The Abilene Cowboys have brought the Junction City Blue Jays 35-dual match winning streak to an end. They defeated the Blue Jays at the Shenk Gym Thursday night 45-17.

Abilene wrestling coach James Stout said the Cowboys are a good team, and have a group of seniors that had never defeated Junction City during their time in high school. “I’d heard that they hadn’t lost a match since ’11…or a dual like this. So that was one of our goals for the night obviously. We needed to keep the matches that we were outclassed in close, and we needed to pick up the bonus where we could. And in most of those cases we did just more often than they did.”  Stout added, “They’re a well coached team, very athletic. My hat’s off to them. I know that they’re ranked pretty high, so it’s kind of a nice plus for us to believe in ourselves a little bit.”

Abilene is 5-1 in duals on the season.

The Blue Jays currently hold a number four ranking in Class 6A.

Junction City coach Bob Laster said every time the Blue Jays wrestle Abilene they know it will be a tough dual. “We knew we had our hands full. And that’s what our team tried to do, is go out and try to keep the streak going, as well as try to get a win over Abilene, but it wasn’t in the picture for us tonight.”

Laster added he thought the Cowboys had more experience in some of the weight classes where Junction City  didn’t match up well. ” And that’s a key when you’re wrestling in a dual, is the matchups.  I just didn’t think that we had the matchups that we needed to  in some of the weight classes, and resulted in them getting big points.

Laster credited Aryus Jones and Jake Bazan for turning in the top performances for his team in the dual.

Junction City will compete in the 32-team Basehor – Linwood Invitational Friday and Saturday.

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs will continue to spend training camp on the campus of Missouri Western after the school’s board of governors approved a three-year contract extension Friday.

The decision will keep the Chiefs heading north of Kansas City through 2017. Their agreement also includes two extensions of one-year each at the option of the Chiefs and the school.

The Chiefs used to hold training camp in Wisconsin in part because of the cooler late summer weather. But they moved closer to home in 2010, striking a deal with the Division II school in St. Joseph that included help with major facility upgrades.

The location also makes it possible for more fans to attend workouts. This past season, the local visitor’s bureau estimated 40,000 fans attended the practices.

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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – Liz Donohoe had 15 points and a season-high 10 rebounds and all five starters scored in double figures as the No. 21 Oklahoma State women beat Kansas State 69-47 on Wednesday night.

Brittney Martin added 14 points, LaShawn Jones scored 12, Roshunda Johnson had 11 and Brittany Atkins 10 for Oklahoma State (12-3, 2-2 Big 12), which shot a season-high 53.3 percent (8 of 15) from 3-point range.

Donohoe scored six points during a 12-2 run to open the game and the Cowgirls scored the final 12 points of the first half to take a 34-13 lead.

Oklahoma State led by as many as 29 in the second half.

Kindred Wesemann scored 16 and Breanna Lewis had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Kansas State (11-4, 1-3), which made just 6 of 29 field goals, including 1 of 9 from 3-point range, in the first half.

Donohoe now has 1,507 career points.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Marcus Foster scored 14 points, Wesley Iwundu added 10 and Kansas State held on down the stretch to beat Texas Tech 58-51 on Wednesday night for the Wildcats’ third straight win.

Kansas State (10-7, 3-1 Big 12) led just 49-46 with 3 minutes to go, but a couple of fouls and a costly turnover by the Red Raiders’ Robert Turner allowed the Wildcats to pull away.

Thomas Gipson scored a tough bucket in the paint, and then after the turnover, Justin Edwards curled in a layup on the run-out. Jevon Thomas added two foul shots for a 54-46 advantage.

Turner, who had a game-high 16 points for Texas Tech (10-7, 0-4), knocked down a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left, but he missed another moments later that could have made it 54-52.

The Junction City Blue Jays will play in the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City January 22, 23, and 24.  The tournament at the United Wireless Arena is hosted by Dodge City High School.

The Blue Jays will meet Central Plains in a first round game at 7 p.m. Thursday, the 22nd. The same side of the bracket finds Bishop Carroll against Shawnee Mission South. The other side of the bracket sends Derby against Wichita North, and Newton will play Dodge City.

The tournament championship game is scheduled at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the 24th.

COACHES

Kansas State: Bruce Weber (Wis.-Milwaukee ’78)

Overall: 369-183 (17^th year)

at K-State: 56-28 (3^rd year)

1. Texas Tech: 5-0

 

Texas Tech: Tubby Smith (High Point ‘73)

Overall: 535-250 (24th year)

at Texas Tech: 24-24 (2nd year)

1. K-State: 0-2

 

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP

Kansas State (9-7, 2-1 Big 12)

G – #1 Jevon Thomas (6.1 ppg., 3.8 apg.)

G – #2 Marcus Foster (13.7 ppg., 1.9 rpg.)

G – #25 Wesley Iwundu (5.1 ppg., 3.4 rpg.)

F – #11 Nino Williams (10.9 ppg., 4.7 rpg.)

F – #42 Thomas Gipson (11.6 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)

 

Texas Tech (10-6, 0-3 Big 12)

G – #0 Devaugntah Williams (11.1 ppg., 3.3 rpg.)

G – #14 Robert Turner (8.7 ppg., 2.9 rpg.)

G – #20 Toddrick Gotcher (6.6 ppg., 2.8 rpg.)

F – #11 Zach Smith (5.4 ppg., 4.6 rpg.)

F – #32 Norense Odiase (7.8 ppg., 4.8 rpg.)

 

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: K-State leads 20-10 (15-10 in Big 12 era)

In Manhattan: K-State leads 12-2 (W, 66-58, 1/28/2014)

In Lubbock: Tied 7-7 (W, 60-56, 2/25/2014)

Last Meeting: K-State, 60-56, 2/25/2014 (Lubbock, Texas)

Weber vs. Texas Tech: 5-0 (3-0 at home)

Smith vs. K-State: 0-2 (0-1 on the road)

Weber vs. Smith: Weber leads 8-3 (5-1 at home)

 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 63, Mulvane 43
Andover 61, Valley Center 48
Ashland 60, Minneola 48
Attica 46, Hutchinson Central Christian 44
Augusta 57, Rose Hill 47
Basehor-Linwood 55, Lansing 40
Beloit 62, Chapman 37
Bennington 53, Ell-Saline 19
Berean Academy 53, Marion 24
Bishop Miege 52, Blue Valley Stillwell 38
Bishop Seabury Academy 64, KC East Christian 61
Bonner Springs 69, KC Bishop Ward 44
Burlington 81, Neodesha 32
Burrton 55, Cunningham 34
Butler, Mo. 59, Heritage Christian 48
BV North 51, Blue Valley Southwest 42
BV West 68, BV Northwest 54
Caldwell 60, Udall 52
Cambridge, Neb. 46, Northern Valley 30
Centralia 50, Frankfort 36
Chaparral 66, Belle Plaine 55
Chase 35, Wilson 31
Clearwater 60, Wellington 53
Concordia 82, Marysville 73
Conway Springs 43, Douglass 34
Deerfield 74, Elkhart 59
Derby 68, Andover Central 62
Eudora 52, Paola 49
Eureka 56, West Elk 45
Flint Hills Job Corps 64, St. Xavier 24
Flinthills 52, Cedar Vale/Dexter 47
Fort Scott 50, Pittsburg 47
Fredonia 57, Humboldt 54
Garden City 57, Liberal 31
Gardner-Edgerton 52, St. Thomas Aquinas 43
Girard 70, Columbus 35
Goddard 56, Arkansas City 35
Goessel 74, Centre 52
Halstead 65, Nickerson 50
Hays 65, Great Bend 40
Hays-TMP-Marian 77, Trego 22
Hesston 66, Kingman 51
Highland Park 54, Junction City 43
Hillsboro 52, Smoky Valley 39
Hogan Prep, Mo. 77, KC Harmon 58
Holcomb 61, Scott City 53
Holton 61, Hiawatha 36
Hoxie 48, Wichita County 39
Hugoton 60, Ulysses 37
Jackson Heights 59, Jefferson North 57, OT
KC Christian 75, Sherwood, Mo. 59
KC Piper 68, Mill Valley 63, 2OT
KC Schlagle 71, KC Washington 34
KC Turner 57, Tonganoxie 55
Kiowa County 59, Pawnee Heights 23
LaCrosse 51, Macksville 47
Lakeside 56, Thunder Ridge 40
Lakin 53, Johnson-Stanton County 39
Lawrence 53, SM West 45
Leavenworth 60, Lawrence Free State 30
Lincoln 78, Tescott 48
Little River 52, Elyria Christian 41
Lyons 38, Larned 32
Maize South 55, Goddard-Eisenhower 46
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 43, Pleasant Ridge 37
McPherson 62, Buhler 44
Minneapolis 56, Clay Center 43
Moundridge 54, Canton-Galva 46
Newton 47, Hutchinson 30
Northeast-Arma 68, Pleasanton 42
Northern Heights 69, Chase County 52
Oberlin-Decatur 54, Palco 24
Olathe East 56, SM East 49
Olathe North 62, SM Northwest 60
Osawatomie 88, Central Heights 48
Oswego 63, Uniontown 49
Otis-Bison 47, Kinsley 37
Oxford 62, South Haven 23
Pike Valley 56, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 31
Quinter 77, Western Plains 72
Riverton 52, Galena 33
Rural Vista 70, Peabody-Burns 56
Sabetha 58, Nemaha Central 50
Salina Central 57, Maize 55, OT
Salina Sacred Heart 76, Republic County 44
Salina South 58, Wichita Campus 48
Sedan 65, Central Burden 51
Sedgwick 56, Hutchinson Trinity 54
Silver Lake 47, Wabaunsee 29
SM North 73, Olathe Northwest 60
SM South 60, Olathe South 57
Solomon 41, Wakefield 39
South Central 70, Bucklin 22
Southeast Saline 75, Russell 49
Southwestern Hts. 58, Meade 51
Spring Hill 58, DeSoto 49
St. Francis 71, Weskan 63
St. John 63, Ellinwood 34
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Osborne 40
Stafford 66, Fairfield 39
Sterling 50, Hoisington 40
Syracuse 46, Moscow 42
Topeka Seaman 53, Emporia 49
Valley Falls 46, Horton 30
Valley Heights 62, Clifton-Clyde 39
Victoria 60, Stockton 59
Wallace County 68, Greeley County 33
Waverly 84, Madison 56
Wellsville 70, Santa Fe Trail 45
Wichita Bishop Carroll 77, Wichita West 53
Wichita East 63, Wichita Heights 58
Wichita Home School 76, Derby Invasion 64
Wichita Northfield 57, St. John’s Military 21
Wichita Southeast 88, Wichita Northwest 76
Winfield 44, El Dorado 40
Yates Center 58, Cherryvale 53
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 53, Mulvane 17
Andover 56, Valley Center 36
Attica 45, Hutchinson Central Christian 34
Augusta 47, Rose Hill 40
Axtell 66, BV Randolph 24
Baldwin 30, Ottawa 20
Beloit 52, Chapman 33
Bennington 50, Ell-Saline 37
Berean Academy 42, Marion 33
Bishop Miege 61, Blue Valley Stillwell 49
Bonner Springs 72, KC Bishop Ward 45
Bucklin 52, South Central 46
Buhler 47, McPherson 42
Butler, Mo. 76, Heritage Christian 40
Cambridge, Neb. 59, Northern Valley 38
Caney Valley 65, Erie 35
Central Plains 54, Dodge City 37
Centralia 63, Frankfort 18
Cherryvale 49, Yates Center 18
Concordia 73, Marysville 50
Council Grove 51, Herington 25
Cunningham 58, Burrton 27
Dighton 49, Wheatland-Grinnell 38
Elkhart 56, Deerfield 16
Ellinwood 56, St. John 48
Fairfield 65, Stafford 42
Fort Scott 47, Pittsburg 46
Galena 62, Riverton 36
Garden City 47, Liberal 41
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 49, Pike Valley 42
Goddard 62, Arkansas City 37
Goddard-Eisenhower 72, Maize South 61
Great Bend 42, Hays 36
Halstead 54, Nickerson 27
Holcomb 47, Scott City 29
Holton 47, Hiawatha 41
Hoxie 100, Wichita County 11
Hutchinson 28, Newton 18
Ingalls 45, Fowler 19
Jackson Heights 47, Jefferson North 33
KC Christian 32, Bishop Seabury Academy 31
Kiowa County 50, Pawnee Heights 8
LaCrosse 51, Macksville 29
Lakin 55, Johnson-Stanton County 25
Lansing 56, Basehor-Linwood 51
Lebo 32, Hartford 26
Lincoln 42, Tescott 14
Logan 47, Golden Plains 37
Louisburg 50, Frontenac 38
Lyons 74, Larned 36
Maize 62, Salina Central 40
Marais des Cygnes Valley 49, Burlingame 37
Meade 58, Southwestern Hts. 26
Medicine Lodge 49, Bluestem 41
Mill Valley 60, KC Piper 59
Mission Valley 42, Osage City 21
Northern Heights 50, Chase County 43
Oberlin-Decatur 47, Palco 22
Olathe Northwest 80, SM North 47
Olathe South 66, SM South 23
Oskaloosa 49, Immaculata 38
Otis-Bison 43, Kinsley 41
Paola 57, Eudora 13
Pleasant Ridge 44, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 37
Quinter 43, Western Plains 29
Republic County 38, Salina Sacred Heart 14
Rural Vista 52, Peabody-Burns 15
Sabetha 45, Nemaha Central 34
Shawnee Heights 66, Topeka Hayden 55
SM Northwest 51, Olathe North 23
SM West 60, Lawrence 45
Smoky Valley 69, Hillsboro 35
South Gray 53, Satanta 41
South Haven 55, Oxford 30
Southeast Saline 58, Russell 40
Spearville 54, Ness City 44
St. Francis 47, Weskan 25
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 47, Osborne 42
Sterling 57, Hoisington 42
Stockton 65, Victoria 53
Sylvan-Lucas 63, Natoma 38
Syracuse 55, Moscow 38
Thunder Ridge 55, Lakeside 26
Topeka Seaman 50, Emporia 38
Valley Falls 57, Horton 26
Valley Heights 40, Clifton-Clyde 39
Wamego 44, Jefferson West 36
Washburn Rural 65, Manhattan 45
Washington County 66, Linn 48
Waverly 49, Madison 47
Wellington 49, Clearwater 16
Wellsville 53, Santa Fe Trail 21
Wichita Bishop Carroll 72, Wichita West 19
Wichita Campus 32, Salina South 29
Wichita Collegiate 36, Circle 29
Wichita East 49, Wichita Heights 40
Wichita Home School 56, Derby Invasion 24
Wichita Independent 52, Cheney 50, OT
Wichita Northwest 39, Wichita Southeast 25
Wichita South 42, Kapaun Mount Carmel 32
Wilson 45, Chase 40

The Saint Xavier High School boys basketball team dropped a 64-24 decision to Flint Hills Job Corps Tuesday at the St. John’s Military Tournament.

The Junction City Middle School 7th Grade Boys Basketball team traveled to McPherson for their first game of the season Tuesday night.

The A team lost 51-41, with Jerimiah Bisio scoring 18 points, and Darren Batiste 19. The B team fell 37-18.

The Wildcats host Emporia Thursday at 4 p.m.

The Highland Park Scots jumped out to a 12-2 lead over Junction City, and went on to defeat the Blue Jays 54-43 at the Shenk Gym Tuesday night.

The Blue Jays climbed back to within 5 points late in the second quarter with the score 32-27 in favor of the Scots. But Highland Park scored two baskets after a timeout, and led by nine at halftime. The Scots then opened the second half strong and outscored Junction City 16-9 in the third quarter.

Highland Park was led by Jahlil Osby with 16 points, while Ricardo Erans had 14 for the Blue Jays.

Junction City fell to 2-6 with the loss, while the Scots are 5-3.