BALTIMORE (AP) – The Orioles have obtained outfielder David Lough from the Kansas City Royals for infielder Danny Valencia.

As a rookie this year, the 27-year-old Lough batted .286 with five homers and 33 RBIs in 96 games. He played all three outfield positions.

He was originally selected by the Royals in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in 2012, playing 20 games and batting .237.

Valencia hit .304 in 170 plate appearances for Baltimore. He bounced between the big league team and the minor leagues for much of the season.

Valencia’s .553 slugging percentage was the fifth-highest in the AL among players with at least 150 at-bats. He batted .371 with 14 doubles and four homers against left-handers.

 

Three Kansas State players — defensive back Ty Zimmerman, defensive end Ryan Mueller, and wide receiver Tyler Lockett — each received All-America designations as the Associated Press, CBSSports.com, and Sports Illustrated announced their All-America teams.

Zimmerman was named to the third team by the Associated Press, and was an honorable mention selection by Sports Illustrated.  Mueller earned second-team honors from CBSSprts.com, and was an honorable mention pick by Sports Illustrated, while Lockett was an honorable mention all-purpose player by Sports Illustrated.

It was Zimmerman’s second and third All-America designations this season as he earned second-team honors from USA Today. The senior co-captain came away with 69 tackles in 10 games, including three for loss, and picked off three passes. He returned two of his interceptions for touchdowns to lead the Big 12 in that department.

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) – A municipal court hearing for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on speeding and marijuana possession citations has been rescheduled.

Bowe’s lawyers, Kevin E.J. Regan, said through legal assistant Jennifer Purvis that the hearing has been moved from Wednesday to Jan. 22. Purvis says the office doesn’t plan to comment further.

Police in the Kansas City suburb of Riverside said Bowe was driving about 48 mph in a 35 mph zone when he was stopped Nov. 10. Police said an officer smelled “a strong odor of marijuana from inside of the vehicle” and found two containers holding what the officer suspected was marijuana.

Bowe previously apologized in a statement “for the distraction.” Chiefs coach Andy Reid has said he intends to let the legal situation run its course.

Ty Zimmerman is expected to play in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl for Kansas State.

The K-State safety from Junction City was injured in the Wildcat’s win over TCU, and did not play in the final two games against Oklahoma and Kansas.

Bill Snyder addressed Zimmerman’s recovery during his Tuesday press conference. “He’s doing well, and I would…I’d anticipate he’d play.”

Zimmerman has earned all conference during all four of his seasons for Kansas State. He is one of the team co-captains.

The Wildcats play Michigan Dec. 28 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl in Tempe, Arizona.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 48, Wellington 44
Andover 48, Arkansas City 31
Andover Central 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 22
Ashland 48, Attica 37
Baileyville-B&B 54, St. Mary’s 25
Beloit 60, Southeast Saline 55, OT
Bennington 40, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 25
Bonner Springs 56, Basehor-Linwood 47
Bucklin 41, Ingalls 40
Buhler 85, El Dorado 37
Central Plains 49, St. John 30
Centralia 54, Valley Falls 52
Chaparral 59, Medicine Lodge 51
Chase County 48, Herington 30
Cheney 54, Wichita Independent 21
Cimarron 71, Meade 66
Circle 38, Augusta 35
Council Grove 47, West Franklin 19
Cunningham 43, Argonia 38, OT
Douglass 62, Bluestem 28
Ell-Saline 52, Canton-Galva 38
Ellinwood 64, Otis-Bison 43
Ellis 55, Palco 30
Eureka 84, Neodesha 19
Fairfield 48, Stafford 16
Flinthills 48, Altoona-Midway 20
Garden Plain 37, Conway Springs 30
Gardner-Edgerton 52, Olathe North 43
Goodland 41, Rawlins County 22
Haven 43, Kingman 32
Hesston 61, Pratt 42
Hillsboro 47, Halstead 28
Hoxie 78, Trego 18
Hutchinson 41, Wichita Campus 32
Hutchinson Trinity 52, Larned 30
Independence 45, Chanute 40
Inman 40, Solomon 34
Jefferson North 60, Silver Lake 30
Johnson-Stanton County 44, Deerfield 21
Junction City 50, Hays 32
Kapaun Mount Carmel 70, Wichita North 35
KC Piper 45, Tonganoxie 40
Kiowa County 55, South Central 48
Lakin 42, Sublette 35
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 34, Rock Hills 27
Linn 51, Clifton-Clyde 15
Little River 49, Hutchinson Central Christian 17
Logan 39, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 31
Louisburg 58, Eudora 44
Lyons 63, Smoky Valley 40
Madison 59, Southern Coffey 42
Maize 62, Derby 31
Marais des Cygnes Valley 42, Lebo 32
Marysville 68, Concordia 63
McPherson 55, Mulvane 41
Minneapolis 36, Ellsworth 33
Nemaha Valley 60, Atchison County 43
Ness City 49, Hodgeman County 25
Newton 41, Salina South 29
Norton 58, Stockton 21
Oberlin-Decatur 31, Hill City 0
Olpe 47, Burlingame 29
Onaga 52, Wabaunsee 42
Ottawa 52, Topeka West 18
Phillipsburg 47, Hays-TMP-Marian 32
Pittsburg 56, Parsons 25
Plainville 48, Natoma 36
Pleasant Ridge 56, KC Christian 33
Royal Valley 60, Santa Fe Trail 44
Rural Vista 36, Wakefield 21
Sabetha 49, Horton 14
Salina Central 62, Maize South 37
Smith Center 42, Pike Valley 39
Southwestern Hts. 54, Satanta 36
Sterling 71, Nickerson 25
Syracuse 34, Wichita County 32
Topeka Seaman 47, Shawnee Heights 28
Valley Center 43, Goddard 23
Valley Heights 42, Republic County 33
Wamego 62, Chapman 26
Washington County 61, Axtell 35
Waverly 65, Hartford 32
Wetmore 47, Frankfort 32
Wichita Heights 53, Wichita East 29
Wichita South 44, Wichita Northwest 22
Wichita Southeast 49, Wichita West 32
Wichita Trinity 54, Belle Plaine 19
Winfield 47, Rose Hill 46

 

BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 56, Wellington 44
Andover 63, Arkansas City 31
Ashland 60, Attica 49
Augusta 70, Circle 59
Baileyville-B&B 50, St. Mary’s 25
Baldwin 52, Paola 51
Beloit 62, Southeast Saline 58
Bennington 60, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 31
Buhler 56, El Dorado 42
Burlington 48, Central Heights 45
Canton-Galva 51, Ell-Saline 46
Coffeyville 58, Labette County 48
Concordia 63, Marysville 28
Conway Springs 50, Garden Plain 48
Council Grove 59, West Franklin 55
Cunningham 49, Argonia 38
Douglass 80, Bluestem 42
Eudora 65, Louisburg 42
Eureka 84, Neodesha 19
Fairfield 75, Stafford 48
Frontenac 64, Columbus 53
Goddard-Eisenhower 83, Andover Central 58
Hays 46, Junction City 45
Hesston 62, Pratt 43
Hillsboro 46, Halstead 34
Hodgeman County 47, Ness City 45
Hoxie 59, Trego 18
Hutchinson 57, Wichita Campus 36
Ingalls 58, Bucklin 19
Iola 60, Fredonia 56
Johnson-Stanton County 44, Deerfield 21
Kingman 62, Haven 49
Kiowa County 45, South Central 40
Lakin 42, Sublette 35
Larned 53, Hutchinson Trinity 39
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 32, Rock Hills 25
Liberal 50, Girard 42
Linn 69, Clifton-Clyde 50
Little River 56, Hutchinson Central Christian 48
Lyons 45, Smoky Valley 24
Maize 71, Derby 46
Maize South 52, Salina Central 46
Marais des Cygnes Valley 51, Lebo 17
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 56, Jackson Heights 42
McPherson 82, Mulvane 46
Nemaha Valley 83, Atchison County 29
Newton 50, Salina South 47
Nickerson 53, Sterling 31
Oberlin-Decatur 31, Hill City 0
Olathe North 71, Gardner-Edgerton 53
Onaga 59, Wabaunsee 53
Otis-Bison 53, Ellinwood 13
Ottawa 86, Topeka West 78
Oxford 74, Central Burden 34
Riley County 42, Clay Center 39
Royal Valley 71, Santa Fe Trail 58
Rural Vista 43, Wakefield 31
Sabetha 67, Horton 35
Shawnee Heights 60, Topeka Seaman 50
Silver Lake 50, Jefferson North 47
Smith Center 42, Pike Valley 39
Southeast 61, Commerce, Okla. 49
Southwestern Hts. 54, Satanta 36
St. John 67, Central Plains 53
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 57, Logan 30
Stockton 41, Norton 26
Uniontown 54, St. Paul 47
Valley Center 65, Goddard 57
Valley Heights 42, Republic County 33
Wamego 72, Chapman 40
Wetmore 56, Frankfort 49
Wichita East 58, Wichita Heights 57
Wichita Independent 64, Cheney 45
Wichita North 42, Kapaun Mount Carmel 40
Wichita South 49, Wichita Northwest 47
Wichita Southeast 64, Wichita West 41
Wichita Trinity 74, Belle Plaine 52
Winfield 65, Rose Hill 54
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Cimarron 71, Meade 66
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Andale 48, Wellington 44
Andover 48, Arkansas City 31
Andover Central 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 22
Ashland 48, Attica 37
Baileyville-B&B 54, St. Mary’s 25
Beloit 60, Southeast Saline 55, OT
Bennington 40, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 25
Bonner Springs 56, Basehor-Linwood 47
Bucklin 41, Ingalls 40
Buhler 85, El Dorado 37
Central Plains 49, St. John 30
Centralia 54, Valley Falls 52
Chaparral 59, Medicine Lodge 51
Chase County 48, Herington 30
Cheney 54, Wichita Independent 21
Cimarron 71, Meade 66
Circle 38, Augusta 35
Council Grove 47, West Franklin 19
Cunningham 43, Argonia 38, OT
Douglass 62, Bluestem 28
Ell-Saline 52, Canton-Galva 38
Ellinwood 64, Otis-Bison 43
Ellis 55, Palco 30
Eureka 84, Neodesha 19
Fairfield 48, Stafford 16
Flinthills 48, Altoona-Midway 20
Garden Plain 37, Conway Springs 30
Gardner-Edgerton 52, Olathe North 43
Goodland 41, Rawlins County 22
Haven 43, Kingman 32
Hesston 61, Pratt 42
Hillsboro 47, Halstead 28
Hoxie 78, Trego 18
Hutchinson 41, Wichita Campus 32
Hutchinson Trinity 52, Larned 30
Independence 45, Chanute 40
Inman 40, Solomon 34
Jefferson North 60, Silver Lake 30
Johnson-Stanton County 44, Deerfield 21
Junction City 50, Hays 32
Kapaun Mount Carmel 70, Wichita North 35
KC Piper 45, Tonganoxie 40
Kiowa County 55, South Central 48
Lakin 42, Sublette 35
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 34, Rock Hills 27
Linn 51, Clifton-Clyde 15
Little River 49, Hutchinson Central Christian 17
Logan 39, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 31
Louisburg 58, Eudora 44
Lyons 63, Smoky Valley 40
Madison 59, Southern Coffey 42
Maize 62, Derby 31
Marais des Cygnes Valley 42, Lebo 32
Marysville 68, Concordia 63
McPherson 55, Mulvane 41
Minneapolis 36, Ellsworth 33
Nemaha Valley 60, Atchison County 43
Ness City 49, Hodgeman County 25
Newton 41, Salina South 29
Norton 58, Stockton 21
Oberlin-Decatur 31, Hill City 0
Olpe 47, Burlingame 29
Onaga 52, Wabaunsee 42
Ottawa 52, Topeka West 18
Phillipsburg 47, Hays-TMP-Marian 32
Pittsburg 56, Parsons 25
Plainville 48, Natoma 36
Pleasant Ridge 56, KC Christian 33
Royal Valley 60, Santa Fe Trail 44
Rural Vista 36, Wakefield 21
Sabetha 49, Horton 14
Salina Central 62, Maize South 37
Smith Center 42, Pike Valley 39
Southwestern Hts. 54, Satanta 36
Sterling 71, Nickerson 25
Syracuse 34, Wichita County 32
Topeka Seaman 47, Shawnee Heights 28
Valley Center 43, Goddard 23
Valley Heights 42, Republic County 33
Wamego 62, Chapman 26
Washington County 61, Axtell 35
Waverly 65, Hartford 32
Wetmore 47, Frankfort 32
Wichita Heights 53, Wichita East 29
Wichita South 44, Wichita Northwest 22
Wichita Southeast 49, Wichita West 32
Wichita Trinity 54, Belle Plaine 19
Winfield 47, Rose Hill 46

The Hays High School Indians came to Shenk Gym Tuesday night for Junction City High Schools home opener.

The Lady Jays entered the game coming off of two tough losses to Great Bend and Dodge City last Friday and Saturday and put it to the Lady Indians.

Sophomore Kealee Rains led the Lady Jays in scoring finishing the first half with 14 points including two threes. Rains added on another three in the second half finishing with 17 points.

The Lady Jays moved to 2-2 on the season with the 50-32 victory over Hays.

In the boys game the Blue Jays had a tough opponent in the Hays High Indians who are ranked #4 in class 5A.

Hays quickly came out scoring big and often and at one point had a commanding 11 point lead, however, the Blue Jays never went away and kept it within seven at the end of the first quarter and going into halftime trailing 20-13.

“I’ve been saying it all along, our kids are gritty they’re going to fight,” Blue Jay head coach Pat Battle said.

In the 3rd quarter Junction City outscored Hays 15-12 to get within four and eventually take the lead in the fourth quarter. Late in the fourth quarter however, Hays took advantage of free throw shots and retook the lead with just over :32 seconds left 46-45.

Junction City took the ball back down the court and attempted for a last shot by senior Jonathan Wilds was trapped and stripped at the top of the key allowing Hays to run out the clock, and capture the 46-45 win.

Junction City fell to 2-2 on the season and will open league play on Friday against Seaman High School.

The Shenk Gym at Junction City High School will be the site of the Blue Jay and Lady Jay basketball home opener Tuesday night.

The girls varsity game against Hays is scheduled to tip off at six p.m. and the boys varsity at 7:45.

These will be the home opener basketball games for the JCHS teams.

The Lady Jays come in 1-2 while the Blue Jays are 2-1 on the young season.

The ballgames can be heard on the Talk of JC, KJCK AM Tuesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Royals have finalized a $30.25 million, four-year contract with veteran Omar Infante to become their primary second baseman.

An agreement was reached Friday, and the deal was announced Monday night.

Infante, who turns 32 on Dec. 26, should stabilize second base after the Royals churned through six players last season. None of them did enough to earn the job.

Infante hit .318 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs in 118 games for Detroit last season.

He received substantial interest from the New York Yankees, who were seeking a replacement for Robinson Cano. But the Yankees were hesitant to give Infante more than three years, and the Royals gave the versatile infielder an extra year.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestlers finished fourth out of ten teams in the Clay Center Invitational.

Holton finished in first place with 141.5 points. They were followed by Garden City with 135, Norton 124, Junction City 106, Marysville 88.5, Beloit 68.5, Clay Center 49, Hoxie 42, Salina South 37, and Rock Creek 28.5.

There were two individual weight class champions for the Blue Jays….Devonte Wilson at 182 pounds and Gary Joint at 106 pounds. Both went 5-0 on the day.

Also for Junction City, Kayne Hutchinson finished second at 220 pounds, Gabe Padilla third at 120 pounds, Aryus Jones fourth at 145, and Lake Deam fourth at 113.

Junction City will compete in the Winter Classic hosted by Emporia next Saturday.