September 2022

Area football standings

Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I ;League;Overall ;W;L;W;L Maize;2;0;4;0 Derby;2;0;3;1 Hutchinson;2;1;3;1 Maize South;2;1;3;1 Campus;1;1;1;3 Newton;0;3;0;4 Salina South;0;3;0;4 Division II Andover Central;2;0;3;1 Andover;2;1;2;2 Goddard;2;1;3;1 Valley Center;1;1;3;1 Salina Central;1;1;3;1 G.Eisenhower;1;2;1;3 Arkansas City;0;3;1;3 Division III McPherson;2;0;3;1 Circle;2;1;3;1 Augusta;1;1;1;3 Buhler;1;1;1;3 Mulvane;0;1;0;4 Winfield;0;2;0;4 Division IV W.Collegiate;4;0;4;0 Andale;3;0;4;0 Clearwater;2;2;2;2 Wellington;1;2;2;2 El Dorado;0;3;1;3 Rose Hill;0;3;1;3 Pratt;3;0;3;1 Haven;3;1;3;1 Hesston;2;1;3;1 Hoisington;2;1;3;1 Smoky Valley;2;1;2;2 Larned;2;2;2;2 Halstead;1;2;1;3 Hillsboro;1;2;1;3 Nickerson;1;3;1;3 Lyons;0;4;0;4 Heart of America Central Kansas League 11-man Inman;4;0;4;0 Hutch.Trinity;3;0;4;0 Sterling;2;2;2;2 Marion;2;2;2;2 Sedgwick;0;3;1;3 Remington;0;4;0;4 Eight-Man x-Ell-Saline;2;0;3;1 Moundridge;1;1;2;2 Bennington;0;2;0;4 x-won league title Wheat State League Eight-Man Canton-Galva;3;0;4;0 Little River;2;1;3;1 Solomon;2;2;2;2 Goessel;1;1;2;2 Wakefield;1;2;1;3 Herington;1;2;1;3 Rural Vista;1;3;1;3 Six-Man Centre;0;0;2;2 Peabody-Burns;0;0;2;2 Heart of the Plains Six-man Cunningham;0;0;4;0 Burrton;0;0;3;1 KSHSAA Districts Class 5A West ;W;L;TB Maize;4;0;+13.00 Goddard;3;1;+9.50 Salina Central;3;1;+5.75 Hays;3;1;+4.75 Hutchinson;3;1;+4,50 Maize South;3;1;+4.00 Valley Center;3;1;+1.25 Bishop Carroll;2;2;+2.75 Liberal;2;2;+1.25 Kapaun-MC;2;2;+0.75 Great Bend;2;2;+0.00 Andover;2;2;-2.25 G.Eisenhower;1;3;-2.00 Wichita West;1;3;-6.50 Newton;0;4;-8.75 Salina South;0;4;-13.00 Class 3A, District 6 ;District;Overall ;W;L;W;L;TB (Top four to playoffs) W.Collegiate;1;0;4;0;+21.00 Hesston;1;0;3;1;+15.00 Chapman;0;0;1;3;+0.00 Clearwater;0;1;2;2;-15.00 W.Trinity Acad.;0;1;0;4;-21.00 Class 2A, District 5 (Top four to playoffs) Ellworth;1;0;4;0;+21.00 SE of Saline;1;0;4;0;+21.00 Lyons;0;0;0;4;+0.00 Halstead;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Hillsboro;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Class 1A, District 6 (top four to playoffs) Sedgwick;1;0;1;3;+21.00 Marion;1;0;2;2;+8.00 Belle Plaine;0;0;0;4;+0.00 Remington;0;1;0;4;-8.00 Bluestem;0;1;0;4;-21.00 Eight-Man I, District 4 (top four to playoffs) Little River;1;0;3;1;+21.00 Goessel;1;0;2;2;+21.00 Moundridge;1;0;2;2;+21.00 Herington;0;2;1;3;-21.00 Solomon;0;1;2;2;-21.00 Pretty Prairie;0;1;1;3;-21.00 Six-Man, District 1 Waverly;3;0;4;0;+21.00 Wetmore;2;0;3;1;+21.00 Centre;2;1;2;2;+7.00 Peabody-Burns;1;1;2;2;0.00 Altoona-Midway;1;2;2;2;-7.00 Chetopa;0;2;0;3;-21.00 So. Coffey Co.;0;3;0;3;-21.00 Six-Man District 2 Cunningham;3;0;4;0;+21.00 Burrton;2;1;3;1;+7.00 Natoma;2;1;2;2;+5.67 Pawnee Heights;1;1;1;3;+0.00 Tescott;1;1;3;1;+0.00 Southern Cloud;0;2;0;4;-19.00 Chase;0;3;0;3;-21.00 .

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Cross country

Marion Inv. Thursday Area results GIRLS Team scores – Remington 25, Hillsboro 38, Wichita Central Christian Academy 57.

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BOE gets first look at book review process

The Newton Board of Education will be asked to give final approval to six novels set to be used in classrooms, after seeing the review forms created over the summer in response to controversy surrounding some optional reading material in grades five through 12. The board was able to look at the review notes approved by a review committee which recently met for the first time. The committee was able get through six novels. “Teachers would come speak what they had on their form, answer and respond to any questions and the receive feedback from the committee,” said Sheila Wendling, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services. “The committee has three other meeting set for the school year and I know that teachers will be looking at what they have been using in their classrooms.”

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Pandemic spending at Kansas hospitals could make insurance more expensive

WICHITA — Spending shot up at hospitals in the first year of the pandemic amid struggles to find workers and critical supplies. Kansas saw a particularly big jump — and residents may end up footing the bill. Hospitals in the state spent an average of $2,228 per patient per day in 2020, a 13% jump from the year before. That outpaced the national spending increase, according to an analysis of American Health Association data by LendingTree. “Hospitals have been facing longstanding financial issues even before the pandemic,” said Chad Austin, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association. “And more recently, hospitals are not immune to the challenges created from the cost and the impact of the pandemic.”

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Area football standings

Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I ;League;Overall ;W;L;W;L Maize;2;0;4;0 Derby;2;0;3;1 Hutchinson;2;1;3;1 Maize South;2;1;3;1 Campus;1;1;1;3 Newton;0;3;0;4 Salina South;0;3;0;4 Division II Andover Central;2;0;3;1 Andover;2;1;2;2 Goddard;2;1;3;1 Valley Center;1;1;3;1… Login to continue reading Login…

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