By C.D. DESALVO
Hays Post
No. 4 Tiger Women go 2-0 at home
The fourth-ranked Fort Hays State Tiger women improved to 23-1 on the year after victories against #25 Lindenwood 77-52 on Thursday night and a 73-59 win over Lincoln on Saturday. Fort Hays State shot 46% in the two game combined. Lanie Page scored 19 points against Lindenwood on 6-12 shooting. Tatyana Legette and Belle Barbieri each scored 15 points against Lincoln.
Fort Hays State has won eight games in a row and hold a two-game lead over Washburn for the lead in the MIAA conference. The Tiger women have four games left in the regular season and will be on the road this week for the Oklahoma road trip at Central Oklahoma on Thursday and at Northeastern State on Saturday. Both games can be heard on Tiger Radio Mix 103.
The Tiger men split last week with a 73-67 loss to Lindenwood on Thursday and a 72-63 win over Lincoln on Saturday.
The win over Lincoln ties the Tigers up with Lincoln in the #4 spot in the conference standings. The Tiger men have four games left in the regular season and will be on the road this week for the Oklahoma road trip at Central Oklahoma on Thursday and at Northeastern State on Saturday. Both games can be heard on Tiger Radio Mix 103.
TMP-Marian girls win 8th game in a row
The Lady Monarchs improved to 14-4 on the season after wins against Great Bend and Stockton last week. TMP-Marian remains in the three-seed spot of the Hoisington sub-state standings behind Russell (15-4) and Norton (17-2).
The Lady Monarchs finish the season this week with home games against Plainville on Monday and Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic on Thursday. The games can be heard on 99.5 KHAZ.
The TMP-Marian boys split last week with a 60-40 loss to Great Bend and a 52-34 win over Stockton. The Monarchs are 10-9 on the year and are in the two-seed spot of the Hoisington sub-state.
The Monarchs finish the season this week with home games against Plainville on Monday and Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic on Thursday. The games can be heard on 99.5 KHAZ.
Hays High swept by Abilene, split in Garden City last week
The #10 Hays High girls lost to #5 (4A) Abilene 62-48 on Tuesday and beat Garden City 46-35 on Friday.
Brooke Denning lead the Indians with 16 points to tie a season high against Garden City. The Indians are 12-6 on the year and sit alone in second place in the WAC standings at 5-2. Hays is currently in 7th place of the West sub-state in 5A.
The Hays High boys dropped both games last week with a 53-49 loss to #6 (4A) Abilene and a 55-49 loss to Garden City on the road. Hays falls to 9-9 on the year and 4-3 in the WAC.
Hays heads back out on the road Tuesday as they travel to Dodge City to finish conference action. Both girls and boys games can be heard on 96.9 KFIX.
OVERTIME
The first round of 1A basketball regionals begin Monday. Brackets with all area teams involved can be found here. The semi-final and final rounds of the girls and boys Hill City 1A regional can be heard on 101.9 The Bull KKQY on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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