Power walking and running were both on display during the Junior League game Tuesday between Vietti Auto Body and Watco at the PSU Softball Complex. The game had the approval of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Governor’s Council on Fitness.
Vietti and Watco combined for 21 walks, three hit batters and several wild pitches as Vietti defeated Watco 15-7 in a wild, windy and wacky contest lasting only three innings.
Vietti scored five runs in all three innings, collecting four hits and 13 of the 21 walks against Watco pitchers Maddie Darrow and Malayna Brown.
A year ago, space was at a premium for the Arma City Library.
“We were out of space for books,” said library director Brenda Banks. “It was just so small.”
She said only one person could be behind the circulation desk at a time and the overall arrangement presented a challenge.
Dr. Jimmy DeYoung has spoken and preached nearly everywhere else in the world, and now he’s coming to Crossroads Baptist Church, rural Girard.
Pittsburg Post 64 played late into Father’s Day, closing out the Pittsburg Legion/Fort Scott CC Classic at JayCee Ballpark with a Sunday night doubleheader against the Mount Vernon 39ers and the KC Yankees.
Post 64 played like two different teams, losing 8-1 to Mount Vernon and winning 10-3 against the KC Yankees for the split.
“The first game, we were just really flat and had no energy,” Post 64 head coach Mike Watt said. “We had no energy at all and it showed up in the game. We weren’t mentally ready to play. We weren’t very good in that first game.
“We’ve talked to them a lot about it’s easy to have energy when things are going well. You’ve got to have the energy even when things aren’t going well and that’s how you fight through those tough periods. We’re a very talented team. We’re a veteran team. We just have got to work on our energy level. If we go into Omaha with not much energy, it’s going to be tough to win. We’re going to have to be focused and ready to go.”
"She made all three of us look better than we were," quipped Tom Bryant, the second of those PSU presidents. "...Nobody loved the university or was more loyal to the university than Joan in her career. She'll always be loyal to Pittsburg State, I'll tell you that."
Eight Pittsburg High School students made history Saturday as they left for the National Forensic League National Speech and Debate Tournament in Birmingham, Ala.
Steady, heavy rain late Saturday afternoon forced the suspension of the second day of play in the Pittsburg Legion/Fort Scott CC Classic at JayCee Ballpark.
Pittsburg Post 64 was scheduled to play the late game Saturday night against the Andover Trojans and the early game this morning against the Neosho Wildcats. Now, weather permitting, Post 64 will play a 6:45 p.m. game tonight against Neosho.
JayCee Ballpark was recently flooded in the outfield (especially in right field) and the first base dugout, forcing the traditional season-opening Wood Bat Tournament to be rescheduled and moved across state lines to Neosho, Mo., where Post 64 played Sunday games against Kickapoo and Carthage.
Post 64 enters today with a 5-3-1 overall record after eking out a 6-5 win over the Mount Vernon 39ers and ending in a 3-all stalemate with Kansas Crush Elite on Friday.
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