KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marial Shayok had watched shot after shot hit everything but net Friday night, and Iowa State’s leading scorer and veteran leader could very well have grown hesitant and frustrated.
Instead, he hit the two biggest shots of the game.
Shayok rattled in a tying 3-pointer down the stretch, swished another from right in front of his own bench, then added a couple of free throws in the closing seconds to help the fifth-seeded Cyclones beat No. 15 Kansas State 63-59 in the Big 12 semifinals.
“I had all the confidence in the world,” Shayok said, “despite missing a bunch of shots in the second half. I just kept my confidence. This team has my back and the coaches have my back.”
Shayok finished with 21 points, Nick Weiler-Babb added 12 and Iowa State (22-11) advanced to play Kansas or West Virginia on Saturday night. The Cyclones are 4-0 when playing for the title.
“We had lots of chances,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “Shayok with the big 3 when we were all struggling making shots — he stepped up and made that big 3 that turned the game.”
Cartier Diarra had 15 points to lead five players in double figures for the Wildcats (25-8), who shared the regular-season title with Texas Tech. The Red Raiders were bounced from the tournament by the 10th-seeded Mountaineers in the quarterfinals Friday night.
The Wildcats once again played without All-Big 12 forward Dean Wade, who sat on the bench with a walking boot on his right foot. It remains unclear whether he’ll be ready for the NCAA Tournament.
“We know that it’s win-or-go home. You have to play together at all times,” Diarra said. “I think that’s the biggest thing moving forward, just keeping that mindset, and focusing on who we’re going to be playing against and not looking ahead.”
Kansas State got off to a hot start, unlike its quarterfinal win over TCU, but the Cyclones and their massive contingent of fans slowly turned the tide late in the first half.
It began when Sneed missed a layup for the Wildcats and Tyrese Haliburton scored a third-chance basket at the other end for Iowa State. Kansas State went on to miss 12 straight field-goal attempts while the high-flying Cyclones went on a 21-4 charge to end the half.
Momentum promptly switched in the locker room.
The Wildcats, who had the Big 12’s best defense this season, buckled down to start the second half, and they put together an 11-0 run that made it 38-all with 15 minutes to go.
“Their teams are so tough. They’re resilient. They have championship DNA,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “We talked at halftime how those guys were going to respond.”
They kept the run going, too, when Diarra was whacked on the way to the basket and needed to get treatment on the sideline after his free throws. Sneed finally knocked down a 3-pointer, Makol Mawien added a bucket in the paint, and Barry Brown’s fast-break layup forced Iowa State to call timeout.
The Cyclones still trailed 55-52 when Shayok’s first 3 bounced off the rim, then off the glass and dropped through. Then, after Diarra missed a 3 at the other end, Shayok hit his go-ahead 3.
Brown’s driving layup got Kansas State to 59-57 with 20.3 seconds left, but Weiler-Babb answered with a pair of free throws. Shayok answered two by Kansas State’s Xavier Sneed with two more of his own, and a team that struggled late in the season began celebrating a trip to the finals.
“We got back to competing in practice, just working hard and going at each other,” said the Cyclones’ Michael Jacobson. “I mean, to be honest, sometimes you have to hit rock-bottom and start building back up, and I think that’s what has happened to us.”
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Iowa State won despite committing 17 turnovers and struggling from the field for most of the second half. The Cyclones also won without much help from sharpshooter Talen Horton-Tucker, who had six points on 3-for-10 shooting.
Kansas State could use Wade if it expects to do damage in the NCAA Tournament. He’s the go-to guy when times get tough, and the 6-foot-10 forward probably couldn’t have helped stop the Cyclones’ big run at the end of the first half.
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Iowa State will play the West Virginia-Kansas winner for the title.
HAYS, Kan. – After trailing by as many as eight in the first half, the third-ranked Fort Hays State women’s basketball team rallied after halftime to knock off Pittsburg State 74-65 in front of 3,345 at Gross Coliseum in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship Central Regional.
It was third time the Tigers came away victorious against the Gorillas over the last five weeks, the first time FHSU has defeated Pittsburg State three times in a single season.
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Taylor Rolfs opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but a 12-0 run from Pittsburg State soon put the visitors in front by seven, 12-5. The run matched the longest scoring stretch by a Tiger opponent this season. Madison Mittie hit a big three-pointer from the right wing late in the quarter before PSU went back in front by five, 15-10 with a buzzer-beating three of their own.
(Courtesy FHSU Athletics / Allie Schwiezer) Belle Barbieri scores two of her 15 second half points Friday vs. Pittsburg State.
The Tigers trailed by as many as eight at the midway point of the second quarter before Kacey Kennett made two big three-pointers to help FHSU tie things up with 41 seconds left before halftime, 29-29. The junior knocked one down to spark a 13-5 Tiger run before wrapping up the run with another triple while being fouled. She buried the free throw before PSU dropped in a layup to take a two-point lead into the break, 31-29.
Kennett poured in another three-pointer on the first possession of the third quarter, putting the Tigers back in front for the first time since midway through the first. After PSU tied things up, FHSU responded with a 7-0 run on back-to-back layups from Belle Barbieri and another triple from Rolfs. The Gorillas rallied once again, tying things up with two minutes left before Barbieri gave the Tigers the lead for good with another bucket.
The Tigers padded their lead to 10 by the midpoint of the final quarter, thanks to a step-back three-pointer from Hailey Walker. Pittsburg State closed within two later in the game, but Fort Hays State held on after hitting eight of their final 10 shots from the floor alongside a 6-for-6 effort from the charity stripe. Leading by just two, Mittie doubled the lead with a wraparound layup with just over one minute to play. Barbieri put up three points the old fashioned way on the ensuing possession, stretching the lead to seven with 33 seconds to play. Rolfs and Mittie added two free throws each in the waning seconds to seal the victory.
Barbieri led the way with 17 points, eclipsing 10 points for the 21st time this season. Rolfs added 16 on 6-of-8 shooting while Kennett put up her first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 assists. Mittie drilled four of her five attempts in the game, totaling a season-high 11 points while grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists. Tatyana Legette distributed a team-high six assists, her seventh game of the year with five or more dimes.
The Tigers cleaned up the on the glass, outrebounding PSU 38-25. The Tigers knocked down 48.3 percent of their shots, including a 7-for-17 effort from behind the arc.
Fort Hays State moves on to the regional semifinals to take on the regular season NSIC champions, MSU Moorhead. The Dragons advanced to Saturday after knocking off Minnesota Duluth, 63-54.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) — Charging documents say a Kansas sheriff who’s charged with two misdemeanors tried to interfere in the drunken driving arrest of his then-girlfriend.
Sheriff Dierks -photo courtesy Montgomery Co.
The affidavit released Thursday in the interference and witness intimidation case against Montgomery County Sheriff Robert Dierks says the woman was stopped in January 2018 after dispatch received a report that she was driving recklessly. She then called the sheriff, who said he would pick her up.
Before he got there, the deputy headed to jail with the woman. The affidavit says Dierks called and asked if he could make the deputy change his mind and then asked the deputy not to attend the woman’s court hearing. Dierks told investigators the woman broke up with him for not helping her get out of the DUI.
Dierks’ attorney didn’t immediately return a phone message.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday afternoon in a Reno County courtroom.
Judge Tim Chambers handed down the life sentence for 35-year-old Quinton Moore.
Moore was convicted of shooting 42-year-old Clarence D. Allen multiple times in his head and neck while he slept in his bed at a residence at 1701 E. 30th in Hutchinson.
Under his Miranda rights, Moore admitted to the shooting. Moore had been Allen’s on-again-off-again roommate.
Under the sentence, Moore won’t be eligible for parole for 51 ½ years.
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., joined the HACC Chamber Chat Friday morning at FHSU.
By BECKY KISER Hays Post
Sen. Jerry Moran was in Hays on Friday morning to get his hair cut and then swung by the Hays Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber Chat at Fort Hays State University.
The weekly event featured executive staff members of the FHSU Student Government Association, who explained the organization’s purpose and how it works.
Community Relations Director Jacki Dougherty, Wichita junior, talked about the outreach programs she coordinates, including partnerships.
Moran, one of the two Republican U.S. senators for Kansas and a former Hays resident, noted he had served in SGA when a student at FHSU.
“There’s nothing more important than what happens here at Fort Hays State University for the benefit and future of western Kansas. What takes place on this campus matters greatly,” Moran told the crowd. “It’s great to see the chamber of commerce, the business community of Hays, and the students come together.”
Moran visits with constituents at FHSU Friday morning, including Hays City Commissioner Ron Mellick.
After the Chamber Chat, Moran talked with many of the attendees and then sat down for a short interview with local media representatives.
Moran was asked about his vote Thursday for the Emergency Declaration Resolution of Disapproval to block President Donald Trump from using emergency powers to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Moran is one of just 12 Republicans who joined with Democrats in the 59-41 vote. The other Kansas senator, Pat Roberts, voted against the resolution.
The Democrat-controlled House approved the resolution last month, 245-182.
“I and many of my colleagues have been interested in more border security. … I’ve introduced legislation related to strengthening our borders, including money necessary for a wall to be built,” Moran said. “The question is, how do we get there since Congress rejected that?”
After the Senate vote, President Trump tweeted “VETO!”
Moran believes Trump has been “unfairly treated by Democratic leadership” that previously voted for funding for a wall and supported it.
“Perhaps because it’s now President Trump, they’re unwilling to do so,” he said.
The contention that building a wall across the southern border is immoral is “just wrong” in Moran’s view. “It is important to have border security and to know who’s coming across our borders.”
It’s also important, Moran says, that Congress abide by the U.S. Constitution.
Moran believes strongly the method of a president declaring an emergency and spending the money is a violation of the Constitution, which Moran has sworn to uphold.
“This can become a precedent for other presidents and emergency powers have certainly been used by previous presidents,” he said. “When (Democratic) President Obama was using executive orders to negotiate an agreement with Iran on its nuclear abilities, that should have been a treaty subject to Senate confirmation. I and many of my colleagues pushed back strenuously on his, in my view, excess use of executive power. The Democrats were in the majority and the votes weren’t there for success in the Senate.
“Other presidents have worked around Congress to do things that requires Congress to be engaged in. It was wrong then and it will be wrong in the future. Having taken that position with President Obama, I can’t pick and choose at which points in time I think the Constitution is important. I think it’s important always.”
The president is acting under an emergency powers act, a law that is unconstitutional, according to Moran, and needs to be repealed or amended.
“That’s where the focus was in advance of this vote and that’s where the focus is today after this vote, is to have a different set of criteria that guides a president’s ability to declare an emergency in what circumstances.”
Moran said he thinks there is sufficient Republican Congressional support to “rein in” the law that allows presidential emergency powers regardless of the circumstances. “I don’t know about Democratic support, but there ought to be to do so.”
Moran acknowledged the difficulty in amending the law.
“Probably no president will ever agree to sign a law that restricts their authorities,” he said with a wry smile. “It’s a really old law and being used in ways suggesting that it must be amended. It will take a president or a super majority of House and Senate members to alter the law.”
According to Moran, the president on Thursday “indicated that he would consider” signing an amended law “in the future.”
Mid-afternoon Friday, President Trump signed the first veto of his administration, overriding Congress to protect his emergency declaration for redirecting more than $6 billion in federal funds for the border wall.
Friday morning Moran predicted there would not be a vote in the Senate on the override and that a vote would fail in the House.
“But I intend to be consistent with my past votes,” he added.
Trump’s national emergency declaration still faces legal challenges. Sixteen states filed a lawsuit last month challenging the declaration as unconstitutional.
Below is the statement Moran issued yesterday regarding his vote on the Emergency Declaration.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) – member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – Thursday announced he will support H. J. Res. 46, the Emergency Declaration Resolution of Disapproval.
“President Trump is correct, there is a need for better border security,” wrote Sen. Moran. “…I have introduced legislation and voted many times for greater funding for border security, including President Trump’s border wall.”
“Upon my election to public office, I take one oath – to uphold the Constitution of the United States,” continued Sen. Moran. “I believe the use of emergency powers in this circumstance violates the Constitution. Allowing the use of such power establishes a precedent for future presidents to further act against laws and appropriations approved by Congress. This continues our country down the path of all powerful executive – something those who wrote the Constitution were fearful of.”
Sen. Moran’s full written thoughts can be found here and below.
1. President Trump is correct, there is a need for better border security.
2. Our borders are a matter of national sovereignty and control over who enters our country is vital in our fight against terrorism and battle against drugs and human trafficking.
3. Many Americans and most Kansans agree with the President that this is an important issue and must be dealt with.
4. The President has not been fairly treated by Democrats in Congress – a wall is not immoral and democrats have previously supported funding border barriers.
5. I have introduced legislation and voted many times for greater funding for border security, including President Trump’s border wall.
6. The President can advance the building of a wall with the funding just approved by Congress and can increase the funds available by reprogramming other accounts.
7. Therefore, the declaration of an emergency is not necessary.
8. The declaration of an emergency under these circumstances is a violation of the U.S. Constitution. The laws passed by Congress years ago allowing the president emergency powers is flawed and needs to be repealed or amended.
9. In high school government class we all learned about our Founding Fathers and the three separate, but equal branches of government. This concept is one of the most significant in protecting America as a republic and maintaining citizen freedoms & liberties. Both government structure and the Bill of Rights matter.
10. Upon my election to public office, I take one oath – to uphold the Constitution of the United States. I believe the use of emergency powers in this circumstance violates the Constitution.
11. Allowing the use of such power establishes a precedent for future presidents to further act against laws and appropriations approved by Congress. This continues our country down the path of all powerful executive – something those who wrote the Constitution were fearful of.
12. Kansans have criticized President Obama for abuse of executive orders, ignoring the laws and avoiding the requirements of negotiating a treaty when dealing with foreign powers. I agree and fought it.
13. I aggressively opposed the overreach of past presidents and believe that I can not pick and choose to now look the other way.
14. If the Constitution means one thing in the Obama administration and another in the Trump administration, the enduring value of the Constitution disappears and another generation of Americans will be less free.
15. The number one responsibility we have as American citizens is to pass to the next generation of Americans our constitutionally guaranteed liberties. There are days where it seems clear we are failing greatly.
16. How we do things – even good things – matters. We were raised that the ends don’t justify the means.
17. To find a loop hole on this issue and to vote another way might be an easier course. But my gut, my intellect, my understanding of history, tells me use of emergency powers is wrong. It can’t be an option to support something I believe wrong.
18. This country is filled with people who care, who are patriots, who served in our military. I try never to let anyone down. On my watch I always want to do right as I see it.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating an armed robbery and asking for help to identify two suspects.
Security camera photo courtesy Wichita PD
Just after 9:15 p.m. Thursday, police responded to an armed robbery call at Dollar Tree in the 4800 block of east Lincoln in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
A 56-year-old female employee told police two unknown suspects entered the business. One of the suspects pulled out a handgun and demanded money. The suspects took cash and fled the business on foot.
The first suspect is described as an unknown black male in his 40’s, 6-foot tall, average build, wearing a black puffy coat and blue jeans, and armed with black handgun.
The second suspect is described as an unknown black male in his 40’s, 6-foot tall, average build, wearing a dark blue hoodie and light colored pants.
There were no injuries in this case.
If you recognize these individuals or have any additional information on this case please call Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111 or WPD Detectives at 316-268-4407.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding.
Flanked by law enforcement officials as well as the parents of children killed by people in the country illegally, Trump maintained that he is not through fighting for his signature campaign promise, which stands largely unfulfilled 18 months before voters decide whether to grant him another term.
Trump said: “It is a tremendous national emergency,” adding, “our immigration system is stretched beyond the breaking point.”
A dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats in approving the joint resolution on Thursday, which capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in new ways. It is unlikely that Congress will have the two-thirds majority required to override Trump’s veto, though House Democrats have suggested they would try nonetheless.
Trump wants to use the emergency order to divert billions of federal dollars earmarked for defense spending toward the southern border wall. It still faces several legal challenges in federal court.
Trump is expected to issue his second veto in the coming weeks over a congressional resolution seeking to end U.S. backing for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen. The resolution was approved in the aftermath of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Margaret M. Bennett, 93, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in Wilson. She was born April 16, 1925 in Clinchco, VA to Steven and Elizabeth Ramsey.
Margaret married Ralph Bennett on October 29, 1944 in Clintwood, VA. She was a longtime resident of Holyrood where she was a member of the St. Paul’s United Church of Christ and the ladies’ auxiliary. She was a homemaker and a retired supervisor at Elkan in Ellsworth.
Margaret is survived by her sons, Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Bennett (Isabel) of Ocoee, FL and Jack Bennett (Denise) of Salina; grandchildren, Sean Bennett (Jasmine), Samantha Burrerll (Josh), and Annabelle Levin; and great granddaughter, Nora Burrell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; three sisters and two brothers.
Private family services will be planned at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wilson Care and Rehabilitation Center, c/o, Parsons Funeral Home, Box 45, Ellsworth, KS 67439.
STANTON COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities including the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are working together on a death investigation in the rural southwest Kansas community of Johnson City in Stanton County.
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Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call requesting an ambulance for a man who was suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a media release from the KBI.
When deputies arrived at 505 S. Stanton, Lot 20, in Johnson City they found 39-year-old Joaquin Bautista, of Johnson City, deceased.
The Stanton County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance to investigate the death, and special agents responded.
An autopsy will be conducted to help determine the cause of death. There is no threat to the public, according to the KBI.
WICHITA, Kan. — On March 7, President John Bardo was in an ambulance to his family’s home, following a visit to the Wesley Medical Center emergency room. The ambulance driver asked if there was anything he could do for him.
Bardo said yes, he hadn’t been to campus in three months, so please drive around WSU. The driver said Bardo wouldn’t be able to see anything from the back of the vehicle.
A map of President John Bardo’s funeral procession through the Wichita State University campus. Image courtesy WSU
Undeterred, Bardo said it would be satisfaction enough for him to know he’d been to campus.
In that spirit, the president’s procession will drive through campus early Monday afternoon, on the way from his private funeral services to his burial. The procession, expected between 12:30-1:30 p.m., will include University Police vehicles and a vehicle carrying First Lady Deborah Bardo and members of the family. The motorcade will pause at least five times while passing through campus. The stops are noted on this interactive map.
Provost and Acting President Rick Muma said it is at the discretion of faculty if they want to dismiss classes to view the funeral procession.
The motorcade will enter and exit campus from 17th Street as a salute to Bardo’s interest in the Fairmount neighborhood south of 17th, and his joy in the realization of the Experiential Engineering Building, which opened in January 2017, launching a wave of construction.
The procession will move north through Innovation Campus and then circle around and through the traditional campus, pausing briefly near Marcus Welcome Center, Wiedemann Hall, the 1970 Memorial, NIAR and the Rhatigan Student Center. The stop along Yale Walkway will be between the RSC and Neff Hall. The Bardos met in Neff Hall in 1974 and married in 1975.
A celebration of Bardo’s life will be announced later this spring.
Ora Novelyn King passed away March 14, 2019 at Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born April 6, 1929 in Brown County, Texas to Harvey Lee and Gladys Anne Hibler Fisher.
Moving to Hanston from Early, Texas, she was a homemaker.
Novelyn was of the Baptist faith and a member of First Baptist Church, Hanston; the senior centers in Hanston and Early, Texas; and spent her time volunteering with the good Samaritan Center and Meals on Wheels, both in Brownwood, Texas.
On February 20, 1949 she married Walter Thomas King in Brown County, Texas; he preceded her in death on February 6, 1995.
She is survived by a daughter, Debbie (Ronnie) Ruff, Hanston; a son, Tommy Lee (Frances) King, Rosebud, Texas; two sisters, Una May (G.W.) Eoff, Early, Texas; Ladelia Ann Edger, Early, Texas; five grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a brother, Harvey Alvis Fisher.
Funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Hanston, with Pastor Rod McMillan presiding. Interment will be at a later date in Brownwood, Texas.
Memorials may be given to First Baptist Church, Hanston, in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 663, Jetmore, Kansas 67854.
SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on burglary charges after an arrest inside the Salina Public Library.
Quijas-photo Saline County
Just after 9:30p.m. Thursday, police were notified by a monitoring company that a motion alarm had been set off in the library, 301 W. Elm Street, according to Salina Police Captain Gary Hanus.
Officers searched the building and located Elissa R. Quijas, 29, of Salina, inside the building and in possession of library property. A library employee who was called to the scene confirmed that the items belonged to the library including an Amazon Kindle, a DVD, four books, Salina Public Library book bags.
Quijas had concealed herself inside the library as staff were shutting the library down at 9 p.m., according to Hanus. After her arrest, Quijas gave multiple names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers as officers attempted to identify her.
She is being held on requested charges of burglary, felony interference with a law enforcement officer, and attempted theft, according to Hanus.
