The Junction City Lady Jays are 2-0 this week after defeating Olathe North 41-31 Thursday night at the Shenk Gym.

Kealee Rains led Junction City with 16 points while Kori Kamm had 11 in the victory, which left the Lady Jays 5-14 on the season.

Junction City led 28-16 but then had to hold off an Olathe North rally which cut the lead down to 30-26 at one point. Then a 3-point basket by Rains opened the margin up to seven points and Junction City moved on to get the victory.

Lady Jay coach Nate Parks said it was a good win.  Parks talked about the move by Junction City to pull away to the win after Olathe North had cut the margin down to four points. “One of the things that we’re trying to do is, again, learn how to finish games. And I’m trying to teach the girls that we need to have good solid possessions, and a lot of times they think that means stall, and that’s not what I’m trying to do at all. I’m trying to make sure that we’re being efficient and that we’re looking for our shots. ” Parks added his team worked on that, and he felt did a good job.

Junction City boys and girls basketball teams will host Shawnee Heights Friday night at the Shenk Gym. The girls game broadcast on KJCK AM, The Talk of JC, will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest.

 

Kansas State opened up by moving out to a 21-0 lead and then went on to defeat Kansas 76-68 in women’s basketball at Allen Fieldhouse.

According to k-statesports.com the win for Kansas State ended a four-game road losing streak and stopped a three-game skid to Kansas.

The Wildcats were led by Leticia Romero with 26 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists.

Kansas State will play at Oklahoma State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State’s Ryan Schultz and Will Spradlingwere among 29 players named to the 2014 Academic All-Big 12 First and Second Teams as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

A native of Wichita, Kan., Schultz was one of 16 players to earn first team academic all-conference honors in 2014, while Spradling, a native of Overland Park, Kan., was one of 13 players named to the Big 12’s second team.

Schultz received the honor for the first time in his career, while Spradling earned the accolade for the second straight season after posting second team honors as a junior in 2013.

A senior walk-on in nutrition and kinesiology with aspirations to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a doctor, Schultz has seen action in 27 games in his two-year career at K-State, including 14 games this season. He is averaging 0.6 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 steals in 2.4 minutes per game in 2013-14. He scored a season-high three points to go with two rebounds in the win over Troy on Dec. 15.

Schultz has been named to the last three Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.

A senior in business administration, Spradling became the 25^th player in school history with 1,000 points on Tuesday night with his 10-point effort in the win over Texas Tech. He is also one of just four Wildcats with 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals in a career, joining Steve Henson, Askia Jones andJacob Pullen. In addition, he is one of just six players in school history with 100 career starts and now ranks fourth in school history with 3,557 career minutes played. He ranks among the Top 10 in nine career categories at K-State.

One of just two players to start in all 28 games this season, Spradling ranks first on the team in assists (80), steals (36) and minutes played (850), while he is second in 3-point field goals (46) and fourth in scoring.  He has scored in double figures 44 times in his career, including nine times this season.

Spradling has been selected four times to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The individual academic honors for Schultz and Spradling continue another stellar academic semester for the Wildcats. Six players – Brandon Bolden, Jack Karapetyan, Brian Rohleder, Ryan Schultz, Spradling and Jevon Thomas – were named to the Fall Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in early January.

Nominated by each institution’s director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the academic all-league men’s basketball team consisted of 15 first team members combined with seven on the second team.  First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team’s scheduled contests.  Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence.  Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fans can celebrate the accomplishments of the 2013-14 Kansas State men’s basketball team when the athletic department holds the team’s postseason banquet on Tuesday, April 15 on the Club Level of the West Stadium Center.

There is a social hour beginning at 5:30 p.m., with dinner set for 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m.

Individual dinner tickets are $50 per person with tables of eight available for $350. Tickets can be purchased through the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 221.CATS as well as online at www.kstatesports.com/tickets. The direct link can be found at https://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList?groupCode=MB&linkID=kansuse&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode

Seating is limited with the deadline to order Tuesday, April 8. Fans can choose steak or chicken option when making reservations.

Questions about the event can be directed to Bailey Bachamp in the men’s basketball office at (785) 532.6531.

The Big 12 Conference along with Brenda Tinnen, General Manager and Senior Vice President of Sprint Center/AEG Kansas City have confirmed that the 2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship has once again sold out.

“Selling out the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship at Sprint Center in five days is remarkable,” said Tim Allen, Senior Associate Commissioner and Championship Director. “It is a testament to the hard work and support of everyone in Kansas City and we look forward to another memorable experience for our student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans.”

The 2014 Championship marks the sixth year that Sprint Center has hosted the four-day event, scheduled for March 12-15. The Championship has sold out in each year since returning to Kansas City in 2008 and from 2010-14.

“It is a privilege for Sprint Center to once again welcome basketball fans from throughout the region to a sold-out Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship,” said Tinnen. “We are delighted to share this accomplishment with Kansas City volunteers and fans who continue to demonstrate unbridled enthusiasm for college basketball.”

Also, prior to the event, a decision will be made regarding the possibility of making a limited number of standing-room only tickets available for the event. Should standing-room tickets be available, information will be distributed through the conference website at Big12Sports.com.

Tanner Lueker scored 20 points to help lead the Junction City Blue Jays to a 58-42 win over the Topeka West Chargers in boys basketball in the capitol city Tuesday night.

The win was the sixth of the season for Junction City against 13 defeats.

Blue Jay coach Pat Battle praised his team’s defense and free throw shooting where Junction City went 17-20.

On Lueker’s play Battle said, “He had a phenomenal night. His best night of his career thus far.” Came in very focused and ready to perform, and just did all the little things really well. We left him out there a long time to.” Lueker went 8-8 from the free throw line for Junction City.  Jordan Lawrence also had 13 points for the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays will play Shawnee Heights Friday night in the Shenk Gym at JCHS.

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In the girls game Junction City led 40-29 in the fourth quarter, but had to survive a late Topeka West rally before pulling out a 46-43 victory.

Coach Nate Parks said Junction City has a young team. “So we’re trying to learn how to finish games. We got rattled a little bit, started making some turnovers, and not finishing plays, but we did get the win.”  Junction City is now 4-14 on the season.

The Lady Jays will host Olathe North Thursday night and will Shawnee Heights Friday evening.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 53, Chapman 49
Andale 58, Clearwater 41
Anderson County 66, Iola 64
Andover 65, Valley Center 51
Augusta 63, Wellington 54
Baileyville-B&B 42, BV Randolph 30
Baldwin 81, Spring Hill 48
Basehor-Linwood 72, KC Piper 68
Beloit 62, Smith Center 32
Bennington 64, Solomon 57
Bluestem 51, Belle Plaine 40
Burrton 63, Norwich 48
BV North 56, Blue Valley Stilwell 44
BV Northwest 75, St. Thomas Aquinas 41
BV West 56, Bishop Miege 51
Caldwell 51, South Haven 36
Caney Valley 50, Fredonia 45
Centre 63, Peabody-Burns 60
Chaparral 59, Conway Springs 51
Cheney 57, Medicine Lodge 56
Chetopa 60, St. Paul 19
Cimarron 48, Satanta 19
Concordia 74, Clay Center 45
Council Grove 71, Silver Lake 48
Doniphan West 39, Troy 18
Douglass 59, Garden Plain 38
El Dorado 59, Winfield 54, OT
Ell-Saline 48, Sedgwick 45
Eudora 63, Ottawa 47
Eureka 58, Lebo 45
Fort Scott 51, Chanute 46
Fowler 49, South Central 42
Garden City 55, Liberal 47
Gardner-Edgerton 84, KC Schlagle 58
Girard 64, Frontenac 54
Goddard 49, Arkansas City 42
Goddard-Eisenhower 76, Maize South 65
Golden Plains 56, Northern Valley 38
Halstead 63, Haven 42
Hanover 60, Centralia 56, OT
Hartford 58, Flinthills 39
Hays 55, Dodge City 47
Hays-TMP-Marian 60, Colby 55
Heritage Christian 61, Maranatha Academy 53
Hesston 52, Pratt 40
Highland Park 84, Topeka 42
Hill City 61, Oakley 57
Hillsboro 65, Kingman 40
Holcomb 66, Hugoton 39
Holton 64, Jefferson West 55
Humboldt 53, Cherryvale 38
Hutchinson 50, Newton 40
Hutchinson Central Christian 63, Fairfield 46
Ingalls 62, Minneola 45
Jackson Heights 78, Santa Fe Trail 56
Junction City 58, Topeka West 42
Kapaun Mount Carmel 60, Wichita Northwest 44
KC Bishop Ward 61, Bonner Springs 53
KC Christian 53, Immaculata 36
KC Washington 64, Pembroke Hill, Mo. 38
KC Wyandotte 64, Atchison 60
Kiowa County 54, Bucklin 30
Labette County 56, Pittsburg 53
Lakeside 54, Logan 36
Lansing 71, KC Turner 35
Larned 61, Hoisington 53
Linn 59, Frankfort 50
Little River 52, Canton-Galva 49
Louisburg 46, DeSoto 45
Lyndon 57, West Franklin 51
Lyons 58, Nickerson 26
Macksville 78, Hodgeman County 30
Maize 47, Salina Central 41
Marion 54, Hutchinson Trinity 40
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 72, McLouth 41
McPherson 71, Rose Hill 43
Meade 64, Spearville 59
Mill Valley 55, Tonganoxie 51
Minneapolis 55, Russell 29
Moundridge 61, Ellinwood 35
Mulvane 61, Buhler 48
Natoma 68, Palco 41
Neodesha 49, Erie 41
Ness City 44, Dighton 41
Northeast-Arma 103, Altoona-Midway 16
Olathe East 77, Leavenworth 50
Olathe South 72, SM North 54
Olpe 93, Chase County 63
Onaga 58, Wetmore 42
Osage City 75, Northern Heights 38
Osborne 57, Lincoln 32
Oswego 63, Pleasanton 31
Oxford 42, Remington 30
Perry-Lecompton 60, Royal Valley 55
Plainville 59, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 56, OT
Prairie View 47, Jayhawk Linn 34
Riverside 63, Atchison County 56
Riverton 67, Pittsburg Colgan 50
Rural Vista 61, Wakefield 46
Sabetha 46, Hiawatha 31
Salina Sacred Heart 53, Ellsworth 38
Salina South 76, Wichita Campus 59
Scott City 58, Goodland 43
Shawnee Heights 62, Emporia 51
SM East 69, Lawrence 65
SM Northwest 62, Olathe Northwest 44
SM South 69, Olathe North 52
SM West 48, Lawrence Free State 43
Smoky Valley 55, Sterling 48
South Barber 67, Pratt Skyline 40
South Gray 81, Deerfield 60
Southeast Saline 52, Republic County 47
Southern Coffey 71, Uniontown 45
St. James Academy 59, Bishop Seabury Academy 45
St. John 71, Otis-Bison 25
Stafford 64, Pretty Prairie 55
Stockton 73, Ellis 62
Syracuse 54, Rolla 17
Tescott 74, St. Xavier 45
Topeka Hayden 63, Manhattan 61
Triplains-Brewster 65, Heartland Christian 47
Valley Falls 69, Pleasant Ridge 37
Valley Heights 60, Axtell 44
Victoria 61, Wilson 28
Wabaunsee 52, St. Mary’s 49
Wamego 76, Marysville 55
Washburn Rural 65, Topeka Seaman 61, OT
Washington County 62, Clifton-Clyde 45
Weskan 67, Greeley County 40
West Elk 62, Central Burden 23
Western Plains 68, Healy 33
Wichita Bishop Carroll 70, Wichita West 42
Wichita Collegiate 67, Circle 50
Wichita East 64, Wichita South 51
Wichita Heights 63, Wichita Southeast 53
Wichita Trinity 61, Wichita Independent 47
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Abilene 58, Chapman 57
Andale 52, Clearwater 17
Andover 50, Valley Center 33
Atchison County 51, Riverside 20
Attica 39, Cunningham 33
Augusta 45, Wellington 40
Baileyville-B&B 56, BV Randolph 33
Baldwin 46, Spring Hill 43
Belle Plaine 45, Bluestem 30
Beloit 61, Smith Center 48
Bennington 64, Solomon 57
Berean Academy 57, Goessel 17
Bonner Springs 64, KC Bishop Ward 22
Bucklin 42, Kiowa County 36
Buhler 68, Mulvane 53
Burlington 65, Yates Center 27
Caldwell 33, South Haven 30
Caney Valley 47, Fredonia 28
Centre 62, Peabody-Burns 23
Cheney 65, Medicine Lodge 28, OT
Cherryvale 63, Humboldt 32
Cimarron 58, Satanta 30
Circle 24, Wichita Collegiate 19
Coffeyville 68, Independence 52
Colby 47, Hays-TMP-Marian 39
Concordia 57, Clay Center 49
Conway Springs 58, Chaparral 31
Dodge City 41, Hays 32
Doniphan West 39, Troy 18
Ell-Saline 47, Sedgwick 23
Ellis 49, Stockton 41
Ellsworth 58, Salina Sacred Heart 34
Eureka 45, Lebo 37
Fairfield 49, Hutchinson Central Christian 43
Fort Scott 58, Chanute 46
Frontenac 51, Girard 36
Garden City 57, Liberal 31
Garden Plain 57, Douglass 51
Gardner-Edgerton 67, KC Schlagle 22
Goddard 53, Arkansas City 42
Goddard-Eisenhower 59, Maize South 37
Hanover 60, Centralia 54
Hartford 35, Flinthills 32
Haven 51, Halstead 20
Heritage Christian 54, KC Harmon 46
Hesston 35, Pratt 27
Hillsboro 61, Kingman 32
Hoisington 35, Larned 27
Holcomb 69, Hugoton 49
Holton 59, Jefferson West 32
Hoxie 80, Wheatland-Grinnell 26
Hutchinson Trinity 45, Marion 36
Ingalls 53, Minneola 33
Iola 46, Anderson County 30
Jefferson North 81, Oskaloosa 23
Junction City 46, Topeka West 43
Kapaun Mount Carmel 67, Wichita Northwest 16
KC Christian 53, Immaculata 39
KC Piper 67, Basehor-Linwood 46
Kinsley 51, LaCrosse 40
Labette County 56, Pittsburg 41
Lakeside 39, Logan 36
Lansing 71, KC Turner 13
Leavenworth 44, Olathe East 32
Linn 61, Frankfort 54
Little River 34, Canton-Galva 27
Louisburg 48, DeSoto 34
Lyndon 32, West Franklin 27
Lyons 75, Nickerson 44
Macksville 48, Hodgeman County 35
Madison 77, Crest 23
Maize 51, Salina Central 49, OT
Manhattan 49, Topeka Hayden 37
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 41, McLouth 38
McPherson 51, Rose Hill 34
Meade 62, Spearville 47
Moscow 55, Sublette 40
Moundridge 37, Ellinwood 36
Neodesha 37, Erie 33
Ness City 57, Dighton 43
Newton 52, Hutchinson 29
Northeast-Arma 65, Altoona-Midway 16
Norwich 56, Burrton 31
Oakley 54, Hill City 37
Olathe South 63, SM North 18
Olpe 55, Chase County 42
Osborne 57, Lincoln 32
Ottawa 45, Eudora 25
Palco 40, Natoma 36
Pembroke Hill, Mo. 61, KC Washington 38
Pittsburg Colgan 45, Riverton 29
Plainville 37, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 34
Pleasanton 46, Oswego 35
Prairie View 36, Jayhawk Linn 26
Pretty Prairie 42, Stafford 16
Remington 54, Oxford 21
Rolla 41, Syracuse 34
Royal Valley 49, Perry-Lecompton 43
Rural Vista 44, Wakefield 22
Russell 45, Minneapolis 38
Sabetha 55, Hiawatha 15
Santa Fe Trail 68, Jackson Heights 30
Scott City 45, Goodland 44
Shawnee Heights 61, Emporia 48
Silver Lake 50, Council Grove 34
SM East 37, Lawrence 25
SM Northwest 49, Olathe Northwest 43
SM South 68, Olathe North 31
SM West 51, Lawrence Free State 41
South Barber 31, Pratt Skyline 27
South Central 62, Fowler 46
South Gray 56, Deerfield 18
Southeast Saline 57, Republic County 34
St. James Academy 56, Bishop Seabury Academy 30
St. John 51, Otis-Bison 24
Sterling 60, Smoky Valley 33
Sylvan-Lucas 34, Pike Valley 31
Tescott 62, St. Xavier 26
Tonganoxie 39, Mill Valley 24
Topeka 32, Highland Park 26
Topeka Seaman 46, Washburn Rural 28
Trego 56, Quinter 34
Triplains-Brewster 61, Heartland Christian 34
Valley Falls 46, Pleasant Ridge 36
Valley Heights 57, Axtell 35
Victoria 53, Wilson 25
Wabaunsee 53, St. Mary’s 39
Wamego 60, Marysville 43
Washington County 59, Clifton-Clyde 22
Wellsville 44, Central Heights 39, OT
Weskan 49, Greeley County 19
West Elk 37, Central Burden 32
Western Plains 52, Healy 15
Wetmore 60, Onaga 52
Wichita Bishop Carroll 63, Wichita West 21
Wichita Campus 52, Salina South 44
Wichita Heights 62, Wichita Southeast 18
Wichita Independent 37, Wichita Trinity 34
Wichita South 48, Wichita East 25
Winfield 46, El Dorado 24

 

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Marcus Foster scored 17 points, shooting 3 of 6 from beyond the arc, to lead Kansas State to a 60-56 win over Texas Tech Tuesday night and secure a much-needed road win as conference play dwindles down.

Wesley Iwundu added 12 points, 11 of them coming in the second half, and five rebounds for the Wildcats. Thomas Gipson and Will Spradling each added 10.

Dejan Kravic led the Red Raiders with 13 points, six rebounds and four blocks and Jordan Tolbert added 10 points and nine rebounds.

Texas Tech (13-15) led by as many as nine, 38-29, with 13:02 to go but the Wildcats (19-9) fought back and minutes later put up a 9-0 run of their own to take a seven-point lead, 54-47, with 4:34 left.

Iwundu scored the go-ahead free throw to complete a 3-point play after a layup with 55 seconds to go to make it 57-56.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster Len Dawson will be honored with the Lamar Hunt Award for Professional Football at the 101 Awards gala on Saturday.
The award was created in 2007 to honor the life and legacy of the Chiefs founder. It goes to an individual or group that has played a role in shaping the NFL.
Dawson led the Chiefs to its only Super Bowl championship and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1987. He began broadcasting Chiefs games in 1985, and in 2012 was awarded the hall’s Pete Rozelle Award for radio and television contributions.
Previous winners include The Foolish Club, the name taken on by the eight original AFL owners; coaches Tony Dungy and Don Shula; quarterback Roger Staubach; and Monday Night Football.

The Junction City Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team finished fifth in the Centennial Middle School League Tournament at Shawnee Heights Middle School over the weekend.

City Middle School lost a play-in game Thursday to Shawnee Heights 39-34.

In the second round on Saturday the Wildcats defeated Fort Riley Middle School with Xavier Cason scoring 15 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Chris Ellis also had 15 points in the 52-26 victory.

In the fifth place consolation game Junction City defeated Seaman 43-42. Chris Ellis scored two of his game total of nine points at the free throw line in the closing seconds to seal the win. Xavier Cason led all scorers with 24 points and he pulled down 14 rebounds.

The City Middle School 8th grade A-Team finished their season with a record of 5-9, while the B-Team went 3-9,