> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.citizenjournal.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Hack and Scratch Episode 16 - URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hack-and-scratch-episode-16/ - Published: 2026-10-20T11:55:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-20T12:03:39.000Z - Description: Fly High Cole and Nick - Author: Greg Loving - Tags: McPherson County, #news 00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro 00:51 – Welcome + Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors 01:19 – With heavy hearts: Saturday's tragedy at Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita. Scratch was there, a parking lot away from the field where it happened; the waiting, the not knowing, then learning it was a McPherson team. Thoughts with the Adrian and Schafer families and every family affected, and with the community that has come together — the fundraisers, Monday evening's soccer game where everyone wore red or blue (blue was Cole's favorite color), Sunday morning's sunrise 05:48 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe (Sunflower Scorecard) — the lunch specials, and why both hosts will clear a day for crispitos 07:30 – Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson 38, Tonganoxie 19\. The Bullpups are 6-1 and ranked No. 2; Great Bend's loss puts the 4A West top seed in play before the finale at Winfield. The offense is finding new ways to get its playmaker the ball 10:10 – Around the area: Smoky Valley falls to Concordia 18-14; Inman loses to Council Grove 36-21 but stays 3-0 in district ahead of the Moundridge rivalry; Moundridge goes for two and beats Remington 15-14; Canton-Galva stumbles at Bennington 37-32 with Washington County next for the No. 2 seed; Sylvan-Lucas (coach Ben Labertew) beats Little River 54-38; Elyria Christian falls 45-20 13:22 – McPherson College vs. Friends (Friends 48, Bulldogs 24): competitive first half, then the Friends flexbone pulls away. A text from a happy Friends dad 14:41 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions (Players of the Week) 15:04 – Players of the Week, high school: Scratch picks Council Grove quarterback Luke Stewart (341 passing yards, two touchdowns through the air and two on the ground against Inman). Hack gives his to the McPherson community and the area teams that have rallied around the victims 16:37 – College: Scratch picks Friends running back E'derian Sykes, who ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries against a stingy Bulldog defense; Hack picks the underdogs after a weekend of upsets (Auburn over Georgia, BYU over Notre Dame, Tennessee over Alabama, Florida over Texas) and a word for the Big 12 18:43 – NFL: Hack reluctantly picks Kenneth Walker III (128 yards, two touchdowns) and the Chiefs' run game; Scratch picks the Browns defense, 4-2 and leading the division after holding Derrick Henry to 58 yards 21:12 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics (Clubhouse Audit) 21:54 – Clubhouse Audit, college: the Sunflower Showdown. KU stays overdrawn after another game it had to win; Hack drops K-State to overdrawn, Scratch keeps them check to check, barely 26:44 – Clubhouse Audit, NFL: the Raiders' 33-30 loss to the Bills (Hack flush, Scratch check to check); the Patriots check to check with AJ Brown's drops and a growing injury list; the Chiefs flush; bonus audit: the Cowboys overdrawn 34:17 – Canton-Galva girls at the state golf tournament, day one: Lleyton Kuhn shoots a career-best 79 and sits tied for sixth, Amelia Moody makes the cut at 90, two seniors close out their careers, and the bunker lesson from Coach Kinnaman 37:03 – Sign-off: thoughts and prayers with the families and victims of Saturday's tragedy, and thanks to McPherson and the area for rallying to support them [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pzbADggKVl3SMQgfCXVVR?si=2b5c1727146647c4&ref=citizenjournal.us) [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hack-and-scratch/id6806419067?i=1000797250514&ref=citizenjournal.us) [YouTube](https://youtu.be/i1wFIxPmgYs?ref=citizenjournal.us) --- ### Brought to you by: [Want to advertise here? ](https://ads.citizenjournal.us/?ref=citizenjournal.us) Found a mistake? Have a news tip or feedback to share? Contact our newsroom using the button below: [Contact Us](https://www.citizenjournal.us/contact/)