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# Hack and Scratch Episode 17
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/hack-and-scratch-episode-17/
- Published: 2026-10-22T21:46:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T22:09:47.000Z
- Description: State tennis and golf wrap, sub-state volleyball, Week 8 football and a Baylor sweep at KU
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: McPherson County, #sports

00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro  
00:51 – Welcome: Hack, Scratch, Myron and the Fearless Forecaster in the boardroom; Sponsor: Sheets Adams Realtors (and Myron's realtor-emeritus status)  
01:57 – State tennis: Bullpups runner-up for the fourth straight year behind Wichita Collegiate; Mason Wiens fifth in singles, the No. 1 doubles team second  
03:07 – State golf: Amelia Moody and Lleyton Kuhn make the cut; Kuhn 13th for a medal — two state medals in three days; six seniors graduate  
04:22 – Soccer 10-5 after beating Augusta 8-0 and Hesston 2-0; cross country regionals Saturday; volleyball sub-state — Bullpups (29-8) host as the No. 4 seed in the West  
06:35 – Bishop Miege, club volleyball and a plea to the state legislators  
07:46 – Area volleyball sub-states: Moundridge (35-4), Inman (32-7), Little River (31-6) and Elyria Christian all with a path to state  
10:25 – Week 8 football: Bullpups at Winfield (Monty Lewis) — the path to the No. 1 seed runs through Junction City beating Great Bend  
12:37 – Smoky Valley at Hillsboro; the Inman–Moundridge rivalry; Canton-Galva vs. Washington County for the No. 2 seed; Little River, Elyria Christian  
16:25 – Myron's scouting report on the Canton-Galva play-caller  
17:28 – Back Nine standings: Hack and Scratch 28-20, Myron 27-21, Fearless 16-18; Sponsor: HCI (Home Communications Inc., Galva)  
18:10 – Myron's complaint: identical picks, "Aetna" (all talk, no action) and what $100 units would be worth  
21:23 – College picks: Baylor at KU (a Baylor sweep), K-State at Arizona State, Houston at Utah  
30:25 – NFL picks: Patriots at Bears on Thursday night — Hack picks against his Patriots  
33:41 – Rams at Raiders — Scratch's Raiders are 5-1 against the spread  
37:05 – Chiefs at Seahawks on Sunday night (Zoom's 40-minute limit stops the recording after Scratch's pick; it resumes with the next game)  
39:56 – Packers at Lions — Myron's phone call, and the pause explained  
43:44 – Best bets: TreVeyon Henderson over 32.5 rush-plus-receiving yards, Ashton Jeanty over 25.5 receiving yards, CMC 5+ receptions, Myron's 49ers at Atlanta  
45:40 – The Fearless Forecaster catches up with three NFL picks: Vikings, Ravens, Broncos  
46:48 – Bo Nix and Ryan Fitzpatrick's barbs  
47:44 – Wrap-up: thanks to the sponsors / sign-off

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