Fort Larned National Historic Site (NHS) is always proud to present several annual living history events throughout the year. As always the event season at Fort Larned NHS starts with Mess and Muster, which this year is held on Saturday, April 26th. This event is a collaborative event between Fort Larned NHS and their friends’ group, The Fort Larned Old Guard. This year’s theme is: Defending the Frontier and there will be quite a few valuable programs that you won’t want to miss. 

Here’s what the lineup for the day’s programs:

10 AM – Corporal Leander Herron – First Person Presentation

11 AM – The Letter “D” – Deserters, Disorder, Discipline, Duty

12 PM – Lunch $12.00 (must pre-order box lunch by April 18)

2 PM – Frontier Field Service – US Army field weapons and equipment

3:30 PM – Defending Sacred Lands: Weapons of the Plains Indians

5:15 PM – Doors open in the Quartermaster Storehouse to view silent auction items and preview historic military firearms collection

6 PM – Dinner catered by Great Western Dinning $20.00 (must pre-order by April 18)

6:45 PM – Old Guard Business Meeting and Awards

7 PM – Military Arms: Small Arms used at Fort Larned and beyond

For more information or to pre-order any meals, go to: https://www.ftlarnedoldguard.com/joinus/mess-muster

All programs are free and open to the public.

Fort Larned National Historic Site, one of over 430 National Park units, is located six miles west of Larned, KS on Kansas Highway 156. You can find information to plan a visit at www.nps.gov/fols, by calling 620-285-6911 or emailing fols_internet@nps.gov. 

Fort Larned to host annual Mess & Muster event

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Smoky Hills PBS is proud to announce a special production, Remembering Bob Davis, dedicated to honoring the life and career of the legendary broadcaster Bob Davis.

For decades, Bob Davis was the voice behind some of the most iconic moments in Kansas sports history. He was a sportscaster for the Kansas Jayhawks, Fort Hays State University, and the Kansas City Royals. His passion, storytelling, and deep connection with fans made him a beloved figure in broadcasting. This special program will reflect on the conversation we had with Bob back in 2021, as well as his induction speech into the 2016 Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

Remembering Bob Davis will air on Monday, April 7 at 8 p.m. exclusively on Smoky Hills PBS. Viewers can also watch this special again on Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m.

For more information, visit SmokyHillsPBS.org or follow us on social media for updates.

PBS presents Remembering Bob Davis: Tribute to broadcasting legend

PAWNEE COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in Pawnee County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2024 Ford F150, driven by Cory N.&nbsp;Johnson, 44, Rozel, was eastbound on Kansas 156 Highway, five miles west of Larned. The pickup left the roadway, entered the south ditch and traveled into a ravine.

EMS transported Johnson to&nbsp;Pawnee Valley Community Hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

Man hospitalized after pickup travels into a ravine in Pawnee Co.

Richard Thompson,&nbsp; a financial advisor at Waddell &amp; Reed in Great Bend, announced that his achievements have been recognized with inclusion in LPL Financial’s Masters Club Program for 2025. This is the second year Thompson has qualified for the Masters Club Program. This distinction celebrates a select group of advisors who have achieved excellence in financial guidance.&nbsp;

Thompson serves clients based in Kansas and 11 other states, providing comprehensive wealth management services, including: a full range of financial services, including retirement and financial planning, individual money management, individual stocks and bonds, mutual funds, annuities and more.

“On behalf of the entire team at LPL, I am thrilled to congratulate Richard on his outstanding achievements in 2024,” said Julian Lopez, LPL’s Executive Vice President of Independent Advisor Services Client Success. “Richard has elevated his business across Kansas and 11 other states. HIS professional guidance has been crucial in empowering his clients to transform their financial dreams into tangible outcomes.”

Thompson has been affiliated with LPL Financial, a wealth management firm, for four years.&nbsp;

Great Bend's Thompson recognized as a top financial advisor

Understanding spray water quality is a crucial first step for successful herbicide applications for farmers. Much of the water used for herbicide applications in Kansas is inherently “hard,” and the quality of water from some wells is decreasing as water resources decrease. This article will be a shortened version that will focus on the effects of water quality on herbicide efficacy, particularly in postemergence applications. To see the full article, google K-State Agronomy eUpdates. Three main factors affect water quality in Kansas - turbidity, pH, and hardness.

Turbidity is defined as the clarity of water and is mostly affected by larger particles suspended in the water, such as algae, clay, minerals, or organic matter. Poor turbidity is more likely to exist where surface waters such as ponds, streams, or rivers are the source of spray water. These suspended particles interact with many of our herbicides and can influence uptake by the plants, chemical changes at the site-of-action (SOA), and decrease the performance of sprayer equipment. Its effect is severe on cationic (positively charged) herbicides (paraquat and diquat) and herbicides with low soil mobility (glyphosate). If turbidity is an issue, chelating agents may be available for use in holding ponds or tanks prior to mixing in the spray tank.

Spray water pH is a measure of acidity or the presence of hydrogen ions. Pure water is neutral, having a pH of 7.0, whereas values below 7 are considered acidic, and values above 7 are basic. Kansas surface and subsurface water pH typically ranges from 6.5 to 8.5. Generally, pH values of spray water in Kansas do not have a large effect on the herbicides commonly applied. However, there are some exceptions.

Water hardness is one of the largest issues impacting herbicide applications in Kansas. Hardness is caused by the presence of positively charged minerals (cations) suspended in the water, particularly calcium (Ca), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), and iron (Fe). Because many of our herbicides, notably glyphosate and glufosinate, form weak acids (negatively charged) when mixed in water, cations can bind to herbicide molecules, thus changing how the herbicide is absorbed by the plants and altering its ability to bind at the site of action.

Water hardness can be classified into the following groups based on the total number of cations present expressed in parts per million (ppm): Soft = less than 75 ppm, moderately hard = 75 to 150 ppm, hard = 150 to 300 ppm, and very hard = greater than 300 ppm.

To combat hard water antagonism, water conditioners such as ammonium sulfate (AMS) are recommended with many of our postemergence herbicides. When added to the water prior to the herbicide, AMS produces ammonium ions which bind to the herbicide and prevent other cations from interacting with it. Recommended rates of AMS range from 8.5 to 17 pounds per 100

gallons of spray water. North Dakota State University researchers developed a simple formula for calculating AMS needs based on the presence of cations in the water and their ability to interact with herbicides:

A handy Excel-based version of this formula can be found at the website: https://sprayers101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AMS-Calculator-Sprayers101-1.xlsx

Summary - water quality has a large impact on herbicide efficacy. As water resources decline, water quality can and does change over time. A proper water test is the best way to understand what characteristics are influencing our spray applications and how to mitigate those effects. K-State, as well as several commercial providers, can conduct water tests for a nominal charge.

During the summer of 2025, researchers at K-State will be collecting spray water samples from around the state to test for quality. If you are interested in participating in this study, please contact your local Extension agent. To read about liquid AMS replacements and the full article google K-State Agronomy eUpdates.

Information provided by Patrick Geier, Sarah Lancaster, and Jeremie Kouame, K-State Weed Management Specialist.

Stacy Campbell is a Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-State Research and Extension. You can contact him by e-mail at scampbel@ksu.edu or by calling 785-628-9430.

CAMPBELL: Role of water quality on effective herbicide applications

When: Wednesday, April
2, 2025 Where: Great Bend High School (Enter through main doors and follow
signs) Time: 4 p.m. -
6 p.m. Cost: $150 cash, check or money
order (make checks payable to GBHS)

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ENROLLMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025

STUDENTS
MUST BE 14 YEARS OF AGE ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1, 2025

In addition to bringing the full payment
to enrollment, we also need the original birth certificate of the
driver’s education student. If a student is already 14 and has a learner's permit already issued, please bring it to enrollment. 

Other information needed
for enrollment: approximate&nbsp;height, weight, and eye color of the student.

Questions or concerns? Contact David
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warrant for probation violation, bond set at $50,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Mark Miller on Barton County District Court warrant
for probation violation x2 with no bond. BCDC warrant for failure to appear
with a $2,000 C/S. Great Bend Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear x2 with
$1,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Zachary R. Hazlett on Barton County District Court
case for a serve sentence, no bond.

BOOKED: Mark A. Miller on Pawnee County District Court
warrant for failure to appear, bond set at $500 C/S.

BOOKED: Judy A. Goodman on Great Bend Municipal Court
warrant for failure to appear with bond set at $2,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Chelsea Buchanan on Barton County District Court
warrant for failure to appear with a $2,000 C/S.

BOOKED: Tyrese D. Smith on Sedgwick County District Court
warrant for failure to appear with no bond.

BOOKED: Dennis Streiner on Rush County District Court
warrant for failure to appear, no bond.

RELEASED: Gavin M. Metzinger on BCDC case for criminal threat
and battery after posting the $5,000 surety bond through Ace Bail Bonding.

RELEASED: Judy A. Goodman on Great Bend Municipal Court
warrant for failure to appear after posting the $2,000 surety bond through Ace
Bail Bonding.

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Eagle Media Center-12th &amp; Baker:&nbsp; 1.90

3-miles No. of Alexander: Charles Austin: NA

North of Albert-Steve Schneider: .01

Quail Creek, Great Bend: Kevyn Soupiset: 1.42

North of Susank-Don Mai: .03

No. of Larned/West of Great Bend-Gerald Oetken: NA

Seward Metroplex - Richard Devine: .50

So. of Rush Center-Marvin Schneider: NA

South Hoisington-London Reif:&nbsp; .18

Bissell Point, No. of Great Bend-Phil G.: 1.50

American Plains Coop test plot West of G.B.: 1.11

West Great Bend-Juan Yureva: 1.85

BTI South of Great Bend: 1.18

Panning Ranch East of Ellinwood: 1.00

Great Bend High School-Mike Courson: 1.00

North Larned-Garrett Fitzpatrick:&nbsp;.90

North of Hollyrood-Andrew:&nbsp;.98

South of Great Bend Cemetery- Deb Koch: NA

24th &amp; Jackson G.B.-Darin Hall: 2.10

5-Miles South of Albert-Joey Bahr: NA

Near Walnut Bowl Great Bend-Mike: 1.53

North Ellinwood-Glen Hertel: .85 Marmies-Great Bend: 2.54

Broadway &amp; Tyler Great Bend: 2.36

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By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

While Star, the therapy dog, stole the show at the Barton County
Commission meeting Tuesday, bringing awareness to autism was at the forefront
of Great Bend Pilot Club member Ros Neeland’s presentation. 

Neeland said finding
the true causes of autism can sometimes be controversial, but spreading
awareness of the condition is always helpful.


"That little child you hear screaming in the grocery store," said Neeland. "The little girl unable to form the words to answer your question. The stranger who stands too close to your bubble. The boy kicking the back of your seat in a public event. Ask yourself...could the reason for their behavior be autism? Then let your response be informed and caring."

Among other activities, the Great Bend Pilot Club each year provides free bicycling
helmets to children, is a major sponsor to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s and
provides an autism workshop.


"We find speakers who can communicate the best practices to use in the classroom and at home," said Neeland. "We find creative ways to encourage children to learn to their own abilities. We provide encouragement to families. We understand what they're going through. We are standing with them after their diagnosis."

The Barton County Commission approved the proclamation making April “World
Autism Acceptance Month.” Autism is a complex, lifelong developmental
disability affecting over five million young people and adults.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Star, a golden retriever, made a visit to the Barton County Commissioners Tuesday. The Sunflower Diversified Services dog's main purpose is interacting with children diagnosed with autism.

Barton Co. approves World Autism Acceptance Month 

Barton Community College invites the community to attend a signing ceremony with Pratt Community College to celebrate their continued partnership at 9 a.m. April 3 in the Plaza De Cavanaugh room (L-116) in the Learning Resource Center.

Barton President Dr. Marcus Garstecki and PCC President Dr. Michael Calvert will be joined by representatives from both colleges’ Board of Trustees to sign an agreement reaffirming Barton’s commitment to delivering Nursing education at PCC. Brief comments will be heard, and light refreshments will be provided.

For more information on Barton’s Nursing program, contact Director of Nursing Education Renae Skelton at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:skeltonr@bartonccc.edu">skeltonr@bartonccc.edu</a>&nbsp;or (620) 792-9355.

Barton Community College to host signing ceremony with Pratt

By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info

Whether it was injuries or trailing late, the Barton Community College softball team battled through to earn a sweep Wednesday afternoon 8-5 and 10-7 hosting Colby Community College.

Beginning the day already down two starters, the Cougars scored in five of their six at-bats of the opener but had to shift the lineup again for game two due to another starter going down before needing a sixth inning comeback to secure its 7th straight win over the Trojans in the series.

The Cougars improve to 17-3 in league and 23-9 overall in sliding Colby to 4-14 in league and 23-18 on the season.

Due to impending weather, Barton's next contest hosting Garden City Community College has shifted back a day to Sunday for a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.

Elina Bartlett led the Cougars' 20 hits on the afternoon going 5-of-8, three coming in the opener including a third inning RBI double then belting a third inning grand slam highlighting Barton's 6-run frame of the nightcap.

Allyson McDougal played just the opener due to getting banged up on a seventh inning diving attempt in centerfield, going 2-for-4 including giving Barton the lead for good with a first inning 2-run shot out to left field for the sophomore's 3rd dinger of the year.

Barton tacked on a solo run in the third on Bartlett's double pushing home McDougal's 10th two-bagger of the year before another lone run crossed in the fourth on Aly Lawrence's 9th double driving home Ava Fink's one-out single.

After the Trojans produced a tally in the fifth, the Cougars answered with two in the home half with Bartlett leading off the inning with the lone hit as Colby committed three errors in the frame.

Two additional runs popped on the visitors' spot of the scoreboard in the sixth behind a pair of hits, walk, and RBI producing sac bunt.

Barton answered the call in the bottom of the frame on a pair of hits, Chloe Enslinger's leadoff walk eventually scoring on a wild pitch with Peyton McCormick's one-out double crossing the plate on Grace Hembree's liner up the middle.

Meleia Ingram improved to 12-4 on the season with the victory but was lifted for Alicia Goseland following a leadoff double just out of reach from McDougal full laid-out diving attempt. The Trojans followed with an RBI single, but Goseland kept the scoreboard clean for the final three outs stranding two including a two-out hit.

Already missing its corner controllers, first baseman Mia Mascarenas and third baseman Morgan Thatcher, the absence of McDougal in center shifted the lineup again for game two bringing in Peyeton Dilday. The freshman made a pair of right field putouts in the first inning including a sliding catch in foul territory to end the inning. Coming to the plate in the third inning for just the eighth time of the year, Dilday roped a double to the left center gap sparking the six-run Barton outburst erasing Colby's run advantage taken in the top of the second.

Fink followed with an RBI double, Laney Wood followed with an RBI single, Aly Lawrence connected on a base hit, with Karter Alvord loading the bases drawing a walk. One out later, Bartlett's drive to right center cleared the bags staking the Cougars out to a 6-1 lead.

Colby chipped away with a pair of runs coming in the fourth inning before flipping the advantage in the sixth by plating four runs on three hits and getting the aid from the second of Barton's two errors in the game.

Following McCormick's 8th double of the season opening up the bottom of the sixth, the Cougars were down to their final out of the frame until Wood's Texas-league base hit tied it up at seven. Lawrence then fought off six two-strike pitches to draw a walk to then trot home two pitches later on Alvord's 8th fence clearer of the season driving in Barton's final three runs.

Goseland, taking over for Brooklynn Angielski in the sixth inning, worked the final 1.2 innings including sending Colby down in order in the final frame to pick up the sophomore's first victory of the season.

Barton Softball fights through adversity in sweeping Colby

MILWAUKEE (AP) —
Brice Turang dropped a perfect bunt to score Oliver Dunn in the 11th
inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2.
Pinch-runner Dunn advanced from second base on Garett Mitchell’s
groundout off Sam Long. Joey Ortiz walked. Turang, who was 0 for 5
for the game, placed a bunt in front of the plate and raced to first
as Dunn scored. Jared Koenig picked up the win with a scoreless 11th.

ST. LOUIS (AP) —
Iván Herrera hit three home runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals
beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. Herrera hit his third home run of
the game, and of the season, off Brock Burke to cap a seven-run
eighth inning for the Cardinals. Herrera hit a two-run homer in the
sixth, and a solo shot in the fourth off Angels starter Yusei Kikuchi
to give him his first career multi-home run game. Wilson Contreras
drew a bases-loaded walk off Burke to break a 5-5 tie after Ian
Anderson (0-1) allowed three straight hits to open the bottom of the
eighth inning.

LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Shohei Ohtani did it again on his bobblehead night. The Japanese
superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, lifting the
Los Angeles Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday.
At 8-0, the Dodgers are off to the best start ever by a defending
World Series champion. They've trailed in six of those games, but
they already have two walk-off wins. And Ohtani has scored in every
game. This time, Los Angeles rallied from a 5-0 deficit and two early
errors by third baseman Max Muncy that led to five unearned runs for
the Braves.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) —
The only thing that flustered Paul Skenes on Wednesday was getting
asked about his photo spread with girlfriend Livvy Dunne in GQ
magazine. The topic came up only after the Pirates ace dominated the
Tampa Bay Rays, allowing one unearned run on three hits in seven
innings of a 4-2 Pittsburgh victory. Skenes struck out six and walked
none while throwing 102 pitches. His dominant performance came on the
same day that GQ published a profile of Skenes and Dunne with photos
taken at a house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Skenes says he might “get
some flak in the locker room.”

NEW YORK (AP) —
Major League Baseball’s average salary broke the $5 million barrier
on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The
Associated Press. Juan Soto’s record $61.9 million pay from the New
York Mets led the way. The Mets topped payrolls for the third
straight opening day, at $322.6 million, just ahead of the World
Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at $319.5 million. Those two
teams each spent roughly five times as much as the Miami Marlins, who
at $64.9 million ended the Athletics’ three-year streak as the
lowest spender. The average rose 3.6%, up from a 1.5% increase last
year.

UNDATED (AP) —
Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1
overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna
Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college,
both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it
while making nothing. Bueckers has done it while making millions. And
she’s far from the only one cashing in right now. There’s no
one-and-done path to the WNBA for women’s players because the NBA
and WNBA have different rules regarding draft eligibility. For years,
that impeded how and when women’s players could start making money.
The name, image and likeness era of college sports has changed just
about everything.

LAS VEGAS (AP) —
Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds. The early
betting money went on the Blue Devils to win their semifinal Saturday
against Houston. The opening line at DraftKings Sportsbook quickly
went from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 points. Bettors see a Duke team led by
sensational freshman Cooper Flagg that has won 15 games in a row with
all but three by double digits. Bettors believe in championship
coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn to
get it done on the women's side.

UNDATED (AP) —
Coach after coach, from Miami’s Jim Larrañaga to Virginia’s Tony
Bennett to Villanova’s Jay Wright, have walked away from college
basketball, saying it no longer holds the appeal it once did. With
the Final Four approaching, The Associated Press asked coaches a
simple question: Do you still like your job? Most said they did, but
expressed concerns. Tom Izzo of Michigan State called the transfer
portal a “urinal.” Cori Close says her UCLA women will have
resources but wonders if they're learning the right lessons. And
Leonard Hamilton, who recently stepped down from Florida State, asks
if anyone out there thinks about academics anymore.

UNDATED (AP) — The
maple hardwood that makes up the courts at the men's and women's
Final Four is part of basketball's foundation. Maple has been the
go-to wood for courts for a century. That means decades of historic
moments in basketball have happened on the same type of surface. That
includes epic games and great players or coaches. The Michigan-based
company that makes the Final Four courts is Connor Sports. They're
based in a tiny town on Michigan's upper peninsula. Marketing
director Zach Riberdy says it's hard to describe “just how much of
an impact one tree has” on the sport's tradition.

UNDATED (AP) — Nik
Graves will transfer to Creighton after leading Charlotte in scoring
this season, and Mountain West freshman and defensive player of the
year Magoon Gwath of San Diego State announced he would remove his
name from the transfer portal. Graves is the second major transfer
portal addition for the Bluejays. They landed center Owen Freeman
from Iowa last week. The 7-foot, 190-pound Gwath started 26 games and
averaged 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game for the
Aztecs. He had considered moving to Kentucky before deciding he would
exit the portal. Arizona State big man Jayden Quaintance also is
entering the transfer portal after ACL surgery last month.

Thursday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang dropped a perfect bunt to score Oliver Dunn in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday.

Pinch-runner Dunn advanced from second base on Garett Mitchell’s groundout off Sam Long (0-2). Joey Ortiz walked. Turang, who was 0 for 5 for the game, laid down a bunt in front of the plate and raced to first as Dunn scored.

Jared Koenig (1-0) picked up the win with a scoreless 11th.

Jackson Chourio doubled off Royals reliever Carlos Estévez in the bottom of the 10th and drove in Turang to tie the game at 2.

Chourio crushed a 85-mph changeup from starter Cole Ragan in the first inning for his first home run of the season. Cavan Biggio tied the game with an RBI single in the second off Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta. After that, it was a pitcher’s duel.

Peralta allowed just two hits, struck out eight and tied his career high with eight innings.

Ragan allowed one run over five innings, struck out 10 and walked two. It was his sixth career start with 10 strikeouts.

With Royals pinch-runner Tyler Tolbert on second in the 10th, Michael Massey lined a hit off the glove of first baseman Jake Bauers that scored Tolbert. Kansas City’s 2-1 lead was brief.

The Brewers were 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. The Royals were 2 for 8.

Royals: After a day off Thursday, RHP Seth Lugo (0-0, 5.40 ERA) takes on the visiting Baltimore Orioles.

Brewers: LHP Nestor Cortes (0-1, 36.00) makes his home debut against LHP Nick Lodolo (1-0, 3.00) and the Cincinnati Reds. Cortes looks to rebound after allowing a career-high eight runs Saturday during a 20-9 rout at Yankee Stadium.

Turang's bunt drives in winning run in the 11th, Brewers beat the Royals 3-2

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup">2026 World Cup</a>, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbors’ longstanding political and economic alliances.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/71e70169ac9343839436613b7d8dbb31">“The unity of the three nations″</a>&nbsp;was the overriding theme articulated by Carlos Cordeiro, then-president of the U.S. Soccer Federation. “A powerful message,” he called it.

Well, here we are now, with the soccer showcase arriving in North America in about 15 months, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump">President Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;back in office — inciting trade wars between the neighbors, not to mention across the globe, by levying&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-timeline-trade-war-trump-canada-mexico-china-97819f94e424c0e7bba2812e09a721a7">tariffs</a>&nbsp;that come, then go, then return,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-eu-whiskey-cb259623a25ca1bfdb4673262ceef85b">with more promised</a>, including what the Republican calls “&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-reciprocal-tariff-trade-deficit-4329a37b5a41ac944dcc74093410a126">reciprocal tariffs</a>&nbsp;” starting&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-new-tariffs-liberation-day-import-taxes-118d73f50e5133ef3d9598aed6661a6c">Wednesday</a>.

It’s hard to know how, exactly, the current geopolitical fissures, made all the more stark every time Trump or those in his administration talk provocatively about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/how-canada-could-become-us-state-42360e10ded96c0046fd11eaaf55ab88">making Canada the 51st state</a>, might affect the World Cup, its organization and coordination, fans’ travel plans and more.

“Oh, I think it’s going to make it more exciting,” was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-fifa-world-cup-task-force-dba6def9a56cd1c48be592e1725d4a6a">Trump’s take</a>&nbsp;during&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/INDwnNAkTLI?si=fHBRHnggEextYnIZ" target="_blank">an Oval Office appearance with FIFA President Gianni Infantino</a>&nbsp;last month. “Tension’s a good thing.”

Will the world come to the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics?

Given that the U.S. also is preparing to welcome the world for FIFA’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/fifa-club-world-cup-prize-money-real-madrid-0cdee232b9a3670c77b62cd7dc3b53cb">Club World Cup</a>&nbsp;in June, golf’s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ryder-cup-pay-pga-tour-europe-e287158b848e8d447302df31da36a79a">Ryder Cup</a>&nbsp;in September and the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/43833244a74643b3a1fd0b2787c2e38d">Los Angeles Olympics</a>&nbsp;in 2028, the question becomes: Will the world want to come?

And, taking&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/border-tourists-german-canadian-detention-immigration-408cd27338e8065268fabc835f8b0c34">Trump’s border and visa policies</a>&nbsp;into account, will the world be able to?

Alan Rothenberg, who ran the 1994 World Cup and successfully oversaw the bid to host the 1999 Women’s World Cup as then-president of U.S. Soccer, thinks the answers to those questions are “Yes.” Pointing to concerns about the last two World Cups, in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-260baf7eaa624cf4b39e9ec988ba9114">Russia in 2018</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-soccer-sports-business-discrimination-ee9a8b506525341927b02c97cb19993d">Qatar in 2022</a>, he noted those still attracted attendance totals above 3 million apiece.

“People love the United States around the world — frankly, we wouldn’t have the immigration issue that we’re dealing with if that weren’t the case — so a lot of this is government-to-government,” Rothenberg said. “A passionate soccer fan is not going to be held up by that.”

He doesn’t think one of the host nations would drop out of the World Cup, say, or that other countries might&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-olympics-boycott-9ba0aad38e01013bd0f40ce554317caf">boycott</a>, as happened at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.

“More than anything, they’ll see it as an opportunity for, perhaps, rapprochement, rather than escalating the tensions,” Rothenberg said.

“Besides, from an organizing standpoint, if either Canada or Mexico withdrew” from the World Cup, he said, “the U.S. would pick up the games in a heartbeat.”

Spectators booing the U.S. national anthem

Still, as the White House stance on tariffs and Russia’s war in Ukraine have put&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-ukraine-russia-war-putin-zelenskyy-europe-7940f9c5828fc46431928bc073170bc2">Europe on edge</a>, and relations with other countries have become fraught, it might not be a surprise if soccer stadiums for the U.S. games at the World Cup offer the same sort of anti-American sentiment heard when spectators&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-anthem-booed-montreal-hockey-9265bda34c95a1ed0ca2e1f90e7da1b1">in Canada booed “The Star-Spangled Banner”</a>&nbsp;during hockey’s 4 Nations Face-Off in February.

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, did not respond to Associated Press requests for comment, but Infantino has never hidden his admiration for Trump, which he often demonstrates via&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFCCe0sIRF8/?igsh=MXN1OGZ0ZDhkbGU3OQ%3D%3D&amp;img_index=1" target="_blank">social media</a>. They have met at least five times since the U.S. election in November.

Last week, when&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ioc-olympics-president-election-coventry-coe-samaranch-762f3442ff2a01be9e822cd017b89a59">Kirsty Coventry</a>&nbsp;was elected president of the International Olympic Committee — becoming the first woman in that position — she was asked how she would work with Trump and what she would tell athletes about traveling to the U.S. for the next Games.

“I have been dealing with, let’s say, difficult men, in high positions since I was 20 years old,” Coventry said with a chuckle, “and first and foremost, what I have learned is that communication will be key. That is something that will happen early on. And my firm belief is that President Trump is a huge lover of sports. He will want these Games to be significant. He will want them to be a success.”

Referring to concerns about whether the administration might deny some athletes visas, she added: “We will not waver from our values … of solidarity in ensuring that every athlete that qualifies for the Olympic Games has the possibility to attend the Olympic Games and be safe during the Olympic Games.”

The overriding assumption among those involved in the Olympics is that Trump will assure the 2028 Games are a success.

As U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee chairman&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-sports-8a89eac6ffd68f3e809cda0ec01ce4ac">Gene Sykes</a>&nbsp;put it: “I can’t speak for him, but I think he’s the kind of person who probably believes that having these go very, very well is a reflection of his leadership.”

Will Trump’s tariffs and other policies affect soccer’s World Cup?

“The most likely outcome is that Trump’s nonsense won’t have an impact,” said Smith College professor Andrew Zimbalist, an expert on the economics of sports.

“My guess is that if relations between Canada and the U.S. deteriorate to the point that there are travel restrictions and spending restrictions,” Zimbalist said, “Trump would — just like he’s making exceptions all the time on his tariffs policies — make an exception for a month or six weeks.”

The U.S. and Canadian soccer federations declined AP requests for comment on how White House policies might affect the 2026 World Cup.

Gabriela Cuevas, who represents Mexico’s government in meetings with FIFA, said she considers the tariffs and the soccer event “separate issues,” adding that she believes “the World Cup could be a route to engage in a conversation.”

Observers tend to agree, saying logistics such as security cooperation or team transportation from city to city — or country to country — should not be hampered when it comes to the World Cup, scheduled to take place in 16 cities across the U.S., Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19, 2026.

The borders might become an issue, though.

“The main thing FIFA needs to move for this event is not car parts, and it’s not wheat, and it’s not electricity. It’s people. That’s your real concern,” said Victor Matheson, an economics professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

“What were previously pretty reasonable border crossings could become much more challenging, simply because both sides amp up their level of inspections and the United States, in particular, cuts down government services that allow people to move effectively between countries.”

As for the fans, 29-year-old Mexican businessman German Camacho Pacheco said “soccer is religion” in his country, so when it comes to the World Cup, “I don’t think they care about tariffs.”

Camacho, wearing the Monterrey club jersey of defender Sergio Ramos while on the way to watch a game at a sports bar in Mexico City, said he doesn’t expect there to be any effect at all on the World Cup “unless this goes from a trade war to an actual war.”

AP writers Greg Beacham in Inglewood, California; Nancy Benac in Washington; Ronald Blum in New York; Graham Dunbar in Costa Navarino, Greece; Eddie Pells in Denver; Anne M. Peterson in Portland, Oregon, and Carlos Rodriguez in Mexico City contributed.

US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryn Peterson scored 18 points as the game's co-MVP, leading the West over the East 105-92 on Tuesday night in the McDonald’s All-American boys game at Barclays Center.

Alijah Arenas, son of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas who was watching in the stands, finished the third quarter with a free throw for a 74-70 lead. The West pushed the lead out in the fourth quarter to as much as 15 late in the game.

The game featured three commitments to Duke, led by brothers Cayden and Cameron Boozer, who are following their father's path to Duke before Carlos went to the NBA for 13 seasons as a two-time All-Star. Cameron Boozer, who shared MVP honors with Peterson, led the East with 16 points. Isiah Harwell, a Houston commit, also had 16 for the East.

Nikolas Khamenia also is headed to&nbsp;Duke&nbsp;and played on the West squad. UConn,&nbsp;winner of the last two national titles, had three McDonald's All-Americans in this game for the first time. The trio all played for the West in guards Braylon Mullins and Darius Adams and center Eric Reibe.

Joining Arenas on the West squad were the top two recruits in the country in forward AJ Dybantsa, who's committed to BYU, and Peterson who's going to Kansas. Dybantsa finished off the West's first win in this game since 2018 with a big dunk inside the final minute and finished with 13 points. Washington commit Nikola Bundalo added 12.

Darius Acuff Jr., an Arkansas commit, added 12 points for the East.

Kansas commit Darryn Peterson leads West at McDonald's All-American boys game

By BRANDON SMITH Barton Sports Info

The Barton Community College baseball team scored early and often plating 11 of its runs over the first four innings to knock off No. 3 Cowley College 12-8 on Tuesday afternoon in Arkansas City, KS.

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