Area baseball/ softball roundup
SOUTH HUTCHINSON – The Moundridge Wildcat softball team fell to Hutchinson Trinity 7-4 Tuesday in HOAL play in South Hutchinson. The second game was rained out and will not be rescheduled.
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MOST COMMON TREATMENT FOR BEB IS USE OF BOTULINUM TOXIN PRODUCTS
Dear Doctors: I’ve recently been diagnosed with benign essential blepharospasm. Would you please explain what this is? How serious is it? Does it spread? I know it’s not deadly, but I’ve read that it can be debilitating, and I’m a little concerned about my future.
Railer golfers seventh at league
Newton competes Monday at regionals The Kansan Staff DERBY – The Newton High School boys’ golf team ended the regular season with a seventh- place finish Monday at the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I Championships at the Derby Golf & Country Club. Maize South won the team title at 295.
In Brief
School district shortens year The Newton USD 373 board of education made an adjustment to the school calendar, taking two days off the calendar later this month and shortening the school year. The district had not used any weather days, though did use two days following an internet security incident.
Let It Rain
The saying “April showers bring May flowers” is what runs through my mind every spring. It’s a saying that has held true for almost every year I have lived on our Kansas farm.
Hutchinson Trinity wins HOAL golf title
HESSTON — Hutchinson Trinity claimed four of the top six places Monday to win the Heart of America League Championships at the Hesston Golf Course. Trinity claimed a team score of 331, followed by Berean Academy at 376, Remington at 412, Sterling at 418, Inman at 424, Sedgwick at 439 and Marion-Centre at 447.
Coalition’s Mother’s Day weekend event to promote self-care
Several organzations have teamed up to create a Mother’s Day event at the Midtown Arboretum in Newton on May 13. The 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Halstead softball team needs just six innings for sweep
HALSTEAD — Except for a weather delay, the Halstead High School softball team didn’t stay on the field too long during a sweep of Nickerson Tuesday in CKL play at Riverside Park in Halstead. The Dragons won both games 15-0 in three innings on the 15-run rule.
The lesser prairie chicken faces a real threat in Kansas.
Recently, an amazing but rarely seen native Kansas bird has gained national attention. After years of measurable population decline, the lesser prairie chicken was listed under the Endangered Species Act as “threatened.”
HOROSCOPE
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Put your energy into home improvements and getting along with the people who make a difference in your life. Speak up about how you feel, and you’ll resolve pending issues.