May 7 through May 15, All times Central NOTE: All competitions are subject to change. Check with www.thekansan.com, the Kansan sports Twitter page (@nksports) and the Kansan Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/TheNewtonKansan/) for the latest in cancellation and postponement announcements for area teams)..
WINFIELD — The Bethel College men’s track team finished eighth and the women finished ninth Thursday and Friday at the KCAC Championships at Jantz Stadium in Winfield. Saint Mary won both the men’s and women’s team titles over Friends — 215-118.5 for the men and 228-154 for the win.
DERBY – The Newton High School boys’ track team claimed the title of the 11-team Derby Invitational Friday. The Railer girls were sixth in the meet.
LINDSBORG – The Hesston High School boys’ tennis team qualified both doubles entries along with a singles player to state after winning the Class 3-2-1A Regionals Friday in Lindsborg. Hesston edged league rival Smoky Valley for the team title 14-12.
HUTCHINSON — It was back-to-back shutouts for the Newton High School baseball team Friday against Hutchinson in AV-CTL I play at Hobart-Detter Field. Newton won the first game 9-0 and the second game 8-0.
ANDOVER – The Newton High School boys’ tennis team qualified a doubles entry to state at the Class 5A regionals Friday in Andover. Team standings were not reported.
Want more nurses and teachers? Start with civic education. Late last month, the Kansas Board of Regents (BOR) released recommendations to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) calling for highschool students to take four math courses prior to graduation, instead of the current three.
Between 1980 and 1996, natural science publications in Russian fell from 10.8 to 2.1 percent. German dropped from 2.5 to 1.2 percent. But English rose from 74.6 to 90.7 percent. This surge in English publications did not come from American authors or other native speakers of English. This increase came from “non-native Anglophones”—scientists who learned English as a second language.
Democrat Joe Biden ran on uniting the country and with his unfortunate election proceeded to do just the opposite. When we object to his radicalism or question the gross incompetence of his administration you can almost imagine the echo of Hillary Clinton and her “basket of deplorables” mumble out of Uncle Joe’s faltering lips.
The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade roused rage from both left and right. One reaction has been common to both sides – more democracy-eroding cynicism about our government.