Railers Fall to El Dorado in Valley League Dual
Newton High School falls 30-22 to El Dorado after a 19-0 early deficit. Tolbert remains undefeated at 126 pounds with 30 straight wins. Moser pins Hall to spark Newton revival. final scores include Garcia and Goeddert losses, Johnson draws, Fletcher wins heavyweight, and JV dominates 45-15 with multiple forfeits.
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Bethel Threshers Meet Friends Falcons In Key KCAA Clash
Bethel College men’s basketball faces Friends University in a Saturday showdown at Newton High School. Bethel relies on guards Petrocci and Schmidt to spark offense while Friends leans on guards James Lister and Richard Holt to lead a stronger backcourt. The Threshers aim to rebound from an 0-2 league start after a 86-75 loss to Kansas Wesleyan, while Friends seeks to extend a 3-3 mark and avenge recent losses. The doubleheader includes Bethel’s women vs Friends at Memorial Hall.
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Gymnasts deception ends as Wichita East retracts wins
Patrick Lajko posed as 19 year old Scott Johnson to compete for Wichita East High School in gymnastics and swimming while holding a college record with Iowa State. He admitted his identity after officials learned the ruse. Six East gymnasts face forfeits and removal from the squad. three sophomores remain.
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Jayhawks top Fordham at Garden in New York
Kansas led 27-25 at halftime then pulled away to beat Fordham 57-48 in Madison Square Garden. Douglas scored 20 points as Kansas posted a 19-5 second half run and improved to 5-0 this season.
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Newton Freshmen Fall to Emporia in High-Scoring Defeat
Emporia Spartans shot 56 percent to defeat Newton Railers 81 to 61 as Newton’s freshmen drop to 2-1. Bryan Reusser 24 and Kent Franz 22 led Newton scoring while the B team edged Emporia 60-56. Next games set for Monday at Buhler starting 6:30 p.m.
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Baseball Proposes Washington Plan To Placate Congress
Major League Baseball floated a plan to move a portion of Baltimore Orioles games to RFK Stadium in Washington in 1978. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced the proposal as Congress weighs antitrust exemptions for the sport.
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Peabody Burns past Hesston in MKL opener
Peabody-Burns Warriors dominate Hesston 67 to 50 in the Mid-Kansas League opener as Mark Baker scores 24 and grabs 21 rebounds setting a Peabody single game mark. Mark Maples adds 14, Tim Swartzendruber leads Hesston with 16. Peabody improves to 2-0. travels to Inman next Tuesday.
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Pretty Prairie Wins Narrowly Over Sedgwick In Girls High School
In a tight area scoreboard result Pretty Prairie defeated Sedgwick 39 to 38 in girls basketball. Friday’s slate includes Berean Academy at Little River and several boys and girls matchups across Sedgwick, Hesston, Inman, Moundridge, Remington, and Fairfield.
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