Hays-area basketball team makes it to tourney title game

Back row, from left: Ashton Hernandez, Jace Linenberger, Ashton Thomas, Carson Kieffer and Bryce Seib. Front row, from left: Sage Koelsch, Tayven Jones, Trey Oakley, Wesley Oakley and Brit Dutton.

WICHITA — This weekend, an area team, The Blend 2022 — comprised of seven boys from Hays, two from Great Bend and one from Ellinwood — were in the MAYB D2 National Championship tournament in Wichita.

This division had 24 teams from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Nebraska and Wisconsin. The Blend 2022 team advanced to the championship game with wins over Bartlesville Bruins, Wichita Evolution, West Oklahoma Ravens, KC Blackout and Team Tulsa.

The championship game was a hard-fought game, going back and forth from beginning to end. The KCHD team from Missouri ended up with the win by a score of 47-42.

The Blend 2022 was coached by Seth Oakley.