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Former Gov. Anderson dies

Former Kansas Gov. John Anderson Jr., 97, died Monday, Sept. 15.

Anderson, a Republican from Olathe, served as governor from 1961 to 1965.

Prior to serving as governor, he was a Kansas state senator and Kansas attorney general.

Flags were ordered by Gov. Sam Brownback to fly at half-staff today through Friday, Sept. 19, to honor Anderson.

“I am deeply saddened to hear of Governor Anderson’s passing,” Gov. Brownback said. “He devoted many years to serving the people of Kansas, and we are grateful for his dedication to our great state. The lieutenant governor and I, along with Mary and Ruth, extend our heartfelt sympathies to Governor Anderson’s family and friends. They are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

At the family’s request, all funeral arrangements will be private.

Piper results

Piper High School – soccer vs. Heritage
– Varsity won 4-1 (goals by Appl (2), A. Shriver, and Wilson

Piper High School – volleyball vs. Bonner Springs
– Varsity won 3-2, Defeated Bonner 25-11, 18-25, 19-25, 25-20 and 15-11
– JV won 2-0 (8 and 12)
– 9th won 2-0

Piper High School – golf at Topeka
– Pennington 6th place with a 41

– Doug Key, Piper activities director

Browar named assistant baseball coach at KCKCC

by Alan Hoskins

Jason Browar has been elevated to the position of assistant baseball coach at Kansas City Kansas Community.

Browar succeeds Damian Stambersky, who has taken a similar position at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg.

“Jason has been a volunteer on our coaching staff for several years and will be a tremendous asset to our program and to our players,” said head coach Steve Burleson.

A native of Stilwell, Browar graduated in 2007 from Blue Valley High School where he was a two-year infield starter on the baseball team. After graduation, he played one year at Neosho County Community College and then joined the KCKCC program as a student coach from 2009-11.

While enrolled at Emporia State University where he is finishing his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphasis on leadership, Browar was an assistant coach from 2011-2013. He also was head coach of the Hammerheads team in the Myrtle Beach Summer League in 2013 before rejoining the KCKCC staff last fall.

Browar, 25, joins a staff of Burleson, assistants Matt Goldbeck and Bill Sharp and volunteer coach Alex Backhus.

“Jason will be in charge of statistics and communications that go outside the program and team with Bill Sharp in heading our recruiting,” Burleson said. “He’s pretty well rounded so we can put him in about any position.