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Walker shares ball in UConn’s 81-52 win over Bucknell
WASHINGTON (AP) - After carrying Connecticut to the Big East title, Kemba Walker decided to get his teammates involved in the Huskies' NCAA tournament opener against Bucknell.
Badgers claw past Belmont, 72-58
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A trip to the desert sunshine brought the Wisconsin offense out of the deep freeze and doomed the upstart hopes of little Belmont University.
Wofford fails to stop BYU's Fredette
DENVER (AP) - Stopping The Jimmer? As the poster in the stands said, "Fredette about it."
Florida routs UC Santa Barbara, 79-51
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Florida made its opening game in the NCAA tournament look like one of those preseason exhibitions.
San Diego State beats Northern Colorado 68-50
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - San Diego State's players chased Devon Beitzel around screens, got hands in his face, challenged his shots.
Richmond upsets Vanderbilt, 69-66
DENVER (AP) - Richmond added another upset to an impressive NCAA tournament resume that already had several.
Pitt eases past UNCA, 74-51
WASHINGTON (AP) - Matt Dickey chased down a loose ball and fed J.P. Primm for a fast break, cutting UNC Asheville's deficit to six with 15:22 to play and prompting Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon to call one of those need-to-stop-the-momentum timeouts.
Knight’s drive propels Kentucky past Princeton
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the final minute against Princeton.
Fernandez drops in last-second 3-pointer to advance Temple
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Don't call him "one-and-Dunphy" anymore. Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance 18-footer with less than a second to play to hand Temple a wild 66-64 victory over Penn State and end coach Fran Dunphy's NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak. "It might have been our time, that's all," Dunphy said. "Just our time." And a long time coming for one of college basketball's most respected coaches, whose team advanced to a third-round ...
Morehead State upsets No. 4-seeded Louisville
DENVER (AP) - On the verge of seeing his unheralded, 13th-seeded Morehead State program turn into something much more impressive, the coach could have called a play for his NBA-bound center or his guard who couldn't miss.
Last-second shot lifts Butler over Old Dominion
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sometimes, a game-winning play is craftily designed and enacted with precision by each of the five players on the floor.
West Virginia downs weary Clemson, 84-76
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Clemson's determination to overcome fatigue was no match for West Virginia's fresh legs.
Barton Community College takes Spring Break
Barton Community College day and evening classes will be closed for the college's Spring Break March 21-25. Barton's offices will remain open through March 23, but will be closed March 24 and 25. The Shafer Gallery will be closed March 20-25. The gallery will be open Sunday, March 27, for the final day of the Barton County High School Juried Art Exhibition. The college's regular class schedule and business hours will resume ...
Correction: Artist’s name misspelled
A student's name was misspelled in Thursday's article from Barton Community College about the awards presented in a juried show for area high school students. Carly Hoffman from Claflin received an honorable mention for her acrylic painting, "Welcome to the Jungle." In addition, Jennifer Berg is the current art teacher in Claflin.
Virginia M. Bitter
HOISINGTON - Virginia M. Bitter, 78, died March 17 at Salina Regional Health Center in Salina. Born July 20, 1932, at Russell, she was the daughter of Edward and Alvena (Dick) Luerman.
