A 2-year-old Ellinwood boy was diagnosed with autism June 17 last year. A couple of months later Martin began receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy at Sunflower Early Education Center (EEC), 1312 Patton Rd.

“Fast forward several months,” said Ashley Trejo, the toddler’s mother. “Martin has learned how to say his ABCs, recognize shapes and colors, how to use sign language and how to focus for longer periods of time. We feel very blessed to have this service.

“All the therapists are wonderful with my son,” she continued. “It is reassuring to know Martin is getting the best care with people you trust.”

Another parent, Jennifer Dickson of Lyons, reported her 4-year-old son also is making great strides in the ABA program.

“ABA has been amazing for Wesley,” she said. “Everyone there is wonderful and he loves it. Wesley asks for it daily and he has thrived. I couldn’t be more thankful because of the progress he has made.”

ABA is designed for children with a medical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Five children are currently receiving local ABA services; most receive 10 to 20 hours of the specialized therapy per week.

“We hope to expand these services to include up to 10 children,” said Alyson Burkhart, EEC autism specialist. “We are in the process of hiring additional support staff to help us serve more children and families.”

The waiting list includes up to five children.

“In our role as an Autism Diagnostic Team, we refer children to developmental pediatricians,” Burkhart noted. “Since this frequently results in an autism diagnosis, the list continues to grow as more children are identified.”

Since ABA is not easy to come by in many areas of Kansas, Burkhart and her colleagues are “passionate” about offering the therapy locally.

“Access to ABA therapy allows children to receive early intensive behavioral interventions that target their specific needs,” Burkhart said. “It is designed to increase

skills in language and communication, as well as enhance the social skills necessary to improve daily functioning.

“The therapy also focuses on decreasing problem behaviors,” she added. “Research indicates that early access to these services has the greatest impact on the child’s ability to make significant progress.”

If the EEC didn’t offer ABA, local and area children would go without the therapy because of the limited number of providers.

“Some parents may even resort to moving to an area that has access to services,” Burkhart commented. “They also might seek the education and training to provide the therapy themselves.”

Heather Quillin, Sunflower coordinator of children’s services, said “we are excited to see this program taking off. The children’s progress has been nothing short of remarkable.

“We look forward to watching the growth each child makes in the coming years, as well as the impact this program will have on many more children in the years to come.”

ABA at Sunflower is offered to children up to age 5 or when they start kindergarten.

Services are adapted to each child. This may involve one-on-one teaching, group classroom instruction and/or parent training for up to 25 hours a week.

A transition plan, based on ongoing needs, is developed as the child approaches school age. Some insurance policies, including KanCare, cover ABA services.

The EEC autism team, which doesn’t diagnose, has partnerships with the University of Kansas Developmental Pediatricians in Wichita and the Center for Child Health &amp; Development at KU Medical Center to help with timely diagnoses.

“Through these partnerships, we complete paperwork and assessments prior to the evaluation,” Burkhart noted. “This speeds up the process for many families. We can help families see specialists usually within three to six months. The traditional referral process may take a year or longer.”

As part of the Sunflower Diversified Services family, EEC offers three programs. They are Tiny-K Early Intervention Services, Incredible Years Preschool and ABA services. Sunflower, a non-profit agency, serves infants, toddlers and adults with delays and disabilities in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush and Stafford counties. It is in its 55th year.

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 </figure>A 2-year-old Ellinwood boy was diagnosed with autism June 17 last year. A couple of months later Martin began receiving Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy at Sunflower Early Education Center (EEC), 1312 Patton Rd.“Fast forward several months,” said Ashley Trejo, the toddler’s mother. “Martin has learned how to say his ABCs, recognize shapes and colors, how to use sign language and how to focus for longer periods of time. We feel very blessed to have this service.“All the therapists are wonderful with my son,” she continued. “It is reassuring to know Martin is getting the best care with people you trust.”Another parent, Jennifer Dickson of Lyons, reported her 4-year-old son also is making great strides in the ABA program.“ABA has been amazing for Wesley,” she said. “Everyone there is wonderful and he loves it. Wesley asks for it daily and he has thrived. I couldn’t be more thankful because of the progress he has made.”ABA is designed for children with a medical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Five children are currently receiving local ABA services; most receive 10 to 20 hours of the specialized therapy per week.“We hope to expand these services to include up to 10 children,” said Alyson Burkhart, EEC autism specialist. “We are in the process of hiring additional support staff to help us serve more children and families.”The waiting list includes up to five children.“In our role as an Autism Diagnostic Team, we refer children to developmental pediatricians,” Burkhart noted. “Since this frequently results in an autism diagnosis, the list continues to grow as more children are identified.”Since ABA is not easy to come by in many areas of Kansas, Burkhart and her colleagues are “passionate” about offering the therapy locally.“Access to ABA therapy allows children to receive early intensive behavioral interventions that target their specific needs,” Burkhart said. “It is designed to increaseskills in language and communication, as well as enhance the social skills necessary to improve daily functioning.“The therapy also focuses on decreasing problem behaviors,” she added. “Research indicates that early access to these services has the greatest impact on the child’s ability to make significant progress.”If the EEC didn’t offer ABA, local and area children would go without the therapy because of the limited number of providers.“Some parents may even resort to moving to an area that has access to services,” Burkhart commented. “They also might seek the education and training to provide the therapy themselves.”Heather Quillin, Sunflower coordinator of children’s services, said “we are excited to see this program taking off. The children’s progress has been nothing short of remarkable.“We look forward to watching the growth each child makes in the coming years, as well as the impact this program will have on many more children in the years to come.”ABA at Sunflower is offered to children up to age 5 or when they start kindergarten.Services are adapted to each child. This may involve one-on-one teaching, group classroom instruction and/or parent training for up to 25 hours a week.A transition plan, based on ongoing needs, is developed as the child approaches school age. Some insurance policies, including KanCare, cover ABA services.The EEC autism team, which doesn’t diagnose, has partnerships with the University of Kansas Developmental Pediatricians in Wichita and the Center for Child Health &amp; Development at KU Medical Center to help with timely diagnoses.“Through these partnerships, we complete paperwork and assessments prior to the evaluation,” Burkhart noted. “This speeds up the process for many families. We can help families see specialists usually within three to six months. The traditional referral process may take a year or longer.”As part of the Sunflower Diversified Services family, EEC offers three programs. They are Tiny-K Early Intervention Services, Incredible Years Preschool and ABA services. Sunflower, a non-profit agency, serves infants, toddlers and adults with delays and disabilities in Barton, Pawnee, Rice, Rush and Stafford counties. It is in its 55th year.

Children thriving with support of Sunflower autism program

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Program at 9:30&nbsp;a.m. –&nbsp;Virtually&nbsp;(FaceBook LIVE&nbsp;&amp; YouTube)

Bling, a full-service women’s retailer based out of Kansas. Since their beginning in 2009, Bling has opened twelve thriving locations across Kansas and Nebraska. Owners Mark and Nicole Campos, along with their Bling team, have brought trendy, affordably priced fashions along with five-star service to shoppers across the state of Kansas while focusing on keeping their business as personal to the customer as possible.

Peoples Bank and Trust, 2220 Broadway Avenue in Great Bend

We are excited to be part of Peoples Bank and Trust! Although our name has changed, our people will remain the same. We will now be able to provide more products, services, and technology to our customers. Just as Community Bank has done in the past, Peoples Bank and Trust will continue to impact the communities we serve. Our customers now have access to their accounts on our Mobile App, online, or at any of our 15 locations across central Kansas.

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 </figure>Thursday, February 25, 2021<h2>Great Bend Chamber of Commerce Coffee</h2>Program at 9:30&nbsp;a.m. –&nbsp;Virtually&nbsp;(FaceBook LIVE&nbsp;&amp; YouTube)Bling Inc.Bling, a full-service women’s retailer based out of Kansas. Since their beginning in 2009, Bling has opened twelve thriving locations across Kansas and Nebraska. Owners Mark and Nicole Campos, along with their Bling team, have brought trendy, affordably priced fashions along with five-star service to shoppers across the state of Kansas while focusing on keeping their business as personal to the customer as possible.Ribbon Cutting-10:30 a.m.Peoples Bank and Trust, 2220 Broadway Avenue in Great BendWe are excited to be part of Peoples Bank and Trust! Although our name has changed, our people will remain the same. We will now be able to provide more products, services, and technology to our customers. Just as Community Bank has done in the past, Peoples Bank and Trust will continue to impact the communities we serve. Our customers now have access to their accounts on our Mobile App, online, or at any of our 15 locations across central Kansas.

Great Bend Chamber VIRTUAL coffee hour & ribbon cutting (Feb. 25)

Barton Men 88 Garden City 79; Barton Women 55 Garden City 46

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Hear this week's City Edition episode with Eagle Radio's Steve Webster and Great Bend Property Maintenance Enforcement Manager Austin LaViolette that aired Feb. 24, 2021.

The City Edition program airs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.&nbsp;

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🎙City Edition: City Attorney Bob Suelter

Adams Brown, Strategic Allies and CPAs, is excited to announce the addition of Natalie Holguin to its growing team.&nbsp; Natalie joins as a staff accountant in both the tax and audit departments.&nbsp;

“Welcome to the Adams Brown team, Natalie.&nbsp; We’re excited to have you come onboard,” said Brian Staats, CPA, CGMA, managing partner.&nbsp; “We look forward to witnessing her professional growth in public accounting.”&nbsp;

Natalie earned an Associate of Science in Accounting from Pratt Community College in 2018.&nbsp; She went on to earn her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Fort Hays State University in 2020.&nbsp; While at PCC, she was selected for the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team.&nbsp; At FHSU, she was a member of the accounting club.&nbsp; Natalie resides in Lewis, Kansas, her hometown. She is the daughter of Prudencio and Mary Ann Holguin.&nbsp; Outside of the office, she enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with family.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Founded in 1945, today Adams Brown maintains numerous office locations throughout the central United States. For more information about Adams Brown, please visit www.adamsbrowncpa.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>BUSINESS NEWSAdams Brown, Strategic Allies and CPAs, is excited to announce the addition of Natalie Holguin to its growing team.&nbsp; Natalie joins as a staff accountant in both the tax and audit departments.&nbsp;“Welcome to the Adams Brown team, Natalie.&nbsp; We’re excited to have you come onboard,” said Brian Staats, CPA, CGMA, managing partner.&nbsp; “We look forward to witnessing her professional growth in public accounting.”&nbsp;Natalie earned an Associate of Science in Accounting from Pratt Community College in 2018.&nbsp; She went on to earn her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Fort Hays State University in 2020.&nbsp; While at PCC, she was selected for the Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team.&nbsp; At FHSU, she was a member of the accounting club.&nbsp; Natalie resides in Lewis, Kansas, her hometown. She is the daughter of Prudencio and Mary Ann Holguin.&nbsp; Outside of the office, she enjoys cooking, baking, and spending time with family.&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded in 1945, today Adams Brown maintains numerous office locations throughout the central United States. For more information about Adams Brown, please visit www.adamsbrowncpa.com.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Natalie Holguin joins Adams Brown as staff accountant

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On Feb. 23, Tina Creamer appeared in Barton County District Court on allegations that she had violated her probation. At a hearing on the matter, Barton County Attorney Levi Morris presented evidence that Cream had committed new crimes while on probation and asked the court to revoke her probation. 

After hearing evidence, District Court Judge Carey Hipp revoked Creamer’s probation in Barton County and ordered her to serve her underlying sentences of 108 months for both cases.

On Feb. 23, Calvin Hinz appeared in Barton County District Court on allegations that he violated his probation. At a hearing on the matter, Assistant Barton County Attorney Doug Matthews presented evidence that Hinz had committed new crimes while on probation and asked the court to revoke his probation. 

After hearing evidence, District Court Judge Carey Hipp revoked Hinz’ probation and ordered him to serve his underlying sentences of 24 months months.

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 </figure>On Feb. 23, Calvin Hinz appeared in Barton County District Court on allegations that he violated his probation. At a hearing on the matter, Assistant Barton County Attorney Doug Matthews presented evidence that Hinz had committed new crimes while on probation and asked the court to revoke his probation. After hearing evidence, District Court Judge Carey Hipp revoked Hinz’ probation and ordered him to serve his underlying sentences of 24 months months.

Barton County case updates: 2 subjects have probation revoked

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Barton Automotive Instructor Ron Kirmer retires after two decades of teaching

Great Bend Police: Did you know?

HODGEMAN COUNTY—One person died in an accident on Wednesday in Hodgeman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Lincoln Navigator driven by&nbsp; Michael J.&nbsp; Keiley, 84, Jetmore, was northbound on 219 Road one mile south of L. Road.

The SUV traveled into the west ditch, continued through a barbed wire fence, through a pasture and came to rest in a dry creek bed.

&nbsp;Keiley was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to&nbsp;Berkwith Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

HODGEMAN COUNTY—One person died in an accident on Wednesday in Hodgeman County.The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2001 Lincoln Navigator driven by&nbsp; Michael J.&nbsp; Keiley, 84, Jetmore, was northbound on 219 Road one mile south of L. Road.The SUV traveled into the west ditch, continued through a barbed wire fence, through a pasture and came to rest in a dry creek bed.&nbsp;Keiley was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to&nbsp;Berkwith Funeral Home. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

Kansas man dies after SUV travels into dry creek bed

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all.

The golf star was driving alone on a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal Los Angeles suburbs when his SUV struck a raised median, crossed into oncoming lanes and flipped several times. The crash caused “significant” injuries to Woods’ right leg, and he underwent what was described as a “long surgical procedure” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

(LA County Sheriff Villanueva discussed current events for 2 minutes and then the crash involving Tiger Woods in Rancho Palos Verdes)

Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer, said Woods shattered bones in his lower leg in multiple places. Some of his fractures went through the skin and were stabilized by a rod, while screws and pins were used for his ankle and foot injuries.

A statement on Woods’&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1364447580520738820" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>&nbsp;said he was awake and recovering.

“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was the first to arrive after a neighbor called 911.

Police said there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday on a Facebook livestream that it was “purely an accident” on a downhill section of road known for crashes.

Dr. Joseph Patterson, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, said injuries like Woods’ are among the most common seen in emergency rooms.

Patterson didn’t treat Woods and wouldn’t comment specifically about the golfer’s injuries but said the risk of infection is extremely high for patients with fractures that break the skin.

“Tissue can be exposed to bacteria, dirt and clothing. The outcomes can be a lot worse if that tissue gets infected,” Patterson said. Such open fractures can require multiple surgeries to repair.

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith suffered an open fracture to his lower leg while being tackled. He nearly lost the leg due to infection but made a remarkable recovery and played last season.

The crash was the latest setback for Woods, who at times has looked unstoppable with his 15 major championships and record-tying 82 victories on the PGA Tour. He is among the world’s most recognizable sports figures, and at 45, with a reduced schedule from nine previous surgeries, remains golf’s biggest draw.

He won the 2008 U.S. Open with shredded knee ligaments and two stress fractures in his left leg. His personal life imploded on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009 when he was caught having multiple extramarital affairs and crashed his vehicle near his Florida home. He returned to win his 11th award as PGA Tour player of the year and reach No. 1.

And then after four back surgeries that kept him out of golf for the better part of two years, he won the Masters in April 2019 for the fifth time, a victory that ranks among the great comebacks in the sport.

Now it’s no longer a matter of when he plays again — the Masters is seven weeks away — but if he plays again.

Woods was in Los Angeles over the weekend as the tournament host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Monday and Tuesday had been set aside for Woods to give golf tips to celebrities on Discovery-owned GOLFTV. A tweet Monday showed him in a cart with comedian David Spade. He also worked with NBA great Dwyane Wade, who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo-cCgH0H1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">posted a video</a>&nbsp;on Instagram.

“It was a great day,” Wade said Tuesday night on Turner Sports, where he is a studio analyst. “And I woke up today so proud to be able to post that moment for the world, like a little snippet of our moment together. And I took a nap, and I woke up to the news. So, you know, just like everybody out there, my thoughts and prayers are all to his loved ones.”

They have come from everywhere — Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson and former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Woods played golf with both presidents, and Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.

Woods had a fifth back surgery, a microdiscectomy, on Dec. 23, just three days after he played the PNC Championship with his son Charlie, who now is 12. Woods also has a 13-year-old daughter, Samantha.

Woods was driving his courtesy vehicle from the Genesis Invitational when he crashed. Gonzalez, the deputy, does traffic enforcement on the road and said he sometimes catches people topping 80 mph (129 kph) in the downhill, 45-mph zone. Crashes are common.

Police said Woods was alert as firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out. The sheriff says the airbags deployed and the inside of the SUV stayed mostly intact, which “gave him a cushion to survive the crash.”

Villanueva said Wednesday that the department hasn’t yet pulled information from the vehicle’s event data recorder, or “black box,” which would give details about speed and could be a factor.

In 2017, Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of the road. He was arrested on a DUI charge and said he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine for his back pain. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and checked into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder.

Woods hasn’t won since the Zozo Championship in Japan in fall 2019, and he’s reduced his playing schedule in recent years because of injuries. Besides his five back surgeries, he’s had four surgeries on his left knee.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all.

Woods was driving through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Los Angeles when his SUV struck a sign, crossed over a raised median and two oncoming lanes before it toppled down an embankment, coming to a halt on its side.

The airbags deployed. A sheriff’s deputy poked his head through a hole in the windshield to see Woods, still wearing his seatbelt, sitting in the driver’s seat.

The crash caused “significant” injuries all down his right leg that featured rods, pins and screws during what was described as a “long surgical procedure” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. He said a combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.

A statement on his&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1364447580520738820" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>&nbsp;said he was awake, responsive and recovering.

“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, the deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who was the first on the scene after a neighbor called 911.

“As if his body hasn’t endured enough,” Jon Rahm, the No. 2 player in the world, said from the Workday Championship in Florida. “I just hope he can get out of the hospital after recovery and he can still play with his kids and have a normal life.”

The single-car crash was the latest setback for Woods, who at times has looked unstoppable on the golf course with his 15 major championships and record-tying 82 victories on the PGA Tour. He is among the most recognizable sports figures in the world, and at 45 with a reduced schedule from nine previous surgeries, remains golf’s biggest draw.

He won the 2008 U.S. Open with shredded knee ligaments and two stress fractures in his left leg. His personal life imploded on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009 when he was caught having multiple extramarital affairs, and he returned to win his 11th award as PGA Tour player of the year and reach No. 1.

No charges were filed, and police said there was no evidence he was impaired.

Woods was in Los Angeles over the weekend as the tournament host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Monday and Tuesday had been set aside for Discovery-owned GOLFTV for Woods to give playing tips to celebrities. A tweet Monday showed him in a cart at Rolling Hills Country Club with comedian David Spade. He also worked with NBA great Dwyane Wade, who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo-cCgH0H1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">posted a video</a>&nbsp;to his Instagram account.

Woods was headed to Rolling Hills on Tuesday when the accident happened.

Thoughts and prayers have come from everywhere — Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, and former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Woods played golf with both of them, and Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 after perhaps his great triumph — the Masters after he had gone through four back surgeries.

The news put a damper on the World Golf Championship in Florida, where Woods was eligible to play if healthy.

“I’m sick to my stomach,” said Justin Thomas, No. 3 in the world and among the younger players whom Woods has embraced. “It hurts to see one of my closest friends get in an accident. Man, I just hope he’s all right.”

The crash happened about 7:15 a.m. as he drove his courtesy vehicle from the Genesis Invitational through the upscale suburbs. Gonzalez says he sometimes catches people topping 80 mph (129 kph) in the 45 mph zone and crashes are common.

Police said Woods was alert as firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the airbags deployed and the inside of the SUV stayed mostly intact, which “gave him a cushion to survive the crash.”

Authorities said they checked for any odor of alcohol or other signs he was under the influence of a substance and found none. They didn’t say how fast he was driving.

This is the third time Woods has been involved in a car investigation. The most notorious was the early morning after Thanksgiving in 2009, when his SUV ran over a fire hydrant and hit a tree. That was the start of shocking revelations that he had been cheating on his wife with multiple women.

In May 2017, Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of the road. He was arrested on a DUI charge and said he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine for his back pain. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and checked into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder.

He was asked during the CBS broadcast Sunday at Riviera about recovering from his back surgery in time to play the Masters and Woods replied, “God, I hope so. I’ve got to get there first.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1614166677367.png" alt="The SUV Tiger Woods was driving in Tuesday's crash as it is removed from scene of the accident. photo courtesy KTLA" />
 <figcaption>The SUV Tiger Woods was driving in Tuesday's crash as it is removed from scene of the accident. photo courtesy KTLA</figcaption>
 </figure>LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces perhaps his toughest recovery of all.The golf star was driving alone on a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal Los Angeles suburbs when his SUV struck a raised median, crossed into oncoming lanes and flipped several times. The crash caused “significant” injuries to Woods’ right leg, and he underwent what was described as a “long surgical procedure” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.(LA County Sheriff Villanueva discussed current events for 2 minutes and then the crash involving Tiger Woods in Rancho Palos Verdes)<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLosAngelesCountySheriffsDepartment%2Fvideos%2F741778876538172%2F&show_text=false&width=560" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe></div>Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer, said Woods shattered bones in his lower leg in multiple places. Some of his fractures went through the skin and were stabilized by a rod, while screws and pins were used for his ankle and foot injuries.A statement on Woods’&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1364447580520738820" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>&nbsp;said he was awake and recovering.“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was the first to arrive after a neighbor called 911.Police said there was no evidence of drugs or alcohol. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Wednesday on a Facebook livestream that it was “purely an accident” on a downhill section of road known for crashes.Dr. Joseph Patterson, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, said injuries like Woods’ are among the most common seen in emergency rooms.Patterson didn’t treat Woods and wouldn’t comment specifically about the golfer’s injuries but said the risk of infection is extremely high for patients with fractures that break the skin.“Tissue can be exposed to bacteria, dirt and clothing. The outcomes can be a lot worse if that tissue gets infected,” Patterson said. Such open fractures can require multiple surgeries to repair.Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith suffered an open fracture to his lower leg while being tackled. He nearly lost the leg due to infection but made a remarkable recovery and played last season.The crash was the latest setback for Woods, who at times has looked unstoppable with his 15 major championships and record-tying 82 victories on the PGA Tour. He is among the world’s most recognizable sports figures, and at 45, with a reduced schedule from nine previous surgeries, remains golf’s biggest draw.He won the 2008 U.S. Open with shredded knee ligaments and two stress fractures in his left leg. His personal life imploded on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009 when he was caught having multiple extramarital affairs and crashed his vehicle near his Florida home. He returned to win his 11th award as PGA Tour player of the year and reach No. 1.And then after four back surgeries that kept him out of golf for the better part of two years, he won the Masters in April 2019 for the fifth time, a victory that ranks among the great comebacks in the sport.Now it’s no longer a matter of when he plays again — the Masters is seven weeks away — but if he plays again.Woods was in Los Angeles over the weekend as the tournament host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Monday and Tuesday had been set aside for Woods to give golf tips to celebrities on Discovery-owned GOLFTV. A tweet Monday showed him in a cart with comedian David Spade. He also worked with NBA great Dwyane Wade, who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo-cCgH0H1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">posted a video</a>&nbsp;on Instagram.“It was a great day,” Wade said Tuesday night on Turner Sports, where he is a studio analyst. “And I woke up today so proud to be able to post that moment for the world, like a little snippet of our moment together. And I took a nap, and I woke up to the news. So, you know, just like everybody out there, my thoughts and prayers are all to his loved ones.”They have come from everywhere — Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson and former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Woods played golf with both presidents, and Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.Woods had a fifth back surgery, a microdiscectomy, on Dec. 23, just three days after he played the PNC Championship with his son Charlie, who now is 12. Woods also has a 13-year-old daughter, Samantha.Woods was driving his courtesy vehicle from the Genesis Invitational when he crashed. Gonzalez, the deputy, does traffic enforcement on the road and said he sometimes catches people topping 80 mph (129 kph) in the downhill, 45-mph zone. Crashes are common.Police said Woods was alert as firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out. The sheriff says the airbags deployed and the inside of the SUV stayed mostly intact, which “gave him a cushion to survive the crash.”Villanueva said Wednesday that the department hasn’t yet pulled information from the vehicle’s event data recorder, or “black box,” which would give details about speed and could be a factor.In 2017, Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of the road. He was arrested on a DUI charge and said he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine for his back pain. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and checked into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder.Woods hasn’t won since the Zozo Championship in Japan in fall 2019, and he’s reduced his playing schedule in recent years because of injuries. Besides his five back surgeries, he’s had four surgeries on his left knee.___LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all.Woods was driving through a sweeping, downhill stretch of road through coastal suburbs of Los Angeles when his SUV struck a sign, crossed over a raised median and two oncoming lanes before it toppled down an embankment, coming to a halt on its side.The airbags deployed. A sheriff’s deputy poked his head through a hole in the windshield to see Woods, still wearing his seatbelt, sitting in the driver’s seat.The crash caused “significant” injuries all down his right leg that featured rods, pins and screws during what was described as a “long surgical procedure” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations. Those were stabilized by a rod in the tibia. He said a combination of screws and pins were used to stabilize additional injuries in the ankle and foot.A statement on his&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1364447580520738820" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>&nbsp;said he was awake, responsive and recovering.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><a href="https://t.co/vZitnFV0YA">pic.twitter.com/vZitnFV0YA</a>&mdash; Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href="https://twitter.com/TigerWoods/status/1364447580520738820?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>“I will say that it’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, the deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department who was the first on the scene after a neighbor called 911.“As if his body hasn’t endured enough,” Jon Rahm, the No. 2 player in the world, said from the Workday Championship in Florida. “I just hope he can get out of the hospital after recovery and he can still play with his kids and have a normal life.”The single-car crash was the latest setback for Woods, who at times has looked unstoppable on the golf course with his 15 major championships and record-tying 82 victories on the PGA Tour. He is among the most recognizable sports figures in the world, and at 45 with a reduced schedule from nine previous surgeries, remains golf’s biggest draw.He won the 2008 U.S. Open with shredded knee ligaments and two stress fractures in his left leg. His personal life imploded on Thanksgiving weekend in 2009 when he was caught having multiple extramarital affairs, and he returned to win his 11th award as PGA Tour player of the year and reach No. 1.And then after four back surgeries that kept him out of golf for the better part of two years, he won the Masters in April 2019 for the fifth time, a victory that ranks among the great comebacks in the sport.Now it’s no longer a matter of when he plays again — the Masters is seven weeks away — but if he plays again.No charges were filed, and police said there was no evidence he was impaired.Woods was in Los Angeles over the weekend as the tournament host of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club. Monday and Tuesday had been set aside for Discovery-owned GOLFTV for Woods to give playing tips to celebrities. A tweet Monday showed him in a cart at Rolling Hills Country Club with comedian David Spade. He also worked with NBA great Dwyane Wade, who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo-cCgH0H1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">posted a video</a>&nbsp;to his Instagram account.Woods was headed to Rolling Hills on Tuesday when the accident happened.“It was a great day,” Wade said Tuesday night on Turner Sports, where he is a studio analyst. “And I woke up today so proud to be able to post that moment for the world, like a little snippet of our moment together. And I took a nap, and I woke up to the news. So, you know, just like everybody out there, my thoughts and prayers are all to his loved ones.”Thoughts and prayers have come from everywhere — Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, and former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Woods played golf with both of them, and Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 after perhaps his great triumph — the Masters after he had gone through four back surgeries.Woods had a fifth back surgery, a microdiscectomy, on Dec. 23, just three days after he played the PNC Championship with his son Charlie, who now is 12. Woods also has a 13-year-old daughter, Samantha.The news put a damper on the World Golf Championship in Florida, where Woods was eligible to play if healthy.“I’m sick to my stomach,” said Justin Thomas, No. 3 in the world and among the younger players whom Woods has embraced. “It hurts to see one of my closest friends get in an accident. Man, I just hope he’s all right.”The crash happened about 7:15 a.m. as he drove his courtesy vehicle from the Genesis Invitational through the upscale suburbs. Gonzalez says he sometimes catches people topping 80 mph (129 kph) in the 45 mph zone and crashes are common.Police said Woods was alert as firefighters pried open the front windshield to get him out. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the airbags deployed and the inside of the SUV stayed mostly intact, which “gave him a cushion to survive the crash.”Authorities said they checked for any odor of alcohol or other signs he was under the influence of a substance and found none. They didn’t say how fast he was driving.This is the third time Woods has been involved in a car investigation. The most notorious was the early morning after Thanksgiving in 2009, when his SUV ran over a fire hydrant and hit a tree. That was the start of shocking revelations that he had been cheating on his wife with multiple women.In May 2017, Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a car parked awkwardly on the side of the road. He was arrested on a DUI charge and said he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine for his back pain. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and checked into a clinic to get help with prescription medication and a sleep disorder.Woods hasn’t won since the Zozo Championship in Japan in fall 2019, and he’s reduced his playing schedule in recent years because of injuries. Besides his five back surgeries, he’s had four surgeries on his left knee.He was asked during the CBS broadcast Sunday at Riviera about recovering from his back surgery in time to play the Masters and Woods replied, “God, I hope so. I’ve got to get there first.”___

🎥  Lucky to be alive, Tiger Woods faces difficult recovery

WASHINGTON&nbsp; (AP)—The latest federal bill related to college sports would allow athletes to earn money from endorsements, loosen restrictions around transfers and permit players to return to school after entering a professional league’s draft.

The proposed legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., also would require the wealthiest athletic programs to increase spending on long-term medical care for athletes.

“The Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act would create a national standard of guidelines to make certain student athletes can benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness without hurting their eligibility to compete as a student athlete,” Moran said in a statement.

The bill is the fourth to emerge from the Senate since December and second from a Republican. Most recently, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced a bill narrowly focused on giving college athletes the right to earn money off their names, images and likenesses.

In December, Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the College Athlete Bill of Rights, a sweeping proposal that could undercut the NCAA’s ability to govern college sports if passed.

That came after Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., announced he was sponsoring a bill that opened the door for athletes to be compensated for endorsement and sponsorship deals but largely protected the NCAA’s ability to set its own rules.

Moran’s bill lands somewhere in between the College Athlete Bill of Rights and Wicker’s: broader in scope than the Republican’s, but not potentially disruptive to the status quo in college athletics as the Democrats’.

It would create an independent body to oversee NIL regulations and permit athletes to have agents and give athletes a lifetime undergraduate scholarship.

Moran’s proposal would also make it possible for athletes to enter professional drafts and not lose their college eligibility — as is currently the case — and push schools to cover medical expenses athletes incur after their college careers because of injuries suffered during college competition.

The NCAA was expected to pass new NIL rules in January, but that was put on hold after scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The NCAA is looking for help from Congress in the form of a federal NIL law that would usurp myriad potential state laws working their way through legislatures around the country. Florida’s NIL law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.

WASHINGTON&nbsp; (AP)—The latest federal bill related to college sports would allow athletes to earn money from endorsements, loosen restrictions around transfers and permit players to return to school after entering a professional league’s draft.The proposed legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., also would require the wealthiest athletic programs to increase spending on long-term medical care for athletes.“The Amateur Athletes Protection and Compensation Act would create a national standard of guidelines to make certain student athletes can benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness without hurting their eligibility to compete as a student athlete,” Moran said in a statement.The bill is the fourth to emerge from the Senate since December and second from a Republican. Most recently, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., introduced a bill narrowly focused on giving college athletes the right to earn money off their names, images and likenesses.In December, Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the College Athlete Bill of Rights, a sweeping proposal that could undercut the NCAA’s ability to govern college sports if passed.That came after Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., announced he was sponsoring a bill that opened the door for athletes to be compensated for endorsement and sponsorship deals but largely protected the NCAA’s ability to set its own rules.Moran’s bill lands somewhere in between the College Athlete Bill of Rights and Wicker’s: broader in scope than the Republican’s, but not potentially disruptive to the status quo in college athletics as the Democrats’.It would create an independent body to oversee NIL regulations and permit athletes to have agents and give athletes a lifetime undergraduate scholarship.Moran’s proposal would also make it possible for athletes to enter professional drafts and not lose their college eligibility — as is currently the case — and push schools to cover medical expenses athletes incur after their college careers because of injuries suffered during college competition.The NCAA was expected to pass new NIL rules in January, but that was put on hold after scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.The NCAA is looking for help from Congress in the form of a federal NIL law that would usurp myriad potential state laws working their way through legislatures around the country. Florida’s NIL law is scheduled to go into effect on July 1.

Moran proposal allows college athletes to profit off their name, image 

Boys
RankingsCLASS
6A
1. OP-Blue Valley-NW
2. Lawrence
3. Blue Valley North
4. Haysville - Campus
5. Lawrence Free State
6. Shawnee Mission South
7. Shawnee Mission East
8. Wichita Heights
9. Wichita Northwest
10. Kansas City HarmonCLASS
5A1.
Hays
2. Maize
3. Andover
4. Bishop Carroll
5. Salina South
6. Topeka West
7. De Soto
8. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
9. Basehor Linwood
10. Valley CenterCLASS
4A
1. Bishop Miege
2. Louisburg
3. Tonganoxie
4. Rose Hill
5. Mulvane
6. McPherson
7. Buhler
8. Augusta
9. Parsons
10. WamegoCLASS
3A1.
Lakin2.
Hesston
3. Cheney
4. Rock Creek5.
Hugoton
6. Galena
7. Royal Valley
8. St. Mary’s
9. Wichita Trinity10.
HoisingtonCLASS
2A
1. Hoxie
2. Erie3.
Hillsboro
4. Berean Academy
5. Salina-Sacred Heart6.
Sterling
7. Belle-Plaine
8. Jefferson County North
9. Lyndon
10. Valley FallsCLASS
1A D11.
Little River
2. South Gray
3. Olpe
4. Clifton-Clyde
5. Meade
6. Lebo
7. Wichita Classical School
8. Sylvan-Lucas
9. Madison-Hamilton
10. NorwichCLASS
1A D2
1. Hanover
2. St. Francis
3. Cheylin
4. Attica
5. Hutchison – Central
Christian
6. McPherson - Elyria
Christian
7. Natoma
8. Logan – Palco
9. Wheatland - Grinnell
10. South HavenCLASS
6A
1. Topeka High
2. Shawnee Mission Northwest
3. Washburn Rural4.
Dodge City
5. Shawnee Mission West
6. Blue Valley North
7. Derby8.
Liberal
9. Wichita Southeast
10. Blue ValleyCLASS
5A
1. Andover Central
2. St. Thomas Aquinas
3. Maize
4. Wichita- Bishop Carroll5.
Salina Central
6. Goddard Eisenhower
7. Lansing
8. Emporia
9. Kansas City - Sumner
10. Maize SouthCLASS
4A
1. Bishop Miege
2. Clay Center
3. McPherson4.
Nickerson
5. Louisburg
6. Labette County
7. Andale
8. Towanda-Circle
9. Wamego
10. ClearwaterCLASS
3A
1. Cheney2.
Hugoton
3. Sabetha
4. Nemaha Central
5. Goodland
6. Osage City
7. Phillipsburg8.
Halstead
9. Osawatomie
10. EurekaCLASS
2A1.
Sterling2.
Hillsboro
3. Valley Heights
4. Garden Plain5.
Spearville
6. Trego Community
7. Elkhart
8. Uniontown
9. Smith Center
10. West ElkCLASS
1A D1
1. Olpe
2. Jackson Heights
3. Burlingame
4. Frankfort5.
Little River
6. Norwich
7. Doniphan West
8. Lebo
9. Thunder Ridge
10. Pretty PrairieCLASS
1A D21.
Central Plains
2. Golden Plains
3. Cunningham
4. St. John’s/Tipton
5. Hutch-Central Christian
6. Hanover
7. St. Paul
8. McPherson- Elyria Christian
9. Wetmore
10. Waverly

Final KBCA Basketball Rankings 2/24


TBA-Larned/Hugoton winner vs
Holcomb/Hoisington winner


TBA-SW Heights/Cimarron winner
vs Scott City/Lakin winner


TBA-Scott City/Lakin winner vs
SW Heights/Holcomb winner


TBA-Larned/Hugoton winner vs
Cimarron/Hoisington winner


TBA-Spearville/Ellinwood
winner vs Sublette/Medicine Lodge winner


TBA-Elkhart/Sterling winner vs
Stanton County/Syracuse winner

Saturday
Championship @ Spearville


TBA-Sublette/Sterling winner
vs Ellinwood/Stanton County winner


TBA-Medicine Lodge/Elkhart
winner vs Syracuse/Spearville winner

5A
Salina South Girls Sub-StateTuesday
3/2
Great Bend @ Salina South
Hays @ Salina CentralSaturday
3/5
7:00 Championship Game @
Salina South5A
Salina South Boys Sub-StateWednesday
3/3
Great Bend @ Hays
Salina Central @ Salina SouthSaturday
3/5
3:00 Championship Game @
Salina South3A
Larned Girls Sub-StateMonday
3/1
Larned @ Hugoton
Holcomb @ Hoisington
Southwestern Heights @
Cimarron
Scott City @ LakinThursday
Semi's @ Larned
TBA-Larned/Hugoton winner vs
Holcomb/Hoisington winner
TBA-SW Heights/Cimarron winner
vs Scott City/Lakin winnerSaturday
Championship @ Larned
2:00 p.m.3A
Larned Boys Sub-StateMonday
3/1
Larned @ HugotonTuesday
3/2
Scott City @ Lakin
Southwestern Heights @ Holcomb
Cimarron @ HoisingtonFriday
Semi's @ Larned
TBA-Scott City/Lakin winner vs
SW Heights/Holcomb winner
TBA-Larned/Hugoton winner vs
Cimarron/Hoisington winnerSaturday
Championship @ Larned
5:00 p.m.2A
Spearville Boys Sub-StateMonday
3/1
Spearville @ Ellinwood
Sublette @ Medicine Lodge
Elkhart @ Sterling
Stanton County @ SyracuseThursday
Semi's @ Spearville
TBA-Spearville/Ellinwood
winner vs Sublette/Medicine Lodge winner
TBA-Elkhart/Sterling winner vs
Stanton County/Syracuse winnerSaturday
Championship @ Spearville
2:00 p.m.2A
Spearville Girls Sub-StateTuesday
3/2
Sublette @ Sterling
Ellinwood @ Stanton County
Medicine Lodge @ Elkhart
Syracuse @ SpearvilleFriday
Semi's @ Spearville
TBA-Sublette/Sterling winner
vs Ellinwood/Stanton County winner
TBA-Medicine Lodge/Elkhart
winner vs Syracuse/Spearville winnerSaturday
Championship @ Spearville
5:00 p.m.

Sub-State pairings for Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood and Larned

The Barton Community College esports team is in full swing as the Cougars have kicked off the spring portion of the season. Through two weeks into the season, the Cougars have posted a 5-10 mark in a variety of four games.

Sophomore Landon Robl dominated his competition in the opening two weeks skunking both opponents from Vincennes University and St. Clair Community College 4-0 in Smash. Meanwhile teammates Bryce Boltman and Trent Keffer suffered defeats in each of their two contests.

In Rocket League the Cougars responded back with a 4-1 victory over Umpqua after falling in opening week action to Waubonsee Community College 4-0.

NBA2K was unkind to the Cougars as both gamers dropped their opening contests with Anthony Twiggs falling 2-1 to Westmoreland County, while Cesar Robles suffered a 2-0 mark to Southwestern Oregon Community College in his Cougar debut. The duo bounced back with a pair of 2-0 victories over Crowder College securing a 2-1 mark for the Cougars in 2K action with Brayden Clare falling in his season opener 2-1 to Broome Community College following a week one bye.

Overwatch and Call of Duty: Cold War both finished 0-1 over the two-week period.

Barton's busy week will continue with a slate of nine different matchups with five different game categories.

The Barton Community College esports team is in full swing as the Cougars have kicked off the spring portion of the season. Through two weeks into the season, the Cougars have posted a 5-10 mark in a variety of four games.Sophomore Landon Robl dominated his competition in the opening two weeks skunking both opponents from Vincennes University and St. Clair Community College 4-0 in Smash. Meanwhile teammates Bryce Boltman and Trent Keffer suffered defeats in each of their two contests.In Rocket League the Cougars responded back with a 4-1 victory over Umpqua after falling in opening week action to Waubonsee Community College 4-0.NBA2K was unkind to the Cougars as both gamers dropped their opening contests with Anthony Twiggs falling 2-1 to Westmoreland County, while Cesar Robles suffered a 2-0 mark to Southwestern Oregon Community College in his Cougar debut. The duo bounced back with a pair of 2-0 victories over Crowder College securing a 2-1 mark for the Cougars in 2K action with Brayden Clare falling in his season opener 2-1 to Broome Community College following a week one bye.Overwatch and Call of Duty: Cold War both finished 0-1 over the two-week period.Barton's busy week will continue with a slate of nine different matchups with five different game categories.

Barton eSports kicks-off spring portion of season


Pawnee Heights Boys-Bye. Will play Mar. 5 @ Moscow Sub-State


Central Plains Girls-Bye. Will play Mar. 4 @ Peabody Sub-State


Pawnee Heights Girls-Bye. Will play Mar. 4 @ Moscow Sub-State

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 <figcaption>** Winners advance to next week's semi-finals</figcaption>
 </figure>1A-DI BoysFriday
St. John @ Macksville
Caldwell @ Pratt-Skyline
Ingalls @ Hodgeman County
Kinsley @ Quinter
Victoria @ LaCrosse1A-DI GirlsThursday
Macksville @ St. John
Ingalls @ Ness City
LaCrosse @ VictoriaFriday
Kinsley @ Quinter1A-DII Boys
Pawnee Heights Boys-Bye. Will play Mar. 5 @ Moscow Sub-StateFriday
Chase @ Hartford
Lost Springs-Centre @ Central Plains
Western Plains @ Otis-Bison
Stafford @ Cunningham1A-DII Girls
Central Plains Girls-Bye. Will play Mar. 4 @ Peabody Sub-State
Pawnee Heights Girls-Bye. Will play Mar. 4 @ Moscow Sub-StateThursday
Chase @ Lost Springs-Centre
Wallace County @ Otis-Bison
Stafford @ Hutch-Central Christian

Area First Round 1A-DI and 1A-DII Sub-State Schedule

Wed 2/245:45PM B104 - College Basketball - Barton Men &amp; Women @ Garden CityThur 2/25﻿5:45PM KBGL - High School Basketball - Larned @ HillsboroFri 2/265:45PM B104 - High School Basketball - Great Bend @ HaysSat 2/272:30PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - College Basketball - Florida State @ North Carolina1:45PM B104 - College Basketball - Colby Women @ Barton (No Men's Game)6:30PM KBGL - College Basketball - Kansas @ Baylor7:00PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - NBA - Dallas Mavericks @ Brooklyn NetsSun 2/282:00PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - NBA - Los Angeles Clippers @ Milwaukee BucksMon 3/1﻿5:15PM KBGL - 3A Sub-State - Larned Girls and Boys @ Hugoton6:45PM KHOK - 3A Sub-State - Holcomb Girls @ Hoisington7:30PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - College Basketball - Oklahoma @ Oklahoma StateTues 3/25:30PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - College Basketball - Duke @ Georgia Tech6:45PM B-104- 5A Sub-State - Great Bend Girls @ Salina South6:45PM KHOK - 3A Sub-State - Cimarron Boys @ HoisingtonWed 3/36:45PM 1590/95.5 KVGB - 5A Sub-State - Great Bend Boys @ Hays6:45PM B104 - College Basketball - Barton @ NW TechSat 3/62:30 1590/95.5 KVGB - College Basketball - Virginia @ Louisville5:15PM B104 - College Basketball - Pratt @ Barton

Eagle Radio and Hull Broadcasting PBP Schedule

Andover Central 64, Goddard-Eisenhower 62

Heritage Christian 78, Maranatha/Immaculata 39

Hutchinson Central Christian 47, Fairfield 25

Shawnee Mission Christian 53, Topeka Heritage Christian 20

Wichita Bishop Carroll 51, Wichita Heights 29

Andover Central 62, Goddard-Eisenhower 41

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 </figure>BOYS PREP BASKETBALLAbilene 60, Chapman 50Andover 58, Valley Center 40Andover Central 64, Goddard-Eisenhower 62Augusta 40, McPherson 31BV Northwest 66, St. James Academy 49Basehor-Linwood 72, KC Turner 18Beloit 58, Smith Center 34Bucklin 72, Minneola 58Buhler 73, El Dorado 57Centralia 52, Axtell 45Chanute 66, Parsons 63Chaparral 64, Conway Springs 43Chase 64, Tescott 39Cheney 65, Wichita Independent 30Concordia 78, Clay Center 73Cunningham 37, Attica 32DeSoto 60, Shawnee Heights 55Derby 67, Maize South 62, OTEllinwood 75 Ness City 61Emporia 51, Topeka Hayden 36Eudora 56, Baldwin 40Galena 69, Southeast 37Garden Plain 63, Douglass 34Goddard 50, Arkansas City 46Goessel 49, Canton-Galva 47Guymon, Okla. 66, Ulysses 58Hanover 69, Washington County 59Hays 61, Dodge City 49Heritage Christian 78, Maranatha/Immaculata 39Hesston 46, Haven 40Hillsboro 70, Nickerson 40Hodgeman County 67, Macksville 54Hoisington 67, Larned 35Holcomb 70, Syracuse 46Hoxie 53, Oakley 36Hugoton 74, Lakin 65Hutchinson Central Christian 47, Fairfield 25Hutchinson Trinity 64, Bennington 32Inman 74, Herington 22KC Harmon 55, Atchison 50Lakeside 65, Sylvan-Lucas 49Lawrence 58, SM South 45Liberal 53, Garden City 40Logan 69, Oberlin-Decatur 28Lyons 60, Halstead 35Maize 62, Salina South 58Marysville 60, Wamego 52Medicine Lodge 62, Belle Plaine 53Mill Valley 45, Olathe North 29Moundridge 60, Ell-Saline 15Mulvane 32, Clearwater 19Natoma 79, Southern Cloud 21Newton 66, Salina Central 47Osborne 38, Rock Hills 32Phillipsburg 58, Stockton 33Rose Hill 65, Andale 49SM East 71, Olathe West 62SM Northwest 36, Olathe East 21Salina Sacred Heart 63, Ellsworth 50Scott City 44, Goodland 41Sedgwick 71, Marion 65Shawnee Mission Christian 53, Topeka Heritage Christian 20Smoky Valley 55, Pratt 40South Haven 47, Caldwell 43Southeast Saline 53, Republic County 32Spring Hill 51, Bonner Springs 46St. John's Beloit-Tipton 68, Lincoln 39Thunder Ridge 48, Wilson 38Tonganoxie 64, KC Bishop Ward 27Topeka Seaman 65, Manhattan 50Topeka West 86, Highland Park 64Troy 51, Doniphan West 41Valley Heights 50, Blue Valley 46Wallace County 48, Golden Plains 39Wichita Bishop Carroll 51, Wichita Heights 29Wichita Campus 60, Hutchinson 44Wichita Trinity 74, Kingman 46GIRLS PREP BASKETBALLAbilene 38, Chapman 20Andale 44, Rose Hill 30Anderson County 46, Santa Fe Trail 37Andover 55, Valley Center 50Andover Central 62, Goddard-Eisenhower 41Basehor-Linwood 89, KC Turner 9Baxter Springs 37, Riverton 35Belle Plaine 51, Medicine Lodge 37Bishop Miege 70, Topeka 52Bucklin 70, Minneola 30Buhler 49, El Dorado 27Burlingame 51, Rural Vista 39Caney Valley 54, Fredonia 48Centralia 48, Axtell 40Chanute 53, Parsons 42Chaparral 50, Conway Springs 15Cheney 54, Wichita Independent 21Circle 49, Winfield 39Clay Center 60, Concordia 40Clearwater 61, Mulvane 32Cunningham 47, Attica 40Derby 38, Maize South 27Dodge City 40, Hays 24Ellinwood 66, Ness City 56Eudora 48, Baldwin 41Galena 44, Southeast 20Gardner-Edgerton 53, Olathe Northwest 50Goddard 50, Arkansas City 17Goessel 45, Canton-Galva 31Golden Plains 51, Wallace County 33Goodland 43, Scott City 36Halstead 65, Lyons 34Hartford 37, Marmaton Valley 33Herington 41, Inman 38Hesston 52, Haven 40Hillsboro 38, Nickerson 34Hodgeman County 50, Macksville 28Holcomb 44, Syracuse 30Hoxie 48, Oakley 21Hugoton 70, Lakin 38Hutchinson 51, Wichita Campus 25Hutchinson Central Christian 39, Fairfield 22Hutchinson Trinity 52, Bennington 47KC Bishop Ward 48, Tonganoxie 37KC Christian 53, Van Horn, Mo. 51KC Sumner 39, KC Wyandotte 2Lansing 62, Leavenworth 47Lebo 53, Osage City 51Maize 53, Salina South 23Manhattan 44, Topeka Seaman 36Maranatha Academy 36, Heritage Christian 32McPherson 52, Augusta 23Moundridge 63, Ell-Saline 26Nemaha Central 58, Riverside 27Neodesha 51, Erie 41Norton 56, Hill City 38Oberlin-Decatur 45, Logan 33Olathe North 47, Mill Valley 23Olathe Northwest 47, Pleasant Ridge 29Osborne 73, Rock Hills 47Pittsburg Colgan 46, Girard 44Rock Creek 39, Rossville 35SM South 55, Lawrence 24Salina Central 54, Newton 19Salina Sacred Heart 51, Ellsworth 29Sedgwick 71, Marion 65Smith Center 61, Beloit 41Smoky Valley 48, Pratt 33South Central 33, Ingalls 29Southeast Saline 54, Republic County 22Southern Cloud 60, Natoma 31Spring Hill 53, Bonner Springs 34St. James Academy 58, BV Northwest 51St. John's Beloit-Tipton 62, Lincoln 21St. Paul 61, Oswego 26Sylvan-Lucas 52, Lakeside 35Thunder Ridge 58, Wilson 28Topeka West 55, Highland Park 16Trego 64, Quinter 37Wellington 45, Wichita Collegiate 42, 2OTWichita Bishop Carroll 59, Wichita Heights 51Wichita Trinity 73, Kingman 34

Tuesday Statewide High School Basketball Scores

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Mike McGuirl scored 19 points, hitting three straight 3’s in the final minutes, and Kansas State took down No. 7 Oklahoma 62-57 on Tuesday night.

The Sooners led by six with three minutes to play, before McGuirl took over. Those 3’s gave Kansas State a 3-point lead. Austin Reaves missed a 3 in the final seconds as the Wildcats (7-18, 3-13 Big 12) won their second straight and first at home in Big 12 play this season.

“I like to let it fly and I thought I was shooting well so I trusted myself,” McGuirl said. “The shots were able to fall and I just believed.”

Davion Bradford scored 13 points and DaJuan Gordon had 11 which helped Kansas State beat a top 10 opponent at home for the first time in three years - beating then No. 4 Oklahoma.

“I told our guys we want to be the top story on SportsCenter tonight,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “If Mike is not, he’s got to be up there.”

The loss is the ninth straight in Manhattan for Oklahoma dating back to 2013, but just their first loss to a team with a losing record this season.

“This group has done a great job of taking care of business, but unfortunately it may take this loss to make us better,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. “This conference is tough because if you don’t come to play every night, you’ll lose.”

Reaves scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half. De’Vion Harmon had 13 and Umoja Gibson had seven points and 11 rebounds (14-6, 9-5).

Late in the second half Reaves scored 10 straight points, but was the only Sooner to make a field goal in the final 10 minutes of the game. He sat the majority of the first half with two fouls - one was a technical.

Both teams shot 39% while Kansas State went 7 of 27 from 3 and the Sooners were 4 of 20.

Oklahoma: Other than Reaves, the Sooners went cold in the second half. This could be a major blow to postseason seedings.

Kansas State: This was the win that had been close for the Wildcats in the past two weeks. They are now 1-10 against top 25 teams this season.

Oklahoma hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Kansas State travels to West Virginia on Saturday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Mike McGuirl scored 19 points, hitting three straight 3’s in the final minutes, and Kansas State took down No. 7 Oklahoma 62-57 on Tuesday night.The Sooners led by six with three minutes to play, before McGuirl took over. Those 3’s gave Kansas State a 3-point lead. Austin Reaves missed a 3 in the final seconds as the Wildcats (7-18, 3-13 Big 12) won their second straight and first at home in Big 12 play this season.“I like to let it fly and I thought I was shooting well so I trusted myself,” McGuirl said. “The shots were able to fall and I just believed.”Davion Bradford scored 13 points and DaJuan Gordon had 11 which helped Kansas State beat a top 10 opponent at home for the first time in three years - beating then No. 4 Oklahoma.“I told our guys we want to be the top story on SportsCenter tonight,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “If Mike is not, he’s got to be up there.”The loss is the ninth straight in Manhattan for Oklahoma dating back to 2013, but just their first loss to a team with a losing record this season.“This group has done a great job of taking care of business, but unfortunately it may take this loss to make us better,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. “This conference is tough because if you don’t come to play every night, you’ll lose.”Reaves scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half. De’Vion Harmon had 13 and Umoja Gibson had seven points and 11 rebounds (14-6, 9-5).Late in the second half Reaves scored 10 straight points, but was the only Sooner to make a field goal in the final 10 minutes of the game. He sat the majority of the first half with two fouls - one was a technical.Both teams shot 39% while Kansas State went 7 of 27 from 3 and the Sooners were 4 of 20.BIG PICTUREOklahoma: Other than Reaves, the Sooners went cold in the second half. This could be a major blow to postseason seedings.Kansas State: This was the win that had been close for the Wildcats in the past two weeks. They are now 1-10 against top 25 teams this season.UP NEXTOklahoma hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.Kansas State travels to West Virginia on Saturday.

McGuirl’s big second half lifts Kansas State past Oklahoma

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Courtney Ramey scored 15 points and made two free throws with a minute left in overtime to give Texas the lead as the 14th-ranked Longhorns earned a regular-season sweep of No. 17 Kansas with a 75-72 win Tuesday night.

Kansas had a chance to tie after Ramey’s free throws, but Jalen Wilson lost the ball driving for a layup. Kai Jones made one free throw for Texas (14-6, 8-5 Big 12) with 5 seconds left for the final margin.

Ochai Ogbajai scored 17 points for Kansas (17-8, 11-6), which had its five-game win streak snapped. The Jayhawks lost to Texas twice in the regular season for the first time since the Big 12 went to round-robin play in 2011-2012. Texas’ 25-point win at Kansas on Jan. 2 was the Jayhawks’ worst home loss under coach Bill Self.

“They have been the class of the league for a long, long time,” Texas coach Shaka Smart said. “It means a lot to win both games, but who knows, maybe we’ll play them again in the conference tournament.”

Several Texas seniors, who were playing their final home game, said they’ll cherish the victory.

“To be the first team to sweep Kansas, on senior night ... it means a lot being able to be part of history,” said senior Matt Coleman, who had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Texas led for most of the final four minutes of regulation before David McCormack’s put-back layup with 6 seconds left sent the game to overtime at 66-66.

Kansas led by 14 points late in the first half and 11 at halftime before Texas rallied. The Jayhawks seized control early with a 19-2 run punctuated by two run-out dunks by Bryce Thompson.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Courtney Ramey scored 15 points and made two free throws with a minute left in overtime to give Texas the lead as the 14th-ranked Longhorns earned a regular-season sweep of No. 17 Kansas with a 75-72 win Tuesday night.Kansas had a chance to tie after Ramey’s free throws, but Jalen Wilson lost the ball driving for a layup. Kai Jones made one free throw for Texas (14-6, 8-5 Big 12) with 5 seconds left for the final margin.Ochai Ogbajai scored 17 points for Kansas (17-8, 11-6), which had its five-game win streak snapped. The Jayhawks lost to Texas twice in the regular season for the first time since the Big 12 went to round-robin play in 2011-2012. Texas’ 25-point win at Kansas on Jan. 2 was the Jayhawks’ worst home loss under coach Bill Self.“They have been the class of the league for a long, long time,” Texas coach Shaka Smart said. “It means a lot to win both games, but who knows, maybe we’ll play them again in the conference tournament.”Several Texas seniors, who were playing their final home game, said they’ll cherish the victory.“To be the first team to sweep Kansas, on senior night ... it means a lot being able to be part of history,” said senior Matt Coleman, who had 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists.Texas led for most of the final four minutes of regulation before David McCormack’s put-back layup with 6 seconds left sent the game to overtime at 66-66.Kansas led by 14 points late in the first half and 11 at halftime before Texas rallied. The Jayhawks seized control early with a 19-2 run punctuated by two run-out dunks by Bryce Thompson.Texas missed its first 12 3-point attempts but turned the game around when the long-range shots started connecting. Freshman Greg Brown made two 3s to start the second half, and a twisting layup by Andrew Jones quickly had the Longhorns back within six.Two dunks from Kai Jones and a 3-pointer from Andrew Jones put Texas ahead 57-54 with 9:10 to play.Christian Braun made a 3-pointer for Kansas to start overtime before Coleman hit a reverse layup and Andrew Jones turned a steal into a transition basket for the lead.“In the first half we were flying around. We didn’t come out with that energy in the second,” Braun said.BIG PICTUREKansas: The Jayhawks still have the most Big 12 victories and are fighting for second place in the league behind their next opponent, No. 2 Baylor. Self lamented this week that not every Big 12 team will play each other twice, and said there are plenty of teams that would like a late-season shot at the undefeated Bears.Texas: The Longhorns hit the road for four straight games to end their regular season under the newly revised scheduled released by the Big 12. The Longhorns keep their originally scheduled Saturday matchup at No. 18 Texas Tech, then finish with trips to Iowa State, No. 7 Oklahoma and TCU that were previously postponed.“We’re going to be on the road and we showed a lot of fight to get this one,” senior Jericho Sims said. “We’re going to remember this when we’re all done with our career.”DEFENSIVE CLAMPDOWNBoth teams gave little ground on defense in the closing minutes of regulation. The teams combined for just 11 points over the final seven minutes. Texas finished the game shooting 38%. Kansas was at 40%. Just as critical, the Jayhawks were 12 of 21 from the free throw line.“Holding them to 23 in the second half and six in the overtime, that flat-out won us the game,” Smart said. “I’m really proud for the way our guys came together after Kansas’ phenomenal start.”UP NEXTKansas hosts Baylor on Saturday. Baylor won the first meeting 77-69.Texas plays Saturday at Texas Tech, which handed the Longhorns their first Big 12 loss, 79-77, on Jan. 13.

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