The Manhattan Indians girls basketball team fell to Maize in the semifinal round of the Class 6A State Basketball Tournament by a score of 42-35.

In other state tournament games involving area teams  the Concordia boys fell to Scott City in the semifinals of the Class 4A Division Two tournament 77-75, Highland Park defeated Hays 48-40 in the boys 5A tournament semi’s, and Hesston downed Council Grove 42-27 in the girls Class 3A tournament semifinals.

State championship and third place consolation games are Saturday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Senate committee is preparing to review spending recommendations for public schools, state universities and community colleges.

Wednesday’s Ways and Means Committee agenda includes discussion of a legislative response to the state Supreme Court’s ruling on school finance and Gov. Sam Brownback’s request to increase funding for all-day kindergarten.

The panel expects to hear subcommittee reports on K-12 schools and the six Board of Regents universities. Legislators have already approved base budgets for all of education for the fiscal year starting July 1.

The reports will recommend how much, if any, legislators should increase funding for initiatives sought by Brownback and the regents, such as restoring salary cuts made last year.

Baylor is the Senior Day opponent for the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. The game tips off at 12:30 p.m.

Kansas State University will honor senior players Omari Lawrence, Ryan Schultz, Will Spradling, and Shane Southwell plus senior managers Jantzen Chase, Sean Frye, and Nick Jones.

K-State has won 6 of their last 7 Senior Day games, including three in a row.

According to k-statesports.com Baylor ( 20-10, 8-9 Big 12 ) has been one of the hotter teams in the Big 12 with wins in 6 of their last 7 games.  One of those wins was an 87-73 double overtime win over Kansas State in two overtimes Feb. 15 at Baylor.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – James Shields pitched a perfect inning and Mike Moustakas drove in three runs Friday as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers 11-1.

Shields, who can become a free agent after this season, needed only 10 pitches to get three groundouts.

Moustakas, who hit only .233 with 42 RBIs last year, hit a two-run double in the second inning off Alexi Ogando and a RBI single in the third against Jose Contreras, who at 42 is trying to earn a job with the Rangers.

Billy Butler was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Royals, who had 16 hits, and Alex Gordon was 2 for 3 with a double and RBI.

The monthly personnel report for the Board of Education includes the retirement of two administrators at the end of the current school year.

As reported by JCPost.com earlier this week Superintendent Ron Walker is preparing to retire, effective June 30.

Also on the monthly personnel report to be considered for approval by the Board is the retirement of Franklin Elementary School principal Phyllis Gibson at the end of the 2013-2014 school year.

The Board meets Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Junction City Middle School.

The personnel report is on the Board’s consent agenda.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – In many ways, it was a dream for Kansas City, going from 2-14 and the first pick in the NFL draft to 11-5 and a spot in the playoffs. Yet it ended in just about the most nightmarish way possible, a second-half collapse in Indianapolis.

No wonder the Chiefs had such a hard time summarizing their season in the minutes and hours after a gut-wrenching 45-44 loss to the Colts on Saturday.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Sunday that players “had their hearts ripped out.” It was the eighth straight playoff defeat for the franchise, which still hasn’t won a playoff game since 1993.

Reid promised the Chiefs would assess the season and then turn attention to next year, when they hope to finally end their playoff skid.

The Geary County Clerk’s Office will offer additional time to register citizens to vote on Tuesday ( Jan. 7 ) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

That is the final day citizens may register prior to the City of Grandview Plaza Special election on Jan. 28. Residents should re-register if they have moved or changed their names.

Advanced voting will begin on Jan. 8. The last day a voter may request a ballot to be mailed is Friday, Jan. 24. Advanced voting in person ends at noon on Monday, Jan. 27.

Any questions should be directed to the County Clerk’s Office at 238-3912 during office hours which are 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday.

Snow began falling in Junction City about 3 p.m. on Wednesday ( Jan.1 ).

The National Weather Service is forecasting one to two inches for the Junction City area. A winter weather advisory was placed into effect until 9 p.m.

The forecast called for the temperature to drop down to around 3 degrees above zero Wednesday night, but the wind chill could push it to as low as  -9 below zero.

Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf urged motorists to take your time traveling, and if you do not need to be out stay home.

South Carolina 34 Wisconsin 24 —  Capitol One Bowl

Nebraska 24 Georgia 19 — Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl

LSU 21 Iowa 14 — Outback Bowl