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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist's Sydney Lawrence earned the initial Great American Conference Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week award for 2018, the league announced Wednesday. Lawrence won the UCO Land Run on the course that will serve as the venue for the 2018 GAC Championships. She finished in a time of 18:33.7. The Lady Bison won the event with a score of 21 points as they placed six runners inside the top nine. The eight-team field featured GAC schools East Central, Harding, Southern Arkansas and Arkansas Tech....
IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame released Wednesday a list of 1,200 student-athletes who have already earned their undergraduate degrees and will be playing college football this fall while pursuing second diplomas. Among the record number of players on the list are four members of the 2018 SWOSU Football team in running back Marcus Anderson II, quarterback Joel Blumenthal, defensive back Quinton Gale and linebacker Clay Wilkerson. Anderson and Gale are listed as redshirt juniors for the Bulldogs i...
WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Much to the delight of a large home crowd at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center, the SWOSU Volleyball team dispatched of East Central in straight sets on Tuesday night, picking up a 3-0 victory to improve to 5-1 on the year while opening the year 1-0 in Great American Conference play. SWOSU won the match by set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 25-22, controlling from the outset by holding ECU to a negative hitting percentage in the opening set. The Dawgs again led from the start of the second set and pushing ahead for the 2-0 lead be...
CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State women's soccer team scored two goals in the first 27 minutes en route to a 3-0 victory over Rockhurst on Tuesday (Sept. 4) at Soldier Field. With the victory, the navy and red moved to 2-0-0 early in the 2018 campaign and won their 10-straight nonconference contest. Sophomore forward Hannah Mushisky tallied the game-winning goal, her first of the season, in the 18th minute of the contest as she took the ball away from a Rockhurst defender and powered her way to the goal for the early 1-0 edge. After a foul i...
OLATHE, Kan. – Heavy rain washed out the final round of the Central Region Preview here Wednesday, making the opening round scores final. As a result the Arkansas Tech Golden Sun women's golf team tied for second place, while senior Peerada Piddon claimed the individual first place finish in the first tournament of the year. The Golden Suns shot a 303 at the 5,901-yard, par-72 Prairie Highlands Golf Club. Northeastern State won the 16-team tourney at 302, followed by Tech, Central Missouri (303), Central Oklahoma (306) and Henderson State (...
ARKADELPHIA, Ark – Ouachita 3, Monticello 0 The Ouachita Tigers defeated the Monticello Cotton Blossoms in straight sets Tuesday night, 3-0. The undefeated Tigers improve to 9-0 on the season, as well as 1-0 in the Great American Conference. Set one found the closest match up between the two teams, finishing in the favor of the Tigers 25-18. Although it began as a close match, Ouachita closed out the set with five straight points to gain the advantage moving forward. For the second set, the Monticello tied Ouachita at 4 apiece before the T...
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Southern Arkansas opened Great American Conference play on Tuesday night with the first of sixteen scheduled matches against league opponents, but fell to preseason favorite Arkansas Tech in three sets inside Tucker Coliseum. OF NOTE Arkansas Tech outhit Southern Arkansas .416 to -.020 and delivered 44 kills to SAU's 21. The Golden Suns led 10-3 and 18-6 before taking a 25-9 set one victory. Trailing 12-11 in set two, the Muleriders were unable to withstand a deep Tech run that saw the Golden Suns score 13 of the next 18 p...
OLATHE, Kan. – Northeastern State started the year on the right foot claiming a team championship on Wednesday at the Central Region Preview. Teams were only able to get through one hole before course conditions deteriorated to the point that the final round was canceled altogether. Weather played in NSU's favor the last time a final round was wiped out with the RiverHawks claiming a Co-Championship in the spring of 2017 at the Lady Rattler Invitational in San Antonio. The RiverHawks' 302 on Tuesday gave them a one-stroke win over Arkansas T...
Bolivar, Mo. - The Bearcats hosted their first game of the season Tuesday evening, taking on Hannibal-LaGrange. Southwest Baptist took down Hannibal-LaGrange 3-0, bringing their record to 2-7 on the year. The sets finished with scores of 25-21, 25-9, and 25-9 all in favor of SBU. The Bearcats trailed only a handful of times all evening. Delanie Tipton collected 10 kills and Makenzie Bouse picked up another 30 assists in the victory, both were match highs. Bailey Baumann finished with 15 digs and landed 7 aces. The Bearcats will hit the road...
Sunday, Sept. 2, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Candles were lit by Jack Wilson Happy Birthday was sung to Jack Wilson for his sixth birthday. Invocation by Pastor Todd Finley Call to Worship: Psalm 111 led by Shirley Wagner Opening hymn “I’ll Fly Away,” led by song leader Debbie Brown Affirmation of Faith Gloria Patri Hymn of Justifying Grace “Because He Lives” Offertory – Janell Reutlinger Offertory Prayer by Pastor Todd Finley Children’s Moments by Pastor Todd Finley Script...
Happy Birthday To Sept. 6: Connie Brown Sept. 7: Dallas Smith Sept. 8: Kari Woodall, Dustin Smith, Kimberly Hughes, John Garinger Sept. 10: Kirt Province, Tonya Burnham, Josh King, Logan Murray Sept. 11: Jerrod Reed, Tyson Bliss Sept. 12: Ladena Thompson, Renee Thompson, Anetta McIver Sept. 13: Bret Nixon, Crystal Schroeder, Ty Harper, Wyatt Woodson, Mary Stewart Melkus Sept. 14: Lawson King Sept. 16: Amanda Schroeder Sept. 17: Clark Schultz, Shane Justice Happy Anniversary To Sept. 15: Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Wares Sept. 16: Mr. & Mrs. Reuben Koehn...
5K Results Overall Female runners: 1st Zoe Moorman, 2nd Kari Nixon, 3rd Kodi Hanson Female 5K by Age Groups: 0-10-years-old: 1st Shay Wilson, 2nd Brooklyn Dye, 3rd Alaina Tyree 11-14 age group: 1st Hannah Greenleaf, 2nd Augie Friend, 3rd Sharidan Calhoun 15-20 age group: 1st Zoe Moorman, 2nd Madison Rhodes, 3rd Maggie Friend 21-25 age group: 1st Rebecca Eden, 2nd Kali Weber 26-30 age group: 1st Kodi Hanson, 2nd Maghan Dixon 31-35 age group: 1st Stacia Cates, 2nd Beth Tyree 36-40 age group: 1st S...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A casino legalization proposal that two Native American tribes have each contributed more than $1 million to support was approved Wednesday to appear on the Arkansas ballot in November. Secretary of State Mark Martin's office said supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment had submitted 99,988 valid signatures from registered voters, more than the nearly 85,000 needed to qualify for the ballot. The group behind the measure, Driving Arkansas Forward, turned in more than 138,000 signatures. The proposal would all...
WEWOKA, Okla. (AP) — A Seminole County jury has convicted a man on two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of two people in Seminole. Court records show 25-year-old Kadetrix Grayson was convicted Tuesday of killing 30-year-old Summer Gokey and 26-year-old Joseph Bounds. The jury recommended a sentence of life in prison. Formal sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 10. Grayson had pleaded not guilty. The victim's bodies were found in March 2015 inside a sport utility vehicle behind a Wal-Mart in Seminole....
MOUND CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 33-year-old Pittsburg man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 killings of two family members. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said David Patrick McNabb was sentenced Wednesday to life with no chance of parole for 100 years. McNabb pleaded no contest in April to two counts of first-degree premeditated murder for the deaths of his uncle, Kenneth McNabb, and grandmother, Betty McNabb. He also pleaded no contest to felony theft and interference with law enforcement. The victims were reported missing from r...
MEDICINE LODGE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas undersheriff who fatally shot a man with a beanbag round last year was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter. Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents on Wednesday arrested Barber County Undersheriff Virgil "Dusty" Brewer, 60, at the Barber County Courthouse. He was charged by the Kansas Attorney General's office in the Oct. 6, 2017 death of Steven Myers, 42, of Sun City. Brewer's bond was set at $15,000 and his first appearance is scheduled for Friday, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news r...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — One of Republican Kris Kobach's main opponents said Wednesday that he is not qualified to serve as Kansas governor because of his tough stance against illegal immigration and because he promises to pursue state policies meant to discourage it. Independent candidate Greg Orman, a Kansas City-area businessman, said Kobach's stance on immigration shows that the Republican does not understand agriculture or how it depends heavily on immigrant labor. Orman made his comment during perhaps the sharpest exchange for the major c...
ANDOVER, Kan. (AP) — Fire officials say a 65-year-old man who was pulled from a house fire in Andover has died. Andover Fire and Rescue Chief Chad Russell said in a news release the man was rescued from a home in Andover Tuesday night but died Wednesday. Another person inside the home was able to escape. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Russell says the fire destroyed the house, which is considered a total loss. No firefighters were injured during the rescue....
MANKATO, Kan. (AP) — A fund has been established to help two Jewell County sheriff deputies who were shot on duty last week. Authorities say the deputies were shot by a 40-year-old man who walked into the sheriff's office, asked to see a deputy and opened fire. The man, Jason Whitson of Mankato, later shot and killed himself after leading law enforcement on a chase into Ottawa County. A motive for the shooting has not been released. KSAL reports the Jewell County Sheriff's Office said both deputies will make a "long but full recovery." The a...
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two women have been killed in a Wichita crash. The Wichita Eagle reports that the crash happened Tuesday afternoon as the women were turning left. Wichita police Officer Paul Cruz says the driver of a sport utility vehicle collided with passenger side of the women's car. The impact knocked the car off the road and onto nearby grass. Cruz says the 20-year-old female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The car's 21-year-old driver died at a hospital. Police don't know the relationship between the w...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic makeover is in full swing. With just a few primaries remaining before the decisive midterm elections in November, voters have dramatically reshaped the Democratic Party to become younger, more diverse and unquestionably liberal. The latest turn came Tuesday in Massachusetts, where Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, 44, trounced 10-term congressman Mike Capuano, 66, in a Democratic primary. It reprised a June primary upset in which self-proclaimed democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, toppled New...
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies dropped Wednesday as Facebook and Twitter executives testified before Congress. Consumer-focused companies like Amazon and Netflix also slumped. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told a Senate panel they are working to stop manipulation of their services by foreign countries. Legislators criticized Alphabet, Google's parent company, for refusing to send its CEO to the hearing. In a separate hearing, House Republicans accused Twitter of bias against conservatives, a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House hearing about social media censorship was briefly interrupted as a protester stood up and yelled at Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Republican Missouri Rep. Billy Long drowned her out using his auctioneering skills. A woman stood up and started loudly yelling at Dorsey, complaining about bias and publicly pleading for President Donald Trump to help. As staff appeared to look for security to drag her out, Long started speaking in the rapid pace of an auctioneer, pretending to auction something off. Long, who owned an a...
