Bluejays win 2, tie for 3rd

The Tabor College volleyball team defeated two conference opponents, ran its overall record to 14-10 and leapfrogged into a tie for third place in the KCAC standings last week.

Having edged out McPherson (33-31, 30-26, 24-30, 30-27), Tabor hammered Friends (30-25, 29-31, 30-16, 30-25) on Thursday.

Area Football Roundup (Week of Oct. 17, 2007)

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The Bluebirds pasted Sunrise Christian Academy, 58-8, in Wichita.

The usual suspects did the damage on Friday, with Craig Banman scoring touchdowns on both offense and defense?first, a 35-yard fumble return and then a 28-yard run.

Area Cross Country Roundup (Week of Oct 17, 2007)

Peabody-Burns

The Warriors claimed their second straight boys? title at the Heart of America league meet at Hutchinson on Saturday.

Aaron Topham led the Warriors with a personal-record time for 5 kilometers of 18 minutes, 16 seconds. Topham placed second to Josiah Busenitz of Berean.

Area Volleyball Roundup (Week of Oct 17, 2007)

Peabody-Burns

The Warriors won the lower division of the Heart of America league tournament on Saturday.

PBHS jumped to a 13-8 lead against Bennington, but dropped the first game 20-25. The Warriors claimed the next two games (25-22, 25-14) to win their opening match.

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Bringing the conversation back to ethanol

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Prices for fall harvest crops such as milo are driven by wheat prices rather tha a demand for ehthanol, according to Rickey Roberts, Marion County agricultural extension agent.

With good prices and a good ongoing fall milo harvest, it?s tempting to talk again about how ethanol production for fuel has propped up grain sorghum prices.

As with most things, though, the market picture is more complex than that. Market experts are say the current surplus of ethanol is difficult to get to markets.

COMMENTARY-Are prices at new plateau?

Over the past year as corn prices, followed by those of soybeans and wheat, have risen to levels only dreamed of a couple of years ago, we have increasingly heard discussion about farm commodity prices reaching a new plateau.