Thousands of people made their way to the Great Bend Municipal Airport this weekend for the Great Bend&nbsp;Airfest.&nbsp;Two air shows on Saturday and one on Sunday dazzled the&nbsp;crowds of spectators who also got to meet the airshow pilots and view a number of aircraft and displays on the ground.&nbsp;

Tom Mahoney of Dorrance Kansas exhibited the replica of a Nieuport 17 French-designed bi-plane&nbsp;that was the first successful fighter aircraft in World War One. Mahoney recently retired after 20 years as a commercial airline pilot and&nbsp;was glad he participated in the show.&nbsp;

“I think they did a tremendous job here,” Mahoney said. “This is one of the best shows I’ve seen&nbsp;with the different types and quality&nbsp;of show planes that they’ve had. Really nicely done; really well organized.”&nbsp;

A nighttime show was staged at&nbsp;Airfest&nbsp;for the first time. It followed a patriotic celebration of&nbsp;local veterans.&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jerry Moran,&nbsp;who was born in Great Bend,&nbsp;delivered&nbsp;the&nbsp;speech honoring the veterans.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By KEN CARPENTER Great Bend PostThousands of people made their way to the Great Bend Municipal Airport this weekend for the Great Bend&nbsp;Airfest.&nbsp;Two air shows on Saturday and one on Sunday dazzled the&nbsp;crowds of spectators who also got to meet the airshow pilots and view a number of aircraft and displays on the ground.&nbsp;Tom Mahoney of Dorrance Kansas exhibited the replica of a Nieuport 17 French-designed bi-plane&nbsp;that was the first successful fighter aircraft in World War One. Mahoney recently retired after 20 years as a commercial airline pilot and&nbsp;was glad he participated in the show.&nbsp;“I think they did a tremendous job here,” Mahoney said. “This is one of the best shows I’ve seen&nbsp;with the different types and quality&nbsp;of show planes that they’ve had. Really nicely done; really well organized.”&nbsp;A nighttime show was staged at&nbsp;Airfest&nbsp;for the first time. It followed a patriotic celebration of&nbsp;local veterans.&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jerry Moran,&nbsp;who was born in Great Bend,&nbsp;delivered&nbsp;the&nbsp;speech honoring the veterans.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend Airfest wowed central Kansas crowds

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If you are a Grade School age Kid in the Barton County Area we want to know how you make a difference! You could win a "I Make A Difference" T-shirt and be qualified to win T-shirts for you entire Class! Tune into "Mornings with Shannon" on 100.7 Eagle Country at 7:20 A.M. Monday Morning to hear the lasted T-shirt winners!

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By KEN CARPENTER Great Bend Post

Over 2,100 lunches are served every day in Great Bend’s public schools.&nbsp;Breakfast is also&nbsp;provided&nbsp;to more&nbsp;than&nbsp;700&nbsp;Great Bend students.&nbsp;All of those&nbsp;meals&nbsp;are prepared at the school district’s central kitchen&nbsp;on Broadway Avenue&nbsp;and then shipped out to the seven schools in the district.&nbsp;&nbsp;

There were several job openings for&nbsp;food service workers at the beginning&nbsp;of the school&nbsp;year.&nbsp;According to Food Service Director Kristi Alvord, that problem has improved.&nbsp;

"We’ve been pushing the positions out there on Facebook and other websites,” Alvord said. “They’re slowing filling&nbsp;so we’re getting closer to being fully staffed which is great.”&nbsp;

Alvord says help is still needed to serve the food at the schools.&nbsp;

"Now we just have part-time positions,” Alvord explained. “Just looking for somebody that can fill in to serve at lunchtime. So anywhere from two-and-a-half to three hours a day.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

All meals will be free to every public-school student in Great Bend at least until the end of this school year.&nbsp;Money from COVID-19 relief is providing funding for the meals.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By KEN CARPENTER Great Bend PostOver 2,100 lunches are served every day in Great Bend’s public schools.&nbsp;Breakfast is also&nbsp;provided&nbsp;to more&nbsp;than&nbsp;700&nbsp;Great Bend students.&nbsp;All of those&nbsp;meals&nbsp;are prepared at the school district’s central kitchen&nbsp;on Broadway Avenue&nbsp;and then shipped out to the seven schools in the district.&nbsp;&nbsp;There were several job openings for&nbsp;food service workers at the beginning&nbsp;of the school&nbsp;year.&nbsp;According to Food Service Director Kristi Alvord, that problem has improved.&nbsp;"We’ve been pushing the positions out there on Facebook and other websites,” Alvord said. “They’re slowing filling&nbsp;so we’re getting closer to being fully staffed which is great.”&nbsp;Alvord says help is still needed to serve the food at the schools.&nbsp;"Now we just have part-time positions,” Alvord explained. “Just looking for somebody that can fill in to serve at lunchtime. So anywhere from two-and-a-half to three hours a day.”&nbsp;&nbsp;All meals will be free to every public-school student in Great Bend at least until the end of this school year.&nbsp;Money from COVID-19 relief is providing funding for the meals.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Help still needed to serve meals at USD 428

Barton County Historical Society Executive Director Richard Lartz will present a program on Barton County resident James Fugate and his experiences as a teamster in 1853 on the Santa Fe Trail. 

The program will include an examination of Fugate’s account, the historical context of his experiences, an assessment of his story and a question and answer forum. 

The program will be Monday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Barton County Historical Society in Great bend and light refreshments will be provided to attendees. 

The program is presented by the Barton County Historical Society as part of the celebration of the Santa Fe Trail’s 200th anniversary and as part of the museum’s ongoing mission to share knowledge about Barton County’s history.

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 </figure>Barton County Historical Society Executive Director Richard Lartz will present a program on Barton County resident James Fugate and his experiences as a teamster in 1853 on the Santa Fe Trail. The program will include an examination of Fugate’s account, the historical context of his experiences, an assessment of his story and a question and answer forum. The program will be Monday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Barton County Historical Society in Great bend and light refreshments will be provided to attendees. The program is presented by the Barton County Historical Society as part of the celebration of the Santa Fe Trail’s 200th anniversary and as part of the museum’s ongoing mission to share knowledge about Barton County’s history.

Program: James Fugate, teamster on Santa Fe Trail

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Hear last week's County Edition show with Eagle Radio's Steve Webster and Central Kansas Community Corrections Director Amy Boxberger that aired Sept. 16, 2021.

The County Edition program airs every Thursday at 11:05 a.m. on 1590 KVGB &amp; 95.5 FM.&nbsp;

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🎧County Edition: Community Corrections Amy Boxberger

As
of September 14 the areas of abnormally dry and moderate drought are were still
just outside of our area with the exception of northwest Pawnee, extreme
northeast Barton and Rice Counties, which have abnormally dry conditions.&nbsp; Also most of Rice County is listed as
abnormally dry.&nbsp; This doesn’t include any
rainfall from Tuesday night or later.&nbsp;
Summer row crops are rapidly maturing, even irrigated soybeans.&nbsp; The six to ten-day outlook (September 22 to 26)
indicates above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.&nbsp; The eight to fourteen-day outlook (September 24
to 30) indicates more of the same with an intensification of below normal
precipitation and that isn’t a great deal to begin with.&nbsp; A hot topic for pasture management coming out
of K-State this summer has been their work on late summer/early fall prescribed
burns on native pasture.&nbsp; Is or isn’t
this a good idea in our area?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First, what are the benefits of
prescribed burning of pastures?

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Burning
help control invasive and less desirable grass species.&nbsp; Especially annual weeds.&nbsp; It is especially beneficial in keeping
invasive tree species such as Eastern Red Cedar under control. 

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Removing
last year’s dead plant material helps stimulate growth and releases
nutrients.&nbsp; If too much plant residue
accumulates, it can retard new growth of perennial grasses and eventually decreases
plant populations.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These
benefits accrue even on CRP ground.&nbsp; An
added benefit is keeping the fuel load under control which helps with wildfire
control.

Typically, these burns
are conducted in early spring.&nbsp; Research
by K-State has demonstrated potential advantages in burning late summer/early
fall.&nbsp; Before considering this in our
area, let’s examine the drawbacks for burning now here.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First,
this research as most conducted at K-State focuses on the Flint Hills of
Eastern Kansas, tall grass prairie.&nbsp; We
are mixed grass prairie, the transition zone from tall to short grass
prairie.&nbsp; And there are other
differences.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As
you move from the Flint Hills to here, rainfall decreases and temperatures
increase.&nbsp; Humidity tends to be lower on
average also.

·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We
are dealing with different soils in our area.&nbsp;
South of the river, the land is predominantly sandy, ranging from sandy
loams to sand and relative low in organic matter.&nbsp; Soils north of the river include some sands
but are predominantly silt loam soils and on average higher in organic
matter.&nbsp; Sandy soils hold less water and
ground cover heading into fall and winter is critical to preventing wind
erosion.&nbsp; So if you burn and conditions
don’t allow for regrowth (grass type or precipitation), you run the risk of
wind erosion.&nbsp; 

There are other
differences but to keep this brief, a late summer/early fall may work
here.&nbsp; However, the risks here are
greater than in the Flint Hills due to soil type, climate, and prairie type.&nbsp; It may work or it may not work.&nbsp; It is much safer to continue to early spring
burn as cool season grasses are breaking dormancy every two or three
years.&nbsp; Typically, burning every year
simply isn’t necessary.

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 </figure>As
of September 14 the areas of abnormally dry and moderate drought are were still
just outside of our area with the exception of northwest Pawnee, extreme
northeast Barton and Rice Counties, which have abnormally dry conditions.&nbsp; Also most of Rice County is listed as
abnormally dry.&nbsp; This doesn’t include any
rainfall from Tuesday night or later.&nbsp;
Summer row crops are rapidly maturing, even irrigated soybeans.&nbsp; The six to ten-day outlook (September 22 to 26)
indicates above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.&nbsp; The eight to fourteen-day outlook (September 24
to 30) indicates more of the same with an intensification of below normal
precipitation and that isn’t a great deal to begin with.&nbsp; A hot topic for pasture management coming out
of K-State this summer has been their work on late summer/early fall prescribed
burns on native pasture.&nbsp; Is or isn’t
this a good idea in our area?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First, what are the benefits of
prescribed burning of pastures?·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Burning
help control invasive and less desirable grass species.&nbsp; Especially annual weeds.&nbsp; It is especially beneficial in keeping
invasive tree species such as Eastern Red Cedar under control. ·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Removing
last year’s dead plant material helps stimulate growth and releases
nutrients.&nbsp; If too much plant residue
accumulates, it can retard new growth of perennial grasses and eventually decreases
plant populations.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; These
benefits accrue even on CRP ground.&nbsp; An
added benefit is keeping the fuel load under control which helps with wildfire
control.Typically, these burns
are conducted in early spring.&nbsp; Research
by K-State has demonstrated potential advantages in burning late summer/early
fall.&nbsp; Before considering this in our
area, let’s examine the drawbacks for burning now here.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First,
this research as most conducted at K-State focuses on the Flint Hills of
Eastern Kansas, tall grass prairie.&nbsp; We
are mixed grass prairie, the transition zone from tall to short grass
prairie.&nbsp; And there are other
differences.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; As
you move from the Flint Hills to here, rainfall decreases and temperatures
increase.&nbsp; Humidity tends to be lower on
average also.·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We
are dealing with different soils in our area.&nbsp;
South of the river, the land is predominantly sandy, ranging from sandy
loams to sand and relative low in organic matter.&nbsp; Soils north of the river include some sands
but are predominantly silt loam soils and on average higher in organic
matter.&nbsp; Sandy soils hold less water and
ground cover heading into fall and winter is critical to preventing wind
erosion.&nbsp; So if you burn and conditions
don’t allow for regrowth (grass type or precipitation), you run the risk of
wind erosion.&nbsp; There are other
differences but to keep this brief, a late summer/early fall may work
here.&nbsp; However, the risks here are
greater than in the Flint Hills due to soil type, climate, and prairie type.&nbsp; It may work or it may not work.&nbsp; It is much safer to continue to early spring
burn as cool season grasses are breaking dormancy every two or three
years.&nbsp; Typically, burning every year
simply isn’t necessary.

Barton Ag Instructor Dr. Vic Martin - Burn Pasture in the Fall?

Great Bend City Council meeting Sept. 20, 2021 6:30 p.m. City Hall

The council meeting will be livestreamed for the public to view on the city council Facebook page: https:www.facebook.com/gbcitycouncil/.

OPENING: Pledge of Allegiance&nbsp;

C. Recognition of Visitors and Announcements &nbsp; &nbsp;The public is free to comment on items not listed on the agenda. Limit comments to three minutes.

&nbsp; &nbsp;1. Councilmember Reports

&nbsp; &nbsp;2. Administrator's Update

&nbsp; &nbsp;3. CVB / Community Coordinator Report

&nbsp; &nbsp;5. 2022 Blue Cross Blue Shield rates: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BCBS presented the city with a projected 13% rate increase for 2022. Coming off a very good year in 2020 with low utilization as well as not dropping the premiums, the city recommends holding rates flat for 2022.

&nbsp; &nbsp;6. Moderate Income Housing Grant: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Great Bend Economic Development is proposing that the city apply for the moderate income housing grant on behalf of GBED. The grant does not require the city to put in any additional funds to see the project through. GBED proposes the funds be used towards the building of affordable housing in the Zarah Mall building downtown.

&nbsp; &nbsp;7. 15-minute Business Parking: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parking spaces in front of That One Groomer and First National Travel are being parked in by people not there for business. The owner of That One Groomer would like to have one parking stall in front of the business and First National Travel to be marked as 15-minute parking to alleviate this problem.

&nbsp; &nbsp;8. Amendment to Texpar Lease: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Texpar has land leased at the Great Bend Municipal Airport. They wish to extend their lease.

&nbsp; &nbsp;9. City Administrator Evaluation: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It is recommended that the governing body recess to an executive session for the purpose of evaluating City Administrator Kendal Francis.

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 </figure>Great Bend City Council meeting Sept. 20, 2021 6:30 p.m. City HallThe council meeting will be livestreamed for the public to view on the city council Facebook page: https:www.facebook.com/gbcitycouncil/.OPENING: Pledge of Allegiance&nbsp;A. Consent AgendaB. Old BusinessC. Recognition of Visitors and Announcements &nbsp; &nbsp;The public is free to comment on items not listed on the agenda. Limit comments to three minutes.D. New Business&nbsp; &nbsp;1. Councilmember Reports&nbsp; &nbsp;2. Administrator's Update&nbsp; &nbsp;3. CVB / Community Coordinator Report&nbsp; &nbsp;4. Abatements&nbsp; &nbsp;5. 2022 Blue Cross Blue Shield rates: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BCBS presented the city with a projected 13% rate increase for 2022. Coming off a very good year in 2020 with low utilization as well as not dropping the premiums, the city recommends holding rates flat for 2022.&nbsp; &nbsp;6. Moderate Income Housing Grant: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Great Bend Economic Development is proposing that the city apply for the moderate income housing grant on behalf of GBED. The grant does not require the city to put in any additional funds to see the project through. GBED proposes the funds be used towards the building of affordable housing in the Zarah Mall building downtown.&nbsp; &nbsp;7. 15-minute Business Parking: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Parking spaces in front of That One Groomer and First National Travel are being parked in by people not there for business. The owner of That One Groomer would like to have one parking stall in front of the business and First National Travel to be marked as 15-minute parking to alleviate this problem.&nbsp; &nbsp;8. Amendment to Texpar Lease: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Texpar has land leased at the Great Bend Municipal Airport. They wish to extend their lease.&nbsp; &nbsp;9. City Administrator Evaluation: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It is recommended that the governing body recess to an executive session for the purpose of evaluating City Administrator Kendal Francis.

Great Bend City Council meeting agenda (9/20)

The new ultraviolet room sanitizer at the hospital in Larned not only sterilizes surfaces, it also disinfects the air, said Sam Lane, director of support services.

The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus acquired this high-tech equipment thanks to a $80,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation, which is based in Kansas City.

“An ultraviolet room sanitizer is not something you typically find in a hospital of our size,” Lane noted. “The cost can be a major impediment for even moderately sized facilities. The Patterson Family Foundation helped us overcome this obstacle.

“Without this type of generous support, acquiring such devices would be impossible. The grant is helping us with our goal to be the best Critical Access Hospital as we routinely explore state-of-the-art technology.”

In addition to the new room-sanitizer equipment, the grant also included a new electrostatic sprayer, which complements the sterilization strategy at Pawnee Valley Campus.

“The room sanitizer uses high-energy ultraviolet light, which is well-suited for germicidal disinfection,” Lane said. “It helps sterilize surfaces but even more important, it disinfects the air.

“It is like turning on a light switch and disinfecting an entire room in minutes. Clinical studies prove the system reduces infections including MRSA and SARS-CoV-2.”

The electrostatic sprayer generates a mist from chemical disinfectants and sanitizers.

“The ultra-fine droplets are drawn to surfaces,” Lane explained. “The droplets stick – much like the static-cling effect found while drying laundry. This allows sanitizing agents to get into small, complex areas such as keyholes, hinges and keyboards.

“It also uniformly covers large areas and spaces in half the time as other methods.”

Preventing healthcare-acquired infections is a universal goal of any hospital where many precautions, policies and procedures are in place, Lane said.

“But Pawnee Valley Campus takes a highly proactive stance with this new equipment,” he noted. “This adds an additional level to our sterilization strategy for a cleaner, safer environment.

“The rise of COVID-19 only enhanced the complex task of disinfecting areas from high-risk pathogens. This new system greatly reduces latent and dormant microbes.”

Melanie Urban, Pawnee Valley Campus administrator, shared “as Sam mentioned, Pawnee Valley’s mission is to be the best Critical Access Hospital. Our new sanitation system is an important step toward making that vision a reality. This investment truly sets us apart.”

“The Patterson Family Foundation (PFF) is pleased to contribute funding to The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus as front-line providers and staff work tirelessly to care for patients. We are pleased this funding helped Pawnee Valley Campus purchase critical equipment and supplies needed to treat COVID-19. It is both our privilege and pleasure to offer a helping hand to rural communities navigating through these unprecedented times,” PFF said.

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 </figure>The new ultraviolet room sanitizer at the hospital in Larned not only sterilizes surfaces, it also disinfects the air, said Sam Lane, director of support services.The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus acquired this high-tech equipment thanks to a $80,000 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation, which is based in Kansas City.“An ultraviolet room sanitizer is not something you typically find in a hospital of our size,” Lane noted. “The cost can be a major impediment for even moderately sized facilities. The Patterson Family Foundation helped us overcome this obstacle.“Without this type of generous support, acquiring such devices would be impossible. The grant is helping us with our goal to be the best Critical Access Hospital as we routinely explore state-of-the-art technology.”In addition to the new room-sanitizer equipment, the grant also included a new electrostatic sprayer, which complements the sterilization strategy at Pawnee Valley Campus.“The room sanitizer uses high-energy ultraviolet light, which is well-suited for germicidal disinfection,” Lane said. “It helps sterilize surfaces but even more important, it disinfects the air.“It is like turning on a light switch and disinfecting an entire room in minutes. Clinical studies prove the system reduces infections including MRSA and SARS-CoV-2.”The electrostatic sprayer generates a mist from chemical disinfectants and sanitizers.“The ultra-fine droplets are drawn to surfaces,” Lane explained. “The droplets stick – much like the static-cling effect found while drying laundry. This allows sanitizing agents to get into small, complex areas such as keyholes, hinges and keyboards.“It also uniformly covers large areas and spaces in half the time as other methods.”Preventing healthcare-acquired infections is a universal goal of any hospital where many precautions, policies and procedures are in place, Lane said.“But Pawnee Valley Campus takes a highly proactive stance with this new equipment,” he noted. “This adds an additional level to our sterilization strategy for a cleaner, safer environment.“The rise of COVID-19 only enhanced the complex task of disinfecting areas from high-risk pathogens. This new system greatly reduces latent and dormant microbes.”Melanie Urban, Pawnee Valley Campus administrator, shared “as Sam mentioned, Pawnee Valley’s mission is to be the best Critical Access Hospital. Our new sanitation system is an important step toward making that vision a reality. This investment truly sets us apart.”“The Patterson Family Foundation (PFF) is pleased to contribute funding to The University of Kansas Health System Pawnee Valley Campus as front-line providers and staff work tirelessly to care for patients. We are pleased this funding helped Pawnee Valley Campus purchase critical equipment and supplies needed to treat COVID-19. It is both our privilege and pleasure to offer a helping hand to rural communities navigating through these unprecedented times,” PFF said.

Pawnee Valley Campus receives ultraviolet room sanitizer

By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

While USD 428 Assistant Superintendent John Popp told the Great Bend
school board last week that all teaching positions have been filled in some
manner, the district did a good amount of shuffling positions around to meet
their needs. 

While the teacher shortage has been documented for years, Popp
said the transition to teaching programs are growing and may be the district’s
best bet to hire staff. 
"As a talk around the state, the belief is that we will see less and less traditionally licensed teachers," said Popp. "We'll start to see more and more of people in your community who you recruit because they're good and you get them licensed on their way through." 
Professionals outside the field of education who have a bachelor’s or master’s
degree in an area they want to teach and are seeking a career change can begin
serving as a teacher in Kansas right away. If accepted into the program, the
transitioned teacher will take coursework to expedite their path to becoming a
licensed teacher. 
"Some of our best teachers have transitioned into teaching," said Popp. "We're finding these non-traditionally trained employees can be extremely good teachers. It's a whole different recruiting strategy though." 
Popp added the strategy used to be to attend job fairs in other states and try
to recruit them to work in Great Bend. Now, the approach is to focus on finding
people in your community and growing them into teachers and they will probably
stay in the area.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By COLE REIF Great Bend PostWhile USD 428 Assistant Superintendent John Popp told the Great Bend
school board last week that all teaching positions have been filled in some
manner, the district did a good amount of shuffling positions around to meet
their needs. While the teacher shortage has been documented for years, Popp
said the transition to teaching programs are growing and may be the district’s
best bet to hire staff. 
"As a talk around the state, the belief is that we will see less and less traditionally licensed teachers," said Popp. "We'll start to see more and more of people in your community who you recruit because they're good and you get them licensed on their way through." 
Professionals outside the field of education who have a bachelor’s or master’s
degree in an area they want to teach and are seeking a career change can begin
serving as a teacher in Kansas right away. If accepted into the program, the
transitioned teacher will take coursework to expedite their path to becoming a
licensed teacher. 
"Some of our best teachers have transitioned into teaching," said Popp. "We're finding these non-traditionally trained employees can be extremely good teachers. It's a whole different recruiting strategy though." 
Popp added the strategy used to be to attend job fairs in other states and try
to recruit them to work in Great Bend. Now, the approach is to focus on finding
people in your community and growing them into teachers and they will probably
stay in the area.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend, like other districts, depending on transition teachers

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By KEN CARPENTER Great Bend Post There are four Oxford Houses in Great Bend with another one scheduled to open on Oct. 1. The houses help individuals suffering from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, drug-free living environment. Hailey Sickles, a 28-year-old from Larned, moved to Great Bend about a year ago to live in one of the houses.&nbsp; "They told I could do a prison sentence or go to an Oxford House," said Sickles. "When I came over here, I was against the Oxford House the first two months. It took some time to accept that this is what I have to do now, this is going to be my life. It turned out to be the best thing ever." Oxford House has been successful because it is based on a format of addicts helping addicts.&nbsp; According to Sickles, residents are also involved with a 12-step program for addiction recovery. "Working the 12 steps is big part in your recovery...for me anyway," said Sickles. "It gets you down to the nitty-gritty of yourself. Some of it hurts, but it feels like a relief after you talked about it with your sponsor." Oxford House residents cannot use drugs or alcohol. They must work and pay rent. The houses are run by the residents themselves.&nbsp; Sickles is now the president of her Oxford House. She was a guest on 1590 KVGB and 95.5 FM's County Edition on Sept. 16, 2021.

"I would also recommend church," said Sickles. "You lose that connection with a higher power when you're in addiction. Church, the steps and the girls' support at the house are good." Oxford House residents that remain in the program 18 months or longer are show to have an 87.5% success rate of not reusing.

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 </figure>By KEN CARPENTER Great Bend Post There are four Oxford Houses in Great Bend with another one scheduled to open on Oct. 1. The houses help individuals suffering from alcohol and drug addiction by providing a safe, drug-free living environment. Hailey Sickles, a 28-year-old from Larned, moved to Great Bend about a year ago to live in one of the houses.&nbsp; "They told I could do a prison sentence or go to an Oxford House," said Sickles. "When I came over here, I was against the Oxford House the first two months. It took some time to accept that this is what I have to do now, this is going to be my life. It turned out to be the best thing ever." Oxford House has been successful because it is based on a format of addicts helping addicts.&nbsp; According to Sickles, residents are also involved with a 12-step program for addiction recovery. "Working the 12 steps is big part in your recovery...for me anyway," said Sickles. "It gets you down to the nitty-gritty of yourself. Some of it hurts, but it feels like a relief after you talked about it with your sponsor." Oxford House residents cannot use drugs or alcohol. They must work and pay rent. The houses are run by the residents themselves.&nbsp; Sickles is now the president of her Oxford House. She was a guest on 1590 KVGB and 95.5 FM's County Edition on Sept. 16, 2021."I would also recommend church," said Sickles. "You lose that connection with a higher power when you're in addiction. Church, the steps and the girls' support at the house are good." Oxford House residents that remain in the program 18 months or longer are show to have an 87.5% success rate of not reusing.

Oxford Houses prove their success in Great Bend

Alabama looked beatable for the first time.

Ohio State’s defense still looks discombobulated, Clemson’s offense still looks limp and Oklahoma still looks far from elite .

Maybe college football’s season of the super teams won’t be such a foregone conclusion after all?

The top-ranked Crimson Tide faced its first serious challenge, but managed to get out of The Swamp undefeated against No. 11 Florida. The No. 9 Buckeyes, No. 6 Tigers and No. 3 Sooners also were winners — with blemishes.

Those four teams have combined for 20 College Football Playoff appearances. Fans, at least those of other teams, have been lamenting the same old, same old and bracing for another round of it in 2021.

Three weeks in, dare to dream of something different.

After rolling out to a 21-3 lead, things didn’t come easy for the Crimson Tide’s offense and maybe Nick Saban was right to be concerned about that run defense after the Mercer game. The Gators ran for 245 yards — though they went nowhere on the potential tying 2-point conversion late in the fourth quarter.

Credit Florida coach Dan Mullen with back-to-back games against Alabama where —- with very different personnel — the Gators were able to make the Tide’s offense operate under pressure by carving up its defense.

Last year, Florida was all about Kyle Trask connecting with Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney. The Gators are a quarterback run team now with Emory Jones, who went the whole way with Anthony Richardson sidelined.

“To be honest with you, I hope we see them really soon, like later this season,” Mullen said of the Tide.

Alabama will still be No. 1 in the country, the favorite to repeat as national champion, but the Tide gave just the slightest indication the machine might have a couple of gears that need grease. Especially with consecutive games against No. 20 Mississippi (Oct. 2) and at No. 7 Texas A&amp;M (Oct. 9) coming up soon.

No. 9 Ohio State (2-1) is past the point of needing just a tune up. The Buckeyes pulled away from Tulsa in the fourth quarter thanks to freshman phenom TreVeyon Henderson (270 yards rushing and three TDs).

Those defensive issues that had coach Ryan Day being asked about the status of defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs after the Oregon loss? Still there. Tulsa passed for 428 yards.

Related: No. 10 Penn State, No. 25 Michigan and Michigan State are a combined 9-0.

Clemson’s opening, touchdown-less loss to Georgia seemed no reason to panic and maybe Saturday’s long weather delay against Georgia Tech got the Tigers (2-1) out of sorts. Still, 284 total yards against a team that lost to Northern Illinois is disconcerting. Clemson has scored 17 points in two games against FBS opponents.

Of course, the ACC is not exactly showing off a bunch of potential challengers to break Clemson’s six-year lock on the conference title.

As for Oklahoma, the hype coming into this year was based on the premise that the Sooners now had a good defense to go with what is almost always a super-charged offense. The assumption being that with Lincoln Riley calling plays, Spencer Rattler would go from good to great at quarterback and the rest of the offense would follow.

Rattler would turn into a Heisman contender like the three quarterbacks (Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts) who came before him.

Oklahoma’s offense is still a long way from from the Baker/Kyler days. In a workmanlike victory against Nebraska, Rattler was 23 of 34 for 213 yards and no picks.

The Sooners have won six straight Big 12 titles, but have only gone unbeaten in conference play once during that time. After watching the Sooners play it close with Tulane and Nebraska, the rest of the Big 12 should be buoyed.

Now, a reality check: Wins are wins and by the time November rolls around all these powerhouses could be rolling toward the CFP again.

But for now, the rest of the country has some reason to hope a real playoff race is possible.

No. 8 Cincinnati came from 14-0 down late in the first half to put away Indiana late, checking the first box on an important stretch of games for the Bearcats if they hope to make a playoff case. UC has a week off before heading to No. 12 Notre Dame on Oct. 2.

“It’s a little different world for us just because it’s a little bit of a spotlight, a little bit of a bull’s eye,” Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said. “I’m not saying it’s any more of a spotlight or a bull’s-eye than anyone else who’s ranked. But for us as a program it’s a little different than what we’ve experienced and our guys are finding a way to really handle it.”

The Bearcats got some help in the form of four turnovers by the Hoosiers and a targeting call against IU that swung momentum late in the first half. Still, it’s a solid road win.

The problem is solid was not what UC signed up for. Cincinnati’s perfect-world CFP scenario had Indiana and Notre Dame as ranked teams. The Hoosiers could still cobble together a good season, but Michael Penix has been a turnover machine and Indiana is probably not going to be the second-best team in the Big Ten East this season.

As for Notre Dame, the Irish improved to 3-0 and none of it has been easy. At least this time they didn’t need late-game heroics against Purdue.

Notre Dame has No. 18 Wisconsin next week in Chicago. The Bearcats will be rooting for the Irish on their off week.

Jake Haener transferred out of Washington to Fresno State and turned into a Pac-12 killer.

The Bulldogs’ quarterback engineered two late touchdown drives to upset No. 13 UCLA and turn Pac-12 After Dark into a debacle for the West’s Coast Power Five conference.

San Diego State beat Utah in three overtimes, No. 23 BYU won at No. 19 Arizona State, with the help of an amazing chase-down by Tyson Allgeier, and Northern Arizona beat Arizona for the first time in almost 90 years.

But nothing was worse than the UCLA loss. Just two weeks ago the Bruins knocked off LSU and seemed on the way to a big season under Chip Kelly.

Then Haener, playing through pain, put on one of the performances of the season, throwing for 455 yards and two touchdowns.

The Pac-12 is 16-16 in nonconference games, including three losses to BYU, five against Mountain West teams — such as Fresno State — and two to FCS schools.

AROUND THE COUNTRY: Nothing is more Pitt than the Panthers losing at home to Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference the week after beating an SEC team (Tennessee) on the road. ... Add No. 15 Virginia Tech losing at West Virginia and Michigan State taking it to No. 24 Miam i to Pitt’s loss and the Atlantic Coast Conference had another rough week in nonconference play. ... Memphis won a wild game against Mississippi State with one of the more bizarre punt return TDs you’ll see — and one that Bulldogs fans will be fuming over ... Kedon Slovis got his opportunity at USC two seasons ago because of an injury to JT Daniels. Did Jaxson Dart just Wally Pipp Slovis? The Trojans’ freshman came off the bench in USC”s first game since Clay Helton was fired to pass for 391 yards and four touchdowns i n a rout of Washington State. ... Florida State is 0-3 for the first time since 1976, the late Bobby Bowden’s first season as coach. Rutgers is 3-0 for the first time since 2012. ... Hope college football doesn’t have to wait 90 more years to see Auburn play at a Big Ten stadium. Penn State-Auburn for a white out at Beaver Stadium was Exhibit A in the case against banning neutral site games.

By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama looked beatable for the first time.Ohio State’s defense still looks discombobulated, Clemson’s offense still looks limp and Oklahoma still looks far from elite .Maybe college football’s season of the super teams won’t be such a foregone conclusion after all?The top-ranked Crimson Tide faced its first serious challenge, but managed to get out of The Swamp undefeated against No. 11 Florida. The No. 9 Buckeyes, No. 6 Tigers and No. 3 Sooners also were winners — with blemishes.Those four teams have combined for 20 College Football Playoff appearances. Fans, at least those of other teams, have been lamenting the same old, same old and bracing for another round of it in 2021.Three weeks in, dare to dream of something different.After rolling out to a 21-3 lead, things didn’t come easy for the Crimson Tide’s offense and maybe Nick Saban was right to be concerned about that run defense after the Mercer game. The Gators ran for 245 yards — though they went nowhere on the potential tying 2-point conversion late in the fourth quarter.Credit Florida coach Dan Mullen with back-to-back games against Alabama where —- with very different personnel — the Gators were able to make the Tide’s offense operate under pressure by carving up its defense.Last year, Florida was all about Kyle Trask connecting with Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney. The Gators are a quarterback run team now with Emory Jones, who went the whole way with Anthony Richardson sidelined.“To be honest with you, I hope we see them really soon, like later this season,” Mullen said of the Tide.Alabama will still be No. 1 in the country, the favorite to repeat as national champion, but the Tide gave just the slightest indication the machine might have a couple of gears that need grease. Especially with consecutive games against No. 20 Mississippi (Oct. 2) and at No. 7 Texas A&amp;M (Oct. 9) coming up soon.No. 9 Ohio State (2-1) is past the point of needing just a tune up. The Buckeyes pulled away from Tulsa in the fourth quarter thanks to freshman phenom TreVeyon Henderson (270 yards rushing and three TDs).Those defensive issues that had coach Ryan Day being asked about the status of defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs after the Oregon loss? Still there. Tulsa passed for 428 yards.Related: No. 10 Penn State, No. 25 Michigan and Michigan State are a combined 9-0.Clemson’s opening, touchdown-less loss to Georgia seemed no reason to panic and maybe Saturday’s long weather delay against Georgia Tech got the Tigers (2-1) out of sorts. Still, 284 total yards against a team that lost to Northern Illinois is disconcerting. Clemson has scored 17 points in two games against FBS opponents.Of course, the ACC is not exactly showing off a bunch of potential challengers to break Clemson’s six-year lock on the conference title.As for Oklahoma, the hype coming into this year was based on the premise that the Sooners now had a good defense to go with what is almost always a super-charged offense. The assumption being that with Lincoln Riley calling plays, Spencer Rattler would go from good to great at quarterback and the rest of the offense would follow.Rattler would turn into a Heisman contender like the three quarterbacks (Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts) who came before him.What’s the old saying about assuming?Oklahoma’s offense is still a long way from from the Baker/Kyler days. In a workmanlike victory against Nebraska, Rattler was 23 of 34 for 213 yards and no picks.The Sooners have won six straight Big 12 titles, but have only gone unbeaten in conference play once during that time. After watching the Sooners play it close with Tulane and Nebraska, the rest of the Big 12 should be buoyed.Now, a reality check: Wins are wins and by the time November rolls around all these powerhouses could be rolling toward the CFP again.But for now, the rest of the country has some reason to hope a real playoff race is possible.BEARCAT COMEBACKNo. 8 Cincinnati came from 14-0 down late in the first half to put away Indiana late, checking the first box on an important stretch of games for the Bearcats if they hope to make a playoff case. UC has a week off before heading to No. 12 Notre Dame on Oct. 2.“It’s a little different world for us just because it’s a little bit of a spotlight, a little bit of a bull’s eye,” Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell said. “I’m not saying it’s any more of a spotlight or a bull’s-eye than anyone else who’s ranked. But for us as a program it’s a little different than what we’ve experienced and our guys are finding a way to really handle it.”The Bearcats got some help in the form of four turnovers by the Hoosiers and a targeting call against IU that swung momentum late in the first half. Still, it’s a solid road win.The problem is solid was not what UC signed up for. Cincinnati’s perfect-world CFP scenario had Indiana and Notre Dame as ranked teams. The Hoosiers could still cobble together a good season, but Michael Penix has been a turnover machine and Indiana is probably not going to be the second-best team in the Big Ten East this season.As for Notre Dame, the Irish improved to 3-0 and none of it has been easy. At least this time they didn’t need late-game heroics against Purdue.Notre Dame has No. 18 Wisconsin next week in Chicago. The Bearcats will be rooting for the Irish on their off week.FRESNO STATE FOLK HEROJake Haener transferred out of Washington to Fresno State and turned into a Pac-12 killer.The Bulldogs’ quarterback engineered two late touchdown drives to upset No. 13 UCLA and turn Pac-12 After Dark into a debacle for the West’s Coast Power Five conference.San Diego State beat Utah in three overtimes, No. 23 BYU won at No. 19 Arizona State, with the help of an amazing chase-down by Tyson Allgeier, and Northern Arizona beat Arizona for the first time in almost 90 years.But nothing was worse than the UCLA loss. Just two weeks ago the Bruins knocked off LSU and seemed on the way to a big season under Chip Kelly.Then Haener, playing through pain, put on one of the performances of the season, throwing for 455 yards and two touchdowns.The Pac-12 is 16-16 in nonconference games, including three losses to BYU, five against Mountain West teams — such as Fresno State — and two to FCS schools.AROUND THE COUNTRY: Nothing is more Pitt than the Panthers losing at home to Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference the week after beating an SEC team (Tennessee) on the road. ... Add No. 15 Virginia Tech losing at West Virginia and Michigan State taking it to No. 24 Miam i to Pitt’s loss and the Atlantic Coast Conference had another rough week in nonconference play. ... Memphis won a wild game against Mississippi State with one of the more bizarre punt return TDs you’ll see — and one that Bulldogs fans will be fuming over ... Kedon Slovis got his opportunity at USC two seasons ago because of an injury to JT Daniels. Did Jaxson Dart just Wally Pipp Slovis? The Trojans’ freshman came off the bench in USC”s first game since Clay Helton was fired to pass for 391 yards and four touchdowns i n a rout of Washington State. ... Florida State is 0-3 for the first time since 1976, the late Bobby Bowden’s first season as coach. Rutgers is 3-0 for the first time since 2012. ... Hope college football doesn’t have to wait 90 more years to see Auburn play at a Big Ten stadium. Penn State-Auburn for a white out at Beaver Stadium was Exhibit A in the case against banning neutral site games.

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Not-so-super super powers show cracks

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State rolled to a 72-0 shutout of Lincoln University on Saturday (Sept. 18) at Lewis Field Stadium to pick up its first win of 2021. The Tigers jumped out to a 37-0 lead by halftime and tacked on another 35 in the second half. They posted their first shutout of an opponent since a 58-0 win over Northeastern State in Hays in 2018. FHSU is now 1-2 on the season, while Lincoln dropped to 0-2.

The scoring extravaganza for the Tigers started off a bit slow with only one touchdown in the first quarter, courtesy of Adrian Soto on a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth and goal. Early in the second quarter the Tigers picked up two more points when Lincoln, pinned up against its own goal line, snapped the ball over their punter's head for a safety.

From that point the Tigers went on to score nine more touchdowns, including four in the second quarter, three in the third, and two in the fourth. Soto had two more touchdown runs of three yards and one yard to account for three of the first half scores. He finished with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, right on the mark, on 13 carries. Irick McDonald hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from Chance Fuller, and Alex Schremmer hauled in a 29-yard strike from Fuller in the endzone as time expired in the first half.

In the third quarter, Fuller took a ball into the endzone from two yards out, Voshon Waiters had a six-yard touchdown run, and Waiters found Calvin Stapp for a 15-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, Toronto King had a nine-yard touchdown run and Clay Robinson plunged into the endzone from one yard out. The Tigers finished with seven rushing touchdowns for the night spread around to five different players. Tristan Tucker and Robinson each rushed for 65 yards on top of Soto's 100. As a team the Tigers finished with 311 yards on the ground, their most in a game since 2019 when the rambled for 370 against Northeastern State.

Fuller, NCAA Division II's pass yards leader entering the game, did not have to put up big numbers through the air with the ground game chewing up yards. He finished with 210 passing yards, completing 13 of 17 attempts. Manny Ramsey was the top Tiger receiver with 114 yards on six catches. Tucker had 60 receiving yards in the game and led the Tigers in all-purpose yards with 125 for the night.

The Tigers distributed tackling evenly throughout the squad in the shutout effort. Layke Heimerman and Sam Brandt tied for a team-high five tackles each, while Jhimon Preston, Mason Perez, and Javaris Sanders all had four. FHSU held Lincoln to just eight first downs, including just one in the second half. FHSU held LU to just 167 total yards, while producing 621 on the offensive side of the ball.

The Tigers head on the road next week to Missouri Southern on Saturday (Sept. 25) for an afternoon contest set for 2 pm. The Lions are also 1-2 on the season after picking up their first win on Saturday as well, a 14-10 win at Central Oklahoma.

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 </figure>HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State rolled to a 72-0 shutout of Lincoln University on Saturday (Sept. 18) at Lewis Field Stadium to pick up its first win of 2021. The Tigers jumped out to a 37-0 lead by halftime and tacked on another 35 in the second half. They posted their first shutout of an opponent since a 58-0 win over Northeastern State in Hays in 2018. FHSU is now 1-2 on the season, while Lincoln dropped to 0-2.The scoring extravaganza for the Tigers started off a bit slow with only one touchdown in the first quarter, courtesy of Adrian Soto on a one-yard touchdown plunge on fourth and goal. Early in the second quarter the Tigers picked up two more points when Lincoln, pinned up against its own goal line, snapped the ball over their punter's head for a safety.From that point the Tigers went on to score nine more touchdowns, including four in the second quarter, three in the third, and two in the fourth. Soto had two more touchdown runs of three yards and one yard to account for three of the first half scores. He finished with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, right on the mark, on 13 carries. Irick McDonald hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from Chance Fuller, and Alex Schremmer hauled in a 29-yard strike from Fuller in the endzone as time expired in the first half.In the third quarter, Fuller took a ball into the endzone from two yards out, Voshon Waiters had a six-yard touchdown run, and Waiters found Calvin Stapp for a 15-yard touchdown pass. In the fourth quarter, Toronto King had a nine-yard touchdown run and Clay Robinson plunged into the endzone from one yard out. The Tigers finished with seven rushing touchdowns for the night spread around to five different players. Tristan Tucker and Robinson each rushed for 65 yards on top of Soto's 100. As a team the Tigers finished with 311 yards on the ground, their most in a game since 2019 when the rambled for 370 against Northeastern State.Fuller, NCAA Division II's pass yards leader entering the game, did not have to put up big numbers through the air with the ground game chewing up yards. He finished with 210 passing yards, completing 13 of 17 attempts. Manny Ramsey was the top Tiger receiver with 114 yards on six catches. Tucker had 60 receiving yards in the game and led the Tigers in all-purpose yards with 125 for the night.The Tigers distributed tackling evenly throughout the squad in the shutout effort. Layke Heimerman and Sam Brandt tied for a team-high five tackles each, while Jhimon Preston, Mason Perez, and Javaris Sanders all had four. FHSU held Lincoln to just eight first downs, including just one in the second half. FHSU held LU to just 167 total yards, while producing 621 on the offensive side of the ball.The Tigers head on the road next week to Missouri Southern on Saturday (Sept. 25) for an afternoon contest set for 2 pm. The Lions are also 1-2 on the season after picking up their first win on Saturday as well, a 14-10 win at Central Oklahoma.

Tigers Blow Out Lincoln for First Win of 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 Saturday night to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chances.

Yusei Kikuchi (7-9) dropped to 0-3 in eight starts since winning at Tampa Bay at Aug. 3.

He gave up three runs and eight hits, needing 86 pitches to get through three innings, and he threw three wild pitches in the first inning alone. Kukuchi’s fastball averaged 94.1 mph, down from a season average of 95.3 mph coming in.

“I always talk about starting pitching setting the tone,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Obviously, Kikuchi coming out of the chute tonight with really no command of any of his pitches was a challenge. It’s remarkable that we were still in the game at that point.”

“I felt like I wasn’t able to get in a good rhythm,” Kikuchi said through an interpreter. “No walks tonight, but getting behind in the count cost me.”

Seattle lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped four games behind Toronto for the AL’s second wild-card berth with 14 games remaining. The New York Yankees and Oakland also are ahead of the Mariners.

Salvador Perez had a run-scoring single in a four-run eighth, his major league-leading 113th RBI.

Bubic (5-6) allowed one run and two hits in 6 1/3 innings, combining with Domingo Tapia, Josh Staumont and Gabe Speier on a three-hitter.

“It was fastball command early and then he added everything,” Kansas City manager Mike Matheny said of Bubic. “He was living on the corners with just about everything. He had a little bit of trouble early, but then he found it and got better as he went. The breaking ball showed up later in the outing. He didn’t give a lot of free passes, but when he did he figured out ways to get himself out of it.”

Kansas City stopped a three-game losing streak and at 67-81 avoided for one more day assuring its fifth straight losing season.

Whit Merrifield reached on an infield single in the first and came around on three wild pitches. Two-out singles by Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Santana and Adalberto Mondesi doubled the lead.

Mondesi and Michael A. Taylor hit consecutive doubles in the third, and Taylor homered in the fifth off Sean Doolittle.

“It was a three-run game (but) it felt like it should have been more than that,” Matheny said. “We let some opportunities slip away. That one could have gotten away from us. To add that run was big.”

Abraham’s RBI groundout off Domingo Tapia cut the deficit to 4-1 in the seventh following Ty France’s leadoff double against Bubic.

Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (5-5, 4.97 ERA) starts for the Mariners in Sunday’s series final and RHP Jackson Kowar (0-3, 11.50) for the Royals.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 Saturday night to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chances.Yusei Kikuchi (7-9) dropped to 0-3 in eight starts since winning at Tampa Bay at Aug. 3.He gave up three runs and eight hits, needing 86 pitches to get through three innings, and he threw three wild pitches in the first inning alone. Kukuchi’s fastball averaged 94.1 mph, down from a season average of 95.3 mph coming in.“I always talk about starting pitching setting the tone,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “Obviously, Kikuchi coming out of the chute tonight with really no command of any of his pitches was a challenge. It’s remarkable that we were still in the game at that point.”Kikuchi didn’t make excuses.“I felt like I wasn’t able to get in a good rhythm,” Kikuchi said through an interpreter. “No walks tonight, but getting behind in the count cost me.”Seattle lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped four games behind Toronto for the AL’s second wild-card berth with 14 games remaining. The New York Yankees and Oakland also are ahead of the Mariners.Salvador Perez had a run-scoring single in a four-run eighth, his major league-leading 113th RBI.Bubic (5-6) allowed one run and two hits in 6 1/3 innings, combining with Domingo Tapia, Josh Staumont and Gabe Speier on a three-hitter.“It was fastball command early and then he added everything,” Kansas City manager Mike Matheny said of Bubic. “He was living on the corners with just about everything. He had a little bit of trouble early, but then he found it and got better as he went. The breaking ball showed up later in the outing. He didn’t give a lot of free passes, but when he did he figured out ways to get himself out of it.”Kansas City stopped a three-game losing streak and at 67-81 avoided for one more day assuring its fifth straight losing season.Whit Merrifield reached on an infield single in the first and came around on three wild pitches. Two-out singles by Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Santana and Adalberto Mondesi doubled the lead.Mondesi and Michael A. Taylor hit consecutive doubles in the third, and Taylor homered in the fifth off Sean Doolittle.“It was a three-run game (but) it felt like it should have been more than that,” Matheny said. “We let some opportunities slip away. That one could have gotten away from us. To add that run was big.”Abraham’s RBI groundout off Domingo Tapia cut the deficit to 4-1 in the seventh following Ty France’s leadoff double against Bubic.UP NEXTMariners: RHP Logan Gilbert (5-5, 4.97 ERA) starts for the Mariners in Sunday’s series final and RHP Jackson Kowar (0-3, 11.50) for the Royals.

Bubic and Royals dent Mariners, Kikuchi with 8-1 victory

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chances. Yusei Kikuchi dropped to 0-3 in eight starts since winning at Tampa Bay at Aug. 3. He gave up three runs and eight hits, needing 86 pitches to get through three innings. Seattle lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped four games behind Toronto for the AL’s second wild-card berth with 14 games remaining. 

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Padres 3-2 after San Diego stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. had a dugout dustup. The Cardinals pulled 2 1/2 games ahead of the Padres for the second and final NL wild card, with Cincinnati two games back and Philadelphia also in the picture. San Diego starter Yu Darvish dominated the Cardinals over seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine. He handed a 2-0 lead over to the bullpen, but reliever Emilio Pagán couldn’t get through the eighth.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Gerry Bohanon threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score as Baylor pounded Kansas 45-7. Abram Smith ran for 122 yards and a TD, and Trestan Ebner added 72 yards on 12 carries, as the Bears totaled 307 yards rushing. They beat the Jayhawks for the 12th straight time dating to the 2007 season. Kansas quarterback Jason Bean was held to just 57 yards passing and a touchdown, though he did have 62 yards on the ground.

MANHATTAN, Ks. (AP) — Will Howard pushed into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a 21-point fourth quarter, which sealed a 38-17 victory for Kansas State over Nevada. Howard rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback went 7 of 10 in the air for 123 yards and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Imatorbhebhe on the second play of the game. Carson Strong was 27-of-40 passing for 262 yards with a touchdown and interception for Nevada.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies 27-21. Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 161 yards and a score for the Mountaineers, who built a 27-7 lead midway through the third quarter. Virginia Tech’s Braxton Burmeister threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Holston with 3:10 left and the Hokies got the ball back on an interception. But Burmeister threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 3. It was one of three Virginia Tech drives that stalled inside the West Virginia 10 and the Hokies came away with no points.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jaylen Warren rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns, Oklahoma State pitched a second-half shutout and the Cowboys escaped with a 21-20 victory over Boise State. Boise State had a chance to steal the win after a turnover late in the game, but Jonah Dalmas hooked a 36-yard field goal attempt wide left with 2:05 remaining. Oklahoma State (3-0) leaned on its rushing attack to grind out the win, throwing the ball just 13 times. Boise State’s Hank Bachmeier threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, while Khalil Shakir had eight catches for 78 yards.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 399 yards and four touchdown passes to spark a 54-21 victory against Florida International at Jones AT&amp;T Stadium. The Red Raiders shook loose from a tight game after the first quarter with four touchdowns in the second period and racked up 264 yards along the way. They finished the night with 580 yards. Max Bortenschlager threw for 190 yards and two scores for FIU.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Purdy completed 21 of 24 pass attempts for 288 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 14 Iowa State over UNLV 48-3. Purdy, who also rushed for 33 yards, finished with a 229.6 quarterback rating, the third-highest of his career. Iowa State finished with 486 yards of offense and 7.59 yards per play, scoring on eight of its 11 possessions, including six touchdowns. Breece Hall, who rushed for 69 yards in each of Iowa State’s first two games, rushed for 70 of his 101 yards in the first quarter to lead the Cyclones’ rushing attack. Hall scored two touchdowns.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Rattler passed for a touchdown and ran for another to help No. 3 Oklahoma beat Nebraska 23-16. It was the 50-year anniversary of the “Game of the Century,” No. 1 Nebraska’s 35-31 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in 1971. The teams rewarded their nostalgic fans with a competitive contest in the first meeting between the former conference rivals since 2010. Nebraska got the ball trailing by a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining and no timeouts, but the Cornhuskers could not manage a first down. 

Final	West Virginia	27	(15)Virginia Tech	21	

Final	(16)Coastal Carolina	28	Buffalo	25	

Final	(20)Arkansas	45	Georgia Southern	10	

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kris Bubic allowed two hits over 6 1/3 innings in his best start this season, and the Kansas City Royals beat Seattle 8-1 to put another dent in the Mariners’ slim playoff chances. Yusei Kikuchi dropped to 0-3 in eight starts since winning at Tampa Bay at Aug. 3. He gave up three runs and eight hits, needing 86 pitches to get through three innings. Seattle lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped four games behind Toronto for the AL’s second wild-card berth with 14 games remaining. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Padres 3-2 after San Diego stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. had a dugout dustup. The Cardinals pulled 2 1/2 games ahead of the Padres for the second and final NL wild card, with Cincinnati two games back and Philadelphia also in the picture. San Diego starter Yu Darvish dominated the Cardinals over seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine. He handed a 2-0 lead over to the bullpen, but reliever Emilio Pagán couldn’t get through the eighth.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Gerry Bohanon threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score as Baylor pounded Kansas 45-7. Abram Smith ran for 122 yards and a TD, and Trestan Ebner added 72 yards on 12 carries, as the Bears totaled 307 yards rushing. They beat the Jayhawks for the 12th straight time dating to the 2007 season. Kansas quarterback Jason Bean was held to just 57 yards passing and a touchdown, though he did have 62 yards on the ground.MANHATTAN, Ks. (AP) — Will Howard pushed into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a 21-point fourth quarter, which sealed a 38-17 victory for Kansas State over Nevada. Howard rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback went 7 of 10 in the air for 123 yards and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Imatorbhebhe on the second play of the game. Carson Strong was 27-of-40 passing for 262 yards with a touchdown and interception for Nevada.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies 27-21. Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes and Leddie Brown rushed for 161 yards and a score for the Mountaineers, who built a 27-7 lead midway through the third quarter. Virginia Tech’s Braxton Burmeister threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Holston with 3:10 left and the Hokies got the ball back on an interception. But Burmeister threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 3. It was one of three Virginia Tech drives that stalled inside the West Virginia 10 and the Hokies came away with no points.BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jaylen Warren rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns, Oklahoma State pitched a second-half shutout and the Cowboys escaped with a 21-20 victory over Boise State. Boise State had a chance to steal the win after a turnover late in the game, but Jonah Dalmas hooked a 36-yard field goal attempt wide left with 2:05 remaining. Oklahoma State (3-0) leaned on its rushing attack to grind out the win, throwing the ball just 13 times. Boise State’s Hank Bachmeier threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, while Khalil Shakir had eight catches for 78 yards.LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 399 yards and four touchdown passes to spark a 54-21 victory against Florida International at Jones AT&amp;T Stadium. The Red Raiders shook loose from a tight game after the first quarter with four touchdowns in the second period and racked up 264 yards along the way. They finished the night with 580 yards. Max Bortenschlager threw for 190 yards and two scores for FIU.LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brock Purdy completed 21 of 24 pass attempts for 288 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 14 Iowa State over UNLV 48-3. Purdy, who also rushed for 33 yards, finished with a 229.6 quarterback rating, the third-highest of his career. Iowa State finished with 486 yards of offense and 7.59 yards per play, scoring on eight of its 11 possessions, including six touchdowns. Breece Hall, who rushed for 69 yards in each of Iowa State’s first two games, rushed for 70 of his 101 yards in the first quarter to lead the Cyclones’ rushing attack. Hall scored two touchdowns.NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Rattler passed for a touchdown and ran for another to help No. 3 Oklahoma beat Nebraska 23-16. It was the 50-year anniversary of the “Game of the Century,” No. 1 Nebraska’s 35-31 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in 1971. The teams rewarded their nostalgic fans with a competitive contest in the first meeting between the former conference rivals since 2010. Nebraska got the ball trailing by a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining and no timeouts, but the Cornhuskers could not manage a first down. SATURDAY SCORESINTERLEAGUEFinal	Arizona	6	Houston	4	AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal	Boston	9	Baltimore	3	Final	Cleveland	11	N.Y. Yankees	3	Final	Toronto	6	Minnesota	2	Final	Detroit	4	Tampa Bay	3	Final	Texas	2	Chicago White Sox	1	Final	Kansas City	8	Seattle	1	Final	Oakland	3	L.A. Angels	1	NATIONAL LEAGUEFinal	L.A. Dodgers	5	Cincinnati	1	Final	Colorado	6	Washington	0	Final	Pittsburgh	6	Miami	3	Final	St. Louis	3	San Diego	2	Final	Milwaukee	6	Chicago Cubs	4	Final	Philadelphia	5	N.Y. Mets	3	Final	San Francisco	2	Atlanta	0	TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALLFinal	(1)Alabama	31	(11)Florida	29	Final	(10)Penn St.	28	(22)Auburn	20	Final	(23)BYU	27	(19)Arizona St.	17	Final	(8)Cincinnati	38	Indiana	24	Final	(7)Texas A&amp;M	34	New Mexico	0	Final	West Virginia	27	(15)Virginia Tech	21	Final	(25)Michigan	63	N. Illinois	10	Final	(3)Oklahoma	23	Nebraska	16	Final	(16)Coastal Carolina	28	Buffalo	25	Final	Michigan St.	38	(24)Miami	17	Final	(12)Notre Dame	27	Purdue	13	Final	(5)Iowa	30	Kent St.	7	Final	(9)Ohio St.	41	Tulsa	20	Final	(6)Clemson	14	Georgia Tech	8	Final	(20)Arkansas	45	Georgia Southern	10	Final	(2)Georgia	40	South Carolina	13	Final	(4)Oregon	48	Stony Brook	7	Final	(21)North Carolina	59	Virginia	39	Final	(17)Mississippi	61	Tulane	21	Final	(14)Iowa St.	48	UNLV	3	Final	Fresno St.	40	(13)UCLA	37

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dave Aranda spoke proudly this week about how Baylor had established an offensive identity on the ground this season.

It didn’t change against Kansas on Saturday.

Gerry Bohanon threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score, and Baylor had its way against Kansas on the ground, piling up 307 yards rushing in another dominant performance in a 45-7 victory on Saturday.

Abram Smith ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Trestan Ebner added 72 yards on just 12 carries, as the Bears (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) piled up 576 yards of total offense in beating the Jayhawks (1-2, 0-1) for the 12th consecutive time.

“Felt like our biggest competition to this point has been ourselves,” Aranda said. “It’s been penalties, it’s been turnovers. The ability to play a clean game where we can focus all our energies on the opponent, I think when we do that we can play at a really, really high level. You were able to see some of that and feel some of that in the second half.”

They played at the level defensively for most of the game. Kansas managed just 166 yards total offense.

Jayhawks quarterback Jason Bean was held to just 57 yards passing and a touchdown, though he did have 62 yards on the ground, before giving way to backup Jalon Daniels in the fourth quarter.

By that point, Baylor had turned a 14-7 halftime advantage into another rout.

“At halftime we made up our minds that we were going to change the game around,” Bohanon said. “The defense said it was going to force a three-and-out, and we were going to capitalize on it and that’s what we did.”

The Bears rolled into Lawrence after a dominant performance against Texas Southern, when they had three 100-yard rushers, gained more than 400 yards on the ground and had five touchdowns rushing. And early on, their fleet of fast, powerful running backs were having a similarly devastating day.

Smith and Ebner gashed Kansas for big yards on their opening possession, and Bohanon capped it with a TD pass to Ben Sims. Then, the pair of Baylor running backs set up another touchdown by fullback Gavin Yates a few minutes later.

The Jayhawks? Their offense lost eight yards in the first quarter.

Yet they somehow managed to stay in the game — a fumble by Baylor’s R.J. Sneed helped — and Bean led a 76-yard drive late in the first half that he finished with a short TD pass to Trevor Wilson to get within 14-7 at the break.

Must have touched a nerve in the Baylor locker room.

They forced a three-and-out to start the second half, and Bohanon immediately found Sneed for a 69-yard score to deflate the few Kansas fans that stuck around through halftime on a sunny, unseasonably hot afternoon.

“Here we are in a one-possession game in the third quarter for the second consecutive week,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said, reflecting on a loss to Coastal Carolina last Friday, “and it kind of gets away from us. There’s something there.

“We have to find a way to overcome that and do the things well we’re not doing in the third and fourth quarter.”

Perhaps the Jayhawks can take a cue from Baylor.

After forcing a turnover on downs, they went right back down field, riding Smith and Ebner into the red zone. This time, Bohanon capped things off by taking a keeper for a touchdown that effectively put the game away.

“It just seemed like a lot of contact is taking place five, seven yards down field,” Leipold said. “Missed tackles, leverage issues, not playing aggressively — I think we’re so tentative when we blitz and do things, you know? I don’t know if it’s a confidence issue, an experience issue, a strength issue or where we’re at. That needs to continue to be evaluated.”

Baylor wasn’t going to lose unless it committed too many penalties and turnovers. Well, the Bears coughed up the ball twice and they were whistled for a handful of fouls, but it still wasn’t enough to let Kansas make it close. It helped that the Bears had some nice offensive balance with 269 yards passing and made some stops on defense.

Kansas was competitive for a half. The next step in its progression under Lance Leipold is to put together four quarters, something the Jayhawks have yet to do this season. That will only happen if they get better play along the offensive and defensive lines, which were soundly beaten by the Bears on Saturday.

Baylor heads home to face Iowa State next Saturday.

Kansas wraps up nonconference play Saturday at Duke.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dave Aranda spoke proudly this week about how Baylor had established an offensive identity on the ground this season.It didn’t change against Kansas on Saturday.Gerry Bohanon threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score, and Baylor had its way against Kansas on the ground, piling up 307 yards rushing in another dominant performance in a 45-7 victory on Saturday.Abram Smith ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Trestan Ebner added 72 yards on just 12 carries, as the Bears (3-0, 1-0 Big 12) piled up 576 yards of total offense in beating the Jayhawks (1-2, 0-1) for the 12th consecutive time.“Felt like our biggest competition to this point has been ourselves,” Aranda said. “It’s been penalties, it’s been turnovers. The ability to play a clean game where we can focus all our energies on the opponent, I think when we do that we can play at a really, really high level. You were able to see some of that and feel some of that in the second half.”They played at the level defensively for most of the game. Kansas managed just 166 yards total offense.Jayhawks quarterback Jason Bean was held to just 57 yards passing and a touchdown, though he did have 62 yards on the ground, before giving way to backup Jalon Daniels in the fourth quarter.By that point, Baylor had turned a 14-7 halftime advantage into another rout.“At halftime we made up our minds that we were going to change the game around,” Bohanon said. “The defense said it was going to force a three-and-out, and we were going to capitalize on it and that’s what we did.”The Bears rolled into Lawrence after a dominant performance against Texas Southern, when they had three 100-yard rushers, gained more than 400 yards on the ground and had five touchdowns rushing. And early on, their fleet of fast, powerful running backs were having a similarly devastating day.Smith and Ebner gashed Kansas for big yards on their opening possession, and Bohanon capped it with a TD pass to Ben Sims. Then, the pair of Baylor running backs set up another touchdown by fullback Gavin Yates a few minutes later.The Jayhawks? Their offense lost eight yards in the first quarter.Yet they somehow managed to stay in the game — a fumble by Baylor’s R.J. Sneed helped — and Bean led a 76-yard drive late in the first half that he finished with a short TD pass to Trevor Wilson to get within 14-7 at the break.Must have touched a nerve in the Baylor locker room.They forced a three-and-out to start the second half, and Bohanon immediately found Sneed for a 69-yard score to deflate the few Kansas fans that stuck around through halftime on a sunny, unseasonably hot afternoon.“Here we are in a one-possession game in the third quarter for the second consecutive week,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said, reflecting on a loss to Coastal Carolina last Friday, “and it kind of gets away from us. There’s something there.“We have to find a way to overcome that and do the things well we’re not doing in the third and fourth quarter.”Perhaps the Jayhawks can take a cue from Baylor.After forcing a turnover on downs, they went right back down field, riding Smith and Ebner into the red zone. This time, Bohanon capped things off by taking a keeper for a touchdown that effectively put the game away.“It just seemed like a lot of contact is taking place five, seven yards down field,” Leipold said. “Missed tackles, leverage issues, not playing aggressively — I think we’re so tentative when we blitz and do things, you know? I don’t know if it’s a confidence issue, an experience issue, a strength issue or where we’re at. That needs to continue to be evaluated.”THE TAKEAWAYBaylor wasn’t going to lose unless it committed too many penalties and turnovers. Well, the Bears coughed up the ball twice and they were whistled for a handful of fouls, but it still wasn’t enough to let Kansas make it close. It helped that the Bears had some nice offensive balance with 269 yards passing and made some stops on defense.Kansas was competitive for a half. The next step in its progression under Lance Leipold is to put together four quarters, something the Jayhawks have yet to do this season. That will only happen if they get better play along the offensive and defensive lines, which were soundly beaten by the Bears on Saturday.UP NEXTBaylor heads home to face Iowa State next Saturday.Kansas wraps up nonconference play Saturday at Duke.

Baylor rides solid ground game to 45-7 victory over Kansas

MANHATTAN, Ks. (AP) — Will Howard pushed into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a 21-point fourth quarter, which sealed a 38-17 victory for Kansas State over Nevada on Saturday.

Deuce Vaughn led the rushing attack for the Wildcats with 127 yards and a touchdown en route to the win.

Howard rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback went 7 of 10 in the air for 123 yards and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Imatorbhebhe on the second play of the game.

Carson Strong was 27-of-40 passing for 262 yards with a touchdown and interception for Nevada.

Devonte Lee led the Wolf Pack in rushing with 24 yards and a touchdown. The Wolf Pack finished with 331 yards of offense but only 25 yards on the ground.

The Wildcats finished with 390 yards, 269 yards on the ground. Joe Ervin found the end zone for the Wildcats with a 22-yard touchdown run.

MANHATTAN, Ks. (AP) — Will Howard pushed into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to cap a 21-point fourth quarter, which sealed a 38-17 victory for Kansas State over Nevada on Saturday.Deuce Vaughn led the rushing attack for the Wildcats with 127 yards and a touchdown en route to the win.Howard rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns. The sophomore quarterback went 7 of 10 in the air for 123 yards and threw a 68-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Imatorbhebhe on the second play of the game.Carson Strong was 27-of-40 passing for 262 yards with a touchdown and interception for Nevada.Devonte Lee led the Wolf Pack in rushing with 24 yards and a touchdown. The Wolf Pack finished with 331 yards of offense but only 25 yards on the ground.The Wildcats finished with 390 yards, 269 yards on the ground. Joe Ervin found the end zone for the Wildcats with a 22-yard touchdown run.THE TAKEAWAYNevada: Strong saw pressure most of the afternoon, but when he had time in the pocket, he was able to complete tight window passes including a 14-yard touchdown throw to Elijah Cooks. The Wolf Pack defense struggled to stop the persistent ground attack by the Wildcats.Kansas State: The ground game has been the staple of the Wildcat offense. Led by Vaughn, it was the dominant source of offensive production. Kansas State ran the football 48 times, opting to throw on 13 attempts. The Kansas State defense forced Strong to force errant throws.UP NEXTNevada will face Boise State on the road Oct. 2.Kansas State will travel to face Oklahoma State on Saturday.

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