By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info

The Barton Community College men's golf team put together three solid rounds led by&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lambert_kaleb_aib9">Kaleb Lambert</a>'s program record and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chevallier_martin_dyh2">Martin Chevallier</a>'s additional impact to capture their own Barton Invitational held at Junction City's Rolling Meadow Golf Course.

Lambert posted a trio of sub-par rounds for the first time in program history leading the team to a 32-stroke victory over Hesston College. The Cougars carded twin 301 rounds on Monday before concluding Tuesday's action with a season best 292 for a combined 30-over, 894 score.

Hesston finished at 64-over, 928 for the runner-up spot with Barton's "B" team in third at 103-over, 967 with Coffeyville Community College rounding out the field at 142-over, 1006.

Posting a 4-under 68 in Monday's morning round, Lambert finished the day with a 2-under card before returning Tuesday to fire a 5-under 67 becoming the first Cougar to record all sub-par rounds in a tournament.

Lambert's 11-under 205 also set a program best to better the 20-man field by six strokes over Hesston College's Mark Neely as the Lark freshman closed with a tournament low 6-under 66 round.

Three strokes behind in third place, Chevallier became just the eighth Cougar to finish sub-par after three rounds with a 2-under 214. Opening Monday morning's round with an even-par 72, Chevallier added a 1-over 73 in the afternoon before shooting a 3-under 69 on Tuesday leaving the top three golfers of the field sixteen strokes ahead of the rest of the field.

The duo were among six Cougars on the top ten leaderboard as&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/cauvin-piacentini_matteu_qskk">Matteu Cauvin-Piacentini</a>&nbsp;was next in 5th place following his twin 79 cards with a final round 1-over 73 in climbing four spots for a combined 15-over 231.

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/suwanmuang_wintakorn_ndsr">Wintakorn Suwanmuang</a>&nbsp;led Barton's "B" team entries at 19-over 235 (76-78-81) to grab the 7th overall position with fellow second wave teammates&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lucke_cooper_z9a3">Cooper Lucke</a>&nbsp;in 9th at 23-over and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/gamblin_grayden_u7kc">Grayden Gamblin</a>&nbsp;in the 10th spot at 27-over 243 (81-79-83).

The Cougars will have a couple weeks from competition before heading to Newton's Sand Creek Station Golf Course on Thursday, October 24, for the two-day NJCAA National Preview to conclude the fall schedule.

Complete Barton Entries: 1st&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lambert_kaleb_aib9">Kaleb Lambert</a>&nbsp;-11, 205 (68-70-67) 3rd&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chevallier_martin_dyh2">Martin Chevallier</a>&nbsp;-2, 214 (72-73-69) 5th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/cauvin-piacentini_matteu_qskk">Matteu Cauvin-Piacentini</a>&nbsp;+15, 231 (79-79-73) 7th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/suwanmuang_wintakorn_ndsr">Wintakorn Suwanmuang</a>&nbsp;+19, 235 (76-78-81) 9th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lucke_cooper_z9a3">Cooper Lucke</a>&nbsp;+23, 239 (76-81-82) 10th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/gamblin_grayden_u7kc">Grayden Gamblin</a>&nbsp;+27, 243 (81-79-83) 11th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/moore_mason_l7zd">Mason Moore</a>&nbsp;+31, 247 (83-79-85) 12th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/reynolds_talon_qxp0">Talon Reynolds</a>&nbsp;+32, 248 (82-83-83) 14th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/fitzpatrick_easton_zdyq">Easton Fitzpatrick</a>&nbsp;+38, 254 (83-84-87) 20th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chela_kevin_sxd8">Kevin Chela</a>&nbsp;+55, 271 (88-100-83)

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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoThe Barton Community College men's golf team put together three solid rounds led by&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lambert_kaleb_aib9">Kaleb Lambert</a>'s program record and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chevallier_martin_dyh2">Martin Chevallier</a>'s additional impact to capture their own Barton Invitational held at Junction City's Rolling Meadow Golf Course.Lambert posted a trio of sub-par rounds for the first time in program history leading the team to a 32-stroke victory over Hesston College. The Cougars carded twin 301 rounds on Monday before concluding Tuesday's action with a season best 292 for a combined 30-over, 894 score.Hesston finished at 64-over, 928 for the runner-up spot with Barton's "B" team in third at 103-over, 967 with Coffeyville Community College rounding out the field at 142-over, 1006.Posting a 4-under 68 in Monday's morning round, Lambert finished the day with a 2-under card before returning Tuesday to fire a 5-under 67 becoming the first Cougar to record all sub-par rounds in a tournament.Lambert's 11-under 205 also set a program best to better the 20-man field by six strokes over Hesston College's Mark Neely as the Lark freshman closed with a tournament low 6-under 66 round.Three strokes behind in third place, Chevallier became just the eighth Cougar to finish sub-par after three rounds with a 2-under 214. Opening Monday morning's round with an even-par 72, Chevallier added a 1-over 73 in the afternoon before shooting a 3-under 69 on Tuesday leaving the top three golfers of the field sixteen strokes ahead of the rest of the field.The duo were among six Cougars on the top ten leaderboard as&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/cauvin-piacentini_matteu_qskk">Matteu Cauvin-Piacentini</a>&nbsp;was next in 5th place following his twin 79 cards with a final round 1-over 73 in climbing four spots for a combined 15-over 231.<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/suwanmuang_wintakorn_ndsr">Wintakorn Suwanmuang</a>&nbsp;led Barton's "B" team entries at 19-over 235 (76-78-81) to grab the 7th overall position with fellow second wave teammates&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lucke_cooper_z9a3">Cooper Lucke</a>&nbsp;in 9th at 23-over and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/gamblin_grayden_u7kc">Grayden Gamblin</a>&nbsp;in the 10th spot at 27-over 243 (81-79-83).The Cougars will have a couple weeks from competition before heading to Newton's Sand Creek Station Golf Course on Thursday, October 24, for the two-day NJCAA National Preview to conclude the fall schedule.Complete Barton Entries: 1st&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lambert_kaleb_aib9">Kaleb Lambert</a>&nbsp;-11, 205 (68-70-67) 3rd&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chevallier_martin_dyh2">Martin Chevallier</a>&nbsp;-2, 214 (72-73-69) 5th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/cauvin-piacentini_matteu_qskk">Matteu Cauvin-Piacentini</a>&nbsp;+15, 231 (79-79-73) 7th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/suwanmuang_wintakorn_ndsr">Wintakorn Suwanmuang</a>&nbsp;+19, 235 (76-78-81) 9th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/lucke_cooper_z9a3">Cooper Lucke</a>&nbsp;+23, 239 (76-81-82) 10th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/gamblin_grayden_u7kc">Grayden Gamblin</a>&nbsp;+27, 243 (81-79-83) 11th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/moore_mason_l7zd">Mason Moore</a>&nbsp;+31, 247 (83-79-85) 12th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/reynolds_talon_qxp0">Talon Reynolds</a>&nbsp;+32, 248 (82-83-83) 14th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/fitzpatrick_easton_zdyq">Easton Fitzpatrick</a>&nbsp;+38, 254 (83-84-87) 20th&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/mgolf/2024-25/bios/chela_kevin_sxd8">Kevin Chela</a>&nbsp;+55, 271 (88-100-83)

Lambert sets program record leading Cougars to Barton Invitational title

By MIKE COURSON Great Bend Post

Cowley College has had success in recent years with Great Bend High School graduates on the roster. The Tigers will keep the tradition going next season as Lady Panther senior Cassie Ellegood has committed to play in Arkansas City. Ellegood was part of Great Bend's team that set a school record with 31 wins last season, and she'll be joining a Cowley team that just collected its school-record 61st consecutive win.

"My dad raised me to work for what I want or I will never get it, so having that feeling in a program is really important for me," said Ellegood. "Along with the athletics, Cowley is really academically sound. They have great teachers, resources, and buildings. That played a big role in my choice.

Former Lady Panther Sydney Unruh played at Cowley from 2021-23, and Valarie Luna helped the Lady Tigers win a national title last year. Ellegood looks to carry on the tradition of winning at both schools. 

"I chose Cowley because they reminded me of Great Bend in a way," she  said. "I feel that Great Bend Athletics really has a memo and mentality. 'Work to Win' and 'Embrace the Battle.' It is a program that makes you work hard and doesn’t give you easy off days, and I believe that helped me become the athlete I am. After visiting a couple of schools, Cowley is the only program I felt that from."

This season, Ellegood has helped the Lady Panthers to a 22-2 start and the No. 9 ranking in Class 5A. She leads the team in kills (152) and kill percentage (45.6), and is second on the team with 34 blocks. A powerful server, Ellegood has aced 38 serves in 46 sets played this year. That pace will likely move her into the school's top-five list for aces in a season. 

Ellegood also won a state medal in the high jump last spring. She closes out her volleyball career at GBHS by playing alongside freshman sister, Micah. The girls are the daughters of Myron and Sarah Ellegood.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728658338136.jpeg" alt="Great Bend High School's Cassie Ellegood was one of four seniors celebrated during Senior Night Thursday at GBHS. Ellegood has verbally committed to play at reigning national champion Cowley College next year." />
 <figcaption>Great Bend High School's Cassie Ellegood was one of four seniors celebrated during Senior Night Thursday at GBHS. Ellegood has verbally committed to play at reigning national champion Cowley College next year.</figcaption>
 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostCowley College has had success in recent years with Great Bend High School graduates on the roster. The Tigers will keep the tradition going next season as Lady Panther senior Cassie Ellegood has committed to play in Arkansas City. Ellegood was part of Great Bend's team that set a school record with 31 wins last season, and she'll be joining a Cowley team that just collected its school-record 61st consecutive win."My dad raised me to work for what I want or I will never get it, so having that feeling in a program is really important for me," said Ellegood. "Along with the athletics, Cowley is really academically sound. They have great teachers, resources, and buildings. That played a big role in my choice.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728658257566.jpeg" alt="Ellegood and freshman Mikala Minton (33) team up for a block against Dodge City." />
 <figcaption>Ellegood and freshman Mikala Minton (33) team up for a block against Dodge City.</figcaption>
 </figure>Former Lady Panther Sydney Unruh played at Cowley from 2021-23, and Valarie Luna helped the Lady Tigers win a national title last year. Ellegood looks to carry on the tradition of winning at both schools. "I chose Cowley because they reminded me of Great Bend in a way," she said. "I feel that Great Bend Athletics really has a memo and mentality. 'Work to Win' and 'Embrace the Battle.' It is a program that makes you work hard and doesn’t give you easy off days, and I believe that helped me become the athlete I am. After visiting a couple of schools, Cowley is the only program I felt that from."This season, Ellegood has helped the Lady Panthers to a 22-2 start and the No. 9 ranking in Class 5A. She leads the team in kills (152) and kill percentage (45.6), and is second on the team with 34 blocks. A powerful server, Ellegood has aced 38 serves in 46 sets played this year. That pace will likely move her into the school's top-five list for aces in a season. Ellegood also won a state medal in the high jump last spring. She closes out her volleyball career at GBHS by playing alongside freshman sister, Micah. The girls are the daughters of Myron and Sarah Ellegood.

Great Bend's Ellegood commits to play volleyball at Cowley College

Even with a 20-2 record, the Lady Panther volleyball team sat stuck in the No. 9 position in the latest Class 5A rankings from the Kansas Volleyball Association released Wednesday. Thursday night, Great Bend celebrated its four seniors on the roster with a pair of straight-set wins, including a 25-18, 25-13 performance against two-time defending Class 2A champion and fourth-ranked Hillsboro to close out Senior Night.

"It's amazing," said Lady Panther senior Kara Feist. "It's a good feeling to be able to win on our home court on Senior Night. It's a lot of fun and our crowd was amazing tonight."

Hillsboro, playing under longtime coach Sandy Arnold and her 650-plus career wins, entered Thursday's finale coming off a 3-set win against Emporia.  Seniors Feist and Cassie Ellegood stopped that momentum with a pair of quick points in the first set against the Trojans. Even with a pair of services out of bounds, the Lady Panthers still pulled ahead 6-4.

The Trojans hung around at 10-9 before sophomore Alex Mayers put down a kill and Ellegood used all of her reach to get a hit over the net for a 15-10 advantage. Feist and Ellegood each added two more kills for a 22-17 score, and Ellegood and sophomore Kya Behr finished off the first set with hits 25-18.

The Lady Panthers dominated the second set. Mayers put down a pair of early balls and junior Ava Kaiser added an ace as Great Bend jumped out to a 7-1 lead. Kaiser added a big dig that resulted in a point, and hits from Ellegood and Behr pushed the gap to 11-3. The Lady Panthers led by as many as 11 points late on hits from Behr, Ellegood, and Feist. Ellegood provided the exclamation point on the evening with a kill for the 25-13 set.

Ellegood finished with 11 kills in the win, followed by seven from Mayers and six each from Feist and Behr. Ellegood and Behr also combined for five blocks. Mayers was also busy in the back row with eight digs, followed by seven apiece from Behr and freshman Mikala Minton. Celebrating her 1,000th career assist over the weekend, Behr added 25 to her total against Hillsboro.

Great Bend def. Emporia 25-19, 25-17

Great Bend also picked up a quality win against an Emporia team that entered the evening with 18 wins on the season. The Lady Spartan roster featured two players over six foot tall and another at 5-11. That contributed to an early 9-5 Panther deficit.

Feist and Minton put down kills to jumpstart a comeback, and a block from Feist and tip from Behr leveled the score at 10. Feist and Behr again scored to give Great Bend its first lead of the night at 13-12. Emporia tied the score at 13 and again at 16. The Panthers led 21-18 when Ellegood aced a serve and followed that point with a kill. Feist added a late hit to secure the set 25-19.

The second set remained competitive until the 10-8 mark. Ellegood put down a kill before teaming up with little sister Micah Ellegood for a block. An ace from Kaiser bumped the Panther lead to 14-8. Still leading 16-10, Behr provided a highlight set backwards over the net for a point. A hit from Mayers set up match point, and Cassie Ellegood's block ended the match at 25-17.

Behr and Ellegood each finished with seven kills, followed by four from Feist. Both Ellegoods, Feist, and Behr all had a big night of blocking. Behr led the back row with nine digs, followed by eight from Kaiser and seven from Mayers. Behr finished the match with 17 assists.

Great Bend celebrated seniors Feist, Cassie Ellegood, Josephine Mazouch, and Addy Irwin. The Lady Panthers take a 22-2 record to the El Dorado tournament this weekend.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728656663693.jpeg" alt="Lady Panther junior Kimmie Hofflinger (10) and sophomore Alex Mayers (23) watch a pass from junior Ava Kaiser during Thursday's win against Emporia." />
 <figcaption>Lady Panther junior Kimmie Hofflinger (10) and sophomore Alex Mayers (23) watch a pass from junior Ava Kaiser during Thursday's win against Emporia.</figcaption>
 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostEven with a 20-2 record, the Lady Panther volleyball team sat stuck in the No. 9 position in the latest Class 5A rankings from the Kansas Volleyball Association released Wednesday. Thursday night, Great Bend celebrated its four seniors on the roster with a pair of straight-set wins, including a 25-18, 25-13 performance against two-time defending Class 2A champion and fourth-ranked Hillsboro to close out Senior Night."It's amazing," said Lady Panther senior Kara Feist. "It's a good feeling to be able to win on our home court on Senior Night. It's a lot of fun and our crowd was amazing tonight."Hillsboro, playing under longtime coach Sandy Arnold and her 650-plus career wins, entered Thursday's finale coming off a 3-set win against Emporia. Seniors Feist and Cassie Ellegood stopped that momentum with a pair of quick points in the first set against the Trojans. Even with a pair of services out of bounds, the Lady Panthers still pulled ahead 6-4.The Trojans hung around at 10-9 before sophomore Alex Mayers put down a kill and Ellegood used all of her reach to get a hit over the net for a 15-10 advantage. Feist and Ellegood each added two more kills for a 22-17 score, and Ellegood and sophomore Kya Behr finished off the first set with hits 25-18.The Lady Panthers dominated the second set. Mayers put down a pair of early balls and junior Ava Kaiser added an ace as Great Bend jumped out to a 7-1 lead. Kaiser added a big dig that resulted in a point, and hits from Ellegood and Behr pushed the gap to 11-3. The Lady Panthers led by as many as 11 points late on hits from Behr, Ellegood, and Feist. Ellegood provided the exclamation point on the evening with a kill for the 25-13 set.Ellegood finished with 11 kills in the win, followed by seven from Mayers and six each from Feist and Behr. Ellegood and Behr also combined for five blocks. Mayers was also busy in the back row with eight digs, followed by seven apiece from Behr and freshman Mikala Minton. Celebrating her 1,000th career assist over the weekend, Behr added 25 to her total against Hillsboro.Great Bend def. Emporia 25-19, 25-17Great Bend also picked up a quality win against an Emporia team that entered the evening with 18 wins on the season. The Lady Spartan roster featured two players over six foot tall and another at 5-11. That contributed to an early 9-5 Panther deficit.Feist and Minton put down kills to jumpstart a comeback, and a block from Feist and tip from Behr leveled the score at 10. Feist and Behr again scored to give Great Bend its first lead of the night at 13-12. Emporia tied the score at 13 and again at 16. The Panthers led 21-18 when Ellegood aced a serve and followed that point with a kill. Feist added a late hit to secure the set 25-19.The second set remained competitive until the 10-8 mark. Ellegood put down a kill before teaming up with little sister Micah Ellegood for a block. An ace from Kaiser bumped the Panther lead to 14-8. Still leading 16-10, Behr provided a highlight set backwards over the net for a point. A hit from Mayers set up match point, and Cassie Ellegood's block ended the match at 25-17.Behr and Ellegood each finished with seven kills, followed by four from Feist. Both Ellegoods, Feist, and Behr all had a big night of blocking. Behr led the back row with nine digs, followed by eight from Kaiser and seven from Mayers. Behr finished the match with 17 assists.Great Bend celebrated seniors Feist, Cassie Ellegood, Josephine Mazouch, and Addy Irwin. The Lady Panthers take a 22-2 record to the El Dorado tournament this weekend.

No. 9 Lady Panthers move to 22-2 with quality wins on Senior Night

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals' Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense AL Division Series&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-238cb93d771ddb975e59f58dfee11839">that New York clinched with a 3-1 victory Thursday night.</a>

Garcia had led off the sixth inning with a single and Michael Massey had followed with a chopper to first base, where Jon Berti fielded the ball and stepped on the bag. He then fired to Volpe covering second for the double play, and Garcia slid hard into the base — and Volpe likewise delivered a hard tag on the Kansas City third baseman.

Tempers immediately flared and both teams flooded the field, though no punches were thrown and nobody was tossed.

“I just felt like he tried to go in and injure Volpe because he was being a sore loser. You know what I mean?” Chisholm said. “He was talking a ton on Instagram and Twitter and stuff. I do the same thing but I'm not going to injure somebody if they're winning a game. I didn't like that. I told him we don't do that on this side and I'm going to stick up for my guys.”

Chisholm had already become the villain of the series when he said the Royals were “lucky” to win Game 2. He was was reminded of the comment during every at-bat, too, getting a steady stream of boos from a crowd starved for postseason ball.

The Yankees jokingly booed him during a postgame celebration in the visiting clubhouse Thursday night, as they looked ahead to a matchup with the Guardians or Tigers with Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees and Royals have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yankees-royals-rivalry-213cf4b358d61ab7b878f4be44eca2b7">come to loathe each other</a>&nbsp;over the years, long before this playoff matchup. In fact, the angst can be traced back to the 1970s, when players such as George Brett of the Royals and the Yankees' Graig Nettles would get into all-out fist-fights during games that often decided who would be representing the American League in the World Series.

It looked a little like like those days when the benches emptied Thursday night.

“Yeah, it was like if there was some kind of upset over the slide or whatever, we just go back and show a little Hal McRae and Willie Randolph and we’ll all laugh at ourselves,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said jokingly.

The near-fracas wasn't funny to anyone at the time. Chisholm was chirping at the Royals while running into the middle of the scrum, and Yankees starter Gerrit Cole — who allowed a lone run over seven innings of precise pitching — had to be held back by several of his teammates as tensions ran high at Kauffman Stadium.

“I was holding my emotions in all night,” Cole admitted, “and let them out on the way to the dugout.”

It took Aaron Judge, among others, to keep the teams from coming to blows then they met near second base. And while order was restored and the game soon resumed, there was an underlying tension the rest of the way.

“I have no idea (what happened). Honestly,” Boone said. “It was like we were out there and then it was right back into we’re at the end of a playoff game. So I haven’t even let the dust settle and talk to the guys involved.”

When asked what happened from his perspective, Royals manager Matt Quatraro was matter-of-fact: “Volpe had the ball, blocked the bag, Maikel probably didn’t care for that too much, and it got a little chippy.”

It happens in postseason baseball, especially when the Yankees and Royals are involved.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728650896483.png" alt="Umpire Roberto Ortiz holds back Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia (11) after being tagged out by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe as the benches empty after a double play during the sixth inning in Game 4 of an American League Division baseball playoff series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)" />
 <figcaption>Umpire Roberto Ortiz holds back Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia (11) after being tagged out by New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe as the benches empty after a double play during the sixth inning in Game 4 of an American League Division baseball playoff series Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals' Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense AL Division Series&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-238cb93d771ddb975e59f58dfee11839">that New York clinched with a 3-1 victory Thursday night.</a>Garcia had led off the sixth inning with a single and Michael Massey had followed with a chopper to first base, where Jon Berti fielded the ball and stepped on the bag. He then fired to Volpe covering second for the double play, and Garcia slid hard into the base — and Volpe likewise delivered a hard tag on the Kansas City third baseman.Tempers immediately flared and both teams flooded the field, though no punches were thrown and nobody was tossed.“I just felt like he tried to go in and injure Volpe because he was being a sore loser. You know what I mean?” Chisholm said. “He was talking a ton on Instagram and Twitter and stuff. I do the same thing but I'm not going to injure somebody if they're winning a game. I didn't like that. I told him we don't do that on this side and I'm going to stick up for my guys.”Chisholm had already become the villain of the series when he said the Royals were “lucky” to win Game 2. He was was reminded of the comment during every at-bat, too, getting a steady stream of boos from a crowd starved for postseason ball.The Yankees jokingly booed him during a postgame celebration in the visiting clubhouse Thursday night, as they looked ahead to a matchup with the Guardians or Tigers with Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.The Yankees and Royals have&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yankees-royals-rivalry-213cf4b358d61ab7b878f4be44eca2b7">come to loathe each other</a>&nbsp;over the years, long before this playoff matchup. In fact, the angst can be traced back to the 1970s, when players such as George Brett of the Royals and the Yankees' Graig Nettles would get into all-out fist-fights during games that often decided who would be representing the American League in the World Series.It looked a little like like those days when the benches emptied Thursday night.“Yeah, it was like if there was some kind of upset over the slide or whatever, we just go back and show a little Hal McRae and Willie Randolph and we’ll all laugh at ourselves,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said jokingly.The near-fracas wasn't funny to anyone at the time. Chisholm was chirping at the Royals while running into the middle of the scrum, and Yankees starter Gerrit Cole — who allowed a lone run over seven innings of precise pitching — had to be held back by several of his teammates as tensions ran high at Kauffman Stadium.“I was holding my emotions in all night,” Cole admitted, “and let them out on the way to the dugout.”It took Aaron Judge, among others, to keep the teams from coming to blows then they met near second base. And while order was restored and the game soon resumed, there was an underlying tension the rest of the way.“I have no idea (what happened). Honestly,” Boone said. “It was like we were out there and then it was right back into we’re at the end of a playoff game. So I haven’t even let the dust settle and talk to the guys involved.”When asked what happened from his perspective, Royals manager Matt Quatraro was matter-of-fact: “Volpe had the ball, blocked the bag, Maikel probably didn’t care for that too much, and it got a little chippy.”It happens in postseason baseball, especially when the Yankees and Royals are involved.

Yankees' Chisholm accuses Royals' Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt teammate

DETROIT (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-guardians-david-fry-e1d7b9602c0567fdc2014727b059eb5d">Pinch-hitter David Fry had a go-ahead, two-run homer</a>&nbsp;in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers in their AL Division Series with a 5-4 victory on Thursday night. “David Fry is one of the best baseball players in this league,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. Cleveland ended a streak of 11 losses in postseason elimination games dating to Game 6 of 1997 World Series after Emmanuel Clase retired got five outs for his third multi-inning save of the year. “It’s win or go home,” Vogt said. “You want your best pitchers out there as long as possible.” AL Cy Young Award favorite Tarik Skubal will start Game 5 for the Tigers on Saturday night in Cleveland.

SEATTLE (AP) — Deebo Samuel didn’t hesitate when he was asked what was working for the San Francisco 49ers. “Brock Purdy,” Samuel said. Purdy threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and the Niners never trailed in a 36-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.&nbsp;Samuel had&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1844541750930702445" target="_blank">a 76-yard catch-and-run touchdown</a>&nbsp;and finished with three catches for 102 yards for the defending NFC champions (3-3), who moved into a tie with Seattle (3-3) for first place in the NFC West after an uneven start to the season. George Kittle added five receptions for 58 yards and two scores for the 49ers, who beat the Seahawks for a sixth straight time. Kyle Juszczyk had a late TD run, and he and Kittle both celebrated their scores&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1844573445042102678" target="_blank">by leaping into the stands</a>&nbsp;to embrace their wives, who were sitting together in the first row. Matthew Wright, who joined San Francisco earlier this week to replace injured kicker Jake Moody, had a trio of first half-field goals from 25, 41 and 35 yards.

NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has seen a lot in her incredible career that has included four WNBA championships. The historic rally by the Lynx to beat New York 95-93 in a wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals ranks right up there as one of the best moments. “We’re the first team in WNBA playoff history to be down 15 (in the final 5 minutes) and come back and win the game,” Reeve said. “So that ranks really high. I think it defines our team. Getting through difficult times. That’s what we’ve been talking about. You have to be mentally tough, resilient. ... Thrilled that we could hang in there.” Minnesota rallied from 18 points down in the first half and Napheesa Collier’s&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/espn/status/1844567963346567177" target="_blank">turnaround jumper</a>&nbsp;with 8.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the team to the win over the New York Liberty on Thursday night.

The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/WFLA/status/1844373253307105678" target="_blank">damage was done to Tropicana Field,</a>&nbsp;which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93">Hurricane Milton</a>&nbsp;as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida. The team said no one was injured when the St. Petersburg ballpark was struck by the storm on Wednesday night. A handful of “essential personnel” were inside&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/1844216774092259808" target="_blank">Tropicana Field</a>&nbsp;as the roof panels were blown apart, much of the debris falling on the field and seats below. “Over the coming days and weeks, we expect to be able to assess the true condition of Tropicana Field,” the Rays said Thursday. “In the meantime, we are working with law enforcement to secure the building. We ask for your patience at this time, and we encourage those who can to donate to organizations in our community that are assisting those directly impacted by these storms.”

THURSDAY'S SCORES Major League Baseball playoffs

NY Yankees 3, Kansas City 1&nbsp; &nbsp;(Yankees win best-of-five series 3-1)

Cleveland 5, Detroit 4&nbsp; (series tied 2-2)

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 </figure>DETROIT (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-guardians-david-fry-e1d7b9602c0567fdc2014727b059eb5d">Pinch-hitter David Fry had a go-ahead, two-run homer</a>&nbsp;in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Cleveland Guardians force a decisive Game 5 against the Detroit Tigers in their AL Division Series with a 5-4 victory on Thursday night. “David Fry is one of the best baseball players in this league,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. Cleveland ended a streak of 11 losses in postseason elimination games dating to Game 6 of 1997 World Series after Emmanuel Clase retired got five outs for his third multi-inning save of the year. “It’s win or go home,” Vogt said. “You want your best pitchers out there as long as possible.” AL Cy Young Award favorite Tarik Skubal will start Game 5 for the Tigers on Saturday night in Cleveland.SEATTLE (AP) — Deebo Samuel didn’t hesitate when he was asked what was working for the San Francisco 49ers. “Brock Purdy,” Samuel said. Purdy threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and the Niners never trailed in a 36-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night.&nbsp;Samuel had&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1844541750930702445" target="_blank">a 76-yard catch-and-run touchdown</a>&nbsp;and finished with three catches for 102 yards for the defending NFC champions (3-3), who moved into a tie with Seattle (3-3) for first place in the NFC West after an uneven start to the season. George Kittle added five receptions for 58 yards and two scores for the 49ers, who beat the Seahawks for a sixth straight time. Kyle Juszczyk had a late TD run, and he and Kittle both celebrated their scores&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1844573445042102678" target="_blank">by leaping into the stands</a>&nbsp;to embrace their wives, who were sitting together in the first row. Matthew Wright, who joined San Francisco earlier this week to replace injured kicker Jake Moody, had a trio of first half-field goals from 25, 41 and 35 yards.NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve has seen a lot in her incredible career that has included four WNBA championships. The historic rally by the Lynx to beat New York 95-93 in a wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals ranks right up there as one of the best moments. “We’re the first team in WNBA playoff history to be down 15 (in the final 5 minutes) and come back and win the game,” Reeve said. “So that ranks really high. I think it defines our team. Getting through difficult times. That’s what we’ve been talking about. You have to be mentally tough, resilient. ... Thrilled that we could hang in there.” Minnesota rallied from 18 points down in the first half and Napheesa Collier’s&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/espn/status/1844567963346567177" target="_blank">turnaround jumper</a>&nbsp;with 8.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the team to the win over the New York Liberty on Thursday night.The Tampa Bay Rays said it may take weeks to fully assess how much&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/WFLA/status/1844373253307105678" target="_blank">damage was done to Tropicana Field,</a>&nbsp;which saw its roof ripped to shreds by the force of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93">Hurricane Milton</a>&nbsp;as the deadly storm barreled across much of Florida. The team said no one was injured when the St. Petersburg ballpark was struck by the storm on Wednesday night. A handful of “essential personnel” were inside&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/1844216774092259808" target="_blank">Tropicana Field</a>&nbsp;as the roof panels were blown apart, much of the debris falling on the field and seats below. “Over the coming days and weeks, we expect to be able to assess the true condition of Tropicana Field,” the Rays said Thursday. “In the meantime, we are working with law enforcement to secure the building. We ask for your patience at this time, and we encourage those who can to donate to organizations in our community that are assisting those directly impacted by these storms.”THURSDAY'S SCORES Major League Baseball playoffsNY Yankees 3, Kansas City 1&nbsp; &nbsp;(Yankees win best-of-five series 3-1)Cleveland 5, Detroit 4&nbsp; (series tied 2-2)National Football LeagueSan Francisco 36, Seattle 24

Friday's Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/MLB">the American League Championship Series</a>.

The six-time All-Star scattered six hits and struck out four before handing the ball to the New York bullpen, which dominated&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-8bad4d90f6891eda52d67b0aa4e4c44d">a tense AL Division Series</a>. Clay Holmes tossed a perfect eighth inning and Luke Weaver breezed through the ninth, extending the scoreless streak by Yankees relievers to 15 2/3 innings this postseason.

New York will play Cleveland or Detroit of the ALCS starting Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-soto-royals-new-york-0e67745813372aaca6bc33b027b4c669">Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-e5552ac80a6c03f893b1da38a804f8bf">Game 3 star Giancarlo Stanton</a>&nbsp;drove in runs for the Yankees, who fittingly clinched a spot in their fourth ALCS in eight years on the road. They won 50 games away from home in the regular season, their most in 21 years.

Michael Wacha&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-417218832d775dd13038728c98244dd4">failed to get through five innings</a>&nbsp;for Kansas City, allowing two runs, six hits and a walk. He didn't get much help from a long-scuffling offense that managed just five runs total over the final three games of the series.

Still, it was a remarkable turnaround for a club that went from 106-loss laughingstock a year ago to making its first postseason appearance since winning the 2015 World Series. And with young stars such as Bobby Witt Jr. signed to long-term deals, there is hope in Kansas City that this was a beginning rather than an ending.

New York set the tone from the start, pouncing on Wacha like it did in the series opener. Torres hit the veteran right-hander's first pitch of the game for a double, and Soto followed with an RBI single on just the third pitch of the night.

Anthony Volpe kept on the pressure with his single in the fifth. And after Alex Verdugo grounded into a forceout and Jon Berti singled to put runners on the corners, Torres lined a two-out single to make it 2-0 and put an end to Wacha's night.

Meanwhile, Cole only seemed to get stronger as he clicked off innings.

The reigning Cy Young Award winner retired his first six batters, worked around a leadoff single in the third and retired eight more before Tommy Pham's single in the fifth. Cole promptly struck out Kyle Isbel on three pitches to end that inning.

Stanton, who hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning in Game 3, extended the lead to 3-0 with his single in the sixth.

Tensions that had simmered all night — and all series, after Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. called the Royals' Game 2 win “lucky” — finally boiled over in the sixth. Volpe slapped a hard tag on Maikel Garcia at second base to complete a double play, and the Royals third baseman took umbrage with it. Players spilled out of both dugouts before order was restored.

The near-fracas nearly ignited Kansas City, too. Witt, who had been 1 for 15 in the series, followed with a base hit and Vinnie Pasquantino — who'd been 0 for 14 — had an RBI double. But with the sellout crowd of 39,012 in Kauffman Stadium whipped into a sudden frenzy, Cole got Salvador Perez to pop out lazily to second base to end the inning.

Cole's night ended after he got Isbel to fly out to the warning track with a runner aboard to end the seventh, a deep shot to right field that would have been a tying homer had it been hit to that part of Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees are headed to the ALCS for the 19th time to face the Guardians or Tigers, who play the decisive game of their AL Division Series on Saturday night in Cleveland.

The Royals head into the offseason with some momentum. Most of their key players are signed for next season or under club control, though a couple of decisions loom. Wacha could opt out of his deal after a strong season while 2B Adam Frazier has a mutual option and OF Hunter Renfroe a player option for 2025.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/MLB">the American League Championship Series</a>.The six-time All-Star scattered six hits and struck out four before handing the ball to the New York bullpen, which dominated&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-8bad4d90f6891eda52d67b0aa4e4c44d">a tense AL Division Series</a>. Clay Holmes tossed a perfect eighth inning and Luke Weaver breezed through the ninth, extending the scoreless streak by Yankees relievers to 15 2/3 innings this postseason.New York will play Cleveland or Detroit of the ALCS starting Monday night at Yankee Stadium.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-soto-royals-new-york-0e67745813372aaca6bc33b027b4c669">Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-e5552ac80a6c03f893b1da38a804f8bf">Game 3 star Giancarlo Stanton</a>&nbsp;drove in runs for the Yankees, who fittingly clinched a spot in their fourth ALCS in eight years on the road. They won 50 games away from home in the regular season, their most in 21 years.Michael Wacha&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-417218832d775dd13038728c98244dd4">failed to get through five innings</a>&nbsp;for Kansas City, allowing two runs, six hits and a walk. He didn't get much help from a long-scuffling offense that managed just five runs total over the final three games of the series.Still, it was a remarkable turnaround for a club that went from 106-loss laughingstock a year ago to making its first postseason appearance since winning the 2015 World Series. And with young stars such as Bobby Witt Jr. signed to long-term deals, there is hope in Kansas City that this was a beginning rather than an ending.New York set the tone from the start, pouncing on Wacha like it did in the series opener. Torres hit the veteran right-hander's first pitch of the game for a double, and Soto followed with an RBI single on just the third pitch of the night.Anthony Volpe kept on the pressure with his single in the fifth. And after Alex Verdugo grounded into a forceout and Jon Berti singled to put runners on the corners, Torres lined a two-out single to make it 2-0 and put an end to Wacha's night.Meanwhile, Cole only seemed to get stronger as he clicked off innings.The reigning Cy Young Award winner retired his first six batters, worked around a leadoff single in the third and retired eight more before Tommy Pham's single in the fifth. Cole promptly struck out Kyle Isbel on three pitches to end that inning.Stanton, who hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning in Game 3, extended the lead to 3-0 with his single in the sixth.Tensions that had simmered all night — and all series, after Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. called the Royals' Game 2 win “lucky” — finally boiled over in the sixth. Volpe slapped a hard tag on Maikel Garcia at second base to complete a double play, and the Royals third baseman took umbrage with it. Players spilled out of both dugouts before order was restored.The near-fracas nearly ignited Kansas City, too. Witt, who had been 1 for 15 in the series, followed with a base hit and Vinnie Pasquantino — who'd been 0 for 14 — had an RBI double. But with the sellout crowd of 39,012 in Kauffman Stadium whipped into a sudden frenzy, Cole got Salvador Perez to pop out lazily to second base to end the inning.Cole's night ended after he got Isbel to fly out to the warning track with a runner aboard to end the seventh, a deep shot to right field that would have been a tying homer had it been hit to that part of Yankee Stadium.New York's bullpen did the rest.UP NEXTThe Yankees are headed to the ALCS for the 19th time to face the Guardians or Tigers, who play the decisive game of their AL Division Series on Saturday night in Cleveland.The Royals head into the offseason with some momentum. Most of their key players are signed for next season or under club control, though a couple of decisions loom. Wacha could opt out of his deal after a strong season while 2B Adam Frazier has a mutual option and OF Hunter Renfroe a player option for 2025.

Cole tosses playoff gem, Royals bounce-back season comes to close

For the third time in as many fall tournaments, the Barton Community College women's golf team finished runner-up with the latest coming Tuesday in hosting their own Barton Invitational held at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Junction City, Kansas.

Back on the course a day removed from their previous tournament in Nebraska, Barton opened first round action Monday with a 349 (+61) before carding a final round of 331 (+43) on Tuesday finishing behind victor Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers compiled rounds of 311 (+23) and 321 (+33) for the48-stroke title. Garden City Community College also competed in the event, carding a final round of 333 after not scoring on Monday due to a player's illness.

<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/laparojkit_chomchanok_9vdo">Chomchanok Laparojkit</a>&nbsp;again led the Barton entries with a 3rd place finish in the 18-competitor field at 17-under, 161 tying the spot with Garden City's Fernanda Rodriguez. Laparojkit stayed consistent with 81 and 80 rounds as Rodriguez climbed three spots into the tie following an 82 with a final round tournament second best 79.

Iowa Western took the top two spots amongst their six in the top ten, Olivia Holyoak-Church winning by five strokes (79-72) over teammate Jennifer Cho (76-80).

<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/medellin_frida_kqko">Frida Medellin</a>&nbsp;placed 7th at 170 (84-86) as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/crosby_alayna_19gf">Alayna Crosby</a>&nbsp;made a three spot climb behind a final round team third best card to place 9th with a 174 accumulation (91-83).

Also bouncing back from a rough day one,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/vogt_joellen_lb3k">Joellen Vogt</a>&nbsp;posted the Cougars' second best score of 82 on Tuesday in moving into 12th overall at 177 (95-82).

Additional Barton scores and placings: 14th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/nash_kadynce_s9uk">Kadynce Nash</a>&nbsp;(93-92, 185) 15th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/petersilie_lexus_zooy">Lexus Petersilie</a>&nbsp;(98-92, 190) 16th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/tabanag_giovanna_f3qh">Giovanna Tabanag</a>&nbsp;(98-97, 195)

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728564939903.jpeg" alt="Alayna Crosby" />
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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports InfoFor the third time in as many fall tournaments, the Barton Community College women's golf team finished runner-up with the latest coming Tuesday in hosting their own Barton Invitational held at Rolling Meadows Golf Course in Junction City, Kansas.Back on the course a day removed from their previous tournament in Nebraska, Barton opened first round action Monday with a 349 (+61) before carding a final round of 331 (+43) on Tuesday finishing behind victor Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers compiled rounds of 311 (+23) and 321 (+33) for the48-stroke title. Garden City Community College also competed in the event, carding a final round of 333 after not scoring on Monday due to a player's illness.<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/laparojkit_chomchanok_9vdo">Chomchanok Laparojkit</a>&nbsp;again led the Barton entries with a 3rd place finish in the 18-competitor field at 17-under, 161 tying the spot with Garden City's Fernanda Rodriguez. Laparojkit stayed consistent with 81 and 80 rounds as Rodriguez climbed three spots into the tie following an 82 with a final round tournament second best 79.Iowa Western took the top two spots amongst their six in the top ten, Olivia Holyoak-Church winning by five strokes (79-72) over teammate Jennifer Cho (76-80).<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/medellin_frida_kqko">Frida Medellin</a>&nbsp;placed 7th at 170 (84-86) as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/crosby_alayna_19gf">Alayna Crosby</a>&nbsp;made a three spot climb behind a final round team third best card to place 9th with a 174 accumulation (91-83).Also bouncing back from a rough day one,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/vogt_joellen_lb3k">Joellen Vogt</a>&nbsp;posted the Cougars' second best score of 82 on Tuesday in moving into 12th overall at 177 (95-82).Additional Barton scores and placings: 14th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/nash_kadynce_s9uk">Kadynce Nash</a>&nbsp;(93-92, 185) 15th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/petersilie_lexus_zooy">Lexus Petersilie</a>&nbsp;(98-92, 190) 16th&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wgolf/2024-25/bios/tabanag_giovanna_f3qh">Giovanna Tabanag</a>&nbsp;(98-97, 195)

Barton women's golf finishes second at Barton Invitational 

- Great Bend football coach Erin Beck will be in the Mayo Money Management studio to preview Friday's WAC game at Liberal. He'll be joined by Junior's Karter Brown and Blaine Ensley.

- Mike Courson goes "On the Prowl" with Great Bend Lady Panther Tennis. He'll be talking with players&nbsp;Darcy Feist, Mackenzie Lindberg, Clarise Snapp, and Makenzie LaViolette.

- Thursday Sports Headlines including reaction to game 3 between the Royals and Yankees in the American League Division Series.

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 </figure><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qk4EvyhDKUc?si=ZKXGAtEleqdLJBYh" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>- Great Bend football coach Erin Beck will be in the Mayo Money Management studio to preview Friday's WAC game at Liberal. He'll be joined by Junior's Karter Brown and Blaine Ensley.- Mike Courson goes "On the Prowl" with Great Bend Lady Panther Tennis. He'll be talking with players&nbsp;Darcy Feist, Mackenzie Lindberg, Clarise Snapp, and Makenzie LaViolette.- Barton soccer coach Rafael Simmons- Thursday Sports Headlines including reaction to game 3 between the Royals and Yankees in the American League Division Series.- Sounds of the past 24-hours

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Below are the top five teams in each classification according to the latest rankings at kpreps.com.

Class 6A 1. Derby (5-0) vs Valley Center (1-4) 2. Gardner-Edgerton (5-0) vs. No. 1 Mill Valley (5A) (4-1) 3. Manhattan (5-0) vs 4. Wichita Northwest (5-0) 4. Wichita Northwest (5-0) at No. 3 Manhattan (5-0) 5. Blue Valley West (4-1) at Blue Valley Southwest (2-3)

Class 5A 1. Mill Valley (4-1) at No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (6A) (5-0) 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0) at Rockhurst, Mo. (5-1) 3. Blue Valley (4-1) at Blue Valley Northwest (4-1) 4. Goddard-Eisenhower (5-0) at Arkansas City (1-4) 5. Great Bend (5-0) at Liberal (4-1)

Class 4A 1. Louisburg (5-0) at Wichita West (2-3) 2. Andover Central (4-1) at Salina Central (3-2) 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-1) at Bishop Carroll (2-3) 4. Wamego (4-1) at Chapman (1-4) 5. Wellington (3-2) vs Winfield (4-1)

Class 3A 1. Andale (5-0) at Smoky Valley (1-4) 2. Cheney (5-0) vs Chaparral (1-4) 3. Marysville (5-0) vs Rock Creek (4-1) 4. Topeka Hayden (4-1) at Holton (3-2) 5. Scott City (4-1) at Holcomb (4-1)

Class 2A 1. Southeast of Saline (5-0) at Hillsboro (2-3) 2. Norton (5-0) vs Russell (2-3) 3. Nemaha Central (4-1) at Sabetha (4-1) 4. Silver Lake (4-1) vs Riley County (4-1) 5. Osage City (5-0) at St. Marys (3-2)

Class 1A 1. Conway Springs (5-0) at Sterling (3-2) 2. Sedgwick (5-0) vs Inman (3-2) 3. Jackson Heights (5-0) at Onaga (2-3) 4. Moundridge (4-0) at Marion (4-1) 5. Rossville (2-3) vs Cair Paravel (1-4)

8-Man, Div. I 1. Hoxie (5-0) vs Hill City (3-2) 2. Little River (5-0) vs Ell-Saline (4-1) 3. Wichita County (3-1) vs La Crosse (1-4) 4. South Central (5-0) at Udall (0-5) 5. West Elk (5-0) at Sedan (2-3)

8-Man, Div. II 1. Axtell (5-0) vs St. Paul (2-3) 2. Victoria (5-0) at Stafford (1-4) 3. Hanover (5-0) vs Wakefield (2-3) 4. Frankfort (4-1) vs Blue Valley-Randolph (3-2) 5. Burlingame (5-0) at Hartford (0-5)

6-Man 1. Cunningham (5-0) vs Chase (1-4) 2. Ingalls (5-0) at South Barber (4-1) 3. Weskan (5-0) vs Golden Plains (4-1) 4. South Barber (4-1) vs Ingalls (5-0) 5. Peabody-Burns (3-1) at Southern Coffey (0-5)

Below are the top five teams in each classification according to the latest rankings at kpreps.com.Class 6A 1. Derby (5-0) vs Valley Center (1-4) 2. Gardner-Edgerton (5-0) vs. No. 1 Mill Valley (5A) (4-1) 3. Manhattan (5-0) vs 4. Wichita Northwest (5-0) 4. Wichita Northwest (5-0) at No. 3 Manhattan (5-0) 5. Blue Valley West (4-1) at Blue Valley Southwest (2-3)Class 5A 1. Mill Valley (4-1) at No. 2 Gardner-Edgerton (6A) (5-0) 2. St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0) at Rockhurst, Mo. (5-1) 3. Blue Valley (4-1) at Blue Valley Northwest (4-1) 4. Goddard-Eisenhower (5-0) at Arkansas City (1-4) 5. Great Bend (5-0) at Liberal (4-1)Class 4A 1. Louisburg (5-0) at Wichita West (2-3) 2. Andover Central (4-1) at Salina Central (3-2) 3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (4-1) at Bishop Carroll (2-3) 4. Wamego (4-1) at Chapman (1-4) 5. Wellington (3-2) vs Winfield (4-1)Class 3A 1. Andale (5-0) at Smoky Valley (1-4) 2. Cheney (5-0) vs Chaparral (1-4) 3. Marysville (5-0) vs Rock Creek (4-1) 4. Topeka Hayden (4-1) at Holton (3-2) 5. Scott City (4-1) at Holcomb (4-1)Class 2A 1. Southeast of Saline (5-0) at Hillsboro (2-3) 2. Norton (5-0) vs Russell (2-3) 3. Nemaha Central (4-1) at Sabetha (4-1) 4. Silver Lake (4-1) vs Riley County (4-1) 5. Osage City (5-0) at St. Marys (3-2)Class 1A 1. Conway Springs (5-0) at Sterling (3-2) 2. Sedgwick (5-0) vs Inman (3-2) 3. Jackson Heights (5-0) at Onaga (2-3) 4. Moundridge (4-0) at Marion (4-1) 5. Rossville (2-3) vs Cair Paravel (1-4)8-Man, Div. I 1. Hoxie (5-0) vs Hill City (3-2) 2. Little River (5-0) vs Ell-Saline (4-1) 3. Wichita County (3-1) vs La Crosse (1-4) 4. South Central (5-0) at Udall (0-5) 5. West Elk (5-0) at Sedan (2-3)8-Man, Div. II 1. Axtell (5-0) vs St. Paul (2-3) 2. Victoria (5-0) at Stafford (1-4) 3. Hanover (5-0) vs Wakefield (2-3) 4. Frankfort (4-1) vs Blue Valley-Randolph (3-2) 5. Burlingame (5-0) at Hartford (0-5)6-Man 1. Cunningham (5-0) vs Chase (1-4) 2. Ingalls (5-0) at South Barber (4-1) 3. Weskan (5-0) vs Golden Plains (4-1) 4. South Barber (4-1) vs Ingalls (5-0) 5. Peabody-Burns (3-1) at Southern Coffey (0-5)

Kansas high school football rankings and opponents (week 6)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/tanaka_mio_fiw7">Mio Tanaka</a>&nbsp;of the Barton Community College women's soccer team has been named not only the KJCCC, but the national NJCAA Division I Goalkeeper of the Week for week seven of the season.

Tanaka was solid in goal with 15 saves in Barton pair of games last week. On Wednesday, surrendering a wind-aided 25-yard free kick and a point-blank deflected shot, Tanaka held firm in goal posting a career-high 13 saves keeping Barton within striking distance of the eventual 2-1 loss to 6th ranked Butler. On Saturday, Tanaka had two saves for her third shutout of the season helping the Cougars keep pace in the upper half of the standings behind a 2-0 victory at Coffeyville.

A KJCCC honorable mention selection last year, the week seven conference honor is her first of the season and second overall while the national distinction is the sophomore's first in 34 games tending net for the Cougars.

The week's results moved Barton into a second place tie at 5-4-2 in league play and 7-4-2 overall headed into its second trip through a tough three-game stretch against ranked opponents.

Following the week away from competition, the Cougars are back on the pitch Saturday hosting 9th ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College for a 3:00 p.m. kick, followed by a Wednesday road trip to No. 18 Hutchinson Community College before 12th ranked Cowley College comes to town on Saturday, October 19.

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 </figure>By TODD MOORE Barton Sports Info<a target="_blank" href="http://www.bartonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/tanaka_mio_fiw7">Mio Tanaka</a>&nbsp;of the Barton Community College women's soccer team has been named not only the KJCCC, but the national NJCAA Division I Goalkeeper of the Week for week seven of the season.Tanaka was solid in goal with 15 saves in Barton pair of games last week. On Wednesday, surrendering a wind-aided 25-yard free kick and a point-blank deflected shot, Tanaka held firm in goal posting a career-high 13 saves keeping Barton within striking distance of the eventual 2-1 loss to 6th ranked Butler. On Saturday, Tanaka had two saves for her third shutout of the season helping the Cougars keep pace in the upper half of the standings behind a 2-0 victory at Coffeyville.A KJCCC honorable mention selection last year, the week seven conference honor is her first of the season and second overall while the national distinction is the sophomore's first in 34 games tending net for the Cougars.The week's results moved Barton into a second place tie at 5-4-2 in league play and 7-4-2 overall headed into its second trip through a tough three-game stretch against ranked opponents.Following the week away from competition, the Cougars are back on the pitch Saturday hosting 9th ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College for a 3:00 p.m. kick, followed by a Wednesday road trip to No. 18 Hutchinson Community College before 12th ranked Cowley College comes to town on Saturday, October 19.

Barton's Tanaka earns NJCAA and KJCCC Goalkeeper of the Week honor

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-us-open-tennis-championships-serena-williams-sports-cc27a8144fb58a8927d24b1726a368cb">an unprecedented era</a>&nbsp;he shared with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-roger-federer-e8917dc7256f195bf406d1830184ffee">rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic</a>.

Nadal has competed infrequently the past two seasons because of injuries and said next month’s Davis Cup finals will mark his farewell to the sport. He had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-surgery-hip-french-open-b04d688d5db6424e117e93cf2a0b2cc8">hip surgery in 2023</a>&nbsp;and entered just two of the past eight major tournaments.

“The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two, especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations,” Nadal said. “It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.”

Nadal’s unrelenting, physical style of play — every point pursued as though it were his last, sprinting and sliding into place for that high-bouncing bullwhip of a lefty forehand — made him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nadal-french-open-withdraws-career-timeline-1a4819eb851e9cde446db56f3c569f4b">one of the greats of the game</a>&nbsp;and the unquestioned King of Clay, the slow, red surface on which he dominated.

His record 14 French Open championships are more than anyone, man or woman, won at any one of the sport’s four major tournaments, a dominance celebrated by a statue of Nadal that stands near the main entrance to the grounds of Roland Garros and in the shadow of its main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier.

In a result that symbolized where things stood for his body, and career, he exited in the French Open’s first round this year, a straight-set loss to eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev.

Nadal returned to that site in southwest Paris for the Summer Olympics, where he lost to old rival Djokovic in the second round of singles and reached the quarterfinals of men’s doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.

Nadal hasn’t played since. His goodbye will also come while representing Spain, at Malaga in the Davis Cup.

In addition to his French Open triumphs, he won four trophies at the U.S. Open and two apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, giving him a career Grand Slam.

“I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined,” Nadal said.

His last pair of major titles arrived in 2022,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/australian-open-daniil-medvedev-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-entertainment-999a4f1f61cb81f3066552369ecef387">at Melbourne in January</a>&nbsp;and at Paris in June, pushing him ahead of Federer, who held the men’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles when he announced his retirement at age 41. Federer bid adieu in late 2022 by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-roger-federer-6831f796e9dc839c6e7d0392bbdd77b4">teaming with Nadal in a doubles match at the Laver Cup</a>.

Both have since been surpassed by Djokovic, 37, who is up to 24 majors.

So much of Nadal’s success was seen, fairly or not, through the prism of his encounters with Federer and Djokovic. The tennis world, and plenty outside of it, were consumed with the debate over which was most deserving of the “GOAT” — “Greatest Of All-Time” — moniker. The world, tennis or otherwise, was fascinated by their matchups, their differing styles and personalities.

Who among those who witnessed it could possibly forget Nadal vs. Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-open-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-sloane-stephens-8983708f1cc21f6163479ccd270c93aa">2022 French Open quarterfinals</a>? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open final? And so on.

Nadal played Djokovic 60 times, a record for two men in the Open era; Djokovic leads 31-29 overall, while Nadal leads 5-4 in Slam finals. Nadal met Federer 40 times; Nadal leads 24-16 overall, including 6-3 in Slam finals.

“Thank you for the unforgettable memories and all your incredible achievements in the game we love,” Federer told Nadal via social media.

It’s certainly apt that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-open-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-paris-cc06de2a02fa187162431ebee0e8db3a">Nadal’s last major title came at the French Open</a>&nbsp;(beating Djokovic along the way) two years ago, and while getting painkilling injections for chronic pain in his left foot. He repeatedly dealt with, and frequently overcame, various injury issues over the years, and his 2023 and 2024 seasons were both limited because of hip and abdominal muscle problems.

Nadal hurt his hip flexor during a second-round loss at the Australian Open in January 2023, and wound up missing the rest of the year; there was an operation for that in June.

After briefly making a comeback this January during a tuneup event for the Australian Open, he had to pull out of the year’s first major with a torn hip muscle, then was sidelined again until a return on his beloved clay at the Barcelona Open in April.

Dating to late in 2022, when he was beaten in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows by Frances Tiafoe, Nadal is just 14-14, including 12-7 this year.

But his overall resume is unimpeachable: a total of 209 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings and nearly 18 years’ worth of consecutive weeks in the Top 10; 92 singles titles; 1,080-227 win-loss record; just shy of $135 million in prize money.

MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is retiring from professional tennis at age 38, he announced in a video message Thursday, after winning 22 Grand Slam titles — 14 at the French Open — during&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-us-open-tennis-championships-serena-williams-sports-cc27a8144fb58a8927d24b1726a368cb">an unprecedented era</a>&nbsp;he shared with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-roger-federer-e8917dc7256f195bf406d1830184ffee">rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic</a>.Nadal has competed infrequently the past two seasons because of injuries and said next month’s Davis Cup finals will mark his farewell to the sport. He had&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-surgery-hip-french-open-b04d688d5db6424e117e93cf2a0b2cc8">hip surgery in 2023</a>&nbsp;and entered just two of the past eight major tournaments.“The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two, especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations,” Nadal said. “It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life, everything has a beginning and an end.”Nadal’s unrelenting, physical style of play — every point pursued as though it were his last, sprinting and sliding into place for that high-bouncing bullwhip of a lefty forehand — made him&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nadal-french-open-withdraws-career-timeline-1a4819eb851e9cde446db56f3c569f4b">one of the greats of the game</a>&nbsp;and the unquestioned King of Clay, the slow, red surface on which he dominated.His record 14 French Open championships are more than anyone, man or woman, won at any one of the sport’s four major tournaments, a dominance celebrated by a statue of Nadal that stands near the main entrance to the grounds of Roland Garros and in the shadow of its main stadium, Court Philippe Chatrier.In a result that symbolized where things stood for his body, and career, he exited in the French Open’s first round this year, a straight-set loss to eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev.Nadal returned to that site in southwest Paris for the Summer Olympics, where he lost to old rival Djokovic in the second round of singles and reached the quarterfinals of men’s doubles with Carlos Alcaraz.Nadal hasn’t played since. His goodbye will also come while representing Spain, at Malaga in the Davis Cup.In addition to his French Open triumphs, he won four trophies at the U.S. Open and two apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, giving him a career Grand Slam.“I think it is the appropriate time to put an end to a career that has been long and much more successful than I could have ever imagined,” Nadal said.His last pair of major titles arrived in 2022,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/australian-open-daniil-medvedev-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-entertainment-999a4f1f61cb81f3066552369ecef387">at Melbourne in January</a>&nbsp;and at Paris in June, pushing him ahead of Federer, who held the men’s record of 20 Grand Slam titles when he announced his retirement at age 41. Federer bid adieu in late 2022 by&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-tennis-roger-federer-6831f796e9dc839c6e7d0392bbdd77b4">teaming with Nadal in a doubles match at the Laver Cup</a>.Both have since been surpassed by Djokovic, 37, who is up to 24 majors.So much of Nadal’s success was seen, fairly or not, through the prism of his encounters with Federer and Djokovic. The tennis world, and plenty outside of it, were consumed with the debate over which was most deserving of the “GOAT” — “Greatest Of All-Time” — moniker. The world, tennis or otherwise, was fascinated by their matchups, their differing styles and personalities.Who among those who witnessed it could possibly forget Nadal vs. Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon final? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-open-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-sloane-stephens-8983708f1cc21f6163479ccd270c93aa">2022 French Open quarterfinals</a>? Or Nadal vs. Djokovic in the 2012 Australian Open final? And so on.Nadal played Djokovic 60 times, a record for two men in the Open era; Djokovic leads 31-29 overall, while Nadal leads 5-4 in Slam finals. Nadal met Federer 40 times; Nadal leads 24-16 overall, including 6-3 in Slam finals.“Thank you for the unforgettable memories and all your incredible achievements in the game we love,” Federer told Nadal via social media.It’s certainly apt that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/french-open-rafael-nadal-novak-djokovic-sports-paris-cc06de2a02fa187162431ebee0e8db3a">Nadal’s last major title came at the French Open</a>&nbsp;(beating Djokovic along the way) two years ago, and while getting painkilling injections for chronic pain in his left foot. He repeatedly dealt with, and frequently overcame, various injury issues over the years, and his 2023 and 2024 seasons were both limited because of hip and abdominal muscle problems.Nadal hurt his hip flexor during a second-round loss at the Australian Open in January 2023, and wound up missing the rest of the year; there was an operation for that in June.After briefly making a comeback this January during a tuneup event for the Australian Open, he had to pull out of the year’s first major with a torn hip muscle, then was sidelined again until a return on his beloved clay at the Barcelona Open in April.Dating to late in 2022, when he was beaten in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows by Frances Tiafoe, Nadal is just 14-14, including 12-7 this year.But his overall resume is unimpeachable: a total of 209 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings and nearly 18 years’ worth of consecutive weeks in the Top 10; 92 singles titles; 1,080-227 win-loss record; just shy of $135 million in prize money.

Rafael Nadal will retire from tennis after next month's Davis Cup finals

<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce</a>&nbsp;plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX's series “Grotesquerie," landed a cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2”, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/travis-kelce-smarter-than-a-celebrity-edacd6f3504d892d64772f0d2268f3d4">hosts a new game show.</a>&nbsp;If Hollywood's calling, he'll take the meeting — with one caveat. Football comes first.

“I still love coming in to work, getting after it, and chasing championships,” said the Kansas City Chiefs tight end over Zoom. “That’s what I’ve always dreamt of doing. But in the off-season, I do like to dabble around."

He wants to see where he's most comfortable adding, “I think you'll see me continue to find my lane."

On Oct. 16, Kelce debuts as the host of “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?" on Prime Video. Adult contestants answer elementary-level questions as celebrities like comedians Ron Funches and Nikki Glaser,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lala-kent-vanderpump-rules-scandoval-c5c0a41e76149d091ef5f94854a20f3a">“Vanderpump Rules” cast member Lala Kent,</a>&nbsp;or former football player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson help with the answer. The final question is from the 6th grade and worth $100,000.

Growing up, Kelce would regularly watch game shows with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jason-kelce-eagles-swift-67e41b316db7e34305559bf4c331d124">his older brother Jason,</a>&nbsp;a former center for the Philadelphia Eagles. They were big fans of Nickelodeon's “Double Dare” and “Legends of the Hidden Temple" plus classics like “Family Feud” and “Price is Right." “When it was time for ”Jeopardy!", he says their dad, Ed, "stole the remote and took over the room."

In an interview, Kelce spoke more about the show, his first love of football — but sorry Swifties, didn't&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/chiefs-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-arrowhead-b386bd5deb5b6588f255d62068417cae">discuss his relationship with Taylor Swift.</a>&nbsp;Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

AP: What was the hardest part about hosting a game show?

KELCE: Taking control of the atmosphere was probably the biggest challenge. You have to make sure that everybody understands the rules and where they're at in the game.

AP: You're used to playing high-energy football. There is a lot of waiting on sets and repetitive takes. Was the change of pace a challenge?

KELCE: It’s a completely different world, 100%. I had to pick and choose when I had caffeine. Typically, I just drink it in the morning and I keep it going but I had to space it out throughout the day so I had the same energy all day long.

AP: Have you watched any of the episodes yet? If so, what did you think?

KELCE: I'll definitely watch but I’m actually terrified of watching myself in situations like this but I’ll turn it on to critique myself. I'm my own worst critic. I can only see the bad that I do in anything, even on the football field.

AP: Which subject on the show would you have the hardest time with?

KELCE: There’s an astronomy category. I didn’t know anything about that and I still don't. On top of that, I didn’t even know that was taught in elementary school.

AP: You co-host a popular podcast with your brother. Has that success given you more confidence as a personality, so-to-speak?

KELCE: I’ve always been genuinely myself. I think I get that from my parents and my upbringing. Just be confident in who you are, knowing that you live by good ethics, good morals, good judgment and things like that. I also had a whole lot of fun hosting “SNL” a few years ago and I think that kind of catapulted me into where I am.

AP: Who is a celebrity you’d like to see on “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?”

KELCE: My brother Jason would absolutely kill it on this show. Without a doubt if there’s one person I would recommend for it, it’s definitely Jason. He would have fun and have some creative answers even if he didn’t know the real answer.

AP: Football question. Did you ever want to play another position other than tight end?

KELCE: I’m a quarterback at heart. I can’t throw anymore but I loved having the ball in my hands every single play. Over the course of my career, I’ve found that tight end just kind of suits my athleticism and my mentality better. I’m not a guy that likes to live by a lot of rules or have a lot of parameters and you need that to be a quarterback.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728564334558.jpeg" alt="This image, released by Prime Video, shows Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on the set of a new game show "Are you Smarter Than a Celebrity." (Adam Rose/Prime Video via AP)" />
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 </figure><a href="https://apnews.com/hub/travis-kelce">Travis Kelce</a>&nbsp;plays a flirty nurse with swagger on FX's series “Grotesquerie," landed a cameo in "Happy Gilmore 2”, and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/travis-kelce-smarter-than-a-celebrity-edacd6f3504d892d64772f0d2268f3d4">hosts a new game show.</a>&nbsp;If Hollywood's calling, he'll take the meeting — with one caveat. Football comes first.“I still love coming in to work, getting after it, and chasing championships,” said the Kansas City Chiefs tight end over Zoom. “That’s what I’ve always dreamt of doing. But in the off-season, I do like to dabble around."He wants to see where he's most comfortable adding, “I think you'll see me continue to find my lane."On Oct. 16, Kelce debuts as the host of “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?" on Prime Video. Adult contestants answer elementary-level questions as celebrities like comedians Ron Funches and Nikki Glaser,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/lala-kent-vanderpump-rules-scandoval-c5c0a41e76149d091ef5f94854a20f3a">“Vanderpump Rules” cast member Lala Kent,</a>&nbsp;or former football player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson help with the answer. The final question is from the 6th grade and worth $100,000.Growing up, Kelce would regularly watch game shows with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jason-kelce-eagles-swift-67e41b316db7e34305559bf4c331d124">his older brother Jason,</a>&nbsp;a former center for the Philadelphia Eagles. They were big fans of Nickelodeon's “Double Dare” and “Legends of the Hidden Temple" plus classics like “Family Feud” and “Price is Right." “When it was time for ”Jeopardy!", he says their dad, Ed, "stole the remote and took over the room."In an interview, Kelce spoke more about the show, his first love of football — but sorry Swifties, didn't&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/chiefs-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-arrowhead-b386bd5deb5b6588f255d62068417cae">discuss his relationship with Taylor Swift.</a>&nbsp;Answers have been edited for clarity and length.<h2>AP: What was the hardest part about hosting a game show?</h2>KELCE: Taking control of the atmosphere was probably the biggest challenge. You have to make sure that everybody understands the rules and where they're at in the game.<h2>AP: You're used to playing high-energy football. There is a lot of waiting on sets and repetitive takes. Was the change of pace a challenge?</h2>KELCE: It’s a completely different world, 100%. I had to pick and choose when I had caffeine. Typically, I just drink it in the morning and I keep it going but I had to space it out throughout the day so I had the same energy all day long.<h2>AP: Have you watched any of the episodes yet? If so, what did you think?</h2>KELCE: I'll definitely watch but I’m actually terrified of watching myself in situations like this but I’ll turn it on to critique myself. I'm my own worst critic. I can only see the bad that I do in anything, even on the football field.<h2>AP: Which subject on the show would you have the hardest time with?</h2>KELCE: There’s an astronomy category. I didn’t know anything about that and I still don't. On top of that, I didn’t even know that was taught in elementary school.<h2>AP: You co-host a popular podcast with your brother. Has that success given you more confidence as a personality, so-to-speak?</h2>KELCE: I’ve always been genuinely myself. I think I get that from my parents and my upbringing. Just be confident in who you are, knowing that you live by good ethics, good morals, good judgment and things like that. I also had a whole lot of fun hosting “SNL” a few years ago and I think that kind of catapulted me into where I am.<h2>AP: Who is a celebrity you’d like to see on “Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?”</h2>KELCE: My brother Jason would absolutely kill it on this show. Without a doubt if there’s one person I would recommend for it, it’s definitely Jason. He would have fun and have some creative answers even if he didn’t know the real answer.<h2>AP: Football question. Did you ever want to play another position other than tight end?</h2>KELCE: I’m a quarterback at heart. I can’t throw anymore but I loved having the ball in my hands every single play. Over the course of my career, I’ve found that tight end just kind of suits my athleticism and my mentality better. I’m not a guy that likes to live by a lot of rules or have a lot of parameters and you need that to be a quarterback.

Acting or hosting, Kelce wants to pursue a showbiz career. But first, football

The Kansas Volleyball Association Rankings for week five of the season were released on Oct. 9. This week's rankings reflect the new 2024-25 KSHSAA classifications. Previous ranking is in parentheses.

Class 6A 1. Olathe West (3) 2. Blue Valley West (1) 3. Mill Valley (2) 4. Blue Valley North (4) 5. Washburn Rural (5) 6. Olathe South (6) 7. Wichita North (8) 8. Blue Valley Northwest (7) 9. Olathe North (NR) 10. Gardner-Edgerton (9)

Class 5A 1. Topeka Seaman (3) 2. St. James Academy (1) 3. St. Thomas Aquinas (2) 4. Blue Valley Southwest (4) 5. Andover (5) 6. Andover Central (6) 7. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7) 8. Bishop Carroll (8) 9. Great Bend (9) 10. Lansing (NR)

Class 4A 1. Topeka Hayden (1) 2. Bishop Miege (2) 3. Andale (3) 4. Clay Center (4) 5. Clearwater (5) 6. Rock Creek (6) 7. Eudora (7) 8. Holton (8) 9. Concordia (NR) 10. Tonganoxie (NR)

Class 3A 1. Beloit (1) 2. Nemaha Central (2) 3. Halstead (5) 4. Wichita Trinity (3) 5. Cheney (4) 6. Hoisington (7) 7. Silver Lake (8) 8. Hesston (6) 9. Royal Valley (9) 10. Girard (10)

Class 2A 1. Inman (1) 2. Ellinwood (2) 3. Sedgwick (3) 4. Hillsboro (4) 5. Valley Heights (5) 6. Maranatha Academy (6) 7. Moundridge (8) 8. Rossville (9) 9. Chase County (NR) 10. TMP (NR)

Class 1A, Div. I 1. Little River (1) 2. Spearville (2) 3. Centralia (3) 4. Goessel (4) 5. South Gray (5) 6. Flinthills (6) 7. South Central (8) 8. St. John (NR) 9. Rock Hills (7) 10. Clifton-Clyde (NR)

Class 1A, Div. II 1. Hanover (1) 2. Lebo (2) 3. Ingalls (3) 4. Attica (4) 5. Marais des Cygnes (5) 6. Argonia (6) 7. Beloit-St. John's (9) 8. Wheatland-Grinnell (7) 9. Wallace County (10) 10. Linn (NR)

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/9/1727225903646.jpeg" alt="Great Bend senior Cassie Ellegood" />
 <figcaption>Great Bend senior Cassie Ellegood</figcaption>
 </figure>The Kansas Volleyball Association Rankings for week five of the season were released on Oct. 9. This week's rankings reflect the new 2024-25 KSHSAA classifications. Previous ranking is in parentheses.Class 6A 1. Olathe West (3) 2. Blue Valley West (1) 3. Mill Valley (2) 4. Blue Valley North (4) 5. Washburn Rural (5) 6. Olathe South (6) 7. Wichita North (8) 8. Blue Valley Northwest (7) 9. Olathe North (NR) 10. Gardner-Edgerton (9)Class 5A 1. Topeka Seaman (3) 2. St. James Academy (1) 3. St. Thomas Aquinas (2) 4. Blue Valley Southwest (4) 5. Andover (5) 6. Andover Central (6) 7. Kapaun Mt. Carmel (7) 8. Bishop Carroll (8) 9. Great Bend (9) 10. Lansing (NR)Class 4A 1. Topeka Hayden (1) 2. Bishop Miege (2) 3. Andale (3) 4. Clay Center (4) 5. Clearwater (5) 6. Rock Creek (6) 7. Eudora (7) 8. Holton (8) 9. Concordia (NR) 10. Tonganoxie (NR)Class 3A 1. Beloit (1) 2. Nemaha Central (2) 3. Halstead (5) 4. Wichita Trinity (3) 5. Cheney (4) 6. Hoisington (7) 7. Silver Lake (8) 8. Hesston (6) 9. Royal Valley (9) 10. Girard (10)Class 2A 1. Inman (1) 2. Ellinwood (2) 3. Sedgwick (3) 4. Hillsboro (4) 5. Valley Heights (5) 6. Maranatha Academy (6) 7. Moundridge (8) 8. Rossville (9) 9. Chase County (NR) 10. TMP (NR)Class 1A, Div. I 1. Little River (1) 2. Spearville (2) 3. Centralia (3) 4. Goessel (4) 5. South Gray (5) 6. Flinthills (6) 7. South Central (8) 8. St. John (NR) 9. Rock Hills (7) 10. Clifton-Clyde (NR)Class 1A, Div. II 1. Hanover (1) 2. Lebo (2) 3. Ingalls (3) 4. Attica (4) 5. Marais des Cygnes (5) 6. Argonia (6) 7. Beloit-St. John's (9) 8. Wheatland-Grinnell (7) 9. Wallace County (10) 10. Linn (NR)

Kansas Volleyball Association rankings (week 5)

NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-lindor-mets-phillies-6b0469a8c7376bb979b7dd4fada72815">latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them,</a>&nbsp;and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber with two runners aboard to end it as New York&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-phillies-failure-7f40a2e3c521d9a44278c7ea159dfeda">finished off the rival Phillies</a>&nbsp;in Game 4 of their best-of-five Division Series, winning 3-1 to wrap up a postseason series at home for the first time in 24 years. “I want to win it all. And ours will be a team that will forever be remembered,” Lindor said, speaking in the interview room with one of his young daughters on his lap drinking from a Gatorade bottle.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux each hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and now return home for the next matchup between the NL West rivals on Friday night. The Padres won 10-2 at Dodger Stadium in Game 2 on Sunday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-dodgers-fans-a2d933ea60f974c29b4f0a0d3646f43c">when tempers flared on the field and in the stands</a>. The winner will have home-field advantage in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-mets-phillies-lindor-a8cfa664e372fee34c1717a983e40ad6">National League Championship Series against the New York Mets</a>, who eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in their NLDS.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The roof panels over the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93">Hurricane Milton</a>&nbsp;came ashore in Florida on Wednesday night, bringing wind gusts exceeding 100 mph and flooding parts of the state. It was not immediately clear if there was damage inside&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/1844216774092259808" target="_blank">Tropicana Field,</a>&nbsp;located in St. Petersburg. Television images showed the swaths that serve as the domed building’s roof were completely tattered, giving a clear line of sight to the lights that were on inside the stadium. There were only essential personnel inside the ballpark Wednesday night, all of them safe and accounted for, the Rays said. It was not being used as a shelter and no first responders were being staged there, the team said, adding that no official determination about damage can be made until the storm passes and conditions are safe.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson each scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday night in the teams’ season opener. Barbashev also had two assists, linemate Jack Eichel had four and defenseman Shea Theodore added three. Adin Hill finished with 28 saves. Mikko Rantanen had three goals, while Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev made 11 saves. Justus Annunen came in for Georgiev and stopped two of the four shots he faced.

WEDNESDAY'S SCORES Major League Baseball playoffs

NY Yankees 3, Kansas City 2&nbsp; &nbsp;(Yankees lead best-of-five series 2-1)

Detroit 3, Cleveland 0&nbsp; &nbsp; (Tigers lead series 2-1)

NY Mets 4, Philadelphia 1&nbsp; (Mets win series 3-1)

LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 0&nbsp; (Series tied 2-2)

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 </figure>NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-lindor-mets-phillies-6b0469a8c7376bb979b7dd4fada72815">latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them,</a>&nbsp;and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Edwin Díaz struck out Kyle Schwarber with two runners aboard to end it as New York&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-phillies-failure-7f40a2e3c521d9a44278c7ea159dfeda">finished off the rival Phillies</a>&nbsp;in Game 4 of their best-of-five Division Series, winning 3-1 to wrap up a postseason series at home for the first time in 24 years. “I want to win it all. And ours will be a team that will forever be remembered,” Lindor said, speaking in the interview room with one of his young daughters on his lap drinking from a Gatorade bottle.SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mookie Betts homered for the second straight night, Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres 8-0 on Wednesday night to force a deciding Game 5 in their tense NL Division Series. Will Smith and Gavin Lux each hit a two-run homer for the Dodgers, who snapped a two-game losing streak and now return home for the next matchup between the NL West rivals on Friday night. The Padres won 10-2 at Dodger Stadium in Game 2 on Sunday night,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-dodgers-fans-a2d933ea60f974c29b4f0a0d3646f43c">when tempers flared on the field and in the stands</a>. The winner will have home-field advantage in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-mets-phillies-lindor-a8cfa664e372fee34c1717a983e40ad6">National League Championship Series against the New York Mets</a>, who eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies in their NLDS.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The roof panels over the home of baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-milton-tampa-florida-08bde4b9c29460f471d43c6512821c93">Hurricane Milton</a>&nbsp;came ashore in Florida on Wednesday night, bringing wind gusts exceeding 100 mph and flooding parts of the state. It was not immediately clear if there was damage inside&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/ABC/status/1844216774092259808" target="_blank">Tropicana Field,</a>&nbsp;located in St. Petersburg. Television images showed the swaths that serve as the domed building’s roof were completely tattered, giving a clear line of sight to the lights that were on inside the stadium. There were only essential personnel inside the ballpark Wednesday night, all of them safe and accounted for, the Rays said. It was not being used as a shelter and no first responders were being staged there, the team said, adding that no official determination about damage can be made until the storm passes and conditions are safe.LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone and Victor Olofsson each scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-4 on Wednesday night in the teams’ season opener. Barbashev also had two assists, linemate Jack Eichel had four and defenseman Shea Theodore added three. Adin Hill finished with 28 saves. Mikko Rantanen had three goals, while Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev made 11 saves. Justus Annunen came in for Georgiev and stopped two of the four shots he faced.WEDNESDAY'S SCORES Major League Baseball playoffsNY Yankees 3, Kansas City 2&nbsp; &nbsp;(Yankees lead best-of-five series 2-1)Detroit 3, Cleveland 0&nbsp; &nbsp; (Tigers lead series 2-1)NY Mets 4, Philadelphia 1&nbsp; (Mets win series 3-1)LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 0&nbsp; (Series tied 2-2)

Thursday's Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium.

Stanton finished with three hits, drove in two runs and stole a base for the first time in four years for the Yankees, who will turn to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-yankees-55c69e03da0c418a922ad02831ea0610">six-time All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole on Thursday night</a>&nbsp;with a chance to reach&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">the American League Championship Series</a>.

The Royals used four relievers before Kris Bubic took over for the eighth. The left-hander struck out Austin Wells before Stanton hit his 3-1 pitch nearly 420 feet to left to give New York the lead.

The Royals tried to answer off Luke Weaver in the bottom half, getting&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-chiefs-kansas-city-patrick-mahomes-bobby-witt-25b56b7e0ed73261a13434168c102551">Bobby Witt Jr.'s first hit of the series</a>&nbsp;and a two-out single by franchise stalwart Salvador Perez. Weaver recovered to get Yuli Gurriel to fly out to end the threat, and he also handled the ninth to earn the save and cap 4 1/3 scoreless innings by the New York bullpen.

The Yankees won despite another frustrating night in the postseason for MVP front-runner Aaron Judge. He went 0 for 4 with a walk, and is now 1 for 11 with only an infield single through three games against the Royals.

It helped that the powerful Yankees drew nine walks Wednesday night, giving them 22 for the series.

It was the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-mlb-playoffs-a71e04dca396f35402287621911ad50e">first playoff game at the K in 3,268 days</a>, since the Royals beat the Mets in Game 2 of the 2015 World Series. They won their first title in 30 years a few days later in New York.

The first baseman on that Royals team, Eric Hosmer, was on hand to deliver the first pitch for a crowd that included Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

The Yankees had some good swings against Seth Lugo's dizzying array of nine pitches, but they had nothing to show for it early on.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-soto-royals-new-york-0e67745813372aaca6bc33b027b4c669">Juan Soto flew out to center in the first</a>&nbsp;on what would have been a homer in 17 ballparks. Judge followed with a liner snared by Witt at shortstop that had an exit velocity of 114 mph. And in the third, Gleyber Torres hit a ball to the warning track in right, moments after a review confirmed that his would-be RBI blooper down the line had landed foul.

The Yankees broke through in the fourth on Stanton's double — Soto came around from first to score, though he might well have been out had Witt delivered a better relay throw to the plate. And in the fifth, Soto added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.

The Royals answered with two in the fifth. Kyle Isbel got them on the board with a two-out double to left, and Michael Massey ripped a sinking liner that somehow missed Soto's glove in right for an RBI triple.

Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt was dinged for both runs on four hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings. Lugo went five for Kansas City, allowing two hits and walking four against the team that led the league in free passes this season.

UP NEXT Yankees: Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) heads back to the mound Thursday night. He allowed four runs — three earned — over five innings in the opener Saturday night but got no decision in the 6-5 win for New York.

Royals: RHP Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA) will face Cole again after pitching just four innings Saturday. He allowed three runs but was long gone by the time the Yankees scored the go-ahead run in the seventh.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium.Stanton finished with three hits, drove in two runs and stole a base for the first time in four years for the Yankees, who will turn to&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-yankees-55c69e03da0c418a922ad02831ea0610">six-time All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole on Thursday night</a>&nbsp;with a chance to reach&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/mlb">the American League Championship Series</a>.The Royals used four relievers before Kris Bubic took over for the eighth. The left-hander struck out Austin Wells before Stanton hit his 3-1 pitch nearly 420 feet to left to give New York the lead.The Royals tried to answer off Luke Weaver in the bottom half, getting&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-chiefs-kansas-city-patrick-mahomes-bobby-witt-25b56b7e0ed73261a13434168c102551">Bobby Witt Jr.'s first hit of the series</a>&nbsp;and a two-out single by franchise stalwart Salvador Perez. Weaver recovered to get Yuli Gurriel to fly out to end the threat, and he also handled the ninth to earn the save and cap 4 1/3 scoreless innings by the New York bullpen.The Yankees won despite another frustrating night in the postseason for MVP front-runner Aaron Judge. He went 0 for 4 with a walk, and is now 1 for 11 with only an infield single through three games against the Royals.It helped that the powerful Yankees drew nine walks Wednesday night, giving them 22 for the series.It was the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/yankees-royals-new-york-kansas-city-mlb-playoffs-a71e04dca396f35402287621911ad50e">first playoff game at the K in 3,268 days</a>, since the Royals beat the Mets in Game 2 of the 2015 World Series. They won their first title in 30 years a few days later in New York.The first baseman on that Royals team, Eric Hosmer, was on hand to deliver the first pitch for a crowd that included Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.The Yankees had some good swings against Seth Lugo's dizzying array of nine pitches, but they had nothing to show for it early on.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-playoffs-yankees-soto-royals-new-york-0e67745813372aaca6bc33b027b4c669">Juan Soto flew out to center in the first</a>&nbsp;on what would have been a homer in 17 ballparks. Judge followed with a liner snared by Witt at shortstop that had an exit velocity of 114 mph. And in the third, Gleyber Torres hit a ball to the warning track in right, moments after a review confirmed that his would-be RBI blooper down the line had landed foul.The Yankees broke through in the fourth on Stanton's double — Soto came around from first to score, though he might well have been out had Witt delivered a better relay throw to the plate. And in the fifth, Soto added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.The Royals answered with two in the fifth. Kyle Isbel got them on the board with a two-out double to left, and Michael Massey ripped a sinking liner that somehow missed Soto's glove in right for an RBI triple.Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt was dinged for both runs on four hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings. Lugo went five for Kansas City, allowing two hits and walking four against the team that led the league in free passes this season.UP NEXT Yankees: Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) heads back to the mound Thursday night. He allowed four runs — three earned — over five innings in the opener Saturday night but got no decision in the 6-5 win for New York.Royals: RHP Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA) will face Cole again after pitching just four innings Saturday. He allowed three runs but was long gone by the time the Yankees scored the go-ahead run in the seventh.

Stanton hits go-ahead homer in the eighth, Yankees beat Royals to take ALDS lead

 Otis-Bison football coach Marc Cowles, who will be joined by Senior's Jake Hoopingarner and Logan Maier.

- Great Bend Lady Panther volleyball coach Shelly Duvall

-"Voice of the FHSU Tigers" Gerard Wellbrock

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 </figure>-<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rOfLV09vOVE?si=XpqnGVrR78qHOMcp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> Otis-Bison football coach Marc Cowles, who will be joined by Senior's Jake Hoopingarner and Logan Maier.- Great Bend Lady Panther volleyball coach Shelly Duvall-"Voice of the FHSU Tigers" Gerard Wellbrock- Wednesday Sports Headlines- Sounds of the past 24-hours