Kendrys Morales hits 3-run home run in first inning Sunday. (Courtesy Chris Vleisides)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Paulo Orlando broke a tie with an eighth inning homer and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-10 after blowing a seven-run advantage Sunday.
The Royals enter the All-Star break with an American League-leading 52 victories. Orlando hit a 2-1 Bo Schultz (0-1) pitch out to left to leadoff the eight.
Kansas City led 7-0 after five innings, but the Blue Jays sent 12 men to the plate in an eight-run sixth. Danny Valencia and Jose Bautista contributed two-run doubles in the inning.
Seven of the runs were unearned after Mike Moustakas and Omar Infante committed errors.
Royals reliever Wade Davis (5-1) got the win despite allowing his second run of the season.
Greg Holland worked the ninth, logging his 20th save in 22 opportunities.
109th Dist. State Rep. Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill
TOPEKA – Rep. Troy L. Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, was recognized for his 100 percent voting record during the 2015 Legislative Session. Official records of the Kansas House of Representatives show Waymaster did not miss a single vote of the 235 cast by the full House.
“House Republicans took many important votes this session, including tough votes on tax and K-12 finance reform,” said Majority Leader Jene Vickrey, R-Louisburg. “Rep. Waymaster exemplified a true commitment to representing his constituents throughout not only the longest session, but undoubtedly also one of the most challenging sessions, not shying away from any vote. The dedication he has shown to his job in Topeka and to the legislative process is most commendable.”
Waymaster has served in the House of Representatives since 2013. He represents the 109th District, which includes Osborne, Russell and Smith counties and parts of Barton, Jewell, Lincoln and Rush counties.
Thomas More Prep-Marian has a new principal, Chad Meitner, who replaces two-year interim principle Kathy Taylor. Meitner’s contract with the private Catholic school began July 1, and he hopes to “continue to educate the whole person, body, mind and spirit.”
“It’s important never to just become an academic prep academy or just an athletic factory, but it needs to be all three of those things, academics, spiritual and the physical,” Meitner said. “Just like God’s love is infinite, so is our ability as learners to become the best we can be in every area.”
Meitner served as principal of Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic School (kindergarten through eighth grade) in Dodge City before taking the position at TMP. His personal experience living with host families during his collegiate career gave him a positive view of the new changes to the school, which has shut down its boarding program in favor of a host-family system for international and out-of-town students.
Chad Meitner
“I speak Spanish and I learned Spanish in college and by visiting countries and living with host families. … A big part of the students who come from other countries or even just commute in will be living with host families,” he said, “I’m a big proponent of the value in that — to not only get to know a school, but also a culture and a community, and the best way to do that is through being a part of a family.”
Meitner said he is excited to be a partner with families of all the students who are a part of the school.
“I think it will be paramount for our success,” Meitner said. “Any school — public, private, Catholic, Christian — it’s going to have to have strong family support.”
With various changes underway for TMP, including reduction of faculty, Meitner said the ultimate goal is doing what is best for the students who attend the school.
“I feel like that coming in as a first-year administrator I need to be a learner and I need to come in and observe and listen to the people that have been here and find out as much as i can about TMP, the current situation, but also about its traditions, the culture,” he said. “I haven’t got a sense at all of negativity.”
Meitner said his biggest challenge will be maintaining and facilitating communications with everyone holding a stake in the school’s future, including faculty, alumni, donors, students and parents.
ELLIS — The 12th Annual ECMA Golf Tourney, supported by sponsors and golfers, raised over $2,500 for ECMA’s 2nd Mile Fund, which is distributed by First Call For Help.
Pastor Celeste Lasich of First Presbyterian Church and Linda Mills of First Call For Help were on hand at the Ellis Country Club to welcome and register 26 golfers representing 5 different Ellis County Churches.
Pastor Kyle Ermoian of Celebration Community Church, which was awarded the traveling trophy with most golfers at 11, said the course condition, food and hospitality of the people at the Ellis course was exceptional.
Bob Duffy, Kael Bloom, Jared Polifka and Steve Schmidt
The competition was well-balanced with a four-way tie for first place at the end of the 9-hole scramble format.
Bob Duffy, Kael Bloom, Jared Polifka and Steve Schmidt, representing their respective teams competed in a “chip off” to determine the winners that resulted in Jim, Glen, Dean Stramel and Bob Duffy taking home the first place prizes for Trinity Lutheran Church.
The partnership between ECMA and First Call For Help, which assists local Ellis County residents with food, rent, utilities and other emergency needs, has been in place for 25 years.
The Hays Public Library will host a Mad Science: The Science Behind Superheroes show on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to all ages. This new show is presented by Mad Science from Kansas City.
The show will take a look behind the science of everyone’s favorite super powers. Kids will learn about levitation, invisibility, camouflage and more. The show will bring out the superhero in all of us. This show is sponsored by the Friends of the Hays Public Library
Mad Science: The Science Behind Superheroes is part of a super summer of reading at the Hays Public Library. Children can still participate in the summer reading program, Every Hero Has a Story, until July 31.
Beginning Monday,the city of Hays chip seal project will begin. Various streets to be sealed are all on the west side of town.
The project is scheduled to be completed by July 16, weather permitting.
The traveling public should use caution and if at all possible avoid these areas. The construction is in relation to 2015 street maintenance project.
If there are any questions, call the contractor B & H Paving at (620) 874-0596 or the Public Works Planning, Inspection, and Enforcement Division at (785) 628-7310.
