COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –&nbsp;The United States Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee has announced the 222-member 2022 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.

The Opening Ceremony will take place Friday, Feb. 4, with competition beginning Feb. 2 and concluding Sunday, Feb. 20. “The Olympic Games showcases the best of humanity and sport competition, and Beijing 2022 will be no different. The 222 incredible athletes who make up Team USA are not only ready to compete, but they are ready to make this country proud,” said USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland. “The USOPC and the National Governing Bodies are committed to taking every step to keep our athletes safe, supported and championed as they live out their sporting dreams.” The 2022 U.S. Olympic Team features 99 returning Olympians, including four five-time Olympians – Shaun White in halfpipe snowboarding, Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboardcross, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. There are eight members of Team USA who will compete at their fourth Olympic Winter Games – Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries (previously of Team Canada) in bobsled, Ashley Caldwell in aerials freestyle skiing, Evan Bates in ice dance figure skating, Hilary Knight in ice hockey, Chris Mazdzer in luge, and Faye Gulini and Nick Baumgartner in snowboardcross. “Every time you have an opportunity to wear the red, white and blue, it’s a huge honor and an absolute privilege,” said Knight, defending Olympic champion. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to do it four times for the Olympics now, but it’s the feeling, and elation, of being able to pull the jersey over your shoulders and represent something bigger than yourself. It always feels like the first time whenever you put the jersey on.” Eighteen members of Team USA in Beijing have already achieved Olympic glory, including 11 athletes who have previously won Olympic gold medals.&nbsp;White tops the list with three gold medals in halfpipe snowboarding in 2006, 2010 and 2018, while Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing), Humphries, Jamie Anderson (slopestyle and big air snowboarding) and David Wise (halfpipe freestyle skiing) each have two Olympic golds. Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Brianna Decker and Lee Stecklein (ice hockey), Jessie Diggins (cross-country skiing) and Shuster each have one Olympic gold. “This is an exciting 2022 U.S. Olympic Team – a great mix of returning champions building on remarkable legacies and first-time Olympians eager to show what they can do on the biggest stage in sport,” said Rick Adams, USOPC chief of sport performance and 2022 Games Chef de Mission. “The dedication of these Team USA athletes to train and compete in this unpredictable global environment is exemplary. It’s an honor to support and celebrate Team USA, and we can’t wait for the Games to begin.” The Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 open March 4. The 2022 U.S. Paralympic Team will be announced Feb. 19. 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The U.S. Olympic Team microsite will offer Team USA results from the Olympic Winter Games, as well as athlete biographies, sport previews, a history book (published the week of Jan. 31), competition schedules, and facts and figures about the U.S. delegation.

●The roster of 222 athletes is the second largest U.S. contingent ever at the Olympic Winter Games, behind the 228-member team at PyeongChang 2018, and equaling the 222 named to the Sochi 2014 team. This will be the sixth U.S. winter delegation with over 200 athletes, all since 2002.

●Thirty-one states will be represented on the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team, with the largest contingents coming from California (29), Colorado (23) and Minnesota (23).

●The 2022 roster includes 107 women and 115 men. The 107 women in 2022, will be the largest ever female contingent for Team USA at an Olympic Winter Games, after 101 women competed at PyeongChang 2018 and 100 at Sochi 2014.

●The youngest member of Team USA in Beijing will be Alysa Liu, who was born on Aug. 8, 2005, and will be only 16 years and 6 months old when she competes in figure skating. The youngest man on Team USA will be Jordan Stolz in speedskating, who will turn 18 on May 21, 2022.

●The oldest member of Team USA will be Nick Baumgartner, competing in his fourth Olympic Winter Games in snowboarding, who turned 40 on Dec. 17, 2021. The oldest woman will be Katie Uhlaender in skeleton, also in her fourth Olympic Winter Games, who turned 37 on July 17, 2021.

 ●Ninety-nine members of Team USA in Beijing have previous Olympic appearances, with 88 of them having competed at the Olympic Winter Games and 11 having appeared at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. This will be the most experienced U.S. winter Olympic team ever, with 45% of the team having competed previously at an Olympic Winter Games.

●Four U.S. athletes will be competing in their fifth Olympic Winter Games – Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboarding, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. All of them competed in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.

●Bobsledders Sylvia Hoffman and Josh Williamson make the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team after winning Team USA’s Next Olympic Hopeful contest.

 ●Fifty-four members of Team USA will make their Olympic debuts in Beijing.

●Eighteen members of Team USA have won Olympic medals, led by Mikaela Shiffrin in alpine skiing, Kaillie Humphries (previously of Team Canada) and Elana Meyers Taylor in bobsled, Hilary Knight in ice hockey, and Shaun White and Jamie Anderson in snowboarding – all with three Olympic medals.

●Of the 222 U.S. athletes heading to Beijing, more than 35% (84 athletes) competed collegiately across 43 schools. Four U.S. sport teams have at least 75% collegiate participation: men’s and women’s ice hockey (100%), bobsled (83%) and biathlon (75%). More than one-third of the women’s ice hockey team competed at the University of Minnesota, while U.S. bobsledders competed collegiately in five different sports: track and field, football, softball, lacrosse and basketball. College athlete representation on the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team spans all three NCAA Divisions (I, II and III), as well as collegiate club programs.

●Shaun White will be aiming for his fourth gold medal in halfpipe snowboarding. If he wins, he will become only the ninth Olympian to win individual gold medals at four Olympic Games, and only the second to do so at the Olympic Winter Games, after Ireen Wüst in speedskating for the Netherlands.

●Jamie Anderson will be looking to win her third consecutive gold medal in slopestyle snowboarding. If she succeeds, she will equal the three-peat of Bonnie Blair, who won the 500-meter speedskating race at three consecutive Olympic Winter Games in 1988-94.

●Hilary Knight has three Olympic medals in ice hockey, with one gold and two silvers. If Team USA women’s ice hockey can make the podium again, Knight will equal Angela Ruggiero, Jenny Schmidgall-Potter and Julie Chu with four Olympic ice hockey medals, the most ever by U.S. women.

●David Wise will be looking for his third consecutive gold medal in halfpipe freestyle skiing. If he does so, he will become the first U.S. man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event at the Olympic Winter Games, and only the sixth man from any nation to do so in an individual event.

●Mikaela Shiffrin enters Beijing with two gold medals, the most ever by a U.S. alpine skier, equaling Ted Ligety and Andrea Mead-Lawrence. If she wins a gold medal in Beijing, she will top the gold-medal list for U.S. alpine skiers.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –&nbsp;The United States Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee has announced the 222-member 2022 U.S. Olympic Team that will compete at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The Opening Ceremony will take place Friday, Feb. 4, with competition beginning Feb. 2 and concluding Sunday, Feb. 20. “The Olympic Games showcases the best of humanity and sport competition, and Beijing 2022 will be no different. The 222 incredible athletes who make up Team USA are not only ready to compete, but they are ready to make this country proud,” said USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland. “The USOPC and the National Governing Bodies are committed to taking every step to keep our athletes safe, supported and championed as they live out their sporting dreams.” The 2022 U.S. Olympic Team features 99 returning Olympians, including four five-time Olympians – Shaun White in halfpipe snowboarding, Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboardcross, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. There are eight members of Team USA who will compete at their fourth Olympic Winter Games – Elana Meyers Taylor and Kaillie Humphries (previously of Team Canada) in bobsled, Ashley Caldwell in aerials freestyle skiing, Evan Bates in ice dance figure skating, Hilary Knight in ice hockey, Chris Mazdzer in luge, and Faye Gulini and Nick Baumgartner in snowboardcross. “Every time you have an opportunity to wear the red, white and blue, it’s a huge honor and an absolute privilege,” said Knight, defending Olympic champion. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to do it four times for the Olympics now, but it’s the feeling, and elation, of being able to pull the jersey over your shoulders and represent something bigger than yourself. It always feels like the first time whenever you put the jersey on.” Eighteen members of Team USA in Beijing have already achieved Olympic glory, including 11 athletes who have previously won Olympic gold medals.&nbsp;White tops the list with three gold medals in halfpipe snowboarding in 2006, 2010 and 2018, while Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing), Humphries, Jamie Anderson (slopestyle and big air snowboarding) and David Wise (halfpipe freestyle skiing) each have two Olympic golds. Knight, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Brianna Decker and Lee Stecklein (ice hockey), Jessie Diggins (cross-country skiing) and Shuster each have one Olympic gold. “This is an exciting 2022 U.S. Olympic Team – a great mix of returning champions building on remarkable legacies and first-time Olympians eager to show what they can do on the biggest stage in sport,” said Rick Adams, USOPC chief of sport performance and 2022 Games Chef de Mission. “The dedication of these Team USA athletes to train and compete in this unpredictable global environment is exemplary. It’s an honor to support and celebrate Team USA, and we can’t wait for the Games to begin.” The Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 open March 4. The 2022 U.S. Paralympic Team will be announced Feb. 19. 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The U.S. Olympic Team microsite will offer Team USA results from the Olympic Winter Games, as well as athlete biographies, sport previews, a history book (published the week of Jan. 31), competition schedules, and facts and figures about the U.S. delegation. 2022 U.S. Olympic Team Facts●The roster of 222 athletes is the second largest U.S. contingent ever at the Olympic Winter Games, behind the 228-member team at PyeongChang 2018, and equaling the 222 named to the Sochi 2014 team. This will be the sixth U.S. winter delegation with over 200 athletes, all since 2002.●Thirty-one states will be represented on the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team, with the largest contingents coming from California (29), Colorado (23) and Minnesota (23).●The 2022 roster includes 107 women and 115 men. The 107 women in 2022, will be the largest ever female contingent for Team USA at an Olympic Winter Games, after 101 women competed at PyeongChang 2018 and 100 at Sochi 2014.●The youngest member of Team USA in Beijing will be Alysa Liu, who was born on Aug. 8, 2005, and will be only 16 years and 6 months old when she competes in figure skating. The youngest man on Team USA will be Jordan Stolz in speedskating, who will turn 18 on May 21, 2022.●The oldest member of Team USA will be Nick Baumgartner, competing in his fourth Olympic Winter Games in snowboarding, who turned 40 on Dec. 17, 2021. The oldest woman will be Katie Uhlaender in skeleton, also in her fourth Olympic Winter Games, who turned 37 on July 17, 2021. ●Ninety-nine members of Team USA in Beijing have previous Olympic appearances, with 88 of them having competed at the Olympic Winter Games and 11 having appeared at the Youth Olympic Winter Games. This will be the most experienced U.S. winter Olympic team ever, with 45% of the team having competed previously at an Olympic Winter Games.●Four U.S. athletes will be competing in their fifth Olympic Winter Games – Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboarding, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. All of them competed in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.●Bobsledders Sylvia Hoffman and Josh Williamson make the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team after winning Team USA’s Next Olympic Hopeful contest. ●Fifty-four members of Team USA will make their Olympic debuts in Beijing.●Eighteen members of Team USA have won Olympic medals, led by Mikaela Shiffrin in alpine skiing, Kaillie Humphries (previously of Team Canada) and Elana Meyers Taylor in bobsled, Hilary Knight in ice hockey, and Shaun White and Jamie Anderson in snowboarding – all with three Olympic medals.●Of the 222 U.S. athletes heading to Beijing, more than 35% (84 athletes) competed collegiately across 43 schools. Four U.S. sport teams have at least 75% collegiate participation: men’s and women’s ice hockey (100%), bobsled (83%) and biathlon (75%). More than one-third of the women’s ice hockey team competed at the University of Minnesota, while U.S. bobsledders competed collegiately in five different sports: track and field, football, softball, lacrosse and basketball. College athlete representation on the 2022 U.S. Olympic Team spans all three NCAA Divisions (I, II and III), as well as collegiate club programs.●Shaun White will be aiming for his fourth gold medal in halfpipe snowboarding. If he wins, he will become only the ninth Olympian to win individual gold medals at four Olympic Games, and only the second to do so at the Olympic Winter Games, after Ireen Wüst in speedskating for the Netherlands.●Jamie Anderson will be looking to win her third consecutive gold medal in slopestyle snowboarding. If she succeeds, she will equal the three-peat of Bonnie Blair, who won the 500-meter speedskating race at three consecutive Olympic Winter Games in 1988-94.●Hilary Knight has three Olympic medals in ice hockey, with one gold and two silvers. If Team USA women’s ice hockey can make the podium again, Knight will equal Angela Ruggiero, Jenny Schmidgall-Potter and Julie Chu with four Olympic ice hockey medals, the most ever by U.S. women.●David Wise will be looking for his third consecutive gold medal in halfpipe freestyle skiing. If he does so, he will become the first U.S. man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event at the Olympic Winter Games, and only the sixth man from any nation to do so in an individual event.●Mikaela Shiffrin enters Beijing with two gold medals, the most ever by a U.S. alpine skier, equaling Ted Ligety and Andrea Mead-Lawrence. If she wins a gold medal in Beijing, she will top the gold-medal list for U.S. alpine skiers.-<a href="http://teamusa.org">USOPC</a>-

222-member 2022 U.S. Olympic Team announced

Bennington 57, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 51

Berean Academy 41, Hutchinson Central Christian 36

Flint Hills Christian 33, Cornerstone Family 24

Perry-Lecompton 46, Northeast Christian Homeschool 41

Wichita Bishop Carroll 44, Wichita South 33

Hugoton vs. Scott City, ppd. to Feb 14th.

Rawlins County vs. Logan/Palco, ppd. to Jan 29th.

Ulysses vs. Garden City, ppd. to Feb 14th.

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=Abilene 47, Concordia 31BV Randolph 62, Wakefield 40Belle Plaine 44, Chaparral 41Beloit 35, Salina Sacred Heart 26Bennington 57, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 51Berean Academy 41, Hutchinson Central Christian 36Bluestem 45, Humboldt 30Bonner Springs 43, KC Turner 9Burlingame 52, Waverly 21Burlington 37, Prairie View 29Central Heights 35, Osawatomie 34Central Plains 49, Hesston 35Centralia 59, Troy 31Chase 42, Natoma 30Ell-Saline 53, Wichita Home School 39Eureka 60, Caney Valley 28Fairfield 64, Central Christian 27Flint Hills Christian 33, Cornerstone Family 24Fredonia 50, Erie 43, OTGalena 38, Columbus 36Girard 55, Baxter Springs 19Gruver, Texas 55, Liberal 45Hanover 46, Washington County 31Herington 40, Chase County 31Hiawatha 56, St. Mary's 41Holton 44, Riverside 38KC Piper 67, KC Schlagle 23Lakeside 32, Lincoln 22Little River 66, Stafford 14Mission Valley 50, McLouth 25Mulvane 44, Conway Springs 40Neodesha 47, Cherryvale 42Northeast-Arma 49, Crest 19Olpe 43, Waverly 22Osborne 70, Wilson 22Ottawa 47, Osage City 25Paola 46, Chanute 23Perry-Lecompton 46, Northeast Christian Homeschool 41Rock Hills 37, Tescott 30Silver Lake 63, Santa Fe Trail 37Smith Center 64, Hill City 7Smoky Valley 35, Hutchinson Trinity 20South Baca, Colo. 43, Rolla 25Southeast 50, Altoona-Midway 35Southeast Saline 63, Republic County 12Sylvan-Lucas 59, Ellinwood 56Thunder Ridge 52, Pike Valley 29Tonganoxie 44, Heritage Christian 28Uniontown 53, Jayhawk Linn 39Wamego 60, Council Grove 50Wichita Bishop Carroll 44, Wichita South 33Wichita Classical 55, Udall 27Wichita Defenders 44, Reno County 24Wichita Independent 48, Goessel 42Wichita North 43, Wichita West 38Wichita Sunrise 64, Moundridge 31Winfield 45, Arkansas City 40POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Brewster vs. Wallace County, ppd.Golden Plains vs. Quinter, ppd.Hugoton vs. Scott City, ppd. to Feb 14th.La Crosse vs. Western Plains, ccd.Oakley vs. Wheatland-Grinnell, ppd.Phillipsburg vs. Hoisington, ccd.Plainville vs. Ellsworth, ppd.Rawlins County vs. Logan/Palco, ppd. to Jan 29th.Ulysses vs. Garden City, ppd. to Feb 14th.Weskan vs. Heartland Christian, ppd.

Tuesday night high school girls basketball results

Bennington 69, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 46

Cornerstone Family 64, Flint Hills Christian 42

KC Christian 68, Christ Preparatory Academy 41

Kapaun Mount Carmel 41, Wichita Heights 38

Maranatha Academy 68, Bishop Seabury Academy 35

Wichita Bishop Carroll 43, Wichita South 36

Wichita Home School 49, St. Mary's Academy 47

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Abilene 59, Concordia 54Andale 57, Augusta 37Andover Central 51, McPherson 37BV Randolph 57, Wakefield 41Bennington 69, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 46Bishop Miege 75, KC Wyandotte 40Burlingame 60, Waverly 51Burlington 62, Prairie View 48Caney Valley 64, Eureka 33Central Heights 51, Osawatomie 42Chase County 50, Peabody-Burns 22Cheney 61, Inman 41Cherryvale 60, Neodesha 42Clifton-Clyde 58, Linn 24Cornerstone Family 64, Flint Hills Christian 42Crest 61, Northeast-Arma 49El Dorado 63, Clearwater 42Erie 74, Fredonia 31Galena 60, Columbus 45Gardner-Edgerton 49, Lansing 46Girard 46, Baxter Springs 33Hesston 62, Solomon 34Hillsboro 47, Lyons 35Holton 53, Riverside 38Humboldt 72, Bluestem 63KC Bishop Ward 67, Cair Paravel 41KC Christian 68, Christ Preparatory Academy 41KC Piper 88, KC Schlagle 45Kapaun Mount Carmel 41, Wichita Heights 38Lakeside 69, Lincoln 42Liberal 69, Gruver, Texas 59Maize South 67, Goddard 45Manhattan CHIEF 47, Wichita Life Prep 44Maranatha Academy 68, Bishop Seabury Academy 35Minneapolis 55, Ell-Saline 38Osage City 59, Ottawa 55Osborne 76, Wilson 36Paola 37, Chanute 32Pittsburg Colgan 44, Frontenac 40Rock Hills 26, Tescott 25SM South 79, Louisburg 51Salina Sacred Heart 45, Beloit 44Silver Lake 60, Santa Fe Trail 43Smoky Valley 53, Hutchinson Trinity 27Southeast Saline 53, Republic County 31Sylvan-Lucas 52, Southern Cloud 30Thunder Ridge 53, Pike Valley 43Tonganoxie 63, Heritage Christian 60Topeka Hayden 56, Topeka 38Topeka Seaman 70, Manhattan 34Topeka West 67, Junction City 66, OTTroy 51, Centralia 38Uniontown 49, Jayhawk Linn 35Wamego 44, Council Grove 40Wichita Bishop Carroll 43, Wichita South 36Wichita Classical 64, Udall 44Wichita Collegiate 77, Rose Hill 54Wichita Home School 49, St. Mary's Academy 47Wichita Southeast 66, Wichita East 53Wichita West 67, Wichita North 42POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Golden Plains vs. Quinter, ppd.La Crosse vs. Western Plains, ccd.Phillipsburg vs. Hoisington, ccd.Plainville vs. Ellsworth, ppd.St. Francis vs. Oberlin-Decatur, ppd.Ulysses vs. Garden City, ppd. to Feb 14th.Weskan vs. Heartland Christian, ppd.

Tuesday night high school boys basketball results

WACO, Texas&nbsp;– Kansas State could never really recover from an early onslaught by the defending national champions, as No. 4/4 Baylor displayed its immense talents on both ends of the court in earning a 74-49 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday night before 8,062 fans at the Ferrell Center.

K-State (10-9, 2-6 Big 12), which scored the opening points of the game on a 3-pointer by sophomore&nbsp;Ish Massoud, surrendered the next 9 points before falling behind by as many as 21 points in the first half. The Wildcats made some in-roads in the early part of the second half, slicing the lead to 14 points, but that was the closest it would get as the Bears built as much as a 29-point lead.

For K-State, it was the worst offensive performance of the season, as the Bears stifled the Wildcats at every turn, causing them to post season-lows in 5 categories, including points (49), field goals made (19) and field goal percentage (31.7). The team had a season-low 21 points in the opening half on 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from the field, including 15.4 percent (2-of-13) from long range.

WACO, Texas&nbsp;– Kansas State could never really recover from an early onslaught by the defending national champions, as No. 4/4 Baylor displayed its immense talents on both ends of the court in earning a 74-49 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday night before 8,062 fans at the Ferrell Center.K-State (10-9, 2-6 Big 12), which scored the opening points of the game on a 3-pointer by sophomore&nbsp;Ish Massoud, surrendered the next 9 points before falling behind by as many as 21 points in the first half. The Wildcats made some in-roads in the early part of the second half, slicing the lead to 14 points, but that was the closest it would get as the Bears built as much as a 29-point lead.For K-State, it was the worst offensive performance of the season, as the Bears stifled the Wildcats at every turn, causing them to post season-lows in 5 categories, including points (49), field goals made (19) and field goal percentage (31.7). The team had a season-low 21 points in the opening half on 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from the field, including 15.4 percent (2-of-13) from long range.

Baylor rolls by Kansas State in men's basketball

The Junction City Blue Jays lost to the Topeka West Chargers at Topeka West High School in overtime, 67 - 66.&nbsp; Junction City falls to 8 - 3, Topeka West is now 11 -1.

The Junction City Blue Jays lost to the Topeka West Chargers at Topeka West High School in overtime, 67 - 66.&nbsp; Junction City falls to 8 - 3, Topeka West is now 11 -1.

Junction City Falls to Topeka West

Senior Night for Blue Jay wrestling will be this Wednesday evening when Junction City hosts Manhattan. Blue Jay coach Tyler Gonzalez is calling on JCHS fans to pack&nbsp; the ( Blue Jay ) nest and raise the decibel level. He say the Blue Jays will be going for a White Out. Junction City fans are asked to wear white, and there will be a lot of free white out props for students.

The boys and girls wresting competition is set for five p.m.

Senior Night for Blue Jay wrestling will be this Wednesday evening when Junction City hosts Manhattan. Blue Jay coach Tyler Gonzalez is calling on JCHS fans to pack&nbsp; the ( Blue Jay ) nest and raise the decibel level. He say the Blue Jays will be going for a White Out. Junction City fans are asked to wear white, and there will be a lot of free white out props for students.The boys and girls wresting competition is set for five p.m.

Junction City will host Manhattan in wrestling

Junction City plays at Topeka West Tuesday night in Centennial League boys basketball.&nbsp; The Chargers are 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference while the Blue Jays are 8-2 and 6-1.

The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:30. You can hear the contest on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM.

JCHS JV / varsity swimming competes at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka at the Cap Fed Natatorium at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Junction City plays at Topeka West Tuesday night in Centennial League boys basketball.&nbsp; The Chargers are 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the conference while the Blue Jays are 8-2 and 6-1.The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:30. You can hear the contest on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM.--JCHS JV / varsity swimming competes at Hummer Sports Park in Topeka at the Cap Fed Natatorium at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Blue Jay basketball goes to Topeka West Tuesday night

Junction City finished fourth out of 26 wrestling teams at the Hays Invitational. Zeke Witt captured first place in the 106 pound weight class. Patrick Foxworth finished third at 138 pounds and Logan Nabus third at 170.

Cooper Bogenhagen was fifth at 182 pounds, Nathan Agudzi-Addo fifth at 195&nbsp; and Kaden Blake fifth at 132 pounds.

Junction City went 0-5 in a duals competition in Emporia. Junction City had a mixed depth chart lineup for that tournament, with losses to Emporia, Wichita West, Derby, Bishop Carroll and Dodge City.

In girls wrestling this past weekend Junction City finished seventh out of 19 teams. Jaden Alvarado finished second at 101 pounds, while Charly Goodwin at 120, Naomi Tanaka at 143 and Megan Franks at 126 all captured fourth place.

Also, the Lady Jays competed in Eureka, finishing tenth out of 21 teams. Kennedy Turner was first at 235 pounds, Charly Goodwin second at 120, Ariana Remy Yee fourth at 101 and Aislyan Bailey fifth at 138 pounds.

Junction City finished fourth out of 26 wrestling teams at the Hays Invitational. Zeke Witt captured first place in the 106 pound weight class. Patrick Foxworth finished third at 138 pounds and Logan Nabus third at 170.Cooper Bogenhagen was fifth at 182 pounds, Nathan Agudzi-Addo fifth at 195&nbsp; and Kaden Blake fifth at 132 pounds.Junction City went 0-5 in a duals competition in Emporia. Junction City had a mixed depth chart lineup for that tournament, with losses to Emporia, Wichita West, Derby, Bishop Carroll and Dodge City.In girls wrestling this past weekend Junction City finished seventh out of 19 teams. Jaden Alvarado finished second at 101 pounds, while Charly Goodwin at 120, Naomi Tanaka at 143 and Megan Franks at 126 all captured fourth place.Also, the Lady Jays competed in Eureka, finishing tenth out of 21 teams. Kennedy Turner was first at 235 pounds, Charly Goodwin second at 120, Ariana Remy Yee fourth at 101 and Aislyan Bailey fifth at 138 pounds.

Blue Jays finish fourth in Hays Invitational 

Sophomore guard&nbsp;Nijel Pack&nbsp;has been selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12 co-Player of the Week on Monday (January 24) after his career-high 35-point performance against No. 7/7 Kansas on Saturday.

For the week, Pack averaged 25.5 points on 57.6 percent (19-of-33) shooting, including 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from 3-point range, in helping K-State split a pair of games against No. 23/22 Texas and No. 7/7 Kansas this past week. He scored 16 points in the upset of the Longhorns on Tuesday night that ended their 11-game homecourt winning streak before his near record-breaking effort against the Jayhawks at Bramlage Coliseum.

Pack shared the weekly honor with Kansas senior&nbsp;Ochai Agbaji, as the two combined for 64 points in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown. It is the second-most points by opposing players in the 296-game rivalry and the most since K-State’s&nbsp;Mike Wroblewski&nbsp;(46) and Kansas’&nbsp;Nolen Ellison&nbsp;(25) combined for 71 points on February 7, 1962. Pack is the sixth Wildcat to post a game of 35 or more points against Kansas and the most in more than a decade since&nbsp;Jacob Pullen’s&nbsp;38-point effort against the top-ranked Jayhawks on February 14, 2011.

Sophomore guard&nbsp;Nijel Pack&nbsp;has been selected as the Phillips 66 Big 12 co-Player of the Week on Monday (January 24) after his career-high 35-point performance against No. 7/7 Kansas on Saturday.For the week, Pack averaged 25.5 points on 57.6 percent (19-of-33) shooting, including 58.8 percent (10-of-17) from 3-point range, in helping K-State split a pair of games against No. 23/22 Texas and No. 7/7 Kansas this past week. He scored 16 points in the upset of the Longhorns on Tuesday night that ended their 11-game homecourt winning streak before his near record-breaking effort against the Jayhawks at Bramlage Coliseum.Pack shared the weekly honor with Kansas senior&nbsp;Ochai Agbaji, as the two combined for 64 points in Saturday’s Sunflower Showdown. It is the second-most points by opposing players in the 296-game rivalry and the most since K-State’s&nbsp;Mike Wroblewski&nbsp;(46) and Kansas’&nbsp;Nolen Ellison&nbsp;(25) combined for 71 points on February 7, 1962. Pack is the sixth Wildcat to post a game of 35 or more points against Kansas and the most in more than a decade since&nbsp;Jacob Pullen’s&nbsp;38-point effort against the top-ranked Jayhawks on February 14, 2011.

Pack named Big co-Player of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the corner of the end zone early in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to beat the Buffalo Bills 42-36 on Sunday night in a dramatic finish to a wild divisional-round weekend. The lead changed hands three times in the final two minutes of regulation before Harrison Butker, who earlier had missed a field goal and extra point, drilled a 49-yarder for Kansas City as time expired to force overtime. The Chiefs won the coin toss, marched swiftly downfield against the NFL’s top-ranked defense, and right into their fourth straight AFC title game. They’ll play the Bengals next Sunday night for a spot in the Super Bowl.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes found Travis Kelce in the corner of the end zone early in overtime, and the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to beat the Buffalo Bills 42-36 on Sunday night in a dramatic finish to a wild divisional-round weekend. The lead changed hands three times in the final two minutes of regulation before Harrison Butker, who earlier had missed a field goal and extra point, drilled a 49-yarder for Kansas City as time expired to force overtime. The Chiefs won the coin toss, marched swiftly downfield against the NFL’s top-ranked defense, and right into their fourth straight AFC title game. They’ll play the Bengals next Sunday night for a spot in the Super Bowl.

Chiefs win in overtime over Buffalo

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee poured in 61 points to set the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I and Kansas State romped to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma. 

Lee buried 23 of 30 shots from the floor — all 2-pointers — for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Big 12 Conference). Lee broke the record on a layup with 2:53 remaining in the game. Cindy Brown of Long Beach State scored 60 against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987 and Rachel Banham had 60 for Minnesota on  Feb. 7, 2016 against Northwestern. Lee had 32 points in the first half to help Kansas State take a 51-27 lead. She surpassed her school-record 43-point effort — set in the first game this season — on a layup with 1:55 left in the third quarter.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee poured in 61 points to set the NCAA women’s single-game scoring record for Division I and Kansas State romped to a 94-65 victory over No. 14 Oklahoma. Lee buried 23 of 30 shots from the floor — all 2-pointers — for the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Big 12 Conference). Lee broke the record on a layup with 2:53 remaining in the game. Cindy Brown of Long Beach State scored 60 against San Jose State on Feb. 16, 1987 and Rachel Banham had 60 for Minnesota on Feb. 7, 2016 against Northwestern. Lee had 32 points in the first half to help Kansas State take a 51-27 lead. She surpassed her school-record 43-point effort — set in the first game this season — on a layup with 1:55 left in the third quarter.

Ayoka Lee scores 61 points in K-State win

Central (St. Joseph), Mo. 48, Louisburg 44

Little River 40, Hutchinson Central Christian 23

Lawrence Free State 64, St. James Academy 59

Wichita Bishop Carroll 52, Wichita North 44

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Atchison County 64, Oskaloosa 56Bishop Miege 77, Carthage, Mo. 57Golden Plains 72, Bethune, Colo. 40Larned 52, Central Plains 45Baldwin Invitational=Championship=KC Harmon 42, Baldwin 38Fifth Place=Augusta 51, Bishop Seabury Academy 38Third Place=KC Bishop Ward 50, Wellsville 46Basehor-Linwood Tournament=Championship=Basehor-Linwood 70, Junction City 50Fifth Place=Olathe West 57, KC Piper 54Seventh Place=Central (St. Joseph), Mo. 48, Louisburg 44Burlington Invitational=Championship=Labette County 37, Paola 31Fifth Place=Rock Creek 48, Ottawa 44Seventh Place=Independence 50, Silver Lake 44Third Place=Sabetha 58, Burlington 54Burrton Invitational=Championship=Inman 40, Berean Academy 31Fifth Place=Goessel 61, Pretty Prairie 34Third Place=Little River 40, Hutchinson Central Christian 23Centre Cougar Classic=Championship=Solomon 74, Elyria Christian 59Chaparral Roadrunner Classic=Championship=Circle 62, Chaparral 50Fifth Place=Wellington 76, Mulvane 51Third Place=Clearwater 44, Arkansas City 31Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Championship=Hays 63, Olathe North 42Third Place=Colby 49, Beloit 46Dodge City Tournament of Champions=Championship=Wichita Heights 55, Wichita Campus 48Fifth Place=Olathe East 48, Goddard-Eisenhower 35Seventh Place=Manhattan 71, Wichita East 51Third Place=Dodge City 59, Maize 52Flint Hills Shoot Out=Championship=Lyndon 62, Council Grove 56Fifth Place=West Franklin 55, Central Heights 54Seventh Place=Chase County 56, Northern Heights 31Third Place=Osage City 50, Mission Valley 47Hoisington Winter Jam=Championship=Pratt 53, Ellinwood 45McPherson Invitational=Championship=Lawrence Free State 64, St. James Academy 59Fifth Place=Blue Valley 60, Derby 54Seventh Place=Wichita Bishop Carroll 52, Wichita North 44Third Place=McPherson 72, Topeka Seaman 68Mid-Continent League Tournament=Championship=Hays-TMP-Marian 47, Trego 34Fifth Place=Hill City 75, Plainville 46Third Place=Phillipsburg 52, Norton 47, OTNorthwest Kansas League Tournament=Championship=Ness City 80, Greeley County 60Royal Valley Panther Classic=Wabaunsee 71, Santa Fe Trail 52Championship=Royal Valley 69, Chapman 33Salina Invitational Tournament=Championship=Andover 56, Wichita South 41Seventh Place=Concordia 57, Liberal 56Third Place=Buhler 56, Salina Central 41Skyline 54 Classic=Championship=Norwich 59, Pratt Skyline 43South Central Border League Tournament=Championship=Caldwell 38, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 34Fifth Place=West Elk 67, Flinthills 43Seventh Place=Oxford 73, Burden Central 62Third Place=Sedan 63, South Haven 36Southeast Lancer Classic=Championship=Columbus 38, College Heights Christian, Mo. 32St. John Mid-Winter Classic=Championship=Macksville 41, St. John 36Fifth Place=Nickerson 54, Reno County 40Tonganoxie Invitational=Championship=DeSoto 70, Bonner Springs 56Topeka Invitational Tournament=Championship=Topeka West 64, Wichita Northwest 56Fifth Place=Lawrence 63, SM North 46Trojan Classic=Championship=Hillsboro 39, Hesston 29Fifth Place=Riley County 48, Clay Center 45Seventh Place=Eureka 60, Republic County 27Third Place=Holcomb 57, Remington 45Twin Valley Tournament=Centralia 57, Hanover 50Frankfort 51, Troy 35Linn 57, Washington County 55Wetmore 46, Blue Valley 43Valley Center January Jam=Championship=Maize South 51, SM East 46Fifth Place=Wichita Southeast 65, Valley Center 56Seventh Place=Newton 62, Coffeyville 42Third Place=BV West 79, Garden City 61

Saturday night boys high school basketball results

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=Central Plains 56, Wichita Sunrise 32Columbus 47, McAuley Catholic, Mo. 33Golden Plains 87, Bethune, Colo. 20Oakley 50, Ellis 38Basehor-Linwood Tournament=Championship=Olathe North 48, Blue Valley 44Seventh Place=KC Piper 54, Northeast-Arma 24Third Place=Benton, Mo. 49, Olathe West 40Burlington Invitational=Championship=Rock Creek 60, Silver Lake 55Seventh Place=Ottawa 50, Burlington 44Centre Cougar Classic=Championship=Elyria Christian 41, SVHE 25Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Championship=Wichita Life Prep 57, Goodland 48Fifth Place=Lamar, Mo. 47, Beloit 43Seventh Place=Chanute 55, Ulysses 30Third Place=Hays 45, Colby 30Flint Hills Shoot Out=Championship=Northern Heights 45, Council Grove 34Fifth Place=Central Heights 43, Chase County 29Seventh Place=West Franklin 36, Lyndon 32Third Place=Mission Valley 24, Osage City 23Hoisington Winter Jam=Championship=Hoisington 53, Pratt 31Fifth Place=Victoria 37, La Crosse 30Seventh Place=Ellinwood 57, Otis-Bison 35Mid-Continent League Tournament=Championship=Hays-TMP-Marian 52, Phillipsburg 46Third Place=Smith Center 51, Russell 34Salina Invitational Tournament=Championship=Salina Central 56, Andover 36Seventh Place=Buhler 36, Wichita West 28Third Place=Liberal 65, Concordia 8South Central Border League Tournament=Championship=South Haven 38, Flinthills 25Fifth Place=Oxford 42, Argonia 32Seventh Place=Burden Central 51, Caldwell 19Third Place=West Elk 42, Sedan 34Trojan Classic=Championship=Eureka 53, Clay Center 28Fifth Place=Holcomb 41, Hillsboro 24Seventh Place=Riley County 50, Republic County 17Third Place=Hesston 44, Remington 37Twin Valley League Tournament=Consolation=Linn 55, Onaga 37Wetmore 43, Blue Valley 30___

Saturday night girls high school basketball results

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– No. 7/7 Kansas scored the last 9 points to complete its rally from a 17-point deficit, as the Jayhawks earned a 78-75 victory over Kansas State in the 296th&nbsp;edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday afternoon before a season-best crowd of 9,737 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.

Senior&nbsp;Ochai Agbaji&nbsp;scored the game’s last 6 points for Kansas, including the game-winner on a driving layup with 8 seconds left, as sophomore&nbsp;Nijel Pack’s&nbsp;3-pointer was off the mark and Agbaji grabbed the rebound before being fouled for the final 2 points from the free throw line. Agbaji led the Jayhawks with 29 points.

K-State (10-8, 2-5 Big 12), which dropped to 1-4 in games decided by 3 points or less this season, led for nearly 37 minutes, including by as many as 17 early in the second half, before Kansas used a dominate second-half performance in the paint to secure its sixth straight win in the series.

Kansas (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) scored 26 of their 44 second-half points in the paint, including 10 second-chance points on 10 offensive rebounds. For the game, the Jayhawks posted a 45-23 rebounding advantage, which included 18 offensive rebounds that were converted into 19 second-chance points. The 45 total rebounds, 18 offensive rebounds and 19 second-chance points were all opponent highs.

Jayhawk senior&nbsp;David McCormack&nbsp;(15) and redshirt sophomore&nbsp;Jalen Wilson&nbsp;(10) combined for more rebounds than the entire K-State team, which managed a season-low 23 rebounds.

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 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– No. 7/7 Kansas scored the last 9 points to complete its rally from a 17-point deficit, as the Jayhawks earned a 78-75 victory over Kansas State in the 296th&nbsp;edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday afternoon before a season-best crowd of 9,737 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.Senior&nbsp;Ochai Agbaji&nbsp;scored the game’s last 6 points for Kansas, including the game-winner on a driving layup with 8 seconds left, as sophomore&nbsp;Nijel Pack’s&nbsp;3-pointer was off the mark and Agbaji grabbed the rebound before being fouled for the final 2 points from the free throw line. Agbaji led the Jayhawks with 29 points.K-State (10-8, 2-5 Big 12), which dropped to 1-4 in games decided by 3 points or less this season, led for nearly 37 minutes, including by as many as 17 early in the second half, before Kansas used a dominate second-half performance in the paint to secure its sixth straight win in the series.Kansas (16-2, 5-1 Big 12) scored 26 of their 44 second-half points in the paint, including 10 second-chance points on 10 offensive rebounds. For the game, the Jayhawks posted a 45-23 rebounding advantage, which included 18 offensive rebounds that were converted into 19 second-chance points. The 45 total rebounds, 18 offensive rebounds and 19 second-chance points were all opponent highs.Jayhawk senior&nbsp;David McCormack&nbsp;(15) and redshirt sophomore&nbsp;Jalen Wilson&nbsp;(10) combined for more rebounds than the entire K-State team, which managed a season-low 23 rebounds.

Jayhawks rally late to defeat the Wildcats

Basehor-Linwood opened up a lead early and defeated the Junction City Blue Jays 70 to 50 in the championship game of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational.&nbsp; Howard Johnson lead the Blue Jays with 26 points. Junction City fell to 8 - 2 on the season.

Basehor-Linwood opened up a lead early and defeated the Junction City Blue Jays 70 to 50 in the championship game of the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invitational.&nbsp; Howard Johnson lead the Blue Jays with 26 points. Junction City fell to 8 - 2 on the season.

Junction City Finishes 2nd in Bobcat Invitational

Shawnee Mission South defeated&nbsp; the Junction City Lady Jays 48-17 in basketball Friday night at JCHS.

Shawnee Mission South defeated&nbsp; the Junction City Lady Jays 48-17 in basketball Friday night at JCHS.The Lady Jays fell to 2-9 on the season.

Lady Jays fall to Shawnee Mission South

Central (St. Joseph), Mo. 63, KC Piper 21

Uniontown Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament=

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=Bennington 49, Wichita Classical 21Clay Center 37, Remington 20Elyria Christian 47, Herington 27Eureka 45, Hesston 43Girard 55, Neodesha 46Golden Plains 74, Triplains-Brewster 17Hays-TMP-Marian 52, Smith Center 50Holcomb 69, Republic County 25KC Sumner 57, KC Schlagle 22Osborne 44, Sylvan-Lucas 39Phillipsburg 55, Russell 42Rawlins County 55, St. Francis 52Riverside 44, McLouth 33Rock Hills 44, Lakeside 43Southeast, Mo. 54, KC Wyandotte 33St. John 54, Lincoln 16Sublette 27, Stanton County 24Thunder Ridge 45, Tescott 11Topeka Hayden 65, Highland Park 33Wallace County 43, Dighton 42Washburn Rural 58, Emporia 32Wichita East 50, Willard, Mo. 37Yates Center 33, Crest 21Basehor-Linwood Tournament=Consolation=Central (St. Joseph), Mo. 63, KC Piper 21Burlington Invitational=Consolation=Paola 46, Burlington 42Sabetha 43, Ottawa 38Semifinal=Silver Lake 48, Independence 18Centre Cougar Classic=Consolation=Marion 46, Solomon 13Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Consolation=Beloit 52, Chanute 31Semifinal=Goodland 57, Hays 55, 2OTHoisington Winter Jam=Semifinal=Pratt 33, Ellsworth 23Northwest Kansas League Tournament=Consolation=Ness City 52, Greeley County 37Salina Invitational Tournament=Consolation=Abilene 54, Wichita West 31Salina South 41, Buhler 21Semifinal=Andover 37, Liberal 31Sterling Invitational=Championship=Sterling 69, Southeast Saline 67, OTFifth Place=Smoky Valley 41, Kingman 35Third Place=Hugoton 58, Scott City 29Tonganoxie Invitational=Wamego 60, Bonner Springs 44Uniontown Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament=Prairie View 51, Altoona-Midway 29Yates Center Mid-Season Classic=Third Place=Cherryvale 57, Humboldt 51

Friday night girls basketball results

Northeast Christian Homeschool 60, Jayhawk Linn 54

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Lakeside 52, St. John's Beloit-Tipton 38Lincoln 54, Wilson 53Northeast Christian Homeschool 60, Jayhawk Linn 54Osborne 46, Sylvan-Lucas 37Pittsburg 47, BV Northwest 38Scott City 47, Smoky Valley 46Thunder Ridge 39, Pike Valley 35Wichita Bishop Carroll 50, McPherson 44Wichita Life Prep 76, Frontenac 64Burlington Invitational=Consolation=Rock Creek 54, Silver Lake 43Semifinal=Labette County 62, Sabetha 53Paola 53, Burlington 40Chanute Ralph Miller Classic=Emporia 47, Chanute 43Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Consolation=Pine Creek, Colo. 67, Ulysses 50Semifinal=Hays 49, Beloit 34Dodge City Tournament of Champions=Consolation=Goddard-Eisenhower 54, Manhattan 45Olathe East 69, Wichita East 54Semifinal=Wichita Heights 60, Maize 56Halstead Adolph Rupp Invitational=Semifinal=Andale 55, Haven 46Cheney 63, Rose Hill 50Hi-Plains League Tournament=Semifinal=Lakin 72, Sublette 58McPherson Invitational=Consolation=Blue Valley 70, Wichita North 42Derby 50, Wichita Bishop Carroll 44Semifinal=St. James Academy 70, Topeka Seaman 63Mid-Continent League Tournament=Semifinal=Hays-TMP-Marian 46, Norton 29Trego 39, Phillipsburg 37Northwest Kansas League Tournament=Semifinal=Greeley County 40, St. Francis 31Oskaloosa Invitational=Jefferson North 62, Oskaloosa 44Royal Valley Panther Classic=Santa Fe Trail 57, Chapman 50Salina Invitational Tournament=Consolation=Abilene 75, Liberal 48Semifinal=Wichita South 54, Buhler 38St. John Mid-Winter Classic=Semifinal=Macksville 47, Wichita Sunrise 44Sterling Invitational=Third Place=Southeast Saline 76, Kingman 54Topeka Invitational Tournament=Semifinal=Topeka West 85, St. Mary's 55Trojan Classic=Consolation=Riley County 40, Republic County 22Semifinal=Hesston 54, Remington 25Uniontown Tournament=Prairie View 72, Altoona-Midway 39Yates Center Mid-Season Classic=Third Place=Anderson County 39, Iola 37

Friday night boys basketball results

College Heights Christian, Mo. 44, Baxter Springs 39

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=BV Northwest 40, Willard, Mo. 27Baldwin 77, Wellsville 9Bluestem 32, Bennington 31Central Plains 59, Macksville 29Erie 48, McAuley Catholic, Mo. 45Hill City 33, Stockton 25Hoxie 60, Ellis 54, 2OTLebo 45, Burlingame 33Norton 64, Plainville 33Oakley 35, Trego 30, OTOxford 46, Caldwell 26South Haven 44, Sedan 35Topeka 59, Topeka Hayden 33Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Colby 35, Ulysses 10Goodland 53, Beloit 15Hays 48, Chanute 32Wichita Life Prep 59, Lamar, Mo. 28Hi-Plains League Tournament=Consolation=Southwestern Hts. 58, Sublette 43Semifinal=Lakin 63, Wichita County 33Hoisington Winter Jam=Victoria 55, Ellinwood 47Pleasanton Invitational=Northeast-Arma 46, Heritage Christian 30Royal Valley Panther Classic=Royal Valley 48, Santa Fe Trail 44Wabaunsee 39, Chapman 30Salina Invitational Tournament=Andover 50, Buhler 18Concordia 41, Wichita West 39Liberal 46, Salina South 22Salina Central 67, Abilene 34Southeast Lancer Classic=Parsons 46, Columbus 27Consolation=College Heights Christian, Mo. 44, Baxter Springs 39Sterling Invitational=Consolation=Kingman 41, Lyons 34Semifinal=Southeast Saline 61, Hugoton 58, OTSterling 63, Scott City 49Uniontown Kenny Holt Memorial Tournament=Prairie View 31, KC Christian 10Uniontown 73, Altoona-Midway 25Yates Center Mid-Season Classic=Iola 20, Crest 18

Thursday night girls high school basketball results

Heartland, Mo. 42, Christ Preparatory Academy 33

Topeka Heritage Christian 80, Shawnee Mission Christian 52

Berean Academy 40, Hutchinson Central Christian 29

Wichita Heights 61, Goddard-Eisenhower 22

Lawrence Free State 73, Wichita Bishop Carroll 34

Pittsburg Colgan 57, Thomas Jefferson, Mo. 36

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=Hays 63, Liberty, Colo. 34Heartland, Mo. 42, Christ Preparatory Academy 33Hill City 55, Hoxie 27Lebo 40, Burlingame 38Nickerson 45, Larned 32Olathe Northwest 49, Leavenworth 42Russell 73, Smith Center 36SM Northwest 63, BV North 56Topeka Heritage Christian 80, Shawnee Mission Christian 52Vashon, Mo. 75, Wichita West 36Burrton Invitational=Berean Academy 40, Hutchinson Central Christian 29Inman 46, Little River 38Chanute Ralph Miller Classic=Bishop Miege 83, Emporia 41Carthage, Mo. 62, Andover Central 54Chaparral Roadrunner Classic=Circle 53, Wellington 38Clearwater 62, Belle Plaine 40Colby Orange and Black Tournament=Beloit 42, Goodland 23Colby 63, Ulysses 48Olathe North 50, Pine Creek, Colo. 37Dodge City Tournament of Champions=Dodge City 76, Wichita East 47Maize 62, Manhattan 40Wichita Campus 41, Olathe East 40Wichita Heights 61, Goddard-Eisenhower 22El Dorado Bluestem Classic=Great Bend 63, El Dorado 52Halstead Adolph Rupp Invitational=Consolation=Minneapolis 42, Halstead 27Winfield 70, Garden Plain 44Hoisington Winter Jam=Consolation Semifinal=Cimarron 61, La Crosse 37Victoria 42, Otis-Bison 38McPherson Invitational=Lawrence Free State 73, Wichita Bishop Carroll 34McPherson 51, Derby 48St. James Academy 68, Wichita North 31Topeka Seaman 63, Blue Valley 55Nemaha Central Thunder Classic=Atchison 58, St. Mary's Academy 41Nemaha Central 49, Hiawatha 45Royal Valley Panther Classic=Royal Valley 73, Santa Fe Trail 47Wabaunsee 73, Chapman 31Salina Invitational Tournament=Andover 74, Liberal 45Buhler 60, Salina South 38Wichita South 59, Concordia 43Salina South Invitational=Wichita South 59, Concordia 43SM West Viking Classic=Consolation=Grandview, Mo. 57, SM West 47Semifinal=Shawnee Heights 73, Lansing 54Spring Hill Invitational Tournament=Consolation=Hutchinson 79, Mill Valley 66St. John Mid-Winter Classic=Consolation=Reno County 59, Central Plains 45Sterling Invitational=Consolation=Smoky Valley 49, Hutchinson Trinity 38Semifinal=Hugoton 64, Southeast Saline 53Sterling 57, Kingman 53Tonganoxie Invitational=Consolation=Tonganoxie 53, Wamego 52, OTSemifinal=Bonner Springs 50, Holton 38DeSoto 52, Eudora 33Tony Dubray (Mo.) Classic=Semifinal=Pittsburg Colgan 57, Thomas Jefferson, Mo. 36Topeka Invitational Tournament=Highland Park 65, SM North 57St. Mary's 52, Topeka 51Topeka West 59, Lawrence 57Wichita Northwest 63, Topeka Hayden 46Twin Valley Tournament=Axtell 60, Blue Valley 31Centralia 52, Frankfort 43Clifton-Clyde 68, Wetmore 51Hanover 48, Troy 40Uniontown Tournament=KC Christian 66, Prairie View 54Uniontown 46, Altoona-Midway 31Valley Center January Jam=Garden City 73, Coffeyville 53Maize South 64, Wichita Southeast 57Wilson County Classic=Fredonia 50, Eureka 34Yates Center Mid-Season Classic=Semifinal=Humboldt 43, Anderson County 35

Thursday night boys basketball results

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, putting his status for Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in question

Gay pleaded not guilty Thursday and was expected to be released from jail later in the day.

Police in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, said the 23-year-old Gay was arrested Wednesday night. The total of damaged property amounted to $225, police said.

No drugs, alcohol or weapons were involved and no one was injured, police said.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay has been charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, authorities said.

Gay, 23, was arrested Wednesday night in Overland Park, Kansas, and had a court date scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

Overland Park police said in an offense report that Gay damaged a vacuum and other property, causing total property damage of $225, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article257529423.html">reported</a>.

Gay's agents, Maxx Lepsettler and Ryan Rubin, said in a statement that Gay was visiting his son when he got into an argument with the child's mother, who called police.

The agents said Gay would likely pay a fine and replace the vacuum and “all should be resolved today with no further issues.”

The Chiefs, who play the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs on Sunday, said they were aware of the incident but did not plan to make further comment.

Gay, in his second season with the Chiefs, has played in 12 games this season, totaling 48 tackles and two interceptions.

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 </figure>OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay was charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, putting his status for Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in questionGay pleaded not guilty Thursday and was expected to be released from jail later in the day.Police in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, said the 23-year-old Gay was arrested Wednesday night. The total of damaged property amounted to $225, police said.No drugs, alcohol or weapons were involved and no one was injured, police said.----------OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay has been charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he broke a vacuum and other items during an argument, authorities said.Gay, 23, was arrested Wednesday night in Overland Park, Kansas, and had a court date scheduled for Thursday afternoon.Overland Park police said in an offense report that Gay damaged a vacuum and other property, causing total property damage of $225, The Kansas City Star&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article257529423.html">reported</a>.No drugs, alcohol or weapons were involved and no one was injured, police said.Gay's agents, Maxx Lepsettler and Ryan Rubin, said in a statement that Gay was visiting his son when he got into an argument with the child's mother, who called police.The agents said Gay would likely pay a fine and replace the vacuum and “all should be resolved today with no further issues.”The Chiefs, who play the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs on Sunday, said they were aware of the incident but did not plan to make further comment.Gay, in his second season with the Chiefs, has played in 12 games this season, totaling 48 tackles and two interceptions.

Chiefs linebacker enters plea for misdemeanor criminal damage

Junction City hosts Shawnee Mission South in girls basketball at JCHS Friday evening. JV game tips off at 4:30 followed by the varsity at about 6:15 p.m.

Blue Jay boys varsity wrestling competes Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. at a tournament in Hays while the boys JV will wrestle Saturday at 9 a.m. in Emporia.

Lady Jay varsity and junior varsity wrestling will compete&nbsp; at Rock Creek on Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m. The girls wrestling team will also send team members to Eureka for competition on Saturday.

The Blue Jay boys basketball teams plays Washburn Rural Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bobcat Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School. The tournament also continues on Saturday.

Junction City hosts Shawnee Mission South in girls basketball at JCHS Friday evening. JV game tips off at 4:30 followed by the varsity at about 6:15 p.m.---Blue Jay boys varsity wrestling competes Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. at a tournament in Hays while the boys JV will wrestle Saturday at 9 a.m. in Emporia.Lady Jay varsity and junior varsity wrestling will compete&nbsp; at Rock Creek on Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m. The girls wrestling team will also send team members to Eureka for competition on Saturday.---The Blue Jay boys basketball teams plays Washburn Rural Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the Bobcat Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School. The tournament also continues on Saturday.

Busy sports weekend for JCHS

Gene Wilson, who became the first black player to receive a basketball scholarship at Kansas State in 1950 as well as one of the first to break the color barrier in the Big Seven Conference in 1951-52, will be honored for his trailblazing accomplishments at Saturday’s Dillons Sunflower Showdown.

During his two stints at K-State from 1950-52 and 1954-56, Wilson, along with Kansas’&nbsp;LaVannes Squires, became the first black basketball players in the Big Seven Conference (forerunner of the Big Eight and Big 12). A two-sport athlete for the Wildcats, Wilson was also one of five to break the color barrier in track and field.

Squires became the first African-American to play basketball at Kansas in 1951-52 and was a member of the school’s 1952 National Championship team.

The men’s basketball team will wear shooting shirt with Wilson’s name and number (3) during pregame warmups, while both teams will wear patches on their respective uniforms that will include both Wilson’s No. 3 and Squires’ No. 6 numbers in the shape of the state of Kansas.

Both men will be honored for their historical accomplishments posthumously, as Wilson passed away at the age of 89 in the summer of 2020, while Squires passed in February 2021.

Saturday’s recognition is part of school’s annual Diversity and Inclusion Game and will include a video as well as slates on the Jumbotron during the game.

Gene Wilson, who became the first black player to receive a basketball scholarship at Kansas State in 1950 as well as one of the first to break the color barrier in the Big Seven Conference in 1951-52, will be honored for his trailblazing accomplishments at Saturday’s Dillons Sunflower Showdown.During his two stints at K-State from 1950-52 and 1954-56, Wilson, along with Kansas’&nbsp;LaVannes Squires, became the first black basketball players in the Big Seven Conference (forerunner of the Big Eight and Big 12). A two-sport athlete for the Wildcats, Wilson was also one of five to break the color barrier in track and field.Squires became the first African-American to play basketball at Kansas in 1951-52 and was a member of the school’s 1952 National Championship team.The men’s basketball team will wear shooting shirt with Wilson’s name and number (3) during pregame warmups, while both teams will wear patches on their respective uniforms that will include both Wilson’s No. 3 and Squires’ No. 6 numbers in the shape of the state of Kansas.Both men will be honored for their historical accomplishments posthumously, as Wilson passed away at the age of 89 in the summer of 2020, while Squires passed in February 2021.Saturday’s recognition is part of school’s annual Diversity and Inclusion Game and will include a video as well as slates on the Jumbotron during the game.

K-State to Honor Trailblazer Gene Wilson on Saturday

Manhattan fell to the Maize Eagles 62-40 in first round of the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City Thursday. Jack Wilson scored 14 points for&nbsp; the Indians while Cole Coonrod had nine.

Four players scored in double figures for Maize with Mason Belcher leading the way with 13 points.

Maize led 14-10 after one quarter and 35-19 at halftime. Maize shot 47.6% from the field going 16 of 23 while Manhattan shot 29.3% hitting 12 of 4 shots.

Manhattan fell to the Maize Eagles 62-40 in first round of the Tournament of Champions in Dodge City Thursday. Jack Wilson scored 14 points for&nbsp; the Indians while Cole Coonrod had nine.Four players scored in double figures for Maize with Mason Belcher leading the way with 13 points.Maize led 14-10 after one quarter and 35-19 at halftime. Maize shot 47.6% from the field going 16 of 23 while Manhattan shot 29.3% hitting 12 of 4 shots.

Manhattan falls to Maize in TOC

Junction City and Washburn Rural of the Centennial League square off Friday in the winner's bracket semifinal round of the boys&nbsp; Bobcat Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School. Junction City enters the game 7-1 while the Junior Blues are 5-3.

Blue Jay coach Nick Perez is enjoying the tournament. "I like it. It's unfortunate this is the last year they're going to have it. " Perez likes seeing new teams on&nbsp; the schedule. In the second round consolation bracket Friday Louisburg plays Olathe West and Saint Joseph Central goes against Kansas City Piper. On the winner's bracket side the Blue Jays play Washburn Rural at 4:30 p.m. while Basehor-Linwood matches up against Raytown South. The tournament ends on Saturday.

The Junction City Washburn Rural contest can be heard on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM.

Junction City and Washburn Rural of the Centennial League square off Friday in the winner's bracket semifinal round of the boys&nbsp; Bobcat Invitational at Basehor-Linwood High School. Junction City enters the game 7-1 while the Junior Blues are 5-3.Blue Jay coach Nick Perez is enjoying the tournament. "I like it. It's unfortunate this is the last year they're going to have it. " Perez likes seeing new teams on&nbsp; the schedule. In the second round consolation bracket Friday Louisburg plays Olathe West and Saint Joseph Central goes against Kansas City Piper. On the winner's bracket side the Blue Jays play Washburn Rural at 4:30 p.m. while Basehor-Linwood matches up against Raytown South. The tournament ends on Saturday.The Junction City Washburn Rural contest can be heard on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM.