September 2022

Area football roundup

Central Kansas League Hoisington 28, Halstead 0 HOISINGTON — The Halstead Dragon football team fell to Halstead 28-0 Friday in CKL play in Halstead. Tony Moore rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns to lead Hoisington.

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Bethel rallies to beat Friends

WICHITA — The Bethel College football team, for the second straight week, waited for the second half to get things going, stopping Friends University 28-16 Saturday at Adair-Austin Stadium in Wichita. The Threshers trailed 10-0 after the first quarter, but scored three unanswered touchdowns to claim the win.

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Sports briefs

Railers second at Titan WICHITA — The Newton High School boys’ soccer game fell to Dodge City in penalty kicks Saturday in the finale of the Titan Classic at Carpenter Stadium in Wichita. Dodge City scored in the 15th minute.

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Photos contemplate nuclear-armed past, present and future

Nate Hofer grew up with nuclear war on his mind, living with the knowledge that where he was living was a target city that would be wiped out if someone “pushed the button.” “Locally, it was common knowledge that in the event of an attack, our town would be wiped out in an instant by Soviet ICBMs. This wasn’t just the stuff of movies – like The Day After, which captured this very scenario unfolding and was actually filmed [in and around Lawrence] – this was very real life,” Hofer said.

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In Brief

CDDO to meet The Board of Directors of the Harvey-Marion County Developmental Disability Organization will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept.

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Walk with purpose

A pride of Lions human members of the Lions Club - was spotted near Sand Creek in Newton last week. The group performed a Sand Creek cleanup day, picking up litter between First and Fifth Streets along the Sand Creek path.

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