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By Chad Frey Newton Kansan Maybe it is there will be a lot of athletes in grades seven through 12 in Newton USD 373 this year, or just the day on the calendar. But Aug 10 the first of three required parent meetings for parents of athletes in Newton USD 373 was standing room only in the high school auditorium - and auditorium that seats more than 400 people.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE (AP) — Lance Leipold first walked into the head coach’s office at Kansas, arguably the worst program in Division I football, amid terrible circumstances and during a time of the year that only made everything worse. The Jayhawks were coming off a winless 2020 season under Les Miles, who had then resigned in ignominy amid a flurry of sexual harassment allegations dating to his time at LSU.

The annual Harvey County Fair Demolition Derby was hosted Aug. 7 at the Demo Derby Ring south of First Street in Newton.

Newton Kansan WICHITA — For the ninth time overall and third time in a row, the Santa Barbara Foresters claimed the title of the National Baseball Congress World Series. The Foresters stopped Hays Larks 12-1, the sixth time Hays has finished as runner-up in the 88 years of the tournament.