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After graduation, Paxton joined the Kansas City Post. Her starting pay was $8 a week. She discovered a woman reporter was rare west of the Mississippi. “I became such a curiosity that people used to come into the office just to stare at me,” she said. Paxton covered a variety of stories and wrote investigative articles. One story was about alleged abuse at the State Training School for Girls in Chillicothe, Mo.

What would the state volleyball tournament even be without Lansing? Not ready to find out, the Lions defeated Sumner Academy 2-0 Saturday in the Class 5A sub-state finals to reach the elite eight for the ninth straight season. “Nine years in a row of going to state, that’s definitely something we’re super proud of,” Lansing senior Jessi Ritchhart said.

After getting hit with two haymakers, Basehor-Linwood was able to get off the mat. But the Bobcats couldn’t land enough punches to finish the comeback, falling 31-21 to De Soto Friday in a matchup for the United Kansas Conference championship.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Falling into an early hole was just what the Kansas City Chiefs needed to get going.

Basehor-Linwood’s 10 seniors made sure Thursday night would not be their final time playing in front of the home crowd. The Bobcats shut out Seaman 1-0 to guarantee themselves at least one home playoff game next week.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas had a reputation in some corners of college basketball as being a great regular-season team, one that would dominate the Big 12 and win high-profile non-conference games, only to struggle in the postseason.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman and TCU’s Sonny Dykes provide similar descriptions about the focus of their teams, while players from both sides think much the same way. One of those teams will be alone atop the Big 12 standings after they meet Saturday night.

Halloween creates images of frightening creatures and spooky scenes. Homes are decorated with orange lights, carved pumpkins and plastic skeletons. This has to be a dentist’s favorite holiday because of all the candy kids receive and devour, resulting in a new batch of cavities.