PHOENIX (AP) — Junior Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley and Will Shields, of the Kansas City Chiefs, have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The class of 2015 also includes a pair of contributors, Bill Polian and Ron Wolf, along with senior selection Mick Tingelhoff.

The announcement was made Saturday night.

Shields was a picture of consistency.  A  12 time Pro Bowler with the Chiefs from 1993 to 2006. The Kansas City offensive lines that paved the way for Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson in the early 2000s were dominant with Shields leading the way as a highly athletic pulling guard.

Five nominees were eliminated in the final vote: Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner.

Earlier Saturday, the selection committee reduced the list of 15 modern-day finalists by cutting Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, John Lynch and coaches Don Coryell and Jimmy Johnson.

The induction ceremony is in August at Canton, Ohio.

One-half point is all that separated the second and third place teams in the JCHS invitational Saturday at the Shenk Gym.

Derby outdistanced the field in the team competition with 207.5 points. Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel finished second with 131.5 points, followed by Junction City with 131.

Blue Jay coach Bob Laster was pleased about his individual weight class champions, and the fact the Blue Jays received a team trophy. “But I really felt like that we had an opportunity to finish in the top two.”

First place finishers for Junction City included Jake Bazan at 145 pounds, Jeryl Denton at 152, and Aryus Jones at 160 pounds.  Gabe Padilla finished second at 126 pounds, Downey Wood third at 138, Malik White fourth at 285 pounds, and Jaquan Robinson fourth at 170 pounds for Junction City.

Laster saw a lot of good for his team in the invitational, but also noted there were a couple of matches the Blue Jays lost because they weren’t in shape. “And at this point in time in the season that should not be in play. So I’m going to take blame for that one. So that means during practice I’m going to have to pick it up and make sure that that is not one of the reasons.”

The Blue Jays host Shawnee Heights in a dual match Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Shenk Gym.

 

The Junction City Lady Jays ( 2-11 ) picked up their second win of the season with a 50-39 victory over Shawnee Mission East ( 1-10 ), on Saturday in the 7th place consolation game of the Capitol City Classic in Topeka.

Junction City went 1-2 in the tournament with losses to Topeka High and Kansas City Sumner Academy before the win over Shawnee Mission East.

Junction City will host Topeka Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Perry Ellis had 16 points and 12 rebounds and No. 9 Kansas bolted to a big lead in the opening minutes Saturday in a 68-57 victory Saturday over Kansas State.

Ellis had a double-double at halftime, with 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Jayhawks (18-3, 7-1 Big 12) beat their state rival for the 49th time in the last 53 games. Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference in 1996, Kansas is 41-4 against the Wildcats.

Kansas, which held a one-game lead in the Big 12 coming into the game, got 14 points from Wayne Selden and 10 from Frank Mason.

Thomas Gipson had had 19 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State (12-10, 5-4). Kansas State shot 17 percent in the first half.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Seth Tuttle scored a career-high 29 points and 18th-ranked Northern Iowa trounced No. 12 Wichita State 70-54 on Saturday, snapping the Shockers’ 27-game regular season winning streak in the Missouri Valley.

Wes Washpun had 16 points for the Panthers (20-2, 9-1 MVC). They pulled into a tie with the Shockers for first in the league after a surprisingly dominant performance.

Northern Iowa seized control with a 21-3 run late in the first half and pushed its lead to as much as 49-30 early in the second half.

Fred VanVleet had 18 points to lead Wichita State (19-3, 9-1), which shot just 5 of 24 from 3-point range. Star Ron Baker was held to 12 points on 4 of 12 shooting.

Junction City High School officials have selected Jeff Childs to serve as the new head Softball Coach forthe 2015 season, pending Board of Education approval.

Childs has been by the Junction City Police Department for 29 years, and has served as the president of the Geary County Girls Softball Association for many years.

 

Kansas City Sumner Academy defeated the Junction City Lady Jays in the consolation semifinal round of the Capital City Classic in Topeka Friday night 56-46.

The loss drops Junction City, 1-11, into the seventh place consolation game in the tournament against Shawnee Mission East. Tipoff is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Topeka High School.

In other games in the tournament Friday night Shawnee Mission East fell to Blue Valley West 33-30, Topeka High defeated Shawnee Mission South 56-42, and Wichita South downed Goddard-Eisenhower 59-31.

The Junction City Blue Jays made it close before falling to the undefeated Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds ( 12-0 ),  61-57 Friday night in Tecumseh, Kansas.

The T-Birds led throughout the game but the Blue Jays pulled to within three points on two occasions before falling. Shawnee Heights played without their second leading scorer Tony Barksdale while the Blue Jays were without Tanner Lueker and Cody Magee due to the flu.

Josh Bryan played the entire game for Junction City in the backcourt, and led the team in scoring with 19 points. He hit five three-point baskets in the win.

Junction City, 4-9, will host Topeka High next Friday night.

 

AP-KS–Kansas Prep Scores
Friday’s Scores
By The Associated Press

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 67, Hays-TMP-Marian 59
Andover Central 70, Maize 58
Atchison 68, Silver Lake 52
Basehor-Linwood 66, DeSoto 43
Bishop Miege 68, Blue Valley Southwest 60
Bishop Seabury Academy 46, KC Christian 43, 2OT
Blue Valley Stillwell 61, Gardner-Edgerton 55
Buhler 70, Mulvane 49
BV North 56, BV Northwest 43
Caldwell 56, West Elk 50
Chanute 42, Iola 37
Cimarron 70, Wichita County 45
Clearwater 52, Winfield 42
Ellinwood 63, Palco 24
Eudora 71, Paola 64, OT
Eureka 84, Fredonia 68
Felt, Okla. 71, Rolla 43
Fort Scott 53, Coffeyville 50
Galena 58, Southeast 52
Guymon, Okla. 63, Hugoton 58
Hanover 59, Axtell 41
Hays 60, Dodge City 53
Heritage Christian 70, Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 59
Hiawatha 54, Horton 49
Hill City 73, Trego 46
Holcomb 81, Southwestern Hts. 64
Hoxie 68, Quinter 45
Humboldt 66, Erie 47
Independence 65, Frontenac 48
Jackson Heights 63, St. Mary’s 37
KC Bishop Ward 39, Tonganoxie 35
KC Wyandotte 72, KC Schlagle 36
Lakin 50, Deerfield 21
Lincoln 55, Natoma 43
Maize South 47, Hutchinson 39
Manhattan 47, Great Bend 36
Marion 47, Council Grove 44
Mill Valley 54, Olathe Northwest 47
Minneapolis 57, Russell 33
Moundridge 47, Goessel 39
Nemaha Central 60, Riverside 45
Oswego 51, Altoona-Midway 24
Oxford 56, Central Burden 47
Phillipsburg 61, Oakley 57
Pike Valley 67, Chase 45
Pittsburg Colgan 44, Baxter Springs 26
Pratt 72, Macksville 39
Riley County 61, Wabaunsee 34
Rock Hills 47, Wilson 32
Rockhurst, Mo. 70, SM East 44
Royal Valley 48, Jefferson West 32
Sabetha 55, Holton 52
Salina Sacred Heart 58, Hutchinson Trinity 49
Scott City 87, Goodland 40
Shawnee Heights 61, Junction City 57
SM South 43, SM West 41
Smoky Valley 56, Clay Center 49
Solomon 65, Rural Vista 33
Southeast Saline 65, Ellsworth 33
St. James Academy 62, KC Sumner 45
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Tescott 37
St. Thomas Aquinas 50, BV West 45
Stockton 64, Smith Center 56
Sublette 62, Meade 57
Sunrise Christian 80, St. John’s Military 26
Topeka Seaman 70, Topeka West 57
Troy 70, Clifton-Clyde 35
Udall 68, Flinthills 31
Valley Heights 67, Frankfort 48
Veritas Christian 75, Cair Paravel 71
Victoria 65, LaCrosse 38
Wallace County 85, Oberlin-Decatur 39
Washburn Rural 57, Topeka Hayden 52, OT
Washington County 58, Doniphan West 42
Wellsville 74, Anderson County 42
Weskan 61, Logan 50
Wetmore 66, BV Randolph 44
Wichita Campus 49, Goddard 45
Lyon County League Tournament
Olpe 55, Hartford 32
SPIAA Tournament
Consolation
Hodgeman County 53, Minneola 40
Kiowa County 58, Ingalls 36
Satanta 51, Fowler 26
Semifinal
South Gray 82, Ashland 55
Spearville 47, South Central 46
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Axtell 55, Hanover 50
Burlington 52, Cherryvale 46
Cair Paravel 63, Veritas Christian 46
Caney Valley 63, Neodesha 31
Chanute 35, Iola 30
Chapman 52, Herington 30
Chase County 55, Remington 42
Cheylin 53, Northern Valley 40
Cimarron 56, Wichita County 25
Clay Center 42, Smoky Valley 29
Coffeyville 53, Fort Scott 37
Columbus 59, Riverton 29
Council Grove 44, Marion 42
Ellinwood 77, Palco 33
Ellis 41, Plainville 38
Eureka 43, Fredonia 27
Felt, Okla. 53, Rolla 37
Flinthills 46, Udall 33
Frontenac 39, Independence 38
Galena 40, Southeast 28
Goodland 48, Scott City 14
Hays-TMP-Marian 54, Abilene 49
Hill City 49, Trego 38
Holcomb 60, Southwestern Hts. 27
Hoxie 74, Quinter 26
Hugoton 66, Guymon, Okla. 30
Humboldt 52, Erie 41
Hutchinson Trinity 32, Salina Sacred Heart 25
Johnson-Stanton County 47, Syracuse 30
KC Christian 42, Bishop Seabury Academy 25
Labette County 70, Girard 62
LaCrosse 48, Victoria 25
Lakeside 43, Osborne 24
Lincoln 43, Natoma 31
Logan 52, Weskan 35
Lutheran (Kansas City), Mo. 64, Heritage Christian 44
Lyndon 55, Mission Valley 38
Meade 68, Sublette 41
Minneapolis 49, Russell 45
Oswego 49, Altoona-Midway 9
Oxford 42, Central Burden 34
Paola 57, Eudora 21
Phillipsburg 37, Oakley 23
Pike Valley 60, Chase 34
Pittsburg Colgan 59, Baxter Springs 34
Riley County 59, Wabaunsee 44
Royal Valley 48, Jefferson West 35
Sabetha 55, Holton 35
Santa Fe Trail 45, Osage City 37
Silver Lake 72, Atchison 37
South Haven 61, Cedar Vale/Dexter 40
Southeast Saline 53, Ellsworth 37
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47, Tescott 26
Tonganoxie 41, KC Bishop Ward 34
Triplains-Brewster 61, St. Francis 45
Troy 43, Clifton-Clyde 37
Uniontown 58, Crest 40
Valley Heights 67, Frankfort 39
Wallace County 58, Oberlin-Decatur 35
Washington County 60, Doniphan West 22
Wetmore 49, BV Randolph 32
Wheatland-Grinnell 56, Healy 11
Wilson 64, Rock Hills 33
Capital City Classic
BV West 33, SM East 30
KC Sumner 56, Junction City 46
Topeka 56, SM South 42
Wichita South 59, Goddard-Eisenhower 31
El Dorado Tournament
El Dorado 43, Maranatha Academy 34
Wichita East 39, Augusta 22
Semifinal
Gardner-Edgerton 49, Mill Valley 28
Wichita Collegiate 35, Circle 24
Emporia Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Derby 52, Great Bend 43
Emporia 50, Olathe North 17
Semifinal
Leavenworth 66, Topeka Seaman 22
Maize 50, Washburn Rural 37
Haven Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Cheney 66, Nickerson 37
Wellington 50, Rose Hill 38
Semifinal
Goddard 56, Buhler 49
Kingman 42, Haven 31
Hilltop Hoops Classic
Fifth Place
Ness City 50, Ell-Saline 46
Third Place
St. John 56, Bennington 39
Championship
Central Plains 61, Moundridge 50
Jefferson County North Tournament
Pool Play
Pool A
Cornerstone Alt. Charter 43, Valley Falls 42
Pool B
Atchison County 54, Jefferson North 49
Lawrence Free State Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Highland Park 55, Topeka West 36
Lawrence 45, Wichita Northwest 31
Semifinal
Hutchinson 35, Lawrence Free State 3
Shawnee Heights 49, Wichita Heights 46
Louisburg Tournament
Third Place
Lansing 34, SM North 23
Championship
Louisburg 47, St. James Academy 41
Lyon County League Tournament
Olpe 44, Madison 39, OT
Waverly 40, Lebo 17
McPherson Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Dodge City 47, Wichita Southeast 35
Valley Center 53, Hays 36
Semifinal
McPherson 47, Andale 46
Olathe South 54, Manhattan 50
Mid Continent League Tournament
Smith Center 56, Stockton 48, 2OT
Newton Invitational Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Kapaun Mount Carmel 62, Olathe Northwest 45
Wichita Bishop Carroll 65, Ulysses 40
Semifinal
Andover Central 54, Newton 41
Bishop Miege 57, Garden City 31
Pratt Tournament
Consolation Semifinal
Larned 44, Chaparral 36
Semifinal
Maize 55, Medicine Lodge 37
SPIAA Tournament
Championship
Spearville 47, South Central 46

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State’s baseball program was placed on probation Thursday after the NCAA found that the Shockers used 21 players who received impermissible benefits over a two-year period.

The school self-reported the violations last year, likely resulting in lighter sanctions. Still, the NCAA decided that Wichita State’s storied program would need to vacate all wins from 2011-13 — including its 2013 NCAA tournament appearance — and pay a $5,000 fine.

Shortly after he was hired in June 2013, Shockers coach Todd Butler discovered that players had purchased more than $7,000 in apparel at a substantial discount.

The incidents occurred under the watch of former coach Gene Stephenson, who was fired in June 2013 after 36 seasons. The wins will be stricken from his record.

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