship games, calls to the National Problem Gambling Helpline spike an average of 30 percent during this month.
To get help for a gambling problem for you or a loved one, Kansas residents can call the Kansas problem gambling helpline at 1-800-522-4700 or can visit ksgamblinghelp.com for more information. The call is free and confidential. No out-of-pocket cost treatment is available for problem gamblers and concerned others with revenues collected from state owned casinos. The program is administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No. 11 Wichita State has advanced to the semifinals of American Athletic Conference tournament.
Barely.
Landry Shamet scored 24 points, Rashard Kelly had 16 and the Shockers held off pesky Temple for an 89-81 victory on Friday night.
Wichita State (25-6) also got a strong performance from its reserves, including 13 points from Austin Reaves. Next up is the winner of the Houston-Central Florida game.
The Shockers won two of three against the Owls this season, and the outcome was in doubt every time.
“We certainly do bring out the best in them,” Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said. “The bottom line is that they make a lot of shots against us, but we usually do get great contributions from our bench. We go 10 or 11 deep and that’s a good thing.”
Wichita State led 78-75 with 2:23 left and closed it out with 11 foul shots.
Temple stayed close with its perimeter shooting. The Owls went 11 of 24 from 3-pointg range and shot 50.9 percent from the field overall.
Quinton Rose led Temple (17-15) with 25 points. Shizz Alston and Josh Brown each had 15 points for the Owls, who didn’t have enough depth to keep pace with Wichita State in the final minutes.
“I loved our fight, I loved how we were hanging with them each and every moment,” Temple coach Fran Dunphy said. “I think late we just needed another basket, another stop, but they’re a really good basketball team. They made some veteran plays at the right time.”
The Shockers were clinging to a 63-61 lead with eight minutes to play when Reaves, fellow reserve Markis McDuffie and Kelly powered a key 13-3 run. The three combined for 11 points in the surge and helped cool off Rose while leading Wichita State to a 76-64 advantage with just over four minutes remaining.
Shaquille Morris made two foul shots to put the Shockers up 55-45 early in the second half, but the Owls rallied behind Rose. The sophomore guard scored 12 of his team’s next 14 points to cut the deficit to 61-59 with 9:10 left.
“Quinton did a great job in that stretch and got us where we needed to be,” Dunphy said. “But again, we needed a little better effort at the defensive end and just be a little smarter.”
BIG PICTURE
Temple: The Owls had some nice early season wins — Wisconsin, Clemson, Auburn, South Carolina — but need to take the next step in the conference season. The Owls were only 8-10 in AAC play.
Wichita State: The Shockers are aching for a rematch with top-seeded Cincinnati, but first they’ll have to get past the winner of the Houston-UCF game and they’ve struggled with both. Houston handed Wichita State its worst loss of the season, and UCF took the Shockers to overtime before losing in the second-to-last game of the regular season. Wichita State will need another good night from its reserves to reach the finals.
By DAVE SKRETTA , AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas absorbed the biggest blows that short-handed Kansas State could land, played without its star big man for the second straight game and won its Big 12 Tournament semifinal comfortably.
You’d think that would be enough to make coach Bill Self happy.
“I thought they played better than us,” he insisted after an 83-67 victory Friday night, “but I thought a lot of it was self-inflected. We couldn’t guard them and offensively we weren’t very smart.
“If I sleep two hours tonight,” Self added, “it’ll be more than I probably think I should.”
So much for feel-good feelings.
Malik Newman poured in 22 points, Devonte Graham added 15 points and Svi Mykhailiuk had 12 for the top-seeded Jayhawks (26-7), who nevertheless cruised into a title matchup with No. 14 Texas Tech or No. 18 West Virginia on Saturday night at the Sprint Center.
It was the Jayhawks’ eighth straight win over Kansas State (23-10), and they remained perfect in 10 games against their cross-state rival in the Big 12 Tournament.
The fourth-seeded Wildcats learned Friday morning they’d be without All-Big 12 forward Dean Wade, who hurt his foot in their quarterfinal win over TCU. Then they lost starting guard Barry Brown early against the Jayhawks when he was accidentally poked in the eye.
“You can’t prepare for Barry going down the first play,” Wildcats coach Bruce Weber said. “He had very little vision. He wanted to play. He kept saying, ‘Put me in.’ But I held up fingers and asked him how many and he couldn’t say.”
Unheralded forward Mawien stepped up with a career-high 29 points, and Xavier Sneed scored 12 despite another poor shooting night, but the duo couldn’t make up for two major absences.
Brown’s injury came 90 seconds into the game, when he drove the lane and Graham accidentally got him in the left eye. He flopped to the floor in pain — “It was a little gross when I looked at it,” Weber said — and was checked for several minutes before going to the locker room.
Even when he returned to the bench, Brown was never looked like he was going to play. There was some bleeding in his eye and he spent the rest of the game holding an ice pack on it.
“It’s very tough when one of your main contributors goes down with an injury,” Mawien said. “We just had to step up and play hard.”
Kansas took advantage of the absences by ripping off a 19-4 run midway through the first half that gave the Jayhawks control. They eventually pushed the advantage to 43-30 by the break.
Mawien and the Wildcats made the Jayhawks work for it in the second half, though. The junior college transfer dominated in the paint, especially when Kansas big man Mitch Lightfoot picked up his fourth foul with 11:38 to go, and Kansas State clawed to within 53-51 with 10 minutes left.
“There was absolutely no resistant guarding Mawien,” Self said, “and I hope I’m pronouncing it correctly, because he was by far the best player in the game. He whipped us.”
It was Newman that restored order. The transfer from Mississippi State followed his career-best 30-point effort in a quarterfinal win over Oklahoma State with another virtuoso performance.
He drained a 3-pointer to make it 60-53 with 8½ minutes left, then hit his fifth of the game a few minutes later. And by the time Lagerald Vick curled in back-to-back baskets, the lead had swelled to 71-59 and the Jayhawks were on their way toward the title game.
“I mean, we know that basketball is a game of runs. Those guys did a good job of going on their run,” Newman said, “but we were able to withstand the storm. We had confidence in one another that we were going to make stops and make plays.”
WADE WATCH
Weber held out hope Wade could return for the title game if Kansas State won, and he is optimistic about his availability for next week’s NCAA Tournament. “Going forward into next week,” Weber said, “we have every indication he will be able to play.”
BIG PICTURE
Kansas State almost certainly locked up its NCAA Tournament bid with its win over TCU, but the fight the Wildcats showed against Kansas — down their two best players — may have helped their cause.
Kansas has played well using a four-guard lineup while Azubuike deals with a sprained ligament in his left knee. That should give the Jayhawks confidence if he misses any NCAA Tournament games.
UP NEXT
Kansas State returns to Manhattan to await its NCAA Tournament fate.
Kansas turns its attention toward winning its 15th conference tournament title.
DICKINSON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Thursday night crime spree and have made an arrest..
Madams-Photo from a Nov. arrest in Saline Co.
The Dickinson County Sheriff Office reported that between 10 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday, Alex Q. Madacs, 20, of Dickinson County, is accused of allegedly burglarizing one residence in the county, and of stealing six motor vehicles from residences around the county.
He attempted to steal five vehicles, burglarized nine other vehicles, and set fire to one of the vehicles. During the crime spree he was allegedly able to steal a 40. caliber pistol from a residence, a 25.06 rifle from a motor vehicle, as well as numerous items of personal property from various other vehicles. The pistol was recovered from Madacs at the time of his arrest.
Madacs was located in the 2600 block of Fawn Road in Dickinson County near the burning vehicle. He was taken into custody without incident and is being held in the Dickinson County jail pending a first court appearance on Monday.
Deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office located additional stolen personal property, a stolen motorcycle from Manhattan and recovered the rifle while searching the residence and property of Madacs.
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s office was assisted by the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Abilene Police Department.
This is an ongoing investigation and the Dickinson County Sheriff’s office expects additional arrests to be made in the coming days.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Recovery teams have found the body of a Stilwell man who drowned Saturday while fishing alone in a one-person kayak at Tuttle Creek lake.
KDWP&T game wardens on the scene of the search
Searchers used boats with sonar to locate on Thursday the body of 21-year-old Anthony Berg.
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Game Warden Jesse Gehrt says that while they don’t know all the details, it was windy on the day Berg drowned and they believe that’s what led to the accident.
The recovery teams were unable to locate his body over the weekend, and windy conditions earlier this week had postponed the search.
HUTCHINSON, Kan.-Offense was at a premium on Friday afternoon in the girl’s 3A State Tournament Semifinal in Hutchinson. TMP and Royal Valley struggled to make shots in the first half. The Lady Monarchs led 10-7 after the first quarter of play. Royal Valley scored the first seven points on the second quarter and led 14-10 late before a four point run by TMP tied the game at 14 points apiece at halftime.
The second half continued with both teams going back and forth at each other with intense defensive pressure. TMP took a three point lead heading into the fourth quarter after an Aubrey Koenigsman three pointer. She was fouled on the shot but was not able to complete the four point play.
TMP would hold a slight advantage most of the fourth quarter. The Lady Monarchs led by five points with under a minute to play as Royal Valley drilled a late three pointer to send the game to overtime. The Lady Panthers banked in a guarded three to take a three point advantage early in the overtime and TMP was not able to overcome the deficit in the 54-52 overtime loss.
Royal Valley improves to 17-7 on the season and will play for the state title tomorrow. TMP drops to 22-3 and will play the consolation final at noon on Saturday.
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