Swather gridders looking to get back on winning side
By Mark Schnabel HESSTON – The Hesston High School football team will look to get back to the winning side of the ledger in 2022. Tyson Bauerle begins his sixth season with the Swathers.
August 2022
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Railer spikers take second at AV-CTL tourney
The Kansan Staff McPHERSON — The Newton High School volleyball team opened the season with a 4-1 start at the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Pre-Season Tournament in McPherson. The Railers took second in the six-team round robin tournament.
Sports briefs
Halstead, Hesston compete at CKL PRATT — The Halstead Dragons finished 4-2 and the Hesston Swathers finished 3-3 Saturday at the Central Kansas League Pre-Season Tournament in Pratt. Halstead beat Lyons 25-9, 25-19; lost to Hillsboro 25-11, 25-13; beat Hesston 25-21, 16-25, 25-23; beat Haven 25-20, 22-25, 25-9; lost to Smoky Valley 25-16, 28-26; and beat Pratt 25-14, 21-25, 25-15.
Threshers win by shutout to open Stokes era
The first “Father Abraham” (the victory song of the Bethel College football team) of the A.B. Stokes era was sung Saturday with a 51-0 win over the undermanned Atlantis University football team Saturday at Thresher Stadium.
Sedgwick looking for another strong season
SEDGWICK — Last year, the Sedgwick High School football team was just five points shy of a spot in the Class 1A state finals. With six offensive and seven defensive starters returning, the Cardinals will be looking for another stellar season.
Engine problem leads NASA to scrub launch of new moon rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A fuel leak and then an engine problem during final liftoff preparations led NASA to call off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket Monday on a shakedown flight with three test dummies aboard.
PIZZA POCKETS
• 2 tablespoons yeast • 1 /2 cup warm water • 3 /4 cup warm evaporated milk • 1 /4 cup oil • 1 egg • 1 /4 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon salt • 3 to 4 cups flour • 1 pound sausage, beef, chicken chunks, or ham dices • 1 cup pizza sauce • Pepperoni • Shredded cheese • Onions • Peppers • Mushrooms Instructions: POCKET: Dissolve yeast in water. Add the rest of ingredients adding flour last and let rise once, till double.
Prairie Doc Perspectivess: Aspirin: Is it right for you?
For most people, taking a daily 81 mg aspirin to prevent stroke and heart attack is more risky than beneficial. Aspirin has been in use as a pharmaceutical for over 150 years making it one of our oldest.
Cotton sale at Next Gineration tops the national market for a day
A little bit of rain fell over the weekend, aiding the growth of local cotton plants in fields in Pratt County and neighboring counties. It was a lucky stroke for those who got the needed moisture, almost as lucky as the payout last month for a local farmer who sold a batch of cotton held over from last year.
Energy entrepreneur: Kansas wind power, underground storage fuels optimism of hydrogen’s potential
KansasReflector.com TOPEKA — Folks drink it every day, but a central element of that substance could eventually power manufacturing plants or fuel vehicles while shifting the nation toward a future of reduced reliance on oil and natural gas. That’s the optimistic view of hydrogen’s potential from Joe Spease, chief executive officer of WindSoHy, an Overland Park company dedicated to blending cheap electricity from Kansas wind power, a vast network of underground storage caverns and technology to split hydrogen from the oxygen in water.