dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Thursday, December 21, 2000 sports Hot shooting gives Jayhawks win over Hampton 86-71 MANHATTAN (AP) — Phineas lead with 11:48 left in the first half. Tarvis Williams, the Pirates’ leading Atchison scored 18 points and Kansas But Kansas State responded with a scorer at 21.8 points per game, finished State had its best shooting night of the 16-4 run and took at 29-26 lead on with 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting. season Wednesday night in beating Richie Terry’s behind-the-back pass to Williams, a 6-foot-9 forward, made Hampton 86-71. Buchanan for a dunk. two of his first three shots, but the “We really played well tonight,” said Hampton responded with a putback Wildcats increased their defensive forward Matt Siebrandt, who scored 16 by Cleveland Davis, but Kansas State pressure on him and he missed six in a points. “It looked like our offense was put together another big run. row at one point. coming together. I think we’re shoot- Joe Leonard’s free-throw line jump Kansas State kept Williams double- ing better percentage wise.” shot with 4.5 seconds left capped an 11- teamed throughout most of the game. The Wildcats (4-4) shot 49.2 percent 2 run to give the Wildcats a 40-30 lead “We took him out of the game be- from the field and Quentin Buchanan at the half. cause we laid another defender on top scored a career-high 16 points, mostly Kansas State continued to attack the of him,” Wooldridge said. “Travis from the inside or on free throws. His basket in the second half. After Hamp- Reynolds played a great defensive previous high was 12 points. ton had drawn within nine with 10:07 game. “We don’t need him hovering a- remaining, the Wildcats scored the Quentin Buchanan played maybe round the 3-point line,” Kansas State next seven points. next to great defensively.” coach Jim Wooldridge said. “We need Buchanan capped a 10-3 run with a LaSean Howard led Hampton with him around the basket, and he’s doing reverse lay-up with 6:56 left to make 21 points and Davis had 11 points and that.” it 67-51. seven rebounds. The Wildcats, who also reached a “It was hard,” Buchanan said of Travis Reynolds was also in double season-high with 86 points, fell behind maintaining the lead in the second half. figures with 15 points and seven re- by as many as nine points early because “You’ve just got to relax because you bounds for Kansas State. of poor shooting. know you have a good lead. We just Hampton shot just 37 percent from Hampton (6-3) made four of its first kept it all together and kept playing like the floor, including 8-of-25 on 3-point Cowboy junior varsity falls to Quinter five 3-point attempts to build a 22-13 we did in the first half.” shots. The Goodland Cowboys junior var- sity team lost its game against Quinter on Friday night after falling behind in Group honors former basketball coach, the final quarter. Cowgirls defeat Bulldogs Goodland ended the game with a The Goodland Cowgirls junior ing average, making 21 of the 52 loss of 66-61, after starting off in the varsity team managed to hold onto shots attempted. The high scorer Emporia native as ‘Kansan of the Year’ lead and posting a score of 19-17 at the the lead throughout the entire game was Jessica Vignery with 12 points. end of the first quarter. on Friday night as they beat the Abby Scheopner and Hayley By John Hanna complishments of notable Kansans, game. The Cowboy’s slipped in the second Quinter Bulldogs 47-34. Jarmin each brought in eight points. Associated Press Writer plans to honor Smith and its other As for the other honorees, Wefald is quarter, ending the first half behind by Goodland took the lead in the first Tess Schultz followed with seven. TOPEKA — Dean Smith won more award winners during a Jan. 26 ban- being honored as Distinguished Kan- a point at 35-34, but regained the lead quarter with a score of 12-4. At the Anny McCoy and Steph Fairbanks games than any other major college quet in Topeka. The group traditionally san of the Year, the group’s award for at the end of the third quarter by three end of the first half, the Cowgirls brought in four points and Jessica basketball coach before he retired. The holds its event on the Friday night near- non-Kansas natives. The group cited points, 48-45. still had a strong lead with a score Osborn and Danielle Hellerud each arena at the University of North Caro- est the Jan. 29 anniversary of the state’s him for increasing the university’s li- The Cowboys made only one of 10 of 20-13, and pulled ahead by 11 to got two. lina in Chapel Hill is named for him. admission to the Union in 1861. brary space and helping to increase its three-point shots for a 10 percent av- 33-22 in the third quarter. The leader on rebounds was His teams won 20 games for 27 con- “We’ve tried to concentrate on enrollment from about 15,000 to erage, but hit 53 percent of their two The Cowgirls finally won the Fairbanks with six, followed by secutive years. They made 11 trips to people who’ve made a difference with 22,000. point shots. They shot 53 times and game 47-34. Scheopner and Schultz with five the Final Four and won the national their leadership,” said Bill Muir, one of Baker, who served in the U.S. Sen- made 24 shots for a 45 percent overall Goodland had a 40 percent shoot- and Jarmin with four. NCAA Division I title twice. the organization’s leaders. ate in 1978-96, is receiving the group’s shooting average. Twelve of 18 free He doesn’t need it to confirm his sta- Smith’s leadership in college basket- Citation for Distinguished Service. throws attempted made it in for a total tus as a sports legend, but Smith soon ball, both as the coach and teacher, are She is the daughter of Gov. Alf Landon, of 66 percent on free throws. drew Melia each got three field goals, free-throws with four each. will get another accolade: Kansan of undisputed. the 1936 Republican presidential Lee McCoy was the only one to sink followed by Adam McCoy and Jordan Raymer was the leader in rebounds the Year. He coached his teams to 879 victo- nominee. a three-point shot in the game, but the Riebel with two and Lance Tedford with 17 followed by Mai with five. The Native Sons and Daughters of ries in 36 years before retiring in 1997. Her husband is former Tennessee lead scorer in the game was Don with one. Other high rebounders were Melia and Kansans announced Wednesday that He mentored both players like Michael Sen. Howard Baker. Raymer with 16 points on eight field Raymer led in total points with 20 Adam McCoy with three and Riebel Smith would be this year’s Kansan of Jordan and future coaches, like Roy Windscheffel is receiving a Citation goals. Brian Mai, Lee McCoy and An- followed by Mai with 10. They led in and Rubio with two. the Year — the group’s most presti- Williams. for Distinguished Service for preserv- gious annual award. The Kansan of the Year award goes ing Kansas heritage. She has been the The other honorees for 2000 are only to natives of the state, Smith was executive director of the Native Sons Successful Chiefs’ running back maintains celebacy former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker; born in Emporia in 1931 and graduated and Daughters for 30 years. Kansas State University President Jon from Topeka High School in 1949. A native sons group was first orga- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If the home to chaos.’’ Richardson for his self-denial are only Wefald, and June Windscheffel, the He graduated from the University of nized in 1901 and a native daughters Kansas City Chiefs voted on which Many of his party animal teammates envious of his inner peace? group’s longtime executive director. Kansas and was a member of its 1952 group, in 1915. They combined in 1918 teammate they would most like to suc- sometimes tease him. ‘‘Exactly,’’ said Moon. ‘‘But they The group, which works to preserve championship team and the 1953 team and have been designating a Kansan of ceed, Tony Richardson would be the ‘‘I catch the most harassment from also respect him for what he’s done. Kansas history and promote the ac- that lost the national championship the Year since 1955. runaway winner. the guys in the locker room,’’ he said They don’t give him a seriously hard Even the ones who tease him for his with a smile. ‘‘I accept it because ulti- time. It’s all in locker-room fun.” celibate lifestyle admit their respect for mately the guys respect what I stand Even if something was said with Griese ready for Broncos final Mile High game the devout, soft-spoken running back for.’’ malice, Richardson would stay the is boundless. When Richardson rushed One of his closest friends believes course. final regular-season game ever at Mile DENVER (AP) — Saying it was weeks ago, then practiced as the for a career-high 156 yards against the ones who tease him are secretly “There are things I want people to High Stadium. The Broncos (10-5), “important to get in there and knock backup quarterback last week. Denver last week and established him- envious. say at my funeral,” he said. “I want who mathematically could have a play- some of the rust off,” Denver Broncos “Brian looked pretty good,” coach self as the Chiefs’ feature back of the ‘‘Even the guys who tease him really them to say he was a giving man, he off game at Mile High, will move into quarterback Brian Griese practiced Mike Shanahan said after future, everyone who works at Arrow- respect him, respect him for making was a caring man. Every person he a new stadium next fall. Wednesday with the first team in Wednesday’s workout. “He took about head Stadium was pleased. that stand in his life,’’ said reserve quar- came in contact with, he treated as “I will test it a little more each day, preparation for returning to the lineup half the reps. It looks like there was no “Tony Richardson is a wonderful terback Warren Moon. ‘‘It takes a lot someone special.” throwing the ball a little harder,” on Saturday against San Francisco. setback and he should be ready to go if young man. He really is,” said head of commitment to do something like Griese said. “I don’t think I’m going to Griese, the NFL’s top-rated passer, he’s feeling all right (Thursday).” coach Gunther Cunningham. “I that, especially after you’ve been on be limited. I’ve thrown all the throws. has missed the last five games since Griese, who has thrown 19 touch- couldn’t be happier for him.” the other side. I don’t think I’ve lost any of my tim- separating his throwing shoulder down passes compared with just four A devout Christian, Richardson is ‘‘He felt like he was headed in the ing. I’m going into the game thinking against Oakland on Nov. 13. interceptions, left no doubt he intended also a man who lives his beliefs with- wrong direction and he wanted to You can be I can do anything and everything.” He resumed throwing lightly two to regain his starting job Saturday in the out just talking about them. change that.’’ As active as any Chief in community The teasing never seems to bother connected Nuggets’ guard hits winning shot for third straight victory and civic affairs, Richardson probably him. spends more time on behalf of chari- ‘‘They tease him about it but he takes DENVER (AP) — The shot wasn’t Exel said. “I was confident on the last hands of any other player on this team,” table causes than any other celebrity in it all in stride,’’ Moon said. ‘‘What he to the world! designed for Nick Van Exel, but that play. I got down there, and he was cov- Denver coach Dan Issel said. town. does in exchange is tell them they didn’t matter to the veteran point ered so I decided not to throw the ball Van Exel finished with 17 points and At a time when high-profile athletes might need to make some adjustments Call guard. away.” 10 assists. are frequently surrounded by opportu- in their lives — maybe nothing that With Voshon Lenard covered, Van Antonio McDyess had 29 points and “We didn’t get back on defense in the nities to sample the pleasures of the drastic, but some changes in the way Exel took it upon himself to deliver the eight rebounds and Raef LaFrentz fourth and they beat us in the half court, 899-2338. flesh, the man teammates call “T-Rich” their lives are.’’ game-winning shot with 21 seconds scored 20 of his 22 points in the sec- on the boards, and in everything in that maintains a strict celibacy. Could it be that teammates who tease left to lead the Denver Nuggets to their ond half for the Nuggets, who trailed period,” Detroit coach George Irvine “The Bible says your body’s a holy third straight victory, 108-106 over the by nine points to start the fourth quar- said. “The sad thing is that we had a temple and you have to keep it good Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. ter. foul to give and we probably could and acceptable unto the lord,” “I thought we would get the ball in “Any time the game is on the line like have taken it on the dribble on Van Congratulations to Richardson said. “I don’t get caught up to Voshon and he would score,” Van that, I wouldn’t want the ball in the Exel’s basket.” in those things. ‘‘I know one of these days the Lord’s Shores Bros. Kansas City chosen for Wold Cup qualifier game in spring 2001 going to bless me with a godly and KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arrow- The U.S. opponent will be determined The announcement comes two months wonderful wife. 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