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Hays’ Hutchison Inks Letter With Neosho

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HHS-BSB-HutchisonA stellar prep career that isn’t complete just yet has landed senior Hayden Hutchison the opportunity to play baseball on the collegiate level.  Hutchison signed is a letter of intent to play baseball at Neosho County Community College on Tuesday.

Hutchison said that he liked everything from the coaches through the facilities while visiting with the junior college in Chanute.

A career .392 hitter, Hayden batted .456 his junior year with 16 doubles, 24 RBI 22 runs scored while striking out just three times in 86 at bats.

Hutchison battled through injuries during the late portion of his freshmen year and didn’t get a chance to really workout in the off-season before his sophomore year, keeping his number from being even better.

Hayden was the Western Athletic Conference player of the year as a junior and made the All-State team at third base, while also pitching 49 innings to a 6-1 record and a 3.12 ERA with 33 K’s and just nine walks.

Maybe the most memorable moment of Hutchison’s career to date for many was his sophomore year when he pitched six innings of relief for a win versus Newton in the regional semi-finals.  Hays was down 3-0 and Newton had the bases loaded when Hayden entered the game.

Hutchison will enter his senior year five career hits shy of the top ten at Hays High school and a legitimate chance to take over the top spot.  Hutchison set the record for doubles at 16 in a single season this past year and also is three away from breaking the all-time record set by Austin Unrein.  Hutchison is also four homers away from the career record after not hitting one his junior season.  He also sits in 8th place in career RBI, 23 off the all-time record of 83 held by Jeff Bieker.

Hutchison was also part of the Senior Legion team that won a state championship this past summer and qualified for the regional tournament in New Orleans.

Coach Frank Leo

Hayden Hutchison

Hays Sweeps Junction City

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Girls: Hays 47, Junction City 25
The Hays High Lady Indians jumped out to a 9-0 lead and then used a 7-0 run to open up the second quarter to build a 13 point lead as Hays cruised to the 47-25 win over Junction City.  Hays took their first double digit lead at 17-6 off a Megan Bird three pointer and Hays never led by less than ten points rest of the game

The Indians shoot 43% from the field (20-46) and hold the Blue Jays to just nine field goals (9-31).  Hays’ full court pressure also led to 26 Junction City turnovers.

The Lady Indians were led in scoring by Janae Gagnon with 12 and Katelyn Schumacher with 10.  Schumacher also grabbed a game high seven rebounds.  Seven players scored between three and twelve points in the game.

Hays improves to 3-2 on the season.  Junction City falls to 1-3.

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Boys: Hays 84, Junction City 64
Hays did a little of everything cruising to a 20 point win over Junction City on Tuesday night.  The Indians never trailed in the game jumping on top 5-0.  The Indians led by one after the first quarter and by just five mid way through the second, but a 13-0 run that included three Lane Clark three’s put the Blue Jays away for good as Hays won 84-64.

Four players in the game scored 20 or more points.  For Junction City both Frank Johnston and Cedric Johnson scored 23.  Johnson also had 12 rebounds.  Hays put four in double figures.  Brady Werth scored a career high 22 along with six rebounds and six blocks.  Lane Clark scored a career high 20 on six three pointers, and two free throws.  Clark scored 17 in the first half.  Jordan Windholz and Adam Deterding each scored 10.  Nine different Indians scored in the game.

Hays was 11-18 on threes and 23-41 from the field for 56%.  Junction City shot 26-70 (37%) and 6-16 on three’s.

Hays improves to 5-0 while Junction City falls to 1-3.

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Both Hays teams will be at home next Thursday to play Pratt for the final game before Christmas break.

Hays Boys To Play For Championship, Girls For Third

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The Hays High Indians split their championship semi-final games on Friday night at Hays High School.

The Lady Indians had problems shooting through out the night but trailed by just two points to Newton at half time after the score had been tied five different times in the second half.  Hays trailed by as many at seven early in the third fourth quarter, but a Kaitlyn Schumacher three point play brought Hays within four points.  It was the closest Hays would get all night as Nnewton went on a 7-0 run to grab their first double digit lead of the night and win 43-31.  Schumacher led the Indians in scoring with nine, Janae Gagnon added eight.

Hays shot just 29% from the floor and made just 2 of 13 three point field goal attempts.  Newton shot 43% in the victory.

The Hays Lady Indians will play DeSoto for third place at 2:00.  Both teams are 1-1.

Last year Lane Clark hit a three pointer at the buzzer to beat Newton 42-39 in the fourth place game of the Hays City shoot out.  Early on it looked like there would be no heroics needed as the Indians led 14-5 early in the second quarter.  But 17 first half turnovers combined with Newton making 8 of the final 12 shots of the first half including a three at the buzzer put Newton up 23-21 at half time.  The Indians missed several point blank shots in the third quarter to keep the game close.  Hays trailed by ten with 7:30 left to go in the game and after getting the game with in seven Hays couldn’t score on three consecutive possessions.

Still down 44-35 with less than 3:00 minutes to go, the Indians poured in eight consecutive points on a Brady Werth put back, while Layne Downing and Lane Clark each hit a three making the score 44-43 with one minute remaining.  Hays again trailed 47-43 after three consecutive Newton free throws.  Nick Petz knocked down his third three of the game to get with in one at 47-46.  Again Austin Krogmeier answered at the free throw line with two more making the score 49-46 with 13 seconds remaining.  Newton used the foul they had to give with 1.9 seconds remaining…just enough time for more Lane Clark heroics.  The ball was in-bounded to Kyler Niernberger who immediately found Clark for a floating three point shot that went in as the horn sounded.

Tied 49 in over time, the Indian’s Brady Werth scored four of the teams five points while Krogmeier missed a running three pointer that went half way around the rim before hopping out giving the Indians a 54-53 victory.

Brady Werth tallied his first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.  Nick Petz and Lane Clark each had three, three point field goals scoring 13 and 12 respectively.  Each total was a career high in scoring.

Hays turned the ball over 27 times ans shot just 35% from the field in the overtime win.

Hays will play Kearney, NE in the championship at 7:30 on Saturday.

Hays City Shoot-Out Results Day 2

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Girls
Championship Semi-Finals
Newton 43
Hays 31

Kearney, NE 41
DeSoto 31

Consolation Semi-Finals
Great Bend 58
TMP 37

Riley Co. 37
Colby 33

Boys
Championship Semi-Finals
Hays 54 – OT
Newton 53

Kearney, NE 62
DeSoto 55

Consolation Semi-Finals
Great Bend 53
TMP 27

Riley Co. 57
Colby 39

Saturday Schedule
7th Place Girls – Hays Middle School – 10:00 a.m.
TMP (0-2)
Colby (0-2)

7th Place Boys – Hays Middle School – 11:45 a.m.
TMP (0-2)
Colby (0-2)

4th Place Girls – Hays Middle School – 1:30 p.m.
Riley Co. (1-1)
Great Bend (1-1)

4th Place Boys – Hays Middle School – 1:30 p.m.
Riley Co. (1-1)
Great Bend (1-1)

3rd Place Girls – Hays High School – 2:00 p.m.
Hays (1-1)
DeSoto (1-1)

3rd Place Boys – Hays High School – 3:45 p.m.
Newton (1-1)
DeSoto (1-1)

Championship Girls – Hays High School – 5:30 p.m.
Newton (2-0)
Kearney, NE (2-0)

Championship Boys – Hays High School – 7:30 p.m.
Hays (2-0)
Kearney, NE (2-0)

Hays City Shootout Gets A New Name

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The 30th edition of the Hays City Shootout received a touching moment between the Hays High girls’ and boys first round games on Thursday night.  The tournament was renamed The Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout in memory of Gerald Mitchell who was one of the driving forces behind the start of the tournament.

Mitchell passed away in June of 2012 and his wife Kathryn was on hand to receive a plaque in his honor.

Mitchell, a Osborne native, taught in Gorham and Plainville before landing in Hays.  He taught in Hays from 1978 through 2005.  Mitchell served as head coach for the girl’s basketball team and was also an excellent track coach.  Overall Mitchell compiled over 300 wins in his basketball coaching career and athletes to the KSHSAA State Track meet 17 consecutive years.

 

 

Hays City Shootout Results – Thursday

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Girls
Hays 43, Colby 33
Newton 47, Riley County 38
DeSoto 44, Great Bend 28
Kearney 47, TMP 36

Boys
Hays 69, Colby 23
Newton 71, Riley Co. 27
DeSoto 52, Great Bend 44
Kearney (Neb.) 83, TMP 44

2nd Round Match Games

Championship Bracket
(Hays High School)
Girls 3:00
DeSoto v Kearney, NE
Boys 4:45
DeSoto v Kearney, NE
Girls 6:30
Hays v Newton
Boys 8:15
Hays v Newton

Consolation Bracket
(Hays Middle School)
Girls 3:00
Great Bend v TMP
Boys 4:45
Great Bend v TMP
Girls 6:30
Colby v Riley Co.
Boys 6:30
Colby v Riley Co.

 

Lady Tigers 6-0 With Saturday Win

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The Fort Hays State University Lady Tigers moved to 6-0 with a 63-43 win over UT-Permian Basin on Saturday in Topeka.  The game was closer that the 20 point final margin indicates.  The Tigers trailed 4-2 early, used a 11-3 run to grab a six point lead mid way through the first half.  The Falcons got within in 3 late in the first half before Beth Buhuslavsky hit a trey.  The Tigers led 34-27 at half time.

The Tigers used a 11-0 run at the beginning  of the second half pushing their lead to 16, but the Falcons responded with a 9-2 run closing within eight.  FHSU closed the game on a 16-4 run that featured back to back Kai Brown trey’s, another Buhuslavasky three and a three point play from Katelyn Edwards.

The Lady Tigers shot just 29% from the floor and made only 5 of 19 three point field goals, but shot 22-25 from the free throw line to offset the off night shooting.

Edwards scored a game high 16.  Kate Lehman had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.  Lehman also blocked four shots, moving in to fourth all time at FHSU with 124 and now has 28 on the season.

Next action for the Lady Tigers in December 5th as they open MIAA play against Central Missouri at Gross Memorial Coliseum.  Tip is set for 5:30.

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Hays High Playoff Bound!

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The Hays High Indians had one mission in mind heading to Salina on Friday night…WIN!  By one or thirty the result would be the same, a trip to the 5A playoffs.

Hays would trail after one quarter 2-0 after David Cardinal was sacked for a safety.  The Indians kept Salina Central from taking a two possession lead thanks to a Derek Bixenman interception allowing Hays to finally pull to the lead in the second quarter with a David Cardinal one yard touchdown run capping off a 10 play, 80 yard, 4:22 drive.  Hays failed to convert on the two point conversion leaving the score at 6-2.

Hays took a 12-2 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the first half on a Alex Delton seven yard touchdown over the right side capping off a 78 yard, 4:15 drive.  Hays again came up short on the two point conversion and led 12-2 at half time.

Each team failed to score in the third quarter and then the fourth quarter got just plain wacky.

Central looked to be getting back into the game driving to the Hays 14 yard line, but an offensive pass interference call and a ten yard sack set up 3rd and 34 for the Mustangs who threw an incomplete pass and then on fourth down threw a pass for only 19 of the needed 34 yards.

Hays took off after the defensive stop driving down to the three yard line, but lost their third fumble of the game at the half yard line.  Central advanced the ball only to the nine yard line before turning the ball over on downs again.  The Indians couldn’t punch the ball in though and after losing eight yards on the drive but Lane Clark booted a 33 yard field goal for a 15-2 lead.

Central put their only touchdown on the board with :19 left on a 35 yard run by quarterback Mark Vaughn moving the score to 15-9.

Central would have three opportunities on the ensuing onside kick.  On the first attempt the Mustangs were called for an offsides penalty.  The following kick Central was flagged for delay of game.  Finally on the third the ball went 9 and 3/4 yards before being touched by a Mustang allowing Hays High to take over and taking one knee for the 15-9 victory.

Hays moves to 7-2 overall, Salina Central drops to 3-6.

For Hays High, the Indians move on to the 5A state playoffs for a second consecutive year.  Hays will play at Bishop Carroll on Friday.

Rest of the 5A bracket can be found at:  https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Football/PDF/Brackets/5A.htm

Top 20 Toys Of The Past Century

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G.I. Joe has been voted the top toy of the past century in a poll conducted on the Children’s Museum of Indianpolis website. Museum officials listed their top 100 toys of the past 100 years and more than 24,000 votes later, the list was narrowed down to just 20 toys with G.I. Joe at the top. Other toys that made the list include Transformers, Lego blocks, Barbie and the View-Master. The president and CEO of the museum said, “…Toys are a powerful tool for exploration and imagination as we learn and grow. They foster many shared memories across generations and, as was represented in the voting and story sharing for 100 Toys, across cultures as we read stories submitted from Germany, Canada, Australia and Israel.” (Washington Post)

The museum points out that all of the favorites have been manufactured for at least 25 years.

To get their results, the museum asked the public to vote on the ‘100 Toys (and their Stories) that Define Our Childhood.’ Museum curators had initially selected the top 100. The winners are:
1. GI Joe
2. Transformers
3. Lego
4. Barbie
5. View-Master
6. Bicycle
7. Cabbage Patch Kids
8. Crayons
9. Play-doh
10. Monopoly
11. Raggedly Ann
12. Spirograph
13. Etch A Sketch
14. Little Golden Books
15. Hot Wheels
16. Lincoln Logs
17. Candy Land
18. Roller Skates
19. Silly Putty
20. Mr. Potato Head

Hays Eagle’s Season Comes To Close In New Orleans

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The Hays Eagles Senior American Legion baseball season has come to a close with a 3-0 loss in New Orleans against the Oklahoma state champs.  Oklahoma only scored all three runs in the bottom of the seventh in a otherwise scoreless ball game.

Hays though did have opportunities to score.  The Eagles stranded nine base runners total with five of those at second and two at third base.  Hays had their best opportunities to score in the third when they loaded the bases with two outs on singles by Casey Sedbrook, Riley Kaus and a walk by Hayden Hutchison.  A passed ball by the catcher when Jarrett Sanders was at the plate set up a close play at home where Sedbrook was called out trying to steal.

Hays also had a runner at second with nobody out to start the fifth inning when Taylor Renz singled and then advanced to second on a throwing error.  Renz moved to third on a fly ball to right field, but the next two batter flied out to end the threat.

Oklahoma led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a double and single to put runners at the corners and no outs.  Taylor Renz came up throwing on a RBI single to right field and appeared to have easily thrown out a runner at third, but the umpire rule the runner safe.  That led to a sacrifice bunt for an RBI.  On the next play catcher Jarrett Sanders appeared to have thrown a runner trying to steal third.  That runner then came around on a RBI single to make the game 3-0.

Josh Heifner took just his second loss of the season throwing a complete game eight innings.  Allowing 11 hits, 3 runs, walked just two and struck out eight.

Oklahoma’s Payton Blass pitched all nine innings allowing eight hits, no runs, striking out thirteen and walking only two.

Each team had one error.  Hays left nine on base, Oklahoma left ten runners aboard.

Hays finishes the summer at 46-10.  Oklahoma is one of four teams left in the tournament and improves their record to 28-15.

Coach Post Game Interview:    Brad Kelly

Hays Eagles Fall At Regional Tournament

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It could have gone better for Hays on Friday in New Orleans, in fact it could have gone much better.  Six errors over the first two innings put the Eagles in a 6-0 nothing hole that they could not recover from losing to Retif Oil out of New Orleans 10-0 in run rule game after seven innings.

Retif scored two in the first inning following a bobbled double play that would have ended the game.  Hays committed two errors in the first inning and four in the second.  The four second inning errors allowed a one run inning turn into four runs.

Hays had their best chance to score in the bottom of the first inning when Austin Unrein reached on an error and Casey Sebrook singled on a bunt.  Riley Kaus moved both runners ninety feet on a sacrifice bunt but the next to but the next two batter popped up to short left field to end the inning.

Hays would get runners aboard in every inning except for the sixth but not advance any of those runners past first base until the seventh when Zack Legleiter walked and Trevor Henningson singled.

Hays could manage only two hits, while Retif banged out ten.

Hays committed six errors, Retif had one in the first inning.  Neither team had committed an error on the first day and were the only teams not to do so.

Starter Tyler Woolridge lost his first game of the summer (9-1) giving up ten runs and seven hits over five innings work, walking seven and striking out one.  Taylor Renz pitched the final two innings allowing no runs and three hits.

Hays drops to 46-9, Retif is now 34-6.

Retif moves on to play the other Louisiana representative, Hahnville as the only two undefeated teams in the tournament.

Hays will play on Saturday and try to hold off elimination as they play Piedmont, Oklahoma at 4:00 on 96.9 KFIX.

After day two of regional action Bryant, Arkansas and Washington, Missouri have been eliminated.

 

Hays Eagles Represent Hays Well

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The Hays Eagles are representing the state of Kansas in the American Legion Regional Tournament for the first time in 31 years.  By the grace of many sponsors, co-workers, and bosses I am able to travel to New Orleans to cover these games live on the radio!

I also am traveling with the team from Hays to New Orleans.  These are 17-18-19 year old boys.  I remember what I was like and God can only know how our coaches put up with it.  While I was not expecting poor behavior they are 17-18-19 year old boys.

I have to tell everybody in the Hays and where ever else you are reading this that the Hays Eagles are representing the city of Hays, the Hays American Legion and Hays High School well.  More than once I (not a coach) have been approached by an individual as they express their appreciation of how well behave the team is.

In the Dallas airport a man that claimed his home as both Texas and New Orleans told me how pleased he was to see that this team was able to keep themselves entertained and well-behaved during an almost two hour layover.  The man knew this because of how all the adults on the trip were able to work or do their own thing while the team behaved on their own.  Then after the flight from Dallas to New Orleans, while walking to the baggage claim, a man also asked if I was affiliated with this baseball team.  When I confirmed that I was, he made sure to mention how much he enjoyed the flight with the team despite his reservations of sitting amongst the team.  In fact the gentleman said it was the most enjoyable trip he had for a long time.

This team has behave themselves well and none of the nation American Legion representatives have had issues with the Hays team at this point either.

Parents take pride in the fact that you have raised some good ol’ Kansas boys.  They are representing their town, school, team and you well.

 

Hays Eagles Win First Round at Mid-South Regional

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The Hays Eagles used two six run innings in their 13-6 victory over Columbia, Tenn during the first round of the Mid-South Regional Tournament in New Orleans.  The start of the game was delayed by over four hours due to rain and thunderstorms, plus the venue of the tournament was changed as well.

Hays trailed 2-0 after the first inning on a RBI single and bases loaded walk given up by starter Austin Unrein.  Hays would first strike in the bottom of the second loading the bases with no outs and tying it on a Dan Bittel 2RBI single and then took a 4-2 lead on a Casey Sebrook two out-2 RBI double.  Hays would score six in the bottom of the second and lead 6-2 after two.

Each team scored a single run in the fourth making it 7-3.

Starter Austin Unrein gave way to first baseman Trevor Henningson in relief in the fifth inning were Henningson gave up three runs but then went on cruise control for the next four innings.

After Columbia made the score 7-6 in the fifth inning, Hays clung to the lead and then expanded on it in the bottom of the eight with their second six run inning.  The Indians used only two hits in scoring the eight runs, by being patient at the plate and at one point working three bases loaded walks in a row.

Hays moves to 46-8 on the season while Columbia drops to 32-16.

Start time of the second day has been moved back to noon on Friday, meaning Hays’ game will likely be pushed back from 7:00 to at least 9:00 p.m.  The Eagles will face Retif Oil which is based out of Jesuit High School in New Orleans, were the tournament is now being hosted.

There is a 60% chance of thunderstorms once again on Friday, so delays could once again happen on day two.

The game will also be heard on Mix 103 due to the Kansas City Chiefs preseason game.

Coach Post Game:

Coach Brad Kelly

Highlights:

Game Highlights

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