Newton Railer boys fall to Blue Valley West
VALLEY CENTER — The Newton High School boys’ basketball team never could get into any kind of rhythm, falling to Blue Valley West 73- 42 Thursday in the Railers’ debut at the Valley Center January Jam.
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HEALING JOURNEY
Women in country music are often presented as two-dimensional artists, their personas carefully crafted within narrowly defined tropes – and their sadness boiled down to polished three-minute parables.
SCOREBOARD
GOLF Wedgewood Senior Men 1. John Wilson, Doug Phillips, Jerry Schmidt, Paul Flores -3.
Scott leads Bethel men’s basketball team to 10th straight win
The Bethel College men’s basketball team won its 10th straight game and got a little payback at the same time in a 94-59 win over Friends University Wednesday in KCAC play at Thresher Gym. Bethel avenges a 78-72 loss to the Falcons back on Nov.
AREA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Prep Boys Canton-Galva Inv. Moundridge 62, Classical 59 (2 OT) CANTON — The Moundridge Wildcat boys got past Classical School of Wichita 62-59 in double overtime Thursday in the semifinals of the Canton-Galva Invitational.
IN BRIEF
Number of early NFL draft entrants hits nine-year low at 73 The NFL announced Friday that 73 underclassmen have been granted special eligibility for the draft, the fewest in the last nine years. All-American linebacker Nakobe Dean was one of four players from national champion Georgia on the list, along with receiver George Pickens, safety Lewis Cine and defensive lineman Travon Walker.
RELIGION BRIEFS
Vatican No. 2 and deputy both positive for COVID-19 VATICAN CITY – The Vatican secretary of state and his deputy have both tested positive for the coronavirus, Vatican officials said Tuesday.
Ad Astra plan a bad fit for state districts
Like it or not, Kansas must redraw its congressional district lines. The Topeka Capital-Journal’s Andrew Bahl reports four proposals were introduced in the House Redistricting Committee, two by Republicans, one by Democrats and a fourth by the League of Women Voters.
Answering the call for voting rights
My wife and I observed the King birthday holiday this week by zooming in to the “Whose Dream Is It?” event provided by the Topeka Center for Peace and Justice and co-sponsored by Living the Dream Inc. and The Brown V. Board National Historic Site. We extend our appreciation to all of those who worked together to make this fine presentation for our community as an opportunity to remember the legacy of Dr. King.
Reader sees Nicholas Sandmann and Kyle Rittenhouse as heroes
Nicholas Sandmann and Kyle Rittenhouse are two American teenagers who fate propelled into circumstances beyond their years, yet both acted with a maturity and restraint under intense pressure that highly trained adults have often mishandled.