HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Erica Miller, DVM with Apple Lane Animal Hospital reminds pet owners to keep Halloween safe for your pets by thinking ahead.

"I know most people will think about the candy, the candy bowls, right?" Miller said. "Keeping the candy bowls up and then the candy after trick-or-treating with your kids. My kids like to get home and kind of like dump their candy out and compare with each other. We always tell them, hey, we either need to do this at the table, or if you're in your room on the floor, the door's shut, they know the dogs can't get the candy, it'll make them sick."

"Normally with milk chocolate, we'll see just kind of a little bit of upset stomach, maybe some vomiting or diarrhea," Miller said. "The dark chocolate we're more concerned about. I know we talked about a lot of the sugar-free candies. The xylitol, that we can see bigger issues in our pets with those."

Xylitol is extremely toxic to dogs. Even small amounts of xylitol can cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), seizures, liver failure, or even death. Also, know your pets tolerance for dressing up before trying to put them in a costume.

"Some people will dress their pets up, and some dogs love it, right? They love being the center of attention. They love being dressed up. There are some dogs that...we have three dogs, and one of our dogs, you put a Christmas sweater on her, you put a costume on her, and she's frozen like a statue, has no idea what to do with herself, but some dogs just, they love it. As far as costumes and things like that, also knowing your pet, and do they really wanna be a part of what you're trying to make them be a part of?"

Also, check the weather to be sure that you are not going to make your pet too hot or cold if you do dress them up.

Keep pets safe in spooky season

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The finishing touches on the window work in Pretty Prairie USD 311 were wrapped up this past week.

"Everything looks so great, but I think we're excited to kind of have our space back," said USD 311 Superintendent Ashley Anderson. We've got repairs to do to our ceiling and the auditorium, so that will happen probably over the summer. They're gonna have to do some special scaffolding with the seats in there. They're gonna have to build some things to get over those seats. That'll all happen this summer when the building is not being used. We use that auditorium so often that we couldn't really get around it during the school year. We've got that project left. We've got secure entrances left. We'll start looking at designs for those here at the beginning of the year in 2025 and start kind of narrowing down some ideas on that, and they'll start working on those over the summer."

The gym work at the middle school continues, as well.

"The talk around town is how quickly these walls have been built," Anderson said. "It kind of felt like we were at a standstill for a while just because you couldn't see really a lot of the progress once we got our North wall torn down. It just kind of felt like a standstill. They were working hard every day, but your eye couldn't really see anything. Well, now within the last couple of weeks, once those beams went up, my goodness, we've got a concrete floor, we've got all the concrete block is going up and it's just amazing. It's like, wow, it feels like it's almost done to us because it's just gone so fast. So then they'll start working on the insides and plumbing and stuff like that."

The improvements to the educational areas at the high school are already in use.

"Our ag shop, our science classroom, science is done and everything is working well in there," Anderson said. "Our kids can do experiments and we've got a fume hood, we've got gas again. So burners are working and then the ag shop, I think we've got an electrical project left out there. And then that one's gonna be checked off the list. We're making good progress."

The bond issue was approved in May of 2023.

Pretty Prairie USD 311 done with window work

BOB KENYON Special to Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — My
wife and I treated ourselves to a retirement present of a 2024 Red
(Go Chiefs!) Ford F150 Lightning. It’s all electric but looks like
any other F150 except that there is no exhaust pipe. Our first takeaway was its speed. The Lightning
goes 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. You literally get smashed against the seat
backs if you punch the gas, or rather, the accelerator. Lightning
fast.

Charging
is doable, however, there is much to know. There are three levels of
charging: level 1, 2 and 3. Level one is a 120v plug like what you
plug your toaster into. Level one will take several days to charge
your EV, not practical, but better than nothing in a pinch. Level 2
uses 240v like what you plug your dryer into. That will take around
6-8 hours which is great for overnight or while you’re at work, but
not great if you’re on a road trip, unless you take 6 hour lunch
breaks. You can install a level 2 charger in your garage. Midwest
Ford allows us to use their level 2 charger. We plug it in in the
evening and it’s full in the morning. It’s free with a code to
anyone who purchases an EV there. Level 3 or fast chargers, get the
job done in 20-60 minutes. They can be found every 100 miles or less
on interstates. Level 2 chargers have a power rating of about 10kw.
Level 3 are generally 100-350kw although they sometimes are as low as
50kw. The higher the number, the faster it goes.

A
couple definitions: kw stands for kilowatt and indicates how powerful
the station is. Just like your 120v outlet is half as powerful as
your 240v outlet, the 100kw level 3 charging station is 10 times as
powerful as your 10kw level 2 charger in your garage. If you have a
100 watt incandescent lightbulb, you will use 100 watts in one hour.
If the light is on for 10 hours you will use 1,000 watts or 1 kwh
(kilowatt hours). Kilo = 1,000. The power level is kw, the amount you
use is kwh. 


Then
things get more complicated. You’d think any EV could charge at any
EV station and you’d be wrong. There are three types of plugs:
J1772/CCS for the Lightning and most non-Tesla EVs, CHAdeMo
connector, which stands for “CHArge de Move” and is used by the
Nissan Leaf, Tesla created the NACS plug which stands for “The
North American Charging Standard” (NACS) -most modest of them to
declare their plug was the North American Standard. The level 3
version of the level 2 J1772 is the CCS connector, which stands for
“Combined Charging System”. Clear as mud? We’ll have a J1772
level 2 charger in our garage and look for CCS when on the road or
the NACS with the converter.

Until
recently, Tesla only allowed Teslas to use their charging stations.
After purchasing a $200 adapter, the Lightning can now use a Tesla
charging station if the Tesla charging station has been updated. The
app on our phone tells us whether the Tesla charging station will
work for our truck. They are ubiquitous and super fast. The cords
tend to be very short, fine for the Tesla but a little problematic
for the Lightning which needs a longer chord.  Rivians can also use
the Tesla station with more EV models being added to those allowed.

So
you think that’s all you need to know, wrong. There are at least a
dozen different companies that have EV stations. Each uses a
different app. We drove from Hutchinson to Boulder CO to Durango CO
and back and found stations to make the trip with a little
preplanning.  Going across Kansas not via I70 took some analysis.
There are presently pretty much no fast chargers from Garden City to
Hutch, so plan ahead. 


Finding
the chargers is another project. You can ask google maps or apple
maps to show you charging stations. Be sure to specify fast chargers
if you’re on a road trip. Plugshare.com is another option. The
thing we really appreciated about the plug share app is the ability
to enter your destination into the app and it shows you all the
charging stations along several routes. Also, the stations are color
coded so it is easy to identify fast chargers, they’re the orange
ones. We also used the Electrify America app to find their chargers,
which are easy to find if you are on a major interstate highway. The
map on the truck also showed stations. Eventually, we’ll have an
app that shows them all. It was handy to have a wife who ran 4 or 5
apps to locate our next charging station with the proper plug.

What
you pay per kwh (kilowatt hour) will vary at different stations and
you might not know the rate until you get there. The cost per kwh at
your home is somewhere around 7 cents. Our biggest charge took
something like 90kwh so it would cost about $6.30 to charge at home.
Not bad compared to around $80 to fill a truck with gas.
Unfortunately the cost per kwh at a fast charger is around 50 cents
so we paid around $40 each time we charged on the road. There isn’t
a big sign telling you the cost per kwh, but this information can
generally be found on all the charger apps. We also found a fast
charger which was free at a Village Inn. “Came for the charge,
stayed for the pie”. Hint - restaurants looking to increase
patronage should add a fast charger. Make it free and you’ll make
it up for what customers buy while they are waiting for their vehicle
to charge. We paid about $400 for electricity on the trip and
calculated it probably would have been $200 for gasoline. Surely the
fast chargers will get less expensive after the installation costs
are covered and there is more competition. It’s cheap to charge at
home, expensive on the road, free if you have solar or can find a
free charger.

Another
perk of the Lightning is the frunk (front trunk). With no engine,
it’s spacious and has a compartment with a drain for cerveza and
ice. There are 120v outlets all over so you can plug in your crockpot
with chili for tailgating. The truck has built in wifi and hands free
driving. With the right equipment, the truck can be configured to
power your house if the grid goes down. Your sump pump and fridge can
power on through the storm.

In
sum, we have a ways to go before charging plugs and stations and apps
are standardized, but it's doable. We’re buying a house with a huge
solar array and a J1772 charging station in the garage so our in-town
“fuel cost” will be zero. And, we’ll put zero carbon in the
air. See Mike at Midwest Ford if this sparks your interest in a
Lightning. Go for a test drive. Newly retired with no particular
deadlines, this has been a fun adventure. If I was still in the
“world of hurry”, this could be a little frustrating, yet,
trying not to toast the planet is virtuous.

<a href="mailto:BobKenyon@gmail.com">BobKenyon@gmail.com</a>

Bob
recently retired as a professor of Computer Science at Loyola
University Maryland. Carla retired from Sandy Springs Friends School
in Maryland where she was a teacher of upper level Mathematics
including AP Calculus. She previously taught AP Statistics at Wichita
Collegiate School in Wichita. They have family in Kansas City,
Dallas, Western Arkansas and Wichita. They now live in Hutchinson.

What I Learned in First Two Months of EV Ownership

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Applebee's will donate 25% of your order on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to benefit KS4Vets, a group of individuals and businesses that work together for Kansas veterans.

KS4Vets is formally known as Central Kansas Veteran Community Partnership (CKVCP), but was changed to KS4Vets on Oct. 13, 2023.

For more information on KS4Vets, visit their <a href="https://ks4vets.org/">website here</a>, or you can find information on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ks4vets">Facebook page</a>.

KS4Vets Applebee's fundraiser Oct. 16

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10/12/2024 9:15 PM-Nicholas	Patrick Teske-Poss of marijuana; Use or Possess with Intent to use Drug Paraphernalia into Human Body&nbsp;

10/12/2024 8:02 PM-Matthew	Allen Gulick-Violation of conditions of release, on parole, conditional release or postrelease supervision

10/12/2024 6:36 PM-Joseph	Ryan Taber-DUI; 2nd conv; drugs or combination of drugs; Fail to Give Information at Unattended Property or Vehicle Accident; Ignition Interlock Device; Operate MV without device during restriction

10/12/2024 4:33 PM-Marcus	Juanell Hill-Failure to Appear	

10/12/2024 7:23 AM-Olga	Yaritza	Gutierrez Vasquez-DUI; 1st conv; comp evidence of blood/breath .08+; MVA; Failure to Report an Accident; Fail to Give Information at Unattended Property or Vehicle Accident; In Transit From-To Other Agency

Daily Bookings

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🎧 LISTEN: 'Happening Around Hutch' this weekend

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County CROP Hunger Walk is coming up Oct. 13 in Hutchinson.

"The CROP Hunger Walk here in in Reno County is one of 2,000 crop hunger walks sponsored by Church World Service just in our nation," said Eileen Porter with the walk. "This has been kind of a long-term effort here in Reno County. We have a number of churches involved and we have just folks who are not affiliated with any particular community, but are affiliated with Reno County and want to help the folks who live here."

A significant portion of the dollars will assist local organizations.

"Twenty-five percent of what we raise and we're looking at a goal of $9,000 this year, stays local," Porter said. "It is divided by the Reno County Food Bank and the Christian Soup Ministry."

In August, according to Penny Taapken, of the Reno County Food Bank, they served 1696 people at the Hutchinson location. Of the 611 families served, 80 were new. That is, they had never been served before. The number of new families per month has doubled in the last few years. 

Even when both parents are working, some families cannot afford rent, utilities, and food, let alone other expenses. Some families of four or five people move in with another family to share expenses. This means that households are larger, and those families need food.

The Reno County Food Bank also serves 200 families a month at the Arlington Food Bank and 80 at the Turon Food Bank, while assisting food banks in Sylvia and Pretty Prairie. 

Taapken gets some free food from the Kansas Food Bank (KFB), but she has to buy most of it from the KFB or local grocers, some of whom also donate produce.

The walk is also an opportunity to join together with those overseas that need to walk to get food or water.

&nbsp;"We will actually meet at Rice Park at 1:30 p.m. for registration," Porter said. "Then we'll walk at 2:00 p.m. That is up to 3 miles, folks can walk as long as far as they want. The idea is to walk in solidarity with people who are in need both here at home, and around the world. Globally 75% of the money will go to help farmers overseas who are in great need or to dig wells for people who have no water."

To donate, walk, or for more information, contact Porter or go online to&nbsp;<a href="https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/hutchinsonks">https://events.crophungerwalk.org/cropwalks/event/hutchinsonks</a>.

Bring a donation Sunday or make a check to CWS/CROP and send it to Grace Episcopal Church, 2 Hyde Park Dr., Hutchinson, 67502. Thank you!

Reno County CROP Hunger Walk is Sunday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Board of County Commissioners approved this week the bonding for the Sheriff’s training facility, and the two fire district stations, in Turon and Nickerson, respectively. The amount of bonds will not exceed $2,045,000, which includes the principal amounts for each project and issuance costs. 

The timeline for the bonds to be issued has the closing of bonds in early December 2024.

The decision to issue the bonds by the Public Building Commission will require a future vote by the commission to approve a lease agreement that will detail the repayment terms from the county to the PBC.&nbsp;

Sheriff’s Office –Firearms Training Center Phase II

Hutton Construction estimates this at $1.45 million, with a five year pay back.

Fire District # 3 (Nickerson) – New fire building

Estimated total cost $450,000 with the district paying $200,000 of this amount from their reserves and a&nbsp; 10 year pay back.

Fire District #7 (Turon) – New fire building

Estimated total cost $450,000 with the fire district paying $150,000 of this amount from their reserves with a 10 year pay back.

The firearms training center bond payments will be paid for by the county’s capital improvement reserve fund. This fund has enough money to cover the entire cost, but by using all of the money at this time, it hinders the potential needs for the reserve funds for other emergent needs that might come up that are not in the current year’s operating budget. The amount of interest earned on these idle funds is also higher than the interest rates for the bonds, allowing the county’s General Fund to earn more interest that helps offset the mill levy amounts.

The two fire districts will pay back their portion of the bond from their respective operational budgets that are set each year. To help reduce the need for a tax increase for these funds, it is possible that the amount of year-end transfers for each fund that goes into their reserve funds for equipment purchases will be reduced by the amount needed to pay the bond. To minimize the tax payer impact, staff has used a 10 year pay back of the bonds for the fire districts.

Bonding approved for county projects

TOPEKA, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly has signed a proclamation approving updated drought declarations for Kansas counties.

“Drought conditions have persisted across the state through the summer season, and Kansans are continuing to see the effects,”&nbsp;Governor Laura Kelly said. “With conditions expected to remain dry throughout the fall, Kansans should consider their water usage and take extra care to prevent wildfires.”

The drought declaration placed three counties into emergency status, 55 into warning status, and 47 into watch status. This action was recommended by Connie Owen, Director of the Kansas Water Office and Chair of the Governor’s Drought Response Team. Although recent rainfall provided widespread drought relief, this relief was short-term, with many areas experiencing below-average rainfall for several months. Forecasts indicate that drought will persist and expand across most of the state through October and into the winter.

“Many of our state’s large river basins are currently being supported by federal reservoirs, utilizing storage in those reservoirs to maintain streamflow,”&nbsp;said Owen.&nbsp;“If conditions persist, as predicted, the demand and stress on water resources may increase quickly. The Governor’s Drought Response Team will continue to monitor the drought conditions across Kansas and make recommendations to Governor Kelly as conditions change.”

Through an interagency agreement between the Kansas Water Office, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, and the Kansas Division of Emergency Management, counties in the emergency stage are eligible for emergency water use from certain state fishing lakes and some federal reservoirs.

Individuals and communities must contact the Kansas Water Office for a water supply request before withdrawing water from lakes. These requests will, in turn, be referred to the appropriate office to obtain the necessary permits to withdraw the requested water.

This proclamation shall remain in effect for those counties identified until rescinded by a proclamation ending the declaration or revising the drought stage status of the affected counties.

The Governor’s Drought Response Team will continue to watch the situation closely and work to minimize the negative drought-induced effects on Kansans.&nbsp;Kansans are encouraged to report drought-related conditions and impacts in their region through the&nbsp;<a href="https://droughtimpacts.unl.edu/Tools/ConditionMonitoringObservations.aspx" target="_blank">Condition Monitoring Observer Reports</a>&nbsp;(CMOR) system.

For more detailed information about current conditions, visit the Climate and Drought webpage on the Kansas Water Office website at&nbsp;<a href="https://climate-and-drought-ksdot.hub.arcgis.com/" target="_blank">kwo.ks.gov</a>.

Drought Emergency:&nbsp;Harvey, Reno, Sedgwick.

Drought Warning:&nbsp;Barton, Bourbon, Brown, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Clay, Cloud, Cowley, Crawford, Decatur, Elk, Ellis, Ellsworth, Graham, Hamilton, Harper, Jewell, Johnson, Kingman, Labette, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marshall, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Rawlins, Republic, Riley, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Scott, Shawnee, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Sumner, Thomas, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington, Wyandotte.

Drought Watch:&nbsp;Allen, Anderson, Atchison, Barber, Butler, Chase, Clark, Coffey, Comanche, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Gove, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Greenwood, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jackson, Jefferson, Kearny, Kiowa, Leavenworth, Logan, Lyon, Marion, McPherson, Meade, Morris, Ness, Osage, Pawnee, Pratt, Rice, Saline, Seward, Stevens, Trego, Wichita, Wilson, Woodson.

Reno County under Drought Emergency

TOPEKA — Harvey County East Lake and Lake Afton remain under a warning regarding blue-green algae problems in KDHE's latest report of the 2024 season, released on Friday. Eagle Lake in Bel Aire is still in a watch status and Pratt County Lake has had its watch lifted.

The water recreation season in Kansas officially runs from April 1 to October 31, as do the harmful algae blooms (HAB) response program's active operations.&nbsp;

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) issue public health advisories for Kansas lakes due to blue-green algae throughout the spring and summer.

A harmful algal bloom (HAB) may look like foam, scum or paint floating on the water and be colored blue, bright green, brown or red.

A Warning status indicates that conditions are unsafe for human and pet exposure. Contact with the waterbody should be avoided.

When a warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:

Signage should be posted at all public access locations.

Lake water is not safe to drink for pets or livestock.

Lake water, regardless of blue-green algae status, should never be consumed by humans.

Fish may be eaten if they are rinsed with clean water and only the fillet portion is consumed, while all other parts are discarded.

If lake water contacts skin, wash with clean water as soon as possible.

Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation.

Blooms can develop rapidly; if the water appears suspicious or there is decaying algae on the shore, avoid contact and keep dogs away. These toxins can be absorbed by ingestion, inhalation of aerosols and even skin contact. 

Symptoms vary depending upon the type of exposure (e.g. direct contact, ingestion, inhalation) but can include rash, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, sore throat, and headache. If you, or your dog, come into contact with algae rinse the area with clean, fresh water. 

Suspected HAB-related health incidents, whether human or animal, regardless of season, should be reported to KDHE.

Algae warnings still active for Harvey Co. Lake, Lake Afton

WINFIELD – The Hutchinson Community College men's cross country team joined the women's team in the re-write of the Blue Dragon record books on Saturday.

Both&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/kiprotich_titus_3hog">Titus Kiprotich</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/kogo_cornelius_c2m2">Cornelius Kogo</a>&nbsp;broke the Blue Dragon men's 8,000-meter record to lead the No. 5-ranked Hutchinson men to a third-place finish at the Region 6 Preview at the Kansas Veterans Home, the site of the 2024 Region 6 Championships in two weeks.

Both Kiprotich and Kogo finished in the Top 10 to lead the Dragons, who scored 56 points with an average time of 24:53.73.

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No. 4-ranked Butler won the team title with 38 points. Eighth-ranked Crowder was second with 52 points and the Blue Dragons were third. The Dragons defeated both Butler and Crowder two weeks ago at the Chili Pepper Festival.

Kiprotich broke the Blue Dragon 8K record with a fifth-place time of 23:49.64, beating his career-best time set two weeks ago by 50 seconds.

Kogo was 10 seconds behind Kiprotich, also breaking the old 8K record, placing sixth with a time of 23:59.12

Kiprotich and Kogo surpassed the tied record of 24:01.8, originally set in 1976 by David Zuk and matched in 2018 by Andrew Kibet.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/rotich_thaddaeus_crkj">Thaddaeus Rotich</a>&nbsp;posted the 18th-fastest Blue Dragon time and finished 18th with a time of 25:21.92. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/mangelson_farrin_s0je">Farrin Mangelson</a>&nbsp;placed 20th in a time of 25:40.62.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/lohrentz_kaden_31lt">Kaden Lohrentz</a>&nbsp;placed 21st with a time of 25:47.32. David Ultreras as 22nd in a time of 26:04.90.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/yoder_blake_zmf5">Blake Yoder</a>&nbsp;was 58th in a time of 28:31.39.

The Blue Dragons next run at the Region 6 Championships on Friday, October 25 at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield.

BLUE DRAGON MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TOP 8K TIMES 1.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/kiprotich_titus_3hog">Titus Kiprotich</a>&nbsp;– 2024 -- 23:49.6 2.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/kogo_cornelius_c2m2">Cornelius Kogo</a>- 2024 -- 23:59.1 3. David Zuk –1976 -- 24:01.8 4. Andrew Kibet – 2018 -- 24:01.8 5. Dennis Weber –1976 -- 24:12.5 6. Bill Robinson – 1976 -- 24:22.3 7.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mxc/2024-25/bios/cheruiyot_dennis_qkri">Dennis Cheruiyot</a>&nbsp;– 2024 -- 24:22.9 8. Tim Rockhotlz –1976 -- 24:30.7 9. Sylvestre Kibarar – 2019 -- 24:32.2 10. Monty Johnson – 1980 -- 24:53.4

👟 Kiprotich, Kogo break Blue Dragon 8K record at Region VI preview

WINFIELD – It took 40 seasons before a Hutchinson Community College women's cross country runner broke the 18-minute barrier. It only took one meet for a Blue Dragon runner to go sub-17 minutes.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/jepchirchir_faith_mtt9">Faith Jepchirchir</a>&nbsp;made it 3 for 3 this season, winning her third meet, the second in school-record fashion to lead the No. 6-ranked Blue Dragon women at the Region 6 Preview at the Kansas Veterans Home in Winfield.

The Blue Dragons did not post a team score on Saturday with only three runners competing. No. 4-ranked Crowder College won the women's team title with 23 points. Eighth-ranked Butler was second with 50 points on the same course where the 2024 Region 6 Cross Country Championships will be contested in two weeks.

Jepchirchir broke her own 5K school record by 12.34 second on Saturday, winning the preview with a time of 16:55.33. Jepchirchir first broke the Blue Dragons' 5,000-meter record two weeks ago at the Chili Pepper Festival with a time of 17:08.1. On that day, Lilian Mateo Torrez also broke the 18-minute mark.

Jepchirchir also became the first Blue Dragon to win three events in the same season in program history.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/grantham_abigail_42dd">Abigail Grantham</a>&nbsp;became the 41st Blue Dragon runner to break into the sub-20-minute club with a career-best time of 19:35.16. Grantham finished 13th for her career-best placing at 5,000 meters.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/avila_laura_xx0p">Laura Avila</a>&nbsp;had a season-best time of 19:53.06, her third career sub-20-minute time.

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TOP 10 TIMES 5,000 Meters 1.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/jepchirchir_faith_mtt9">Faith Jepchirchir</a>&nbsp;– 2024 16:55.3 2. Lilian Mateo Torrez – 2024 17:31.9 3.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/picolet_jordyn_o4iz">Jordyn Picolet</a>&nbsp;– 2024 17:53.1 4. Serenity Larson – 2022 18:12.1 5. Lisayo Ewoi – 2018 18:29.1 6. Louise Cocking – 2022 18:45.9 7. Ruth Limo – 2001 18:50.0 8.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wxc/2024-25/bios/avila_laura_xx0p">Laura Avila</a>&nbsp;– 2023 18:55.0 9. Gabby Collins – 2018 19:06.5 10. Maggie Lambert – 2017 19:06.6

👟 Jepchirchir smashes Dragons' 5K record again

COFFEYVILLE – Forward&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/rogers_haley_tzll">Haley Rogers</a>&nbsp;posted her third multi-goal game of the season while forward&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/marx_katharina_gwqa">Katharina Marx</a>&nbsp;tied a career single-game high for assists to power the No. 16-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team to a shutout victory over the Coffeyville Red Ravens.

The Blue Dragons registered their third-straight shutout after a 3-0 victory over Coffeyville at Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Now 4-0-1 in their last five games, the Blue Dragons improved to 8-2-4 overall and 7-2-4 (25 points) in the Jayhawk Conference. Hutchinson plays host to Barton at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Salthawk Sports Complex. Coffeyville is now 1-10-3 and 0-9-3 in the KJCCC.

Rogers had two goals on five shots taken, scoring in the sixth and 15th minute to give the Blue Dragons a 2-0 lead. Now with team highs of 11 goals and 28 points for the season, Rogers earned her third game-winning goal.

Sophomore midfielder&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/edwards_kaitlyn_flm0">Kaitlyn Edwards</a>&nbsp;had the other goal for the Blue Dragons. Snapping a six-game streak without a goal, Edwards' eighth goal of the season came in the 61st minute to give Hutchinson a 3-0 lead.

Marx tied her single-game career high for assists with three against the Red Ravens. That matched the three assists she had in her collegiate debut last season against Northeastern Junior College on August 20, 2023.

This was the 59th time a Blue Dragon player had at least three assists in a game in program history and Marx became the 16th Blue Dragon player in reach 20 career assists. She also has a career season high 11 assists this season.

The Dragons posted three consecutive shutouts for the 27th time in program history and it was the 188th shutout all-time.

Freshman goalkeeper&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wsoc/2024-25/bios/vaquera_marina_kx98">Marina Lopez</a>&nbsp;(5-0-1) posted her fourth shoutout of the season. That ties her with Bailey Shupe for ninth on the Blue Dragon freshman goalkeepers list. Lopez made two saves against the Ravens.

The Blue Dragons out-shot Coffeyville 17-4 and had six corner kicks to the Ravens' two

Hutchinson won its fifth-straight game over Coffeyville and is now 19-5 all-time against the Ravens with 12 shutouts in series history.

⚽ Rogers and Marx lead HutchCC to win at Coffeyville

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Avery Johnson rebounded from throwing a late interception by&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/RGIII/status/1845343431058420074">finding Jayce Brown</a>&nbsp;for a 50-yard touchdown with 2:14 remaining as&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/KStateFB/status/1845352115549471225">No. 18 Kansas State</a>&nbsp;escaped with a 31-28 win over Colorado on Saturday night.

The dual-threat quarterback for the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) finished with a rushing score and two passing TDs, both to Brown.

Leading 21-7 in the third quarter, the Wildcats saw the Buffaloes (4-2, 2-1) steadily chip away. Colorado took the lead when Shedeur Sanders threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to LaJohntay Wester with 3:12 left.

The score was set up when Johnson’s tipped pass resulted in a 59-yard interception return by cornerback Colton Hood, who was filling in after two-way star&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/travis-hunter-colorado-buffaloes-2b1dccbb45f5b415191c8672729d1389">Travis Hunter</a>&nbsp;left the game in the first half with an apparent shoulder injury.

Johnson needed only three plays to help Kansas State retake the lead. The Wildcats defense stopped the Buffaloes on downs to cement the win.

“Ultimately you’ve just got to make plays in big moments,” Johnson said. “Ultimately, that’s what our guys did.”

It was nearly the second straight magical comeback at Folsom Field for the Buffaloes. They beat Baylor on Sept. 21 in overtime after tying it up on a Hail Mary pass with no time left in regulation.

“Sometimes when you lose in life, you get your butt kicked and you've just got to take. Sometimes you lose, you say, ‘Dang, we should’ve won that. We should've had that,'” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said. “That was one of those types of games. That's not taking anything away from our opponents because they played their butts off.”

<a href="https://x.com/KStateFB/status/1845353222946341164">DJ Giddens</a>&nbsp;finished with 182 yards to become the first tailback this season to break 100 against the Buffaloes. Kansas State outgained Colorado 185 to minus-29 on the ground.

<a href="https://x.com/ESPNWichita/status/1845310769484775745">For Wildcats tailback Dylan Edwards,</a>&nbsp;it was a successful return to Folsom Field with a 1-yard TD run. He was a true freshman with the Buffaloes last season before transferring to Kansas State.

The Buffaloes' three-game winning streak came to a halt. More concerning, the health of Hunter, who appeared to hurt his shoulder catching a Shedeur Sanders pass and running full speed into safety Daniel Cobbs in the second quarter. The team also lost receivers Jimmy Horn Jr., Omarion Miller and Terrell Timmons Jr. to injuries.

Hunter is a Heisman hopeful for his play as a cornerback and receiver. Before leaving, he showed off his blocking skills by picking a defender and allowing Wester to score on a 25-yard pass.

Prior to the interception and the comeback, Johnson was having all sorts of fun on the field. He broke out the “Deion Shuffle” after a score. The cameras also caught Johnson taking a selfie with a fan in the stands who handed him their phone as he rode a stationary bike.

Johnson briefly went to the locker room in the third quarter holding his left side but returned to throw a TD pass to make it 21-7.

Shedeur Sanders finished 34 of 40 for 388 yards and three scores. He completed a school-best 16 straight passes and nearly had a 17th in a row but Will Sheppard dropped a pass in his hands. Soon after,&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/CUBuffsFootball/status/1845326551191060763">Sheppard made up for it</a>&nbsp;with a difficult 7-yard TD reception to make it 21-14.

“Yeah, we made a statement — that we lost,” the Colorado QB said.

Kansas State: Johnson and the Wildcats didn't panic after losing the lead and found a way to respond. “Some of the things that happened will help us down the road,” coach Chris Klieman said.

Colorado: Safety Shilo Sanders made his return after missing three games with a forearm injury. “I thought he was rusty," his father/coach said.

Longtime NBA standout Carmelo Anthony was on the sideline wearing a Colorado Avalanche jersey.&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/CUBuffsFootball/status/1845300543486402843">Kevin Durant showed</a>&nbsp;up near Colorado's bench, too. The Phoenix Suns play the Denver Nuggets in a preseason game Sunday night.

Also on hand was Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook.

Kansas State: At West Virginia next Saturday.

🏈Johnson throws for winning TD as No. 18 K-State beats Colorado

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — Waymond Jordan Jr. scored three times in the first half (twice on the ground and once through the air) as No. 1 Hutchinson (6-0, 2-0) made quick work of Independence (1-5, 0-4) Saturday.

Jordan Jr. scored his first touchdown on the ground from two yards out. The score came after Indy's first turnover when quarterback Isaiah Nathaniel muffed a shotgun snap that was recovered by Hutchinson's DeMarcus Johnson Jr.

Nestus Burger hit a 33-yard field goal early in the second quarter before&nbsp;Jordan Jr. scored again on the ground, this time from 29 yards out, with 6:40 to go in the first half.

The Pirates answered with their only score of the day.

Nathaniel hit Nathan Owens for a 79-yard score through the air on broken coverage.

It was one of only a few Dragon miscues on the day.

"Just broken down, busted coverage," head coach Drew Dallas said of the play after the game.

The Dragons surrendered 170 total yards on the day, 79 on the one touchdown.

Hutchinson quickly answered before halftime when Samari Collier hit Jordan Jr. from nine yards out to put the Dragons up 24-7 at the break.

The Dragon defense pushed Indy's rushing attack backward for negative-11 total yards on the ground.

If you subtract the one, big play of the day, Hutchinson held Independence to 1.89 yards per play.

Meanwhile, Hutchinson racked up 426 yards of total offense and got 148 punt-return yards from Kordell Gouldsby. With 4:58 left in the third, Gouldsby got his first punt return for a touchdown on the season.

"Our guys up front did a good job creating space and letting him work," Dallas said of Gouldsby's 18.5 yards per return.

The punt return for a score and Julius Bolden's three-yard run for a TD in the third quarter put Hutchinson up 38-7 headed into the final frame.

Christian Johnson got some work offensively and led the Dragons on a 10-play, 75-yard drive to score the first points of the fourth.

Johnson capped the drive with a three-yard burst.

Burger got the final points of the day on a 23-yard field goal.

FINAL: Hutchinson 48 Independence 7

Jordan Jr. finished with 101 yards rushing for two scores. His lone reception was for a nine-yard score, his second receiving touchdown of the year and his second in as many games.

Collier was 13-of-23 for 104 yards with one touchdown. He ran for 69 yards.

Johnson completed four of his six passes for 35 yards. He also ran for 35 and the one score on the ground.

Hutchinson is on the road again next week as the Dragons travel back to Montgomery County, this time to take on the Coffeyville Red Ravens (3-2, 1-1).

The Oct. 19 kickoff is set for 1 p.m., the first afternoon matchup between the two teams since 2003.

🏈 No. 1 Dragons sink Pirates

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Voice of the Blue Dragons, Sean Boston, visited with tight ends Jared Napoli and Tate Hoover, for Episode 6 of the "Under the Helmet" segment, which aired earlier today on KHUT-FM and KWBW-AM/FM.

"Under the Helmet" is a weekly interview that airs during halftime of the HutchCC football game. The segment gives the fans a chance to learn more about each player both on and off the field.&nbsp;&nbsp;

🎧 LISTEN: "Under the Helmet" with HutchCC TE Jared Napoli & Tate Hoover

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. — No. 1 Hutchinson (5-0, 1-0) visits Independence (1-4, 0-3) for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

The Dragon defense has pitched back-to-back shutouts while the Pirates have been outscored 129-20 in conference play.

Sean Boston, Daren Dunn and Steve Carpenter prepare you for all the action from Shulthis Stadium.

🏈🎧 LISTEN: Countdown To Kickoff at Independence

🏈 No. 1 HutchCC travels to Independence Saturday

AP Sports Summary for October 12th, 2024:

Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic playoff matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers got home runs from Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández to beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 and advance to the National League Championship Series. Yamamoto allowed two hits in five innings for the Dodgers before being pulled after 63 pitches in a decisive Game 5 between the heated rivals. The Dodgers will play the New York Mets in the best-of-seven NLCS starting Sunday in Los Angeles. Darvish gave up two runs and three hits in 6 2/3 innings for the Padres. Shohei Ohtani struck out three times for the Dodgers.

Padres muster no offense to support Yu Darvish's inspired pitching in NLDS loss to Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The San Diego Padres are headed home for the offseason. They couldn't muster any offense behind the inspired pitching of Yu Darvish and lost to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 in the decisive Game 5 of their NL Division Series. The Padres didn't score a run over the final 24 innings of the series. They finished second behind the Dodgers in the NL West and owned a 2-1 lead in the NLDS until their offense sputtered. San Diego is in strong position to make a run next year, with rookie Jackson Merrill fitting in well. Star sluggers Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado will be back looking to advance in the playoffs.

Cam Skattebo runs for 156 yards and 2 TDs, Arizona State knocks off No. 16 Utah 27-19

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cam Skattebo ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Arizona State spoiled Utah quarterback Cameron Rising's return with a 27-19 victory over the 16th-ranked Utes. The Sun Devils lost quarterback Sam Leavitt for most of the second quarter, yet found a way to pull out the biggest win of second-year coach Kenny Dillingham's career. Skattebo had a lot to do with it. On a run in the third quarter, Arizona State's contact-seeking running back broke several tackles, put his hand down to keep his balance and stiff-armed another tackler for a 50-yard touchdown run. Skattebo put the game all but out of reach in the fourth quarter, breaking a tackle then outrunning Utah's defense for a 47-yard touchdown dash. Rising threw three interceptions after missing three games with a finger injury.

Oklahoma and Texas, one of college football's most storied rivalries, opens new chapter in the SEC

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Perhaps the only way the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry could have become even more intense happened when both joined the powerful Southeastern Conference in July. The series that began in 1900 immediately will rank with the best of the SEC's older ones. Oklahoma and Texas have 10 AP national titles and nine Heisman winners between them. The game is played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, a neutral site virtually equal distances from the campuses. The stadium is split with half Oklahoma crimson and half Texas burnt orange. The game is played during the Texas State Fair, creating a unique atmosphere.

Goodell sees 16 international games per year if NFL adds 18th regular season game

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league could play 16 international games every year if the regular season expands to 18 games. Goodell indicated Dublin and Rio de Janeiro are likely new host cities and says the Jacksonville Jaguars are considering increasing the number of games they play in London during stadium renovations at home. Team owners have already authorized up to eight international games. Goodell says they could double that number — creating a scenario where all 32 teams could play an international game each year. He spoke at a fan forum in London.

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