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HaysMed CHI offers kids activities on school early release days
HaysMed
The Center for Health Improvement at HaysMed, part of The University of Kansas Health System, is offering special kids activities for the school’s early release days.
The Center is partnering with USD 489 to assist parents with an alternative activity program on the days when school releases early.
Those dates are September 11, October 9, November 13, February 12, March 11 and April 8. The classes are from 1:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. The program provides a variety of group activities and keeps kids moving and having fun.
Early Release Days are designed for children ages 6 – 11 and will be held at The Center for Health Improvement Gymnasium at 2500 Canterbury Drive in Hays. Transportation is provided by USD 489 from the child’s respective school to the The Center upon request.
The fee is $12 for each day a child attends and includes a healthy snack.
The registration is due by Monday before each early release activity day. To register go to https://haysmed.clubautomation.com or call 623-5900. Registration is limited to 25 children.
FHSU women’s golf opens 2019-20 season; DeBoer third
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – The Fort Hays State women’s golf team opened the 2019-20 season with a 13th-place finish in the Central Region Fall Preview Tuesday-Wednesday (September 3-4). The Tigers entered the day in 17th place but climbed four spots after a final-round 313 at Adams Pointe Golf Club, a par-72, 5,910-yard layout.
Senior Taylor DeBoer led the Tigers with a third-place finish individually thanks to a 2-under 70 in the second round. The score was tied for the best round of the week and is tied for the second-best score in program history. The score was five strokes better than her previous career-best as a Tiger. After opening the tournament with a 78, DeBoer finished the week with a 4-over 148.
Sophomore Kira Mestl finished 67th after rounds of 81 and 84 totaled a 21-over 165. Senior Madison Roether was close behind in 74th after posting rounds of 88 and 80 to total 24-over 168. Freshman Kate Peterka (90-80) and junior Katie Brungardt (87-83) tied for 83rd with a 26-over 170.
Fort Hays State posted an opening-round 334 before shaving off 21 strokes in round two. Central Missouri took the title after rounds of 303 and 299, while UCM student-athlete Rosie Klausner took the individual title with a 2-over 146 (75-71).
The Tigers will be back in action early next week (September 9-10) when they travel to Tahlequah, Okla. and Cherokee Springs Golf Course for the NSU Women’s Classic.
Soler breaks KC home run record, Royals beat Tigers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Jorge Soler broke the Kansas City home run record with his 39th homer of the season and Ryan O’Hearn hit a game-ending home run to lift the Royals to a 6-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
O’Hearn sent the first pitch he saw from Zac Reininger in the ninth inning over the fence in right field after a seesaw final three innings.
Tigers’ starter Daniel Norris grooved Soler a 2-2 fastball in the third inning and the Royals’ slugger didn’t miss. The three-run shot broke a tie with Mike Moustakas, who set the previous record with 38 home runs in 2017. The home run also gave Soler 100 RBIs on the season, becoming the first Royal to cross the century mark since Eric Hosmer in 2016.
Mike Montgomery was solid once again, allowing one run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Montgomery has now allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his last five starts and has a 2.10 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 30 innings over that span.
Whit Merrifield had three hits, upping his season total to 176, just one back of Boston’s Rafael Devers for the MLB lead.
The Tigers scored four runs from the seventh inning on to twice rally from deficits. Brandon Dixon put Detroit up 4-3 in the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly to score Jeimer Candelario, then tied the game in the ninth on Ronny Rodriguez’s single, but Alex Gordon threw out Willi Castro at home to end the inning.
Gordon tied the game in the bottom of the eighth, legging out an infield single and Soler put the Royals up 5-4, racing home on a wild pitch.
Ian Kennedy (2-2) blew his fourth save of the season, but got the win thanks to O’Hearn.
Soler’s home run was the only blemish on Norris, who threw just three innings because of pitching limits set by Detroit pitching coach Rick Anderson. Norris has thrown exactly three innings in five consecutive starts now.
Playing in his first major league game since June 13, Grayson Greiner was at the center of the Tigers’ offense from the No. 9 hole in the lineup. He laced an RBI single in the third inning to put Detroit up 1-0, then scored on Victor Reyes’ RBI double in the seventh inning to bring Detroit with in one, 3-2.
Greiner finished with three hits and Reyes had a career-high had four hits, including two doubles, for his fifth straight multi-hit game. Reyes is hitting .591 (13 for 22) in those games.
REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE
Both teams recalled a number of players prior to Tuesday’s game. The Royals brought up 1B Ryan McBroom, who was acquired Saturday from the New York Yankees, INF/OF Erick Mejia and LHP Gabe Speier. Kansas City also activated RHP Jesse Hahn from the 60-day injured list, who had Tommy John surgery in August 2018. He hasn’t pitched in the major leagues since 2017.
The Tigers recalled LHP Tyler Alexander, INF Jeimer Candelario, C Grayson Greiner, RHP Zac Reininger, OF Christian Stewart and LHP Daniel Stumpf.
“It’s good to get some reinforcements up, especially some pitching,” Gardenhire said. “That’s going to help us out and give us a little better chance of getting the right people in there. It’s fun for them. They’re excited to be back here. We’ve got a full clubhouse.”
BIG LEAGUE DEBUTS
McBroom made his major league debut Tuesday, getting the start at first base. McBroom was one of the most dangerous hitters in the International League this season, hitting .315 with 26 home runs in 117 games for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre and led the league with 87 runs scored and a .976 OPS
The 27-year-old McBroom singled to right-center in his first plate appearance and finished the game 1 for 3.
UP NEXT
Royals: RHP Jakob Junis (8-12) will make his fourth start of the season against Detroit on Wednesday. Junis has found plenty of success in his career against the Tigers with a 7-1 record, 3.18 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 11 appearances, 10 starts, his most wins and strikeouts against any team.
Tigers: Edwin Jackson (3-8) will start for Detroit, looking to snap a 3-game losing streak. Jackson lasted just 2 1/3 innings in his last outing Friday against Minnesota, when he allowed eight runs on seven hits and walked three.
HHS 3rd, TMP-Marian 6th at HHS Golf Invitational
HAYS – The Hays High girls’ golf team finishes third at their own invitational yesterday at Smoky Hill Country Club. Garden City wins it with a 194, Salina South second at 2016 and the Indians third at 219. TMP came in sixth with a 243. Sophia Garrison led the Indians with a 46 which was good enough for second. Taleia McCrae finishes fourth with a 51.
Team Results
1. Garden City – 194
2. Salina South – 216
3. Hays High – 219
4. Great Bend – 226
5. Dodge City – 237
6. TMP Marian – 243
7. Salina Central – 250
8. Liberal – 254
Top 10 Medalists
1. Alyssa McMillen – Garden City – 40
2. Sophia Garrison – Hays High – 46
3. Ryan Warren – Garden City – 49
4. Taleia McCrae – Hays High – 51
5. Grace YI – Garden City – 51
6. Nina Frees – Salina South – 51
7. Cailee McMullen – Great Bend – 51
8. Zoe Norton – Salina South – 54
9. Emma Kells – Garden City – 54
10. Rian Linenberger – Garden City – 54
TMP-Marian volleyball goes 2-0 in home opener
HAYS – The TMP-Marian volleyball team went 2-0 at their home opening triangular Tuesday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse. The Monarchs beat Stockton (25-12, 24-14) and Ellis (25-14, 25-13) to move to 4-3 on the season.
Stockton beat Ellis in the other match.
TMP-Marian plays at a quad in Abilene Thursday.
Kan. man told undercover officers someone stole cocaine from him
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced Tuesday to 210 months in federal prison for selling drugs and guns to undercover officers, according to U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister.
Heriberto Armendariz-Garcia, 39, Wellsville, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. In his plea, he admitted he met multiple times with undercover officers, selling them cocaine, methamphetamine and firearms.
During the course of the investigation he sold or arranged for the sale of nine kilograms of cocaine, 4.8 kilograms of methamphetamine, 16 firearms and 232 rounds of ammunition.
During one meeting with undercover officers, Armendariz-Garcia told them someone had stolen four kilograms of cocaine from him and when “the people down south” found out he might lose his house.
Tigers No. 8 in D2Football.com media poll, Brown named preseason All-American
D2Football.com released its Preseason Top 25 Media Poll and Preseason All-America Teams for the 2019 season on Monday (Sept. 2). Fort Hays State starts the season at No. 8 in the poll. The Tigers are No. 11 in the AFCA Preseason Top 25. FHSU opens the 2019 season at 7 pm on Thursday night (Sept. 5) at Central Missouri.
Fort Hays State is one of two MIAA teams ranked in the Top 10 of the poll. Northwest Missouri State received a ranking of No. 6. Pittsburg State also represents the MIAA in the Top 25 at No. 24.
Senior kicker Dante Brown was named to the D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team. Brown was an All-America selection by D2Football.com and two other organizations following his tremendous 2018 season as the Tigers’ placekicker and punter.
Brown was the National Special Teams Player of the Year by the Don Hansen Football Committee last year, which joined the D2CCA in bestowing All-America First Team honors on Brown as a kicker. D2Football.com named Brown an All-America Second Team selection following the 2018 season. He receives a first-team selection to the D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team entering the 2019 season.
Brown led all NCAA levels for field goals made per game in 2018 (2.33). He converted 28-of-33 field goal attempts in 2018, breaking the FHSU and MIAA records for field goals in a season. He was just two shy of the NCAA Division II single-season record, but his 28 was second-most for a season in Division II history. Brown finished the season with 123 kicking points, adding 39 PATs to his 28 field goals. He also served as the team’s punter and averaged 41.4 yards per punt. Brown was the MIAA Special Teams player of the Year in 2018, earning all-conference first team honors as both a kicker and punter.
Below is the D2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll and Preseason All-America Team for 2019.
| Team | Record | Previous | |
| 1 | Valdosta State | 14-0 | – |
| 2 | Ferris State | 15-1 | – |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 13-1 | – |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist | 12-1 | – |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 12-1 | – |
| 6 | Northwest Missouri | 10-3 | – |
| 7 | CSU-Pueblo | 11-2 | – |
| 8 | Fort Hays | 9-3 | – |
| 9 | Minnesota Duluth | 11-1 | – |
| 10 | Grand Valley | 10-2 | – |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 13-1 | – |
| 12 | Indianapolis | 10-2 | – |
| 13 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 10-3 | – |
| 14 | West Georgia | 10-2 | – |
| 15 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 12-2 | – |
| 16 | Harding | 9-3 | – |
| 17 | Colorado School of Mines | 10-2 | – |
| 18 | Midwestern State | 8-2 | – |
| 19 | West Chester | 10-1 | – |
| 20 | Ashland | 6-4 | – |
| 21 | Hillsdale | 10-3 | – |
| 22 | Slippery Rock | 11-3 | – |
| 23 | Wingate | 9-4 | – |
| 24 | Pittsburg State | 8-3 | – |
| 25 | West Alabama | 8-4 | – |
D2Football.com Preseason All-America Team
First Team
First Team
QB Rogan Wells 6-3, 220, Jr. Valdosta State
RB Gabriel Watson 6-1, 221, Sr. Sioux Falls
RB Jaleel McLaughlin 5-9, 173, So. Notre Dame
WR Craig Rucker 5-7, 165, Sr. Hars Hill
WR Shane Zylstra 6-5, 220, Sr. Minnesota State
TE Erik Henneman 6-3, 228, Sr. Lindenwood
OL Even Heim 6-4, 305, Sr. Minnesota State
OL Donald Boone 6-5, 310, Sr. Chowan
OL Jake Lacina 6-4, 300, Sr. Augustana
OL Jason Poe 6-2, 250, Jr. Lenoir-Rhyne
OL Brandon Kemp 6-6, 300, Sr. Valdosta State
DL Treshawn Wharton 6-4, 255, Sr. Missouri S&T
DL Austin Edwards 6-5, 275, Sr. Ferris State
DL Chris Garrett 6-4, 230, Jr. Concordia-St. Paul
DL Sam Roberts 6-5, 286, Sr. Northwest Missouri
LB Austin Stephens 5-11, 210, Sr. Miles
LB Dominic Cizauskas 6-2, 260, Sr. Glenville State
LB Chris Hoad 6-0, 228, Sr. UT-Permian Basin
DB Lamont McPhatter II 5-11, 190, Sr. Cal U
DB Prince Robinson 6-0, 190, Sr. Tarleton State
DB O’Shay Harris 6-1, 190, Sr. Central Oklahoma
DB Kyle Dugger 6-2, 215, Sr. Lenoir-Rhyne
K Dante Brown 5-10, 185, Sr. Fort Hays State
P Isaac Parks 6-0, 210, So. UNC-Pembroke
AP Lawrence Woods 5-9, 171, Jr. Truman State
Second Team
QB Jayru Campbell 6-5, 215, Jr. Ferris State
RB Cameron Mayberry 5-11, 215, Sr. Colorado Mines
RB Nate Gunn 6-2, 220, Sr. Minnesota State
WR Peter Anderson 5-10, 155, Sr. Colorado Mesa
WR Zimari Manning 6-2, 200, Sr. Tarleton State
TE Jalen Jackson 6-0, 215, Jr. Lock Haven
OL Hayden Eatinger 6-3, 280, Sr. Missouri Western
OL Andrew Dickinson 6-3, 312, Sr. Findlay
OL Kyle Hinton 6-3, 310, Sr. Washburn
OL Jimmy Burchett 6-4, 305, Jr. Notre Dame
OL Hunter Toppel 6-4, 300, Jr. Minnesota State
DL Sha’haun Williams 6-3, 260, Sr. Notre Dame
DL Simanu’a Thomas 6-0, 278, Sr. Pittsburg State
DL Heath Williams 6-2, 291, Sr. Saginaw Valley
DL Chad Price 6-3, 247, Sr. West Georgia
LB Sam Keybooer 6-5, 240, Jr. Ferris State
LB Korie Rogers 6-2, 231, Sr. West Georgia
LB Tyler Thomsen 6-1, 225, Sr. Wayne State (Neb)
DB Delon Stephenson 5-11, 205, Sr. Ferris State
DB Hakeem Johnson 6-3, 189, Jr. Sioux Falls
DB Jarey Elder 5-11, 170, Sr. West Chester
DB Sterling Hammond 6-1, 210, Sr. Virginia Union
K Jefferson Souza 6-1, 185, Jr. Virginia Union
P Max Peets 6-0, 200, Sr. Fort Lewis
AP LaPerion Perry 5-6, 155, So. West Georgia
— FHSU Sports Information —
Police investigate fatal Kansas hit-and-run crash
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a hit-and-run accident that left a man dead.
Undersheriff Jim Sherley says 34-year-old Emanuel Ross, of Lawrence, was found dead early Monday west of Lansing.
The Leavenworth Times reports authorities believe Ross was hit at least once by an unidentified motorist, who then drove away from the scene. Investigators believe Ross was struck early Monday.
Sherley said the incident occurred near the Suncatcher Lake RV Park.
Police: 4 arrested after weekend drug bust in Kansas
COWLEY COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating four suspects on charges after a weekend drug bust.
Following an investigation, police served a drug search warrant just after 9p.m. Saturday at a home in the 800 Block of South C Street in Arkansas City. Evidence collected at the residence led to the arrest of four individuals including Heather Elizabeth Duncan, 35, of Arkansas City, on suspicion of three felony counts of possession of a depressant and one felony count of possession of methamphetamine, as well as one misdemeanor of possession of drug paraphernalia.
Johnny Lee Knight, 60, also of Arkansas City, was arrested on suspicion of three felony counts of possession of a depressant, as well as one misdemeanor count each of possession of drug
paraphernalia and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Duncan and Knight were transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in lieu of $11,000
bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City. Both have posted bond and been released.
Gregory Dean May II, 39, and Christina Mae Wendt, 36, both of Arkansas City, were arrested on
suspicion of one felony count each of possession of methamphetamine and possession of a depressant,
as well as one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
May and Wendt were transported to and booked into the county jail in lieu of $6,000 bond through
Arkansas City district court. Both are still in custody.
Voters reject bond issue in USD 373 Newton
HARVEY COUNTY —The final results for USD 373 Newton Bond election results are in and neither question passed.
According to the Harvey County Election office the votes for Question 1 = 3,359 Yes, 4,040 No.
The votes for Question 2 = 2,388 Yes, 4,986 No.
The two questions were to help prepare USD 373 for the future.
The first question ($61,320,000):was an update to Newton High School that included
Safety and security upgrades
A science wing addition
A remodel of the auditorium and district kitchen
A new storm shelter/gym
Remodel of classrooms
Safety and security at Chisholm Middle School and Santa Fe 5/6 Center
Safety and security at the elementary schools
Santa Fe and Chisholm deferred maintenance
Deferred maintenance at all elementary schools
The second question ($24,420,000) was for a new school south of town and would be a kindergarten through sixth-grade building. The building will have three sections so there is room for growth.
Corn harvest now under way in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A government snapshot of crop conditions shows the harvest of corn is now under way in Kansas.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Tuesday that 1% of the corn in the state has been harvested, near the 4% average at this point in the growing season.
The agency rates half of the corn out in fields in good to excellent condition, with 34% of the crop in fair shape. About 16% is in poor to very poor condition.
Other crops are also making progress.
About 83% of the soybeans in Kansas are setting pods, with 3% of soybean crops already dropping leaves. About 1% of the Kansas sorghum crop has now matured.
Police: Motorcycle crash that killed Kan. man under investigation
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities have released additional details involving a fatal weekend motorcycle crash in Kansas.
Just before 7p.m. Friday, police responded to report of an injury accident in the 1500 Block of West Pawnee in Wichita, according to office Charley Davidson.
A 2004 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle driven by David Nguyen, 22, Wichita, was westbound on Pawnee at a high rate of speed, according to Davidson.
The motorcycle struck a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer driven by a 45-year-old man who had pulled out of a private drive to travel eastbound on Pawnee.
Nguyen was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a helmet, according to Davidson.
The accident remains under investigation. It is the 19th fatality accident in Wichita in 2019 and the third motorcycle fatality accident, according to Davidson.