
HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Beth Akins with Horizons Mental Health Center notes that there have been both good and bad consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Do I think the pandemic has caused some issues with mental health?" Akins asked rhetorically. "My answer to that is going to be yes. We have seen an increase in calls to our crisis lines. We all have sort of coping strategies that we have adopted that help us deal with just that kind of day to day stress or day to day anxiety. One of the things that the pandemic did was take away those normal coping strategies."

Those might include going out to dinner with friends or going to the gym or other activities that were made either more difficult or impossible by the pandemic. On the other hand, figuring out how to give care through the phone and internet has resulted in some people being able to keep therapy appointments that would have otherwise had to be cancelled.

"We'd often times have people call and cancel because they didn't have transportation or their childcare fell through," Akins said. "Now, when they call, instead of cancelling, we can say to them, hey let's just switch this appointment to televideo."

In the beginning of the pandemic, there was so much uncertainty and so much change in routine that it actually helped some people who may have had additional stress from workplace issues that were working from home, for example, but now that the new routines are set up, people are beginning to feel overwhelmed by the new stressors, not to mention the prospect of going back to a normal that they were struggling with before.

"Lots of people have experienced a tremendous amount of loss," Akins said. "The grief is more intense now, just because I know multiple people who died in this last year, that type of a thing."

The Horizons 24-hour crisis line received nearly 500 calls in 2020, up from the mid 300s in 2019.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Beth Akins with Horizons Mental Health Center notes that there have been both good and bad consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic."Do I think the pandemic has caused some issues with mental health?" Akins asked rhetorically. "My answer to that is going to be yes. We have seen an increase in calls to our crisis lines. We all have sort of coping strategies that we have adopted that help us deal with just that kind of day to day stress or day to day anxiety. One of the things that the pandemic did was take away those normal coping strategies."Those might include going out to dinner with friends or going to the gym or other activities that were made either more difficult or impossible by the pandemic. On the other hand, figuring out how to give care through the phone and internet has resulted in some people being able to keep therapy appointments that would have otherwise had to be cancelled."We'd often times have people call and cancel because they didn't have transportation or their childcare fell through," Akins said. "Now, when they call, instead of cancelling, we can say to them, hey let's just switch this appointment to televideo."In the beginning of the pandemic, there was so much uncertainty and so much change in routine that it actually helped some people who may have had additional stress from workplace issues that were working from home, for example, but now that the new routines are set up, people are beginning to feel overwhelmed by the new stressors, not to mention the prospect of going back to a normal that they were struggling with before."Lots of people have experienced a tremendous amount of loss," Akins said. "The grief is more intense now, just because I know multiple people who died in this last year, that type of a thing."The Horizons 24-hour crisis line received nearly 500 calls in 2020, up from the mid 300s in 2019.
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Horizons: Mental health treatment during COVID-19 a mixed bag

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education will seek action on a partnership agreement with Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas organization during Monday’s meeting.

JAG-K is a nonprofit corporation that receives program and financial support from corporate and foundation contributions. The program is used to help at-risk students remain in school and help them attain the basic employability skills through career-based learning experience.&nbsp;

The program helps students for all four years of high school along with a 12-month follow-up.&nbsp;

Also Monday, the board will go over the purchase of a new rooftop HVAC unit for the kitchen at a cost of just over $31,000 and sign a contract agreement with Cindy Flores for translation services.

Monday's meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Career and Technical Education Academy at 800 15th Circle.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson USD 308 Board of Education will seek action on a partnership agreement with Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas organization during Monday’s meeting.JAG-K is a nonprofit corporation that receives program and financial support from corporate and foundation contributions. The program is used to help at-risk students remain in school and help them attain the basic employability skills through career-based learning experience.&nbsp;The program helps students for all four years of high school along with a 12-month follow-up.&nbsp;Also Monday, the board will go over the purchase of a new rooftop HVAC unit for the kitchen at a cost of just over $31,000 and sign a contract agreement with Cindy Flores for translation services.Monday's meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the Career and Technical Education Academy at 800 15th Circle.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

USD 308 to enter student employment retention agreement

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County has the second-highest number of miles of paved roads in the state. The care of those roads means they are getting a higher weight rating.

Public Works Director Don Brittain says the County Commission will be asked to approve bringing the roads up to state weight guidelines during Tuesday’s meeting. Currently, the overall weight limit is 80,000 pounds. The change will bring the number up to 85,000 pounds. The request is part of the consent agenda.

Also Tuesday, the county may finally take action on the long-discussed wind regulations. The county has been working on the regulations ever since a conditional use permit for the NextEra wind project was rejected by the commission.

The board will take action on two engineering contracts for two bridge projects in the county. The first is from Kirkham Michael and Associates for work on the 69th Avenue bridge over Cow Creek at a cost of $73,000 and the other is from JEO Consulting Group for the Wilson Road bridge at the Willowbrook entrance for $103,240.

Tuesday’s meeting of the Reno County Commission begins at 9 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County has the second-highest number of miles of paved roads in the state. The care of those roads means they are getting a higher weight rating.Public Works Director Don Brittain says the County Commission will be asked to approve bringing the roads up to state weight guidelines during Tuesday’s meeting. Currently, the overall weight limit is 80,000 pounds. The change will bring the number up to 85,000 pounds. The request is part of the consent agenda.Also Tuesday, the county may finally take action on the long-discussed wind regulations. The county has been working on the regulations ever since a conditional use permit for the NextEra wind project was rejected by the commission.The board will take action on two engineering contracts for two bridge projects in the county. The first is from Kirkham Michael and Associates for work on the 69th Avenue bridge over Cow Creek at a cost of $73,000 and the other is from JEO Consulting Group for the Wilson Road bridge at the Willowbrook entrance for $103,240.Tuesday’s meeting of the Reno County Commission begins at 9 a.m. at the Reno County Courthouse.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.

Commission to meet Tuesday

HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven USD 312 School Board will meet in regular session on Monday. The first order of business will be to name the third quarter Impact Award winner. A member of the school district is named a winner of this award each quarter with the Impact Award winner for the year named at the end of the school year.

Also Monday, the board will take time to thank Haven Baptist and the Journey Mennonite churches for their help in providing class space for elementary school students during the pandemic. The board will also go over a back-to-school plan and consideration for mask use during school. The board will get information on the sale of the former Mount Hope Elementary School building.&nbsp;

The board will also go into executive session for negotiations. Monday’s meeting of the Haven school board begins at 6 p.m. at Haven High School.

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 </figure>HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven USD 312 School Board will meet in regular session on Monday. The first order of business will be to name the third quarter Impact Award winner. A member of the school district is named a winner of this award each quarter with the Impact Award winner for the year named at the end of the school year.Also Monday, the board will take time to thank Haven Baptist and the Journey Mennonite churches for their help in providing class space for elementary school students during the pandemic. The board will also go over a back-to-school plan and consideration for mask use during school. The board will get information on the sale of the former Mount Hope Elementary School building.&nbsp;The board will also go into executive session for negotiations. Monday’s meeting of the Haven school board begins at 6 p.m. at Haven High School.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Haven school board meets Monday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Dillons Health announced Friday that it has received additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine via the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/02/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-increased-vaccine-supply-initial-launch-of-the-federal-retail-pharmacy-program-and-expansion-of-fema-reimbursement-to-states/">Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership</a> for its 54 Dillons pharmacy locations across the state of Kansas. Dillons is now offering Pfizer, Moderna, and J&amp;J vaccines, which may vary by location, in accordance with the state and local health departments' rollout plan.

“We are strongly encouraging all customers and associates to receive whichever vaccine is available to them at the earliest time of eligibility to curb the spread of COVID-19 in our communities and we’ll do all we can to ensure they have access,” Robert Tomasu, Dillons Health and Wellness Director, said. “At Dillons, we appreciate the expansion of this collaboration as we continue our efforts to vaccinate Kansans.”

For specifics on current eligibility, please visit <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dillons.com%2Fcovidvaccine&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSheila.Regehr%40dillonstores.com%7C9813d357cde6421989c408d8da77f541%7C8331e14a91344288bf5a5e2c8412f074%7C0%7C0%7C637499556030246830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=91hhg8G%2FU6XQVuLDqP9FSCEYOVvLzdAcaOi%2FNSsRtEE%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.dillons.com/covidvaccine</a> to schedule an appointment. At this time, appointments are mandatory to receive a vaccine.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Dillons Health announced Friday that it has received additional supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine via the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/02/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-increased-vaccine-supply-initial-launch-of-the-federal-retail-pharmacy-program-and-expansion-of-fema-reimbursement-to-states/">Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership</a> for its 54 Dillons pharmacy locations across the state of Kansas. Dillons is now offering Pfizer, Moderna, and J&amp;J vaccines, which may vary by location, in accordance with the state and local health departments' rollout plan.“We are strongly encouraging all customers and associates to receive whichever vaccine is available to them at the earliest time of eligibility to curb the spread of COVID-19 in our communities and we’ll do all we can to ensure they have access,” Robert Tomasu, Dillons Health and Wellness Director, said. “At Dillons, we appreciate the expansion of this collaboration as we continue our efforts to vaccinate Kansans.”For specifics on current eligibility, please visit <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dillons.com%2Fcovidvaccine&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSheila.Regehr%40dillonstores.com%7C9813d357cde6421989c408d8da77f541%7C8331e14a91344288bf5a5e2c8412f074%7C0%7C0%7C637499556030246830%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=91hhg8G%2FU6XQVuLDqP9FSCEYOVvLzdAcaOi%2FNSsRtEE%3D&amp;reserved=0">www.dillons.com/covidvaccine</a> to schedule an appointment. At this time, appointments are mandatory to receive a vaccine.<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Dillons receives additional vaccines


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — With the extension of the federal and state tax deadlines, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in Hutchinson is also extending its availability.

"The IRS extended their season to May 17," said Sue Wegerle with VITA. "We have extended our site season until the 29th of April. We'll be there two extra weeks beyond what we generally would be."

Wegerle also noted that if you had a low level of unemployment income and got your taxes done early in the season, you might need to give them a second look.

"The VITA site helps people who have incomes less than $57,000 a year," Wegerle said. "We also can file for non-filers who did not get their stimulus payments. We can file for them. This year, there was a new law passed March 11th which excludes from income the first $10,200 of unemployment income, which generally would be taxed."

If you have unemployment income at that level and you had your taxes done before St. Patrick's Day, you want to check with your tax preparer to see if your return needs to be amended.

"Ordinarily, once you've finished with your taxes, you take them home," Wegerle said. "Some people file them in a file and you don't think about them any more. You may be entitled to a refund if you had unemployment income. We have had quite a few people that have had unemployment income. Some of those people we caught in time to wait until the software was updated, but there were some people before the change that we didn't know anything about. It's highly unusual, I think, to change the tax law in the middle of the tax season."

The VITA site remains available at the Salvation Army at 700 North Walnut on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The last day of VITA preparation for this tax season will be Thursday, April 29.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — With the extension of the federal and state tax deadlines, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance site in Hutchinson is also extending its availability."The IRS extended their season to May 17," said Sue Wegerle with VITA. "We have extended our site season until the 29th of April. We'll be there two extra weeks beyond what we generally would be."Wegerle also noted that if you had a low level of unemployment income and got your taxes done early in the season, you might need to give them a second look."The VITA site helps people who have incomes less than $57,000 a year," Wegerle said. "We also can file for non-filers who did not get their stimulus payments. We can file for them. This year, there was a new law passed March 11th which excludes from income the first $10,200 of unemployment income, which generally would be taxed."If you have unemployment income at that level and you had your taxes done before St. Patrick's Day, you want to check with your tax preparer to see if your return needs to be amended."Ordinarily, once you've finished with your taxes, you take them home," Wegerle said. "Some people file them in a file and you don't think about them any more. You may be entitled to a refund if you had unemployment income. We have had quite a few people that have had unemployment income. Some of those people we caught in time to wait until the software was updated, but there were some people before the change that we didn't know anything about. It's highly unusual, I think, to change the tax law in the middle of the tax season."The VITA site remains available at the Salvation Army at 700 North Walnut on Tuesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The last day of VITA preparation for this tax season will be Thursday, April 29.

VITA tax site dates extended


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Salt City Brewing is planning an event on Main Street in Hutchinson for April 24th. The City Council approved the event for 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. 

"We originally had set this to be inside," said Jason McCool with the brewery. "As the amount of people started to grow above 300, we did the math of how many people would be per square foot in the outside area of Salt City and we thought, we might want to move this outside."

There will be outdoor music between 5th and 6th Avenue on the edge of the street rather than blocking the roadway.

"We are bringing a band from Kansas City called Lost Wax," McCool said. "They are traveling with their equipment, setting up the stage, which really simplified the process. We are no longer responsible for getting the stage set up prior to."

Hutchinson Police and Salt City Brewing staff have met to discuss traffic and crowd control issues.

"We have to leave a lane open, obviously, for the fire department," McCool said. "We're hoping to be able to shut it off at 6 p.m. or closely thereafter. We've got Greg from Wray Roofing, moving in the concrete barriers for us and moving them back out after it's over with."

Police Chief Jeff Hooper said the brewery has been pretty great to work with and that four of his officers will be around to assist and that they're comfortable with the event.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — Salt City Brewing is planning an event on Main Street in Hutchinson for April 24th. The City Council approved the event for 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. "We originally had set this to be inside," said Jason McCool with the brewery. "As the amount of people started to grow above 300, we did the math of how many people would be per square foot in the outside area of Salt City and we thought, we might want to move this outside."There will be outdoor music between 5th and 6th Avenue on the edge of the street rather than blocking the roadway."We are bringing a band from Kansas City called Lost Wax," McCool said. "They are traveling with their equipment, setting up the stage, which really simplified the process. We are no longer responsible for getting the stage set up prior to."Hutchinson Police and Salt City Brewing staff have met to discuss traffic and crowd control issues."We have to leave a lane open, obviously, for the fire department," McCool said. "We're hoping to be able to shut it off at 6 p.m. or closely thereafter. We've got Greg from Wray Roofing, moving in the concrete barriers for us and moving them back out after it's over with."Police Chief Jeff Hooper said the brewery has been pretty great to work with and that four of his officers will be around to assist and that they're comfortable with the event.

Salt City Brewing event approved for April 24th


HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — State Senator Dr. Mark Steffen joined Representatives Paul Waggoner and Michael Murphy as part of the April legislative forum at the Fox Theater in Hutchinson Saturday. Steffen was asked about what he learned in his first session in the legislature thus far.

"The information was coming at us so fast," Steffen said Saturday. "As a doctor, I deal with volumes of information in one way, I try to learn every bit of it and that is next to impossible in the legislature and incredibly frustrating for somebody who spent their life trying to master volumes of information."

Representative Murphy echoed Steffen's sentiments.

"I'm not used to it either," Murphy said. "Early on, it was really pretty good. You had a lot of time to look at stuff and kind of go over it and all, but when you get into this last few days, by rules you get 30 minutes to look at something. Sometimes, it's three bills have been put into one. You get 30 minutes to look at them and maybe two of them, you were in favor of and you voted for and one of them, you weren't in favor of and you voted no before. You've got to weigh that out and decide what's in the best interest for your constituents."

Having a part-time legislature served by full-time lobbyists and politically motivated leadership makes it difficult to use the same type of decision making that legislators would normally use when running their own businesses.

"As a businessman, my successes hinged on giving things time, thinking things through, not rushing decisions," Steffen said. "If they went while I was thinking about them, if they disappeared, it wasn't meant to be. Who cares? But, the bills come at you so fast. They do not give you adequate time to ruminate on them and really come to the right decision a lot of the times, that's a real, real big flaw in government."

The legislature has reached first adjournment. They will reconvene for the veto session next month.

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HUTCHINSON,
Kan. — State Senator Dr. Mark Steffen joined Representatives Paul Waggoner and Michael Murphy as part of the April legislative forum at the Fox Theater in Hutchinson Saturday. Steffen was asked about what he learned in his first session in the legislature thus far."The information was coming at us so fast," Steffen said Saturday. "As a doctor, I deal with volumes of information in one way, I try to learn every bit of it and that is next to impossible in the legislature and incredibly frustrating for somebody who spent their life trying to master volumes of information."Representative Murphy echoed Steffen's sentiments."I'm not used to it either," Murphy said. "Early on, it was really pretty good. You had a lot of time to look at stuff and kind of go over it and all, but when you get into this last few days, by rules you get 30 minutes to look at something. Sometimes, it's three bills have been put into one. You get 30 minutes to look at them and maybe two of them, you were in favor of and you voted for and one of them, you weren't in favor of and you voted no before. You've got to weigh that out and decide what's in the best interest for your constituents."Having a part-time legislature served by full-time lobbyists and politically motivated leadership makes it difficult to use the same type of decision making that legislators would normally use when running their own businesses."As a businessman, my successes hinged on giving things time, thinking things through, not rushing decisions," Steffen said. "If they went while I was thinking about them, if they disappeared, it wasn't meant to be. Who cares? But, the bills come at you so fast. They do not give you adequate time to ruminate on them and really come to the right decision a lot of the times, that's a real, real big flaw in government."The legislature has reached first adjournment. They will reconvene for the veto session next month.
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New legislators learn, lament how little time they have at forum

Kansas U.S. Senator Dr. Roger Marshall spoke to the crowd at the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson for the April legislative forum and answered a question from a constituent regarding what the federal level is trying to do for those people being hit hard by large natural gas bills after the winter cold snap.

"I can't promise you that I can fix it," Marshall said Saturday. "It's a body of evidence that we're presenting at the federal level to a organization called FERC, which is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that would oversee the transport of energy from Oklahoma to here, Texas to here, that type of thing. We've already sent a letter to them. We've already asked them to investigate it."

Marshall also was instrumental in getting a legislative hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the topic.

"That doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is," Marshall said. "To get a hearing on a special topic within 30 days of an event in the Senate is a big deal. We're continuing to work on it from that standpoint."

In addition, Marshall is trying to make sure that some of the money that is already appropriated can go to help people with these issues.

"We're trying to find some grant monies, we're trying to find some federal dollars to help with it, as well, part of this CARES Act dollars that came out this last time, we're trying to get those to be able to be repurposed for problems like this, as well."

If you'd like to talk to Marshall's office on the topic, you can send them a message through his <a href="https://www.marshall.senate.gov/">website</a>.

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 </figure>Kansas U.S. Senator Dr. Roger Marshall spoke to the crowd at the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson for the April legislative forum and answered a question from a constituent regarding what the federal level is trying to do for those people being hit hard by large natural gas bills after the winter cold snap."I can't promise you that I can fix it," Marshall said Saturday. "It's a body of evidence that we're presenting at the federal level to a organization called FERC, which is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, that would oversee the transport of energy from Oklahoma to here, Texas to here, that type of thing. We've already sent a letter to them. We've already asked them to investigate it."Marshall also was instrumental in getting a legislative hearing in the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the topic."That doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is," Marshall said. "To get a hearing on a special topic within 30 days of an event in the Senate is a big deal. We're continuing to work on it from that standpoint."In addition, Marshall is trying to make sure that some of the money that is already appropriated can go to help people with these issues."We're trying to find some grant monies, we're trying to find some federal dollars to help with it, as well, part of this CARES Act dollars that came out this last time, we're trying to get those to be able to be repurposed for problems like this, as well."If you'd like to talk to Marshall's office on the topic, you can send them a message through his <a href="https://www.marshall.senate.gov/">website</a>.

Marshall addresses federal response to energy cost spike at Hutchinson meeting

PRATT COUNTY –&nbsp;Update Saturday 8:20 a.m.

Pratt Police Chief Nate Humble called on the community Saturday to continue their search for Kenneth Gatlin...

"I would ask that everyone check the immediate property where they live and any land they may have," Humble said.&nbsp; "This would help us tremendously. Pratt Police Department police officers have been working around the clock looking for Mr. Gatlin by both foot and car. We’ve checked park trails, walked railroad tracks, walked the drainage ditches, walked and drove alleys and everything in between. We’ve also had the help of the Pratt County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol and the KBI.

"Many in the community have asked what they can do to help. Here is what I ask. 

"Any help from the community of Pratt would be to check their own properties and inform your neighbors to do the same if able. If they are not able to get out and search their property, kindly offer to look for them. 

"I also believe in the power of prayer, so I ask if you do, pray for Mr. Gatlin’s safe return and for his family and loved ones during this time of search and hope," Gatlin said."

The Pratt Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a man missing from Pratt, Kan.&nbsp;

The whereabouts of 68-year-old Kenneth E. Gatlin are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate him.

Gatlin was last seen at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, when it is believed he walked away from his care facility in Pratt. He was wearing a red and white jacket, khaki pants, cowboy boots, and a red hat.

Gatlin is a white male, approximately 5 ft.10 in. tall, weighing 190 lbs. He has blue eyes and red hair. Gatlin suffers from dementia and has difficulty communicating with others.

If you see Kenneth Gatlin, or know his whereabouts, please immediately contact the Pratt Police Department at 620-672-5551.

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 </figure>PRATT COUNTY –&nbsp;Update Saturday 8:20 a.m. Pratt Police Chief Nate Humble called on the community Saturday to continue their search for Kenneth Gatlin..."I would ask that everyone check the immediate property where they live and any land they may have," Humble said.&nbsp; "This would help us tremendously. Pratt Police Department police officers have been working around the clock looking for Mr. Gatlin by both foot and car. We’ve checked park trails, walked railroad tracks, walked the drainage ditches, walked and drove alleys and everything in between. We’ve also had the help of the Pratt County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol and the KBI."Many in the community have asked what they can do to help. Here is what I ask. "Any help from the community of Pratt would be to check their own properties and inform your neighbors to do the same if able. If they are not able to get out and search their property, kindly offer to look for them. "I also believe in the power of prayer, so I ask if you do, pray for Mr. Gatlin’s safe return and for his family and loved ones during this time of search and hope," Gatlin said."The Pratt Police Department requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) issue a statewide Silver Alert for a man missing from Pratt, Kan.&nbsp;The whereabouts of 68-year-old Kenneth E. Gatlin are unknown, and the public’s assistance is requested to help locate him.Gatlin was last seen at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, when it is believed he walked away from his care facility in Pratt. He was wearing a red and white jacket, khaki pants, cowboy boots, and a red hat.Gatlin is a white male, approximately 5 ft.10 in. tall, weighing 190 lbs. He has blue eyes and red hair. Gatlin suffers from dementia and has difficulty communicating with others.If you see Kenneth Gatlin, or know his whereabouts, please immediately contact the Pratt Police Department at 620-672-5551.

KBI: Silver Alert still ongoing, Pratt police chief comments

Fair Food and Tunes and legislative forum today, Kansas Senate removes leadership member facing wrong-way driving charges and more from Hutch Post.

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April 10, 2021 Saturday News

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Avisaíl García homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 9-5 and ended the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. Keston Hiura hit a three-run homer that capped a five-run burst in the seventh inning that made it 8-2. The Brewers won for the third time in four games. García's two-run homer off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. García drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth and added a two-run double in the seventh.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, tying it with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after the Blues pulled goalie Ville Husso. O'Reilly skated around the net and stuffed a shot past Cam Talbot. Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota. The Blues have won three in a row — beating Minnesota 9-1 on Friday night — to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division. The teams will meet for the third time in four nights on Monday in Minnesota. Husso stopped 28 shots, and Tabot made 27 saves.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox will have to wait at least another day to resume their series after their game was postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14. The White Sox beat the Royals 6-0 in Chicago's home opener Thursday. Lance Lynn struck out 11 in a five-hitter in a game delayed for more than two hours because of the weather. The teams were off Friday. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, but it also could be affected by rain.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Christian Watson scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, Hunter Luepke ran for 95 yards that included a fourth-quarter touchdown, and second-ranked North Dakota State held off No. 24 Northern Iowa for a 23-20 victory. Tyler Hoosman had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs in the fourth quarter for Northern Iowa, the second with 2:47 remaining. The Panthers forced a three-and-out on the ensuing series but then could not convert on fourth-and-1 at their 13. The Bison (6-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley) have won seven straight against Northern Iowa (3-4, 3-4). Hoosman finished with 70 yards rushing on 23 carries. &nbsp;

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jaden Johnson threw for a pair of touchdowns and Celdon Manning ran for 99 yards and Missouri State beat Youngstown State 21-10 to earn at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. For the FCS 15th-ranked Bears, the win marks the first conference title since 1990. The Bears put together a 5-1 spring record and now will await to see if they earned their way into the 16-team playoff. Joe Craycraft threw for 100 yards and Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 100 yards on 20 carries for Youngstown State.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur has announced he is transferring to Iowa State for his senior season. Kalscheur is the first of several expected departures from the Gophers following their coaching change. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Kalscheur is a native of Minnesota. He was recruited by new Gophers coach Ben Johnson, who was an assistant at the time. Kalscheur also played at DeLaSalle High School under coach Dave Thorson, who was just hired as an assistant on Johnson's staff. In 88 games with the Gophers, all starts, he averaged 10.4 points and shot 34.5% from 3-point range.

Matsuyama surges to top of Masters leaderboard

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A new name is at the top of the Masters leaderboard.

Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEH'-kee maht-soo-YAH'-mah) has a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele (SHOW'-flee), Marc Leishman (LEESH'-man), second-round leader Justin Rose and Will Zalatoris (zal-ah-TOHR'-ihs) through three rounds at Augusta National. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move to 11 under for the week. Matsuyama had five birdies, one eagle and no bogeys during a third round in which he played his last 13 holes at minus-7.

Matsuyama becomes the first Japanese player in Masters history to lead after any round.

Rose fell into a four-way mix for second with his second consecutive even-par 72. Schauffele fired a 68 on Saturday, Leishman a 70 and Zalatoris a 71.

Corey Conners is alone in sixth at 6 under, one ahead of Jordan Spieth (speeth) and Brian Harman.

UNDATED (AP) — It seemed like old times for Jacob deGrom on Saturday as he threw a gem without receiving any support from the New York Mets.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner tied a career high by striking out 14 over eight innings of the Mets' 3-0 loss to the Marlins. DeGrom limited the Marlins to one run and five hits, including Jazz Chisolm Jr.'s second-inning homer.

According to baseball-reference.com, New York has scored 67 runs in deGrom's 29 losses since the start of the 2017 season, an average of 2.31 per game.

Meanwhile, Marlins starting and winning pitcher Taylor Rogers beat deGrom for the second time in nine major league starts. Rogers limited the three hits while fanning 10 over six innings before Miami's bullpen retired the last nine Mets in order.

— Riley Smith won his first major league start and Tim Locastro had four hits as the Diamondbacks whipped the Reds, 8-3. Smith gave up just two runs on eight hits against the Cincinnati team that had won six in a row. Stephen Vogt contributed a two-out single for Arizona, which also got homers from Eduardo Escobar and Asdrubal Cabrera (as-DRO'-bul kah-BREHR'-ah). 

— Mitch Keller pitched five efficient innings and the Pirates unloaded on Zach Davies in an 8-2 win over the Cubs. Keller struck out seven and held Chicago to one run as Pittsburgh ended a six-game slide. Colin Moran, Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Stallings all drove in two runs during Pittsburgh's seven-run second, and Phil Evans hit his team-high third homer. 

— The Cardinals' four-game winning streak is over after Avisaíl (av-ih-sah-EEL') García homered, doubled and drove in five in the Brewers' 9-5 victory over St. Louis. García's two-run blast off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. Keston Hiura (HEER'-uh) smacked a three-run shot to cap a five-run burst that made it 8-2 in the seventh inning of the Brewers' third win in four games. 

— Trent Grisham slammed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning of the Padres' sixth straight win over the Rangers, 7-4. Grisham put San Diego up 5-4 with his two-run homer off reliever Wes Benjamin. Eric Hosmer and Ha-Seong Kim also homered for San Diego.

— Brandon Crawford delivered the decisive hit for a second straight day, connecting for a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Giants beat the Rockies, 4-3. Crawford also came through with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the seventh of a 3-1 win in Friday's home opener. Ryan McMahon had put Colorado ahead 3-1 with a two-run homer in the fifth.

— Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer and drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder in the seventh inning to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Phillies. Sean Newcomb had strikeouts on four of his six outs in relief of Ian Anderson, who allowed homers by Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper. Atlanta has won four straight since an 0-4 start.

— Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY'-nuh) homered off Domingo Germán (hehr-MAHN'), helping the Rays extend their mastery over the Yankees with a 4-0 victory. Six pitchers combined to limit the Yankees to five hits. The Rays have won 10 of 12 regular-season games between the AL East rivals since the start of 2020 and knocked off New York in the division series last year.

— Rafael Devers (DEH'-vurz) homered and the Red Sox scored twice in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Christian Vázquez to beat the Orioles, 6-4. The game was tied at 4 until Michael Chavis scored on a wild pitch by Dillon Tate. Baltimore outfielder Trey Mancini hit his first home run since his return from cancer surgery that caused him to miss the 2020 season. 

— Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown connected for his big league home run in the Athletics' 7-3 victory at Houston. Brown sent a homer into the second deck in the eighth inning to give the Athletics five home runs in the last two games after they managed just three in their first eight. Jed Lowrie's two-run single put the A's ahead, 6-0 in the seventh.

— Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Taylor Trammell scored the winning run after homering earlier in the game. Nelson Cruz belted a two-run homer before Minnesota absorbed its third loss of the season, all in 10 innings.

— Aaron Civale (sih-VAH'-lee) allowed just three hits while dominating over 7 2/3 innings of the Indians' 11-3 thrashing of the Tigers. The right-hander gave up two singles and faced the minimum through six innings before Robbie Grossman homered off him in the seventh. Jordan Luplow (LOOP'-loh) hit one of Cleveland's five home runs, furnishing a three-run blast and a two-run double to finish with a career-high five RBIs.

— The Royals and White Sox were rained out in Chicago. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14.

UNDATED — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list after exhibiting cold symptoms.

The team is awaiting coronavirus test results. If he tests negative twice, Martinez can return to the lineup for the series finale Sunday at Baltimore.

Martinez has been of the hottest hitters in MLB to start the season, batting .433 with seven doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs.

— The Braves have placed right-hander Chris Martin on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation retroactive to Wednesday. The Braves recalled right-hander Jacob Webb from the team's alternate training site. 

— The Mets have placed third baseman J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left hand. Davis was hit in the hand by a 91 mph fastball Tuesday and hasn't played since. 

— Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar (tay-AHS'-kur) Hernández is on the COVID-19 list after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team. Left-hander Ryan Borucki also went on the injured list with vaccine side effects, which included a fever and fatigue. 

— Cubs first base coach Craig Driver has tested positive for COVID-19. The club says contact tracing determined no one in the traveling party was a close contact. 

— Tigers starter Julio Teheran has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Teheran was scratched from Friday's start against Cleveland when he felt tightness in his triceps while warming up. 

UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers won a matchup of short-handed teams.

Andre Drummond provided 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Lakers steamrolled the Nets, 126-101. Dennis Schroder (SHROO'-dur) scored 19 points before he and Kyrie Irving were ejected in the third quarter. The Lakers had led most of the way and were ahead 66-62 when Irving fouled Schroder with 9:41 left in the third.

The Lakers were missing LeBron James, Anthony Davis, while the Nets played without James Harden.

Brooklyn fell into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference when the 76ers hammered the Thunder, 117-93. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') had 27 points and nine rebounds just a night after being held to 14 points on 5 of 16 shooting. 

Furkan Korkmaz (FUR-kahn KOHRK'-mas) added a season-high 20 points as Philadelphia handed Oklahoma City its sixth consecutive loss.

Checking out Saturday's other NBA action: 

— The Jazz extended their team-record home winning streak to 24 games as Donovan Mitchell scored 14 of his season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter of their 128-112 decision over the Kings. Mitchell's ability to penetrate the lane on almost every possession powered a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter. Mike Conley had 26 points, and Joe Ingles added 20 for Utah.

— Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 38 points in the third quarter and the Warriors withstood another injury to rookie James Wiseman to beat the Rockets 125-109. Curry has his sixth straight 30-point game, the longest streak of his career. The two-time MVP made eight 3-pointers and had five assists and eight rebounds. 

— The severely short-handed Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cavaliers. Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points, shooting 17 of 19 field goals overall and 7 of 9 from 3-point range. The Raptors were without their top three scorers in Pascal Siakam (see-A'-kam), Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry, who are averaging a combined 57.5 points.

UNDATED (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent to buy the team.

The agreement also includes the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and opens a 30-day window for negotiations to be finalized. 

Under the conditions of the deal, Taylor would keep control of the club for the next two years and bring on Rodriguez and Lore as partners until a handover in 2023. 

UNDATED (AP) — Another day, another change atop the NHL's Central Division standings. The Tampa Bay Lightning have pulled into a first-place tie with the Carolina Hurricanes, two points ahead of the Florida Panthers.

Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) made 36 saves to lead the Lightning to a 3-0 victory over the Predators. 

Ross Colton, Austin Cernak (CHUR'-nak) and Yanni Gourde (YAH'-nee gohrd) scored for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight and four of its last six.

Pekka Rinne (PEH'-kuh REE'-nay) made 31 saves as Nashville snapped its three-game winning streak. 

Adam Erne (UR'-nee) scored in regulation and provided the game-winning tally in the seventh round of a shootout to push the Red Wings past the Hurricanes, 6-5. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Valtteri Filppula (val-TEHR'-ee FIHL'-poo-luh) had goals in regulation to help Detroit end Carolina's three-game winning streak. Larkin also scored in the shootout and Thomas Greiss (grys) finished with 30 saves.

Jason Robertson scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season to carry the Stars past the Panthers, 4-1. Joel L'Esperance (lehs-pah-RAHNS') and Robertson beat Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF'-skee) in the first two minutes before Jamie Benn made it 3-0 midway through the opening period. Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH'-bihn) stopped 20 shots and blanked the Panthers after Aleksander Barkov beat him on a power play with 1 1/2 seconds left in the second.

— Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the Blues a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Saturday night. Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, including the tying goal with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after St. Louis pulled goalie Ville Husso. The Blues have won three in a row to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division.

— The Blackhawks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3. Alex DeBrincat (deh-BRIHN'-kat) had a goal and an assist to support Kevin Lankinen, who stopped 23 shots as Chicago dealt Columbus its ninth loss in 11 games. Carl Soderberg, Wyatt Kalynuk (KAL'-ih-nuhk) and Dylan Strome (strohm) also scored in the Hawks' third win in eight games.

— Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR'-ee-ay) scored the game-winner in the Flyers' 3-2 win over the Bruins. Couturier tallied seven minutes into the third period, leaving Philadelphia four points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff berth in the East Division. Travis Konecny (kah-NEHK'-nee) scored a first-period goal and set up Shayne Gostisbehere's (GAHS'-this-behrz) power-play tally about six minutes later.

— Auston Matthews increased his NHL-leading goals total to 31 by scoring three more for the Maple Leafs in a 6-5 victory against the Senators. Jack Campbell made 27 saves and became the first NHL netminder to open a season with 10 straight wins. Mitch Marner added a goal and three assists in Toronto's sixth win in a row.

— Andrew Copp, Nikolaj Ehlers (nih-koh-ly EE'-lurz) and Mathieu Perrault (peh-ROH') each had a goal and an assist in the Jets' 5-0 victory over the Canadiens. Connor Hellebuyck (HEH'-leh-buhk) made 19 saves for his second shutout of the season to backstop Winnipeg's third straight win. Jake Allen made 20 saves to drop to 1-5-4 in his last 10 starts. 

Contenders make moves, get head start on NHL trade deadline

UNDATED (AP) — Some of the NHL's top teams got a head start on the trade deadline by making moves. Defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay got arguably the most sought after player available by acquiring defenseman David Savard from Columbus in a three-team trade Saturday. It cost the Lightning three draft picks to make it happen. 

NHL-leading Colorado paid a smaller price for backup goaltender Devan Dubnyk (DOOB'-nihk) in the form of a depth defenseman and a fifth-round pick going to San Jose. 

Florida sent a third-round pick to Buffalo for defenseman Brandon Montour (MAHN'-tohr) in a move that fills the void left by Aaron Ekblad's season-ending injury.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway after just 42 laps Saturday night, setting up a doubleheader Sunday.

The day will start at noon with the completion of an Xfinity Series race before finishing up the Cup race.

Denny Hamlin passed pole-sitter Joey Logano just four laps into the race and led the rest of the way until light drizzle intensified and the drivers were told to come down pit road for a red flag delay. Conditions on the track were good, but pit road was very wet.

Vandy's Scotty Pippen Jr. declares for draft with no agent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the NBA draft without signing with an agent to keep his options open. 

The son of six-time NBA champ Scottie Pippen ranked second in the Southeastern Conference both in scoring at 20.8 points and with 4.8 assists a game. He ranked 16th nationally in scoring per game. 

Blackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand National

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rachael Blackmore has broken down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the grueling Grand National horse race. 

The 31-year-old Irishwoman rode Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 at Aintree in the 173rd running of the famous race in Liverpool, England.

Female jockeys have only been allowed to enter and race in the National since 1975 when the Sex Discrimination Act was passed. 

<h2>Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press</h2>ST. LOUIS (AP) — Avisaíl García homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat St. Louis 9-5 and ended the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. Keston Hiura hit a three-run homer that capped a five-run burst in the seventh inning that made it 8-2. The Brewers won for the third time in four games. García's two-run homer off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. García drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth and added a two-run double in the seventh.ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, tying it with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after the Blues pulled goalie Ville Husso. O'Reilly skated around the net and stuffed a shot past Cam Talbot. Nico Sturm and Matt Dumba scored for Minnesota. The Blues have won three in a row — beating Minnesota 9-1 on Friday night — to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division. The teams will meet for the third time in four nights on Monday in Minnesota. Husso stopped 28 shots, and Tabot made 27 saves.CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox will have to wait at least another day to resume their series after their game was postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14. The White Sox beat the Royals 6-0 in Chicago's home opener Thursday. Lance Lynn struck out 11 in a five-hitter in a game delayed for more than two hours because of the weather. The teams were off Friday. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, but it also could be affected by rain.CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Christian Watson scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, Hunter Luepke ran for 95 yards that included a fourth-quarter touchdown, and second-ranked North Dakota State held off No. 24 Northern Iowa for a 23-20 victory. Tyler Hoosman had a pair of 1-yard scoring runs in the fourth quarter for Northern Iowa, the second with 2:47 remaining. The Panthers forced a three-and-out on the ensuing series but then could not convert on fourth-and-1 at their 13. The Bison (6-1, 5-1 Missouri Valley) have won seven straight against Northern Iowa (3-4, 3-4). Hoosman finished with 70 yards rushing on 23 carries. &nbsp;SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jaden Johnson threw for a pair of touchdowns and Celdon Manning ran for 99 yards and Missouri State beat Youngstown State 21-10 to earn at least a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title. For the FCS 15th-ranked Bears, the win marks the first conference title since 1990. The Bears put together a 5-1 spring record and now will await to see if they earned their way into the 16-team playoff. Joe Craycraft threw for 100 yards and Jaleel McLaughlin ran for 100 yards on 20 carries for Youngstown State.MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota guard Gabe Kalscheur has announced he is transferring to Iowa State for his senior season. Kalscheur is the first of several expected departures from the Gophers following their coaching change. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Kalscheur is a native of Minnesota. He was recruited by new Gophers coach Ben Johnson, who was an assistant at the time. Kalscheur also played at DeLaSalle High School under coach Dave Thorson, who was just hired as an assistant on Johnson's staff. In 88 games with the Gophers, all starts, he averaged 10.4 points and shot 34.5% from 3-point range.<h2>Update on the latest sports</h2>PGA-MASTERSMatsuyama surges to top of Masters leaderboardAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A new name is at the top of the Masters leaderboard.Hideki Matsuyama (hih-DEH'-kee maht-soo-YAH'-mah) has a four-shot lead over Xander Schauffele (SHOW'-flee), Marc Leishman (LEESH'-man), second-round leader Justin Rose and Will Zalatoris (zal-ah-TOHR'-ihs) through three rounds at Augusta National. Matsuyama shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to move to 11 under for the week. Matsuyama had five birdies, one eagle and no bogeys during a third round in which he played his last 13 holes at minus-7.Matsuyama becomes the first Japanese player in Masters history to lead after any round.Rose fell into a four-way mix for second with his second consecutive even-par 72. Schauffele fired a 68 on Saturday, Leishman a 70 and Zalatoris a 71.Corey Conners is alone in sixth at 6 under, one ahead of Jordan Spieth (speeth) and Brian Harman.MLB-SCHEDULEAnother DeGrom gem wasted by MetsUNDATED (AP) — It seemed like old times for Jacob deGrom on Saturday as he threw a gem without receiving any support from the New York Mets.The two-time Cy Young Award winner tied a career high by striking out 14 over eight innings of the Mets' 3-0 loss to the Marlins. DeGrom limited the Marlins to one run and five hits, including Jazz Chisolm Jr.'s second-inning homer.According to baseball-reference.com, New York has scored 67 runs in deGrom's 29 losses since the start of the 2017 season, an average of 2.31 per game.Meanwhile, Marlins starting and winning pitcher Taylor Rogers beat deGrom for the second time in nine major league starts. Rogers limited the three hits while fanning 10 over six innings before Miami's bullpen retired the last nine Mets in order.Elsewhere in the majors: — Riley Smith won his first major league start and Tim Locastro had four hits as the Diamondbacks whipped the Reds, 8-3. Smith gave up just two runs on eight hits against the Cincinnati team that had won six in a row. Stephen Vogt contributed a two-out single for Arizona, which also got homers from Eduardo Escobar and Asdrubal Cabrera (as-DRO'-bul kah-BREHR'-ah). — Mitch Keller pitched five efficient innings and the Pirates unloaded on Zach Davies in an 8-2 win over the Cubs. Keller struck out seven and held Chicago to one run as Pittsburgh ended a six-game slide. Colin Moran, Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Stallings all drove in two runs during Pittsburgh's seven-run second, and Phil Evans hit his team-high third homer. — The Cardinals' four-game winning streak is over after Avisaíl (av-ih-sah-EEL') García homered, doubled and drove in five in the Brewers' 9-5 victory over St. Louis. García's two-run blast off Carlos Martínez gave Milwaukee a 3-0 lead in the fifth. Keston Hiura (HEER'-uh) smacked a three-run shot to cap a five-run burst that made it 8-2 in the seventh inning of the Brewers' third win in four games. — Trent Grisham slammed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning of the Padres' sixth straight win over the Rangers, 7-4. Grisham put San Diego up 5-4 with his two-run homer off reliever Wes Benjamin. Eric Hosmer and Ha-Seong Kim also homered for San Diego.— Brandon Crawford delivered the decisive hit for a second straight day, connecting for a three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Giants beat the Rockies, 4-3. Crawford also came through with a bases-loaded, two-run double in the seventh of a 3-1 win in Friday's home opener. Ryan McMahon had put Colorado ahead 3-1 with a two-run homer in the fifth.— Freddie Freeman belted a two-run homer and drove in the go-ahead run with a grounder in the seventh inning to lead the Braves to a 5-4 win over the Phillies. Sean Newcomb had strikeouts on four of his six outs in relief of Ian Anderson, who allowed homers by Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper. Atlanta has won four straight since an 0-4 start.— Austin Meadows and Randy Arozarena (ah-roh-zah-RAY'-nuh) homered off Domingo Germán (hehr-MAHN'), helping the Rays extend their mastery over the Yankees with a 4-0 victory. Six pitchers combined to limit the Yankees to five hits. The Rays have won 10 of 12 regular-season games between the AL East rivals since the start of 2020 and knocked off New York in the division series last year.— Rafael Devers (DEH'-vurz) homered and the Red Sox scored twice in the 10th inning on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Christian Vázquez to beat the Orioles, 6-4. The game was tied at 4 until Michael Chavis scored on a wild pitch by Dillon Tate. Baltimore outfielder Trey Mancini hit his first home run since his return from cancer surgery that caused him to miss the 2020 season. — Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown connected for his big league home run in the Athletics' 7-3 victory at Houston. Brown sent a homer into the second deck in the eighth inning to give the Athletics five home runs in the last two games after they managed just three in their first eight. Jed Lowrie's two-run single put the A's ahead, 6-0 in the seventh.— Mitch Haniger homered and hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Taylor Trammell scored the winning run after homering earlier in the game. Nelson Cruz belted a two-run homer before Minnesota absorbed its third loss of the season, all in 10 innings.— Aaron Civale (sih-VAH'-lee) allowed just three hits while dominating over 7 2/3 innings of the Indians' 11-3 thrashing of the Tigers. The right-hander gave up two singles and faced the minimum through six innings before Robbie Grossman homered off him in the seventh. Jordan Luplow (LOOP'-loh) hit one of Cleveland's five home runs, furnishing a three-run blast and a two-run double to finish with a career-high five RBIs.— The Royals and White Sox were rained out in Chicago. It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader May 14.MLB-NEWSBosox slugger on COVID-19 ILUNDATED — Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list after exhibiting cold symptoms.The team is awaiting coronavirus test results. If he tests negative twice, Martinez can return to the lineup for the series finale Sunday at Baltimore.Martinez has been of the hottest hitters in MLB to start the season, batting .433 with seven doubles, two home runs and 12 RBIs.In other baseball news: — The Braves have placed right-hander Chris Martin on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation retroactive to Wednesday. The Braves recalled right-hander Jacob Webb from the team's alternate training site. — The Mets have placed third baseman J.D. Davis on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left hand. Davis was hit in the hand by a 91 mph fastball Tuesday and hasn't played since. — Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar (tay-AHS'-kur) Hernández is on the COVID-19 list after he was exposed to someone with a positive coronavirus case outside of the team. Left-hander Ryan Borucki also went on the injured list with vaccine side effects, which included a fever and fatigue. — Cubs first base coach Craig Driver has tested positive for COVID-19. The club says contact tracing determined no one in the traveling party was a close contact. — Tigers starter Julio Teheran has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Teheran was scratched from Friday's start against Cleveland when he felt tightness in his triceps while warming up. NBA-SCHEDULELakers clobber NetsUNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers won a matchup of short-handed teams.Andre Drummond provided 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Lakers steamrolled the Nets, 126-101. Dennis Schroder (SHROO'-dur) scored 19 points before he and Kyrie Irving were ejected in the third quarter. The Lakers had led most of the way and were ahead 66-62 when Irving fouled Schroder with 9:41 left in the third.The Lakers were missing LeBron James, Anthony Davis, while the Nets played without James Harden.Brooklyn fell into a first-place tie in the Eastern Conference when the 76ers hammered the Thunder, 117-93. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL' ehm-BEED') had 27 points and nine rebounds just a night after being held to 14 points on 5 of 16 shooting. Furkan Korkmaz (FUR-kahn KOHRK'-mas) added a season-high 20 points as Philadelphia handed Oklahoma City its sixth consecutive loss.Checking out Saturday's other NBA action: — The Jazz extended their team-record home winning streak to 24 games as Donovan Mitchell scored 14 of his season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter of their 128-112 decision over the Kings. Mitchell's ability to penetrate the lane on almost every possession powered a 19-4 run in the fourth quarter. Mike Conley had 26 points, and Joe Ingles added 20 for Utah.— Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 38 points in the third quarter and the Warriors withstood another injury to rookie James Wiseman to beat the Rockets 125-109. Curry has his sixth straight 30-point game, the longest streak of his career. The two-time MVP made eight 3-pointers and had five assists and eight rebounds. — The severely short-handed Raptors scored a franchise-record 87 first-half points en route to a 135-115 blowout victory over the Cavaliers. Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points, shooting 17 of 19 field goals overall and 7 of 9 from 3-point range. The Raptors were without their top three scorers in Pascal Siakam (see-A'-kam), Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry, who are averaging a combined 57.5 points.NBA-TIMBERWOLVES-OWNERSWolves owner selling team to A-Rod, LoreUNDATED (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor says former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and e-commerce mogul Marc Lore signed a letter of intent to buy the team.The agreement also includes the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx and opens a 30-day window for negotiations to be finalized. Under the conditions of the deal, Taylor would keep control of the club for the next two years and bring on Rodriguez and Lore as partners until a handover in 2023. NHL-SCHEDULEBolts grab piece of Central leadUNDATED (AP) — Another day, another change atop the NHL's Central Division standings. The Tampa Bay Lightning have pulled into a first-place tie with the Carolina Hurricanes, two points ahead of the Florida Panthers.Andrei Vasilevskiy (va-sih-LEHV'-skee) made 36 saves to lead the Lightning to a 3-0 victory over the Predators. Ross Colton, Austin Cernak (CHUR'-nak) and Yanni Gourde (YAH'-nee gohrd) scored for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight and four of its last six.Pekka Rinne (PEH'-kuh REE'-nay) made 31 saves as Nashville snapped its three-game winning streak. Adam Erne (UR'-nee) scored in regulation and provided the game-winning tally in the seventh round of a shootout to push the Red Wings past the Hurricanes, 6-5. Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha, Valtteri Filppula (val-TEHR'-ee FIHL'-poo-luh) had goals in regulation to help Detroit end Carolina's three-game winning streak. Larkin also scored in the shootout and Thomas Greiss (grys) finished with 30 saves.Jason Robertson scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season to carry the Stars past the Panthers, 4-1. Joel L'Esperance (lehs-pah-RAHNS') and Robertson beat Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF'-skee) in the first two minutes before Jamie Benn made it 3-0 midway through the opening period. Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH'-bihn) stopped 20 shots and blanked the Panthers after Aleksander Barkov beat him on a power play with 1 1/2 seconds left in the second.Elsewhere on NHL ice:— Ryan O'Reilly scored with two seconds left in overtime to give the Blues a 3-2 victory over the Wild on Saturday night. Mike Hoffman scored twice for the Blues, including the tying goal with 41.6 seconds left in regulation after St. Louis pulled goalie Ville Husso. The Blues have won three in a row to move a point ahead of fourth-place Arizona for the last playoff spot in the West Division.— The Blackhawks rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Blue Jackets, 4-3. Alex DeBrincat (deh-BRIHN'-kat) had a goal and an assist to support Kevin Lankinen, who stopped 23 shots as Chicago dealt Columbus its ninth loss in 11 games. Carl Soderberg, Wyatt Kalynuk (KAL'-ih-nuhk) and Dylan Strome (strohm) also scored in the Hawks' third win in eight games.— Sean Couturier (koo-TOOR'-ee-ay) scored the game-winner in the Flyers' 3-2 win over the Bruins. Couturier tallied seven minutes into the third period, leaving Philadelphia four points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff berth in the East Division. Travis Konecny (kah-NEHK'-nee) scored a first-period goal and set up Shayne Gostisbehere's (GAHS'-this-behrz) power-play tally about six minutes later.— Auston Matthews increased his NHL-leading goals total to 31 by scoring three more for the Maple Leafs in a 6-5 victory against the Senators. Jack Campbell made 27 saves and became the first NHL netminder to open a season with 10 straight wins. Mitch Marner added a goal and three assists in Toronto's sixth win in a row.— Andrew Copp, Nikolaj Ehlers (nih-koh-ly EE'-lurz) and Mathieu Perrault (peh-ROH') each had a goal and an assist in the Jets' 5-0 victory over the Canadiens. Connor Hellebuyck (HEH'-leh-buhk) made 19 saves for his second shutout of the season to backstop Winnipeg's third straight win. Jake Allen made 20 saves to drop to 1-5-4 in his last 10 starts. NHL-NEWSContenders make moves, get head start on NHL trade deadlineUNDATED (AP) — Some of the NHL's top teams got a head start on the trade deadline by making moves. Defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay got arguably the most sought after player available by acquiring defenseman David Savard from Columbus in a three-team trade Saturday. It cost the Lightning three draft picks to make it happen. NHL-leading Colorado paid a smaller price for backup goaltender Devan Dubnyk (DOOB'-nihk) in the form of a depth defenseman and a fifth-round pick going to San Jose. Florida sent a third-round pick to Buffalo for defenseman Brandon Montour (MAHN'-tohr) in a move that fills the void left by Aaron Ekblad's season-ending injury.NASCAR-MARTINSVILLERain pushes Cup race to SundayMARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway after just 42 laps Saturday night, setting up a doubleheader Sunday.The day will start at noon with the completion of an Xfinity Series race before finishing up the Cup race.Denny Hamlin passed pole-sitter Joey Logano just four laps into the race and led the rest of the way until light drizzle intensified and the drivers were told to come down pit road for a red flag delay. Conditions on the track were good, but pit road was very wet.COLLEGE BASKETBALL-VANDERBILT-PIPPENVandy's Scotty Pippen Jr. declares for draft with no agentNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt guard Scotty Pippen Jr. has declared for the NBA draft without signing with an agent to keep his options open. The son of six-time NBA champ Scottie Pippen ranked second in the Southeastern Conference both in scoring at 20.8 points and with 4.8 assists a game. He ranked 16th nationally in scoring per game. HORSE RACING-GRAND NATIONALBlackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand NationalLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Rachael Blackmore has broken down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the grueling Grand National horse race. The 31-year-old Irishwoman rode Minella Times to victory at odds of 11-1 at Aintree in the 173rd running of the famous race in Liverpool, England.Female jockeys have only been allowed to enter and race in the National since 1975 when the Sex Discrimination Act was passed.

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WICHITA – Hutchinson Community College sophomore distance runner Teagan Flanagan posted the third-fastest time in the 10,000 meters this season on Friday at the Friends University Spring Open.

Flanagan qualified for his second NJCAA Outdoor championships event by winning the Friends 10,000 meters in a time of 32:14.44. Flanagan won the race by a staggering 2 minutes, 35 seconds.

Flanagan’s time ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA this season and is the fourth-fastest 10,000-meter time in Blue Dragon outdoor track and field history.

Flanagan was just a handful of Blue Dragon athletes to compete on Day 1 of the two-day event. The majority of the meet at Friends’ Adair Austin Stadium starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Heartland Timing will provide live results.

Other Blue Dragons to place in the Top 8 of an event on Friday are:

+ Matthew Schrag was sixth in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 37:29.51.

+ Delaney Cameron was fifth in the men’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 10:43.65.

+ Kiana Brown placed second in the women’s pole vault, clearing 10 feet.

+ Noel Hidalgo was fourth in the women’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 13:31.06, a PR for Hidalgo and the 14th-best time in the NJCAA this season.

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 </figure>WICHITA – Hutchinson Community College sophomore distance runner Teagan Flanagan posted the third-fastest time in the 10,000 meters this season on Friday at the Friends University Spring Open.Flanagan qualified for his second NJCAA Outdoor championships event by winning the Friends 10,000 meters in a time of 32:14.44. Flanagan won the race by a staggering 2 minutes, 35 seconds.Flanagan’s time ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA this season and is the fourth-fastest 10,000-meter time in Blue Dragon outdoor track and field history.Flanagan was just a handful of Blue Dragon athletes to compete on Day 1 of the two-day event. The majority of the meet at Friends’ Adair Austin Stadium starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Heartland Timing will provide live results.Other Blue Dragons to place in the Top 8 of an event on Friday are:+ Matthew Schrag was sixth in the men’s 10,000 meters with a time of 37:29.51.+ Delaney Cameron was fifth in the men’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 10:43.65.+ Kiana Brown placed second in the women’s pole vault, clearing 10 feet.+ Noel Hidalgo was fourth in the women’s 3,000-meter Steeplechase with a time of 13:31.06, a PR for Hidalgo and the 14th-best time in the NJCAA this season.

Flanagan qualifies for nationals in 10,000

The Hutchinson Community College softball team’s scheduled Jayhawk Conference doubleheader at Dodge City has been postponed, the teams announced late Friday night.

Hutchinson and Dodge City were supposed to have played at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday at Legends Park in Dodge City. Because of a late cancelation by one of the umpires, no replacement could be found.

The teams will make up the doubleheader at 2 and 4 p.m. on Monday, April 19 at Legends Park in Dodge City.

Next up for the Blue Dragons is a home doubleheader on Thursday, April 15 against Seward County at Fun Valley.

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 </figure>The Hutchinson Community College softball team’s scheduled Jayhawk Conference doubleheader at Dodge City has been postponed, the teams announced late Friday night.Hutchinson and Dodge City were supposed to have played at 1 and 3 p.m. on Saturday at Legends Park in Dodge City. Because of a late cancelation by one of the umpires, no replacement could be found.The teams will make up the doubleheader at 2 and 4 p.m. on Monday, April 19 at Legends Park in Dodge City.Next up for the Blue Dragons is a home doubleheader on Thursday, April 15 against Seward County at Fun Valley.

HutchCC softball not playing Saturday, rescheduled for April 19

By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports Information

WICHITA – Over the final 19.4 seconds of Friday's Region VI Tournament semifinal game, the emotions of Hutchinson Community College forward&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/kuath_majok_xrls">Majok Kuath</a>&nbsp;went from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs.

And the result for the Jayhawk West champion and tournament top seed Blue Dragons means a berth in the Region VI Championship match on Saturday night.

Kuath hit a go-ahead shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to spur the Blue Dragons to a wild 76-75 semifinal victory over No. 5 Coffeyville on Friday at the Friends University's Garvey Center.

The victory bolstered the Blue Dragons' postseason resume and puts Hutchinson into its 29th Region VI Championship game. Hutchinson will play No. 15 Cowley at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Garvey Center. Cowley routed Barton 104-77 in the other men's semifinal on Friday.

Tied at 72,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/mayers_matt_jfk4">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;gave the Blue Dragons a 74-72 lead with 1:51 to play. After both teams traded defensive stops, Coffeyville's Tylor Perry drove to the hoop and was fouled with 19.4 seconds to play. Perry hit the first free throw and Hutchinson called a timeout.

After the timeout, Perry missed his second free-throw attempt. Kuath and Bostyn Holt both went for the rebound. Holt's tip attempt wasn't going to go in, but it did put the ball within the cylinder when Kuath touched the ball. Kuath was called for goaltending and Coffeyville led 75-74.

As Hutchinson's final possession unfolded, Mayers tried to get the ball to Kuath on the low block, but a Raven defender deflected the ball into the corner and Kuath hustled and save the ball from going out of bounds into the hands of&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/baker_josh_lpkm">Josh Baker</a>. Baker then tried a 3-point attempt from the right wing, which was partially deflected by Holt.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/bujdoso_isaiah_t7bk">Isaiah Bujdoso</a>&nbsp;went for the rebound, but knocked the ball into the hands of Kuath, who wildly spun to his right and banked in an eight-foot shot with 1.2 seconds to play to give the Blue Dragons a 76-75 lead.

That play was the 13th and final lead change of the game. Coffeyville's desperation heave from just outside half court was not close.

Baker led the Blue Dragons with 21 points, hitting 2 of 6 3-pointers. Baker jumped into the career Blue Dragon Top 10 for 3-pointers and is tied with Aaron Lashley for ninth with 108 made 3s. Baker also had five assists to lead the Blue Dragons.

<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/mayers_matt_jfk4">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;had 18 point, seven rebounds and three assists. Mayers was 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Kuath finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/okon_jaden_os3t">Jaden Okon</a>&nbsp;had eight points and Bujdoso finished with seven.

The Blue Dragons shot 49.1 percent from the floor (28 of 57), hitting 2 of 7 3-pointers and 18 of 22 from the foul line. The Blue Dragons were outrebounded 36-32, but turned the ball over only nine times.

Perry had 19 points to lead Coffeyville, which at 22-3 is in strong position for an NJCAA Tournament at-large bid. Holt had 14 points.

The Red Ravens shot 40.4 percent for the game (23 of 57), going 6 of 16 from 3-point range and 23 of 27 from the foul line.

The Blue Dragons shot 51.6 percent in the first half in building a 42-31 lead at halftime.

Trailing 13-12, a Mayers short jumper started a 16-5 Hutchinson run that pushed the Dragon lead to double figures for the first time at 28-18 on two&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/gabriel_stephen_ryjf">Stephan Gabriel</a>&nbsp;free throws with 8:14 to play in the half. The lead was pushed to 42-28 when Bujdoso sank a technical free throw with 1:58 to play in the half.

The Blue Dragons led 45-35 with 18:21 to play, when Coffeyville started grinding its way back into the game, eventually tying the game at 61-all on a Perry jumper with 8:32 to play. From that point, there were four lead changes in the game, the final one of Kuath's putback with 1.2 seconds to go.

GAME NOTES&nbsp;– The Blue Dragons are now 29-15 all-time in the Region VI Tournament semifinal round. … Overall, the Dragons are 140-49 in the Region VI Tournament. … Hutchinson is now 12-6 all-time against Coffeyville in the Region VI Tournament and 30-23 all-time against the Red Ravens. … The Blue Dragons had a decisive 23-4 scoring advantage off the bench over Coffeyville.

By STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationWICHITA – Over the final 19.4 seconds of Friday's Region VI Tournament semifinal game, the emotions of Hutchinson Community College forward&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/kuath_majok_xrls">Majok Kuath</a>&nbsp;went from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XvYKxI708Vc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>And the result for the Jayhawk West champion and tournament top seed Blue Dragons means a berth in the Region VI Championship match on Saturday night.Kuath hit a go-ahead shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation to spur the Blue Dragons to a wild 76-75 semifinal victory over No. 5 Coffeyville on Friday at the Friends University's Garvey Center.The victory bolstered the Blue Dragons' postseason resume and puts Hutchinson into its 29th Region VI Championship game. Hutchinson will play No. 15 Cowley at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Garvey Center. Cowley routed Barton 104-77 in the other men's semifinal on Friday.Tied at 72,&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/mayers_matt_jfk4">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;gave the Blue Dragons a 74-72 lead with 1:51 to play. After both teams traded defensive stops, Coffeyville's Tylor Perry drove to the hoop and was fouled with 19.4 seconds to play. Perry hit the first free throw and Hutchinson called a timeout.After the timeout, Perry missed his second free-throw attempt. Kuath and Bostyn Holt both went for the rebound. Holt's tip attempt wasn't going to go in, but it did put the ball within the cylinder when Kuath touched the ball. Kuath was called for goaltending and Coffeyville led 75-74.As Hutchinson's final possession unfolded, Mayers tried to get the ball to Kuath on the low block, but a Raven defender deflected the ball into the corner and Kuath hustled and save the ball from going out of bounds into the hands of&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/baker_josh_lpkm">Josh Baker</a>. Baker then tried a 3-point attempt from the right wing, which was partially deflected by Holt.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/bujdoso_isaiah_t7bk">Isaiah Bujdoso</a>&nbsp;went for the rebound, but knocked the ball into the hands of Kuath, who wildly spun to his right and banked in an eight-foot shot with 1.2 seconds to play to give the Blue Dragons a 76-75 lead.That play was the 13th and final lead change of the game. Coffeyville's desperation heave from just outside half court was not close.Baker led the Blue Dragons with 21 points, hitting 2 of 6 3-pointers. Baker jumped into the career Blue Dragon Top 10 for 3-pointers and is tied with Aaron Lashley for ninth with 108 made 3s. Baker also had five assists to lead the Blue Dragons.<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/mayers_matt_jfk4">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;had 18 point, seven rebounds and three assists. Mayers was 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Kuath finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/okon_jaden_os3t">Jaden Okon</a>&nbsp;had eight points and Bujdoso finished with seven.The Blue Dragons shot 49.1 percent from the floor (28 of 57), hitting 2 of 7 3-pointers and 18 of 22 from the foul line. The Blue Dragons were outrebounded 36-32, but turned the ball over only nine times.Perry had 19 points to lead Coffeyville, which at 22-3 is in strong position for an NJCAA Tournament at-large bid. Holt had 14 points.The Red Ravens shot 40.4 percent for the game (23 of 57), going 6 of 16 from 3-point range and 23 of 27 from the foul line.The Blue Dragons shot 51.6 percent in the first half in building a 42-31 lead at halftime.Trailing 13-12, a Mayers short jumper started a 16-5 Hutchinson run that pushed the Dragon lead to double figures for the first time at 28-18 on two&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/bios/gabriel_stephen_ryjf">Stephan Gabriel</a>&nbsp;free throws with 8:14 to play in the half. The lead was pushed to 42-28 when Bujdoso sank a technical free throw with 1:58 to play in the half.The Blue Dragons led 45-35 with 18:21 to play, when Coffeyville started grinding its way back into the game, eventually tying the game at 61-all on a Perry jumper with 8:32 to play. From that point, there were four lead changes in the game, the final one of Kuath's putback with 1.2 seconds to go.GAME NOTES&nbsp;– The Blue Dragons are now 29-15 all-time in the Region VI Tournament semifinal round. … Overall, the Dragons are 140-49 in the Region VI Tournament. … Hutchinson is now 12-6 all-time against Coffeyville in the Region VI Tournament and 30-23 all-time against the Red Ravens. … The Blue Dragons had a decisive 23-4 scoring advantage off the bench over Coffeyville.

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