Sports

In what has been a promising season to this point for the Bethel College softball team, the Threshers stumbled against the University of Saint Mary Spires Tuesday in the conference opener at home. Bethel lost the first game 3-2 and the second game 9-0 in five innings on the eight-run rule.

GIRLS First team Archer, Maryn, jr., Derby Brown, Addy, jr., Derby Frenchers, Kyla, sr., Maize Lowe, Avery, jr., Maize South Peterson, Sydney, sr., Salina South Tindall, Tya, sr., Campus Second team Boettjer, Tatum, sr., Derby Henderson, Amaree, fr., NEWTON Posch, Grace, fr., Hutchinson Uehling, Jenna, sr., Maize South White, Naomi, so., Derby Wilson, Harlie, sr., Hutchinson Honorable mention Antonowich, Olivia, jr., NEWTON Arnold, Kylie, sr., Salina South Harris, Lauren, jr., Salina South Hopson, Jada, sr., Derby Howie, Ava, so., Maize South Lambert, Madison, sr., Maize Loewen, Hayley, sr., NEWTON Sanders, Isis, sr., Maize South Smith, Brynley, so., Maize Thompson, Mya, jr., Hutchinson League MVP — Addy Brown, Derby Coach of the year — Dan Harrison, Derby BOYS First team Atwater, Isaiah, Maize South Clemons, Jameer, Derby Grill, Kyle, Maize Gustafson, Jaden, Maize Johnson, Avery, Maize McDaniel, Tejon, Salina South Second team Burton, Andrell, Campus Fisher-Brown, Kaeson, Derby Kates, Michael, Maize South Parke, Trent, Derby Roberston, Garrett, Hutchinson Young, Zion, Campus Honorable mention Belcher, Mason, Maize Clyne, Owen, Maize South Davidson, Zach, Salina South Homan, Tory, Maize South Howard, Andrew, Campus King, Dauntay, Hutchinson Lange, Nic, Hutchinson Metzger, Dallas, Derby Petz, Dylan, NEWTON Schmidt, Sam, Maize Slechta, Joe, NEWTON Sutter, Aiden, Campus League MVP — Kyle Grill, Maize Coach of the year — Chris Grill Maize .

Recently the Newton school district picked up a big grant award - about $300,000 for technology, allowing the district to purchase about 950 new computers to replaced computers near the end of their useful life.

HUTCHINSON – A championship game shouldn’t be easy, and it wasn’t for the Hesston High School boys’ basketball team against the Royal Valley Cougars Saturday afternoon in the Class 3A state finals at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

WICHITA – The Bethel College men’s basketball team is returning to the big cathedral of college basketball in Kansas City, Mo., after stopping Saint Francis (Ind.) 78-66 Saturday night in the second round of the NAIA national tournament at the Garvey Center in Wichita.

MANHATTAN – A cold shooting night and getting outscored 20-10 was too much for the Berean Academy girls’ basketball team to overcome in a 44-37 loss to Smith Center in the third-place game of the Class 2A state tournament Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum.

HUTCHINSON – The Hesston High School boys’ basketball team won each quarter over the Hugoton Eagles by a few points, which added up to a 46-34 Swather win Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A state tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.