The Blue Dragons are the last KJCCC team to play a conference game this season. Saturday's game will be the 20th time that Hutchinson opens a conference season with Dodge City, the first since 2005. The Dragons are 10-9 against the Conquistadors in conference openers and 57-35 all-time in KJCCC openers. The Blue Dragons have won 14 of the last 15 conference openers.

BLUE DRAGON FOOTBALL No. 1 Hutchinson (4-0, 0-0) vs. No. 14 Dodge City (2-2, 1-1) When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 At: Gowans Stadium, Hutchinson, KS Kickoff: Noon Radio:&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 11:30 a.m.</a>&nbsp;- Sean Boston (PBP); Rob Dreher (Color) Video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kjcccsports.net/hutchcc/?B=1362170">Blue Dragon Sports Network, 11:30 a.m.</a>&nbsp;- Sean Boston (PBP); Rob Dreher (Color) X: @Bluedragonsport <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/files/Game_5_-_Dodge_City.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>

Saturday's matchup will be the 94th meeting between Hutchinson and Dodge City, but just the second time with both as ranked teams. One year ago, the Blue Dragons were ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA rankings and Dodge City was No. 11. Hutchinson won that contest 46-10.

The Blue Dragons are off to a 4-0 start for the 12th time in program history. They got their fourth win of 2024 by tying a national scoring record in last Saturday's 99-0 victory over Ellsworth. Eight different Blue Dragons scored touchdowns, including four rushing touchdowns from&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/jordan_jr._waymond_h58l">Waymond Jordan Jr.</a>&nbsp;The Dragons tied a team single-game defensive record with seven total turnovers, including interceptions returned for touchdowns by&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/jester_david_wgzj">David Jester</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/graham_michael_r9zr">Michael Graham</a>.

The Blue Dragons bid for their 11th 5-0 start in program history.

Dodge City enters Saturday's game coming off a huge comeback victory against Iowa Central last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City.

The Conquistadors trailed the Tritons 21-0 just 13 minutes, 47 seconds into the game. Dodge City then held Iowa Central to just three points over the final three quarters and scored the go-ahead touchdown - an Ahmir Culmer 19-yard touchdown reception from Gavynn - with 1:02 remaining in the fourth quarter to complete a 25-24 victory.

Hutchinson will be playing its third ranked opponent this season, already owning wins over No. 1 Iowa Western and No. 12 Iowa Central. Dodge City will be playing its third ranked opponent as well on Saturday. The Conquistadors lost at No. 2 Iowa Western and battled for a 9-6 win at No. 8 Highland on September 21.

After Saturday, the Blue Dragons will be play the next two games on the road, at Independence next Saturday and at Coffeyville on October 19.

<figure>
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 </figure>Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe Blue Dragons are the last KJCCC team to play a conference game this season. Saturday's game will be the 20th time that Hutchinson opens a conference season with Dodge City, the first since 2005. The Dragons are 10-9 against the Conquistadors in conference openers and 57-35 all-time in KJCCC openers. The Blue Dragons have won 14 of the last 15 conference openers.BLUE DRAGON FOOTBALL No. 1 Hutchinson (4-0, 0-0) vs. No. 14 Dodge City (2-2, 1-1) When: Saturday, October 5, 2024 At: Gowans Stadium, Hutchinson, KS Kickoff: Noon Radio:&nbsp;<a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 11:30 a.m.</a>&nbsp;- Sean Boston (PBP); Rob Dreher (Color) Video:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kjcccsports.net/hutchcc/?B=1362170">Blue Dragon Sports Network, 11:30 a.m.</a>&nbsp;- Sean Boston (PBP); Rob Dreher (Color) X: @Bluedragonsport <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/files/Game_5_-_Dodge_City.pdf">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>Saturday's matchup will be the 94th meeting between Hutchinson and Dodge City, but just the second time with both as ranked teams. One year ago, the Blue Dragons were ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA rankings and Dodge City was No. 11. Hutchinson won that contest 46-10.The Blue Dragons are off to a 4-0 start for the 12th time in program history. They got their fourth win of 2024 by tying a national scoring record in last Saturday's 99-0 victory over Ellsworth. Eight different Blue Dragons scored touchdowns, including four rushing touchdowns from&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/jordan_jr._waymond_h58l">Waymond Jordan Jr.</a>&nbsp;The Dragons tied a team single-game defensive record with seven total turnovers, including interceptions returned for touchdowns by&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/jester_david_wgzj">David Jester</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/bios/graham_michael_r9zr">Michael Graham</a>.The Blue Dragons bid for their 11th 5-0 start in program history.Dodge City enters Saturday's game coming off a huge comeback victory against Iowa Central last Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City.The Conquistadors trailed the Tritons 21-0 just 13 minutes, 47 seconds into the game. Dodge City then held Iowa Central to just three points over the final three quarters and scored the go-ahead touchdown - an Ahmir Culmer 19-yard touchdown reception from Gavynn - with 1:02 remaining in the fourth quarter to complete a 25-24 victory.Hutchinson will be playing its third ranked opponent this season, already owning wins over No. 1 Iowa Western and No. 12 Iowa Central. Dodge City will be playing its third ranked opponent as well on Saturday. The Conquistadors lost at No. 2 Iowa Western and battled for a 9-6 win at No. 8 Highland on September 21.After Saturday, the Blue Dragons will be play the next two games on the road, at Independence next Saturday and at Coffeyville on October 19.

🏈 No. 1 Hutchinson hosting No. 14 Dodge City at Gowans Stadium

NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Kansas City Royals today announced their roster for the Division Series. The roster remains unchanged from the Wild Card Series.

The Royals will carry 11 pitchers into tonight’s series opener in New York, led by starting pitchers Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha. The bullpen will consist of left-handed pitchers Kris Bubic, Sam Long, Daniel Lynch IV and Angel Zerpa, and right handers Lucas Erceg, Michael Lorenzen, John Schreiber and Brady Singer.

Kansas City will have 15 position players on the active roster, led by Captain Salvador Perez, All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dairon Blanco, Kyle Isbel, MJ Melendez, Tommy Pham and Hunter Renfroe will man the outfield, and they will carry infielders Paul DeJong, Maikel Garcia, Yuli Gurriel, Adam Frazier, Garrett Hampson and Michael Massey, as well as catcher Freddy Fermin.

Gurriel, 40, brings the most postseason experience, having played in 88 postseason games with Houston from 2017-23 and Kansas City this year, while Perez enters the Division Series 10 games shy of George Brett’s franchise record for postseason games (43).

Others to have postseason experience include Pham (33 games), Renfroe (24), DeJong (14), Wacha (8), Frazier (7), Lorenzen (4), Lugo (4), Hampson (4), Bubic (2), Long (2), Erceg (2), Witt Jr. (2), Pasquantino (2), Isbel (2), Melendez (2), Garcia (2), Massey (2), Ragans (1), Zerpa (1), Schreiber (1) and Blanco (1). Lynch IV, Singer and Fermin enter the Division Series with no playoff experience.

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 </figure>NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Kansas City Royals today announced their roster for the Division Series. The roster remains unchanged from the Wild Card Series.The Royals will carry 11 pitchers into tonight’s series opener in New York, led by starting pitchers Cole Ragans, Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha. The bullpen will consist of left-handed pitchers Kris Bubic, Sam Long, Daniel Lynch IV and Angel Zerpa, and right handers Lucas Erceg, Michael Lorenzen, John Schreiber and Brady Singer.Kansas City will have 15 position players on the active roster, led by Captain Salvador Perez, All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Dairon Blanco, Kyle Isbel, MJ Melendez, Tommy Pham and Hunter Renfroe will man the outfield, and they will carry infielders Paul DeJong, Maikel Garcia, Yuli Gurriel, Adam Frazier, Garrett Hampson and Michael Massey, as well as catcher Freddy Fermin.Gurriel, 40, brings the most postseason experience, having played in 88 postseason games with Houston from 2017-23 and Kansas City this year, while Perez enters the Division Series 10 games shy of George Brett’s franchise record for postseason games (43).Others to have postseason experience include Pham (33 games), Renfroe (24), DeJong (14), Wacha (8), Frazier (7), Lorenzen (4), Lugo (4), Hampson (4), Bubic (2), Long (2), Erceg (2), Witt Jr. (2), Pasquantino (2), Isbel (2), Melendez (2), Garcia (2), Massey (2), Ragans (1), Zerpa (1), Schreiber (1) and Blanco (1). Lynch IV, Singer and Fermin enter the Division Series with no playoff experience.

⚾ Royals set ALDS roster

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The dirt has officially been moved as part of the ongoing construction at Hobart-Detter Field, as the playing surface is transformed from a natural grass and dirt to artificial turf.

Hobart-Detter Field was opened in 1928 and has been an all-natural playing surface since then.

The turf will be instrumental in allowing games to be played in the rain, unlike prior when a substantial amount of rain would cause for a delay and in several cases a postponement or cancellation.

Hobart-Detter Field is home to Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Monarchs and several tournaments throughout the year.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The dirt has officially been moved as part of the ongoing construction at Hobart-Detter Field, as the playing surface is transformed from a natural grass and dirt to artificial turf.Hobart-Detter Field was opened in 1928 and has been an all-natural playing surface since then.The turf will be instrumental in allowing games to be played in the rain, unlike prior when a substantial amount of rain would cause for a delay and in several cases a postponement or cancellation.Hobart-Detter Field is home to Hutchinson Community College, Hutchinson High School, Hutchinson Monarchs and several tournaments throughout the year.

⚾ Construction underway at Hobart-Detter Field

Oregon remains unbeaten, the MLB Division Round are set to begin with a surprise Game 1 starter for one team while another team loses a key starting pitcher, the NFL gets encouraging news on concussions and the defending WNBA champions avoid elimination. Correspondent Tom Mariam reports.

Shohei Ohtani is feeling excitement, not nerves, on eve of his postseason debut with the Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There's nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar says he isn't nervous. Ohtani says the excitement of playing October baseball for the first time is greater than anything else he could be feeling. He spent the last six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who never made the postseason during his tenure. Fans on both sides of the Pacific are clamoring to see what the record-setting Ohtani can do in October after he became the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.

Mets name Kodai Senga their Game 1 starter against the Phillies in the NLDS

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga has thrown just 5 1/3 major league innings all year. He joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a $75 million, five-year contract and became an All-Star in his first season. He went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. The 31-year-old Japanese pitcher made just one start this season as he dealt with injuries that included tightness in his right triceps. The team's projected No. 1 starter this year, Senga also was sidelined by a strained left calf.

Bronny James begins his Lakers career with a preseason debut. LeBron won't join until the next game

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James played in his first NBA preseason game when the Lakers host Minnesota in the first of Los Angeles' two games in the Coachella Valley. LeBron James didn't play with his oldest son against the Timberwolves, but the 39-year-old superstar is likely to play against Phoenix on Sunday, which just happens to be Bronny's 20th birthday. Bronny James finished with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, missing his first five shots before making a layup with 56.9 seconds to play.

Jets' Rodgers insists there's no rift with Saleh and responds to rumors of potential Adams reunion

WARE, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers talked some football but mostly relationships — those with coach Robert Saleh and former teammate Davante Adams, in particular — after the New York Jets landed in London on Friday. Rodgers denied he and Saleh have any sort of rift, saying "there's some driving force" outside the Jets' facility trying to "put a wedge between Robert and I." Adams could be available via trade from the Las Vegas Raiders, and Rodgers clearly indicated his preference when it comes to a potential reunion with his former Green Bay teammate.

Dillon Gabriel, Jordan James lead No. 6 Oregon to 31-10 victory over Michigan State

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to help No. 6 Oregon remain undefeated with a 31-10 victory over Michigan State on Friday night. Gabriel completed 20 of 32 passes to finish with 257 yards and Jordan James ran for a career-high 166 yards and another score for the Ducks, who improved to 5-0 and 2-0 in Big Ten play with a showdown against No. 3 Ohio State coming next week. It was the third straight loss for Michigan State, spoiling coach Jonathan Smith's return to the state of Oregon after leaving Oregon State for the Spartans last November.

Syracuse rallies to force overtime and beat No. 25 UNLV 44-41, spoiling Rebels' poll debut

LAS VEGAS (AP) — LeQuint Allen powered into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV on Friday night, four days after the Rebels broke into the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. After Caden Chittenden made a 41-yard field goal to give UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in overtime, the Orange (4-1) walked it off with Allen's fourth touchdown of the game. Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards and three touchdowns for Syracuse. Allen rushed 19 times for 71 yards and two scores, and had nine catches for 58 yards and two more scores. The Orange tied it with 23 seconds left in regulation on Jackson Meeks' 6-yard TD catch.

Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, dead at 77

DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given. Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981, the first 11 years with the Lions, and also played for the then-Baltimore Colts. After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears. He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions. He was also one of the best running quarterbacks in NFL history, gaining more than 2,600 yards with 21 TDs.

Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 in Game 3 of semifinal series and take 2-1 lead

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinals series. Game 4 is Sunday in Connecticut with the Lynx looking to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017. That season ended in the fourth of Minnesota's championships. Collier, who averaged 14 points in the first two games of the series, had 16 in the first half in Game 3. Minnesota led by seven after one quarter and 48-36 at the half thanks to Collier, who made seven of her 10 shots in the opening 20 minutes. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with 21.

Celtics beat the Nuggets 107-103 in the NBA's preseason opener at Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year. The preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in a matchup of the two most recent championship clubs. The Celtics and Nuggets will finish their two-game set in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Payton Pritchard had a game-high 21 points for Boston. Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 14 for Denver and Russell Westbrook had 12 in his debut with the Nuggets.

Under MLB's new playoff format, a little rest isn't always the best

Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game's best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. Now the Japanese superstar and his Los Angeles Dodgers have to face something that's arguably even more daunting. A five-day break. Since MLB's most recent playoff format took effect in 2022, five of the eight top seeds have lost in the Division Series, unable to capitalize on the supposed reward of earning a bye through the Wild Card Series. This year, the Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees and Guardians are dealing with the five-day break, trying to use it to their advantage.

Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS

		(9)Missouri	at	(25)Texas A&amp;M	12 p.m.	

		(12)Mississippi	at	South Carolina	3:30 p.m.	

		(11)Southern Cal	at	Minnesota	7:30 p.m.	

		CF Montréal	at	Charlotte FC	7:30 p.m.	

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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for October 5th, 2024:Oregon remains unbeaten, the MLB Division Round are set to begin with a surprise Game 1 starter for one team while another team loses a key starting pitcher, the NFL gets encouraging news on concussions and the defending WNBA champions avoid elimination. Correspondent Tom Mariam reports.<div><iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8583289/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe></div>Shohei Ohtani is feeling excitement, not nerves, on eve of his postseason debut with the DodgersLOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There's nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar says he isn't nervous. Ohtani says the excitement of playing October baseball for the first time is greater than anything else he could be feeling. He spent the last six years with the Los Angeles Angels, who never made the postseason during his tenure. Fans on both sides of the Pacific are clamoring to see what the record-setting Ohtani can do in October after he became the first player in MLB history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.Mets name Kodai Senga their Game 1 starter against the Phillies in the NLDSPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga has thrown just 5 1/3 major league innings all year. He joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a $75 million, five-year contract and became an All-Star in his first season. He went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 29 starts and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting. The 31-year-old Japanese pitcher made just one start this season as he dealt with injuries that included tightness in his right triceps. The team's projected No. 1 starter this year, Senga also was sidelined by a strained left calf.Bronny James begins his Lakers career with a preseason debut. LeBron won't join until the next gamePALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James played in his first NBA preseason game when the Lakers host Minnesota in the first of Los Angeles' two games in the Coachella Valley. LeBron James didn't play with his oldest son against the Timberwolves, but the 39-year-old superstar is likely to play against Phoenix on Sunday, which just happens to be Bronny's 20th birthday. Bronny James finished with two points in the Lakers' 124-107 loss to the Timberwolves, missing his first five shots before making a layup with 56.9 seconds to play.Jets' Rodgers insists there's no rift with Saleh and responds to rumors of potential Adams reunionWARE, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers talked some football but mostly relationships — those with coach Robert Saleh and former teammate Davante Adams, in particular — after the New York Jets landed in London on Friday. Rodgers denied he and Saleh have any sort of rift, saying "there's some driving force" outside the Jets' facility trying to "put a wedge between Robert and I." Adams could be available via trade from the Las Vegas Raiders, and Rodgers clearly indicated his preference when it comes to a potential reunion with his former Green Bay teammate.Dillon Gabriel, Jordan James lead No. 6 Oregon to 31-10 victory over Michigan StateEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to help No. 6 Oregon remain undefeated with a 31-10 victory over Michigan State on Friday night. Gabriel completed 20 of 32 passes to finish with 257 yards and Jordan James ran for a career-high 166 yards and another score for the Ducks, who improved to 5-0 and 2-0 in Big Ten play with a showdown against No. 3 Ohio State coming next week. It was the third straight loss for Michigan State, spoiling coach Jonathan Smith's return to the state of Oregon after leaving Oregon State for the Spartans last November.Syracuse rallies to force overtime and beat No. 25 UNLV 44-41, spoiling Rebels' poll debutLAS VEGAS (AP) — LeQuint Allen powered into the end zone from a yard out in overtime to give Syracuse a 44-41 victory over No. 25 UNLV on Friday night, four days after the Rebels broke into the AP Top 25 for the first time in program history. After Caden Chittenden made a 41-yard field goal to give UNLV (4-1) a 41-38 lead in overtime, the Orange (4-1) walked it off with Allen's fourth touchdown of the game. Kyle McCord was 40 of 63 for 355 yards and three touchdowns for Syracuse. Allen rushed 19 times for 71 yards and two scores, and had nine catches for 58 yards and two more scores. The Orange tied it with 23 seconds left in regulation on Jackson Meeks' 6-yard TD catch.Greg Landry, former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, dead at 77DETROIT (AP) — Greg Landry, the former Detroit Lions quarterback and assistant coach, has died. He was 77. The Lions announced Landry's death on social media Friday. No cause of death was given. Landry played in the NFL from 1968 to 1981, the first 11 years with the Lions, and also played for the then-Baltimore Colts. After two seasons in the USFL, he returned to the NFL and played one game with the Chicago Bears. He threw for 16,052 yards in his NFL career with 98 touchdowns and 103 interceptions. He was also one of the best running quarterbacks in NFL history, gaining more than 2,600 yards with 21 TDs.Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 in Game 3 of semifinal series and take 2-1 leadUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinals series. Game 4 is Sunday in Connecticut with the Lynx looking to advance to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2017. That season ended in the fourth of Minnesota's championships. Collier, who averaged 14 points in the first two games of the series, had 16 in the first half in Game 3. Minnesota led by seven after one quarter and 48-36 at the half thanks to Collier, who made seven of her 10 shots in the opening 20 minutes. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with 21.Celtics beat the Nuggets 107-103 in the NBA's preseason opener at Abu DhabiABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year. The preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in a matchup of the two most recent championship clubs. The Celtics and Nuggets will finish their two-game set in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Payton Pritchard had a game-high 21 points for Boston. Reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic scored 14 for Denver and Russell Westbrook had 12 in his debut with the Nuggets.Under MLB's new playoff format, a little rest isn't always the bestShohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game's best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. Now the Japanese superstar and his Los Angeles Dodgers have to face something that's arguably even more daunting. A five-day break. Since MLB's most recent playoff format took effect in 2022, five of the eight top seeds have lost in the Division Series, unable to capitalize on the supposed reward of earning a bye through the Wild Card Series. This year, the Dodgers, Phillies, Yankees and Guardians are dealing with the five-day break, trying to use it to their advantage.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONFinal	Boston	107	Denver	103	Final	Utah	116	New Zealand	87	Final	Minnesota	124	L.A. Lakers	107	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal	New Jersey	4	Buffalo	1	Final	Pittsburgh	7	Columbus	3	Final OT	Carolina	2	Tampa Bay	1	Final	N-Y Islanders	5	N-Y Rangers	2	Final OT	Ottawa	4	Detroit	3	Final	Minnesota	6	Chicago	1	Final	Winnipeg	3	Calgary	2	Final	Vancouver	4	Edmonton	1	Final SO	Anaheim	3	San Jose	2	___TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALLFinal	Syracuse	44	(25)UNLV	41	Final	(6)Oregon	31	Michigan St.	10	___WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFSFinal	Minnesota	90	Connecticut	81	Final	Las Vegas	95	New York	81	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS		Detroit	at	Cleveland	1:08 p.m.			Kansas City	at	N-Y Yankees	6:38 p.m.	___NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFS		N-Y Mets	at	Philadelphia	4:08 p.m.			San Diego	at	L-A Dodgers	8:38 p.m.	___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON		Golden State	at	L.A. Clippers	7 p.m.	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		Buffalo	at	New Jersey	10 a.m.			Boston	at	Washington	5 p.m.			Carolina	at	Nashville	5 p.m.			Colorado	at	Utah	7 p.m.			Detroit	at	Toronto	7 p.m.			Florida	at	Los Angeles	7 p.m.			Montreal	at	Ottawa	7 p.m.			St. Louis	at	Chicago	8 p.m.			San Jose	at	Vegas	10 p.m.	___TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL		(9)Missouri	at	(25)Texas A&amp;M	12 p.m.			UCLA	at	(7)Penn St.	12 p.m.			SMU	at	(22)Louisville	12 p.m.			Auburn	at	(5)Georgia	3:30 p.m.			(12)Mississippi	at	South Carolina	3:30 p.m.			Iowa	at	(3)Ohio St.	3:30 p.m.			(23)Indiana	at	Northwestern	3:30 p.m.			(1)Alabama	at	Vanderbilt	4:15 p.m.			(15)Clemson	at	Florida St.	7 p.m.			Utah St.	at	(21)Boise St.	7 p.m.			(10)Michigan	at	Washington	7:30 p.m.			Baylor	at	(16)Iowa St.	7:30 p.m.			(11)Southern Cal	at	Minnesota	7:30 p.m.			(4)Tennessee	at	Arkansas	7:30 p.m.			(8)Miami	at	California	10:30 p.m.	___MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER		Miami	at	Toronto FC	4 p.m.			Minnesota	at	Vancouver	7:30 p.m.			New York	at	Atlanta	7:30 p.m.			CF Montréal	at	Charlotte FC	7:30 p.m.			Orlando City	at	Cincinnati	7:30 p.m.			Philadelphia	at	Columbus	7:30 p.m.			D.C. United	at	New England	7:30 p.m.			Los Angeles FC	at	Sporting Kansas City	8:30 p.m.			Houston	at	St Louis City	8:30 p.m.			Seattle	at	Colorado	9:30 p.m.			Austin FC	at	LA Galaxy	10:30 p.m.			Real Salt Lake	at	San Jose	10:30 p.m.	___

📢📰🎧 Sports Headlines for Saturday

HUTCHINSON, Kan.-The Derby Panthers, No. 1 ranked football team in class 6A showed why they are No. 1 with a 36 to 3 win over Hutchinson on the Salthawks homecoming night at Gowans Stadium Friday Night.

The Panthers won the coin toss and elected to receive and quickly put together nine play, 83 yard drive to score with 8:31 to go in the first quarter on a seven yard Drew Kemp run to get on the scoreboard early.

The PAT failed, and the Panthers never looked back.

Kemp scored his second touchdown on the night with 9:39 to go in the second quarter. The 2-point conversion failed and the Panthers lead was 12-0.

After both teams drives stalled, the Salthawks had their best opportunity of the night to only see a drive stall at the Derby two yard line and Derby promptly moved the football down deep inside of Salthawk territory allowing Trip Holtzinger to connect on a 31 yard field goal to take a 15-0 lead into the locker room at the half.

Kemp was able to show off his arm with two second half strikes for touchdowns in the third quarter taking advantage of Salthawk turnovers, plus an Arieus Finley seven yard touchdown run to lead 36-0 going into the final quarter.

Hutchinson was able to avoid a shutout with a Taysen Runyon 24 yard field goal at the 4:54 mark of the final quarter to make the final score 36 to 0.

Derby earned 422 yards on 56 offensive plays. Hutch was held to 131 total yards on 46 opportunities.

Hutch High's Kade Smith had 112 yards on 25 carries for the one bright spot for the Salthawks. Derby's Arieus Finley earned 195 yards on 18 carries to lead the Panthers in rushing.

Nest week, Derby (5-0) returns home to host Valley Center next Friday while the Salthawks (3-2) will travel to Haysville to take on the Campus Colts.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan.-The Derby Panthers, No. 1 ranked football team in class 6A showed why they are No. 1 with a 36 to 3 win over Hutchinson on the Salthawks homecoming night at Gowans Stadium Friday Night.The Panthers won the coin toss and elected to receive and quickly put together nine play, 83 yard drive to score with 8:31 to go in the first quarter on a seven yard Drew Kemp run to get on the scoreboard early.The PAT failed, and the Panthers never looked back.Kemp scored his second touchdown on the night with 9:39 to go in the second quarter. The 2-point conversion failed and the Panthers lead was 12-0.After both teams drives stalled, the Salthawks had their best opportunity of the night to only see a drive stall at the Derby two yard line and Derby promptly moved the football down deep inside of Salthawk territory allowing Trip Holtzinger to connect on a 31 yard field goal to take a 15-0 lead into the locker room at the half.Kemp was able to show off his arm with two second half strikes for touchdowns in the third quarter taking advantage of Salthawk turnovers, plus an Arieus Finley seven yard touchdown run to lead 36-0 going into the final quarter.Hutchinson was able to avoid a shutout with a Taysen Runyon 24 yard field goal at the 4:54 mark of the final quarter to make the final score 36 to 0.Derby earned 422 yards on 56 offensive plays. Hutch was held to 131 total yards on 46 opportunities.Hutch High's Kade Smith had 112 yards on 25 carries for the one bright spot for the Salthawks. Derby's Arieus Finley earned 195 yards on 18 carries to lead the Panthers in rushing.Nest week, Derby (5-0) returns home to host Valley Center next Friday while the Salthawks (3-2) will travel to Haysville to take on the Campus Colts.

🏈 Derby throttles Hutchinson with big play drives

Week 5 Derby 36, Hutchinson 3 Central Christian 52, St. Paul 6 Conway Springs 35, Trinity Catholic 0&nbsp; Wamego 29, Buhler 16 Attica-Argonia 58, Fairfield 12 Garden Plain 38, Haven 14 Southeast of Saline 66, Lyons 0 Hesston 48, Smoky Valley 6 Marion 26, Inman 7 Andale 58, Nickerson 6 Norwich 40, Pretty Prairie 12 Sterling 33, Medicine Lodge 26 Tescott 1, Burrton 0 (forfeit) Minneapolis 28, Halstead 21 Little River 66, Canton-Galva 6 McPherson 35, Rose Hill 26 Salina Central 57, Newton 7 Wichita Collegiate 42, Pratt 12 Oxford 54, Pratt-Skyline 8

You can find all of the Hutch Post area football schedules for the entire season&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/8e247860-8dc7-4f3a-86de-3a909aec11d2">here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>Week 5 Derby 36, Hutchinson 3 Central Christian 52, St. Paul 6 Conway Springs 35, Trinity Catholic 0&nbsp; Wamego 29, Buhler 16 Attica-Argonia 58, Fairfield 12 Garden Plain 38, Haven 14 Southeast of Saline 66, Lyons 0 Hesston 48, Smoky Valley 6 Marion 26, Inman 7 Andale 58, Nickerson 6 Norwich 40, Pretty Prairie 12 Sterling 33, Medicine Lodge 26 Tescott 1, Burrton 0 (forfeit) Minneapolis 28, Halstead 21 Little River 66, Canton-Galva 6 McPherson 35, Rose Hill 26 Salina Central 57, Newton 7 Wichita Collegiate 42, Pratt 12 Oxford 54, Pratt-Skyline 8You can find all of the Hutch Post area football schedules for the entire season&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/8e247860-8dc7-4f3a-86de-3a909aec11d2">here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 EAGLE Media scoreboard from Oct. 4

Former Nickerson High School standout, Roger Detter, will be inducted into the Arizona State Sun Devil Hall of Fame on Saturday evening in Tempe, Ariz.

Detter graduated from Nickerson High School in 1965 and attended Arizona State from 1965-69. 

He is one of the most decorated athletes in ASU history, competing in three sports, baseball, men's basketball and track.

He was a member of two national championship teams in his time in Tempe, winning a title with the Sun Devil baseball team in 1967 and 1969. He is one of just four players in program history to win a pair of national titles.&nbsp;

Per an Arizona State release, "He captained the 1969 championship team and set the then College World Series record for stolen bases (7) that summer, while making the All-CWS team at shortstop. On the hardwood, Detter was the 1968 Most Valuable Player for Sun Devil Basketball as the team's star point guard, serving as the captain in back-to-back seasons (1968-69). He remains the team's record-holder for consecutive free throws made (36) and averaged 12.0 points per game in his final season. Later in the 1968 season, Detter competed in all home events for Sun Devil Track &amp; Field, completing double-headers for baseball before racing to the track to throw the javelin. A true Sun Devil for life, the mark that Detter made on ASU is still felt to this day."

The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday at halftime of the ASU and KU football game.

<a href="https://thesundevils.com/news/2020/12/4/baseball-former-captain-cws-winner-and-three-sport-athlete-roger-detter-is-an-asu-lifer.aspx">Article from ASU Athletics on the impact Detter had and still has on Arizona State University.</a>

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1728061780324.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Arizona State Athletics" />
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 </figure>Former Nickerson High School standout, Roger Detter, will be inducted into the Arizona State Sun Devil Hall of Fame on Saturday evening in Tempe, Ariz.Detter graduated from Nickerson High School in 1965 and attended Arizona State from 1965-69. He is one of the most decorated athletes in ASU history, competing in three sports, baseball, men's basketball and track.He was a member of two national championship teams in his time in Tempe, winning a title with the Sun Devil baseball team in 1967 and 1969. He is one of just four players in program history to win a pair of national titles.&nbsp;Per an Arizona State release, "He captained the 1969 championship team and set the then College World Series record for stolen bases (7) that summer, while making the All-CWS team at shortstop. On the hardwood, Detter was the 1968 Most Valuable Player for Sun Devil Basketball as the team's star point guard, serving as the captain in back-to-back seasons (1968-69). He remains the team's record-holder for consecutive free throws made (36) and averaged 12.0 points per game in his final season. Later in the 1968 season, Detter competed in all home events for Sun Devil Track &amp; Field, completing double-headers for baseball before racing to the track to throw the javelin. A true Sun Devil for life, the mark that Detter made on ASU is still felt to this day."The induction ceremony will take place on Saturday at halftime of the ASU and KU football game.<a href="https://thesundevils.com/news/2020/12/4/baseball-former-captain-cws-winner-and-three-sport-athlete-roger-detter-is-an-asu-lifer.aspx">Article from ASU Athletics on the impact Detter had and still has on Arizona State University.</a>

Nickerson alum and 3-sport standout to be inducted into Arizona State HOF Saturday

Week 5 of the high school football season is upon us in the Sunflower State. See below for the schedule involving area teams.

Week 5 Hutchinson vs. Derby Central Christian at St. Paul Trinity Catholic at Conway Springs Buhler vs. Wamego Fairfield at Attica-Argonia Haven vs. Garden Plain Inman vs. Marion Nickerson at Andale Pretty Prairie vs. Norwich Sterling at Medicine Lodge Burrton vs. Tescott Halstead at Minneapolis Little River at Canton-Galva McPherson at Rose Hill Newton at Salina Central Pratt at Wichita Collegiate Pratt-Skyline vs. Oxford

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 </figure>Week 5 of the high school football season is upon us in the Sunflower State. See below for the schedule involving area teams.Week 5 Hutchinson vs. Derby Central Christian at St. Paul Trinity Catholic at Conway Springs Buhler vs. Wamego Fairfield at Attica-Argonia Haven vs. Garden Plain Inman vs. Marion Nickerson at Andale Pretty Prairie vs. Norwich Sterling at Medicine Lodge Burrton vs. Tescott Halstead at Minneapolis Little River at Canton-Galva McPherson at Rose Hill Newton at Salina Central Pratt at Wichita Collegiate Pratt-Skyline vs. Oxford You can find all of the Hutch Post area football schedules for the entire season&nbsp;<a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/8e247860-8dc7-4f3a-86de-3a909aec11d2">here</a>.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

🏈 Week 5 area high school schedule

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — They were the sons of big league ballplayers, the lazy summer days of their youth spent listening to stories about baseball.

Their dads were both journeyman pitchers — maybe faced each other a time or two — who bounced from team to team as they tried to carve out long and productive careers, even as their kids grew up in east Texas, just a couple of hours apart.

Yet at some point,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-patrick-mahomes-bbe19f6e9376dd1405b6a1a3dad78fe8">the paths of Patrick Mahomes</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-bobby-witt-jr-steals-homers-2f244fb981427ad0622cbc0d73c200df">Bobby Witt Jr.</a>&nbsp;diverged. One stepped off the infield and onto the football field, his first love giving way to his lifelong passion, and the other continued a remarkable trajectory toward baseball stardom.

Years later, their paths are crossing again. Mahomes is now the record-setting quarterback of the Chiefs, the leader of an unbeaten team chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title. And he is a part owner of the Royals, who are in their first AL Division Series in a decade thanks largely to an MVP-caliber season from Witt, their star shortstop.

They&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-65292d9561a2cb14771fb3a69c16efa1">face the Yankees in the best-of-five series</a>&nbsp;beginning Saturday night in New York.

“We talk quite a bit,” Mahomes told a small group of reporters this week. “I’ve texted him kind of throughout the season, and we’ve talked about slumps, and getting into the playoffs and everything like that. So I stay in touch, because even though we play different sports — I mean, we’re very similar in age as well. Younger than me, but similar in age. We grew up in the same type of area. And have the same type of upbring with him, his dad playing sports, too.”

They’ve formed the kind of bond that rarely exists for the sons of professional athletes: that of a shared background.

Pat Mahomes broke into the big leagues with Minnesota in 1991, the young right-hander getting drafted right out of Lindale High School. His son came along four years later, and pictures exist of a young Patrick Mahomes dressed in a Twins uniform, held by his father and his mother, Randi Martin, before a game at the Metrodome.

By that point, Bobby Witt already had a decade in the big leagues. He began his career with the Rangers in 1986 and proceeded to pitch for six other clubs before finishing his career with the Diamondbacks in 2001. Along the way, Bobby Witt Jr. was born — the only son to go with three daughters in a busy household in Colleyville, Texas.

That both ended up in Kansas City seems somehow serendipitous.

In the case of Mahomes, who starred in college at Texas Tech, he took over a franchise that was respectable and turned it into juggernaut. He won his first Super Bowl title in his second year as the starter, and with the Chiefs off to a 4-0 start heading into&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/saints-chiefs-preview-30a12565ad8cb79839d8187b6456fd37">Monday night’s game against the Saints</a>, he has them chasing a record third in a row.

Witt was drafted second overall by the Royals out of Colleyville Heritage High School, rocketed through the minor leagues and broke into the big leagues two years ago. He quickly became the face of a team that had fallen on hard times, losing 106 games a year ago, and helped to turn it around with his preternatural maturity and extraordinary ability.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arraez-ohtani-witt-sale-35895411b4f31ac27ed74c1b9495b53a">Witt won the AL batting title this year</a>&nbsp;as the Royals secured a wild-card spot in the playoffs. Then, he drove in both go-ahead runs as they beat the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-baseball-playoffs-2024-royals-orioles-088619707dc5aed035f49ee0fbbce578">Orioles 1-0</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-orioles-score-537540033ada068a67c81aadd207ae96">2-1</a>&nbsp;in consecutive games this week to earn a date with the Yankees.

“This is what you dream about,” Witt said amid a sparkling wine celebration in Baltimore. “My 15-year-old self, I was dreaming, so now we’re here. Now we’ve got this opportunity right here, so we’ve got to make the most of it.”

That singular focus on winning? Sounds a lot like Mahomes after every game.

“He does have a slow heartbeat. He understands that the moment is not too big,” Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said of his young superstar. “He’s plenty good. His talent is plenty good. His heart, his belief is plenty good.”

Almost sounds as if Quatraro is describing Mahomes, too.

The parallels hardly stop there. Both players have signed long-term deals with their teams, an unwavering commitment to Kansas City when they no doubt could demand more money elsewhere. For Mahomes, it was a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Chiefs in 2020. For Witt, it was an 11-year deal worth nearly $289 million signed earlier this year.

One of the smallest markets in professional sports with two of their games’ biggest stars.

“It’s great for the city,” Mahomes said with a smile. “I’ve heard all the stories about how awesome the environment was the last time the Royals were in the playoffs. And they’re going up against a great baseball team — a historic team. I’m excited for these guys. They are hungry. They’re playing some great baseball.”

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 <figcaption>Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. celebrates with teammates after defeating the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 2 of an AL Wild Card Series baseball game, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)</figcaption>
 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — They were the sons of big league ballplayers, the lazy summer days of their youth spent listening to stories about baseball.Their dads were both journeyman pitchers — maybe faced each other a time or two — who bounced from team to team as they tried to carve out long and productive careers, even as their kids grew up in east Texas, just a couple of hours apart.Yet at some point,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-chiefs-patrick-mahomes-bbe19f6e9376dd1405b6a1a3dad78fe8">the paths of Patrick Mahomes</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/royals-bobby-witt-jr-steals-homers-2f244fb981427ad0622cbc0d73c200df">Bobby Witt Jr.</a>&nbsp;diverged. One stepped off the infield and onto the football field, his first love giving way to his lifelong passion, and the other continued a remarkable trajectory toward baseball stardom.Years later, their paths are crossing again. Mahomes is now the record-setting quarterback of the Chiefs, the leader of an unbeaten team chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title. And he is a part owner of the Royals, who are in their first AL Division Series in a decade thanks largely to an MVP-caliber season from Witt, their star shortstop.They&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-65292d9561a2cb14771fb3a69c16efa1">face the Yankees in the best-of-five series</a>&nbsp;beginning Saturday night in New York.“We talk quite a bit,” Mahomes told a small group of reporters this week. “I’ve texted him kind of throughout the season, and we’ve talked about slumps, and getting into the playoffs and everything like that. So I stay in touch, because even though we play different sports — I mean, we’re very similar in age as well. Younger than me, but similar in age. We grew up in the same type of area. And have the same type of upbring with him, his dad playing sports, too.”They’ve formed the kind of bond that rarely exists for the sons of professional athletes: that of a shared background.Pat Mahomes broke into the big leagues with Minnesota in 1991, the young right-hander getting drafted right out of Lindale High School. His son came along four years later, and pictures exist of a young Patrick Mahomes dressed in a Twins uniform, held by his father and his mother, Randi Martin, before a game at the Metrodome.By that point, Bobby Witt already had a decade in the big leagues. He began his career with the Rangers in 1986 and proceeded to pitch for six other clubs before finishing his career with the Diamondbacks in 2001. Along the way, Bobby Witt Jr. was born — the only son to go with three daughters in a busy household in Colleyville, Texas.That both ended up in Kansas City seems somehow serendipitous.In the case of Mahomes, who starred in college at Texas Tech, he took over a franchise that was respectable and turned it into juggernaut. He won his first Super Bowl title in his second year as the starter, and with the Chiefs off to a 4-0 start heading into&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/saints-chiefs-preview-30a12565ad8cb79839d8187b6456fd37">Monday night’s game against the Saints</a>, he has them chasing a record third in a row.Witt was drafted second overall by the Royals out of Colleyville Heritage High School, rocketed through the minor leagues and broke into the big leagues two years ago. He quickly became the face of a team that had fallen on hard times, losing 106 games a year ago, and helped to turn it around with his preternatural maturity and extraordinary ability.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/arraez-ohtani-witt-sale-35895411b4f31ac27ed74c1b9495b53a">Witt won the AL batting title this year</a>&nbsp;as the Royals secured a wild-card spot in the playoffs. Then, he drove in both go-ahead runs as they beat the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-baseball-playoffs-2024-royals-orioles-088619707dc5aed035f49ee0fbbce578">Orioles 1-0</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/2024-mlb-playoffs-royals-orioles-score-537540033ada068a67c81aadd207ae96">2-1</a>&nbsp;in consecutive games this week to earn a date with the Yankees.“This is what you dream about,” Witt said amid a sparkling wine celebration in Baltimore. “My 15-year-old self, I was dreaming, so now we’re here. Now we’ve got this opportunity right here, so we’ve got to make the most of it.”That singular focus on winning? Sounds a lot like Mahomes after every game.“He does have a slow heartbeat. He understands that the moment is not too big,” Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro said of his young superstar. “He’s plenty good. His talent is plenty good. His heart, his belief is plenty good.”Almost sounds as if Quatraro is describing Mahomes, too.The parallels hardly stop there. Both players have signed long-term deals with their teams, an unwavering commitment to Kansas City when they no doubt could demand more money elsewhere. For Mahomes, it was a 10-year, $450 million extension with the Chiefs in 2020. For Witt, it was an 11-year deal worth nearly $289 million signed earlier this year.One of the smallest markets in professional sports with two of their games’ biggest stars.“It’s great for the city,” Mahomes said with a smile. “I’ve heard all the stories about how awesome the environment was the last time the Royals were in the playoffs. And they’re going up against a great baseball team — a historic team. I’m excited for these guys. They are hungry. They’re playing some great baseball.”

Mahomes and Witt Jr. come from shared backgrounds. Both have KC teams chasing titles

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🎧 LISTEN: ⚾ Royals versus Yankees in ALDS,  🏈 Hutch High hosts Derby in key AVCT league battle

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Salthawks football team (3-1) returns home to host class 6A top-ranked and undefeated Derby Panthers (4-0) for Homecoming on Friday night. Kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.&nbsp;at Gowans Stadium.

Catch the Salthawk Football Pregame Show sponsored by The Medicine Shoppe at 6:30 p.m. on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>.

The award winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew consisting of Glen Grunwald with the play-by-play and color analysts Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato. Hutch High senior Matt Peterson will provide the NFHS video stream on the Hutch High&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/">NFHS Video Stream</a>&nbsp;Channel.

Game audio is available at kwbwradio.com of click <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">HERE</a>. Download the KWBW Radio app and take the game with you on the road.

The NFHS Network Hutch High Channel is a pay-per-view broadcast this season. Choose either an annual pass or pay month-to-month.

The live broadcast will begin at 6:50 p.m.

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 </figure>HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Salthawks football team (3-1) returns home to host class 6A top-ranked and undefeated Derby Panthers (4-0) for Homecoming on Friday night. Kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.&nbsp;at Gowans Stadium.Catch the Salthawk Football Pregame Show sponsored by The Medicine Shoppe at 6:30 p.m. on <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5)</a>.The award winning EAGLE Media sportscast crew consisting of Glen Grunwald with the play-by-play and color analysts Dan "Coach Nac" Naccarato. Hutch High senior Matt Peterson will provide the NFHS video stream on the Hutch High&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/">NFHS Video Stream</a>&nbsp;Channel.Game audio is available at kwbwradio.com of click <a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/KWBW">HERE</a>. Download the KWBW Radio app and take the game with you on the road.The NFHS Network Hutch High Channel is a pay-per-view broadcast this season. Choose either an annual pass or pay month-to-month.<figure>
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🏈🎥🎧 Hutch High hosts Derby for Homecoming

Alonso's night turns around with season-saving homer for Mets in 9th inning

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso was having a rather disappointing evening in what could have been his final game for the New York Mets. Then everything changed with one swing of the bat. The slugger broke out of a prolonged slump by smashing a three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning to put the Mets ahead for good in a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decisive third game of their NL Wild Card Series.

Cincinnati Reds hiring Terry Francona as manager, year after leaving Cleveland, AP source says.

Terry Francona has been hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds, returning to the major leagues a year after he stepped down in Cleveland because of health reasons. A person familiar with the situation confirmed the move on condition of anonymity because the Reds had not announced the decision. Francona is replacing David Bell, who was fired by Cincinnati in the final days of his sixth season. Bell had a 409-456 record with the Reds. Francona, who turns 66 in April, played for Cincinnati in 1987. He hit .227 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 102 games.

Cousins throws for 509 yards, hits Hodge in OT to give Falcons 36-30 win over Bucs

ATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime that gave the Atlanta Falcons an improbable 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a wild fourth quarter that featured a blocked field goal, a fumble and an interception, Cousins and the Falcons got the ball back at their own 20 with 1:14 remaining in regulation and no timeouts, trailing 30-27. Cousins completed five passes to push Atlanta to the Buccaneers 29, then hustled to the line to spike the ball with a single second on the clock. Younghoe Koo knocked it through from 52 yards to force overtime. The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and scored.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave the Indiana Fever guard 66 of 67 votes. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received the other vote. Clark, the No. 1 overall pick from Iowa, averaged 19.2 points and a league-best 8.4 assists per game while helping the WNBA set attendance records and garner mainstream attention. She struggled a bit early in the season, but found her groove and was an All-Star starter. She led the Fever to the playoffs and a 20-20 record after a 1-8 start.

Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt Jr. come from shared backgrounds. Both have KC teams chasing titles

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt Jr. grew up as the sons of big league ballplayers. Both were excellent baseball players in their own right. Mahomes eventually stepped away from the game and embraced football, becoming the quarterback of the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Along the way, he became a part owner of the Royals, which Witt has helped turn from a 106-loss laughingstock into a team chasing a World Series title. He drove in both go-ahead runs in wins over the Orioles in the wild-card round, and he will lead the Royals against the Yankees in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday night in New York.

Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from Helene

Masters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area. Ridley is in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Amateur. He says he's confident the Masters will go on as scheduled the second full week in April. He says the focus now is on employees and neighbors. Augusta National and a community charity organization have donated $5 million toward recovery and relief, along with separate donations. Ridley did not discuss the extent of the damage at the home of the Masters. But he expects to recover sooner rather than later.

The 'Prime Effect' is real at Colorado. How long will Deion Sanders stay is a lingering question

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The arrival of Deion Sanders has turned Colorado football into a national program, a place where NFL prospects mingle with celebrities and everyone feels the love. Sanders has improved almost every number at Boulder, from enrollment figures at the school to the program's economic impact in town. CU has already matched its four wins from last year and things are trending up. Will Sanders stick around long enough to turn CU into more than a brand, but also a legitimate contender?

LeBron James, Anthony Davis will play in Lakers' first preseason games in Palm Springs, Redick says

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play at some point during the Los Angeles Lakers' first two preseason games this weekend. James and Davis could play in one or both games, new head coach JJ Redick said Thursday before the Lakers headed to the Coachella Valley. Los Angeles will face Minnesota on Friday and Phoenix on Sunday in Palm Desert, California. The decision means James could be on the court this weekend with Bronny James, his oldest son and the Lakers' second-round draft pick. No father and son have ever played in the NBA at the same time, let alone on the same team.

Brewers closer Devin Williams makes no excuses after Mets' stunning 9th-inning comeback

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have set things up any better for themselves as they headed into the ninth inning of the deciding game in their NL Wild Card Series. They owned a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets. They had retired 12 consecutive Mets batters. And they had two-time NL reliever of the year Devin Williams coming out of the bullpen. Then everything fell apart in stunningly swift fashion. Williams gave up four runs in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss that ended the Brewers' season. He had allowed just three runs all year before Thursday.

Overlooked AL Central gets its revenge by putting 3 teams in Division Series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The AL Central was overlooked to the point of mockery before opening day. Now, what was widely considered the weakest division in baseball is exacting a measure of revenge. Not only did the Central secure two wild cards in the Royals and Tigers, both won their series this week to reach the divisional round. Kansas City will face the AL East champion Yankees on Saturday night, while the Tigers will play AL Central champ Cleveland in a showdown of division rivals. Regardless of what happens in the best-of-five series, at least one team from the Central — and maybe two — will be playing for a spot in the World Series.

<figure>
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 </figure>AP Sports Summary for October 4th, 2024:<div><iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8582566/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe></div>Alonso's night turns around with season-saving homer for Mets in 9th inningMILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso was having a rather disappointing evening in what could have been his final game for the New York Mets. Then everything changed with one swing of the bat. The slugger broke out of a prolonged slump by smashing a three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning to put the Mets ahead for good in a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the decisive third game of their NL Wild Card Series.Cincinnati Reds hiring Terry Francona as manager, year after leaving Cleveland, AP source says.Terry Francona has been hired to manage the Cincinnati Reds, returning to the major leagues a year after he stepped down in Cleveland because of health reasons. A person familiar with the situation confirmed the move on condition of anonymity because the Reds had not announced the decision. Francona is replacing David Bell, who was fired by Cincinnati in the final days of his sixth season. Bell had a 409-456 record with the Reds. Francona, who turns 66 in April, played for Cincinnati in 1987. He hit .227 with three homers and 12 RBIs in 102 games.Cousins throws for 509 yards, hits Hodge in OT to give Falcons 36-30 win over BucsATLANTA (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw for a career-high 509 yards and four touchdowns, the last of them a 45-yard scoring pass to KhaDarel Hodge in overtime that gave the Atlanta Falcons an improbable 36-30 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a wild fourth quarter that featured a blocked field goal, a fumble and an interception, Cousins and the Falcons got the ball back at their own 20 with 1:14 remaining in regulation and no timeouts, trailing 30-27. Cousins completed five passes to push Atlanta to the Buccaneers 29, then hustled to the line to spike the ball with a single second on the clock. Younghoe Koo knocked it through from 52 yards to force overtime. The Falcons won the coin toss in overtime and scored.Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the YearNEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave the Indiana Fever guard 66 of 67 votes. Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese received the other vote. Clark, the No. 1 overall pick from Iowa, averaged 19.2 points and a league-best 8.4 assists per game while helping the WNBA set attendance records and garner mainstream attention. She struggled a bit early in the season, but found her groove and was an All-Star starter. She led the Fever to the playoffs and a 20-20 record after a 1-8 start.Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt Jr. come from shared backgrounds. Both have KC teams chasing titlesKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Bobby Witt Jr. grew up as the sons of big league ballplayers. Both were excellent baseball players in their own right. Mahomes eventually stepped away from the game and embraced football, becoming the quarterback of the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. Along the way, he became a part owner of the Royals, which Witt has helped turn from a 106-loss laughingstock into a team chasing a World Series title. He drove in both go-ahead runs in wins over the Orioles in the wild-card round, and he will lead the Royals against the Yankees in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday night in New York.Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from HeleneMasters chairman Fred Ridley says Augusta National sustained a lot of damage from Hurricane Helene, just like the rest of the area. Ridley is in Japan for the Asia-Pacific Amateur. He says he's confident the Masters will go on as scheduled the second full week in April. He says the focus now is on employees and neighbors. Augusta National and a community charity organization have donated $5 million toward recovery and relief, along with separate donations. Ridley did not discuss the extent of the damage at the home of the Masters. But he expects to recover sooner rather than later.The 'Prime Effect' is real at Colorado. How long will Deion Sanders stay is a lingering questionBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The arrival of Deion Sanders has turned Colorado football into a national program, a place where NFL prospects mingle with celebrities and everyone feels the love. Sanders has improved almost every number at Boulder, from enrollment figures at the school to the program's economic impact in town. CU has already matched its four wins from last year and things are trending up. Will Sanders stick around long enough to turn CU into more than a brand, but also a legitimate contender?LeBron James, Anthony Davis will play in Lakers' first preseason games in Palm Springs, Redick saysEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James and Anthony Davis will play at some point during the Los Angeles Lakers' first two preseason games this weekend. James and Davis could play in one or both games, new head coach JJ Redick said Thursday before the Lakers headed to the Coachella Valley. Los Angeles will face Minnesota on Friday and Phoenix on Sunday in Palm Desert, California. The decision means James could be on the court this weekend with Bronny James, his oldest son and the Lakers' second-round draft pick. No father and son have ever played in the NBA at the same time, let alone on the same team.Brewers closer Devin Williams makes no excuses after Mets' stunning 9th-inning comebackMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers couldn't have set things up any better for themselves as they headed into the ninth inning of the deciding game in their NL Wild Card Series. They owned a 2-0 lead over the New York Mets. They had retired 12 consecutive Mets batters. And they had two-time NL reliever of the year Devin Williams coming out of the bullpen. Then everything fell apart in stunningly swift fashion. Williams gave up four runs in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss that ended the Brewers' season. He had allowed just three runs all year before Thursday.Overlooked AL Central gets its revenge by putting 3 teams in Division SeriesKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The AL Central was overlooked to the point of mockery before opening day. Now, what was widely considered the weakest division in baseball is exacting a measure of revenge. Not only did the Central secure two wild cards in the Royals and Tigers, both won their series this week to reach the divisional round. Kansas City will face the AL East champion Yankees on Saturday night, while the Tigers will play AL Central champ Cleveland in a showdown of division rivals. Regardless of what happens in the best-of-five series, at least one team from the Central — and maybe two — will be playing for a spot in the World Series.AP-ScorecardHere are the scores from yesterday's sports events:___NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYOFFSFinal	N.Y. Mets	4	Milwaukee	2	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEFinal	Los Angeles	4	Boston	1	Final	Pittsburgh	3	Columbus	1	Final	Toronto	2	Detroit	0	Final	Philadelphia	5	New Jersey	4	Final OT	St. Louis	4	Dallas	3	Final	Colorado	3	Vegas	1	___NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEFinal OT	Atlanta	36	Tampa Bay	30	___TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE___NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON		Boston	at	Denver	12 p.m.			New Zealand Breakers	at	Utah	9 p.m.			Minnesota	at	L.A. Lakers	10:30 p.m.	___NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE		New Jersey	at	Buffalo	1 p.m.			Columbus	at	Pittsburgh	7 p.m.			N-Y Rangers	at	N-Y Islanders	7 p.m.			Ottawa	at	Detroit	7 p.m.			Tampa Bay	at	Carolina	7 p.m.			Minnesota	at	Chicago	8:30 p.m.			Winnipeg	at	Calgary	9 p.m.			Anaheim	at	San Jose	10 p.m.			Edmonton	at	Vancouver	10 p.m.	___TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL		Syracuse	at	(25)UNLV	9 p.m.			Michigan St.	at	(6)Oregon	9 p.m.	___WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS		Minnesota	at	Connecticut	7:30 p.m.			New York	at	Las Vegas	9:30 p.m.	___

📢📰🎧 Sports Headlines for Friday

INMAN, Kan. — The Inman High School volleyball team is off to a 23-1 start on the season and ranked No. 1 in the Kansas Volleyball Association (KVA) rankings.&nbsp;

The Teutons, which have placed fourth place the past two seasons at the state tournament, are ready to take that next step under head coach Kathy Russell, who accepted the job last February. Russell is well-known in the area, having coached at Buhler and Haven, as well as several years as a club coach.

"It's like a dream for a coach to walk into something like that," Russell said. "When I walked in they had all the talent, but they had no guidance, and they can't do it alone. We're working together and bond together, so they are just thriving at what I'm selling. It's not about you, it's about your team and what you can do for your team. They are all diving in and just doing great things."&nbsp;

The players are poised to accomplish their goal of claiming the state title next month.

"That's their goal, that's what they want, and they have all the talent," Russell said. "It takes discipline, teamwork, them working together to help each other be the best that we can be, and I think we have all of those things. The girls are playing with confidence and walking into the gym, the girls are on fire, they just want to be the best that they can be. They're like little sponges."

The Teutons' lone loss this season came on Sept. 14 to Cheney in three sets, 20-25, 28-26, 20-25.

"Cheney is well-coached and are a very scrappy team," Russell said. "They're not very big, but we kept swinging at them, we weren't patient enough and kind of played soft. We were just a little off that day. Cheney played well and they deserved to win, but I'd love to meet up with them again. I think it was good for the girls to get a loss, because they don't like that taste in their mouth, so it was kind of a blessing in disguise."

The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) has implemented a new postseason format for classes 3-1A for the 2024 season. The teams will be placed into four groupings for regional play, with each group having two quads. The format is more similar to how the larger classifications have done it in the years past in volleyball and basketball.

"We have so many teams in 2A, so it's going to be different," Russell said. "We pulled some really tough teams in there, so we're going to have to beat them all anyway to get where we want to get, so it doesn't matter where we meet them."

Russell is hopeful the tough competition the Teutons have played in the regular season will pay off come postseason.

"I love the competition, like I said earlier, that's the only way we're going to get better," Russell said. "We want to play tough teams, so we look forward to it. That's something we're training for and preparing the girls for."

The Teutons are led by two-time all-state selection, and <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/9c3f101e-bbe2-4f5f-ae09-03ca272b3436">Utah commit</a>, Suttyn Harris. The 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter is off to another strong year.

"Suttyn is an amazing young lady," Russell said. "She's just really committed to her team, she's an excellent teammate, she knows the game, she's been playing it for awhile. I coached her back when I think she was in sixth grade, I taught some lessons to her, so she's come a long way since then. She's a gamer, she just wants to win and wants her teammates to do well, so we're thrilled that she's on our team. She's just an all-around kid, not only on the court, but off the court as well. She works hard to be the best she can be."

Russell knew she had talent when she took the job at Inman, but that's not the only thing that has caught her eye since the first day of practice.

"I knew that we had a lot of talent on the team, but not only that, we have an amazing work ethic," Russell said. "During the offseason, they were just working so hard in the weight room and so determined. I've got a full team of those girls, and it's kind of like a dream team as a coach to walk in and have girls so dedicated and want to be the best that they can be."

"I have eight strong core girls that I can play in any position I needed to," Russell said. "I also have a bench that's really strong. My middles, Morgan Froese and Brooke Aden, they're both really strong in the middle. I also have Kenna Woods who plays defense in club ball, but here she plays outside and she can just rip the ball, too. My setters are Taylor Froese, a sophomore, and Maddi Parsons, a freshman, I could move them wherever I want. I can switch between a 5-1 or a 6-2, whatever we need to do."

Russell has been around the game of volleyball for a number of years, but she says this team is special.

"I have been in it a long time and have seen some really good players, but this group is just something special," Russell said. "They are just amazing young ladies and I am just thrilled to be apart of this."

One thing that Russell said made taking the job even better was the fact she gets to coach alongside her daughter, Emme, who played at HutchCC and then at Arkansas State.&nbsp;

"She's been a head coach and is also a big part of this program," Russell said. "Between Emily and our other assistant,&nbsp;Nicole McClellan, we have all the pieces of the puzzle put together and we're just improving every time we step on the floor."

The Teutons will host class 1A-Division I No.1-ranked Little River tonight for a best-of-5 match against the Redskins.&nbsp;

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1727963614791.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Kat Russell" />
 <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Kat Russell</figcaption>
 </figure>SEAN BOSTON Hutch PostINMAN, Kan. — The Inman High School volleyball team is off to a 23-1 start on the season and ranked No. 1 in the Kansas Volleyball Association (KVA) rankings.&nbsp;The Teutons, which have placed fourth place the past two seasons at the state tournament, are ready to take that next step under head coach Kathy Russell, who accepted the job last February. Russell is well-known in the area, having coached at Buhler and Haven, as well as several years as a club coach."It's like a dream for a coach to walk into something like that," Russell said. "When I walked in they had all the talent, but they had no guidance, and they can't do it alone. We're working together and bond together, so they are just thriving at what I'm selling. It's not about you, it's about your team and what you can do for your team. They are all diving in and just doing great things."&nbsp;The players are poised to accomplish their goal of claiming the state title next month."That's their goal, that's what they want, and they have all the talent," Russell said. "It takes discipline, teamwork, them working together to help each other be the best that we can be, and I think we have all of those things. The girls are playing with confidence and walking into the gym, the girls are on fire, they just want to be the best that they can be. They're like little sponges."The Teutons' lone loss this season came on Sept. 14 to Cheney in three sets, 20-25, 28-26, 20-25."Cheney is well-coached and are a very scrappy team," Russell said. "They're not very big, but we kept swinging at them, we weren't patient enough and kind of played soft. We were just a little off that day. Cheney played well and they deserved to win, but I'd love to meet up with them again. I think it was good for the girls to get a loss, because they don't like that taste in their mouth, so it was kind of a blessing in disguise."The Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) has implemented a new postseason format for classes 3-1A for the 2024 season. The teams will be placed into four groupings for regional play, with each group having two quads. The format is more similar to how the larger classifications have done it in the years past in volleyball and basketball."We have so many teams in 2A, so it's going to be different," Russell said. "We pulled some really tough teams in there, so we're going to have to beat them all anyway to get where we want to get, so it doesn't matter where we meet them."Russell is hopeful the tough competition the Teutons have played in the regular season will pay off come postseason."I love the competition, like I said earlier, that's the only way we're going to get better," Russell said. "We want to play tough teams, so we look forward to it. That's something we're training for and preparing the girls for."The Teutons are led by two-time all-state selection, and <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/9c3f101e-bbe2-4f5f-ae09-03ca272b3436">Utah commit</a>, Suttyn Harris. The 5-foot-11 junior outside hitter is off to another strong year."Suttyn is an amazing young lady," Russell said. "She's just really committed to her team, she's an excellent teammate, she knows the game, she's been playing it for awhile. I coached her back when I think she was in sixth grade, I taught some lessons to her, so she's come a long way since then. She's a gamer, she just wants to win and wants her teammates to do well, so we're thrilled that she's on our team. She's just an all-around kid, not only on the court, but off the court as well. She works hard to be the best she can be."Russell knew she had talent when she took the job at Inman, but that's not the only thing that has caught her eye since the first day of practice."I knew that we had a lot of talent on the team, but not only that, we have an amazing work ethic," Russell said. "During the offseason, they were just working so hard in the weight room and so determined. I've got a full team of those girls, and it's kind of like a dream team as a coach to walk in and have girls so dedicated and want to be the best that they can be.""I have eight strong core girls that I can play in any position I needed to," Russell said. "I also have a bench that's really strong. My middles, Morgan Froese and Brooke Aden, they're both really strong in the middle. I also have Kenna Woods who plays defense in club ball, but here she plays outside and she can just rip the ball, too. My setters are Taylor Froese, a sophomore, and Maddi Parsons, a freshman, I could move them wherever I want. I can switch between a 5-1 or a 6-2, whatever we need to do."Russell has been around the game of volleyball for a number of years, but she says this team is special."I have been in it a long time and have seen some really good players, but this group is just something special," Russell said. "They are just amazing young ladies and I am just thrilled to be apart of this."One thing that Russell said made taking the job even better was the fact she gets to coach alongside her daughter, Emme, who played at HutchCC and then at Arkansas State.&nbsp;"She's been a head coach and is also a big part of this program," Russell said. "Between Emily and our other assistant,&nbsp;Nicole McClellan, we have all the pieces of the puzzle put together and we're just improving every time we step on the floor."The Teutons will host class 1A-Division I No.1-ranked Little River tonight for a best-of-5 match against the Redskins.&nbsp;

🏐 'It's kind of like a dream team' Teutons thriving as No. 1 team in class 2A

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/10/1727983730090.jpeg" alt="Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Photo Courtesy Kansas State Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure><div>The Conference has announced the preseason awards and poll for the 2024-25 Big 12 women&rsquo;s basketball season. League coaches voted on the awards and poll and were not allowed to vote for their own team. K-State was selected as the favorite in the league&rsquo;s preseason poll for the first time in program history while Ayoka Lee is the first Wildcat to be named the Conference&rsquo;s Preseason Player of the Year since a three-year stretch when Nicole Ohlde earned the honors consecutively (2002-03, 2003-04) followed by Kendra Wecker in 2004-05. The Wildcats collected 26 wins last year for the first time since the 2002-03 season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Lee is a four-time All-Big 12 First Team selection and the two-time All-America honoree averaged 19.7 points per game and 8.6 rebounds last season. Baylor&rsquo;s Aaronette Vonleh and TCU&rsquo;s Hailey Van Lith were tabbed as the league&rsquo;s Preseason Co-Newcomers of the Year. It is the sixth consecutive season that BU has had a player collect newcomer honors while Van Lith is TCU&rsquo;s first newcomer selection.&nbsp; Vonleh was a Pac-12 All-Conference member for the 2023-2024 season and was named the league&rsquo;s Co-Most Improved Player during the 2022-23 season. Van Lith is a 2024 Olympics 3X3 bronze medalist and is the only active Division I player who has tallied at least 1,900 career points, 500 rebounds and 350 assists. Colorado&rsquo;s Tabitha Betson was chosen as the Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year in the Buffaloes&rsquo; first year back in the league since the 2010-11 season. The No. 48 ranked player in ESPN&rsquo;s Top 100 for the class of 2024 is the first CU student-athlete to earn the award since a three-year run of Colorado selections from the 1997-98 season through 1999-2000.&nbsp; Baylor and K-State have two selections each to the 10-member preseason team while Iowa State&rsquo;s Audi Crooks, K-State&rsquo;s Lee and West Virginia&rsquo;s JJ Quinerly were unanimous honorees. The&nbsp;<a id="OWAcc3acf99-0002-9903-2eb3-fb7157b271e5" href="https://big12sports.com/calendar.aspx?path=wbball" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">2024-25 season</a>&nbsp;tips off Monday, Nov. 4 with&nbsp;<a id="OWA43620997-5d79-d73b-2855-2267e16c4bb5" href="https://big12sports.com/news/2024/9/25/2024-25-big-12-womens-basketball-league-schedule-unveiled.aspx" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">league action</a>&nbsp;set to commence Saturday, Dec. 21 as this year marks the Conference&rsquo;s first with 16 members. The regular season will be followed by the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Championship, which will take place in Kansas City&rsquo;s T-Mobile Center for the second consecutive season. The current league members combined to go 8-0 in their first game of the 2024 NCAA Tournament while 15 of the 16 teams finished the 2023-24 season in the top 101 of the NET rankings. Four Big 12 teams are ranked in the top 16 of ESPN&rsquo;s Women&rsquo;s Basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25, tied for the most of any league. 2024-25 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Preseason Poll
<ol start="1" data-editing-info="{&quot;orderedStyleType&quot;:1}">
<li>K-State (7), 211 points</li>
<li>Iowa State (6), 209 points</li>
<li>Baylor (2), 194 points</li>
<li>TCU, 185 points</li>
<li>West Virginia (1), 184 points</li>
<li>Utah, 149 points</li>
<li>Arizona, 136 points</li>
<li>Kansas, 128 points</li>
<li>Colorado, 113 points</li>
<li>Texas Tech, 84 points</li>
<li>Oklahoma State, 80 points</li>
<li>BYU, 59 points</li>
<li>Cincinnati, 56 points</li>
<li>UCF, 54 points</li>
<li>Arizona State, 51 points</li>
<li>Houston, 27 points</li>
</ol>
(first-place votes) &nbsp; 2024-25 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year Ayoka Lee, K-State &nbsp; 2024-25 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Preseason Co-Newcomers of the Year Aaronette Vonleh, Baylor Hailey Van Lith, TCU &nbsp; 2024-25 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Preseason Freshman of the Year Tabitha Betson, Colorado &nbsp; 2024-25 Big 12 Women&rsquo;s Basketball Preseason All-Big 12 Team Sarah Andrews, Baylor Aaronette Vonleh, Baylor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kaitlin Peterson, UCF Audi Crooks, Iowa State* S'Mya Nichols, Kansas Ayoka Lee, K-State* Serena Sundell, K-State Hailey Van Lith, TCU Gianna Kneepkens, Utah JJ Quinerly, West Virginia* *Indicates unanimous selection. Players are sorted alphabetically by school.</div>

🏀 WBB: K-State picked No. 1 in Big 12 preseason poll for first time

STERLING, Kan. — The Sterling High School football team has one of the more difficult schedules in class 1A, but the Black Bears have used that to their advantage and have found themselves sitting at 2-2, following back-to-back wins.&nbsp;

"We have just a buzzsaw of a schedule, and we knew that going into the year," Sterling head coach Brent Schneider said. "The thing that we kind of say is we play Conway and they won state last year and they're great, and we play Medicine Lodge and in my opinion they're probably the second best team in the state. We play good football teams, and the way we spin it is there is nobody we're going to face in districts or playoffs that play football that we haven't seen before. That's kind of what we take pride in, that we play a tough schedule, and that we fight and grind."

The Black Bears graduated a strong senior class that helped the team go 6-4 last fall. Sterling opened this season with a pair of losses to Sedgwick, 42-13, and Moundridge, 28-7.

"We have about seven starters on both sides of the ball that haven't played a lot of varsity football," Schneider said. "We opened the season with a really good Sedgwick team that I think has 16 seniors, and then a really good Moundridge team who's coming up from 8-man, but has a really good senior and junior class. They were definitely challenging opening games to start the season, but I was very proud of how our kids just kept getting better every day."

Schneider knew it was going to take a little bit of time for his team to get up to speed at the varsity level. The Black Bears picked up its first win of the year in Week 3 over Inman, 21-20, handing the Teutons its first loss.

"We put it together in a game against Inman where there was a lot of adversity," Schneider said. "We had a late start with some thunderstorm stuff, so we spent an hour and a half in a hot gym. They had their homecoming week, so we were kind of fighting that stuff, and then we had a kid get stretchered off in the third quarter with some muscle spasms in his neck that they were pretty concerned about about, so I was just proud of how our team responded there."

The Black Bears added another win in Week 4, downing then-undefeated Ellinwood, 41-35.

"We kind of got punched in the mouth a little bit by Ellinwood," Schneider said. "We responded very well, and told our kids that's kind of the benefit of having difficult games early in the season, because we've been challenged and I thought that was the biggest reason we were able to come back in the second half against Ellinwood."

The Black Bears run the flexbone offense and are led by junior Zane Farney at tailback, the two-time all-state selection is off to another strong campaign. As a sophomore Farney rushed for 1,500 yards, and so far this year is up to 577 yards for a 144-yard average per game. Junior Wyatt Newberry has 277 yards rushing for three touchdowns and a nine-yard average per attempt. Sterling as a team has rushed for nearly 300 yards per game to go along with 10 touchdowns.&nbsp;

Junior Boston Ekart has caught all five passes thrown by junior Logan Isaac for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Isaac has also been a threat on the ground with 135 yards.

One of the big reasons for the Black Bear success has been the offensive line, a brand new unit at the varsity level this year.

"Everybody on our offensive line is new to varsity football," Schneider said. "That unit is led by Waylon Schmidt, he's a senior, and he has done a really nice job with his leadership on that front."

The Sterling defense has made some changes early in the season.

"We have kind of been trying to find our identity on defense," Schneider said. "We changed some things around in Week 2, and really have been figuring things out. We played well against Inman, and then we turned around and Ellinwood did some things we weren't prepared for. Kevin Ploutz and Teyton Savage have been anchoring us up front. We're really young at the linebacker position, but we've got some really good athletes there."

Schneider says to knock off Medicine Lodge (3-1) on the road this week all comes down to execution.

"We've got to execute," Schneider said. "Medicine Lodge had a really good game plan for our run game last year, and we did some nice things against it, but it's just kind of those things you have to stick with it. Sometimes it's tough to watch from the stands because it's a little bit slow going, but you just stick with it and then the run game starts popping. We need to possess the ball and keep it out of their quarterbacks hands, he's a great kid and an all-state athlete, probably one of the better quarterbacks in all of 3-2-1A."

The Black Bears are hoping for a different outcome than last year, a game in which Sterling lost at home to Medicine Lodge, 21-20. The Black Bears went for the 2-point conversion and the win, but failed and suffered the loss.

"It was a dogfight and a lot of good stuff," Schneider said. "I do know they're going to fast and physical."

Schneider is happy with where the program is in his sixth year as the Black Bears head coach.

"When we really struggling and our numbers were really low, one thing as a coaching staff and administration we talked about is that we wanted to really make the culture something we should be proud of," Schneider said. "I really do think that we're there. I hear compliments about how are kids act and behave in the community. I just had a compliment the other day about how a group of our kids were at the local cafe, and how they interacted with the community members and how they cleaned up after themselves. It's really great to hear things like that and see how our kids act in the hallways and I couldn't be more proud. We always say that we want to raise young men of character, and you can't guarantee the wins and the losses, but I got into coaching because I had great role models growing up and I kind of want to return the favor on that.&nbsp;

The Black Bears only have three seniors, but Schneider is happy with their leadership.

"I've been really proud of our seniors," Schneider said. "They're not necessarily the focal point of our team, but they definitely have made sure things are rolling in the right direction. They're a big part in what we do. I think our community does know that we have good leadership, but we have good leadership and we have kids that are very coachable, and I couldn't be more proud of how our parents in the community have raised our young men and how they're buying into our culture."

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 </figure>SEAN BOSTON Hutch PostSTERLING, Kan. — The Sterling High School football team has one of the more difficult schedules in class 1A, but the Black Bears have used that to their advantage and have found themselves sitting at 2-2, following back-to-back wins.&nbsp;"We have just a buzzsaw of a schedule, and we knew that going into the year," Sterling head coach Brent Schneider said. "The thing that we kind of say is we play Conway and they won state last year and they're great, and we play Medicine Lodge and in my opinion they're probably the second best team in the state. We play good football teams, and the way we spin it is there is nobody we're going to face in districts or playoffs that play football that we haven't seen before. That's kind of what we take pride in, that we play a tough schedule, and that we fight and grind."The Black Bears graduated a strong senior class that helped the team go 6-4 last fall. Sterling opened this season with a pair of losses to Sedgwick, 42-13, and Moundridge, 28-7."We have about seven starters on both sides of the ball that haven't played a lot of varsity football," Schneider said. "We opened the season with a really good Sedgwick team that I think has 16 seniors, and then a really good Moundridge team who's coming up from 8-man, but has a really good senior and junior class. They were definitely challenging opening games to start the season, but I was very proud of how our kids just kept getting better every day."Schneider knew it was going to take a little bit of time for his team to get up to speed at the varsity level. The Black Bears picked up its first win of the year in Week 3 over Inman, 21-20, handing the Teutons its first loss."We put it together in a game against Inman where there was a lot of adversity," Schneider said. "We had a late start with some thunderstorm stuff, so we spent an hour and a half in a hot gym. They had their homecoming week, so we were kind of fighting that stuff, and then we had a kid get stretchered off in the third quarter with some muscle spasms in his neck that they were pretty concerned about about, so I was just proud of how our team responded there."The Black Bears added another win in Week 4, downing then-undefeated Ellinwood, 41-35."We kind of got punched in the mouth a little bit by Ellinwood," Schneider said. "We responded very well, and told our kids that's kind of the benefit of having difficult games early in the season, because we've been challenged and I thought that was the biggest reason we were able to come back in the second half against Ellinwood."The Black Bears run the flexbone offense and are led by junior Zane Farney at tailback, the two-time all-state selection is off to another strong campaign. As a sophomore Farney rushed for 1,500 yards, and so far this year is up to 577 yards for a 144-yard average per game. Junior Wyatt Newberry has 277 yards rushing for three touchdowns and a nine-yard average per attempt. Sterling as a team has rushed for nearly 300 yards per game to go along with 10 touchdowns.&nbsp;Junior Boston Ekart has caught all five passes thrown by junior Logan Isaac for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Isaac has also been a threat on the ground with 135 yards.One of the big reasons for the Black Bear success has been the offensive line, a brand new unit at the varsity level this year."Everybody on our offensive line is new to varsity football," Schneider said. "That unit is led by Waylon Schmidt, he's a senior, and he has done a really nice job with his leadership on that front."The Sterling defense has made some changes early in the season."We have kind of been trying to find our identity on defense," Schneider said. "We changed some things around in Week 2, and really have been figuring things out. We played well against Inman, and then we turned around and Ellinwood did some things we weren't prepared for. Kevin Ploutz and Teyton Savage have been anchoring us up front. We're really young at the linebacker position, but we've got some really good athletes there."Schneider says to knock off Medicine Lodge (3-1) on the road this week all comes down to execution."We've got to execute," Schneider said. "Medicine Lodge had a really good game plan for our run game last year, and we did some nice things against it, but it's just kind of those things you have to stick with it. Sometimes it's tough to watch from the stands because it's a little bit slow going, but you just stick with it and then the run game starts popping. We need to possess the ball and keep it out of their quarterbacks hands, he's a great kid and an all-state athlete, probably one of the better quarterbacks in all of 3-2-1A."The Black Bears are hoping for a different outcome than last year, a game in which Sterling lost at home to Medicine Lodge, 21-20. The Black Bears went for the 2-point conversion and the win, but failed and suffered the loss."It was a dogfight and a lot of good stuff," Schneider said. "I do know they're going to fast and physical."Schneider is happy with where the program is in his sixth year as the Black Bears head coach."When we really struggling and our numbers were really low, one thing as a coaching staff and administration we talked about is that we wanted to really make the culture something we should be proud of," Schneider said. "I really do think that we're there. I hear compliments about how are kids act and behave in the community. I just had a compliment the other day about how a group of our kids were at the local cafe, and how they interacted with the community members and how they cleaned up after themselves. It's really great to hear things like that and see how our kids act in the hallways and I couldn't be more proud. We always say that we want to raise young men of character, and you can't guarantee the wins and the losses, but I got into coaching because I had great role models growing up and I kind of want to return the favor on that.&nbsp;The Black Bears only have three seniors, but Schneider is happy with their leadership."I've been really proud of our seniors," Schneider said. "They're not necessarily the focal point of our team, but they definitely have made sure things are rolling in the right direction. They're a big part in what we do. I think our community does know that we have good leadership, but we have good leadership and we have kids that are very coachable, and I couldn't be more proud of how our parents in the community have raised our young men and how they're buying into our culture."

🏈 Sterling gaining momentum with challenging schedule

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team fell in three sets to No. 8 Colby on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena.

The Trojans defeated Hutchinson 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.

The Dragons are now 12-12 overall and 3-5 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Trojans are 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the KJCCC.

Sophomore middle blocker Precious Johnson tied for team-high honors with seven kills on .375 hitting to pace the Blue Dragons.

Freshman outside hitter Atlyn Proctor also had seven kills on .043 hitting. Brooke Galey had six kills on .043 hitting.

Sophomore setter Shelbi Wilson finished with 17 assists and 11 digs. Freshman libero Addy Foster had 21 digs.

Colby was led by Karlotta Kaitai with 12 kills. Viola Giangreco had 10 kills.

The Blue Dragons were out-blocked 6-5, but out-dug the Trojans 55-52. Colby had 15 service aces to the Dragons’ three.

Set 1: The Dragons trailed early 6-2, but scored four in a row, tying the set at 6-6 on a Galey kill. Colby, which hit .325 in the opening set, answered with a 4-0 run, which was extended to 10-3 on an Amanda Caputi kill for a 16-9 Trojan lead. The Dragons got back within four on a Foster ace serve at 18-14. Colby finished off the second with three straight kills for a 25-17 win.

Set 2: The Dragons trailed 9-4, but reeled of a 7-0 run Galey’s serve. Her ace gave the Dragons an 11-9 lead. Colby again answered with a seven run, which included three-straight Celia Mbaya ace serves. The Dragons were out-hit .146-.117. The Dragons pulled within 23-20 on a Galey/McKenzie Murphy double block, but the Trojans closed out the set with two-straight points for a 25-20 win.

Set 3: The third set had eight ties and four lead changes. A Johnson kill tied the set at 5-all. Wilson and Murphy had a double block gave the Dragons an 8-7 lead. Tied at 12, Colby opened up a 16-14 lead. Johnson’s kill pulled the Dragons within one, but Colby took control with a 7-2 run.

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 </figure>HutchCC Sports InformationHUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College volleyball team fell in three sets to No. 8 Colby on Wednesday night at the Sports Arena.The Trojans defeated Hutchinson 25-16, 25-20, 25-19.The Dragons are now 12-12 overall and 3-5 in the Jayhawk Conference. The Trojans are 17-2 overall and 7-1 in the KJCCC.Sophomore middle blocker Precious Johnson tied for team-high honors with seven kills on .375 hitting to pace the Blue Dragons.Freshman outside hitter Atlyn Proctor also had seven kills on .043 hitting. Brooke Galey had six kills on .043 hitting.The Blue Dragons hit .128 overall.Sophomore setter Shelbi Wilson finished with 17 assists and 11 digs. Freshman libero Addy Foster had 21 digs.Colby was led by Karlotta Kaitai with 12 kills. Viola Giangreco had 10 kills.The Blue Dragons were out-blocked 6-5, but out-dug the Trojans 55-52. Colby had 15 service aces to the Dragons’ three.Set 1: The Dragons trailed early 6-2, but scored four in a row, tying the set at 6-6 on a Galey kill. Colby, which hit .325 in the opening set, answered with a 4-0 run, which was extended to 10-3 on an Amanda Caputi kill for a 16-9 Trojan lead. The Dragons got back within four on a Foster ace serve at 18-14. Colby finished off the second with three straight kills for a 25-17 win.Set 2: The Dragons trailed 9-4, but reeled of a 7-0 run Galey’s serve. Her ace gave the Dragons an 11-9 lead. Colby again answered with a seven run, which included three-straight Celia Mbaya ace serves. The Dragons were out-hit .146-.117. The Dragons pulled within 23-20 on a Galey/McKenzie Murphy double block, but the Trojans closed out the set with two-straight points for a 25-20 win.Set 3: The third set had eight ties and four lead changes. A Johnson kill tied the set at 5-all. Wilson and Murphy had a double block gave the Dragons an 8-7 lead. Tied at 12, Colby opened up a 16-14 lead. Johnson’s kill pulled the Dragons within one, but Colby took control with a 7-2 run.

🏐 Dragons fall to No. 8 Colby

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