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Victims from Salina; mom a former Topeka teacher

Three in family die in wreckBy Corey Jones

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A woman from Salina and two of her young children were killed Sat-urday afternoon in a head-on crash on Interstate 70 just west of Topeka.

The woman was a former teacher at Topeka Lutheran School.

Emergency responders from multiple jurisdictions were sum-moned shortly after 3:15 p.m. to the

scene, which was in the westbound lanes of I-70, about two miles west of S.W. Auburn Road.

On Saturday night, the Kansas Highway Patrol identified the fatali-ty victims as Laura R. Geske, 37, Joshua Geske, 8, and Joy Geske, 3.

Geske’s husband and another son — Jeffrey D. Geske, 41, and Ja-cob Geske, 3 — were taken by American Medical Response am-

bulance to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. They suffered minor injuries, the patrol said.

Jeffrey Geske is pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Salina, KSAL radio reported.

The driver of the other vehicle was identified as Steven C. Moore, 62, of Topeka.

Trooper Stephen LaRow late Sat-urday said Moore was in stable con-

dition at Stormont-Vail with serious injuries.

“Laura extolled the Gospel mes-sage in all aspects of her classroom teaching,” said Jennifer Turner, principal at Topeka Lutheran. “It is that hope that gives comfort to her former students and colleagues here at TLS. Her fine service and

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Ag chief has plan to help fill farm, ranch jobs

Work without a visa

By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman gets an earful from farmers and ranchers struggling to fill job vacancies.

It is an economic calling, he said, worthy of thinking outside of the box. The cry of desper-ation from large dairies and feedlots is that loud.

"You've got to listen to your customers," said Rodman, a veteran corporate agriculture ex-

ecutive comfortable wearing a cowboy hat in the Statehouse.

He has traveled as secretary to the U.S. terri-tory of Puerto Rico in an attempt to recruit people interested in agriculture careers in Kansas. That shows promise, but the payoff would be slow.

He also has looked to Washington, D.C. There is little optimism Congress will sort out the politics of immigration anytime soon, but Rodman met several times with officials at the

U.S. Department of Homeland Security about launching a pilot program in Kansas. The idea is to place employers and undocumented im-migrants in a special network organized by the state. It would give rise to a legal, straight-forward manner of organizing existing immi-grant labor.

It won't happen, of course, without a nod from the federal government.

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Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman is trying to obtain a waiver from the federal government that would allow illegal immigrants to work in the state’s agricultural industry, where there is a glut of unfilled jobs.

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By Andy Marso THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

A fight over the future of Rep. An-nie Tietze's Topeka district is looming with the House Redistricting Com-mittee set to convene Monday.

Rep. Annie Kuether, D-Topeka, says that fellow redistricting commit-tee member Joe Patton, R-Topeka, sprang a surprise map last week that would shift Tietze, a Democrat, northwest to a more right-leaning area.

"Everybody expects to move some," Kuether said. "But this is clearly shifting one representative's base because Joe Patton wants that district to be Republican."

Patton said that isn’t the case, that he tried to compromise with Demo-crats in his redistricting work group, but demographics limited what could be done in bringing Tietze's district in line with 2010 census data.

"The 56th District needed another 2,500 (people)," Patton said. "Regard-less of how you draw it, it's going to get more Republican. I don’t think anyone’s aiming at Tietze."

But Kuether said Patton's map goes too far. According to numbers provided by her office, Tietze's 56th District is currently about 35 percent Democratic, 36 percent Republican and 28 percent unaffiliated. She esti-mates Patton's map would put Tietze in a district that is 33 percent Demo-cratic, 41 percent Republican and 25 percent unaffiliated.

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Change in lifestyle helps depression

By Jan BilesTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

LAWRENCE — Five years ago, Ivan Pancic couldn't sleep for more than an hour at a time. The smallest problem would overwhelm him. It was a strug-gle to get out of bed and navigate through the day. His back muscles were so tight he saw a chiropractor every week.

Pancic, a triathlon athlete and long-distance runner, had been diagnosed with clinical depression. Various anti-

depressant medications and counsel-ing, however, didn't seem to have any long-lasting effect.

"I had been trying to deal with de-pression for years," he said. "I'd have brief periods of improvement."

Pancic, 38, who works in the infor-mation technology field, said he began to research depression on the Internet and discovered a book, "The Depres-sion Cure," that said making changes to

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Through The University of Kansas, triathlon athlete Ivan Pancic participated in a 14-week Therapeutic Lifestyle Change treatment program for his clinical depression. He is pictured with Chrissie Wellington, an Ironman distance champion.

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Change treatment program at The University of Kansas is recruiting individuals with depression through Feb. 15. The program is part of a research study being done at the university.

Participants who are accepted receive treatment, the services of an exercise consultant, a light box and Omega-3 supplements free of charge.

Those interested in participat-ing in the 14-week treatment program or wanting more information can contact the TLC lab at KU at (785) 864-4274 or email [email protected].

More information also can be found online at www.psych.ku.edu/tlc/.

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By Tim HrenchirThe CapiTal-Journal

The choice of a search firm to help find a long-term city manager and the photocopying of voter identification documents are among topics local governing bodies plan to take up this coming week.

The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in its cham-bers in Room B-11 of the county court-house, 200 S.E. 7th.

The Topeka City Council’s policy and finance committee will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday in the council cham-bers at 214 S.E. 8th, where the full council will then meet as its budget committee of the whole at 6 p.m.

Monday’s commission agenda in-cludes a proposed resolution spon-sored by Commission Chairman Ted Ensley that would require the county to allow any person seeking to vote by advance ballot to use a county-owned photocopying device to make one copy of an identification document at no cost.

The resolution says the Secure and Fair Elections Act passed by the 2011 Legislature requires voters to provide photo identification each time they vote. It says state law calls for officers of any subdivision of the state to allow any person seeking to vote by advance ballot to copy an identification docu-ment at no cost.

Commissioners also plan to con-sider:

n Authorizing the county parks and recreation department to negotiate a contract with Sherpa Sports LLC to manage and operate the 32nd annual Topeka Tinman Triathlon. Sherpa Sports, which ran the triathlon in 2010 and 2011, was the only company that submitted a letter of interest for provid-ing the service in 2012.

n Purchasing UpToDate, a Web-based clinical support system for Shawnee County Health Agency-Community Health Center providers. The move is expected to save clinician time, improve outcomes and lower health care costs. The county would pay $395 per provider, totaling $2,765 annually, for the service.

n Approving capital expenditures for equipment repairs and replace-

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County commission to look at proposal regarding voter iD

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The Capital-Journal is committed to accuracy in its news reports. Readers are invited to contact us at [email protected] or 295-1212 if a correction is needed. The Capital-Journal regrets any errors.

Mail theft reported

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office says an increasing amount of mail theft has been reported throughout the county.

Lt. Jay Simecka said Friday that people are removing incoming and outgoing mail from mailboxes looking for checks, credit cards, bank statements, Social Security numbers and other types of information to steal your identity or money. These individuals are forging and manufacturing checks using the victims’ identi-ties, Simecka said.

Credit cards have been stolen and are being used shortly afterward to make large purchases.

The sheriff’s office is asking residents to be aware of the increasing number of mail thefts and to take precautions to prevent from becoming victims.

Prevention tips provided by the sheriff’s office include:

n When mailing anything containing account numbers, personal information or checks, take them to your local post office or hand deliver them to your letter carrier.

n Have any items containing account numbers, personal information, credit cards or checks sent to a post office box at your local post office.

n Inform your UPS, DHL or Fed Ex driver not to leave packages at the residence when you aren’t home. This is an open invitation to burglars.

n If you go on vacation, have your neighbors collect your mail daily or ask the post office to hold your mail until you return home.

n Don’t place any mail in your mailbox overnight.

n Report mail thefts to your local law enforcement agency.

n Be cautious of suspicious vehicles and report anything suspicious to your local law enforce-ment agency.

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Medal sought for late priest

WICHITA — The Kansas congressional delegation is making its case to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta that a late Roman Catholic priest deserves a Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Korean War.

The Rev. Emil Kapaun was serving as an Army Chaplain when died in a prison camp in May 1951. His sister-in-law, Helen Kapaun, said she was encouraged by Friday’s letter from the congressio-nal delegation and hoped the honor would be forthcoming.

The Wichita Eagle reported that Panetta’s recommendation to President Barrack Obama would be one of the last steps in the process. Kapaun already has the backing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Kapaun was from the Kansas town of Pilsen. He has been classified a Servant of God by the Vatican, the first step in the process to sainthood.

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Siblings create line of swimwear for kids

By Jan BilesThe CapiTal-Journal

Topeka native Betsy Johnson was sitting on a Mexican beach in December 2009 when her older brother, Berry Wanless, began com-plaining about how difficult it was to protect his young daughter from harmful sun dam-age because she hated putting on her swim shirt.

That conversation was the spark that led the siblings to found SwimZip, a UV-protective children’s swimwear company that recently earned the Parent Tested Parent Approval Seal of Approval.

The mission of PTPA Media, which has 40,000 parent testing volunteers in North America, is to improve consumer access to quality products and services.

“They don’t pick at lot (of products), so this is a big deal,” said Johnson, 27, who now lives in Seattle and is in Topeka this week to visit her parents, Kirk and Marydorsey Wanless. “This as-sures me SwimZip is a good product, and we’re making an impact in the parenting world.”

Johnson, who graduated from Topeka High School in 2003 and earned a business and eco-nomics degree in 2007 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., said she left her job at the Boeing Business Career Foundation Pro-gram to start the company with her brother.

Wanless, 35, a Topeka High graduate who earned a history degree from Denison Univer-sity in Granville, Ohio, lives in Pittsburgh.

The first step was creating the design for their SwimZip children’s swimwear line.

“I had never done a pattern before,” said Johnson, who was a member of the Wood Val-ley Swim Team.

She began by cutting up old swim shirts, sketching and using Photoshop to tweak her ideas. The result was a full-length zipper rash guard made of a chlorine-resistant, UV-50 protective lycra-nylon fabric. The swim shirts have flat-seam stitching, loose collars, no tags and a protective zipper flap.

After the design was done, Johnson said she and her brother — whose main focus is sales, marketing and shipping — started searching for suppliers in the United States and China and chose three to create prototypes.

After choosing a supplier, they began selling the swimwear — Caribbean Dolphins for girls

and South Seas Turtle for boys — in 2009-10 from their website, www.swimzip.com.

In addition to selling clothing, Johnson said she and her brother wanted to educate parents about the dangers of sunburns and long-term sun damage to children. That goal was strengthened when she was diagnosed with skin cancer this past July.

“It’s a product to help parents,” she said. “It’s not just a cute product.”

Johnson said the SwimZip line is beginning to be stocked by stores and online boutiques and has been featured by mom-bloggers and magazines, including Holiday with Kids in Australia.

“We are looking to expand into new mar-kets,” she said, adding the company is target-ing Canada and South America.

SwimZip also has created two more designs — Beat the Heat, a red-and-white top and trunks with a baseball theme for boys, and Ruffle Me Pretty, a ruffly cranberry-and-pur-ple two-piece set for girls.

Johnson said the company also would like to expand into the adult swimwear market.

Jan Biles can be reached at (785) 295-1292

or [email protected]. Check out her northeast Kansas blog at www.cjonline.com and Facebook.

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Betsy Johnson, a Topeka native and co-founder of SwimZip, a UV-protective children’s swimwear company, holds the outfits being sold under the label. The company recently earned the Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval.

UV PROTECTION

SWIMZIPSwimZip’s UV-protective swimwear for children

can be ordered online at www.swimzip.com.The rash guards sell for $29.95 and come in

sizes ranging from 12 months to 5T.For more information about the product line,

email [email protected].

Rezoning proposal on agendaBy Tim Hrenchir

The CapiTal-Journal

Go Topeka is going to the people with its proposal to make major zon-ing changes in southern Shawnee County.

The economic development arm of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Com-merce, Go Topeka on Monday will hold the first of three open houses de-signed to educate the public about what county planning director Barry

Beagle calls “one of the biggest rezon-ing cases in Shawnee County.”

Monday’s open house will be from 4 to 7 p.m. in the library at Washburn Rural High School, 5900 S.W. 61st, where a second open house will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The final open house will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Pauline South Ele-mentary School, 7035 S.W. Morrill Road.

Beagle and Go Topeka officials plan to appear at each event to answer questions about Go Topeka’s proposal to rezone 4,135 acres containing 113 parcels of land and 38 dwellings. The land would be reclassified mostly from residential to light industrial.

The move would seek to encourage economic development and limit “large-scale, small-lot residential de-velopments that don’t really fit in this area to begin with,” county planning commissioners heard Dec. 12 from Angela Sharp, senior project engineer for Bartlett & West, which is working with Go Topeka.

The planning commission voted 7-0 that day to initiate the rezoning proposal.

Go Topeka also made a presenta-tion regarding the proposed rezoning at the Dec. 12 meeting of the Shawnee County Commission, where two

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The proposed rezoning area has been designated as the South Topeka Economic Growth Corridor in Shawnee County near Forbes Field.

Shots at house wound manBy Phil Anderson

The CapiTal-Journal

A man suffered wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening after he was shot Saturday morning outside a central Topeka residence, authorities said.

Police were called at 9:16 a.m. to a resi-dence at 1301 S.W. Lincoln on a report of a shooting. Officers who responded to the scene were unable to locate a victim.

Police later learned a person who was injured in the incident drove himself to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in a

private vehicle.Police said the incident occurred when

a man driving an unknown make white car pulled up in front of the house and started firing shots. At least four shots hit the one-story home — two struck the front door and two others hit to the left of the front door. After he fired shots from what was described as a long-barreled handgun, the man left the scene in the white car.

Police had seven orange cones placed on the brick street in front of the home marking where spent shell casings had

been found.At least four people were inside the

home at the time of the shooting, includ-ing two adults and two children, authori-ties said.

The shooter was described as a black man standing approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He was wear-ing a white hoodie, a blue do-rag and blue baseball hat on top of the do-rag.

Anyone with information on the shoot-ing may call detectives at (785) 368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at (785) 234-0007.

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Cones mark locations of spent shell casings after a shooting Saturday outside of a residence at 1301 S.W. Lincoln.

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Addicts loseKansas has a responsibility to help players

who can’t pull themselves away from casinos

GAMBLING

Gambling in Kansas is becoming much more convenient, which means becoming addicted to the action offered by casinos also is becoming more convenient.

That makes the state’s use of money that was to be dedicated to treating problem gamblers troubling, to say the least.

State law stipulates that 2 percent of the state’s revenue from gambling is to go into a fund for treatment of problem gamblers and people with equally debilitating addictions. But of $3 million expected to be generated for the Problem Gambling and Addictions Grant Fund during the current fiscal year from casinos and the lottery gambling, only $717,000 has been earmarked for that cause.

The state has diverted to Medicaid $1.3 million of the revenue that is supposed to go to the grant fund, and $900,000 is being used to fill a hole elsewhere in the state budget.

Clearly, the money isn’t being used for its intended purpose.

That must change.Kansas officials decided the state

should get into the gambling business and take a share of the profits. Now the state must fulfill its promise to help those who become incapable of pulling themselves away from the slot ma-chines and gaming tables.

Granted, the state has financial needs and Medicaid is one of the state’s most expensive programs. But problem gamblers are a growing population and the money allocated to help them shouldn’t be so readily diverted.

The Problem Gambling Coalition reports that since the state casino in Sumner County’s recent opening, calls to the statewide problem gambling hotline have doubled. The hotline received 526 calls in November and 993 in December.

A new casino in Wyandotte County will open soon, and the coalition expects a further spike in gambling addiction. That spike will only increase the existing need for more treatment of problem gamblers.

News reports show that in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, the state spent only about $8,000 on one-on-one gambling treatment.

That isn’t going to cut it.The state made its first foray into

gambling in the 1980s when Kansans approved, all in the same year, open saloons, pari-mutuel wagering at horse and greyhound race tracks, and the lottery.

Consequently, casino gambling appeared in Missouri and Kansas was required to negotiate with its American Indian tribes to allow reservation casinos. Tribal casinos also opened in Oklahoma. The horse and dog racing tracks couldn’t compete with the casinos and all are closed now.

But Kansas, during former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ administration, decided to get into the casino game by allowing four destination casinos in different areas of the state. Two of those casinos are open, one in Dodge City and one in Sumner County, and one in Wyandotte County is close to opening.

The law allows a fourth casino in southeast Kansas, but it doesn’t appear one will be built there anytime soon.

Some Kansans view the casinos as entertainment and risk only a predeter-mined amount. Wealthy gamblers may risk more, but most also have an established threshold for losses. Many people, however, can’t step away from the action. They are the gambling addicts that often risk everything they have.

Now that Kansas has made casino gambling convenient, it must make treatment much more convenient.

United Way changesUnited Way of Greater Topeka has been

refining its focus for nearly 30 years. We moved from funding agencies, to funding programs, to funding outcomes-based programs. Volunteers and donors were looking for ways to overcome the ever-increasing number of people relying on social services. Just raising money wasn’t enough. The current process is another step in refining our focus. United Way will measure its success by the change created, not just by the amount of money raised.

Volunteers from across our community developed a road map to create sustain-able change in education, income and health, while still addressing basic needs — food, shelter, safety from domestic violence, rent/utility assistance and access to health care. United Way is uniquely positioned to help the commu-nity address basic needs and closely examine how to lead measurable changes in community conditions, which ultimately reduce reliance on social services.

This change came after years of deliberation and careful consideration. United Way leadership, both volunteer and staff, were in regular communication with organizations and individuals about what the future could look like. In 2009, we eliminated fundraising restrictions and made funding commitments for 2010 and 2011, allowing organizations to plan for their future. Impact Councils, made up of volunteers, businesses and nonprofit organizations, spent thousands of hours developing 10-year goals and strategies. With the approval of the board, United Way is positioned to help ensure children start school ready to learn and stay on grade level; more families have the opportunity to be financially stable; and our community will be healthier.

Nonprofit organizations from across the community determined how their work aligned with our 10-year goals and strategies, and also whether they would apply for funding. Some chose not to apply and others, new to the United Way process, joined in our efforts. There are partners, like the schools, that are not receiving funding, but are definitely

critical to our collaborative work.This is an exciting beginning in the next

phase of United Way and our ability to make a difference. Our roadmap has many opportunities to join in the work of community change, whether as a funded partner, a volunteer, a voice for change or a financial supporter.

We are thankful for the past commu-nity support and encourage you to join us in creating positive sustainable change in our community. For more information, visit our website, www.unitedwaytopeka.org.

SCOTT GRIFFITH, Chairman, board of directors,

MIRIAM KREHBIEL, President, CEO, United Way,

Topeka

Tweet alternativeA high school girl recently made a

derogatory tweet about our governor. Many people were shocked by the lack of respect and decorum.

I might think our entire state govern-ment is peopled by a bunch of reaction-ary, ultra-conservative, self-righteous, hypocritical nincompoops, but I would hesitate to say that in public.

My advice to that girl would be that if you don’t have anything nice to tweet, send it to the newspaper.

ARMAND WAY, Topeka

Education fundingThe current proposal from the

governor’s office to change education funding is misguided. It was also as predictable as the efforts by past gover-nors and inept legislators to throw money at a problem they can’t even describe.

The situation is a continuation of the political games that have gripped Kansas and the nation for a very long time. Those games will continue because the average citizen will not demand answers and actions from an increasingly incompetent state government.

If that seems a bit strident, it’s because the proposal to change education funding exposes a level of incompetence equal to that of the past administrations in their

efforts to increase funding. They didn’t know how much was needed or why and this administration doesn’t seem to either. Before any changes in funding for public education in Kansas are implemented, this administration needs to initiate an audit of the state department of educa-tion. Review that department from top to bottom and find out what money is being spent on, how much money is being spent, who is spending it and why those people are even employed there. It appears that a very substantial percentage of the money provided for public education is going somewhere other than into classrooms. Why is that? Who’s spending it and on what? Do we really need an education department that is as big as this one and why?

Before the governor and Legislature cut spending or increase it, they should find out where the money is going. It’s ours and, even though they’re supposed to be able to, they can’t tell us where they’re spending it or why.

JOE BULLARD, Mayetta

Managed care caseI disagree with the Gov. Sam Brown-

back’s proposal to include the care of the developmentally disabled in Medicaid managed care.

I will disclose that I have a very personal interest. My brother is a multiply disabled adult who has been in Kansas institutions and community care since he was 9. He is now receiving the best care he has ever had. He is in a community-based home administered by DSNWK in Russell. He is clean, safe, nutritiously fed, engaged in crafts and even employed for a few hours a week as a janitor’s assistant.

These may seem like insignificant achievements. They are not. He has been in situations where some or all of those conditions were missing.

For good reasons, other states have exempted the developmentally disabled from this major change.

I am asking, please Kansas, safeguard the future of my brother and others like him.

DEEANNA CAVINEE, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Gingrich doesn’t have nomination just yetAn Illinois lawyer who had a way with

words once characterized a particular argument as weaker than soup made from the shadow of a pigeon that died of starvation. The argument for Mitt Romney benefiting from South Carolina’s voting is almost as weak as Lincoln’s soup, but here it is:

In the physics of politics, actions generate reactions. Granted, Newt Gingrich carried 43 of the state’s 46 counties, and at least six of the seven congressional districts, now leads in delegates, and his colorful personal life did not prevent him from decisively beating Romney among the women of a culturally conservative state.

But Sunday morning, from coast to coast, Republican candidates for Congress, governorships and other offices awakened to a sobering thought: They could be

running next autumn with Gingrich — whose current approval rating nationally in a Jan. 12-14 Fox News and Opinion

Dynamics poll was 27 percent favorable, 56 percent unfavor-able — atop the ticket. They have nothing to fear so much as an absence of fear about this. With Gingrich defining the GOP brand, the Republicans’ dream — unified government: a trifecta of holding the House, winning the Senate and the White House — might become

three strikes and they are out.Just 11 days after finishing fourth in New

Hampshire, Gingrich’s pugnacity in two debates enraptured South Carolinians, especially when he waxed indignant about the supposition that the risk-taking in his personal life — e.g., having an affair during an indignation festival against Bill Clinton — is pertinent to his fitness for the

presidency. Gingrich encourages Republi-can voters to believe he should be nominated because he would do best in the (at most) three debates with Barack Obama. So, because Gingrich might sparkle during 4 1/2 hours of debates, he should be given four years of control of nuclear weapons? Odd.

When the Republican nomination contest commenced, two assumptions were that Romney’s strength would be his private-sector resume, and that his principal problems would be his religion and his authorship of Massachusetts’ health care mandate. The mandate, however, has receded as an issue since Romney noted that Gingrich was for a mandate before he was against it. And many “values voters” who consider Mormonism somehow suspect seem to regard it as not very important, no more important than Gingrich’s serial monoga-my, and less important than Romney’s

largest problem, which is, remarkably, his resume.

The first presidential candidate from the economy’s now deeply unpopular financial sector, Romney is suffering because this sector’s arcane practices and instruments seem to many people, as indecipherable things often do, sinister.

Life has been good to Romney, who now must quickly demonstrate authenticity, even if he needs to synthesize it. Actually, he does not need to. He speaks well, which is to say with infectious passion, about the dangers of the other party’s dependency agenda and the entitlement mentality it cultivates.

Some Romney aides have complacently expected enthusiasm for him to be a consequence rather than a cause of his victories. But there is too much space between his victories: The last ones before New Hampshire this month were 47 months ago.

Actually, losing in South Carolina could be a partial blessing if it banishes from his campaign and from Republican voters’ minds the dispiriting, eat-your-spinach idea that electability is the best reason for nominating him.

Gingrich thinks South Carolina has catapulted him toward irresistible victory. There remain, however, 53 more delegate-selection processes. Busy as an intellectual beaver having big ideas by the bushel, Gingrich has neglected some mundane matters, such as getting on the Virginia and Missouri ballots.

Should Prometheus have to sweat such tiresome details? Yes, because the nominating process in this complex continental nation usefully foreshadows the challenges of governing such a nation.

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ST. LOUIS — Looking around at the tens of thousands of people waving American flags and cheering, Army Maj. Rich Radford was moved that so many braved a cold January wind Saturday in St. Louis to honor people like him: Iraq War veterans.

The parade, borne out of a simple conver-sation between two St. Louis friends a month ago, was the nation’s first big welcome-home for veterans of the war since the last troops were withdrawn from Iraq in December.

“It’s not necessarily overdue, it’s just the right thing,” said Radford, a 23-year Army vet-eran who walked in the parade.

Radford was among about 600 veterans who walked along downtown streets lined with rows of people clapping and holding signs with messages that included “Welcome Home” and “Thanks to our Service Men and Women.”

NATIONETTA JAMES REMEMBERED AS TRI-

UMPHANT TRAILBLAZER: Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday in Gardena, Calif. attended by friends, family members and fans as a woman who triumphed against all odds to break down cultural and musical barri-ers in a style that was unfailingly honest.

The Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized James in a rousing speech, describing her remarkable rise from poverty and pain to become a woman whose music became an enduring anthem for weddings and commercials.

Perhaps most famously, President Barack Obama and the first lady shared their first inau-gural ball dance to a version of a James song sung by Beyonce. Sharpton on Saturday opened his remarks by reading a statement from the president.

BLOOD FOUND AT HOME WHERE TOD-DLER WAS LAST SEEN: Investigators have been analyzing blood found in the basement of a Maine home where a missing toddler was last seen six weeks ago, an official said Saturday.

The blood was found early in the investiga-tion into Ayla Reynolds’ disappearance from her father’s home in Waterville, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said. The state crime laboratory has been running tests on it since then, but it was unclear when results would be available.

Ayla’s father, Justin DiPietro, reported her missing Dec. 17. He had put her to bed the night before in the home he shares with his mother and said she wasn’t there the next morning.

OBAMA WANTS SENATORS TO CHANGE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS: Presi-dent Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hop-ing to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants

to bar lawmakers from profiting from their ser-vice.

In his radio and Internet address Saturday, Obama said many people he met during his five-state tour after his State of the Union ad-dress were optimistic but remained unsure “that the right thing will get done in Washing-ton this year, or next year, or the year after that.”

The president reiterated his calls for govern-ment reform made in Tuesday’s address, saying he wants the Senate to pass a rule that requires a yes-or-no vote for judicial and public service nominations after 90 days. Many of the nomi-nees, he said, carry bipartisan support but get held up in Congress for political reasons.

WORLDPRIVATE INVESTORS NEAR DEAL ON

GREEK DEBT: Greece and investors who have bought its bonds have reached a tentative deal to significantly reduce the country’s debt and pave the way for it to receive a much-needed $172 billion bailout.

Negotiators for the investors announced the tentative agreement Saturday and said it could become final this coming week.

Under the agreement, the $272 billion worth of Greek bonds that investors own would be ex-changed for new bonds worth 60 percent less. That will help Greece remain solvent and avoid a potentially devastating blow to Europe’s al-ready-weakened financial system.

Private investors would receive new bonds whose face value is half of the existing bonds.

ARAB LEAGUE HALTS OBSERVER MIS-SION IN SYRIA: The Arab League halted its observer mission Saturday in Syria because of escalating violence that killed nearly 100 people the past three days as pro-Assad forces battled dissident soldiers in a belt of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus in the most intense fighting yet so close to the capital.

The rising bloodshed has added urgency to new attempts by Arab and Western countries to find a resolution to the 10 months of violence

that according to the United Nations has killed at least 5,400 people as Bashar al-Assad seeks to crush persistent protests demanding an end to his rule.

The United Nations is holding talks on a new resolution on Syria and next week will discuss an Arab peace plan aimed at ending the crisis.

CUBA COMMUNIST PARTY EYES TERM LIMITS AT GATHERING: Cuba’s Communist Party opened a two-day conference Saturday in Havana to hold an internal debate on the future of the party, the possibility of political term lim-its and perhaps even a change at the top.

The closed-door gathering is a follow-up to last April’s historic party summit where dele-gates green-lighted fledgling reforms, opening up long-shut doors of economic opportunity.

But while the government has essentially fol-lowed through on its economic promises — things like liberalizing home and car sales, ex-panding private-sector activity, and offering loans to support farmers, entrepreneurs and homeowners — expectations were low that this weekend would yield any blockbuster an-nouncements beyond what officials have al-ready hinted at.

26 KILLED IN FIRE AT LIMA REHABILI-TATION CENTER: A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Peru’s capital Saturday, killing 26 people and critically injuring six as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue resi-dents locked inside.

The “Christ is Love” center for drug and alco-hol addicts in Lima was unlicensed and over-crowded and its residents were apparently kept inside “like prisoners,” Health Minister Alberto Tejada told The Associated Press.

Six men rescued from the building were hos-pitalized in critical condition, said Peru’s fire chief, Antonio Zavala, adding that most of the victims died of asphyxiation. All of the victims appeared to be male.

Compiled by Craig White from wire reports

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LOS ANGELES — A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of

Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her.

Moore was “semi-conscious, barely,” according

to a female caller on the recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.

The woman tells emergency operators that Moore, 49, had smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and that she had been “having issues lately.”

“Is she breathing normal?” the operator asked.

“No, not so normal. More kind of shaking, convulsing, burning up,” the friend said.

Another woman was next to Moore as the dispatcher asked if she was responsive.

“Demi, can you hear me?” she asked. “Yes, she’s squeezing hands. She can’t speak.”

When the operator asked what Moore ingested or smoked, the friend replied, but the answer was redacted.

Asked if Moore took the substance intentionally or not, the woman said Moore ingested it on purpose but the reaction was accidental.

The operator asked the friend if this has happened before.

“I don’t know,” she said. “There’s been some stuff recently that we’re all just finding out.”

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the area. Obituaries on Pages 6, 7B.Mary Cass/OnagaJohn DeBacker/TopekaMarvin Dyck/TopekaClara Jaramillo/TopekaNancy Jernigan/Kansas CityMargaret Johnston/TopekaNorma Lawson/Rhinelander, Wis.Joseph Marti/SabethaMiguel Padilla/TopekaMaurice Paslay/Vacaville, Calif.Christopher Reyner/GrantvillePaul Scherdin/Topeka

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archbishop of Canterbury, was slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II.

1845 — Texas was admitted as the 28th state.

1851 — The first Young Men’s Christian Association in the United States was founded in Boston.

1890 — The Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them.

1916 — Grigory Rasputin, the so-called “Mad Monk” who had wielded great influence with Czar Nicholas II, was killed by a group of Russian noblemen in St. Petersburg.

1940 — During World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.”

BirthdaysActress Mary Tyler Moore ............ 75Actor Jon Voight .......................... 73Singer Marianne Faithfull ............ 64Actress Patricia Clarkson ............ 52Actor Jude Law ........................... 39Actor Diego Luna ........................ 32

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members of the public spoke.Montara resident Mike Bradley

questioned the need for the rezon-ing. Dale Carls, who owns about 550 acres used for agricultural purposes in the far southern part of the area involved, spoke against the rezoning of his property.

Beagle responded that changes to the current plan, including revisions to the boundaries of the area to be rezoned, could be made during the rezoning process.

The area being considered for re-zoning has been designated as the South Topeka Economic Growth Corridor.

It is bounded roughly by Inter-state 470 on the north, S.W. 93rd Street on the south, S.W. Burlingame Road on the west and Forbes Field on the east.

Beagle said 97.5 percent of the area has a “residential reserve dis-trict” zoning designation. About

one-half of 1 percent is zoned heavy industrial and nearly 2 percent has planned unit development zoning.

Go Topeka’s proposal calls for most of the area to be rezoned as light industrial, though 232 acres would be zoned for office and in-dustrial use and 325 for commercial use.

The planning commission plans to hold three public hearings on the proposed rezoning at 6 p.m. Feb. 13, Feb. 20 and Feb. 22 in the cafeteria at Washburn Rural Middle School, 5620 S.W. 61st.

“Although anyone can offer testi-mony at any of the three hearings, each hearing will be dedicated to a different group of properties,” Beagle said.

Planning commissioners are ex-pected to then make a recommen-dation regarding whether the county commission, which is expected to consider the proposed rezoning in late March, should approve it.

“The planning commission will

not be offering a recommendation until they are satisfied that every-one has had the opportunity to of-fer public comment and they have adequate opportunity to sift through all the information to offer a recommendation to the county commission,” Beagle said. “Even though the planning commission initiated the zoning process, they are free to make any concluding recommendation they deem ap-propriate, including a recommen-dation of disapproval.”

Marsha Sheahan, vice president of public relations for the chamber, said the upcoming open houses will enable the public to visit separate “stations,” which will each focus on a specific geographic location within the area being proposed for rezon-ing.

“They can visit just ‘their’ area, or all the areas,” Sheahan said.

Doug Kinsinger, president and CEO of Go Topeka and the chamber, noted that Mars Chocolate North

America, Home Depot Rapid De-ployment Center, Target, Bimbo Bak-eries/Allen Foods, Frito-Lay and Co-ca-Cola all made capital investments and have brought, or are bringing, job growth to the area involved.

Those businesses are located on properties that are already zoned appropriately and aren’t part of the land being considered for rezoning.

“The intent in identifying the South Topeka Economic Growth Corridor and establishing appropri-ate zoning classifications within the area is to proactively plan for the fu-ture with sites that are attractive to companies within the global busi-ness market that may be interested in investing their capital dollars by locating or expanding in Shawnee County,” Kinsinger said.

Zoning wouldn’t change for some of the area involved, includ-ing Montara.

Tim Hrenchir can be reached at (785) 295-1184

or [email protected].

Rezoning: Open houses slated to inform public


ment totaling $1,751.38 at the Kan-sas Expocentre. The money would pay to make repairs to a walk-in beer cooler and domestic hot water line and replace a failed hockey net winch/motor combination.

The city council’s policy and fi-nance committee Tuesday will dis-cuss and potentially make a recom-mendation on a proposal sponsored by Councilwoman Denise Everhart targeted at enabling the city to better monitor the solvency of its health in-surance plan and make city employ-

ees a part of the process.The proposal would institute an

employee group health insurance plan and employee group health in-surance fund and create a health care advisory committee.

Council members discussed what they considered to be flaws with the proposal before they voted 8-1 last week, with Everhart dissenting, to send it to the policy and finance committee. The committee consists of Councilmen Bob Archer, John Al-cala and Chad Manspeaker.

The council isn’t required to hold a regular meeting Tuesday because

it will be the fifth Tuesday of the month. City ordinance calls for the council to meet only on the first four Tuesdays of each month.

However, the council plans to hold a meeting Tuesday of its budget committee of the whole, which in-tends to discuss the council’s goals and priorities as it crafts a 2013 city budget using the “balanced score-card” process being put in place by interim city manager Dan Stanley.

The council then plans to hold a committee of the whole meeting fol-lowing the budget committee meet-ing to discuss the choice of an execu-

tive search firm to help the council with the hiring process for a long-term city manager.

The council might make a recom-mendation Tuesday on what firm to hire, Stanley indicated Friday in his weekly report to the council.

A copy of the Feb. 7 city council meeting agenda that accompanied Stanley’s report indicated the city governing body at that meeting is to hear the first reading of a proposal to raise city water, wastewater and stormwater utility rates. Details about the proposed rate hikes weren’t provided.

Council: Health insurance focus of proposal

Legislative action on KBA audit unclear

By John MilburnTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Legislative leaders say the find-ings of a forensic audit suggest little need for significant changes in the laws governing the Kansas Biosci-ence Authority, if any.

The review by BKD Forensic and Valuation Services found instances of destruction of documents, misuse of funds and questioned the man-

agement style of former president and CEO Tom Thornton. The audit also highlighted how the agency, created in 2004 to invest state funds in emerging bioscience companies, spent its money on an $18 million office building, consultants and re-lated expenses.

House Speaker Mike O’Neal said that he didn’t see where the audit found “systemic or structural” prob-lems with the KBA that would merit scrapping the authority and starting over.

“The problems seem to be with the head guy, who’s now gone. It didn’t really identify, in my view, a lot of structural or systemic prob-lems that would affect the board,”

O’Neal, a Hutchinson Republican, said Friday.

Thornton resigned April 13, 2011, two days after the audit began. He now works for the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and has repaid the KBA some $4,600 for an airline ticket, an oil painting and overpayment for a car allowance.

Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has called the audit’s findings “trou-bling” but hasn’t suggested what changes should be made, leaving that to legislators. He has said the KBA should refrain from making additional expenditures and invest-ments in companies until legislators make a final decision.

The administration is withhold-

ing some $22 million in approved state funds owed to the KBA for op-erations in the current fiscal year.

Democratic leaders agreed with O’Neal that the problems seemed to stem from Thornton’s activities dur-ing his tenure as chairman.

“We found some things that are disturbing. We found some good guidance for the organization go-ing forward, but I think what this comes back to and what I think this has been all along is the governor’s desire to have full control over the Kansas Bioscience Authority,” said House Minority Leader Paul Davis, a Lawrence Democrat.

Brownback will have two ap-pointments to make to the 11-mem-

ber board this spring as two mem-bers end their terms. He already has his secretary of commerce on the board, a voting member, and a member of the Kansas Board of Re-gents who served on his transition team, who is a nonvoting member.

Legislators held three days of hearings on the audit, and the chair-men of the House and Senate com-merce committees have promised additional discussions in the com-ing weeks.

“Tom Thornton is no longer here,” said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, a Democrat from Topeka. “If there have to be criminal prosecutions that have to take place, so be it. Let’s move on.”

O’Neal said the board of direc-tors was responsible for approving expenses and providing oversight of Thornton and other top officials.

“The fact of the matter is that board essentially is no longer there,” O’Neal said. “The process that’s in place statutorily now for appoint-ments to the board would seem to me to argue that any of those prob-lems will be corrected through the normal process, rather than whole-sale changes.”

The Johnson County District At-torney’s office is also investigating the KBA, including a review of its documents. No charges have been filed against Thornton as a result of the audit’s findings.

Agency’s problems seemed to be with ‘the head guy,’ O’Neal says

Curtis House a Topeka gemBy Corey Jones

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

When Don and Nova Cottrell purchased the old Curtis House at S.W. 11th and Topeka Boulevard

about 18 years ago they had no idea what they were getting.

The two learned of Charles Curtis’

captivating history after their buy and realized they would be reno-vating the structure, which had been slated for demolition, not just for themselves but the for commu-nity and future generations, as well.

“I don’t think you could build anything like this today,” Nova Cot-trell said Saturday afternoon.

She was helping lead a tour in-side the nearly 135-year-old house in celebration of the former U.S. vice president’s birthday.

The Charles Curtis House Muse-um, 1101 S.W. Topeka Blvd., is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays to tour at no cost.

The open house showing Satur-

day commemorated Curtis’ 152nd birthday.

Nova Cottrell drew attention to the house’s windows and wood-work as she spoke with visitors.

Sheldon Weaton, of Olathe, said he found out about the Curtis

House on the Internet and came to see it.

“It’s fabulous,” he said.Patricia Bonine, who was with

Weaton, lives in Topeka but also was a first-time visitor.

“It’s just amazing to me that I’ve

never been through it before,” she said.

Curtis, among many things, was the first and only Native American elected to the vice presidency. Nova Cottrell said Curtis owned the house for about 30 years.

Curtis was born Jan. 25, 1860, and died Feb. 8, 1936, at age 76. Curtis also was a U.S. senator from Kansas.

Nova Cottrell said she enjoys tell-ing the history of the man as much as showing off his old house.

Particularly, she likes telling how Curtis was self educated with only one year of high school. Without formal education, she said, Curtis was able to attain his law degree by age 21.

Nova Cottrell said she and her husband are on the final lap of the 18 years of renovations made to the property. She hopes the last stages will be concluded in November.

“This house had to be saved for future generations,” she said.

Corey Jones can be reached at (785) 295-5612 or corey.jones@

cjonline.com. Follow him on Twitter @JonesingToWrite.

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Dorothy Priddy, left, shows Patricia Bonine and Sheldon Weaton a quilt that Priddy pieced together from fabric that had been made by Charles Curtis’ wife, Annie.

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Appeals court upholds sentence in resale store case

By Robert BoczkiewiczSPECIAL TO THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

DENVER — An appeals court has upheld an eight-year prison sen-tence for a woman who, with her husband, operated resale stores in Topeka and Lawrence.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap-peals concluded Carrie Marie Neighbors was properly convicted and sentenced for knowingly buy-ing stolen property and reselling it on the Internet for a profit.

Her husband, Guy Neighbors, is scheduled to go on trial later this year in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan. They operated Yellow House stores at 1835 N.W. Topeka Blvd. and in Lawrence.

They were indicted in 2007 by a federal grand jury after an under-cover investigation by Lawrence po-lice. Searches in 2005 and 2006 of the Lawrence store and the Neigh-bors’ home turned up large quanti-ties of stolen bicycles, jeans, camer-

as and other goods.Several people testified they stole

the merchandise, sometimes at the suggestion of Carrie Neighbors, and told her it was stolen when they sold it to her. The scheme started in the late 1990s.

Guy Neighbors’ trial was delayed due to an issue of whether he was mentally competent to stand trial.

The Denver-based appeals court issued it 21-page decision Thurs-day.

DAILY RECORDBirths

St. FrancisChristopher Gunn and Anne Vetter, Topeka, boy, Jan. 27.

Stormont-VailRonald and Deborah Robinson, Topeka, boy, Jan. 19.Ryan Salts and Katie Raab, Topeka, boy, Jan. 25.Joe and Jessica Anderson, Oskaloosa, boy, Jan. 28.Jeffrey and Jenna Ellis, Carbondale, girl, Jan. 28.

PetsThe following animals have been brought to the Helping

Hands Humane Society, 2625 N.W. Rochester Road. The telephone number is 233-7325.Cats

Female, tortoiseshell, age unknown, found in the 3600 block of S.E. 6th.

Male, chocolate, 1 year old, found in the 1600 block of S.W. Central Park Avenue.

Black, sex and age unknown, found in the 1100 block of N.E. Arter.

Five, various colors and ages, found in the 4300 block of N.E. Seward.

Orange tabby, sex and age unknown, found in the 3600 block of S.E. 6th.Dogs

Female Labrador retriever, chocolate, 1 year old, found at US-75 highway and 65th Street.

Male Labrador retriever mix, tan with white, 6 years old, found at US-75 highway and 65th Street.

Male Labrador retriever, chocolate, 5 months old, found in the 7300 block of S.W. 23rd.

One male, one female, Labrador retreivers, black with white, 6 months old, found in the 5300 block of S.E. Adams.

Kansas River stageThe Kansas River stage in Topeka was 4.78 feet at 7:30

p.m. Saturday.

Domino’s robbedBy Corey Jones

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Police were looking Saturday night for a man who held up a cen-tral Topeka pizza business at knife-point.

Topeka police Lt. Steve Purney said officers responded at 2:11 p.m. to Domino’s Pizza, S.W. 8th and To-peka Boulevard, on a report of an armed robbery.

Purney said a black man about 5-feet, 8-inches tall wearing a blue zip-up hoodie walked into the busi-ness and “displayed a knife.” The ca-shier gave the man an undisclosed

amount of cash.No injuries were reported.The man then fled southbound

on foot in alley behind Domino’s, Purney said. The man was described as weighing about 180 pounds and had a cursive writing tattoo on the right side of his neck. He also had on red, white and gray Nike shoes.

Anyone with information can contact detectives at 368-9400 or Crime Stoppers at 234-0007.

Corey Jones can be reached at (785) 295-5612 or corey.jones@

cjonline.com. Follow him on Twitter @JonesingToWrite.

Huguenots class slatedThe Capital-Journal

Debra Stufflebean, executive di-rector of the Shepherd’s Center of Topeka, will teach a class on the Hu-guenots from 10:40 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 24 as part of the center's Adven-tures in Learning! program, accord-ing to a news release.

Stufflebean's most recent novel, "A French Huguenot Legacy," is based on her heritage as a descen-

dant of Protestants who fled from France in the 17th century in the hope of finding religious freedom in America. The cost is $25, which pays for class choices for all four Fridays and four brunches. First-time guests can attend one Friday for free.

Registrations can be made by calling the office at (785) 267-0248 or visiting the center’s website at www.shepherdscentertopeka.org.

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How much is Romney worth?

By Connie CassTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you are in Romney territory.

He would be among the richest presidents in American history if elected — probably in the top four.

He couldn’t top George Wash-ington who, with nearly 60,000 acres and more than 300 slaves, is considered the big daddy of presi-dential wealth. After that, it gets complicated, depending how you rate Thomas Jefferson’s plantation, Herbert Hoover’s millions from mining or John F. Kennedy’s share of the vast family fortune, as well as the finer points of factors like infla-tion adjustment.

But it is safe to say the Roosevelts had nothing on Romney, and the Bushes are nowhere close.

The former Massachusetts gov-ernor has disclosed only the broad outlines of his wealth, putting it somewhere from $190 million to $250 million. That easily could make him 50 times richer than Obama, who falls in the still-impressive-to-most-of-us range of $2.2 million to $7.5 million.

“I think it’s almost hard to concep-tualize what $250 million means,” said Shamus Khan, a Columbia University sociologist who studies the wealthy. “People say Romney made $50,000 a day while not work-ing last year. What do you do with all that money? I can’t even imagine spending it. Well, maybe ... ”

Of course, an unbelievable boat-load of bucks is just one way to think of Romney’s net worth, and the 44 U.S. presidents make up a pretty small pond for him to swim in. Put alongside America’s 400 or so bil-lionaires, Romney wouldn’t make a ripple.

So here is a look where Romney’s riches rank — among the most flush Americans, the White House con-tenders and the rest of us:

n Within the 1 percent:“Romney is small potatoes com-

pared with the ultrawealthy,” said Jeffrey Winters, a political scientist at Northwestern University who studies the nation’s elites.

After all, even in the rarefied world of the top 1 percent, there is a big difference between life at the top and at the bottom.

A household needs to bring in roughly $400,000 per year to make the cut. Romney and his wife, Ann, have been making 50 times that — more than $20 million a year. In 2009, only 8,274 federal tax filers had income above $10 million. Romney is solidly within that elite 0.006 of a percent of all U.S. taxpayers.

Congress is flush with million-aires. Only a few are in the Romney realm, including Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, who was the Demo-cratic presidential nominee in 2004. Kerry’s ranking would climb much higher if the fortune of his wife, Te-

resa Heinz, were counted. She is the widow of Sen. John Heinz, heir to the Heinz ketchup fortune.

Further up the ladder, top hedge fund managers can pocket $1 bil-lion or more in a single year.

At the top of the wealth pile sits Bill Gates, worth $59 billion, accord-ing to Forbes magazine’s estimates.

n As a potential president:Romney clearly stands out here.

America’s super rich generally don’t jockey to live in the White House. A few have toyed with the idea, most notably New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whom Forbes ranks as the 12th-richest American, worth $19.5 billion. A lesser billionaire, Ross Perot, bankrolled his own third-party campaigns in 1992 and 1996.

Many presidents weren’t particu-larly well-off, especially 19th cen-tury leaders, such as Abraham Lin-coln, James Buchanan and Ulysses S. Grant. Nor was the 33rd president, Harry Truman.

“These things ebb and flow,” said sociologist Khan. “It’s not the case that all presidents were al-ways rich.”

A few former chief executives died in debt, including Thomas Jefferson, ranked in a Forbes study as the third-wealthiest president.

Comparing the landlocked wealth of early Americans, such as Washington, Jefferson and James Madison, with today’s millionaires is tricky, even setting aside the lack of documentation and economic changes over two centuries.

Research by 24/7 Wall St., a news and analysis website, esti-mated Washington’s wealth at the equivalent of $525 million in 2010 dollars.

Yet Washington had to bor-row money to pay for his trip to New York for his inauguration in 1789, according to Dennis Pogue, vice president for preservation at Mount Vernon, Washington’s Vir-ginia estate. His money was tied up in land, reaping only a modest cash income after farm expenses.

“He was a wealthy guy, there’s no doubt about it,” Pogue said, and probably among the dozen richest Virginians of his time. But, “the wealthiest person in America then was nothing in comparison to what these folks are today.”

n How does Romney stand next to a regular Joe?

He is roughly 1,800 times richer.The typical U.S. household was

worth $120,300 in 2007, according to the Census Bureau’s most recent data, although that number is sure to have dropped since the reces-sion. A typical family’s income is $50,000.

Calculations from 24/7 Wall St. of the peak lifetime wealth (or peak so far) of Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jim-my Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama add up to a total $128 million — while Romney re-ports assets of up to $250 million.

If you consider only those presi-dents’ assets while in office, with-out millions earned later from speeches and books, their com-bined total would be substantially lower, and Romney’s riches would leave the pack even further be-hind.

Candidate would rank among richest presidents

Brazil expands bikinis for plus-sized womenBy Jenny Barchfield


RIO DE JANEIRO — Tall and tan and young and chunky?

The Girl From Ipanema has put on a few pounds, and for many sunbathers on Brazil’s beaches the country’s iconic itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikini just doesn’t suffice anymore.

A growing number of bikini man-ufacturers have woken up to Brazil’s thickening waistline and are reach-ing out to the ever-expanding ranks of heavy women with new plus-sized lines.

That is nothing short of a revolu-tion in this most body-conscious of nations, where overweight ladies long had little choice but to hit the beach in comely ensembles of over-sized T-shirts and biker shorts.

“It used to be bikinis were only in tiny sizes that only skinny girls

could fit into. But not everyone is built like a model,” said Elisangela Inez Soares as she sunbathed on Copacabana beach, her oiled-up curves packed into a black size 12 bikini.

“Finally, it seems like people are beginning to realize that we’re not all Gisele,” said the 38-year-old mother of four, referring to willowy Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bund-chen.

Clothing designer Clarice Rebe-latto said her own swimwear-hunt-ing travails prompted her to found Lehona, an exclusively plus-sized beachwear line.

“Honestly, the problem went way beyond just bikinis. In Brazil, it used to be that if you were even a little chunky, finding any kind of clothes in the right size was a real problem,” said Rebelatto, herself a size 10. “And I thought, ‘I’m actu-

ally not even that big compared to a lot of women out there, so if I have problems, what are they doing?’ ”

Since its launch in 2010, the line has become a hit.

In brash leopard spots and flow-er prints not meant for wallflowers, the label’s 14 bikini styles aren’t what you would normally associ-ate with plus-sized swimsuits. The necklines plunge dramatically. Straps are mere strings. And while the bottoms provide too much cov-erage to qualify for the famed “fio dental” or “dental floss” category of Brazilian string bikinis, they are sig-nificantly more audacious than the standard U.S. cut.

“We’re working from the princi-ple that bigger women are just like

everyone else: They don’t want to look like old ladies, wearing these very modest, very covering swim-suits in just black,” said Luiz Rebe-latto, Clarice’s son and director of Lehona.

He said that recent publicity of the brand and several other new swimwear lines catering to plus siz-es has triggered an overwhelming number of calls and emails from would-be customers.

“They’re all excited and they say, ‘I’ve been looking everywhere for a bikini like that. Where can I get one?’” said Rebelatto.

Lehona is currently sold exclu-sively at big and tall specialty stores throughout Brazil. Its bikinis retail for about $75 — a relatively high

price-point here, but Rebelatto said sales have grown at a galloping pace, though he didn’t provide any figures.

It is the same story at Acqua Rosa, a conventional swimwear la-bel that added a plus-sized line in 2008. Now, plus-sized purchases account for more than 70 percent of the brand’s total sales, said director Joao Macedo.

It makes sense.For centuries, large swaths of

Brazil were beset by malnutrition, and in 1970, nearly 10 percent of the population in the country’s poor, rural northeast region was consid-ered underweight, according to Brazil’s national statistics institute.

But the phenomenal economic

boom that has lifted tens of mil-lions out of poverty and into the burgeoning middle class over the past decade has also changed the nation’s once-svelte physique: A 2010 study by the statistics institute showed that 48 percent of adult women and 50 percent of men are now overweight. In 1985 those fig-ures were 29 percent for women and 18 percent for men.

(Still there is been no rash of plus-size male swimwear lines, as men here wear Speedo-style suits that don’t impinge on big guts.)

Analysts attribute Brazil’s rapidly widening girth to changes in nutri-tion, with chips, processed meats and sugary soft drinks replacing sta-ples like rice, beans and vegetables.

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ministry to her students and their families will always be remem-bered. The TLS community asks that her family and all those who mourn her loss be remembered in prayer.”

A red 2010 Dodge Challenger driven by Moore was eastbound on I-70 when it veered through the grassy median dividing the four-lane interstate and into the westbound lanes.

The Salina family was in a blue 2003 Ford Windstar driven by Laura Geske in the right-hand lane of west-bound I-70.

The two vehicles collided head-on.

LaRow said the cause is being in-vestigated, and it is “a possibility” that Moore had a medical issue that caused him to swerve into oncom-ing traffic.

The vehicles came to rest on the north-side guardrail of the overpass above S.W. Patton Road, which is a frontage road at that point. The min-ivan faced west, and the car was ori-ented north.

Authorities extricated occupants from both vehicles.

A LifeStar helicopter initially was called to the scene but later was can-celed.

Highway patrol records indicate the family members all were re-strained in the Windstar, including the three children who were in child booster seats. The Challenger’s driv-er also was wearing a seat belt.

Highway patrol dispatch con-

firmed the five people in the Wind-star were a family from Salina.

Traffic on westbound I-70 was di-verted at S.W. Auburn Road. East-bound traffic moved slowly past the scene. The overpass is between S.W. Auburn and S.W. Valencia roads.

Kimberly Qualls, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department of Trans-portation, said the accident scene

was cleared at 7:48 p.m., which al-lowed motorists to resume using that section of interstate.

Qualls said westbound I-70 traf-fic was detoured via northbound US-75 highway. Motorists were told to head to westbound US-24 highway. They then would be able to hop on K-99 highway once they reached Wamego to go south back to westbound I-70.

The situation on I-70 was later complicated by another multivehi-cle accident about an hour after the initial crash. That crash was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. in the west-bound lanes of I-70 between S.W. Eagle Ridge Lane and S.W. Urish roads, which is a few miles east of the fatality scene.

Authorities shut down I-70 at S.W. Wanamaker Road in west Topeka and from I-470 to westbound I-70 around 4:45 p.m. for that incident. Wanamaker and the I-470 to I-70 in-terchange were reopened about 5:20 p.m.

Other agencies responding to the fatal wreck, in addition to the high-way patrol and AMR, were the Dover Fire Department, Mission Township Fire Department and Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office.


Tietze currently represents about 21,000 people from S.W. Wanamak-er Road in the west to S.W. Topeka Boulevard in the east and from about S.W. 18st Street in the south to the Kansas River in the north.

At issue is the Potwin neighbor-hood, which Kuether said she would take from Tietze under Pat-ton’s plan.

“The heart of the 56th District has always been Potwin,” she said. “They’ve given Potwin to me.”

Tietze already has a 2012 Repub-lican challenger in teacher and Washburn University graduate Becky Nioce, who made an unsuc-cessful bid for the seat in 2010.

During her four years in the Leg-islature, Tietze has organized a se-ries of town hall meetings, the last of which drew about 100 people to the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. She said that would continue regardless of how the re-districting process shakes out.

“The heart of a district is the peo-ple in it,” Tietze said when asked

specifically about Potwin's relation-ship to the 56th.

Kuether said she would have no problem representing Potwin. Her beef with Patton’s map is that she loses the Westboro neighborhood, which she has represented for 16

years.Kuether has since offered up an

alternative that she said would keep the districts more in line with their current form.

“I expect things to happen in this process, but this is very extreme,

and it doesn't have to happen," Kuether said.

But Patton said the Democrats were the ones who were too late. He said their early requests to add to Ti-etze’s district from the south didn’t provide sufficient numbers. Attempts to move east or north wreaked too much havoc on other districts, he said.

"They later delivered a copy of what they wanted, which would basi-cally make all the Democratic dis-tricts bulletproof," Patton said.

Patton said he developed his map in conjunction with others but couldn’t remember specifically who. He also noted that ultimately the de-cision wouldn’t lie with him, but with a House leadership dominated by Republicans.

"I'm one person on a very large committee," Patton said. "We turn it into the leadership, and they decide what to do with it."

Andy Marso can be reached at (785) 233-7470

or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter

@andymarso.


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Above, Rep. Annie Kuether, D-Topeka, says a map being floated by Rep. Joe Patton, R-Topeka, is an attempt to push Rep. Annie Tietze, D-Topeka, into a more Republican House district.

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Emergency responders work on a multiple-fatality accident Saturday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70.

Wreck: Victims restrained in seats Depression: Study shows most havegood response

Remap: Potwin would be shifted

Immigrants: Regulated and reliable"I need a waiver," Rodman said.

"It would be good for Kansas agri-culture."

So far, Homeland Security hasn't signaled approval. Those officials haven't closed the door either.

Form of reformAs it turns out, Rodman isn't work-

ing solo on this front. A powerful co-alition of business interests is prepar-ing to tackle the issue in Topeka.

Details are expected to emerge this week about a bill establishing the outline of a state-managed worker program, in cooperation with the federal government, linking sponsor companies with illegal immigrants who have been in Kansas a minimum of five years.

Fees would be paid by these em-ployees, as well as the employers, to make certain the state incurred no oversight cost. The plan is to reach out to experienced, committed work-ers with no criminal background. A likely candidate would be a person who entered Kansas on a visa that ex-pired years ago.

Mike Beam, senior vice president of the Kansas Livestock Association, said the objective was to secure a reli-

able, regulated labor pool to the state's businesses. Despite the reces-sion, there are counties in rural Kan-sas with unemployment rates half the state average.

"This will be very limited," Beam said. "It would be an agreement be-tween the state of Kansas and Home-land Security."

Without a doubt, raising a certifi-cation program will trigger a boister-ous debate on immigration policy. This topic is frequently driven by law-makers intent on running illegal im-migrants out of Kansas.

Potent voicesWorking to sell lawmakers on re-

form bills in the House and Senate will be the Kansas Chamber of Com-merce and local chamber affiliates, the Kansas Farm Bureau, building industry organizations, KLA and oth-ers.

This is the same coalition that con-tributed in the 2011 session to block-ing a version of the controversial Ari-zona immigration measure compelling police officers to detain individuals they think might be un-documented. The coalition hopes to avoid the experience of Arizona and Alabama — states that suffered eco-nomically following passage of tough

laws targeting undocumented work-ers. Both states' laws invited litigation challenging the statutes.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Ko-bach helped craft the immigration laws in both states. He has vowed to work in the 2012 session to obtain passage of a Kansas law requiring employers to deploy the federal E-Verify system to establish the creden-tials of new hires.

"If there were fewer jobs illegal aliens could obtain unlawfully and get away with it, fewer illegal aliens would come to Kansas," he said.

The outcome of the coalition's bill formalizing business relationships with illegal immigrants in Kansas is difficult to predict in an election year.

Boots on groundChairmen of the House and Sen-

ate agriculture committees say they understand the economics of immi-grant labor in rural Kansas.

Mud-covered boots of many workers in agriculture are worn by undocumented workers, said Rep. Larry Powell, a Garden City Republi-can and chairman of the House Ag-riculture Committee.

He said blanket removal of illegal immigrants from Kansas would un-dercut the state. That isn’t a secret to

anyone keeping a finger on the state's economic pulse, he said. The cadre of workers is mostly Hispanic, but it includes a surprising number of German heritage.

"Most have been there more than 10 years,” Powell said. “It would be devastating to the Kansas economy to send them all home."

Sen. Mark Taddiken, a Clifton Re-publican and chairman of the Sen-ate Agriculture Committee, said the state's labor force needed to be solid to allow agriculture production to expand.

"They're having trouble finding people," Taddiken said. "The agricul-tural sector is looking for reliability."

Rodman, the state's agriculture secretary, said he would leave pro-motion of state legislation to oth-ers. He will keep pushing buttons at Homeland Security.

"I told them to let me do some-thing out in western Kansas," he said. "Let me fix the system a little bit."

Tim Carpenter can be reached at (785) 296-3004 or

[email protected].


one's lifestyle could successfully treat depression.

He contacted the book's au-thor, University of Kansas associ-ate professor of psychology Steve Ilardi, to see if he qualified for the 14-week Therapeutic Lifestyle Change treatment program, which focuses on a balanced diet, exercise, sunlight, sleep and so-cial support. The treatment pro-gram is part of a research study being conducted by Ilardi and others at the university.

"It was the most freeing experi-ence I've had," Pancic said. "I have been depression free for 21/2 years. It's very hard to describe, but it's a completely different life."

Ilardi said the research study has been ongoing for about five years.

"The most recent preliminary data analysis shows more than 70 percent of the people who com-pleted the TLC program experi-enced a favorable response, which is defined as a 50 percent or greater reduction in their de-pressive symptoms," he said.

The idea for the TLC program came to Ilardi about seven years ago while he was teaching a graduate seminar in psychopathology at KU and realized the treatment of de-pression was unsatisfactory.

"We have an epidemic of depres-sive illness despite the increase in anti-depressant medications and other forms of treatment, and it's only getting worse," he said. "This is baffling."

Over the past 20 years, he said, there has been a 300 percent in-crease in the use of anti-depressant medications in the United States, he said. One in every nine adults cur-rently take such medications, and about 23 percent of Americans will battle an episode of depressive ill-ness by age 75.

To better understand why de-pressive illnesses are so prevalent in modern industrialized nations, Ilar-di studied evolutionary medicine and examined research on an ab-original group in Papua, New Guin-ea, where depression is rare despite high infant mortality rates and often violent deaths.

"In the two centuries since the In-dustrial Revolution, our world and our way of life have been radically changed, and yet we're still walking around with exactly the same genes," he said. "When our pre-dominantly Stone Age genes collide

with the modern post-industrial way of life, the consequences for our physical and mental health are of-ten disastrous."

Ilardi said this mismatch can re-sult in depression, diabetes, aller-gies, obesity, asthma, common can-cers and heart disease — ailments rare in aboriginal groups.

"What we're coming to realize about heart disease, the most seri-ous epidemic of lifestyle, is that medications have a place,” he said. “They can be helpful in slowing the progression of the disease, but the sad reality is a large percentage of patients who simply take their med-ications and make no change to life-style will still eventually die of heart disease."

"It's analogous with depression, where the clear majority of patients who faithfully take their medica-tions but make no changes in how they live will not experience a long-term cure of their depression,” Ilardi said. “It's not a problem we can sim-ply throw medications at."

The Therapeutic Lifestyle Change treatment program includes:

n Thirty minutes of brisk walk-ing three times a week, with the support of an exercise consultant.

n Daily fish oil supplements to provide essential Omega-3 fatty acids that have disappeared from the typical U.S. diet.

n The use of a light box to simu-late the intensity of sunlight, which is critical in setting the body's clock and synthesis of vitamin D.

n Insuring healthy sleep. n Maintaining social connec-

tions. "Having just one emotionally supportive contact cuts the risk of depression by more than one-half when stressful events crop up," he said. Participants in the TLC pro-gram meet with six to eight other people for 1 1/2 hours a week for shared activity.

n Avoiding rumination, or dwelling on negative thoughts. "Rumination is psychologically toxic, and it has the tendency to pull other people into that world," he said. "It doesn't help anyone."

Still, Ilardi said, the TLC treat-ment program isn't a cure for ev-eryone's depression.

"But we've had very good suc-cess with those who didn't respond to traditional therapies," he said.

Jan Biles can be reached at (785) 295-1292

or [email protected]. Check out her northeast Kansas blog at

www.cjonline.com and Facebook.


Cloverleaf destruction opposedThe Capital-Journal

The North Topeka Historical Soci-ety “supports the modification, not destruction” of the cloverleaf at the intersection of N.W. US-24 highway and Topeka Boulevard, a spokesman for the organization said Friday.

The cloverleaf was described as “the Grand Old Lady of Topeka’s Highway System” in a statement provided to The Topeka Capital-Journal. The group has about 20 members. The statement gave vari-ous reasons why the cloverleaf should be kept. The arguments in the statement include:

1. Money — Zero Topeka tax dol-lars vs. $1.5 million.

2. Inconvenience — No logical detours available.

3. Trucking issues — How do trucks get from Kansas Avenue to past Rochester Road with semis?

4. Fuel savings — Traffic isn’t stopped; therefore, there are fewer accidents with the Cloverleaf.

5. Vote — An actual vote of the population north of Lyman Road needs to be taken.

6. Wanton destruction of land-mark — Why would you tear down something that works and has had a long and strong identity in the area?

7. Stopping — A controlled stop means just that, cars backed up, us-ing fuel and frustrated motorists.

8. Roundabout —Bad, but not good other than no signals to main-tain.

9. Foot traffic — Because of prob-ably six lanes, walking would be haz-ardous.

10. Business — The business own-ers both on North Topeka Avenue and Highway 24 will suffer for a long period of time due to access and de-tour problems. Why would any busi-ness owner want the project? They can only lose business and goodwill.

11. Modifications — The existing bridge can be modified, strength-ened, widened and beautified.

Cain backs Gingrich campaignThe Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former presidential hopeful Her-man Cain threw his support be-hind Newt Gingrich on Saturday night, providing the former House speaker with a late boost just days before Florida’s primary.

Cain, a tea party favorite, en-dorsed his fellow Georgian at a GOP fundraiser Saturday calling him “a patriot.”

“Speaker Gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas,” Cain said.

The former pizza executive, who left the race before the first

nominating contests after facing accusations of unwanted sexual advances, suggested the two have both undergone intense scrutiny.

“I know that Speaker Gingrich is running for president and going through this sausage grinder,” Cain said. “I know what this sausage grinder is all about.”

Cain is set to campaign with Gin-grich on Monday in an 11th hour push for support. Gingrich is in a fierce fight for Tuesday’s Florida’s GOP primary with Mitt Romney.

Gingrich on Saturday night said that, like Cain, he is running a

campaign based on big ideas and bold solutions.

The decision wasn’t unexpected but the announcement comes at a make or break moment.

“I had it in my heart and mind a long time ago,” Cain said.

The timing is similar to a Satur-day night surprise four years ago, when then-Florida Gov. Charlie Crist endorsed John McCain’s presidential bid.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry also endorsed Gingrich when he bowed out of the race in South Carolina.

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Jackson Heights students produce and broadcast school events online

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HOLTON — The producer types in the opposing team.

The announcer checks the pro-nunciation of the opposing players.

The cameraman checks the focus of the video camera.

As the ball is tipped, the live broad-cast starts.

Just another day of work for the Cobra TV team at Jackson Heights High School, two miles north of Hol-ton.

The first year Internet-based pro-duction that shows most every school event from middle school basketball games to band concerts can be seen at www.ihigh.com/jhcobras.

The broadcasts are part of the school’s video-production class, a class that didn’t exist a year ago, until

student Tyler Ahlgren asked for it. Ahlgren then had to recruit fellow students to take the class so that the school district would offer it.

Now there are seven students in the class, but they encourage volun-teers from the high school and mid-dle school to help with their broad-casts.

The teachers, Vern Andrews, the district technology director, and Lyle Alley, a social studies teacher, admit that they are learning right along with the students.

“To be honest, when we started, we had seven kids in the class and only one of them knew anything about sports,” Alley said. “When Ty-ler first started announcing, he didn’t know what to do and now his confi-dence has grown by leaps and bounds.”

Ahlgren agreed with Alley’s assess-ment.

“The first couple games, I hardly said anything. I really had no clue,” Ahlgren said. “I’d never done it be-fore, I had no clue about what the basketball rules really were. Trying not say something dumb while we are live was a goal of mine.”

Fellow announcer Justin Smith watches what he says also.

“You really have to watch it, any-thing you say goes out live,” Smith said.

Smith was volunteered to do voice-overs for class projects after he was told he had an announcing voice by Alley. Smith now pays attention to fellow announcers as he watches col-lege basketball broadcasts.

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The Cobra TV production team, from right, Tyler Ahlgren, Justin Smith, Taelor Delany and teacher Lyle Alley, get all of the equipment ready before a live broadcast.

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Taelor Delany, left, watches as video-production teacher Vern Andrews shows her how to run a program during the basketball game.

Jackson Heights senior Tyler Ahlgren makes the call for the Jackson Heights Middle School boys basketball game during a live broadcast for Cobra TV.

Jackson Heights video-production teacher Lyle Alley, bottom, shows Austin Skillet how to run the floor camera.

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Husband wants to cook without wife’s criticism

Dear Abby: I am fortunate to be married to an amazing wom-an. There is just one problem. She is convinced that I am going to burn down the house. She constantly nags me when I am cooking, even when I am liter-ally standing over the pots. I find her tone — and the idea that I don’t know how to use a stove — insulting.

She insists I have the burner on too high when I am making spa-ghetti, and it will somehow result in a catastrophe far worse than a ruined meal. I find it extremely annoying because I am 30, served my country honorably in Iraq, have been making spaghetti since I was 12 and have never caused any sort of kitchen fire.

My wife hasn’t cooked for me in more than a year. That doesn’t upset me because I know she works hard to earn money for our family. But if she doesn’t cook for me and I am not allowed to cook for me, then how am I supposed to eat?

Is there anything I can do to make my wife understand that I can be trusted to make a simple meal on a simple stove? — Pasta Guy In Philly

Dear Pasta Guy: Probably not, if you haven’t been able to

convey that message in more than a year. So insist that she stay out of the kitchen while you are cooking,

or prepare your meals after she has left for work. Or expand your repertoire beyond spaghetti and make a salad instead.

Dear Abby: I am a 15-year-old high school student with a wonderful life, but I am not happy. I get

good grades, have many great friends, a weekend job and an amazing boyfriend. (He is 17.)

The problem is I am bored. I have had only one technical boyfriend besides the one I have now. I had two “flings” where I got involved with guys without an official or physical relationship. I know most teenagers would kill for a boyfriend like mine who buys them things and tells them they are beautiful. But I want a relation-ship with ups and downs — drama and fighting. Am I crazy to want to date other people, or is this normal? — Lost In Love

Dear Lost In Love: You aren’t crazy. It is normal for some teen-age girls to want variety. However, please don’t equate the kind of drama you see on TV and in films with what real life is supposed to be about. Relationships filled with drama and fighting don’t have

happy outcomes. They can lead to bruised hearts and sometimes violence.

If you want to end the relation-ship with your boyfriend, by all means do so. But before you become involved in the kind of relationship you think would be exciting, please discuss it with your mother or another trusted adult, because a mature person with insight should share some of it with you.

Dear Abby: My mother gives gifts — sometimes very generous ones — but always with strings at-tached. She also keeps a record of which recipients have responded with appropriate gratitude (cards, phone calls) and those who haven’t. Those individuals on the “not” list are ridiculed behind their backs and slighted in other ways.

My mother considers herself a “good Christian,” but I believe her actions are selfish, and I have con-flicting emotions when I receive gifts from her. What do you think? — Conflicted In Wisconsin

Dear Conflicted: I think you should always thank your mother graciously and appropriately for her generosity when she gives you a gift, if only because it is consid-ered good manners.

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HOROSCOpeSAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)

— You should take extra care to remember that you aren’t the only one on this planet capable of conceiving bright, clever ideas. Companions will resent you if you badmouth their concepts.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — When it comes to an investment that looks like it could generate a big return from a nominal amount of money, take another look. What is asked of you might just be the down payment.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Because the people you hang out with will have a strong influ-ence over your attitude, steer clear of companions who see only storm clouds. Look for sunny skies and clear sailing.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Someone you know who is never satisfied will be hitting the complaint desk once again. There is no pleasing this person, so don’t knock yourself out attempting to try.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Even if you are just trying to help, be careful not to malign a mutual friend in the process. If you accidentally do, what you say about him or her will put the focus back on you instead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — If there is something important you need to accomplish, don’t involve others in your project, even if you feel you require help. Instead of easing your burden, they could retard your progress.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — What you say could be both questioned and challenged, so be certain about the facts before you speak up. If you understand the issue at hand, you won’t give out faulty information.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Old obligations have a way of rearing their ugly heads at the most inconvenient times. Something you have been putting off and keeping under wraps may begin to make its presence known.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Be careful what you say to your companions, even if you mean well. The fault you see in someone else is likely to be due to the mote found in your own eye.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Unfortunately, you are more inclined to find excuses for why something can’t be done instead of making the time to do what needs doing. Unattended chores won’t go away, they will only fester.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If you are a bit tired at the moment, you aren’t likely to display your customary ingratiating self. In fact, you might deal rather harshly with anyone who unwittingly gets on your bad side.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Although you are good at achieving your objectives, you might unfortunately choose targets that produce nothing but hollow victories. Strive for meaningful goals.

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Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword PuzzleEdited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

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The Capital-JournalRecent winners of the Topeka

ACBL duplicate clubs are as follows:Jan. 20: Eleanor Rapp and Betty

Jo Morris, north/south; Ken Gudenkauf and Vince Nordberg, east/west.

Jan. 24: Don Bush and David MacKenzie, first; Virginia Hamilton and V’Anne Desch, second.

Jan. 25: Wayne Tindall and Roger Swartz, first; Ken Gudenkauf and Don Bush tied with Holly Jackson and Jan Brown for second.

The Topeka duplicate clubs play open games at the Woman’s Club, 5221 S.W. West Drive, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. Friday. Newcomers are welcome. For information, call Jan Brown at 267-0261.

BRiDge ReSUltS

Answers to holiday competitionBy Phillip Alder

Here are the answers to the first question in my Christmas Competition. I will give the bidding answers Monday.

1. What is the correct line of play in (a) six hearts and (b) seven hearts after West leads the spade king to your ace?

In six hearts, you can afford to lose only one trump trick. The standard safety-play is to cash dummy’s ace, then to lead back toward the king-nine, inserting the nine if East follows low. But that fails with this layout. West wins the third round with his queen and leads the spade queen, forcing dummy to ruff and promoting his heart 10 to the setting trick.

South should play a low heart to dummy’s ace, return to his hand in a minor suit, and lead his other low heart toward dummy’s jack.

If West plays low, dummy’s jack wins, declarer leads a heart to his king and plays on the minors.

If West wins with his queen and leads the spade queen, South ruffs with dummy’s heart eight, cashes the heart jack, crosses to his hand in the other minor, removes West’s final trump with his heart king, and claims because dummy is high.

In seven hearts, you must play the trump suit without loss. If it were seven no-trump, the correct play would be to cash the king first, which is nearly 2 percent better than immediately leading low to dummy. But since South can’t handle a 5-0 break, two plays are equal: Cash the king first, which wins when East has the singleton queen, or play low from hand, planning to finesse dummy’s jack, which succeeds when West has the singleton queen.

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It’s best to keep your foot on brake, brace for impact

Tom and Ray: I drive in city traffic daily, and I find that at least once per day, I have to brake sharply from traffic speed to a dead stop. I usually check the rearview mirror to see what is happening behind me as I stop. The question is: If someone is about to hit me, should I release the brakes to lessen the impact, potentially pushing me into the car in front of me, or should I hold the brakes and take the full impact on my rear bumper? My gut tells me to hold the brake, but could I suffer less total damage by having a little damage on both ends, or should I take the hit and try to spare the vehicle in front of me? Thanks. — Dwayne

Tom: Well, I think you should stop texting your bookie while you drive, Dwayne. That may result in fewer panic stops.

Ray: But if you are in city traffic and someone is about to hit you from behind, I think you are better off keeping your foot on the brake.

Tom: First of all, rear-end damage tends to be a lot less

expensive than front-end damage. There is simply more stuff in the front end. And it is

pricier stuff. There is the radiator, the steering components, the air-conditioning condenser and the engine. In the back, there is the trunk.

Ray: Second, if you take your foot off the brake, you will be sacrificing the car of

the guy in front of you and potentially injuring someone who isn’t braced for impact. And that isn’t nice. Especially if you can avoid it.

Tom: And finally (and this is just my opinion), I think that you are less likely to get hurt if you take one hit rather than two. If someone hits you from behind, and you are braced for it — push-ing on the brake, pushing yourself into the driver’s seat and your head into the headrest — you will take one shot, but the seat and headrest will help brace you.

Ray: Whereas if the brake is off, you will take more whiplash as your car shoots forward, and then reverse-whiplash (whatever that

is — lashwhip?) when your car hits the car in front of you. So that is two chances to get hurt.

Tom: If there is no car in front of you, then taking your foot off the brake can allow some of the energy from the impact to be converted into motion, rather than having your car absorb it all. But if you are in traffic, I would say keep your foot on the brake, push back into the seat and text your bookie “OMG!”

Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care

of this newspaper, or email them by visiting the Car Talk website

at www.cartalk.com. King Features Syndicate

TOM AND RAYMAGLIOZZI

Last week’s answers

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RELEASE DATE—Sunday, January 22, 2012

Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword PuzzleEdited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ANSWER TO TODAY’S PUZZLE

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BRieFlYNotices of upcoming events

should be sent to the newspaper at least one week in advance of the publication date. They may be submitted by email to [email protected]; by mail to The Topeka Capital-Journal, attention Briefly in Topeka, 616 S.E. Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607; or by fax to (785) 295-1230.

All area codes are 785 unless otherwise noted.

CLUBS, MEETINGSKiwanis Club of Topeka,

noon Monday, Jan. 30, Jayhawk Tower (Florentine Room), 700 S.W. Jackson. Program: Steve and Suzanne Germes will portray the first governor of Kansas, Charles Robinson, and his wife with a Kansas Day historical reenact-ment.

Topeka PC Users Club, After Lunch Bunch, 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, Barnes & Noble, 6130 S.W. 17th.

Acappella Unlimited, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, Seaman Congregational Church, 2036 N.W. Taylor. New female members welcome. Information: www.sunflowerharmony.com.

Sunrise Optimist Club, 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Optimist Club Activity Building, 720 N.W. 50th. Speaker: Shawnee County sheriff’s Deputy Doug Fehr, school resource officer at Seaman High School. Guests welcome. Informa-tion: Gary Slimmer, 246-1291.

TOPnetwork, 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Perkins Family Restau-rant, 1720 S.W. Wanamaker. Information: 274-4520 or [email protected].

North Topeka Kiwanis Club, noon Tuesday, Jan. 31, Commu-nity Bank, N.W. 24th and Roches-ter Road. Speaker: Mo Cunning-ham, on bridging the generational gaps.

US Acts! Institute Debate Club, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 1127 S.W. Horne. Open to ages 14 and older. Information: www.usacts.org.

Capital City Barbershop Chorus, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, West Side Baptist Church, S.W. 4th and Fillmore. New members and guests welcome. Information: 271-6208 or [email protected].

Topeka West Rotary, 7 a.m. Wednesday, Hy-Vee (second-floor conference room), S.W. 29th and Wanamaker. Information: Leif Holliday, 640-3175, [email protected].

Innovative Networking Group of Topeka, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Mr. Stir Fry (meeting room), 1700 S.W. Wanamaker. Information: www.InnovativeNetworkingGroup.com.

Toastmasters, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb, 1, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library (second floor), 1515 S.W. 10th. Information: [email protected].

Lawrence Apple Users’

Group 2.0, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Douglas County Senior Services, 745 Vermont St., Lawrence. Program: Popcorn and a movie. Information: Dave Green-baum, 218-9676 or [email protected], or www.laugks.org.

Southwest Topeka Kiwanis, 7 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Atria Hearthstone West, 3515 S.W. 6th.

Woman’s Club of Topeka, 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 5221 S.W. West Drive. Program: Safe Streets. Reservations: 273-6978.

Topeka Networking Council, 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Lawyers Title (meeting room in the back), 5715 S.W. 21st. Visitors welcome by calling (785) 466-6169 or (913) 735-7832 by the day before.

Heartland Toastmasters, noon Thursday, Feb. 2, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Guests welcome. Information: 232-2836.

Rotary Club of Topeka, noon Thursday, Feb. 2, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th. Program: Barry Grissom, U.S. attorney for Kansas. Information: Roger Aeschliman, 267-8782.

Meadowlark Toastmasters, 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2,Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th.

American Legion Riders Post 400, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 3029 N.W. US-24 highway.

Please see BRIEFLY, Page 7B

3Bwww.cjonline.com THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL NEWS SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

IT’S YOUR BUSINESSCALENDARTHURSDAY, FEB. 2

The Collaboration Experi-ence, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Top of the Tower (Great Room), 534 S. Kansas Ave. Buffet lunch and business presentation on collabora-tion, hosted by ISG Technology. Information: www.isgtech.com/register.cfm?ID=TOP020212, (785) 266-2585 or [email protected].

PROMOTIONSSherry Lundry has been

promoted to director of develop-ment at TARC Inc. after serving as

special events coordinator and community relations specialist for the past four years. She will oversee all develop-ment activities, as well as

marketing for TARC. Lundry previously worked as executive director for the Sunflower State Games, in media and public relations for Heartland Park Topeka, and as an educator for Shawnee Heights for 14 years. She also has been recognized at the state level for her coaching skills.

Aubrey Waters has been promoted to promotional products buyer at Sunflower Marketing, a division of M-C Industries. Waters has been with the company for seven years, holding the position of customer support associate and purchasing assistant. In her new position, Waters’ primary duties will be to support the sales teams by sourcing, quoting and delivering promotional products from vendor partners in a timely manner.

NEW FACESDavid Peralta has joined the

staff at Washburn Tech as an instructor in the Advanced Systems

Technology program, part of the Technical Retraining to Achieve Credentials (TRAC-7) initiative. Peralta previously

worked for 35 years at Hill’s Pet Nutrition, spending nine years as a plant floor technician, five years as maintenance technician, and the last 21 years as an electrical specialist.

A. Elissa Hilyard has been named clinical manager at Pathway Family Services. Hilyard, who has more than 15 years of experience working in social services, will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and operation of the clinical services for the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, the Teens Reaching Adult Independent Living program and behavioral health services. She has a bach-elor’s degree from The University of Kansas and a master’s degree from Friends University.

Allyson Shove has joined the staff at TARC Inc. as develop-ment/marketing coordinator. Shove, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Washburn University and a master’s degree from Baker University, previously spent 12 years in the banking industry. In her new position, she will be responsible for assisting with special events, sponsorship opportunities, community outreach and marketing.

Carah Emory has joined M-C Industries as an administrative assistant for the Polo Custom

Products division, where she will support the sales and marketing team. Emory, a Topeka native and Emporia State graduate, most recently

was employed by the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office.

Johanna Lynch, formerly of SuperCuts, has joined the staff at Strandz Hair Studio, 3339 S.W. Gage Blvd. Lynch, a stylist for six years, specializes in haircuts, fades, color, waxing, shellac and pedicures. She can be reached at 221-2334.

NAMESJohn Fertig, of Topeka,

recently received the Four Million Mile Safety Award from the National Safety Council. The award is given to professional

drivers who have driven 4 million accident-free miles. Fertig has operated his own truck under contract with Dart Transit Company since 1997 and participates in Dart’s award-win-ning professional driver develop-ment program. Dart Transit was named a “Best Fleet to Drive For” for the third consecutive year in 2011.

Thomas L. Theis, a partner in the Topeka law firm Foulston Siefkin, has been named to the 2011 Kansas Super Lawyers list by Law and Politics magazine in the areas of personal injury defense (medical malpractice, health care and personal injury defense). Of the approximately 25,000 active lawyers in Missouri and Kansas, only 5 percent are selected as Super Lawyers.

Family Service & Guidance Center recently presented its 2011 Distinguished Staff Awards to the following employees: Carrie Appelhans, mental health specialist category; Nancy G. Crago, supervisory staff category; Gary Henault, case manager category; Erin Lan-dreth, support staff category; Kevin Lorson, attendant and respite care category; and Sharon Nathan, clinical staff category. Recipients are selected for a high level of effectiveness in their work with children, families and co-workers; zeal in promoting the advancement of mental health; and professional interest and involvement.

WASHBURN U.A Directions in Organiza-

tional Leadership program, led by Washburn University instructor Rich Drinond, is scheduled for Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 and March 6. The course consists of full-day sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., supplemented with online readings and assign-ments. The cost is $1,250 and includes classroom and online instruction, course materials, refreshments and lunch. Discounts are available to organizations that register three or more. For more information, go online to http://www.washburn.edu/ao/professional_development/leadership-profes-sionals/directions-organization-al-leadership/index.html, or call Academic Outreach at (785) 670-1399.

ANNIVERSARIESPRN Home Health and

Hospice, which provides services in northeast Kansas, is celebrat-ing its 20th anniversary. The nurse-owned and -operated com-pany offers home health care in 28 northeast Kansas counties and hospice in nine Kansas counties. For more information, call (800) 222-6344 or go online to www.prnhomehealthhospice.com.

MISCELLANEOUSCarol and Terry Ronne-

baum have launched a Let’s Design a House project that will allow the public to vote on the decor and products that will be used in the home. At the end of the voting period on the website letsdesignahouse.com, the selection will be revealed and incorporated into the home. The home is being built by Terry Ronnebaum Construction at 4428 S.W. Shenandoah in the Lauren’s Bay subdivision in southwest Topeka. Participants will be able to vote on: exterior paint and stone; cabinets, granite tops and hardware; flooring (including hardwood, carpet and tile design); bath design (including shower tile design, vanities designs and faucets); door handles, lighting and window treatments; and interior paint colors. The public will be able to monitor the building progress online. Carol Ronnebaum is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Griffith & Blair American Home.

Sherry Lundry

David Peralta

John Fertig

Carah Emory


D iana Duff waves her arms through the air as she directs a vocal exercise during a recent rehearsal of the Wamego

Dutch Mill Chapter of Sweet Adelines International in West Side Baptist Church, 1008 S.W. Fourth St.

Duff, of Kansas City, Mo., listens carefully to see if the singers hit the right notes to produce the perfect harmony.

“We’re both sticklers,” fellow director Cindy Orzel, of Olathe, said. “The goal of

the chorus is to sing as well as they can. We’re strong on the teaching side, so this is a good place to come if you want to become a better singer.”

The Wamego Dutch Mill chorus was formed about 36 years ago after the Blue Valley Sweet Adelines chapter in Manhattan disbanded and singers from Wamego wanted to continue to perform together, Linda Rousser,

president of the Wamego chapter, said.The all-female a cappella chorus

began with about 15 singers and has grown to include 50 women from as far away as Clay Center, Waterville and Blue Springs, Mo.

Jeanette Hupe was the chorus’ first director, followed by the late Kathy Cornish. Duff and Orzel came on-board as co-directors nearly two years ago.

The chorus schedules its weekly three-hour rehearsal in Topeka because it is the midway point among the driving distances of its members and directors.

Over the years, Rousser said, the chorus has gone from “small-town” to “getting out of our box.” In addition to singing, a performance includes choreography and intricate musical arrangements.

This year, the chorus is focusing on two songs: “From the First Hello to the Last Goodbye” and “I Had Someone Else Before I Had You.” However, its repertoire also includes religious songs, Broadway

show tunes, pop songs and standards.“Almost any song can be arranged in

barbershop (harmony), but we only have 11 chords we can use in a competition,” Orzel said.

Last spring, the Wamego Dutch Mill chorus won the Sweet Adelines regional competition, which means the singers will compete against U.S. and interna-tional choruses in October at the Sweet Adelines international competition in Denver.

It will be the second time the chorus has competed in the international

contest. Two years ago, the singers traveled to Seattle for the competition.

Rousser said the Sweet Adelines organization hosts vocal schools throughout the country, and the Wamego chorus brings in coaches to help singers and directors perfect their skills. In February, Sandy Marron, musical director of Lions Gate Chorus in Canada, will be featured at a district-wide session at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Topeka.

Rousser said the economy has taken a toll on the chorus’ membership.

“We try to keep the dues at a mini-mum,” she said. “We're always looking for ladies who love to sing.”

Rousser said members don’t have to read music or be professional singers. However, singers must complete a simple audition process before being accepted into the chorus, which is open to all ages.

Annual membership dues are $360 for those ages 26 and older and $204 for those 25 and younger. The fees include international and chapter dues and regional and costume assessments.

In addition to competing against other choruses, the Wamego Dutch Mill singers also perform for community events, such as the Spring Fling, Bling and Sing in Manhattan and a benefit for the Water-ville Opera House.

Orzel and Duff said the chorus is more than a singing group.

“We love to have fun,” Orzel said. “We love to sing well, and we love to be with each other.”

“Music helps you be happy, and when you're sad it helps you express that and get on with life,” Duff added. “It’s camaraderie. We’ve become almost more than friends. We’re like a bunch of sisters.”

Jan Biles can be reached at (785) 295-1292 or [email protected]. Check out her northeast Kansas blog at www.cjonline.com and Facebook.


Clinical psychology Harriet Lerner, whose best-seller “Dance of Anger” has sold nearly 3 million copies, has a new

book on the market.Known for her

ability to analyze and evaluate modern relationships, Lerner has turned her attention to devising a list of rules that can lead to a better marriage or coupling.

“Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up” is an instructional manual of-sorts that shows with some common sense and a few proactive measures, individuals can effect positive change in their relationships.

“It takes embarrassingly little to have a better marriage,” she said.

Lerner worked for Menninger for more than 20 years. When the psychiatric hospital relocated from Topeka to Houston, she and her husband, Steve, also a clinical psychologist, moved to Lawrence, where they have established a private practice.

Lerner has written several books, appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” CNN and National Public Radio and hosts the online “Dance of Connection” blog at www.psychologytoday.com.

How did you come up with the idea for this book?

“Marriage Rules” was inspired by Michael Pollan’s “Food Rules,” which lists rules to healthful eating and brings simplicity to daily decisions about food, Lerner said. While thumbing through the book, she thought “eating doesn't have to

be complicated and neither does marriage.”

“After a 10-year break in writing books, I thought why not write a book about couples and marriage where I could lay out the rules without the theory,” she said.

Why did you think it was impor-tant to write this book?

Many marriage books provide a theoretical perspective on how relation-ships work or don’t work.

“What makes ‘Marriage Rules’ different from other marriage books is (it turns) the endless theories into practical how-tos,” Lerner said.

She also wanted to write a book that could be used by one spouse or partner.

“It only takes one person to make a real change in the relationship,” she said. “When one person changes one step, the dance can’t continue. ... It’s only after we do something different that we can actually see that relationship and know what's possible.”

Motivation and commitment — as well as patience and taking a long-term view — are required to build a foundation for a solid relationship, Lerner said.

“In a long-term relationship, there are always periods of too much distance and

too much fighting,” she said. “During those times, you’re called upon to be your best self.”

Unlike many marriage books, “Mar-riage Rules” also addresses issues dealing with stepchildren and remarriage.

Describe the process for writing this book.

Writing a book with 100 rules without hitting the reader over the head with advice was a difficult task, Lerner said.

“It took nine months to a year for it to see the light of day,” she said. “It was actually my most difficult book to write.”

Lerner said “Dance of Anger” was rejected for five years before it was picked up for publication. This time, she had no problem selling her idea to a publisher.

What are some of the rules?“Get more bite marks on your tongue,”

Lerner said. “Dial down the criticism.”While many people value criticism

during the dating phase, they may become allergic to it over time.

“No one can survive in a marriage when you feel more judged that admired,” she said.

Lerner said couples need to respect their differences.

“A good marriage requires us to stay emotionally connected with someone who thinks and feels differently without needing to change or fix them up,” she said.

Another rule: Warm your partner’s heart.

“During the courtship stage, we automatically focus on the positive and make our partner feel valuable and chosen,” she said, adding the longer the relationship, the more the partners tend to focus on the negative things about each other. “No one can value criticism if there’s no surrounding climate of love and respect.”

Lerner said one must practice pure listening — listening without interrup-tions, correcting or giving advice.

“Listening is the greatest spiritual gift you can give your partner,” she said. “Enter the conversation only with the intention to listen and ask questions to (better) understand. Save the defense for the future.”

To listen better, one must say less. “Many men say they don’t like talking

because they are afraid of getting trapped in a conversation that feels bad to them,” she said, adding women tend to overtalk and under-listen.

Lerner said people need to talk slower, lower the volume and learn how to make a difficult point in three sentences.

“People lengthen arguments, and this doesn’t help,” she said.

Do you have any other books in the works?

“Something is brewing,” she said.Jan Biles can be reached at (785)

295-1292 or [email protected]. Check out her northeast Kansas blog at www.cjonline.com and Facebook.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Send detailed information about upcoming events in northeast Kansas to Jan Biles, The Topeka Capital-Journal, 616 S.E. Jefferson St., Topeka, 66607, or e-mail her at [email protected]. Include your name and phone number.

Food fest — The Waffle Man will serve Belgian waffles from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, at St. Gregory's Church Hall, 1310 Carolina in Marysville.

A spin on the classics — The Corbian and Lightwire Theater will stage “The Ugly Duckling” and “Tortoise and The Hare” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in Emporia Granada Theatre, 807 Commer-cial in Emporia. Cost: $10 for youths; $15 for adults. Information and tickets: (620) 343-6473.

Firearms and more — The Abilene Gun Show will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4-5, in Sterl Hall, 610 N. Rogers in Abilene. Cost: $3.

Greed vs. peace — “The Madwoman of Chaillot” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 2-4, in Nichols Theatre at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Cost: $14 for general public; $12 for military and seniors; $9 for students. Information and tickets: (785) 532-6878.

Hunka-hunka — “Elvis Lives,” a multimedia extravaganza featuring Elvis and Ann-Margret tribute artists, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive in Lawrence. Cost: $32-$36 for adults; $15 for students/youths. Information and tickets: (785) 864-2787.

Classic concert — “The Music of Sousa’s Soloists,” featuring music, wine and dessert, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in Hale Library at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Cost: $25. Information and tickets: (785) 532-7400.

Jam session — A TallGrass Gospel Pickin’ jam session will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Emma Chase Music Hall, 2201/2 Broadway in Cottonwood Falls. Cost: Gratuity jar. Information: (620) 273-6020.

Young artists — Van Go’s Have A Heart art show and sale will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Van Go Mobile Arts, 715 New Jersey in Lawrence. Free. Information: (785) 842-3797.

Bleeding Kansas — “A Principled Politician: James H. Lane and the Fight for Kansas and the Union” will be presented by military historian and author Ian Spurgeon at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Constitution Hall National Historic Site, 319 Elmore in Lecompton. Cost: $3. Information: (785) 887-6520.

Action! — “On Screen Offspring,” multimedia one-act plays by area filmmakers, will start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire in Lawrence. Cost: $12 for adults; $10 for students and seniors. Information and tickets: (785) 843-2787.

Find more northeast Kansas events at cjonline.com/life/connected.

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PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAN BILES/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Members of the Wamego Dutch Mill Chapter of Sweet Adelines International perform vocal exercises during a recent rehearsal at West Side Baptist Church in Topeka.

Cindy Orzel, of Olathe, directs the Wamego Dutch Mill Chapter of Sweet Adelines International during a recent rehearsal. The chorus won the Sweet Adelines regional competition last spring and will be competing in the international competition next fall.

BOOKS

Lerner offers tips for good marriage

In perfect harmonyWamego

Dutch Mill chorus sings a sweet tune

SING ALONGThe Wamego

Dutch Mill Chapter of Sweet Adelines International rehearses at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at West Side Baptist Church, 1008 S.W. Fourth St., in Topeka. New members are welcome.

For more information, if in the Topeka area, call Judy Scherschel at (785) 273-2290 or, if in the Kansas City area, call Diana Duff at (816) 941-2622.

Harriet Lerner

BOOK SIGNINGAuthor Harriet Lerner will discuss her new book,

“Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St. in Kansas City, Mo.

Admission is $22.50, which includes one hardcover copy of the book, a stamped admission ticket and a guest ticket. A stamped ticket is required for the book signing. Order tickets at www.rainydaybooks.com/HarrietLerner.

“Marriage Rules” is available at www.amazon.com, www.harrietlerner.com and most book stores.

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The Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family

of a missing Kansas City baby has taped an appearance on the “Dr. Phil” show.

Viewers can tune in Friday to watch the interview with Lisa Ir-win’s parents and a private investi-

gator who is searching for her.Lisa was reported missing Oct.

4 when her father, Jeremy Irwin, came home from work around 4 a.m. and couldn’t find her. Irwin and Deborah Bradley say they think someone broke into the house and took their daughter.

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Cobras: Broadcasts archived on site

“You get a feel for what they say,” Smith said. “I’ve picked up a couple things, and that way I’m not saying the same thing for whatever goes on.”

Ahlgren has picked up other skills while watching televised games.

“I’ve picked up details that go into recording the game,” Ahlgren said. “Things you don’t realize un-til you are doing it. I’m paying at-tention to behind-the-scenes de-tails, camera angles, and how people announce and if they make a mistake how they cover it up. You wouldn’t notice if you weren’t do-ing this.”

The broadcasts aren’t getting broadcast television-style num-bers, but they do have 50 to 100 live viewers for middle school games and close to 300 live viewers for a high school game in a school dis-trict that has 404 students. If one misses the live production, he or she can go back and watch any Co-bra TV broadcast on the archived website.

“We try to get the full ESPN ef-fect for our broadcasts,” Andrews said. “We have a scoreboard and one camera or more so the pro-

ducer can switch camera angles.” A new feature they have added is

an interactive question for their viewers. In an effort to figure out where their viewers were watching from, they had them text in their location.

“One said ‘I’m watching you from the dairy barn.’ He watches us as he is doing his milk produc-tion,” Andrews said. “You really can watch us anywhere. We’ve heard that people are at other area games, and they are watching us on their iphones, while they are physically at other games.”

They are among few area school districts — Atchison is another — that is doing such broadcasts. The students are happy to be the first class to take advantage of the tech-nology.

“You have a really good feeling starting something from nothing,” Ahlgren said. “It’s a neat deal to say that we started a new tradition that we will have around for a while. I hope that younger students will join the class and say, ‘Look at what our school is capable of that most schools aren’t.’ It’s a good feeling.”

Ann Williamson can be reached at (785) 295-1106


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From left, Cobra TV’s broadcast team was made up of volunteer Tim Rupnicki, Taelor Delany, Justin Smith, Tyler Ahlgren and teacher Lyle Alley. Rupnicki ran the camera, Delany produced, and Smith and Ahlgren announced the broadcast.

BRIEFLY

German-American Club of Topeka, 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Lawyers Title of Topeka, 5715 S.W. 21st. Singing practice at 6:30 p.m.

Topeka Optimist Club, noon Friday, Feb. 3, Top of the Tower, 534 S. Kansas Ave.

Topeka Robotics Club, 6:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Southern Hills Mennonite Church, 511 E. 37th. Open to middle school students and older who want to build and program an inexpensive robot. Visitors welcome. Information: [email protected].

Topeka Area Retired School Personnel, noon Monday, Feb. 6, Holiday Inn West Holidome, S.W. 6th and Fairlawn. Reservations: 478-2468.

Sons of the American Legion Post 400, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 3029 N.W. US-24 highway.

COMMUNITY EVENTSShawnee County Democratic

Party 30th annual Bean Feed, 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th. Ham and beans and vegetarian vegetable soup, with condiments, and dessert. Cost: $7. Music by That Blues Band. Public welcome. Information: Lloyd Hull, 969-4484.

Tecumseh Community Dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Tecumseh United Method-ist Church, 334 S.E. Tecumseh Road. Menu: Chili or vegetable soup, relish plate, crackers and dessert. Cost: Freewill donation (proceeds support community pro-grams). Information: 554-2558.

Foster Parent information meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. Information: (800) 593-1950, ext. 8118, or [email protected].

Town and Country Church and Harvesters Food Give-away, 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Kansas Neurological Institute grounds, 3107 S.W. 21st, go south on S.W. Randolph from S.W. 21st. No ID required.

Meet and Greet with WWE wrestler Kofi Kingston (for members of the military), 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Capitol Plaza Hotel (Pioneer Room), 1717 S.W. Topeka Blvd. Hosted by the Kansas Army National Guard. Free and open to the public.

Kansas Muzzleloading Association annual convention and trade room, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 3-5, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, 420 S.E. 6th. Cost: $3 to enter trade areas. Public welcome.

Battle of Iwo Jima Remem-brance and veterans benefit seminar, 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Thornton Place retirement community, 2901 S.W. Armstrong. Reservations: 228-0555.

Daddy Daughter Date Night, 4 to 6 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Lake Shawnee Event Center in the Bettis Family Sports Complex, S.E. 29th and Croco Road. Cost: $35 for couples, $9 for an additional daughter. Informa-tion: Elizabeth Toyne, 862-1630.

Shared Stories of the Civil War, 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, Ritchie House, 1118 S.E. Madison. Program: John Brown: Martyr or Madman. Free and open to the public. Information: 234-6097.

Shawnee County Preschool Fair, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, Topeka and Shawnee County

Public Library (Marvin Audito-rium), 1515 S.W. 10th. Provides information to parents about preschools in Shawnee County. Free. Information: Lynn Boza, 274-6486 or [email protected].

Helping You Help Yourself workshop series, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, Rebound Physical Therapy, 5220 S.W. 17th. Topic: Healthy Body, Healthy Food, Healthy You. Free and open to the public. Reservations: 271-5533.

GREAT OVERLAND STATION

“The People’s Kind of Railroad: The Santa Fe, the City, the State, and the Nation” exhibit, through March 30, Fink Gallery, 701 N. Kansas Ave. Explores the AT&SF Railway throughout its 152-year history and transition to today’s BNSF Railway. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday (last admission at 3:15); closed Sunday-Monday. Admission: $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 children ages 3-12, free children 2 and younger and Friends of the Station members; $1 discount for military with ID. Information: 232-5533 or www.greatoverlandstation.com.

AREA EVENTSKaw Valley Chapter of

Kansas Oldtime Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, Hoyt Commu-nity Center, 900 Park Drive, Hoyt. Food available; donations accepted. Public welcome. Information: 582-5831 or 266-3260.

AREA BLOOD DRIVESWashburn University

students, noon to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, Petro Allied Health Building (lower level by conces-sions), 1700 S.W. College. Make appointments at www.esavealife-now.org with sponsor code washburnstudent.

Midas Auto Service & Tires, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 5914 S.W. 21st. Make appointments at www.esavealifenow.org with sponsor code midascares, or call 233-7635.

AMERICAN RED CROSS CLASSES

Adult CPR/AED class, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 31, Kansas Capital Area Chapter, 1221 S.W. 17th. Cost: $70. Information: (800) RED-CROSS or www.redcross.org/training.

Adult First Aid/CPR/AED class, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Kansas Capital Area Chapter, 1221 S.W. 17th. Cost: $90. Information: (800) RED-CROSS or www.redcross.org/training.

MISCELLANEOUSThe Topeka Police Depart-

ment is accepting applications for its 30th Citizens’ Police Academy through Feb. 1. Classes are held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 9 through May 3. There is an optional Saturday Fun Day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 24, and participants will attend an open house at the Topeka Fire Department from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31. Space is limited. Applications are available at the Topeka Police Department, 320 S. Kansas Ave., or online at http://www.topeka.org/pdfs/Citizens_Academy_Application.pdf. Information: Sgt. Ron Gish, 368-9490.

Perry State Park’s long-

term camping site lottery will be held during the week of Feb. 20. Applications are available at the park office and must be returned by Feb. 3. Individuals selected will enter into a written, 30-day contract with the state park each month. The contract is renewable each month from April 1 through Oct. 31. Information: 246-3449.

Community Action Inc. scholarship applications are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29. Application forms and eligibility criteria are available at 235-9561, www.cactiontopeka.com or at the Community Action Administrative Center, 1000 S.E. Hancock.

Youth Aviation Education Classes for ages 8-12 will be from 9 a.m. to noon March 19-22, June 4-7, July 9-12 and Aug. 6-9 at the Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field in Topeka. The cost is $40 per student for four days of classes. Information: 862-3303.

TOPEKA USD 501USD 501 Parents as Teach-

ers program currently is enrolling families interested in helping their children learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential. All families with children from prenatal to three years of age who live in Topeka Unified School District 501 are eligible for this free program. Certified parent educators provide educational resources and support through regular home visits, play groups, group meetings and bimonthly newsletters. Enrollment informa-tion: 274-6480.

USD 501 Parents as Teach-ers program is offering free play groups, through May 10, for parents and their children (ages birth to 5) living within Topeka Unified School District 501. Schedule: Monday, 10 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 to 11 a.m.; Thursday, 10 to 11 a.m., 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (parents and babies prenatal to 12 months) and 6 to 7:30 p.m. (dinner and play time for fathers and children, reservation required), all at Quinton Heights, 2331 S.W. Topeka Blvd. Play groups will be closed when USD 501 classes aren’t in session. Informa-tion: 274-6480.

FUNDRAISERSHelping Hands Humane

Society “I Only Have Eyes For You” Valentine fundraiser, Jan. 27 to Feb. 23. The Topeka Kwik Shops will be selling a collection of Valentine cards benefitting HHHS for $1 each.

Fellowship & Faith Ministries fundraiser, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, University United Methodist Church, 1621 S.W. College. Features soup, chili, chili dogs and dessert. Cost: $5 donation (or more). All proceeds go to camping scholarships for low-income children to attend Camp Chippewa this summer.

Topeka West Charger Band Fruit Sale starts Tuesday, Jan. 31. Members of the band will be selling 20-pound boxes of oranges, grapefruit or a mix of the two for $23 (tax included). Orders will be accepted through Monday, Feb. 13. Fruit should arrive the week of March 5. Payment is due with the order. Proceeds will go toward the band’s trip to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta next December. To order fruit, contact individual band members or director Barry Evans, 438-4045.

Southwest Topeka Kiwanis Club pancake fundraiser, 7 a.m.

to noon Saturday, Feb. 25, Lowman United Methodist Church, S.W. 15th and Gage Boulevard. Includes sausage, biscuits and gravy, and all the pancakes you can eat. Dona-tion of $5 is suggested.

SUPPORT GROUPSTopeka Depression and

Bipolar Support Alliance, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 and Feb. 15, Valeo Behavioral Healthcare Building, 330 S.W. Oakley. Information: Jessica, 806-4276.

Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, St. Francis Cancer Center (second floor), 1700 S.W. 7th. This group is for those diagnosed with or having had treatment for prostate cancer. Wives also are invited. Informa-tion: Max Williams, 230-4422.

Stroke Support Group, 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Shawnee County Health Agency, 1615 S.W. 8th. Call 291-2488 to confirm meeting.

Ovarian Cancer Support Group (includes other female cancers), 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, St. Francis Cancer Center (second-floor conference room), 1700 S.W. 7th. Information: Kay Coward, [email protected] or 286-3500.

MEAL DEALSChili and Vegetable Soup

Supper, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, United Methodist Church, 1029 N. Kansas Ave. Cornbread, relishes, drink and dessert; hot dogs and takeout available. Cost: $7 for adults, $3.50 for children.

PUBLIC LIBRARYThe following activities take

place at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th. For more information, call (785) 580-4400 or go online to www.tscpl.org.

Key Issues for the 2012 Legislative Session, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, Marvin Auditorium.

Read the Book, See the Show (all ages), 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, Marvin Audito-rium.

Zoo Animals Live (all ages) 3:45 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Story Zone.

Pruning Trees, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, Anton Room 202.

First Friday ArtWalk, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, Sabatini Gallery.

Team Spirit Film Series, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3, Marvin Auditorium, 101BC.

Parents and Kids Together, 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, Story Zone.

Black Butterflies: Helping Black Women Develop Their “Wings of Wellness,” 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Marvin Auditorium 101B.

Gaming for Adults (18 and older), 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Marvin Auditorium 101BC.

R.E.A.D. Dogs (all ages), 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Story Zone.

Kansas Reads with Joe Drape, 1 to 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6, Marvin Auditorium 101 BC.

Double Dueling: Yu-Gi-Oh (11-18 years) and Magic: The Gathering (14-plus years), 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, The Edge.

Amazing Animals (grades one to five), 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, Lingo Story Room.

The Waiting Room exhibit, through Friday, March 16, Sabatini Gallery.

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Index

Tennis, golf, briefly ...... 2DHigh school hoops ...... 3DKU, K-State hoops ...... 4DCollege hoops ............ 5DScoreboard ................ 6DOutdoors .................... 7DFootball ...................... 8D

On TV today

Golf: Farmers Insurance Open, noon on the Golf Channel; 2 p.m. on WIBW (13.1).

Seaman girls place third

The Seaman girls claim third in the Capital City Classic with a win against Shawnee Mission East.

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Woodland out for finale

SAN DIEGO — Gary Woodland made the first cut on Friday, but he couldn’t do the same on Saturday.

The Shawnee Heights and University of Kansas standout shot a 4-over 74 in the third round and did not qualify for the final day of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

Woodland’s 216 total was two shots from what he needed to continue to Sunday’s final round.

Woodland began his third round with bogeys on two of the first three holes. He then birdied Nos. 6 and 9, sticking his third shot on the par-5 sixth to a couple inches and holing it.

He made a 9-footer on No. 9 to get back to even for the round but bogeyed Nos. 10 and 14 and failed to mount a charge on the back nine.

Kyle Stanley continues to lead at 18 under, five strokes ahead of two players.

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White, Cyclones take over during final five minutes

By Jayson JenksThe CapiTal-Journal

AMES, Iowa — The loss hit Kan-sas in the heart and in the gut, be-cause stripped of all else, that’s where this game was decided.

It was a big-boy game through and through. It was the type of game where every rebound counts, where every loose ball can swing the out-come. It was, in other words, an at-mosphere a Bill Self team should thrive in.

Shots might not fall and calls might not go their way, but the Jay-hawks always think they can control rebounding and loose balls.

That’s what big-boy teams do anyway, but against a feisty Iowa State team in a jacked-up Hilton Coliseum, Kansas was stripped of its big-boy card for one afternoon in a 72-64 loss.

“We pride ourselves on being a big-man school and rebounding and scoring inside,” Kansas center Jeff Withey said. “They just outhit us today.”

Or, as Kansas’ Self said, “they out-manned us.”

It’s a simplistic explanation for a game that featured more than its fair

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Iowa State standout Royce White celebrated with jubilant fans Saturday at Hilton Coliseum after scoring 18 points to lead the Cyclones to a 72-64 upset of No. 5 Kansas.

Jayhawks ‘outmanned’ in road defeat

AMES, Iowa — The nice man in Dockers stationed himself between Iowa State’s student section and the court.

He was middle-aged and smiling, with thinning hair and a few spare pounds. His job was to keep the students off the floor, a mission that was doomed from the beginning.

The guy gave a valiant effort, holding back the bodies like a human dam until the final seconds expired. Then

everyone spilled onto the court, a bunch of happy Iowans dancing to Neil Diamond.

This is what happens when Kansas loses on the road, which is basically the only place Kansas loses during the regular season. When the Jayhawks have a game like this, a 72-64 loss to unranked Iowa State, the opposing fans make sure to com-

memorate the occasion.

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Hostile Hilton helps hand Kansas first Big 12 loss

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Zenger relying on rootsThe tone is purely Kansan,

though the characters who provided some of the material were not.

Speaking to the Downtown Rotary Club last week, Sheahon Zenger was in his element.

He read an essay from Paul Harvey, he related the heroics of Civil War colonel Joshua Chamber-lain, and he praised some basket-ball coach named Bill Self.

The works of all these men were connected to the values Zenger hopes to instill in athletes, coaches, administrators and even fans and boosters of KU.

He also stated the principles he set forth from day one as the Jayhawks’ athletic director, which was officially Feb. 1 of last year, though Zenger actually began work immediately after he was intro-duced in January.

One, be humble. Two, under-promise and overproduce. Three, just work hard.

It was interesting to see a group committed to the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self,’’ embrace Zenger’s vision for KU athletics. (Pun intended.)

By now, many who buy KU tickets, write checks to the Williams Fund and recite the Rock Chalk chant are familiar with Zenger’s passionate appeals. There’s a good chance they bumped into him already. At a club meeting, social mixer or golf scramble.

Zenger tries to attend any KU function, in any Kansas town, big or small, formal or informal, if his schedule permits. Just as he promised when he set out to re-establish Kansas morality, and practicality, in KU athletics.

* * * * * * *When Zenger took over, the

department was shaken by a ticket scandal, which eroded confidence among boosters.

In addition, cheering was limited

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Mcneill’s long 3 delivers Washburn men at WesternBy Ken Corbitt

The CapiTal-Journal

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The offensive set was falling apart. A pass inside was bat-ted around and the shot clock was run-ning out.

Bobby Chipman was able to find Will McNeill, who tossed in a 3-point shot from about 22 feet, giving Washburn a

four-point lead over Missouri Western with 1:35 to play.

That was the dagger as the Ichabods held the Griffons scoreless the rest of the way and made 5 of 8 free throws for a 64-55 victory Saturday at the MWSU Field-house.

McNeill’s 3-pointer, plus three of those final five free throws, gave him a 26-point

game.“I was definitely keeping my eye on

the shot clock,” McNeill said of the 3-pointer that put the Bods up 59-55. “When Jared (Henry) had it, I saw four seconds so I knew it would take at least a second for me to catch it and gather my rhythm. I shot it with a second or two left. I took my time on it.

“Sometimes I practice alone in gym practicing long 3s and it finally paid off. It was a big-time shot that stretched it out to (four) and we went on to win the game.”

It certainly was a big shot for McNeill, his only 3-pointer in four attempts while

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BlUES wINStevi Schultz turns in a solid game on both ends of the floor to help lead the Washburn women to a 60-55 victory against Western.

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OU-CH!

By Kevin HaskinThe CapiTal-Journal

MANHATTAN — Kansas State wishes now that the all-time great it couldn’t keep in Bram-lage Coliseum would just stay out.

Visiting for the first time as an opposing coach, Lon Kruger directed Oklahoma to a sea-son sweep of the Big 12 series with the Wild-cats.

A weekend celebrating K-State basketball

legends ended in a legendary upset for Kruger, a former Big Eight player of the year for K-State who went on to open Bramlage as the Wildcats coach. Behind 30 points from Steven Pledger, OU edged K-State 63-60.

“Sometimes in practice he says Big 12, (sometimes) he says Big Eight,’’ Pledger said. “This is his old stomping grounds, where he used to do it on the court, so it’s good.’’

Kruger, as expected, downplayed the victory.

Even said his players had no idea he starred for K-State.

But when your jersey hangs from the rafters, it can be hard keeping that a secret.

Or keep it from motivating the team Kruger is in his first year coaching. The long-awaited ap-pearance in Manhattan turned into his first road win with Oklahoma (13-7, 3-5 Big 12).

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OkLAHOmA 63, #22 kANSAS STATE 60

pledger scores 30 to make Kruger victorious in return

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Kansas State’s Rodney McGruder reacts after missing a game-tying, 3-point try at the buzzer of Saturday’s game against Oklahoma.

Sooners pleased to win for coach

Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, right, is 4-2 against Kansas State, his alma mater, with Saturday’s win.

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MISCELLANEOUS

TIGER WOODS, golfer, after a 6-under 66 left him on top at the Abu Dhabi Championship: “It just seemed like I didn’t do a lot of things right but I didn’t do a lot of things wrong today, it was just very consistent. You know, made a couple putts here and there.”

THE LAST WORD

THREE-GAME PLANNER

K-STATE MEN

At Iowa State8 p.m. Tuesday

TEXAS A&M3 p.m. Saturday

TEXAS TECH7 p.m. Feb. 7

The Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, left, wears a Superman cape as he gets a high-five from teammate Marian Hossa as they

take part in the Breakaway Challenge during the NHL All-Star skills hockey competition in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday.


BEARS HIRE EX-CHIEFS STAFFER EMERY: The Chicago Bears have hired Kansas City Chiefs director of college scouting Phil Emery as their new general manager.

Emery was an area scout for the Bears from 1998-2004 and replaces Jerry Angelo, who was fired after an injury-riddled 8-8 season.

Emery and New England Patriots director of pro personnel Jason Licht were finalists and both interviewed twice. The Bears also inter-viewed San Diego Chargers director of player personnel Jimmy Raye, New York Giants director of college scouting Marc Ross, and current director of player personnel Tim Ruskell.

NINERS LB SMITH CHARGED WITH DUI: San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was charged Saturday with driving under the influence in Miami Beach.

Miami-Dade County jail records show Smith was booked Saturday morning and held on $1,000 bond. Jail records did not show whether Smith was represented by an attorney.

A Miami-Dade County Corrections spokeswoman said Smith was arrested by Miami Beach police. A police spokesman said he had no information immediately available about the arrest.

Smith was drafted as the seventh overall draft pick in 2011 out of Missouri. During his first season, he had 14 sacks, a franchise record for a rookie linebacker. He also ranked first in the NFL in sacks among rookies.

WISCONSIN GIVES BIELEMA EXTENSION: Wisconsin has extended the contract of football coach Bret Bielema through the end of the 2016 season.

Bielema, who got a raise to $2.5 million last February, had his five-year deal extended through Jan. 31, 2017. Bielema led the Badgers to their first back-to-back Rose Bowls in a dozen years.

The Badgers lost to Oregon, 45-38 on Jan. 2.Wisconsin is 60-19 in six seasons since Bielema was promoted from

defensive coordinator to replace the retiring Barry Alvarez.

UCONN GUARD CLEARED FOR RETURN: Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright has been cleared by the NCAA to return to action, de-spite a finding by the governing body that the freshman and his mother received more than $8,000 in impermissible benefits both before and after he enrolled in school.

RUTGERS INTERVIEWS FLOOD FOR HEAD COACH: Interim coach Kyle Flood interviewed for the head coaching job to replace Greg Schiano at Rutgers.

Schiano stepped down Thursday to take over the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

GOODEN SCORES 23 FOR BUCKS: Drew Gooden scored 23 points and the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks made sure the Lakers’ road struggles continued, beating Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant scored 27 for the Lakers, who are 1-7 on the road this season. Ersan Ilyasova and Mike Dunleavy added 15 points each for the Bucks, who managed to beat the Lakers without two of their best players.

The Bucks found themselves without guard/forward Stephen Jackson on Saturday because of an NBA suspension.

DOCTOR: CROSBY ALSO HAS NECK INJURY: Sidney Crosby isn’t just dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion. A California doctor says the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star also is recovering from a neck injury.

And Crosby’s agent, Pat Brisson, said he can’t rule out the possibility that the injury could be to his vertebrae.

“There’s been speculation that I really can’t comment on at this point,” Brisson said Saturday night at the All-Star game skills competi-tion in Ottawa. “I can’t rule it out. I don’t know. I’m not a radiologist.”

CANADIAN BREAKS 1,000M SPEEDSKATING RECORD: Cana-dian speedskater Christine Nesbitt broke the world record in the 1,000 meters Saturday in the world sprint championship.

Nesbitt, the Olympic champion in the 1,000, finished in 1 minute, 12.68 seconds at the Olympic Oval to break the mark of 1:13.11 set by Canadian Cindy Klassen in 2006 on the same ice.

14-YEAR-OLD WINS PROFESSIONAL EVENT: Fourteen-year-old New Zealand amateur Lydia Ko has become the youngest winner of a professional golf tour event, taking the women’s New South Wales Open by four strokes Sunday at Sydney.

Ko, the world’s top amateur, broke Japananse star Ryo Ishikawa’s mark of 15 years, 8 months, and Australian Amy Yang’s women’s record of 16 years, 192 days in the Australian Ladies Masters. The South Korean-born New Zealander shot a 3-under 69 to finish at 14 under.

KANSAS MEN

OKLAHOMA8 p.m. Wed.

At Missouri8 p.m. Saturday

At Baylor6 p.m. Feb. 8

WASHBURN WOMEN

At Truman State5:30 p.m. Wed.

FORT HAYS ST.1:30 p.m. Sat.

CENTRAL MO.5:30 p.m. Feb. 8

WASHBURN MEN

At Truman State7:30 p.m. Wed.

FORT HAYS ST.3:30 p.m. Sat.

CENTRAL MO.7:30 p.m. Feb. 8

O’Leary’s five goals lead Runners past Mustangs

By Rick Peterson Jr.THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

If one player can single-handedly dominate a team by himself, Topeka RoadRunners forward Andrew O’Leary did it Saturday night against New Mexico.

On a night when his teammates struggled to get opportunities, O’Leary turned in one of the best in-dividual performances in RoadRun-ners history, scoring an astounding five goals in Topeka’s 5-1 victory at Landon Arena.

The brilliant performance matched O’Leary’s previous num-ber of goals scored on the season.

“It felt amazing,” said O’Leary, who tied a franchise record for goals scored in a game. “A lot of hard work over the past few weeks added up and I ended up with good results in one game. I felt like I had a lot of chances (Friday night) and it all kind of came together tonight and just happened for me. I’m just thankful for it.”

O’Leary scored a goal in the first and second period before coming up with the natural hat trick in the third.

“It couldn’t have happened to a better kid,” RoadRunners coach Scott Langer said. “It was just unbe-lievable. It’s tough to get two, let alone five.”

O’Leary said he had a feeling it was going to be a special night early on.

“After the first shot I had, I felt like I had a hot stick and I could put the puck where I wanted to,” he said. “I just kept rolling and got more and more confident as the game went on.”

O’Leary struck first at the 16:53 mark of the first and then gave the

Runners a 2-0 lead at 4:53 of the sec-ond period. Tate Rusk put New Mexico on the board at 14:29 of the second before the O’Leary show re-ally got going in the third period.

He registered his hat trick on a wrap-around goal at 9:27, scored his fourth three minutes later, then saw

an unlikely shot from the left point find the back of the net at 12:07.

“It was just an act of God, I think,” O’Leary said of the fifth goal. “The puck just went on my stick and I threw it toward the net, hoping (James Ring) would get a tip. He had a nice screen and it just went right between the goalie’s legs.”

The RoadRunners (28-12-2) were outshot 23-19 by the Mustangs (13-27-2). O’Leary accounted for 7 of the RoadRunners’ 19 shots.

“In the first two periods, it looked like we just wanted to exchange rush for rush, and that’s not our game,” Langer said. “We refocused there in the third, and (the Mustangs) spent most of the third turning pucks over to us, which helped our game be-cause that’s usually how we play.”

Colin LeMay picked up the win in his first start in net for the Runners, stopping 22 of 23 shots. Sean Gaff-ney also contributed nicely with three assists.

The RoadRunners will play Cor-pus Christi next weekend Wednes-day and Thursday night at Landon Arena.New Mexico 0 1 0 — 1Topeka 1 1 3 — 5

First period — 1. Topeka, O’Leary (Gaffney, Young), 16:53.

Second period — 2. Topeka, O’Leary (Gaffney), 4:23; 3. New Mexico, Rusk (Chapie), 14:29.

Third period — 4. Topeka, O’Leary (Gaffney), 6:22; 5. Topeka, O’Leary (unassisted), 9:27; 6. Topeka, O’Leary (unassisted), 12:07.

Shots on goal — New Mexico 9-6-8 – 23. Topeka 7-6-6 – 19.

Goalies — New Mexico, Stafford. Topeka, LeMay. Attendance — 1,583. Stars of the game — First star: O’Leary. Second star:

Gaffney. Third star: LeMay.

ANTHONY S. buSH/THE CAPITAL-jOuRNAL

Topeka’s Andrew O’Leary scores the first of his five goals Saturday night against New Mexico at Landon Arena.

The Associated PressMELBOURNE, Australia — Vic-

toria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, “What happened?”

The answer: She had just pro-duced one of the most lopsided Aus-tralian Open final victories to cap-ture a Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking for the first time.

Azarenka routed three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapo-va 6-3, 6-0 in 1 hour, 22 minutes Sat-urday night, winning 12 of the last 13 games after dropping her first service game and falling behind 2-0.

“It’s a dream come true,” she said. “I have been dreaming and working so hard to win the Grand Slam, and being No. 1 is pretty good bonus. Just the perfect ending and the perfect position to be in.”

Azarenka had won 11 straight matches, including a run to the Syd-ney International title, and reached her first Grand Slam final. Her previ-ous best performance at a major was a semifinal loss to Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon last year. Sharapova had all the experience, being in her sixth major final and having won three — dating to her 2004 Wimbledon title.

But it didn’t unnerve the 22-year-old Azarenka, the first woman from Belarus to win a singles major. She’s also the seventh different woman to win a Grand Slam since Franc-esca Schiavone won the 2010 French Open, and the fifth different winner in as many majors.

Azarenka became only the third woman to earn the No. 1 spot after winning her first major title. She moved from No. 3 to No. 1 in the rankings, helped by Caroline Wozni-acki’s loss in the quarterfinals.

The third-seeded Azarenka set up championship point with a stunning forehand, her 14th clean winner, and sealed it when Sharapova netted a

backhand.She dropped to her knees at the

baseline with her hands over her face. She got up, held her hands up and jogged over to her coach, Sam Sumyk, in the stands to celebrate.

“The best feeling, for sure,” Aza-renka said. “I don’t know about the game. I don’t know what I was doing out there. It’s just pure joy what hap-

pened. I can’t believe it’s over.”And she paid special credit to her

grandmother, “the person who in-spires me the most in my life.”

Azarenka has been a distinc-tive presence at Melbourne Park as much for her shrieks and hoots with each shot and boundless energy as for her white shorts, blue singlet and lime green head and wrist bands.


Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, celebrates after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia during the women’s singles final at the Australian Open. Azarenka dominated Sharapova, 6-3, 6-0.

Azarenka rolls by Sharapova

Tiger surges into lead at Abu DhabiThe Associated Press

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods put himself in position to win his second straight tournament Saturday, and this one would leave little doubt about which direction his game is going.

He finally won two months ago against an 18-man field in California.

On Saturday, against the strongest field golf has seen in at least three months, Woods shot a 6-un-der 66 for a share of the lead with Robert Rock go-ing into the final round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

The topic suddenly shifts from the state of his swing and his health. Woods has a 55-8 record worldwide when he has at least a share of the lead going into the final round, and a win would be the first time since August 2009 that he has won con-secutive starts.

More than being atop the leaderboard, it’s how Woods got there.

“It’s fun when I’m able to control the golf ball like I did,” Woods said.

There wasn’t a lot of fist-pumping from Woods, who traded drama for consistency, racking up six birdies in a bogey-free round. It was a memorable performance by the American, mostly for his abil-ity to hit fairways, tame the par 5s and sink clutch putts <0x2014> including a 6-footer for birdie on the final hole.

“It just seemed like I didn’t do a lot of things right but I didn’t do a lot of things wrong today, it

was just very consistent,” Woods said. “You know, made a couple putts here and there. ... I stayed

away from trouble and tried to keep the ball to-wards the fat side of some of these pins, and I think I did a pretty good job.”

Woods finished at 11-under 205. Rock, at No. 117 in the world, birdied his final two holes to join Woods in the last group along with Peter Hanson, who had a 64 and was two shots behind.

Also two back at 9-under 207 were Rory McIl-roy, who played with Woods for the third straight day and had a 68, keeping the No. 3 player very much in the picture.

Francesco Molinari (66) and Paul Lawrie (68) also were tied for third. George Coetzee (65), James Kingston (67), overnight leader Thorbjorn Olesen (71) and Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (69) were another shot back.

FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN — At San Diego, Kyle Stanley overpowered Torrey Pines to open a five-shot lead in the Farmers Insurance Open.

About the only regret for Stanley was missing a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have broken the 54-hole tournament record set by Tiger Woods in 1998, before Rees jones beefed up the South Course for the 2008 u.S. Open. Stanley still managed a 4-under 68, a spot alongside Woods in the record book at 18-under 198 and great position for his first victory.

Stanley built a three-shot lead with a birdie on the second hole and was never really challenged on another glorious days along the Pacific bluffs. His lone bogey came on the 12th, when he went just over the green, chipped to 6 feet and missed the putt.

GOLF ROUNDUP


Tiger Woods watches a drive early in the third round of the Abu Dhabi Championship. Woods is the co-leader after a 6-under 66.

Belarus star earns No. 1 ranking by winning Australian Open

3Dwww.cjonline.com THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

Hutchinson girls tip Highland Park

By Brent MaycockTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

EMPORIA — The turnover woes that crippled Highland Park’s girls Friday weren’t nearly as prevalent when the Scots returned to the floor for Saturday’s third-place game at the Glacier’s Edge Invitational.

That’s not to say, however, that they still weren’t a problem.

After committing a whopping 32 turnovers in the semifinal loss Fri-day, the Scots cut that number near-ly in half against Hutchinson on Sat-urday. But almost half of Highland Park’s turnovers came during a six-minute stretch in the first half that allowed Hutchinson to take control on its way to a 53-40 victory over the Scots.

“I thought our effort was good to-night, but there were a couple stretches where it just didn’t go our way,” Highland Park coach Tim Bar-ber said. “But we never got our heads down and we kept fighting.”

Highland Park wound up fourth at the tournament, losing to two 6A teams that have combined for a 19-5 record this season.

“These were some really good teams we lost to, good 6A teams,” Barber said. “They were disciplined with good coaching and good fun-damentals. I thought we came up here and competed well, except for some stretches.”

The decisive stretch came right af-ter Destini Gillian had buried a 3-pointer to pull the Scots within 16-12 early in the second quarter. It was second trey of the half for Gillian and third for the Scots overall as they did their best to free up the Salthawks’ collapsing defense on Scot standout Shanise Brooks.

After the 3-pointer, however, the Scots got sloppy again. Highland Park’s next four possessions ended in turnovers and after Delores Smith hit a 3-pointer, the Scots turned it over on four of their next five posses-sions.

Hutchinson took full advantage of Highland Park’s miscues. The Salthawks engineered a 12-3 run that opened up a 28-15 halftime lead, scoring nine of the points off Scot turnovers.

Nearly as big of a problem as those turnovers was the defense Hutch threw up against Brooks. With 6-footers Taylor Mayes and Bri Starks taking turns and sometimes sharing duties on Brooks, they hounded her into an 0-of-6 performance from the floor and one point in the opening half.

Brooks wound up with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds, but got 11 of her points in the final quar-ter after Hutchinson expanded its lead to 43-21 by the end of the third quarter.

Shelby Morford paced Hutchin-son (9-3) with 19 points, making three 3-pointers in the first quarter and four in the game. Mayes added 11 points.

“I’m never happy with a loss, but I was pleased with the effort,” Barber said. “It was a lot better (than Friday) and that was something I wanted to

see, how we would respond after that game.”

SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 38, GREAT BEND 35 — The T-Birds avoided going winless at the tour-ney, holding off Great Bend in the final minute for the victory. Heights led 32-26 entering the final quarter but saw the Panthers pull within one on a Morgan Harwood bucket with 25 seconds left.

But Bailey Wells made two free throws to restore a three-point T-Bird lead and Great Bend’s potential game-tying 3-pointer was well off the mark.

Danielle Poblarp led Heights (3-10) with 11 points and Harwood scored 20 to lead all scorers.

WICHITA NORTHWEST 65, EMPORIA 59, 2OT — Down nine in the fourth quarter of the fifth-place game, Emporia rallied to force overtime and even had a shot to win it in regulation. Whitney Wilhite scored with less than 15 seconds left to tie it at 47 and was fouled but couldn’t convert the free throw to win it. Northwest didn’t get off a shot, sending the game to overtime.

Emporia got a chance to win it at the end of the first overtime, but Bri-anna Knight’s running banker at the buzzer crawled off. In the second overtime, Northwest put the game away at the free-throw line, making 6 of 10 to close out the Spartans.

Knight had a huge game for Em-poria, scoring 29 points, 18 of them coming in the fourth quarter and ex-tra periods. Wilhite added a career-high 14 points. Cassidy Harbert led Northwest with 24 points and Sau-sha McPherson added 19.

OLATHE SOUTH 56, MAIZE 49 — Megan Balcom put undefeated and No. 2 South on her shoulders in the third quarter to break open a back-and-forth championship game. After No. 4 Maize grabbed a 29-28 lead to start the second half, Balcom nailed four 3-pointers in the third quarter to help the Falcons build a 45-36 lead by the end of the period.

Maize pulled as close as 48-43 with 3:56 to play and had two 3-point attempts to get closer but missed both. Balcom connected seven times from 3-point range for a game-high 21 points and Kylee Kopatich added 14 for South (12-0), while Maize (10-2) was led by 17 points from Jurnee Reid and 16 from Keiryn Swenson.

HUTCHINSON 53, HIGHLAND PARK 40Highland Park 9 6 6 19 — 40Hutchinson 16 12 15 10 — 53

Highland Park (9-4) — Ray 2-9 0-0 6, Smith 1-1 2-2 5, Talbert 1-8 0-0 2, Gillian 3-6 0-0 8, Brooks 5-13 3-8 14, Keith 1-2 0-0 2, White 0-0 0-0 0, Ross 1-1 1-2 3, Cazier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-41 6-12 40.

Hutchinson (9-3) — Engweiler 1-4 0-3 2, Small 2-5 3-4 8, Shelby Morford 5-10 5-5 19, Mayes 4-8 3-4 11, Starks3-10 2-3 8, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Shea Morford 0-1 1-2 1, Long 0-2 2-2 2, Reiser 0-1 0-0 0, Schrock 0-1 2-2 2, Wolab 0-0 0-0 0, Rothe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-42 18-25 53.

3-pointers — Highland Park 6-16 (Ray 2-7, Gillian 2-5, Brooks 1-1, Smith 1-1, Keith 0-1, Cazier 0-1); Hutchinson 5-12 (Shelby Morford 4-7, Small 1-3, Engweiler 0-2). Total fouls — Highland Park 22, Hutchinson 16. Fouled out — Highland Park: Smith.

SHAWNEE HEIGHTS 38, GREAT BEND 35Shawnee Heights 8 14 10 6 — 38Great Bend 9 8 9 9 — 35

Shawnee Heights (3-10) — Poblarp 3 3-4 11, H. Brun 1 2-4 4, Wells 1 4-4 6, Morgan 2 1-2 6, Pierce 2 1-1 5, Kennedy 0 0-2 0, Wittman 0 2-4 2, Tucker 0 0-0 0, Hecker 1 2-3 4. Totals 10 15-24 38.

Great Bend (1-12) — Cruse 0 0-0 0, Henning 0 1-2 1, Kutina 2 2-4 6, Mauler 3 0-0 8, Harwood 9 2-3 20, Sch-neider 0 0-0 0, Basye 0 0-0 0, Doll 0 0-0 0, Steuder 0 0-0 0, Crosby 0 0-0 0, Unruh 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 5-9 35.

3-pointers — Heights 3 (Poblarp 2, Morgan 1); Great Bend 2 (Mauler 2). Total fouls — Heights 11, Great Bend 19. Fouled out — none.

Rural girls find consolation thanks to late rallyBy Rick Peterson

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

LAWRENCE — Washburn Rural’s girls basketball team finally showed the fight Junior Blues coach Kevin Bordewick has been looking for. The result was a come-from-behind 53-48 win over Leavenworth in Satur-day’s third-place game of the Firebird Winter Classic.

Down nine with two and a half minutes left in regulation and lead-ing scorer and floor leader Erika

Lane on the bench after having fouled out, the Junior Blues roared back behind junior Charly Michaelis to force overtime tied at 43.

Rural, which improved to 9-4, then scored the first five points of overtime — three from sophomore Courtney Winkley, two from fresh-man Paige Cunningham — and the Pioneers got no closer than three points the rest of the way.

“Watching Erika go out of the game made us all go, ‘Wow, now

we’ve really got to step up,’ and we stepped up to the challenge today and were able to do it,’’ Michaelis said.

With Rural trailing 41-31, Michae-lis started Rural’s comeback with a 3-pointer with 2:24 left in regulation.

Michaelis canned two more 3-pointers the rest of the way, includ-ing a game-tying shot with 50 sec-onds left.

Michaelis added 5 of 6 free throws in the overtime to finish with 21

points, including four 3-pointers.The Rural guard scored 17 points

in the fourth quarter and overtime and hit all four of her 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.

“My teammates were really help-ing me be confident and kept push-ing me to shoot,’’ Michaelis said. “They got me open and I was just able to knock some down.’’

The Junior Blues also got 16 points and nine rebounds from Winkley and 13 points and nine rebounds

from Lane. Cunningham also grabbed nine boards.

“I thought everybody we had con-tributed,’’ Bordewick said. “I think we decided, ‘We’ve got to dig deep and fight now because we’re not going to like the result.

“That is what we’ve been wanting. I knew it was in them, with or with-out Erika, and they just fought.’’

Leavenworth was led by 6-foot freshman Tashia Jones, who had 19 points and 17 rebounds before foul-

ing out in the overtime.Junior Rashayla Mathis added 14

points for the Pioneers, who fell to 5-7.Washburn Rural 8 9 7 19 10 — 53 Leavenworth 8 11 11 13 5 — 48

Washburn Rural (9-4) — Weingartner 0-4 0-0 0, Lane 4-13 4-8 13, Michaelis 6-12 5-8 21, Winkley 4-12 8-9 16, Cunningham 0-1 3-4 3, Dillingham 0-2 0-0 0, Garcia 0-3 0-0 0, Moser 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 14-47 20-31 53.

Leavenworth (5-7) — Marfield 0-1 0-0 0, Mathis 1-8 10-16 13, Jones 6-17 4-8 19, Wallingford 0-4 0-0 0, Black-burn 2-4 3-4 7, Thomas 1-6 1-4 3, Ruble 1-5 1-2 3, Good-win 1-3 0-0 3, Covington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-48 19-34 48.

3-point goals — Washburn Rural 5 (Michaelis 4, Lane), Leavenworth 5 (Jones 3, Mathis, Goodwin). Total fouls — Washburn Rural 23, Leavenworth 22. Fouled out — Lane, Jones, Blackburn.

Olpe girls have easy time claiming 7th straight LCL tournamentBy Brent Maycock

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

EMPORIA — Over the past cou-ple of seasons, some of the biggest tests Olpe’s girls have had have come from Lyon County League ri-val Waverly.

So heading into Saturday night’s league tournament championship game, Olpe coach Jesse Nelson was at least a little leery of facing a Bull-dog team looking to avenge last year’s 29-point title-tilt loss.

“They’re a very strong team and they like to keep the score low,” Nel-son said. “We really felt like it was important for us that we played well early.”

Uhh, you could say that hap-pened and whatever concerns Nel-son may have had, however, his team quickly put to ease. Olpe

opened the championship game with a 19-0 run and kept the foot on the gas on its way to a 60-26 throt-tling of the Bulldogs.

The tournament title was the sev-enth straight for the Eagles and 10th in the last 11 years with the lone ex-ception a loss to, yep, Waverly in the 2005 championship game.

“That’s the best we’ve come out all year,” senior guard Kendyl Mc-Dougald said. “We knew we had to come out strong against them and that was our goal. We were pretty confident coming in and we just got up and went.”

Waverly (13-2), which lost to Olpe just 43-36 in December for its only other defeat, showed its true form in the second half and outscored the Eagles in the third quarter. But it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome

the dreadful first half. Ashley Romig finished with 13 points and Meader added eight, but only three Bulldogs scored and Waverly finished with almost as many turnovers (23) as shot attempts (27).

“They’ve got a good team and they’re ranked No. 1 in 2A for a rea-son,” Waverly coach Dennis Tyson said. “We’re not bad, but we just didn’t show it tonight.”

Kendyl McDougald topped all scorers with 20 points, while Elena Flott added 14 for the Eagles, who improved to 11-0 on the season. The victory also moved Nelson within two wins of tying Natoma’s John Locke for the most in state history. Locke had 731 and Nelson is at 729.

LEBO BOYS 67, MADISON 51 — It wasn’t like the Lebo boys were in a funk coming into the Lyon

County League Tournament, bring-ing a 6-3 mark into tourney play.

But the Wolves weren’t exactly playing the kind of ball they expect-ed, having lost three of their previ-ous five games.

“A couple weeks ago, we really started talking about what we need-ed to do, what kind of team we want-ed to be,” Lebo coach Kurt Bangle said. “They’ve taken that to heart.”

Boy has Lebo. After stifling Wa-verly 46-34 in Friday’s semifinals, the Wolves clamped down on Madi-son in the second half of Saturday’s championship game to erase a six-point halftime deficit to run away with a 67-41 victory.

The tourney title was the first for the Wolves since winning back-to-back crowns in 2005-06 and includ-ed wins over the league’s regular-

season co-champions on consecutive nights.

“I’ve seen this team before and I think we’re starting to show what we can do and what we are capable of,” Bangle said. “We just haven’t played that way for awhile. We’ve really picked it up on the defensive side and I’ve been so proud of that the past two nights. That’s what wins championships.”

The Wolves opened the second half with an 11-3 spurt to grab their first lead on Austin Holmes’ layup and after Madison tied it with a Kole Schankie basket, Trevor White bur-ied a 3-pointer and Tyson Robke converted a three-point play to put Lebo up for good.

White added 21 to back Thadd Barker’s 22 points, and the Wolves made 13 of 20 shots in the second

half. Schankie scored 20 to lead Madison. Tanner Bybee added 10.

LEBO BOYS 67, MADISON 51Lebo 18 11 19 19 — 67Madison 21 14 7 9 — 51

Lebo — A. Holmes 2-7 0-0 4, Robke 4-6 1-1 9, Barker 9-11 4-4 22, White 7-16 2-2 21, Madsen 0-1 0-0 0, Davies 0-0 2-2 2, Weiss 0-2 6-6 6, G. Holmes 1-1 0-0 2, Gould 0-0 0-0 0, Milota 0-0 0-0 0, Jarvis 0-0 0-0 0, Walford 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 23-44 16-17 67.

Madison — Schankie 7-17 4-4 20, Williams 3-10 0-0 9, Kile 2-6 2-2 7, Bybee 5-9 0-2 10, Smith 0-3 1-2 1, Der-ryberry 1-1 0-0 2, West 0-1 2-2 2, Shaw 0-0 0-0 0, Woodie 0-0 0-0 0, Beitz 0-1 0-0 0, Alvarez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 9-12 51.

3-pointers — Lebo 5-14 (White 5-11, Robke 0-2, Weiss 0-1); Madison 6-15 (Williams 3-8, Schankie 2-4, Kile 1-2). Total fouls — Lebo 16, Madison 15. Fouled out — none.

OLPE GIRLS 60, WAVERLY 26Waverly 2 3 13 8 — 26Olpe 23 9 9 19 — 60

Waverly (13-2) — Graham 2-3 1-1 5, Romig 6-13 1-3 13, Meader 3-9 1-2 8, Zilliox 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 0-2 0-0 0, Chapman 0-0 0-0 0, Clarkson 0-0 0-1 0, H. Blackbourn 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Fugitt 0-0 0-0 0, K. Blackbourn 0-0 0-0 00, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-27 3-7 26.

Olpe (11-0) — Ke. McDougald 7-13 2-2 20, Haag 3-8 1-2 7, Flott 6-7 1-2 14, Samuels 1-5 0-0 2, Benton 0-2 0-0 0, Redeker 2-5 0-0 4, Scheidegger 0-0 1-2 1, Ka. McDou-gald 2-3 0-0 5, Spellman 2-4 0-0 4, Barnard 1-2 0-0 3, Vogts 0-0 0-0 0, Garretson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 5-8 60.

3-point goals — Waverly 1-6 (Meader 1-4, Romig 0-1, Lee 0-1); Olpe 7-12 (Ke. McDougald 4-5, Flott 1-1, Ka. Mc-Dougald 1-1, Barnard 1-2, Samuels 0-3). Total fouls — Wa-verly 7, Olpe 12. Fouled out — none.

Seaman girls regroup, defeat SM East for third

CAPITAL CITY CLASSIC

By Rick PetersonTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

Coming off a tough two-point overtime semi-final loss, Seaman girls basketball coach Steve Alexander wasn’t sure how his Vikings would come back less than 24 hours later.

He was pleasantly surprised. The Vikings turned in a solid performance in a 57-45 win over Shawnee Mission East in Saturday’s third-place game of the Capital City Classic at Topeka West.

“Coming back after a heartbreaking loss, you never know where their minds are going to be and I thought they did a real good job of going out in businesslike fashion and playing hard and getting after them,” Alexander said.

Seaman, which improved to 10-3, led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter, but the Vikings broke things open with a 14-2 second quarter.

“In the second quarter I thought we played a lot better offensively, moved the ball around and the lead kind of just got a little bit bigger and a little bit bigger,” Alexander said.

Seaman, which went on to lead by 18 points early in the fourth quarter, got 17 points — in-cluding three 3-pointers — and seven rebounds from senior Kelsey Akin. Shelby Slimmer and Kaylee Lambrecht added 12 and nine points.

The Vikings turned in a solid shooting night, shooting 51 percent from the field and 72 per-cent from the free-throw line.

“I thought it was a really good tournament and I think to go 2-1 in it, I feel fortunate and I think we played pretty well,” Alexander said. “I think some young kids got some experience in the games that I think will help us down the stretch in the Centennial League, so I was defi-nitely pleased.”

SM East (7-6), which was hurt by 29-percent shooting from the field, was led by Caroline Nick with 15 points. Shannon McGinley and Caroline Dodd added 10 points apiece.

TOPEKA HIGH 54, OLATHE NORTH 39 — After losing to powerhouse Wichita Heights in the opening round, Topeka High bounced back to win two straight and take fifth place.

“Obviously we knew what we were in for (against Heights), but I thought we showed some good moments against Heights, too,” To-peka High coach Shanna Perine said. “I think we learned some things about taking care of the ball and handling the pressure a little bit better.

“I knew after that that we had a chance to win two more games, and I’m just glad that our kids came out and played hard. I’m proud of them.”

Topeka High, which improved to 5-7, led Olathe North (5-7) by only a 5-4 count after the end of the first quarter before breaking things open with a 19-7 second quarter.

The Trojans, who went on to lead by as many as 23 points, were led by senior Jasmine Ben-ning with 15 points while junior Whitney Brooks added 13 points and three 3-pointers.

TOPEKA WEST 56, DERBY 51 — Autura Campbell, a 6-foot-2 junior, scored 37 points, grabbed 22 rebounds and blocked six shots as Topeka West outlasted Derby in the seventh-place game.

The game was tied at 33 entering the fourth quarter before Campbell scored 17 points and went 13 of 14 from the free throw line over the final eight minutes. She was 23 of 27 from the line in the game.

“I just knew I didn’t want to lose so I was do-ing whatever I possibly could — making free throws, getting rebounds — so that we wouldn’t lose this game,” Campbell said.

Campbell was most proud of her perfor-mance at the free-throw line.

“I’ve been struggling this year on free throws, but I’ve been practicing and I was just glad that they went in today,” Campbell said.

Campbell, the city’s leading scorer, said that Saturday's win was a big one after Topeka West (5-7) dropped two double-digit decisions in their first two tournament games.

“This was a definite confidence-booster go-ing into Tuesday night’s game against Topeka High,” she said.

WICHITA HEIGHTS 71, BLUE VALLEY 47 — Top-ranked Wichita Heights overcame a slow start to claim the tournament championship and improve to a perfect 12-0 on the year.

All-tournament pick Katie Palmer led Heights with 22 points. Tourney MVP Taylor Chandler added 15 points and Jada Lynch 10. Chandler had six steals as Heights forced 28 turnovers.

All-tournament pick MacKenzie Johnson led Blue Valley (9-3) with 17 points.

TOPEKA WEST 56, DERBY 51 Derby 10 16 7 18 — 51 Topeka West 8 15 10 23 — 56

Derby (3-9) — Jimenez 2-8 3-4 9, Long 1-5 0-0 2, Greenwood 2-10 0-1 6, Bowens 5-12 4-6 14, Liebst 3-19 3-4 9, Swartz 2-6 2-2 6, Smith 1-1 0-0 3, Benway 0-1 0-0 0, Hansen 0-1 0-0 0, Holcomb 1-2 0-0 2, Carbonell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-65 12-17 51.

Topeka West (5-7) — Harris 1-6 1-2 4, Wheat 1-2 0-1 2, Grant 1-5 1-3 3, Cameron 2-8 2-2 6, Campbell 7-19 23-27 37, Ketterman 0-0 0-0 0, Giardina

1-3 0-0 3, Braun 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 0-5 1-2 1, Jensen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-48 28-37 56.

3-point goals — Derby 5 (Jimenez 2, Greenwood 2, Smith), Topeka West 2 (Harris, Giardina). Total fouls — Derby 31, Topeka West 21. Fouled out — Long, Benway, Grant.

TOPEKA HIGH 54, OLATHE NORTH 39Olathe North 4 7 9 19 — 39Topeka High 5 19 13 17 — 54

Olathe North (5-7) — Sheble 3-4 3-4 9, Leggett 1-8 0-0 2, Christensen 3-9 0-0 7, Haselwood 1-3 3-4 5, Larkin 1-3 2-2 4, Stelting 0-4 0-0 0, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Prendes 1-1 0-0 2, Wolfe 1-1 0-0 2, Lindsey 0-1 0-0 0, Scantlin 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 14-39 10-12 39.

Topeka High (5-7) — Benning 6-14 3-4 15, Brooks 5-9 0-0 13, M. Madden 4-8 0-0 8, Corhn 3-5 0-0 7, Cross 2-3 0-0 4, Martindale 1-4 1-2 3, B. Madden 0-0 3-5 3, Harden 0-5 1-2 1, Cain 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Maples 0-1 0-0 0, Meadows 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 8-13 54.

3-point goals — Olathe North 1 (Christensen), Topeka High 4 (Brooks 3, Corhn). Total fouls — Olathe North 11, Topeka High 9. Fouled out — none.

SEAMAN 57, SM EAST 45Seaman 14 14 13 16 — 57SM East 13 2 11 19 — 45

Seaman (10-3) -- Michalski 1-6 3-4 5, Akin 6-7 2-3 17, Diederich 2-8 1-2 5, Slimmer 3-4 6-7 12, Schafer 1-2 1-2 3, Heiniger 0-0 0-0 0, Searcy 1-2 1-2 3, Heald 0-0 0-0 0, Legette 0-1 1-2 1, McMillin 1-2 0-0 2, Lambrecht 3-3 3-3 9. Totals 18-25 18-25 57.

SM East (7-6) -- S. McGinley 4-12 0-0 10, Pickell 1-3 0-0 2, Ehly 2-5 4-4 8, Dodd 5-7 0-1 10, Nick 4-24 5-5 15, Norman 0-1 0-2 0, Spradling 0-1 0-0 0, Chao 0-1 0-0 0, E. McGinley 0-2 0-0 0, Ross 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 9-11 45.

3-point goals — Seaman 3 (Akin 3), SM East 4 (S. McGinley 2, Nick 2). Total fouls — Seaman 15, SM East 22. Fouled out — S. McGinley.

WICHITA HEIGHTS 70, BLUE VALLEY 47Blue Valley 9 7 11 20 — 47Wichita Heights 7 20 18 26 — 71

Blue Valley (9-3) — Johnson 2-6 13-15 17, Hanson 2-6 4-5 9, Leathers 2-6 4-5 8, Braithwait 3-6 1-2 7, Geiman 1-14 4-6 6, Hanna 0-0 0-0 0, Carpenter 0-0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 0-1 0-0 0, Burgen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-39 26-33 47.

Wichita Heights (12-0) — Palmer 9-15 2-4 22, Chandler 4-6 7-9 15, Lynch 4-7 4-6 12, Ivy 2-6 2-2 6, Cyphers 3-3 0-0 6, Marshall 1-5 2-4 4, Brown 1-1 0-0 3, Bowen 1-3 0-0 3, Smallwood 0-0 0-0 0, Horton 0-0 0-0 0, Drury 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-46 17-25 71.

3-point goals — Blue Valley 1 (Hanson), Wichita Heights 4 (Palmer 2, Bo-wen, Brown). Total fouls — Blue Valley 20, Wichita Heights 25. Fouled out — Hanna, Marshall, Cyphers.

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Seaman’s Kelsey Akin scored 17 points Saturday to help the Vikings defeat Shawnee Mission East, 57-45, in the third-place game of the Capital City Classic.

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Kruger: Martin calls 20 turnovers ‘careless’

“It meant a lot to me,’’ admitted OU point guard Sam Grooms. “You come back here, where he played, in a big-time environment, you want to win for him so he has a little bit of bragging rights. I know he said we didn’t know about it, but I knew about it.’’

With a game-high seven assists, Grooms also knew about getting the ball to Pledger.

The 6-foot-4 junior went 11-for-17, including 4-for-7 from behind the arc, while falling just one point short of the season-high he record-ed against Houston. The 30-point performance matched the season-best against the Cats, which West Virginia’s Kevin Jones previously achieved in double-overtime.

Asked what K-State (15-5, 4-4) could have done to limit Pledger, ju-nior guard Rodney McGruder made it sound simpler than it looked.

“Make his touches harder,’’ said McGruder, who finished with a team-high 19 points. “He was catch-ing the ball where he wanted it.’’

Open, too. But then, the Sooners often ran crisp plays, scoring partic-ularly well out of timeouts. It almost seemed as if Kruger knew a little something extra about K-State as he boosted his career record against the Cats to 4-2 with a third straight win.

“I don’t think (historical knowl-edge) has anything to do it,’’ K-State coach Frank Martin said. “I know what he does too. We just didn’t get it done.’’

Not when his team committed 20 turnovers Martin termed as “care-less.’’ At home, no less. Before a packed house that was cordial to Kruger, but made sure to boo any extended conversations with the of-ficials.

K-State overcame a 10-point sec-ond-half deficit to go up 44-42 on two free throws by Will Spradling

with 10:55 left. The Cats still led 51-49 at the 5:43 mark when Martavi-ous Irving ended a string of eight misses in a row by K-State from 3-point range.

The inability to connect from be-hind the arc, however, was reflected in 3-for-17 shooting and punctuated at the buzzer.

That was when McGruder got a nice look, despite Kruger’s inten-tions to have his team foul. But the shot bounded off, ending a three-game win streak that had K-State jockeying for position in the Big 12 race.

“We dug a hole, then we battled and battled, but you can’t lose at home,’’ Martin said.

The possibility exists, however, to win your homecoming.

“Important, but I did not think that much about it,’’ Kruger said. “The players are not aware of where I went to school, so it is insignificant. But it was nice to see a lot of friends, a lot of faces that are very familiar and very friendly.’’

Continued from Page 1D OKLAHOMA 63, KANSAS STATE 60OU MIN FG FT R A T F TPFitzgerald 26 1-7 1-2 1 2 2 5 3Osby 37 2-9 5-7 3 0 3 4 9Grooms 37 1-8 2-2 4 7 1 1 4Pledger 33 11-17 4-4 5 1 3 4 30Clark 28 5-9 1-3 6 1 2 1 11Blair 20 0-2 2-2 2 5 1 2 2Washington 17 2-3 0-0 3 0 0 4 4Neal 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 0 0Team 4Totals 200 22-55 15-20 29 16 14 21 63

K-STATE MIN FG FT R A T F TPSamuels 30 3-6 3-4 8 2 4 2 9Gipson 7 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0Rodriguez 16 4-10 1-2 2 2 4 5 10McGruder 39 6-14 6-6 2 2 1 1 19Spradling 34 2-10 2-2 3 2 2 1 6Irving 25 1-5 0-0 3 2 5 4 3Henriquez 21 3-3 3-4 6 0 1 4 9Ojeleye 14 2-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 4Diaz 12 0-1 0-0 5 0 2 3 0Southwell 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team 1Totals 200 21-51 15-18 33 11 20 20 60

Oklahoma (13-7, 3-5) 34 29 — 63Kansas State (15-5, 4-4) 28 32 — 60

3-point goals — Oklahoma 4-9 (Pledger 4-7, Grooms 0-1, Blair 0-1), Kansas State 3-17 (McGruder 1-6, Rodri-guez 1-3, Irving 1-2, Spradling 0-5, Samuels 0-1).

Blocked shots — Oklahoma 3 (Osby 2, Blair), Kansas State 3 (Samuels 2, McGruder).

Technical fouls — none.Officials — Randall, Davis, Smith.Attendance — 12,528.

Meek: KU still front-runner“It’s a horrible feeling,” center Jeff Withey said.

“You never want that to happen.”It happens, though, and was bound to happen to

this team eventually. No one thought KU would go 18-0 in the Big 12, even after the Jayhawks ripped off seven straight wins to open conference play.

The game felt significant for both sides — espe-cially the Cyclones, who haven’t beaten the Jayhawks at home since 2004 — but it doesn’t change anything substantial about the Big 12 picture. The Jayhawks, 17-4 and 7-1 in league play, are still the only team you’d trust with an even-money bet, though their grip on the Big 12 is looser than it was 48 hours ago.

“We knew this wasn’t going to be an undefeated team in the Big 12,” guard Travis Releford said. “But when we’ve got control of it, we need to take advantage of it, especially on away games. Those are the biggest part of winning the Big 12.”

This game only becomes problematic if KU experiences similar distress in Columbia, Manhattan and Waco. Those trips all come in the next three weeks, which is why coach Bill Self described Saturday as the true start of KU’s conference schedule.

“We’ve played good teams so far, but we haven’t played the schedule as hard as what we’re getting ready to play,” Self said. “We didn’t get off to a great start.”

The atmosphere KU experienced at Iowa State is closer to Mizzou Arena or Bramlage Coliseum than the mausoleum at USC or the fair-weather crowd at Texas. The Jayhawks will need to handle hostility

better than they did Saturday, but losing in Ames might not be the worst thing for KU’s season.

“We’ve got to tighten some things up,” Self said. “Sometimes through a loss you can do some things and get their attention more than when you win ugly.”

The Jayhawks have flaws, though it didn’t take a loss to Iowa State to reveal them. Self will be coaching around a thin bench all season, and KU’s offense has a tendency to slip out of gear if Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson aren’t at their best.

Saturday, the Cyclones played like a team that was playing Kansas, crashing the glass and scrambling for every loose ball. KU, meanwhile, looked like a team that was playing Iowa State — not disinter-ested, exactly, but not razor sharp, either.

Even then, the Jayhawks had a six-point lead in the second half, and it was still a one-possession game with 2:30 to play. It took eight straight points from Royce White and a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock from Chris Babb for Iowa State to take control, the kind of run home teams sometimes make.

“I thought Iowa State was so much better down the stretch,” Self said.

Losing to Iowa State doesn’t change KU’s status as the Big 12 front-runner, but it does put more value on stealing wins at Missouri, K-State or Baylor, where fans will be eager to duplicate the scene that unfolded Saturday in Ames.

“This was our first true road game with a good crowd, good atmosphere,” Taylor said. “We’re going to be seeing that from now on.”

Austin Meek can be reachedat [email protected].

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Kansas reserves fall short vs. ISU

By Jayson JenksTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

AMES, Iowa — Kansas forward Kevin Young knows what hap-pened.

He understands that in a closely contested conference game, in a hostile environment, the bench simply didn’t do enough in a 72-64 loss at Iowa State on Saturday.

“We didn’t get any rebounds,” Young said. “We had like two re-bounds off the bench or something like that. And we didn’t make shots. We need to do that if we want to contribute to the team.”

The Jayhawks may have had the bigger stars Saturday, but Iowa State had the deeper bench. For the fourth straight game, KU’s bench scored fewer than eight points.

This time, the bench scored five points — two from Young and a 3-pointer from Conner Teahan. The bench also grabbed only two re-bounds.

Even before the season, depth served as one of KU’s most glaring holes. And while it hasn’t haunted the Jayhawks much this year, a lack of depth certainly hurt Saturday.

The reality, though, is that the problem is only coming to the sur-face because KU lost. Still, Iowa State received eight points from reserve guard Tyrus McGee and seven from Anthony Booker; KU’s bench was more or less a space-filler.

When asked if he needed more from his bench, Self didn’t hesitate.

“I think that would be affirma-tive,” he said. “We’re not getting much at all. We’re playing guys too many minutes, but we’re not getting much from our bench at all.”

Four of Kansas’ starters average more than 30 minutes per game, and only Teahan averages more than 15 minutes off the bench.

Teahan, in particular, has strug-gled lately. He made 1 of 7 shots against Iowa State, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range. He is 6 of his last 29 from 3-point range.

Young went 1 of 5 shooting, in-cluding missing a handful of jump shots.

“I shoot 100 of those a day,” Young said. “There’s no excuse why I can’t make that shot.”

Robinson sped upPlayer of the year candidate

Thomas Robinson never found his footing against Iowa State.

Robinson scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds, both below his season averages. He also turned it over five times on travel violations.

“I’m just not playing my game,” Robinson said. “I’m speeding up again and not taking my time. I’m just not playing the same right now.”

Robinson once again faced a swarming defense, but he also missed a handful of easy shots. With five minutes left and KU down five, Robinson went up for a dunk instead of a layup and lost control of the ball.

Outrebounded againIowa State grabbed eight more

rebounds than Kansas in the first meeting between the teams. The Cyclones outrebounded the Jayhawks once again Saturday, holding a 13-rebound advantage.

Iowa State had 11 offensive rebounds on 25 missed shots.

White a mismatchFred Hoiberg's background in the

NBA makes him the ideal coach to harness the mismatch created by forward Royce White, Self said.

"He coaches a bad matchup as well as anybody in the country could, because that’s how they do it in the league," Self said.

White had a full stat line Saturday, finishing with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 turnovers. He scored all but four of those points in the second half.

"Obviously Jeff (Withey) and Thomas had their problems with him in the second half," Self said.

Tip-insn Iowa State snapped a 13-game

losing streak against KU dating to Feb. 19, 2005.

n The win was Iowa State's first against KU in Ames since Jan. 31, 2004, and the first home win against a top-five team since 1995, when the Cyclones beat No. 3 KU.

n Official Darron George injured his wrist when fans stormed the court after the game but didn't require hospital treatment.

The Capital-Journal's Austin Meek contributed to this report.

Self: ‘We’re not getting much from our bench at all’


Iowa State guard Chris Babb celebrates with fans Saturday following the Cyclones’ 72-64 victory against Kansas. Babb hit a key 3-pointer late in the game to help secure the win.

KU: White scores 8 with game on line

share of influential possessions, but it’s also the right one.

When the score tightened in the final minutes, the Jayhawks didn’t get defensive rebounds. They missed an open layup, and they couldn’t get stops late. They made all those plays just last week, in a one-possession win at Texas, but Iowa State is better than Texas.

And Hilton Coliseum, dormant for a few years, returned with its magic to hand KU its first confer-ence loss of the year and its first against Iowa State since 2004.

“When teams come out and play harder,” KU guard Travis Rel-eford said, “things are going to go their way.”

This is a point Self has empha-sized all year. If the Jayhawks play with energy — turned up and playing with fire — they’re capa-ble of hanging with anyone. If they don’t, they look pedestrian.

Playing in their first hostile at-mosphere of the year, the Jay-hawks lost decidedly in the unof-ficial category of hustle-and-toughness plays.

“Our team is pretty good if we get 70 percent of the 50-50 balls,” Self said. “And if we don’t, we’re not very good. We get average real fast.”

With eight minutes left, Kansas and Iowa State stood eye to eye, tied at 53. It was the exact scenario Self had hoped for before the game. His team had its shot.

But the Cyclones finally remembered they had a 6-foot-8, 270-pound human mismatch named Royce White. And White finally remembered that he had an edge in strength or quickness regardless of who de-

fended him.White scored eight straight points in the final five

minutes as Iowa State scored on five of six posses-sions and took an eight-point lead. White finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

“We felt like we kind of had to pick our poison,” KU guard Tyshawn Taylor said. “It felt like if we tried to

trap him, they made a shot. If we laid off and stayed on the shoot-ers, he got to the rack.”

The dagger came in a sequence with less than two minutes left. Down five, Elijah Johnson turned the ball over, and Iowa State’s Chris Babb clipped off a 3-point-er moments later that sealed the win.

Here’s the thing, though: Iowa State didn’t play all that well, ei-ther. The Cyclones grabbed 13 more rebounds than KU, but they turned it over 19 times.

When near equals clash in the Big 12, history has shown that the game isn’t decided as much by flash or smooth offensive posses-sions, but defensive grit, re-bounding and one-on-one plays.

“Those are all man plays,” Withey said. “It’s tough to lose that way.”

The Jayhawks found them-selves on comfortable ground af-ter halftime. Despite a lack of a

standout day from any individual, KU held a six-point lead four minutes into the second half.

But in a game decided by toughness plays late, in a man’s game where KU lost on the boards and on the floor, the Jayhawks were left only with their missed chances.

“If we would have just controlled the boards and got some 50-50s,” Releford said, “we probably would have had control of the game.”


IOWA STATE 72, #5 KANSAS 64KANSAS MIN FG FT R A T F TPRobinson 34 5-11 3-4 7 0 5 4 13Withey 28 4-5 2-2 6 0 3 4 10Taylor 35 6-11 3-6 1 10 2 3 16Johnson 34 4-6 0-1 1 3 4 4 10Releford 40 3-5 2-3 2 4 0 3 10Teahan 14 1-7 0-0 0 1 1 2 3Young 10 1-5 0-0 2 0 0 0 2Wesley 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0Tharpe 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Lindsay 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Juenemann 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 4Totals 200 24-50 10-16 23 18 15 23 64

IOWA ST. MIN FG FT R A T F TPBabb 40 3-7 0-0 3 1 0 1 7Ejim 27 4-9 6-8 8 1 7 2 15Allen 22 1-2 0-0 0 0 4 3 3Christphrson 36 2-7 9-10 4 3 1 1 14White 36 6-11 6-11 9 5 6 2 18McGee 22 2-4 3-3 6 1 0 2 8Booker 17 2-5 1-2 4 0 1 3 7Railey 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team 2Totals 200 20-45 25-34 36 11 19 14 72

Kansas (17-4, 7-1 Big 12) 34 30 — 64Iowa State (15-6, 5-3) 37 35 — 72

3-point goals — KU 6-17 (Johnson 2-3, Releford 2-3, Teahan 1-6, Taylor 1-3, Robinson 0-1, Young 0-1), ISU 7-17 (Booker 2-4, Babb 1-4, Ejim 1-2, Allen 1-2, Christopherson 1-2, McGee 1-2, White 0-1).

Blocked shots — KU 3 (Robinson, Withey, Releford), ISU 1 (Allen).

Technical fouls — none.Officials — Olson, George, Maxwell.Attendance — 14,376.

Martin, Cats miss chance to move up

By Grant GuggisbergTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

MANHATTAN — As Rodney McGruder’s long 3-pointer clanged off the rim while the final buzzer sounded, it was easy to find disap-pointed faces inside Bramlage Coli-seum on Saturday.

Turnovers and bad offense let an-other home game get away from the Wildcats, who have now provided two of Oklahoma’s three league wins on the season.

Perhaps no one was more disap-pointed than K-State coach Frank Martin.

When a reporter’s cell phone, which was being used as a recorder and sitting in front of Martin during postgame interviews, lit up with a new text message, Martin glanced at it. The message read, “That was dis-couraging.”

Martin asked if anyone knew the young woman who sent the mes-sage, then gave his reply.

“You can tell her I’m discour-aged,” he said.

That about sums up K-State’s cur-rent situation in the Big 12 after the 63-60 loss Saturday. After trending upward in the league standings the last three games, the loss to OU puts the Wildcats squarely in the middle of the pack, with a tough road game against Iowa State coming Tuesday.

“If you want to compete for a con-ference championship, you can’t lose at home,” Martin said. “We had a great opportunity today to solidify ourselves in the top third part of the league somewhere, and we gave it away.”

Lon Kruger’s Oklahoma squad has been competitive in league games this season, but hasn’t had many wins accompany that effort, especially on the road. Needless to say, most teams looking to win a league title won’t lose to the Soon-ers at all, much less twice.

The Wildcats didn’t respond well to OU’s physicality, which showed in its 20 turnovers. Martin was not happy with his point guard play, as Angel Rodriguez and Martavious Ir-ving struggled with turnovers all night and Will Spradling continued to struggle while trying to shoot through his recent slump.

“Our turnovers aren’t aggressive turnovers — they’re careless, pas-sive turnovers that lead to easy

points,” Martin said. “That’s a prob-lem.”

Pledger notches 30Oklahoma guard Steven Pledger

provided nearly half of the Sooners’ offense Saturday, finishing with 30 points. Aside from a cold stretch to start the second half, he made shots at an incredible clip against a Wildcat defense that had been good recently.

“He was just catching the ball wherever he wanted to and getting open looks,” McGruder said. “You can’t let a shooter do that. You have to make his catches hard.”

After allowing 50 percent shooting in the first half, K-State’s defense forced some OU misses and helped the Wildcats climb back into the game. But while the rest of the Sooner offense struggled in the second half, Pledger kept right on shooting, leading his team down the stretch.

Former players honoredPart of former player and coach

Lon Kruger’s homecoming surround-ed K-State’s annual alumni event, which featured 49 former players and coaches, all of whom were honored at halftime.

In addition to the former players, the K-State football team was on hand. The squad received a similar ovation as the basketball players, after which quarterback Collin Klein addressed the fans briefly.

Charges aplentyThe Wildcats picked up a

season-high six charges against the Sooners, but also committed three of their own. Jamar Samuels drew three charges to lead the way for K-State.


Oklahoma’s Steven Pledger hit 11 of 17 shots Saturday.

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LADY BLUES 60, MO. WESTERN 55WU MIN FG FT R A T F TPWilliams 37 8-17 0-1 7 2 3 1 19Schultz 37 4-11 5-9 9 2 1 2 16Kinderknecht 28 3-10 0-0 2 3 3 1 8Moeller 28 4-6 0-2 4 2 2 3 8Lombardino 19 1-2 1-2 5 1 2 4 3Lynch 22 2-4 0-3 7 0 2 2 4Lassley 12 0-3 0-0 3 1 1 1 0George 7 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 3 2Buchman 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Elliott 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0McMullin 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0Team 6Totals 200 23-58 6-17 46 11 18 19 60

MW MIN FG FT R A T F TPKoch 38 8-21 3-4 9 2 4 2 21Bell 37 6-10 0-1 5 1 3 0 13Stone 35 4-7 4-4 1 0 0 4 12Schoonover 18 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 3Noble 25 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 2 0Casady 25 0-2 6-8 4 3 0 3 6 Saxen 14 0-3 0-2 4 0 0 3 0Romdenne 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0Mgbike 3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0Mercer 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0Team 5Totals 200 19-50 13-19 31 10 12 17 55

Washburn (18-3, 11-1 MIAA) 28 32 — 60Missouri Western (5-13, 3-10) 24 31 — 55

3-point goals — WU 8-21 (Schultz 3-7, Williams 3-6, Kinderknecht 2-5, Lassley 0-2, Buchman 0-1), MWSU 4-17 (Koch 2-7, Bell 1-3, Schoonover 1-2, Saxen 0-3, Casady 0-1, Mercer 0-1).

Blocked shots — WU 5 (George 2, Williams, Moeller, Lombardino), MWSU 3 (Koch, Stone, Noble).

Technical fouls — none.Officials — Edwards, Wiggins, Oswald.Attendance — 1,417.

Blues better on both endsBy Ken Corbitt

THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Stevi Schultz has made her reputation in the MIAA as a 3-point shooter and scorer, but there is much more to her game.

Schultz got her points Saturday, but her defense and rebounding were vital in No. 14 Washburn’s 60-55 victory at Missouri Western.

She scored 16 points, five above her average, and played tough de-fense against Jessica Koch, the MI-AA’s leading scorer. Koch scored 21, two under her average, but shot 8 of 21 overall and 2 of 7 on 3-point-ers.

“I didn’t hold her to low points, but I'm happy,” Schultz said. “It’s good to hold her to 8 of 21. That’s a pretty low percentage.”

Schultz was only slightly upset with her total of nine rebounds,

falling one shy of a double-double.“I hate when I get nine,” said

Schultz, a first team All-MIAA se-lection last year.

Lady Blues coach Ron McHenry couldn’t find fault in the senior guard’s performance.

“Stevi, for a not very athletic kid, will fight the fight,” McHenry said. “Koch can drive downhill on you and she can shoot the 3. Stevi made her shoot tough shots.

“Stevi did a good job on defense and still got her points. It’s hard when you’re guarding one of the top players in the country and still do a good job scoring yourself.”

Schultz scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, and Ebonie Williams scored 19 points, 14 in the second half, with seven rebounds.

“It was good to get Ebonie going in the second half because my shots stopped falling,” Schultz said.

“She stepped up.”Washburn (18-3, 11-1 MIAA) led

28-24 at the end of a sloppy first half in which both teams shot barely over 30 percent and com-bined for 17 turnovers.

The difference was Schultz, who scored 14 points with three 3-point-ers while limiting Koch to nine points on 4-of-11 shooting (1 of 6 on 3-pointers).

The Lady Blues opened an eight-point early in the second half but the Griffons (5-13, 3-10 MIAA) scored eight straight to pull into a 37-37 tie on a basket by Koch. Washburn came right back with three consecutive baskets, two by Williams and one by Sierra Moeller for a 43-37 lead with 9:34 to play.

Washburn wouldn’t score again for 4½ minutes but retained a one-point lead with Koch scoring five points for Western. Moeller broke

WU’s scoring drought then Britt-ney Lynch scored — both missed a free throw on a three-point play opportunity — to make it 47-42 with 4:36 remaining.

The Lady Blues moved in front by eight points on 3-pointers by Laura Kinderknecht and Williams and held on for their ninth straight victory, never letting the lead slip under three points despite making only 3 of 7 free throws in the final 45 seconds.

“It wasn’t pretty but I’ve been here with good teams and they just beat us up,” McHenry said. “I don’t know if it’s their style or that we don’t match up, but I was worried coming up here.

“We didn’t play as clean as we’d like but we fought and got some stops when we had to. We did a good job guarding them without fouling a lot.”

Schultz delivers 16 points, defense on MIAA’s top scorer

ICHABODS 64,MO. WESTERN 55WU MIN FG FT R A T F TPMcNeill 40 6-14 13-16 6 2 2 3 26Chipman 33 6-9 5-9 8 1 3 2 19Riggins 20 1-5 1-3 2 0 1 1 3Mitchell 16 1-4 0-0 3 0 2 1 2North 20 0-3 0-0 4 1 2 2 0Ulsaker 23 1-4 2-4 3 2 0 3 4Reid 20 2-4 1-2 5 2 1 2 6Henry 20 1-2 0-0 3 0 1 1 2Smith 4 1-3 0-1 0 0 0 0 2Allen 4 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0 0Team 3Totals 200 19-50 22-35 39 8 12 15 64

MWSU MIN FG FT R A T F TPMells 38 6-13 0-0 3 2 2 2 17Douglas 30 5-6 4-7 9 1 1 2 14Johnson 21 3-5 2-2 1 4 2 5 9Harris 19 1-10 2-2 0 3 2 4 4Tarver 16 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 4 0Frazier 25 2-4 1-2 2 2 2 4 5Mfumupembe 25 0-3 0-1 6 0 2 2 0Reid 19 3-5 0-0 5 0 0 3 6Manyawu 5 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 2 0Yurth 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Team 5Totals 200 20-49 9-14 34 13 15 29 55

Washburn (14-6, 8-4 MIAA) 32 32 — 64Missouri Western (7-12, 2-11) 31 24 — 55

3-point goals — WU 4-17 (Chipman 2-5, McNeill 1-4, Reid 1-2, North 0-2, Allen 0-2, Riggins 0-1, Ulsaker 0-1), MWSU 6-22 (Mells 5-12, Johnson 1-2, Harris 0-6, Mfumu-pembe 0-2).

Blocked shots — WU 1 (Reid), MWSU 4 (Mfumupem-be-Tuluka 2, Douglas, Reid).

Technical fouls — MWSU, Johnson.Officials — Martinez, Hendricks, Waller.Attendance — 2,066.

Bods: Chipman scores 19 in victory

making 13 of 16 free throws.“How big was that 3?” WU coach

Bob Chipman said. “We had noth-ing going, end of the clock. What a great shot. That’s Will.”

The Ichabods (14-6, 8-4 MIAA) battled back from a 10-point first-half deficit for their fourth confer-ence road win.

“We got behind a few points but we withstood the storm, and that’s the sign of a good team,” McNeill said.

Bobby Chipman scored a career-high 19 points with eight rebounds for the Ichabods.

“Bobby was tremendous on both ends,” Bob Chipman said of his son. “He took a couple of charges. He missed a ton of free throws (5 of 9) but he’s playing with some confi-dence.”

Missouri Western (7-12, 2-11 MIAA) was coming off a win at Em-poria State that snapped an eight-game losing streak and started out poised to make it two wins in a row. Reed Mells tossed in three 3-point-ers in the opening eight minutes as the Griffons raced to a 23-13 lead by the 8:51 mark.

“The game started normal ... Western never misses against us up here,” Chipman said. “After about the first nine minutes, we did a bet-ter job knowing where (Mells) was. A couple of their best shooters were off and we shut them down.”

A basket by Martin Mitchell with three seconds left gave Washburn a 32-31 halftime lead, its first lead of the game. The Bods stayed in con-tention on the boards, outrebound-ing Western 21-16 the first half with 10 offensive rebounds and 12 sec-ond-chance points.

“We felt Northwest Missouri beat us up on the boards so we wanted to redeem ourselves,” said McNeill, who had six rebounds to help WU to a 39-34 final advantage.

McNeill and Chipman took care of the scoring in the second half, keeping the Bods on top all the way.

“With our missed free throws (22 of 35) and missed layups, we couldn’t get away from them,” Chip-man said.

But the Griffons couldn’t mount an offensive threat, going 6 of 22 from 3-point range in the game and shooting 33 percent overall in the second half.

After McNeill’s clutch 3-pointer, WU’s Zack Riggins drew a charging foul then the Ichabods sealed the win at the free-throw line.

“Mitch Allen had a defensive stop, Zack and Bobby took a charge and Will had a big steal,” Chipman said. “Everyone did their thing down the stretch.”

Ken Corbitt can be reachedat (785) 295-1123



TOP 25 ROUNDUP

Kentucky cruises, 74-50BATON ROUGE, La. — Terrence Jones

highlighted a 27-point performance with a 13-0 run on his own and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 74-50 win over struggling LSU on Saturday.

Anthony Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds despite briefly leaving the game when he hurt his right shoulder in a scramble for a loose ball.

Darius Miller added 13 points, including three 3-pointers for Kentucky (21-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference), which has won 13 straight.

#3 SYRACUSE 63, WEST VIRGINIA 61 — At Syracuse, N.Y., Brandon Triche had 18 points, including a pair of free throws that

broke the final tie with 88 seconds left.After Triche’s free throws, the Mountaineers

missed four straight shots, including an airball 3 by Darryl “Truck” Bryant and a miss on the follow by Deniz Kilicli. But when Kris Joseph snared the rebound and tried to dribble away, he fell out of bounds with 6.2 seconds left, giving West Virginia one last chance. Kevin Jones missed a 3 from the left corner at the buzzer and Syracuse hung on.

Syracuse (22-1, 9-1 Big East) has won 13 of the past 14 games against West Virginia (15-7, 5-4).

#8 DUKE 83, ST. JOHN’S 76 — At Durham, N.C., Mason Plumlee had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help Duke hold off St. John’s.

Ryan Kelly scored 16 points and Andre

Dawkins added 14 for the Blue Devils (18-3), who shot just 30 percent in the second half.

PITTSBURGH 72, #9 GEORGETOWN 60 — At Pittsburgh, Nasir Robinson scored 23 points and made all nine of his field goal attempts to lead Pittsburgh past Georgetown.

Lamar Patterson added 18 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds for the Panthers (13-9, 2-7 Big East).

#11 MURRAY STATE 73, E. ILLINOIS 58 — At Murray, Ky., Donte Poole and Isaiah Canaan each scored 18 points, and No. 11 Murray State remained the only unbeaten team in Division I.

Poole also had six assists for the Racers.#12 UNLV 65, AIR FORCE 63, OT — At Air

Force Academy, Colo., Chace Stanback stole a Todd Fletcher pass with two seconds

remaining in overtime to help No. 12 UNLV escape Air Force.

COLORADO STATE 77, #13 SAN DIEGO STATE 60 — At Fort Collins, Colo., Wes Eikmeier scored 19 points and Colorado State made all 23 of its free throws, beating San Diego State for its first home win over a ranked team in more than eight years.

Will Bell added 17 points and the Rams (14-6, 3-2 Mountain West).

#15 CREIGHTON 73, BRADLEY 59 — At Omaha, Neb., Doug McDermott scored 24 points and No. 15 Creighton turned back two Bradley comeback attempts in the second half.

The Bluejays (20-2, 9-1 Missouri Valley Conference) won their 10th straight.

#14 FLORIDA 69, #18 MISSISSIPPI

STATE 57 — At Gainesville, Fla., Bradley Beal scored 19 points, Patric Young made several crowd-rousing plays and Florida beat Mississippi State, extending its home winning streak to 17 games.

#17 MARQUETTE 82, VILLANOVA 78 — At Philadelphia, Darius Johnson-Odom scored 26 points to help Marquette storm back from an 18-point deficit and beat Villanova.

#19 VIRGINIA 61, N.C. STATE 60 — At Raleigh, N.C., Mike Scott scored 18 points to help No. 19 Virginia beat North Carolina State.

#21 SAINT MARY’S 80, BYU 66 — At Provo, Utah, Brad Waldow scored 19 points and Clint Steindl added 16 off the bench to lead St. Mary’s past BYU.


Griner, Bears top Kansas

The Associated PressWACO, Texas — The last time

Kansas was in the Lone Star State, the Jayhawks knocked off Texas.

On this trip, about 90 miles north of Austin, it only took five minutes for Kansas to fall behind by double digits to No. 1 Baylor. The Jayhawks ended up losing 74-46 on Saturday night.

Baylor’s Brittney Griner scored 28 points and had five blocks to move into second place on the NCAA ca-reer list. She passed Michigan State’s Alyssa DeHaan midway through the first half. The 6-foot-8 phenom has 506 blocks in her career and now only trails Saint Mary’s star Louella Tomlinson, who had 663.

Kimetria Hayden added 10 points and Destiny Williams had 11 re-bounds for Baylor (21-0, 8-0 Big 12), which is one of two unbeatens left. Wisconsin-Green Bay improved to 19-0 on Saturday by routing Val-paraiso.

Carolyn Davis scored 12 and An-gel Goodrich and CeCe Harper had 10 points each for Kansas (16-4, 5-3).

Davis came into the game averag-ing 20 points in Big 12 play, includ-ing a 34-point effort against Texas Tech on Wednesday night.

“Carolyn did a good job until she got in foul trouble,” Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said.

Davis played just eight minutes in the first half after picking up her sec-ond foul with 11:56 to play.

“From the beginning, we kind of did it to ourselves,” Davis said. “We turned the ball over and let them get easy layups. That kind of shut us down early. They got a lot of confi-dence.”

The Jayhawks couldn’t get any-thing going offensively against Gri-ner and Baylor. They shot just 29 percent from the field.

Baylor was up 37-17 at the half after holding Kansas scoreless for the final 6:45 of the period. The Bears then opened the second half on a 10-4 run and never let Kansas get closer than 21 the rest of the way.

Midway through the second half, Sutherland had a short jumper in the lane and Harper followed with a 3 for Kansas’ biggest scoring run of the game. KANSAS (16-4, 5-3)

Sutherland 3-9 2-2 8, Davis 6-11 0-0 12, Goodrich 4-13 0-0 10, Engelman 0-4 0-0 0, Knight 1-5 0-0 2, Boyd 1-4 0-0 3, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Gardner 0-4 1-2 1, Harper 3-8 2-2 10, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-61 5-6 46.BAYLOR (21-0, 8-0)

Williams 3-7 0-0 6, Griner 12-15 4-4 28, Sims 4-14 0-0 8, Hayden 4-9 1-1 10, Madden 2-6 0-0 5, Washington 2-2 0-0 4, Robertson 0-0 0-0 0, Condrey 1-3 0-0 2, Agbuke 2-2 0-0 4, Field 0-2 2-2 2, Palmer 0-0 0-0 0, Pope 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 32-64 8-9 74.

Halftime — Baylor 37-17. 3-point goals — Kansas 5-12 (Goodrich 2-3, Harper 2-3, Boyd 1-2, Davis 0-1, Knight 0-1, Jackson 0-2), Baylor 2-6 (Hayden 1-1, Madden 1-2, Condrey 0-1, Sims 0-2). Fouled out — none. Rebounds — Kansas 29 (Sutherland 10), Baylor 46 (Williams 11). As-sists — Kansas 14 (Goodrich 8), Baylor 19 (Sims 6). Total fouls — Kansas 13, Baylor 8. A — 10,006.

Chambers carries K-State past O-State

From staff reportsSTILLWATER, Okla. — Brittany Chambers scored

29 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Kansas State women to a 67-56 Big 12 road victory Saturday at Oklahoma State.

Chambers hit five 3-pointers and made all six of her free-throw attempts in the final 90 seconds. It was her third double-double this season.

Tasha Dickey added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats, who improved to 14-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big 12. Dickey made three 3-pointers as K-State finished with 11 3s for the game, including seven in the first half to stake the Wildcats to an 11-point halftime lead.

Tiffany Bias scored 21 to lead Oklahoma State (12-5, 4-4 Big 12).

Chambers hit back-to-back 3-pointers and a layup to spark a 22-5 run that gave K-State a 26-point lead with 12 minutes remaining.

Oklahoma State rallied to get within six points with 1:19 remaining, but Bias fouled out and Cham-bers and Dickey made 7 of 8 free throws to close it out.KANSAS STATE (14-6, 5-3)

Childs 1-5 0-1 2, Brown 2-6 0-2 4, Chambers 9-19 6-6 29, Dickey 4-12 4-6 15, White 1-3 2-2 5, Woods 1-3 4-4 7, Caron 2-4 0-0 5, Chisholm 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 16-21 67.OKLAHOMA STATE (12-5, 4-4)

Donohoe 1-12 2-2 4, Young 1-4 2-2 4, Keller 6-8 0-0 14, Schippers 1-7 0-0 3, Bias 7-14 4-5 21, Schultz 1-3 0-0 3, McIntyre 0-1 0-0 0, Bryan 0-2 3-4 3, Crutchfield 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 11-13 56.

Halftime — Kansas State 35-24. 3-point goals — Kansas State 11-28 (Cham-bers 5-14, Dickey 3-8, White 1-2, Caron 1-2, Woods 1-2), Oklahoma State 7-26 (Bias 3-8, Keller 2-3, Schippers 1-5, Schultz 1-3, Donohoe 0-7). Fouled out — Bias. Re-bounds — Kansas State 40 (Chambers 10), Oklahoma State 30 (Keller 9). Assists — Kansas State 14 (White 6), Oklahoma State 12 (Bias 6). Total fouls — Kansas State 15, Oklahoma State 21. Attendance — 2,931.


With teammate Branshea Brown at her right, Kansas State’s Brittany Chambers pumps her fist during the second half Saturday at Oklahoma State. Chambers scored 29 points in a 67-56 win.

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No. 2 Missouri holds off Tech

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kim English scored 19 points in the first half, Marcus Denmon added 13 after the break and No. 2 Missouri had just enough to avoid a second straight upset with a shaky 63-50 victory over Texas Tech.

Jaye Crockett had 11 points and 11 rebounds and Ty Nurse scored 13 for Texas Tech (7-13, 0-8 Big 12), which shaved a 15-point deficit to seven on Clark Lam-mert’s 3-pointer off the glass at the shot-clock buzzer with 2:36 to go.

Missouri (19-2, 6-2) finished with six straight points, including Ricardo Ratliffe’s dunk in transition with a minute left after English blocked a shot and then saved the ball from going out of bounds.

English had 22 points, Denmon scored 19 despite 4-for-15 shooting and Phil Pressey matched his career best with 12 assists. Missouri remained unbeaten at home, three days after an upset loss at Oklahoma State. The Tigers’ first 11 home victories had been by an average of 27 points.

#6 BAYLOR 76, TEXAS 71 — At Waco, Texas, Perry Jones III scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds, Pierre Jackson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and Baylor withstood a second-half rally to beat Texas.

Baylor (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) led by 12 early in the second half before J’Covan Brown led a charge that helped the Longhorns tie the game.

Jackson’s 3-pointer gave the Bears a 69-66 lead with 2:36 left, and they hit seven free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Brown scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half for Texas (13-8, 3-5), but he missed a 3-point attempt with 10 seconds left that would have tied it. The Longhorns have lost four of five.

Quincy Miller had 18 points for the Bears, who are 6-2 in conference play for the first time since 1986-87. Quincy Acy added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

TEXAS A&M 76, OKLAHOMA STATE 61 — At College Station, Texas, Elston Turner scored 23 points as injury-depleted Texas A&M beat Oklahoma State.

David Loubeau added 13 points for the Aggies (12-8, 3-5 Big 12), who led by a point at halftime and never trailed in the second half.

Texas A&M was without second-leading scorer Khris Middleton, who missed his second straight game, and point guard Dash Harris, who didn’t play after injuring his right foot Monday against Kansas.

Markel Brown’s 19 points led Oklahoma State (10-11, 3-5) which wasn’t able to build on Wednes-day’s 79-72 upset of second-ranked Missouri.

Texas A&M led by seven points with about 10 minutes remaining.


Drake topples WSU in 3 OTsThe Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Ben Simons scored 29 points and Kurt Alexander scored six of his 17 points in the third overtime as Drake outlasted Wichita State 93-86 on Saturday night.

Rayvonte Rice added 19 points, 14 rebounds, 8 as-sists and 4 steals for the Bulldogs (13-9, 6-5 Missouri Valley).

Garrett Stutz scored 27 points and Joe Ragland 25 for the Shockers (18-4, 9-2), who lost for the first time in seven road games this season and fell out of a first-place tie in the conference with Creighton, which defeated Bradley on Saturday.

Alexander’s 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs an 82-79 lead with 19 seconds remaining in the second OT, but Ben Smith matched it for Wichita State with eight seconds left. Toure’ Murry had 16 points and 10 re-bounds for the Shockers, whose eight-game winning streak was snapped.

MISSOURI STATE 63, NORTHERN IOWA 51 — At Springfield, Mo., Kyle Weems had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Missouri State past Northern Iowa.

Anthony Downing scored 16 points and Jarmar Gulley matched Weems with 10 rebounds for the Bears (13-10, 6-5 Missouri Valley). Michael Bizoukas had seven assists for Missouri State.

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NFLSUNDAY

Pro Bowl at HonoluluFAvorite LiNe UNDerDogNFC 4 AFC

FeB. 5Super Bowl at indianapolis

New England 3 N.Y. Giants

NCAA basketballFAvorite LiNe UNDerDogUCONN 9 Notre DameMiami 8 BOSTON CollegeOhio St. 14½ MichiganSOUTH FLORIDA 7½ ProvidenceINDIANA 10½ IowaNORTH CAROLINA 22 Georgia TechSOUTH ALABAMA 5½ TroyOREGON 1½ Oregon St.EVANSVILLE 5½ Indiana St.CALIFORNIA 8½ StanfordFAIRFIELD 16½ MaristRIDER 4½ SienaLoyola (Md.) 10½ CanisiusManhattan 2 NiagaraMontana 2 PORTLAND St.Iona 13 St. Peter’s

NBAFAvorite LiNe UNDerDogMIAMI 4½ ChicagoNEW JERSEY 5 TorontoBOSTON 7 ClevelandORLANDO 3 IndianaDALLAS 3½ San AntonioMINNESOTA Pk L.A. LakersAtlanta 4 NEW OrleansDENVER 5 L.A. Clippers

BasketballNBA

reSULtS SAtUrDAYWashington 102, Charlotte 99Philadelphia 95, Detroit 74Houston 97, New York 84Milwaukee 100, L.A. Lakers 89Phoenix 86, Memphis 84Utah 96, Sacramento 93

NBA boxes76erS 95, PiStoNS 74

Detroit (74)Prince 3-9 0-2 6, Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Monroe

6-19 4-4 16, Knight 4-17 0-0 9, Stuckey 3-9 5-5 11, Jerebko 0-2 2-2 2, Russell Jr. 1-8 0-0 3, Daye 5-8 1-2 12, Maxiell 4-7 1-2 9, Wilkins 1-2 0-0 2, Macklin 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-83 13-17 74.PHiLADeLPHiA (95)

Iguodala 4-7 1-2 10, Brand 6-11 2-2 14, Bat-tie 0-1 0-0 0, Holiday 5-10 2-3 13, Meeks 4-8 0-0 12, Allen 3-6 1-1 7, Williams 5-12 4-5 17, Young 4-11 0-0 8, Turner 6-8 0-2 12, Elson 1-1 0-0 2, Brackins 0-1 0-0 0, Nocioni 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-78 10-15 95.Detroit 14 17 22 21 — 74Philadelphia 24 18 27 26 — 95

3-Point Goals–Detroit 3-11 (Daye 1-2, Russell Jr. 1-3, Knight 1-4, Prince 0-1, Jerebko 0-1), Phila-delphia 9-15 (Meeks 4-6, Williams 3-4, Holiday 1-2, Iguodala 1-2, Nocioni 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Detroit 54 (Monroe 10), Philadelphia 49 (Iguodala 10). Assists–Detroit 18 (Russell Jr. 5), Philadelphia 27 (Iguodala 10). Total Fouls–De-troit 11, Philadelphia 18. Technicals–Monroe, Philadelphia defensive three second. A–18,710 (20,318).

WizArDS 102, BoBCAtS 99WASHiNgtoN (102)

Lewis 3-7 2-2 10, Vesely 1-4 0-1 2, McGee 9-14 4-8 22, Wall 5-12 2-2 13, Young 9-15 2-2 21, Booker 6-6 4-4 16, Blatche 2-5 0-0 4, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Mack 1-1 0-0 2, Crawford 4-12 2-2 12, Seraphin 0-0 0-0 0, Mason 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-76 16-21 102.CHArLotte (99)

Thomas 6-12 1-2 13, Diaw 7-11 6-10 21, Diop 0-4 1-4 1, Walker 8-18 2-4 20, Carroll 4-13 4-5 13, Mullens 10-17 3-4 23, Biyombo 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 2-4 0-0 4, Higgins 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-83 17-29 99.Washington 26 32 25 19 — 102Charlotte 26 22 30 21 — 99

3-Point Goals–Washington 6-11 (Lewis 2-3, Crawford 2-5, Wall 1-1, Young 1-2), Charlotte 4-11 (Walker 2-4, Diaw 1-2, Carroll 1-3, Mullens 0-1, Brown 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Wash-ington 39 (McGee 10), Charlotte 58 (Thomas, Walker 10). Assists–Washington 26 (Wall 10), Charlotte 31 (Walker 11). Total Fouls–Washington 24, Charlotte 15. Technicals–Booker, Mullens. A–17,761 (19,077).

roCketS 97, kNiCkS 84NeW York (84)

Walker 2-9 0-0 5, Stoudemire 10-20 3-4 23, Chandler 5-7 4-5 14, Douglas 3-13 0-0 7, Fields 0-2 0-0 0, Novak 1-5 0-0 3, Shumpert 5-13 1-2 11, Jeffries 2-3 0-0 5, Bibby 0-3 0-0 0, Lin 3-9 3-4 9, Balkman 1-3 0-0 3, Jordan 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-89 11-15 84.HoUStoN (97)

Parsons 0-4 0-0 0, Scola 6-13 0-0 12, Dalem-bert 3-6 1-2 7, Lowry 1-6 1-2 3, Lee 6-12 1-1 14, Hill 6-7 2-2 14, Budinger 7-12 3-3 19, Dragic 6-8 3-4 16, Patterson 3-7 0-0 6, Flynn 0-1 2-2 2, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, Adrien 0-1 4-6 4, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 17-22 97.New York 21 25 14 24 — 84Houston 20 33 22 22 — 97

3-Point Goals–New York 5-26 (Jeffries 1-1, Balkman 1-3, Novak 1-4, Douglas 1-5, Walker 1-7, Fields 0-1, Lin 0-1, Shumpert 0-2, Bibby 0-2), Houston 4-12 (Budinger 2-4, Lee 1-2, Dragic 1-2, Parsons 0-1, Lowry 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Re-bounds–New York 46 (Chandler 11), Houston 57 (Dalembert 14). Assists–New York 17 (Lin 6), Houston 19 (Dragic 5). Total Fouls–New York 16, Houston 20. Technicals–Chandler. A–18,051 (18,043).

SUNS 86, grizzLieS 84MeMPHiS (84)

Gay 7-15 3-4 18, Speights 4-8 0-0 8, Gasol 7-14 4-5 18, Conley 6-13 3-4 15, Allen 3-6 4-4 10, Mayo 2-7 2-2 6, Cunningham 3-7 0-0 6, Selby 0-1 0-0 0, Haddadi 1-3 1-1 3, Young 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 17-20 84.PHoeNiX (86)

Hill 4-8 0-0 9, Frye 1-9 0-0 2, Gortat 6-17 1-3 13, Nash 8-14 3-3 21, Dudley 6-14 6-8 20, Telfair 0-4 0-0 0, Morris 5-12 0-0 10, Childress 0-1 0-0 0, Price 0-0 1-1 1, Warrick 2-7 4-7 8, Redd 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 32-88 17-24 86.Memphis 16 16 24 28 — 84Phoenix 24 24 15 23 — 86

3-Point Goals–Memphis 1-3 (Gay 1-1, Mayo 0-1, Conley 0-1), Phoenix 5-18 (Nash 2-3, Dudley 2-5, Hill 1-2, Morris 0-1, Redd 0-2, Telfair 0-2, Frye 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Memphis 51 (Gasol 13), Phoenix 58 (Gortat 12). Assists–Memphis 21 (Conley 10), Phoenix 16 (Nash 6). Total Fouls–Memphis 24, Phoenix 19. Technicals–Memphis defensive three second 2. A–14,903 (18,422).

JAzz 96, kiNgS 93SACrAMeNto (93)

Salmons 3-6 1-2 7, Thompson 7-11 0-0 14, Cousins 5-12 4-4 14, Fredette 5-13 1-1 14, T.Ev-ans 12-20 7-7 31, Garcia 0-3 0-0 0, Hayes 0-4 0-0 0, Thomas 5-6 0-0 13, Hickson 0-3 0-0 0, Greene 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 13-14 93.UtAH (96)

Hayward 7-15 5-7 21, Millsap 2-10 2-2 6, Jef-ferson 5-13 2-2 12, Harris 3-5 3-4 9, Bell 1-3 0-0 3, Watson 1-2 0-0 3, Miles 8-13 3-3 20, Favors 3-7 2-3 8, Kanter 1-2 2-2 4, Howard 1-3 0-0 2, Burks 3-6 0-0 8. Totals 35-79 19-23 96.Sacramento 26 21 20 26 — 93Utah 27 22 29 18 — 96

3-Point Goals–Sacramento 6-13 (Thomas 3-3, Fredette 3-5, Cousins 0-1, T.Evans 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Salmons 0-1, Greene 0-1), Utah 7-18 (Burks 2-3, Hayward 2-6, Watson 1-1, Bell 1-3, Miles 1-4, Har-ris 0-1). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Sacramen-to 42 (Cousins 9), Utah 50 (Millsap 14). Assists–Sacramento 15 (T.Evans 9), Utah 15 (Harris 6). Total Fouls–Sacramento 21, Utah 15. Technicals–Thompson, Utah defensive three second. A–19,911 (19,911).

BUCkS 100, LAkerS 89L.A. LAkerS (89)

Barnes 2-7 0-0 4, Gasol 6-18 0-0 12, Bynum 6-10 3-6 15, Bryant 10-21 6-7 27, Fisher 3-5 0-0 7, World Peace 1-6 1-2 4, McRoberts 1-2 1-2 3, Goudelock 5-10 0-0 13, Ebanks 0-0 0-0 0, Mur-phy 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 36-82 11-17 89.MiLWAUkee (100)

Delfino 3-8 0-0 7, Mbah a Moute 2-5 6-6 10, Gooden 9-15 4-4 23, Jennings 6-14 0-0 12, Liv-ingston 4-9 3-3 11, Ilyasova 7-9 0-0 15, Dunleavy 6-8 1-1 15, Udrih 2-5 0-0 4, Leuer 1-2 0-0 2, Sand-ers 0-5 1-2 1, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-80 15-16 100.L.A. Lakers 23 20 30 16 — 89Milwaukee 27 24 29 20 — 100

3-Point Goals–L.A. Lakers 6-19 (Goudelock 3-5, Fisher 1-1, Bryant 1-5, World Peace 1-5, Barnes 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Gasol 0-1), Milwaukee 5-19 (Dunleavy 2-3, Ilyasova 1-2, Gooden 1-3, Delfino 1-5, Udrih 0-1, Mbah a Moute 0-1, Sand-ers 0-1, Jennings 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Re-bounds–L.A. Lakers 52 (Gasol 15), Milwaukee 41 (Gooden 8). Assists–L.A. Lakers 23 (Bryant 9), Milwaukee 21 (Udrih, Jennings 7). Total Fouls–L.A. Lakers 16, Milwaukee 14. Technicals–Good-en, Milwaukee defensive three second 2. Flagrant Fouls–Delfino. A–18,027 (18,717).

College menBig 12

Conf overallKansas 7-1 17-4Baylor 6-2 19-2Missouri 6-2 19-2Iowa State 5-3 15-6Kansas State 4-4 15-5Texas 3-5 13-8Oklahoma State 3-5 10-11Texas A&M 3-5 12-8Oklahoma 3-4 13-6

Texas Tech 0-8 7-13games Saturday

Iowa State 72, #5 Kansas 64Oklahoma 63, #22 Kansas State 60#2 Missouri 63, Texas Tech 50#6 Baylor 76, Texas 71Texas A&M 76, Oklahoma State 61

MiSSoUri vALLeY Conf overallCreighton 10-1 20-2Wichita State 9-2 18-4Illinois State 6-5 14-8Drake 6-5 13-9Missouri State 6-5 13-10Evansville 5-5 10-10Indiana State 3-7 12-9Southern Illinois 4-7 7-15Northern Iowa 4-7 14-9Bradley 1-10 6-17

games SaturdayWichita State 93, Drake 86, 3OT#15 Creighton 73, Bradley 59Missouri State 63, UNI 51Illinois State 60, Southern Illinois 40

MiAA Conf overallNorthwest Missouri 10-3 16-3Central Missouri 10-3 14-4Washburn 8-4 14-6Missouri Southern 8-5 16-5Pittsburg State 8-5 12-8Fort Hays State 7-5 13-5Southwest Baptist 6-7 13-9Emporia State 4-9 8-11Truman State 4-9 6-14Lincoln 3-9 3-15Missouri Western 2-11 7-12

games SaturdayTruman State 77, Emporia State 70Washburn 64, Missouri Western 55Northwest Missouri 74, Fort Hays State 57Central Missouri 82, Pittsburg State 80Lindenwood (Mo.) 85, Lincoln 61Southwest Baptist 86, Missouri Southern 74

StAteBaker 60, Missouri Valley 58Benedictine 63, Evangel 62Friends 89, Bethany 85McPherson 95, Sterling 89Saint Mary 66, Southwestern 62Tabor 87, Kansas Wesleyan 75

JucoJohnson County 73, Cowley 60

toP 25#1 Kentucky 74, LSU 50#3 Syracuse 63, West Virginia 61#8 Duke 83, St. John’s 76Pittsburgh 72, #9 Georgetown 60#11 Murray State 73, Eastern Illinois 58#12 UNLV 65, Air Force 63, OTColorado State 77, #13 San Diego State 60#14 Florida 69, #18 Mississippi State 57#17 Marquette 82, Villanova 78#19 Virginia 61, N.C State 60#21 Saint Mary’s 80, BYU 66

eAStBucknell 66, Navy 51Cornell 65, Columbia 60Harvard 68, Brown 59Holy Cross 76, Colgate 60Marquette 82, Villanova 78Rutgers 61, Cincinnati 54Temple 78, Saint Joseph’s 60UMass 72, Saint Louis 59Yale 62, Dartmouth 52

MiDWeStGreen Bay 80, Butler 68Ohio 59, Ball St. 55Purdue 58, Northwestern 56

SoUtHAlabama 72, Arkansas 66Clemson 71, Wake Forest 60East Carolina 73, UAB 66Florida A&M 68, Bethune-Cookman 62George Mason 89, James Madison 79Maryland 73, Virginia Tech 69Mississippi 66, South Carolina 62North Florida 71, Lipscomb 59Southern Miss. 78, UCF 65Tennessee 64, Auburn 49VCU 59, Georgia St. 58Vanderbilt 84, Middle Tennessee 77Xavier 74, Charlotte 70

SoUtHWeStNorth Texas 76, Arkansas St. 64Tulsa 66, SMU 60UTSA 78, Sam Houston St. 66

FAr WeStArizona St. 71, Washington St. 67New Mexico 71, TCU 54UCLA 77, Colorado 60Washington 69, Arizona 67Wyoming 75, Boise St. 64

Big 12/top 25/local boxes#2 MiSSoUri 63, teXAS teCH 50

teXAS teCH (7-13)Petteway 1-4 0-2 3, Willis 1-2 0-0 2, Wagner

1-4 1-2 3, Lewandowski 1-1 0-0 2, Tolbert 2-4 0-0 4, Nurse 5-9 0-0 13, Adams 3-9 0-0 8, Crockett 5-9 0-0 11, Lammert 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 20-44 2-6 50.MiSSoUri (19-2)

Ratliffe 4-6 0-0 8, P. Pressey 1-5 1-2 3, M. Pressey 1-5 0-0 2, Denmon 4-15 10-10 19, Eng-lish 7-12 4-6 22, Dixon 2-5 4-4 9, Moore 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 19-48 19-23 63.

Halftime—Missouri 31-24. 3-Point Goals—Texas Tech 8-18 (Nurse 3-7, Adams 2-4, Crockett 1-1, Lammert 1-2, Petteway 1-3, Willis 0-1), Mis-souri 6-21 (English 4-6, Dixon 1-3, Denmon 1-6, M. Pressey 0-3, P. Pressey 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Texas Tech 31 (Crockett 11), Missouri 27 (Denmon 6). Assists—Texas Tech 14 (Crockett, Wagner 4), Missouri 15 (P. Pressey 12). Total Fouls—Texas Tech 22, Missouri 12. Techni-cal—Texas Tech Bench. A—15,061.

#6 BAYLor 76, teXAS 71teXAS (13-8)

Wangmene 1-3 0-2 2, Chapman 2-3 4-4 8, Lewis 3-9 0-0 6, Kabongo 3-7 4-8 12, Brown 11-22 6-8 32, McClellan 0-4 2-2 2, Bond 1-5 0-0 2, Holmes 3-6 0-2 7, Gibbs 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 16-26 71.BAYLor (19-2)

Jones III 7-12 8-11 22, Acy 3-6 4-4 10, Miller 5-11 8-10 18, Heslip 3-7 4-5 11, Jackson 2-7 1-2 7, Franklin 1-2 0-0 3, Walton 0-1 2-2 2, Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 22-47 27-34 76.

Halftime—Baylor 38-29. 3-Point Goals—Tex-as 7-24 (Brown 4-10, Kabongo 2-2, Holmes 1-2, Gibbs 0-1, McClellan 0-3, Lewis 0-6), Baylor 5-15 (Jackson 2-4, Jones 1-1, Franklin 1-2, Heslip 1-5, Jones III 0-1, Miller 0-2). Fouled Out—Chapman, Holmes. Rebounds—Texas 28 (Bond, Lewis 6), Baylor 40 (Jones III 14). Assists—Texas 14 (Brown, Kabongo 5), Baylor 14 (Jackson 7). Total Fouls—Texas 25, Baylor 22. A—10,299.

teXAS A&M 76, okLAHoMA StAte 61okLAHoMA St. (10-11)

Guerrero 0-3 0-0 0, Nash 5-15 3-5 13, B. Wil-liams 5-10 3-3 14, Page 2-13 4-4 9, Cobbins 3-6 0-0 6, Soucek 0-0 0-0 0, Sager 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 7-11 3-3 19. Totals 22-58 13-15 61.teXAS A&M (12-8)

Hibbert 2-3 1-3 5, Davis 0-2 2-2 2, Loubeau 5-6 3-4 13, Green 4-6 0-0 8, E. Turner 6-14 10-12 23, Alexander 5-6 0-0 11, Kinsley 3-7 0-0 8, Baird 0-0 0-1 0, R. Turner 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 28-48 16-22 76.

Halftime—Texas A&M 30-29. 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma St. 4-21 (Brown 2-4, B. Williams 1-4, Page 1-8, Guerrero 0-1, Nash 0-4), Texas A&M 4-15 (Kinsley 2-4, Alexander 1-2, E. Turner 1-7, Green 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Okla-homa St. 32 (Cobbins, Nash 7), Texas A&M 31 (Alexander 6). Assists—Oklahoma St. 11 (Page 5), Texas A&M 18 (E. Turner 5). Total Fouls—Oklahoma St. 23, Texas A&M 18. A—9,027.

#1 keNtUCkY 74, LSU 50keNtUCkY (21-1)

Jones 10-16 7-8 27, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-5 1-2 1, Davis 6-6 4-10 16, Lamb 3-9 1-2 9, Teague 2-6 0-0 6, Miller 5-9 0-0 13, Beckham 0-0 0-0 0, Var-gas 0-1 0-0 0, Wiltjer 0-3 2-4 2. Totals 26-55 15-26 74.LSU (12-9)

O’Bryant 6-15 0-0 12, Ludwig 0-0 0-0 0, Ham-ilton 3-7 1-2 7, Hickey 2-6 0-1 5, Turner 2-6 0-0 4, Bass 0-0 0-0 0, White 0-1 0-0 0, Stringer 2-7 4-4 8, Courtney 0-1 0-0 0, Warren 5-9 1-2 11, Isaac 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 21-53 7-11 50.

Halftime—Kentucky 35-26. 3-Point Goals—Kentucky 7-15 (Miller 3-5, Teague 2-4, Lamb 2-4, Wiltjer 0-1, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-1), LSU 1-9 (Hickey 1-3, O’Bryant 0-1, Courtney 0-1, Turner 0-1, String-er 0-3). Fouled Out—Hamilton. Rebounds—Ken-tucky 39 (Davis 10), LSU 29 (O’Bryant 9). As-sists—Kentucky 12 (Kidd-Gilchrist, Teague 4), LSU 13 (Hickey 5). Total Fouls—Kentucky 12, LSU 18. Ejected—. Ejections—White. A—11,631.

#3 SYrACUSe 63, WeSt virgiNiA 61WeSt virgiNiA (15-7)

Jones 8-18 2-2 20, Kilicli 2-10 1-5 5, Miles 0-1 0-0 0, Hinds 3-5 0-0 6, Bryant 4-11 2-2 12, Rutledge 1-1 0-0 2, Brown 1-2 2-2 5, Browne 3-6 4-4 11, Noreen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 11-15 61.SYrACUSe (22-1)

Fair 3-4 1-2 7, Joseph 4-9 5-5 13, Christmas 0-0 0-0 0, Jardine 3-8 1-2 9, Triche 7-12 2-2 18, Waiters 2-9 4-6 8, Keita 2-2 0-0 4, Southerland 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 23-50 13-17 63.

Halftime—Syracuse 28-24. 3-Point Goals—West Virginia 6-18 (Jones 2-4, Bryant 2-9, Brown 1-1, Browne 1-2, Hinds 0-2), Syracuse 4-20 (Triche 2-4, Jardine 2-6, Joseph 0-3, Waiters 0-3, Souther-land 0-4). Fouled Out—Christmas. Rebounds—West Virginia 41 (Jones 8), Syracuse 20 (Joseph 7). Assists—West Virginia 16 (Miles 4), Syracuse 11 (Jardine 5). Total Fouls—West Virginia 16, Syracuse 14. A—28,740.

#8 DUke 83, St. JoHN’S 76St. JoHN’S (9-12)

Harkless 13-21 3-6 30, Garrett 2-8 4-8 8, Greene 4-14 0-0 9, Harrison 8-17 2-3 21, Pointer 1-2 0-0 2, Achiuwa 1-3 2-4 4, Stith 1-3 0-0 2. To-tals 30-68 11-21 76.DUke (18-3)

Mas. Plumlee 5-8 5-9 15, Kelly 3-7 10-12 16, Rivers 4-11 3-5 12, Dawkins 4-11 2-2 14, Curry 3-7 2-2 9, Cook 0-3 2-2 2, Thornton 1-1 3-4 6, Hairston 0-2 1-2 1, Mi. Plumlee 2-3 4-4 8. Totals 22-53 32-42 83.

Halftime—Duke 45-29. 3-Point Goals—St. John’s 5-16 (Harrison 3-8, Greene 1-2, Harkless 1-4, Stith 0-1, Garrett 0-1), Duke 7-19 (Dawkins 4-10, Thornton 1-1, Rivers 1-3, Curry 1-4, Cook 0-1). Fouled Out—Pointer, Rivers. Rebounds—St. John’s 36 (Harkless 13), Duke 39 (Mas. Plumlee 17). Assists—St. John’s 5 (Achiuwa, Garrett 2), Duke 14 (Rivers 5). Total Fouls—St. John’s 25, Duke 20. A—9,314.

PittSBUrgH 72, #9 georgetoWN 60georgetoWN (16-4)

Thompson 5-12 0-0 11, Lubick 0-2 0-0 0, Sims 5-10 0-0 10, Starks 2-4 0-0 5, Clark 3-9 3-5 9, Whittington 1-5 3-4 6, Hopkins 0-0 0-0 0, Porter 6-11 0-1 14, Trawick 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 24-57 7-12 60.PittSBUrgH (13-9)

Patterson 6-8 5-5 18, Robinson 9-9 5-6 23, Zanna 3-7 2-2 8, Woodall 1-7 2-2 4, Gibbs 4-8 4-4 13, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, J. Johnson 1-4 0-0 3, Taylor 1-3 0-0 2, Gilbert 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-2 1-3 1. To-tals 25-48 19-22 72.

Halftime—Pittsburgh 33-22. 3-Point Goals—Georgetown 5-17 (Porter 2-3, Starks 1-1, Whitting-ton 1-3, Thompson 1-3, Lubick 0-1, Trawick 0-1, Clark 0-5), Pittsburgh 3-13 (Gibbs 1-3, Patterson 1-3, J. Johnson 1-4, Woodall 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Georgetown 23 (Porter 6), Pittsburgh 35 (Zanna 10). Assists—Georgetown 13 (Sims 5), Pittsburgh 20 (Woodall 10). Total Fouls—Georgetown 18, Pittsburgh 17. A—12,508.

#11 MUrrAY St. 73, e. iLLiNoiS 58e. iLLiNoiS (9-11)

McKinnie 5-10 3-4 13, Sanders 2-4 1-2 5, Joe. Miller 6-11 4-5 17, Granger 3-8 0-0 7, Doss 1-5 0-0 2, Lubsey 0-0 0-0 0, Herron 1-3 0-0 3, Hollowell 0-3 0-0 0, Woods 4-8 0-3 9, Akers 0-1 0-0 0, McFarlin 0-0 0-0 0, Piper 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-54 8-14 58.MUrrAY St. (21-0)

Daniel 1-3 3-4 5, Mushatt 2-4 1-3 5, Canaan 6-10 4-5 18, Poole 7-11 2-2 18, Long 2-6 1-2 6, Wilson 2-5 2-2 8, Jackson 1-1 0-0 2, Garrett 1-3 1-2 3, Burge 0-0 0-0 0, Bland 0-1 0-2 0, Nussman 0-0 0-0 0, Aska 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 26-51 14-22 73.

Halftime—Murray St. 36-25. 3-Point Goals—E. Illinois 4-13 (Woods 1-1, Granger 1-2, Herron 1-2, Joe. Miller 1-4, Hollowell 0-1, Doss 0-3), Mur-ray St. 7-16 (Poole 2-4, Wilson 2-4, Canaan 2-5, Long 1-2, Bland 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Re-bounds—E. Illinois 24 (McKinnie 6), Murray St. 40 (Daniel 12). Assists—E. Illinois 11 (Joe. Miller 5), Murray St. 14 (Poole 6). Total Fouls—E. Illinois 16, Murray St. 14. A—8,673.

#12 UNLv 65, Air ForCe 63, otUNLv (20-3)

Stanback 1-10 0-0 2, Moser 10-17 5-9 27, Massamba 2-3 0-0 4, Bellfield 6-10 0-0 15, Mar-shall 2-8 3-4 8, Thomas 0-0 0-2 0, Wallace 1-3 0-0 3, Smith 0-0 0-2 0, Hawkins 2-5 1-1 6. Totals 24-56 9-18 65.Air ForCe (11-8)

Williams 4-7 2-2 13, Fitzgerald 2-7 4-4 9, Broekhuis 2-8 7-10 11, Fletcher 1-3 0-0 3, Lyons 9-19 1-2 25, Hammonds 0-1 0-0 0, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Yon 0-0 0-0 0, Kammerer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 19-47 14-18 63.

Halftime—Air Force 34-33. End Of Regula-tion—Tied 57. 3-Point Goals—UNLV 8-26 (Bell-field 3-6, Moser 2-6, Wallace 1-3, Hawkins 1-3, Marshall 1-3, Stanback 0-5), Air Force 11-26 (Ly-ons 6-11, Williams 3-4, Fletcher 1-2, Fitzgerald 1-4, Carter 0-1, Broekhuis 0-4). Fouled Out—Massamba. Rebounds—UNLV 35 (Moser 12), Air Force 29 (Williams 8). Assists—UNLV 19 (Bell-field 7), Air Force 15 (Fletcher 5). Total Fouls—UNLV 21, Air Force 20. A—4,170.

CoLorADo St. 77, #13 SAN Diego St. 60SAN Diego St. (18-3)

Shelton 3-3 0-0 6, Thames 2-11 6-6 10, Ra-hon 1-8 1-2 4, J. Franklin 8-18 6-7 24, Tapley 3-17 4-5 10, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, L. Franklin 0-4 0-0 0, Green 1-1 0-0 2, Stephens 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 20-64 17-20 60.CoLorADo St. (14-6)

Hornung 4-5 0-0 8, Bell 6-9 5-5 17, G. Smith 3-4 2-2 8, Eikmeier 5-15 8-8 19, Green 3-8 4-4 12, Mann 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Carr 0-1 0-0 0, Sabas 2-5 4-4 10, Calcaterra 0-0 0-0 0, D. Smith 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 24-49 23-23 77.

Halftime—Colorado St. 40-28. 3-Point Goals—San Diego St. 3-21 (J. Franklin 2-7, Rahon 1-4, L. Franklin 0-2, Thames 0-2, Tapley 0-6), Colo-rado St. 6-13 (Sabas 2-4, Green 2-5, D. Smith 1-1, Eikmeier 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Diego St. 30 (J. Franklin 10), Colorado St. 40 (Hornung 13). Assists—San Diego St. 7 (Thames 3), Colorado St. 13 (Green 4). Total Fouls—San Diego St. 20, Colorado St. 20. A—6,038.

#14 FLoriDA 69, #18 MiSSiSSiPPi St. 57MiSSiSSiPPi St. (17-5)

Sidney 2-7 1-2 5, Moultrie 4-10 4-8 12, Bost 4-7 2-2 12, Hood 3-6 0-0 7, Bryant 5-6 0-0 11, Steele 3-9 0-0 9, Lewis 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 21-48 8-14 57.FLoriDA (17-4)

Yeguete 2-3 0-2 4, Murphy 5-9 0-0 14, Boyn-ton 1-6 0-0 2, Walker 4-10 0-1 10, Beal 6-9 4-4 19, Rosario 2-5 0-0 5, Young 6-11 0-0 12, Wil-bekin 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-56 4-7 69.

Halftime—Florida 30-27. 3-Point Goals—Mis-sissippi St. 7-16 (Steele 3-6, Bost 2-4, Bryant 1-1, Hood 1-3, Sidney 0-2), Florida 11-24 (Murphy 4-7, Beal 3-4, Walker 2-6, Rosario 1-2, Wilbekin 1-2, Boynton 0-3). Fouled Out—Moultrie. Rebounds—Mississippi St. 34 (Moultrie 13), Florida 26 (Yeg-uete 7). Assists—Mississippi St. 10 (Bost 4), Florida 15 (Boynton 5). Total Fouls—Mississippi St. 14, Florida 11. A—12,045.

#15 CreigHtoN 73, BrADLeY 59BrADLeY (6-17)

Brown 5-14 4-4 16, Shayok 0-1 0-0 0, Prosser 2-5 2-2 6, Simms-Edwards 7-16 1-2 19, Lemon 3-9 0-0 6, Woods 0-1 0-0 0, Eastman 1-4 0-0 2, Crawford 1-1 0-0 2, Thompson 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 23-59 7-8 59.CreigHtoN (20-2)

McDermott 10-14 3-3 24, Echenique 5-5 4-6 14, Gibbs 2-4 1-3 6, Manigat 0-3 0-0 0, Young 1-4 0-0 2, Chatman 1-1 2-2 5, Jones 3-6 5-7 14, Ding-man 1-3 0-0 3, Artino 0-0 2-2 2, Wragge 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 24-44 17-23 73.

Halftime—Creighton 33-28. 3-Point Goals—Bradley 6-17 (Simms-Edwards 4-7, Brown 2-4, Woods 0-1, Lemon 0-2, Eastman 0-3), Creighton 8-20 (Jones 3-5, Gibbs 1-1, Chatman 1-1, McDer-mott 1-2, Dingman 1-3, Wragge 1-4, Young 0-1, Manigat 0-3). Fouled Out—Lemon. Rebounds—Bradley 30 (Brown, Thompson 7), Creighton 28 (Echenique 10). Assists—Bradley 12 (Simms-Ed-wards 4), Creighton 20 (Gibbs 6). Total Fouls—Bradley 21, Creighton 9. Technical—Eastman. A—18,436.

#17 MArQUette 82, viLLANovA 78MArQUette (18-4)

Crowder 6-15 4-6 20, Gardner 3-6 3-4 9, Johnson-Odom 9-20 5-6 26, Blue 2-5 5-6 9, Ca-dougan 1-4 2-2 4, J. Wilson 4-12 4-4 12, Mayo 0-3 2-2 2, Anderson 0-0 0-2 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, D. Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 25-32 82.viLLANovA (10-12)

Pinkston 5-10 6-8 17, Yarou 1-3 0-1 2, Wayns 3-10 4-4 12, Cheek 4-13 6-6 16, Bell 5-12 0-0 13, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Hilliard 0-1 3-4 3, Kennedy 1-1 0-0 2, Yacoubou 0-0 0-0 0, Sutton 5-7 1-2 11. Totals 25-60 20-25 78.

Halftime—Villanova 46-36. 3-Point Goals—Marquette 7-17 (Crowder 4-7, Johnson-Odom 3-7, Cadougan 0-1, Mayo 0-2), Villanova 8-22 (Bell 3-6,

Wayns 2-5, Cheek 2-8, Pinkston 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Hilliard 0-1). Fouled Out—Kennedy, Wayns. Re-bounds—Marquette 43 (Crowder 11), Villanova 39 (Sutton 10). Assists—Marquette 17 (Johnson-Odom 5), Villanova 16 (Cheek, Wayns 4). Total Fouls—Marquette 18, Villanova 27. Technicals—Marquette Bench, Wayns, Villanova Bench. A—15,878.

#19 virgiNiA 61, NC StAte 60virgiNiA (17-3)

Evans 1-3 3-6 5, Harris 4-9 2-2 12, Zeglinski 4-6 0-0 12, Scott 5-11 8-11 18, Ak. Mitchell 1-3 2-2 4, Jesperson 0-2 0-0 0, Brogdon 3-7 0-0 7, Atkins 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 19-43 16-23 61.NC StAte (15-7)

Howell 4-8 3-7 11, Brown 4-10 0-0 8, Leslie 5-11 7-12 17, Wood 3-11 0-0 8, Williams 6-9 2-2 14, Painter 1-2 0-0 2, A. Johnson 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 12-21 60.

Halftime—Virginia 38-31. 3-Point Goals—Vir-ginia 7-15 (Zeglinski 4-5, Harris 2-4, Brogdon 1-4, Jesperson 0-2), NC State 2-15 (Wood 2-8, Brown 0-1, Williams 0-2, A. Johnson 0-4). Fouled Out—Howell. Rebounds—Virginia 25 (Harris, Scott 5), NC State 42 (Howell 18). Assists—Virginia 8 (Zeglinski 3), NC State 12 (Brown 4). Total Fouls—Virginia 14, NC State 17. A—17,027.

#21 SAiNt MArY’S 80, BYU 66SAiNt MArY’S (CAL) (21-2)

Waldow 8-10 3-5 19, Page 2-3 2-2 7, Dellave-dova 1-4 7-10 10, Holt 2-8 4-4 9, Jones 5-10 3-6 13, Young 0-0 0-0 0, Rowley 1-1 0-0 2, Steindl 4-6 4-4 16, Levesque 0-0 0-0 0, Petrulis 0-0 0-0 0, Walker II 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 24-43 25-33 80.BYU (18-6)

Davies 6-18 2-4 14, Abouo 2-3 2-4 6, Carlino 6-15 3-4 15, Zylstra 0-5 1-2 1, Hartsock 5-9 5-5 15, Cusick 1-2 0-0 3, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, Winder 3-5 1-2 8, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, Harrison 0-0 0-0 0, Austin 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 25-61 14-22 66.

Halftime—Saint Mary’s (Cal) 40-28. 3-Point Goals—Saint Mary’s (Cal) 7-18 (Steindl 4-6, Page 1-2, Holt 1-4, Dellavedova 1-4, Jones 0-2), BYU 2-13 (Cusick 1-2, Winder 1-2, Zylstra 0-4, Carlino 0-5). Fouled Out—Abouo, Carlino. Rebounds—Saint Mary’s (Cal) 35 (Jones 9), BYU 30 (Davies 7). Assists—Saint Mary’s (Cal) 13 (Holt 5), BYU 9 (Carlino, Zylstra 3). Total Fouls—Saint Mary’s (Cal) 22, BYU 26. Technicals—Saint Mary’s (Cal) Bench, BYU Bench 2. A—22,700.

DrAke 93, WiCHitA St. 86, 3otWiCHitA St. (18-4)

Hall 2-5 2-2 6, Ragland 8-15 5-5 25, Williams 1-2 0-1 2, Murry 6-18 3-3 16, Stutz 10-16 6-6 27, Smith 3-8 1-2 8, Orukpe 0-0 0-0 0, Kyles 1-12 0-0 2, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 17-19 86.DrAke (13-9)

Clarke 1-3 2-5 4, Jeffers 4-6 2-2 11, Simons 11-22 4-4 29, Madison 2-4 0-1 4, Rice 5-23 9-12 19, Hawley 1-2 0-0 2, Alexander 5-9 6-9 17, Woods 3-4 1-3 7. Totals 32-73 24-36 93.

Halftime—Drake 38-37. End Of Regulation—Tied 63. End Of 1st Overtime—Tied 70. End Of 2nd Overtime—Tied 82. 3-Point Goals—Wichita St. 7-25 (Ragland 4-6, Murry 1-2, Stutz 1-3, Smith 1-5, Williams 0-1, Kyles 0-8), Drake 5-17 (Simons 3-6, Alexander 1-1, Jeffers 1-3, Madison 0-1, Haw-ley 0-1, Rice 0-5). Fouled Out—Murry, Stutz, Woods. Rebounds—Wichita St. 46 (Murry 10), Drake 48 (Rice 14). Assists—Wichita St. 15 (Rag-land 6), Drake 16 (Rice 8). Total Fouls—Wichita St. 29, Drake 20. A—4,895.

MiSSoUri St. 63, N. ioWA 51N. ioWA (14-9)

Tuttle 3-7 3-4 9, Koch 3-7 1-2 7, Moran 2-7 0-0 4, Sonnen 1-3 0-0 3, James 3-10 0-0 7, Mitch-ell 2-8 1-2 6, Rank 3-4 0-0 7, Singleton 0-0 0-2 0, Morrison 3-5 1-1 8, Martino 0-0 0-0 0, Pehl 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 6-11 51.MiSSoUri St. (13-10)

Gulley 4-9 0-0 9, Weems 7-18 3-3 20, Kirk 2-4 0-0 4, Downing 5-11 3-3 16, Bizoukas 2-6 0-1 4, Pickens 1-1 2-3 4, Scheer 0-3 0-0 0, Rhine 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 23-55 10-12 63.

Halftime—Missouri St. 34-24. 3-Point Goals—N. Iowa 5-19 (Rank 1-1, Morrison 1-2, Sonnen 1-2, James 1-3, Mitchell 1-4, Tuttle 0-1, Moran 0-3, Koch 0-3), Missouri St. 7-16 (Weems 3-5, Downing 3-5, Gulley 1-3, Scheer 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N. Iowa 32 (James 8), Missouri St. 38 (Gulley, Weems 10). Assists—N. Iowa 12 (Sonnen 3), Missouri St. 11 (Bizoukas 7). Total Fouls—N. Iowa 16, Missouri St. 13. A—9,376.NortWeSt MiSSoUri 74, Fort HAYS St. 57Fort Hays St. 21 36 — 57Northwest Missouri 34 40 — 74

Fort Hays St. — Dayee 18, Morse 13, Mc-Dade 8, Russell 5, McKenzie 4, Dreiling 3, Penner 2, Phillips 2, Simmsons 2. Totals 27-71 12-15 57.

Northwest Missouri — Reinders 16, Sullivan 15, Haake 10, Starzl 7, Wallace 6, Cooper 5, Hai-ley 4, Schlake 4, Williams 3, Clark 2, Peterson 2. Totals 35-69 12-16 74.

BAker 60, MiSSoUri vALLeY 58Missouri Valley 26 32 — 58Baker 22 38 — 60

Missouri Valley — Connor 17, Stander 12, Pope 11, Thomas 8, Smith 5, Baker 3, Foster 2. Totals 26-80 9-16 58.

Baker — Anderson 14, Steinlage 10, Eils 5, Diallo 5, Honore 5, Jassar 5, Shortell 5, Johnston 4, Schlake 4, Moore 3, Douvier 2, Lysaught 2. Totals 25-63 15-21 60.

College womenBig 12

Conf overallBaylor 8-0 21-0Kansas 5-3 16-4Kansas State 5-3 14-6Texas A&M 4-3 13-5Oklahoma 5-3 13-6Oklahoma State 4-4 12-5Iowa State 2-5 11-7Texas 3-5 13-7Texas Tech 3-5 15-5Missouri 0-8 10-9

results Saturday#1 Baylor 74, Kansas 46Kansas St. 67, Oklahoma State 56#21 Texas Tech 75, Texas 71Oklahoma 62, Missouri 59

MiSSoUri vALLeY Conf overallWichita State 7-1 13-6Illinois State 6-2 11-8Missouri State 5-3 12-6Northern Iowa 5-3 12-7Drake 5-3 11-8Creighton 4-4 10-9Indiana State 4-4 10-10Bradley 2-6 11-9Southern Illinois 1-7 5-14Evansville 1-7 4-15

games SundaySouthern Illinois at Evansville, 2 p.m.Northern Iowa at Drake, 2:05 p.m.Bradley at Creighton, 2:05 p.m.Illinois State at Missouri State, 2:05 p.m.Indiana State at Wichita State, 2:05 p.m.

MiAA Conf overallPittsburg State 12-1 18-2Washburn 11-1 18-3Emporia State 10-3 14-4Central Missouri 8-5 14-5Fort Hays State 7-5 15-5Truman 6-7 11-7Lincoln 5-7 11-7Southwest Baptist 4-9 8-10Missouri Western 3-10 5-13Missouri Southern 2-11 6-13Northwest Missouri 2-11 4-16

results SaturdayTruman 78, Emporia State 60Washburn 60, Missouri Western 55Fort Hays State 65, Northwest Missouri 42Pittsburg State 72, Central Missouri 67Southwest Baptist 61, Missouri Southern 59

toP 25#2 Notre Dame 71, St. John’s 56#3 UConn 77, South Florida 62#4. Stanford 74, California 71, OT#12 Green Bay 65, Valparaiso 37Iowa 59, #13 Purdue 42#16 Louisville 62, Villanova 58#22 Gonzaga 75, Saint Mary’s 70#23 BYU 74, Santa Clara 64#23 DePaul 71, Seton Hall 59

StAteBaker 66, Missouri Valley 60Benedictine 60, Evangel 59Kansas Wesleyan 70, Tabor 44Southwestern 63, Saint Mary 49Sterling 69, McPherson 56

JucoJohnson County 69, Cowley 65

Women’s state boxesFort HAYS St. 65, NortHWeSt Mo. 42

Fort Hays St. 33 32 — 65Northwest Missouri 23 19 — 42

Fort Hays St. — Lehman 12, Weiser 12, Bechard 11, Brown 10, Edwards 10, Keyser 3, Sorenson 3, Shaw 2, Antenen 1, Nelson 1. Totals 31-85 13-21 65.

Northwest Missouri — Thayer 11, C. Boeh 9, A. Boeh 6, Mathews 6, Henry 4, Jensen 2, Marnin 2, Martin 2. Totals 20-83 5-7 42.

BAker 66, MiSSoUri vALLeY 60Missouri Valley 36 24 — 60Baker 28 38 — 66

Missouri Valley — Young 16, L. Jackson 10, S. Jackson 8, Brown 6, Clark 6, Kixmiller 4, Quir-ing 3, Troyer 3, Chelsey 2, Porter 2. Totals 30-69 5-14 60.

Baker — Petty 25, Fanshier 14, Atanmo 6, Stewart 6, Tenpenny 5, Nelson 3, Washington 3, Ramsey 2, Simpson 2. Totals 30-86 13-21 66.

High school boys scoresreSULtS SAtUrDAY

CityWhitefield, Mo. 75, Cornerstone 48

Lyon CountyHartford 52, Southern Coffey 47Lebo 67, Madison 51Marais des Cygnes Valley 42, Olpe 34Waverly 62, Burlingame 58

StateMeade 78, Guymon, Okla. 47South Gray 44, Kiowa County 37

reSULtS FriDAYCity

Holton 59, Hayden 41

Junction City 78, Topeka West 68KC Christ Prep 57, Heritage Christian 55Topeka High 49, Seaman 35Washburn Rural 52, Shawnee Heights 31

Big SevenNemaha Valley 54, Horton 25Royal Valley 75, Northern Heights 39Santa Fe Trail 62, West Franklin 47

Delaware valleyMaur Hill-Mt. Academy 47, Riverside 23Pleasant Ridge 66, Immaculata 54

Flint HillsHerington 57, Chapman 55

Lyon CountyHartford 52, Southern Coffey 47Lebo 46, Waverly 34Madison 49, Burlingame 46Marais des Cygnes Valley 42, Olpe 34Waverly 62, Burlingame 58

Mid-eastSilver Lake 62, Wamego 57

twin valleyBaileyville B&B 49, Valley Heights 43Centralia 63, Linn 54Frankfort 47, Axtell 28Hanover 75, Bern 52Onaga 52, Washington County 49

AreaAbilene 54, Concordia 50Anderson County 66, Wellsville 43Baldwin 54, Osawatomie 46Burlington 88, Yates Center 64Central Heights 63, Jayhawk-Linn 34Centre 75, Wakefield 62Marysville 57, Hiawatha 53Tonganoxie 64, Atchison 33

StateTribune 75, Rolla 51

High school boys boxesHArtForD 52, SoUtHerN CoFFeY 47

Southern Coffey 8 13 8 18 — 47Hartford 7 16 13 16 — 52

Southern Coffey — Watts 5 4-11 14, Seabolt 4 2-3 10, True 1 5-8 7, Fisher 2 3-4 7, Nelson 2 (1) 0-1 5, Snovelle 2 0-0 4. Totals 16 (1) 14-29 47.

Hartford — Kraft 7 (2) 3-8 19, Keys 5 5-8 15, Ikerd 3 2-4 8, Veatch 1 5-8 7, Esch 1 1-2 3. Totals 17 (2) 16-30 52.

MArAiS DeS CYgNeS vALLeY 42, oLPe 34Olpe 11 7 10 6 — 34MdCV 12 8 13 9 — 42

Olpe — Smith 3 (2) 0-0 8, Stout 2 3-4 7, Re-deker 2 3-4 7, Baumgardner 2 (1) 1-1 6, Dreier 1 3-4 5, Brinkman 0 1-2 1. Totals 10 (3) 11-16 34.

Marais des Cygnes Valley — Vanderpool 5 0-2 10, Coffman 2 6-6 10, Price 4 0-2 8, Jones 3 1-2 7, Boggs 1 (1) 2-2 5, Schimmel 0 2-3 2. Totals 15 (1) 11-17 42.

WAverLY 62, BUrLiNgAMe 58Burlingame 11 11 9 27 — 58Waverly 15 14 14 19 — 62

Burlingame — Lee 11 (3) 3-4 28, Lang 6 1-5 13, Dorr 4 (2) 0-0 10, Prescott 1 2-2 4, Sporing 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 23 (6) 6-11 58.

Waverly — Steward 9 7-8 25, Stroman 4 3-4 11, Fleming 3 3-7 9, Good 2 2-2 6, Sipe 1 3-4 5, Smith 1 2-4 4, Tyson 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 (0) 20-29 62.

WHiteFieLD, Mo. 75, CorNerStoNe 48Whitefield, Mo. 18 16 19 22 — 75Cornerstone 13 8 9 18 — 48

Whitefield, Mo. — Sipp 8 (3) 7-11 26, Porte-ous 6 (3) 0-2 15, Dykstra 4 2-3 10, Buckner 3 (1) 0-0 7, Casmeier 3 1-3 7, Beltkamp 3 1-2 7, Berg-er 1 0-0 2, Dykstra 0 1-2 1. Totals 28 (7) 12-23 75.

Cornerstone — Birtell 7 (4) 3-4 21, Swickard 3 (1) 1-2 8, Dehn 3 0-0 8, Reed 2 (1) 2-2 7, Dav-enport 2 0-0 4, O’Byrne 1 0-2 2. Totals 18 (6) 6-10 48.

High school girls scoresreSULtS SAtUrDAY

CityCornerstone 56, Whitefield, Mo. 39 Hutchinson 53, Highland Park 40Seaman 57, Shawnee Mission East 45Shawnee Heights 38, Great Bend 35Topeka High 54, Olate North 39Topeka West 56, Derby 51Washburn Rural 53, Leavenworth 48, OT

Big SevenFalls City, Neb. 40, Hiawatha 33Nemaha Valley 56, Jackson Heights 37Perry-Lecompton 40, McLouth 34

Delaware valleyJefferson North 55, Atchison County 38Marysville 59, Troy 23Oskaloosa 58, Maranatha 29Valley Falls 40, Jefferson West 32

Lyon CountyBurlingame 59, Marais des Cygnes Valley 53Lebo 46, Southern Coffey 39Madison 35, Hartford 24Olpe 60, Waverly 26

Mid-eastRock Creek 53, Horton 27St. Marys 56, Anderson County 32

AreaBaldwin 42, KC-Piper 29 Centralia 38, Linn 34Free State 54, Carroll 50 Junction City 46, Blue Valley West 34Lawrence 53, KC-Sumner 24Manhattan 36, Beloit 24Wellsville 43, KC-Christian 37 Wichita Northwest 65, Emporia 59, 2OT

StateAndover Central 51, Kapaun 43Augusta 53, Wichita West 32Berean 47, Central Christian 33Bonner Springs 48, Spring Hill 40Buhler 78, Goddard 62Chaparral 38, Larned 29Cheney 38, Kingman 35Cunningham 40, Kinsley 37Douglass 46, Burrton 28Fairfield 55, Belle Plaine 54Gardner-Edgerton 61, Andale 46Goessel 52, Bluestem 43Haven 54, Ulysses 19Hesston 38, Hoisington 24Kapaun 51, Andover Central 43Maize South 47, Clearwater 32McPherson 52, Hays 42Meade 53, Guymon, Okla. 16Miege 40, Garden City 33Moundridge 39, Conway Springs 33Mulvane 54, Wichita Southeast 45Nickerson 50, Halstead 48Olathe Northwest 46, Newton 42Olathe South 56, Maize 49Pretty Prairie 46, Macksville 20Rose Hill 58, Dodge City 50Sedgwick 56, Inman 55South Barber 46, Attica 38Valley Center 62, El Dorado 35Wellington 39, Garden Plain 33Wichita Campus 55, Arkansas City 35Wichita East 69, Circle 39Wichita Independent 43, Canton-Galva 16Word of Life 46, Wichita Trinity 36

reSULtS FriDAYCity

Blue Valley 35, Seaman 33Free State 38, Washburn Rural 36Holton 55, Hayden 24Hutchinson 53, Highland Park 40Maize 53, Highland Park 30Shawnee Heights 38, Great Bend 35Topeka High 61, Topeka West 34Wichita Northwest 36, Shawnee Heights 25

Big SevenNemaha Valley 56, Jackson Heights 37Perry-Lecompton 40, McLouth 34Santa Fe Trail 72, West Franklin 30

Delaware valleyAtchison County 38, Valley Falls 31Jefferson North 55, Atchison County 38Oskaloosa 58, Maranatha 29Riverside 37, Maur Hill-Mt. Academy 24Valley Falls 40, Jefferson West 32

Flint HillsLyndon 37, Mission Valley 32Northern Heights 37, Royal Valley 31

Lyon CountyBurlingame 59, Marais des Cygnes Valley 53Lebo 46, Southern Coffey 39Madison 35, Hartford 24Olpe 50, Hartford 18Waverly 30, Madison 28

Mid-eastRiley County 87, Wabaunsee 53Rock Creek 53, Horton 27Silver Lake 66, Wamego 55

twin valleyBaileyville B&B 53, Valley Heights 39Centralia 38, Linn 34Frankfort 51, Axtell 28Hanover 66, Bern 32Washington County 67, Onaga 18Wetmore 50, Blue Valley-Randolph 35

AreaAbilene 45, Concordia 26Burlington 78, Yates Center 37Central Heights 44, Jayhawk-Linn 31Centre 29, Wakefield 24Chapman 59, Herington 57 (OT)Clay Center 52, Smoky Valley 39Emporia 46, Great Bend 25Manhattan 36, Beloit 24Marysville 59, Troy 23Tonganoxie 47, Atchison 23

StateAndover 45, Salina Central 37Tribune 48, Rolla 45Uniontown 46, Colony-Crest 21

High school girls boxesBALDWiN 42, kC-PiPer 29

Baldwin 13 9 3 17 — 42KC-Piper 11 3 9 6 — 29

Baldwin — Jones 7 (2) 2-2 18, Jorgensen 2 (2) 3-4 9, Kehl 1 5-6 7, Dighans 2 0-0 4, Smith 0 3-5 3, Katzer 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 (4) 14-19 42.

KC Piper — Johnson 4 4-5 12, Morrow 3 3-8 9, Mansaw 2 1-2 5, Shriver 1 0-0 2, Wooley 0 1-3 1. Totals 10 (0) 9-19 29.

BUrLiNgAMe 59, MArAiS DeS CYgNeS 53Burlingame 15 7 18 19 — 59MdCV 6 16 10 21 — 53

Burlingame — Lewis 8 6-9 22, Lewis 8 (1) 1-2 18, McKanna 4 (1) 2-4 11, Zabokrtsky 2 0-3 4, Dorr 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 (2) 9-18 59.

Marais des Cygnes Valley — Vanderpool 4 (1) 5-9 14, Schimmel 4 (4) 2-5 14, Bush 5 (3) 0-0 13,

Dorcas 3 2-2 8, Bush 0 4-6 4. Totals 16 (8) 13-22 53.

CorNerStoNe 56, WHiteFieLD, Mo. 39Whitefield, Mo. 8 4 8 19 — 39Cornerstone 13 12 21 10 — 56

Whitefield, Mo. — Casmier 7 (1) 5-9 20, Loechler 3 (2) 1-4 9, Shields 4 0-0 8, Coats 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 (3) 6-13 39.

Cornerstone — Coffman 6 6-9 18, Kramer 5 4-4 14, Wenger 3 (1) 0-0 7, Wenger 3 0-0 6, Coff-man 2 0-0 4, Bryant 1 1-2 3, Swickard 1 0-1 2, Holloway 1 0-4 2. Totals 22 (1) 11-20 56.

FALLS CitY, NeB. 40, HiAWAtHA 33Hiawatha 2 8 9 14 — 33Falls City, Neb. 5 9 12 14 — 40

Hiawatha — Schmitz 4 (1) 0-0 9, Hocker 3 2-2 8, Binns 1 4-4 6, Sudbeck 2 0-0 4, Coelho 1 1-2 3, Fortmeyer 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 12 (2) 7-8 33.

Falls City, Neb. — Jordening 4 (3) 5-5 16, Chandler 5 2-4 12, Poppe 2 (1) 0-0 5, Sickel 1 1-4 3, Schwarting 1 1-2 3, Scheitel 0 1-2 1. Totals 13 (4) 10-17 40.JeFFerSoN NortH 55, AtCHiSoN CoUNtY 38Atchison County 6 9 11 13 — 38Jefferson North 9 20 13 12 — 55

Atchison County — Vanderweide 3 (3) 2-4 11, Ellerman 3 (1) 0-0 7, Sheeley 2 (2) 0-1 6, Thomp-son 1 (1) 2-4 5, Wallisch 0 4-4 4, Pieper 1 (1) 0-0 3, Corpstein 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 (8) 8-13 38.

Jefferson North — Kramer 7 (5) 4-6 23, Kramer 5 8-13 18, Navinskey 1 4-4 6, Polson 2 0-2 4, Kern 2 0-0 4. Totals 17 (5) 16-25 55.

LeBo 46, SoUtHerN CoFFeY 39Lebo 7 12 18 9 — 46Southern Coffey 8 12 8 11 — 39

Lebo — Hodges 3 6-6 12, Scott 4 1-3 9, Ables 3 (2) 0-0 8, Robertson 3 1-4 7, Holmes 1 (1) 0-1 3, Ables 1 (1) 0-0 3, Johnston 1 0-0 2, VanArsdale 1 0-0 2. Totals 17 (4) 8-14 46.

Southern Coffey — Isch 3 7-12 13, Hegwald 3 (2) 0-2 8, Webb 3 1-1 7, Isch 2 3-7 7, Alum-baugh 2 0-0 4. Totals 13 (2) 11-22 39.

MADiSoN 35, HArtForD 24Hartford 4 7 8 5 — 24Madison 7 9 12 7 — 35

Hartford — Wilson 4 (2) 1-2 11, Bailey 2 (1) 0-0 5, Roush 2 0-0 4, Prather 1 0-0 2, Kirby 1 0-2 2. Totals 10 (3) 1-4 24.

Madison — Barnard 2 4-6 8, Farthing 3 2-2 8, Farthing 3 (1) 0-0 7, Shaklee 2 (2) 0-0 6, Casey 1 0-0 2, Dubois 0 2-4 2, Thomsen 0 1-2 1, Bond 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 (3) 10-16 35.

MANHAttAN 36, BeLoit 24Beloit 7 5 3 9 — 24Manhattan 10 10 12 4 — 36

Beloit — Brown 2 4-7 8, Englebert 3 1-4 7, Mealiff 2 0-0 4, Marozas 1 1-5 3, Krone 1 0-0 2. Totals 9 (0) 6-18 24.

Manhattan — Massanet 5 2-2 12, Price 4 0-0 8, Ehie 2 (1) 0-0 5, Spilker 1 2-2 4, Crusinberry 1 0-0 2, McNair 1 0-0 2, Thaemert 0 1-2 1, Thomp-son 0 1-2 1, Shanower 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 (1) 7-10 36.

MArYSviLLe 59, troY 23Marysville 14 19 18 8 — 59Troy 4 5 5 9 — 23

Marysville — Leonard 4 (2) 5-6 15, Schwarz 6 (2) 0-0 14, Schotte 3 1-3 7, Russell 2 2-2 6, De-genhardt 1 4-6 6, Parks 2 (1) 1-4 6, Fincham 1 1-2 3, Vogelsberg 0 2-2 2. Totals 19 (5) 16-25 59.

Troy — Weatherford 4 (1) 0-0 9, Marriott 1 (1) 0-0 3, Stock 1 (1) 0-0 3, Turpin 1 1-2 3, Huss 1 0-0 2, Winder 0 2-2 2, Fenley 0 1-2 1. Totals 8 (3) 4-7 23.NeMAHA vALLeY 56, JACkSoN HeigHtS 37

Nemaha Valley 10 20 13 13 — 56Jackson Heights 6 11 10 10 — 37

Nemaha Valley — Throm 6 0-1 12, Brezina 5 1-2 11, Rottinghaus 4 1-2 9, Swart 4 0-0 8, Nord-hus 3 1-2 7, Altenhofen 2 0-0 4, Swart 1 2-2 4, Kuckelman 0 1-2 1. Totals 25 (0) 6-11 56.

Jackson Heights — Wamego 6 4-5 16, Grif-fiths 5 0-0 10, Thomas 2 (1) 2-2 7, Holliday 2 0-0 4. Totals 15 (1) 6-7 37.

oSkALooSA 58, MArANAtHA 29Maranatha 13 8 6 2 — 29Oskaloosa 13 16 14 15 — 58

Maranatha — Fulk 3 (1) 2-2 11, Buckner 2 2-2 6, Moore 2 1-2 5, Espinoza 2 0-0 4, Chapin-Patch 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 10 (2) 5-6 29.

Oskaloosa — Pfau 7 (2) 1-4 17, Miller 7 0-0 14, Schmanke 5 1-3 11, Houk 5 (1) 0-0 11, Beach 2 (1) 0-0 5. Totals 26 (4) 2-7 58.

PerrY-LeCoMPtoN 40, MCLoUtH 34McLouth 5 6 10 13 — 34Perry-Lecompton 18 11 1 10 — 40

McLouth — Stewart 1 11-11 13, Steffey 3 (1) 0-0 7, Drinnon 2 3-4 7, Hullinger 3 1-2 7. Totals 9 (1) 15-17 34.

Perry-Lecompton — Hess 5 (3) 2-2 15, Carver 4 (3) 0-2 11, Schuler 2 (1) 0-2 5, Bowser 2 (1) 0-2 5, Coyle 1 (1) 0-0 3, Mehl 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 (9) 3-10 40.

roCk Creek 53, HortoN 27Rock Creek 10 9 19 15 — 53Horton 2 9 5 11 — 27

Rock Creek — Herrs 6 10-13 22, Christenson 3 (2) 2-5 10, Elliott 3 (1) 1-2 8, Srna 1 (1) 4-5 7, Bruce 1 1-2 3, Ebert 1 0-0 2, Trieb 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 (4) 19-29 53.

Horton — Coversup 4 0-0 8, Dishon 2 (2) 1-2 7, Thomas 2 (1) 0-0 5, Wilhelm 1 (1) 1-2 4, Voyles 0 2-4 2, Cowley 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 (4) 5-12 27.

St. MArYS 56, ANDerSoN CoUNtY 32St. Marys 14 8 13 21 — 56Anderson County 8 4 7 13 — 32

St. Marys — Moylan 6 (4) 4-8 20, Thomas 5 (1) 0-0 11, Eakes 3 1-2 7, White 3 0-2 6, Robbins 2 1-2 5, Davis 2 0-0 4, Steele 1 (1) 0-0 3. Totals 22 (6) 6-14 56.

Anderson County — Adams 3 (2) 0-0 8, Mers-man 4 0-0 8, Porter 2 (1) 0-0 5, Steele 2 0-0 4, Moody 2 0-0 4, Rockers 1 0-0 2, Martin 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 (3) 1-2 32.

vALLeY FALLS 40, JeFFerSoN WeSt 32Valley Falls 11 10 8 11 — 40Jefferson West 10 7 11 4 — 32

Valley Falls — Miller 6 6-16 18, Herrig 4 (1) 4-4 13, Coleman 2 0-0 4, Frakes 1 1-2 3, Lane 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 (1) 11-22 40.

Jefferson West — Johnson 4 (1) 0-1 9, Mund-henke 1 4-6 6, Hothan 3 0-2 6, Siess 2 0-4 4, Brake 2 0-0 4, Essman 0 3-4 3. Totals 12 (1) 7-17 32.

WeLLSviLLe 43, kC-CHriStiAN 37Wellsville 11 9 11 12 — 43KC-Christian 9 11 7 10 — 37

Wellsville — Patton 5 9-12 19, Bonzo 2 9-9 13, Koehn 2 0-0 4, McTaggart 1 2-2 4, Hinman 1 1-3 3. Totals 11 (0) 21-30 43.

KC Christian — Hawthrone 4 (2) 3-5 13, Rog-ers 4 1-7 9, MacGregor 1 4-5 6, White 1 (1) 0-0 3, Sotello 0 2-2 2, Spencer 1 0-0 2, Fields 0 1-3 1, Kuchera 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 (3) 12-24 37.

WiCHitA NortHWeSt 65, eMPoriA 59, otEmporia 9 5 17 16 6 — 59Wichita Northwest 12 10 13 12 6 — 65

Emporia — Knight 8 13-17 29, Wilhite 3 8-11 14, Hastings 1 4-4 6, Guion 1 (1) 2-2 5, Sanchez 0 3-4 3, Burris 0 2-2 2. Totals 13 (1) 32-40 59.

Wichita Northwest — Harbert 7 (1) 9-15 24, McPherson 7 (3) 2-2 19, Simpkins 1 6-9 8, Taylor 3 (2) 0-1 8, Tre Nolen 1 1-4 3, Tran 1 0-0 2, Cot-man 0 1-3 1. Totals 20 (6) 19-36 65.

HockeyNAHLCeNtrAL

gP W L otL Pts gF gAx-Bismarck 40 33 6 1 67 168 99 x-Alexandria 38 26 10 2 54 136 101Aberdeen 41 21 15 5 47 128 119Austin 39 21 14 4 46 117 102Minot 43 4 36 2 10 74 187

MiDWeSt gP W L otL Pts gF gAJanesville 41 30 8 3 63 135 86 St. Louis 38 26 10 2 54 141 102 Springfield 39 17 20 2 36 119 129 Coulee Region 41 13 22 6 32 110 146 Chicago 40 7 29 4 18 116 195

NortH gP W L otL Pts gF gAPort Huron 44 29 12 3 61 147 117 Kalamazoo 39 24 13 2 50 140 115 Traverse City 38 19 14 5 43 117 112 Michigan 43 16 22 5 37 118 149 Jamestown 38 14 22 2 30 104 130

SoUtH gP W L otL Pts gF gAAmarillo 42 32 3 7 71 184 97Topeka 42 28 12 2 58 139 105Texas 43 26 11 6 58 153 114Corpus Christi 41 20 18 3 43 120 124 Odessa 40 15 20 5 35 95 122 Wichita Falls 42 14 24 4 32 105 141 New Mexico 42 13 27 2 28 120 192

WeSt gP W L otL Pts gF gAAlaska 44 28 13 3 59 140 121 Fairbanks 38 22 9 7 51 136 106 Wenatchee 37 21 12 4 46 99 61 Fresno 42 18 16 8 44 120 128 Kenai River 37 20 15 2 42 114 114 Dawson Creek 38 8 28 2 18 89 170

x-clinched playoff berthresults late Friday

Kenai River 2, Wenatchee 0Alaska 6, Fairbanks 5

results SaturdayTopeka 5, New Mexico 1Port Huron 4, Traverse City 1Amarillo 7, Fresno 1Janesville 4, Coulee Region 3Springfield 4, Michigan 3Bismarck 4, Austin 2Odessa 6, Corpus Christi 1Aberdeen 5, Minot 0St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, SOKenai River at Wenatchee, lateFairbanks at Alaska, late

GolfPgA Farmers insurance open

reSULtS SAtUrDAYAt San Diego

s-torrey Pines, 7,698 yards, par 72n-torrey Pines, 7,094 yards, par 72

third roundKyle Stanley 62n-68s-68s — 198John Huh 64n-71s-68s — 203John Rollins 70s-65n-68s — 203

Bill Haas 63n-71s-70s — 204Sang-Moon Bae 65n-67s-72s — 204Cameron Tringale 67n-72s-66s — 205Jonas Blixt 70s-70n-65s — 205Brandt Snedeker 67s-64n-74s — 205Scott Piercy 70n-68s-68s — 206Justin Leonard 65n-70s-71s — 206Rod Pampling 64n-75s-68s — 207D.A. Points 70s-70n-67s — 207Ryo Ishikawa 69s-69n-69s — 207Tim Herron 68n-70s-69s — 207Camilo Villegas 65n-72s-70s — 207Pat Perez 66n-70s-71s — 207James Driscoll 68s-69n-70s — 207Martin Flores 65n-67s-75s — 207Bubba Watson 69n-71s-68s — 208Dustin Johnson 66n-72s-70s — 208J.J. Killeen 72s-69n-67s — 208Jimmy Walker 73s-65n-70s — 208Robert Allenby 68n-67s-73s — 208Hunter Mahan 69s-65n-74s — 208Paul Goydos 68s-72n-69s — 209Brendon de Jonge 70s-70n-69s — 209Justin Rose 71s-68n-70s — 209Rickie Fowler 68n-70s-71s — 209Bryce Molder 71s-70n-68s — 209Stewart Cink 69s-68n-72s — 209Geoff Ogilvy 72s-70n-67s — 209Chris Riley 67n-70s-72s — 209Greg Chalmers 65n-72s-72s — 209Michael Bradley 69n-71s-70s — 210John Merrick 74s-66n-70s — 210Vijay Singh 64n-75s-71s — 210Bobby Gates 76s-64n-70s — 210Tom Pernice Jr. 69n-72s-69s — 210Charles Howell III 72n-69s-69s — 210Chris DiMarco 68n-70s-72s — 210Keegan Bradley 69n-68s-73s — 210Jhonattan Vegas 69s-68n-73s — 210Bill Lunde 74n-68s-68s — 210Harris English 67n-72s-72s — 211Spencer Levin 62n-76s-73s — 211Marc Leishman 72s-69n-70s — 211Kevin Chappell 73s-69n-69s — 211Aaron Baddeley 70n-72s-69s — 211Bud Cauley 69n-70s-73s — 212Marco Dawson 67s-73n-72s — 212Marc Turnesa 66s-72n-74s — 212Ricky Barnes 69s-70n-73s — 212Trevor Immelman 71s-70n-71s — 212Seung-Yul Noh 69n-72s-71s — 212Nick Watney 69s-68n-75s — 212Blake Adams 75s-67n-70s — 212Nick O’Hern 69s-70n-74s — 213Charley Hoffman 71s-68n-74s — 213Andres Romero 68n-73s-72s — 213Ernie Els 71s-70n-72s — 213Tommy Biershenk 70n-71s-72s — 213Josh Teater 64n-77s-72s — 213Greg Owen 75s-67n-71s — 213Roberto Castro 70n-72s-71s — 213Gary Christian 72n-70s-71s — 213Steve Marino 69n-71s-74s — 214Colt Knost 66n-74s-74s — 214Chez Reavie 72s-67n-75s — 214Cameron Beckman 68s-72n-74s — 214Duffy Waldorf 70n-69s-75s — 214Richard H. Lee 72s-69n-73s — 214Mark D. Anderson 73s-68n-73s — 214Chris Kirk 70s-72n-72s — 214

Made cut, didn’t finishMiguel Angel Carballo 70s-72n-73s — 215Jarrod Lyle 73s-69n-73s — 215Boo Weekley 71s-67n-78s — 216Brendon Todd 70n-71s-75s — 216gary Woodland 70n-72s-74s — 216Troy Kelly 68n-72s-78s — 218

european Abu Dhabi Champ.reSULtS SAtUrDAY

At Abu Dhabi, United Arab emiratesPurse: $2.7 million; Yardage: 7,600; Par: 72

third-round leadersTiger Woods, United States 70-69-66 — 205Robert Rock, England 69-70-66 — 205Peter Hanson, Sweden 74-69-64 — 207Francesco Molinari, Italy 74-67-66 — 207Rory McIlroy, Norther Ireland 67-72-68 — 207Paul Lawrie, Scotland 70-69-68 — 207George Coetzee, South Africa 71-72-65 — 208Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark 70-67-71 — 208James Kingston, South Africa 69-72-67 — 208Jean-Baptiste Gonnet, France 68-71-69 — 208Thomas Bjorn, Denmark, 73-71-65 — 209Jamie Donaldson, Wales 74-68-67 — 209Graeme McDowell, No. Ireland 72-69-68 — 209Matteo Mannasero, Italy 73-65-71 — 209Keith Horne, South Africa 71-71-68 — 210Richard Finch, England 68-71-71 — 210Gareth Maybin, Northern Ireland 68-70-72 — 210Gonzalo, Fdez-Castano, Spain 72-74-65 — 211David Lynn, England 74-70-67 — 211Graeme Storm, England 74-69-68 — 211

TennisAustralian open

reSULtS SAtUrDAYAt Melbourne, Australia

WoMeN’S SiNgLeS CHAMPioNSHiPVictoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, def. Maria

Sharapova (4), Russia, 6-3, 6-0.MeN’S DoUBLeS CHAMPioNSHiP

Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 7-6 (1), 6-2.

College womenPUrDUe 4, kANSAS StAte 1

DoublesNo. 1 — (28) Petra Niedermayerova/Marketa

Trousilova (KSU) vs. Jenny Rabot/Mara Schmidt (PU), 7-7 (dnf)

No. 2 — Imogen Golder/Gisella Pere (PU) def. Karla Bonacic/Carli Wischhoff (KSU), 8-4

No. 3 — Lynda Xepoleas/Daniela Vidal (PU) def. Amina St. Hill/Carmen Borau Ramos (KSU), 8-2

SinglesNo. 1 — (17) Petra Niedermayerova (KSU) vs.

Jenny Rabot (PU), 7-5, 7-5No. 2 — Lynda Xepoleas (PU) def. (94) Karla

Bonacic (KSU), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4No. 3 — Mara Schmidt (PU) def. Amina St.

Hill (KSU), 6-2, 6-4No. 4 — Daniela Vidal (PU) def. Marketa

Trousilova (KSU), 7-5, 7-5No. 5 — Carmen Borau Ramos (KSU) vs.

Anna Dushkina (PU), DNF No. 6 — Carli Wischhoff (KSU) vs. Imogen

Golder (PU), DNF

BowlingPBA USBC MastersStePLADDer FiNALS SUNDAY

11:30 a.m. at Henderson, Nevada (eSPN)No. 1 seed — Chris Barnes; No. 2 seed —

Mike Fagan; No. 3 seed — Dan MacLelland; No. 4 seed — Bryon Smith.

FootballCollege

SeNior BoWL: NortH 23, SoUtH 13North 3 10 7 3 — 23South 3 3 0 7 — 13

First quarterNorth—FG Wiggs 27, 9:27.South—FG Bullock 39, 3:37.

Second quarterNorth—M.Jones 8 pass from R.Wilson (Wiggs

kick), 14:53.South—FG Bullock 24, 7:35.North—FG Wiggs 32, 2:05.

third quarterNorth—Robinson 41 pass from Caousins

(Wiggs kick), 11:44.Fourth quarter

South—Criner 20 pass from Foles (Bullock kick), 12:55.

North—FG Wiggs 28, 4:11.A—40,646.

gAMe iN FigUreS Nor SouFirst downs 17 15Rushes-yards 33-69 20-36Passing 210 295Comp-Att-Int 15-30-2 26-45-3Return Yards 168 113Punts-Avg. 3-33 1-17Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 2-15 7-63Time of Possession 30:10 29:50

iNDiviDUAL StAtiStiCSRUSHING—North, Pead 8-31, Martin 4-19,

Polk 6-15, Herron 6-14, Ewing 1-1, team 2-0, R.Wilson 4-(minus 3), Moore 2-(minus 8). South, Ballard 7-29, Ganaway 5-14, Creer 4-10, Rainey 1-5, Weeden 1-(minus 6), Lindley 1-(minus 7), Foles 1-(minus 9).

PASSING—North, Moore 6-12-0-50, Cousins 5-11-1-115, R.Wilson 4-7-1-45. South, Lindley 10-21-1-103, Foles 11-15-0-136, Weeden 5-9-2-56.

RECEIVING—North, Robinson 2-64, Graham 2-27, Quick 2-10, Herron 2-4, Posey 1-33, Ewing 1-23, Igwenagu 1-14, Egnew 1-14, Linthicum 1-9, M.Jones 1-8, Pead 1-4. South, Adams 8-133, Cri-ner 6-77, Fuller 3-19, Ganaway 2-8, Peterson 2-3, Jenkins 1-26, Smelley 1-24, D.Jones 1-7, Ballard 1-2, Creer 1-(minus 4)

WrestlingHigh school

FiNAL FLUrrY At AtCHiSoNJefferson West 134½, KC-Turner 121, Riley

County 103, Hiawatha 92, Shawnee Mission Northwest 83, Atchison 76, Horton 72½, Immac-ulata 56, KC-Wyandotte 53, KC-Ward 43, KC-Schlagle 30, Oskaloosa 28½.

BALDWiN iNvitAtioNALPrairie View 170½, Holton 166, Tonganoxie

155½, Oak Park 138½, Baldwin 125, Lansing 111½, Royal Valley 109, DeSoto 101½, Santa Fe Trail 101, Spring Hill 89, Basehor-Linwood 58, Louisburg 58, Paola 48½, Eudora 47½, Perry-Lecompton 40.

Radio/TV watchtime Sport event Channel8 a.m. Auto racing Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona SPEED11 a.m. Women’s BB Marshall at Tulane FSN11:30 a.m. Bowling PBA USBC Masters ESPNNoon Golf PGA Farmers Open TGCNoon Men’s BB Michigan at Ohio St. WIBW (13.1)1 p.m. Extreme Winter X Games ESPN1 p.m. Women’s BB Iowa St. at Texas A&M FSN2 p.m. Fig. skating U.S. Championships KSNT (27.1)2 p.m. Golf PGA Farmers Open WIBW (13.1)2 p.m. Women’s BB Penn St. at Michigan St. ESPN22:30 p.m. NBA Chicago at Miami KTKA (49.1)3 p.m. NHL All-Star game NBCSP3 p.m. Women’s BB UCLA at Colorado FSN4 p.m. Women’s BB Tennessee at Georgia ESPN25:30 p.m. Men’s BB Oregon St. at Oregon FSN5:30 p.m. NBA San Antonio at Dallas ESPN6 p.m. NFL Pro Bowl KSNT (27.1)7 p.m. Soccer Women’s Olympic qualifying NBCSP7:30 p.m. Men’s BB Stanford at California FSN8 p.m. Extreme Winter X Games ESPN1 a.m. Extreme Winter X Games ESPN2**Tape delayed

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OUTDOORS SUNDAY

7DJANUARY 29, 2012


PHOTOGRAPHS SUBMITTED

TOP: Austin Martin, 14, of Olathe, shot this deer on a hunting trip during deer season in western Kansas with his grandfather, Ron Sommers. BOTTOM: Rider Nettleton, 12, shot his first deer in his first year of deer hunting. The deer is a 10-point buck, shot from 210 yards with one shot, using a .243. Send us your photographs to [email protected].

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARC MURRELL

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will ask the Kansas Legislature to remove the exemptions that allow Kansas residents 65 years of age and older to fish and hunt for free. These free licenses were implemented in 1971 and the KDWPT is looking at broadening its funding base as a growing number of Kansas baby boomers, like Gene Brehm, are nearing this age.

SUBMITTED

A resolution currently in the Kansas Legislature may potentially lower personal property taxes on watercraft owned by Kansans. If approved by the Senate, the resolution would go to a public vote for approval in the November 2012 election.

NOTEBOOKGREAT OUTDOORS WITH MARC MURRELL

SPOTLIGHT PHOTOS

JANUARY29 — Pick Your Top 10 (throw out

one station), Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

FEBRUARY4 — National Pheasant Forever

and Quail Forever field trial, $135 gift bags with each entry. Contact Jason Nelson, (660) 254-1862.

5 — 2 Person Ground Hog 100, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

10-11 — Kansas Bird Dog Championship at Muddy Creek. Contact Jacob Edwards 817-3937, BDC and BHU co-sanction.

11 — Small bore Shoot Off, 100 targets, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

12 — Valentine’s Couples Shoot, 50 targets each, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

19 — Presidents Day Open, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

17-18-19 — National Pheasant and Quail Forever Classic, Kansas City, Mo., Convention Center. Contact

Ed Holland (816) 810-9535.26 — Doubles Classic 100,

Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

MARCH3 — Pump Gun 100 Team

Scramble Shoot, 2 person team, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

4 — Ladies Spring Warmup, 50 targets each, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

17 — St. Patrick’s Day Shoot Off, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

24 — 11th annual Spring Turkey Hunting Clinic at Camp Alexander, Emporia, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone wanting to be better turkey hunter invited, especially youth. Contact Gib Rhodes at (620) 437-2012.

24 — European Driven Pheasant Hunt, reservations and deposit by March 17, Ravenwood Lodge, 256-6444.

To submit an item for the Outdoor calendar, contact The Capital-Journal by fax: (785) 295-1230 or sports@cjonline.

CALENDAR

Help wildlife: Check Checkoff box

Tax time often brings additional darkness to the post-holiday blues, but the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) offers state taxpayers the opportunity to brighten the new year’s landscape by doing something good for wildlife.

The Kansas State Income Tax form provides everyone with the chance to feel good about filing when they check the Chickadee Checkoff box. Checking this box gives a portion of returns or any additional contribution to all wildlife, not just birds.

Since 1981, the Chickadee Checkoff Program has helped with endangered species protection, habitat protection, and wildlife appreciation projects in Kansas. The program has sponsored many popular programs, such as the Nursing Home Bird Feeder Program and Outdoor Wildlife Learning Sites (OWLS) at Kansas schools.

OWLS has allowed the develop-ment of outdoor laboratories at more than 200 schools across the state. Other programs sponsored by the Chickadee Checkoff include the Kansas Backyard Wildlife Habitat Improvement and Certification Program, the Bluebird Nest Box Project, the Songbird Bundle habitat planting, and surveying and protection of sensitive species.

Additionally, the Checkoff has

served to document bald eagle nesting success and winter roosts in Kansas.

More than $4.2 million has been contributed to Chickadee Checkoff since its inception. In recent years, about 10,000 taxpayers have donated to the program each year.

With the help of the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accoun-tants (KSCPA), the mean annual donations total $143,590. It’s a relatively small amount that goes a long way, especially when used to match federal funds.

For details, visit the KDWPT website, www.kdwpt.ks.us.

From KDWPT reports

Senior outdoorsmen might have to pay up

KDWPT wants to do away with ‘fish, hunt for free’Since 1971, Kansas residents who are 65

years of age or older haven’t had to purchase a Kansas hunting or fishing license. The Kansas

Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) is asking the 2012 session of the Kansas Legislature to consider removing these license exemp-tions for people 65 years of age or older.

According to KDWPT officials there are

several reasons for this request. The KDWPT operates its fisheries and wildlife programs without the aid of Kansas state general fund tax money. These programs are paid for by licenses and permit fees charged for various hunting and fishing activities. In addition, for each license sold in Kansas the state receives federal money as a match from excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment.

This money is allotted to each state based on the number of licenses sold and divided accordingly. Fifteen percent of the KDWPT budget for fisheries and wildlife programs comes from the federal funding matching money.

Fishing and hunting programs in Kansas are supported by license and permit sales. Accord-ing to the KDWPT, removing the senior exemptions will assist the agency to continue providing a variety of outdoor opportunities. One popular example includes the Kansas Walk-In Hunting Area program which has opened more than a million acres of private land for public access. Another is the Commu-nity Fisheries Assistance Program which has opened more than 200 community lakes for fishing.

Additionally, license money is used to pay for fisheries management and fish stockings in 24 federal reservoirs and 40 state fishing lakes. In addition, license fees aid wildlife-related law enforcement, wildlife management on 100 public wildlife areas, boating access, fish habitat programs, research, education and wildlife population and health monitoring.

The KDWPT recognizes the changing demographics of Kansas residents. More people in the Baby Boomer generation will be reaching their 65th birthdays in the coming years. For example, the number of deer hunters 65 years of age and older that purchased deer permits has increased 25 percent in the last five years. Concern is that without a broadened funding base when many of these users leave the system others still paying for annual licenses will have to carry a heavier burden for fish and wildlife programs. The KDWPT said the elimination of the senior license exemptions will spread the cost among those that use the resources, keeping them equal and affordable for all.

Individual hunting or fishing licenses cost $20.50 for the calendar year. A combination

hunting/fishing license is $38.50 which amounts to 11 cents per day. The KDWPT points out that the cost of a yearly license is a bargain compared to other forms of entertainment like dining in a restaurant, watching a movie or playing a round of golf. In addition, they point to the cost of the license as but a small percentage of the overall cost of other expenses relating to a hunting or fishing experience.

The KDWPT estimates the lost revenue from the senior license exemptions are considerable. Calculations used based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) 2006 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife-related Recreation in Kansas (survey results from the most recent USFWS survey will be available this summer) estimates that 20,000 Kansas residents 65 years of age and older hunted in Kansas that year.

The KDWPT receives $18 from each license (after vendor and convenience fees) which would amount to $360,000. Matching federal money for each hunting license is $16.15. Subtracting 7,696 (the number of seniors who purchased a deer or turkey permit which can be counted for federal aid matching funds) that amounts to $198,709 in federal matching money for hunting licenses for a total of $558,709.

Using similar formulas and information, the KDWPT estimates lost revenue from annual fishing license exemptions for seniors amounts to $847,289. This is based on 33,000 anglers 65 or older at $18 for a total of $594,000. Federal aid ($8.31 is available as a match for each fishing license) from the sales of these licenses would amount to $253,289 (subtracting 2,520 anglers who purchased third pole or trout permits which can be used for federal aid reimbursement).

The KDWPT says it doesn’t want to unfairly target seniors who enjoy hunting and fishing. However, more than $1.4 million in lost revenue is substantial. They believe the elimination of the exemptions will make the license fee structure more equitable for all hunters and anglers and help to continue programs and services they enjoy.

Individuals wishing to express their concerns or questions are encouraged to contact their elected officials, or they can contact the KDWPT Office of the Secretary, 1020 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 200, Topeka, KS 66612, or call (785) 296-2281.

HEARING SET FOR WATERCRAFT TAxHouse Concurrent Resolution 5017 will have

a hearing at 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 2 in Room 152 S in the State Capital. This addresses the current rate of taxation on watercraft in Kansas.

Currently, watercraft are taxed at 30 percent of assessed value which is considerably higher than cars, trucks, recreational vehicles and motor homes. The House of Representatives passed HCR 5017 in 2011 by a vote of 121 yea, 2 nay. It now must be approved by the Senate before it can be voted on by the public as a change in the Constitution.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) estimates as many as 10,000 boats and other watercraft are registered in other states to avoid paying Kansas property taxes. As a result, counties lose considerable revenue and the KDWPT loses revenue as well as federal aid reimbursable matching monies for improvements in boat ramps, safety markers and buoys, boating access, boater education and enforcement. The KDWPT supports this resolution.

If passed by the Senate, the resolution will go on the ballot to be voted on by the public as a change to the Constitution in the November 2012 election. If approved by the public, the 2013 session of the Kansas Legislature will determine how much to lower the current rate of taxation on watercraft personal property. This process already has been completed for vehicles, camping trailers and other recreation-al vehicles.

Anyone wishing to participate in the hearing and provide comments can contact Mary Jane Brueck, Committee Assistant at (785) 296-2713.

Marc Murrell can be reached at [email protected].

MARCMURRELL

PHOTO BY BOB GRESS

The snowy owl is just one of the many species of wildlife that will be helped when taxpayers check the Chickadee Checkoff box on their tax form.

8D www.cjonline.comTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012

mostly to one prominent sport.“Kansas basketball is our

cornerstone,’’ Zenger said. “It allows us to do all the other things we need to do. At the same time, I’ve warned all our coaches, and other athletes in other sports, don’t allow that to be our cover. You need to stand on your own and go out and compete.’’

Fallout from that directive was swift. In his first year on the job, Zenger changed football coaches.

The move was expensive. Turner Gill was paid the remaining amount on his contract, $6 million.

The move was also necessary. Gill’s program wasn’t improving or competitive. KU finished 0-9 in the Big 12 and surrendered the most points (43.7) and yards (516.4) on average of any team in the Bowl Subdivision.

Soon, Zenger was on the road. Whereabouts unknown. Search under way.

“I set out with 12 names. That doesn’t mean there weren’t others that were thrown in later,’’ he said.

A candidate who aroused no speculation, yet was highly recognizable, accepted the job.

“He was on the list and when I sat down with the chancellor before I took off,’’ Zenger said, “I said, ‘I don’t know if Charlie Weis will sit down with us or not. I don’t know if this is in his interest bucket.’’’

Turned out it was. The deal Zenger brokered makes him confident he won’t cringe so much next season watching mistakes unfold.

Nothing was more indicative of the Jayhawks’ struggles in 2011 than one sequence in the season-ending game against Missouri. Faced with fourth-and-short around midfield, KU called timeout rather than confidently executing a sneak to move the chains. When play resumed, the Jayhawks were tagged with a procedural penalty. Then they punted.

Kansas can do better. Yet Zenger finds himself reminding people it was just four years ago the Jayhawks won the Orange Bowl.

“B-C-S,’’ to quote Mark Mangino, a winning coach who was run out for allegedly being too hard on players.

Well, a kinder, gentler approach didn’t work either. And it’s been scrubbed.

Zenger first demonstrated a strong resolve by adopting a hard-line stance against scheduling archrival Missouri after the Tigers opted to move to the SEC.

Then, when Zenger set out to hire a new football coach, he was clear on what he wanted — tireless work ethic, sharp football acumen and disciplinary command. He is convinced Weis possesses those attributes.

“If you’d have told me last October, ‘Don’t worry, Sheahon, Charlie Weis and Dave Campo are going to come here and run your offense and defense,’ I’d have told you you were crazy. But that’s what we’ve got,’’ Zenger said.

“So as a former coach who’s been taught not to overpromise, all I can say is, we’re going to get better in the weight room right away, we’re going to get better in the classroom right away, we’re going to get better in our personal lives right away.

“And then we’re going to show up on game day and we’re going to get lined up correctly. I have ultimate faith in coach Weis, his coordinators, which he is one, and his position coaches. That’s about as much as you’re going to get out of me. But that’s the beginning.’’

* * * * * * *Oversight of Kansas athletics is

still beginning too for Zenger.

He is going to keep pushing ideals some find corny.

Yet with his Kansas background, Zenger is apt to shrug and call them wheat-y.

There is a distinct message. Last August, when gridders, cagers, rowers, netters, spikers and every other athlete representing KU assembled for another year on the sports calendar, Zenger addressed them all ... town hall style. Except he was the one doing the talking.

He read the Paul Harvey essay, “These Things I Wish For You,’’ after identifying who Paul Harvey was for his young audience. Eventually, Zenger delivered his punchline.

“We’ve got to shed our mentality of entitlement because we’re too soft,’’ he said.

Indeed, many sports at KU — too many — are faring poorly in the Big 12. Overall, the results are unacceptable to the now-second-year AD.

One coaching change was orchestrated already. As for other sports, well, stay tuned, though the money spent to facilitate the move in football could buy some time for other coaches.

Some strides are being made too. Track and field competes favorably, soccer qualified for the NCAA Tournament, and women’s basketball was improved at the halfway mark in its Big 12 schedule.

Kansas was recently cited for spending more on recruiting athletes for its men’s teams in 2010-11 ($206,723 per team and $3,731.47 per athlete) than any athletic department in the Big 12. Argue if you want that this falls under entitlements. But obviously, coaches were given the resources to bolster programs and they need to deliver.

Still, Zenger isn’t prone to making changes without careful deliberation. The administrative staff he inherited at KU was bloated, at least in some areas, yet Zenger didn’t make any extensive cuts.

“If you treat people the way you want to be treated,’’ Zenger said, “it continues to keep the morale up. Sure, a person can come in and just downsize. But at the same time, you’re trying to build an organiza-tion that has some kind of positive morale when you’re trying to compete (in athletics). That’s a delicate balance.’’

* * * * * * *Back out on the speaking circuit,

where the steaks are often salisbury, morale is improving.

People like what they hear. And they like that they hear it from an AD who loves reconnecting to his roots.

“Right now those are the signs that I’m reading — the fan base, the donor base, they’re feeling good about certain things,’’ Zenger said.

“Now, you drill that down to the athletes and the coaches, and I believe the culture is changing. They all understand what the expectations are. And our student-athletes are hungry for a challenge, and for discipline.’’

In today’s society, where virtually any feat can be replayed on SportsCenter, information is networked by four Gs, and showmanship is considered natural, the Kansas values Zenger emphasizes sometimes get lost. Even at Kansas.

So he repeats himself. One, be humble. Two, underpromise and overproduce. Three, just work hard.

“They need to learn Kansan,’’ Zenger says of the KU athletes and staff, “because that’s who they are.’’

Kevin Haskin can be reachedat (785) 295-1159



Haskin: Zenger preaches Kansas

the associated press

Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger says he believes the culture is changing among KU’s coaches and athletes.

QBs power North to winThe Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. — Isaiah Pead took a stutter step forward, then raced to the left sideline and traveled 60 yards up the field before finally get-ting tripped up by a leg tackle.

The former Cincinnati running back followed that nifty punt return with a 38-yarder a couple of minutes later, late in the first half, to play a starring role Saturday in the North’s 23-13 vic-tory over the South in the Senior Bowl.

The first one set up a field goal and helped Pead outshine bigger names to earn Most Valu-able Player honors.

“(Coach) told me what the punt return call was, left, right or in the middle, and told me to make sure I set my blocks up or the play would be dead,” said Pead, who set a Senior Bowl re-cord with 98 yards on punt returns. “I tried to do that the best that I could. The rest was just abil-ity.”

Michigan State’s Kirk Cousins and Wiscon-sin’s Russell Wilson threw touchdown passes for the North. Purdue kicker Carson Wiggs put it away with his third short field goal, a 28-yarder with 4:11 left in the showcase for senior NFL prospects.

Boise State’s Kellen Moore led that clinching 13-play drive that consumed 8:36 with the help of a running clock.

It snuffed out a spark provided by South quar-terback Nick Foles of Arizona, who started his

career with Cousins at Michigan State.Foles had gotten the South into the end zone

by firing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Arizona teammate Juron Criner with 12:55 left in the game.

It was an up-and-down day for a crew of quarterbacks with sparkling college credentials, but threw a combined five interceptions.

It was mostly up for Pead, who only had 74 yards on eight punt returns as a senior. The 5-foot-10, 193-pounder did rush for 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns and gained a team-high 31 yards on eight carries in the Senior Bowl.

“I think he may have opened some eyes,” said Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier, who led the North. “Some people may have wondered if he can do certain things. I think he may have answered some questions today.

Cousins completed 5 of 11 passes for 115 yards but threw an interception. Moore, who won an college-record 50 games as a starting quarterback, was 6-of-12 passing for 50 yards, and had a 23-yarder to set up the final field goal that put the North up two scores.

Wilson completed 4 of 7 passes for 45 yards with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Jones in the second quarter. He also threw an inter-ception.

Arkansas receiver Joe Adams, the South’s Most Outstanding Player, had eight catches for 133 yards after losing a fumble on the opening drive.

Oklahoma State’s 28-year-old Brandon Weeden started for the South but was picked off twice on nine attempts, completing five passes for 56 yards.

Cousins, Wilson each toss TD passes in Senior Bowl

the associated press

The North’s Isaiah Pead runs away from the South’s DeQuan Menzie on Saturday.

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