Earlier this week Thomas More Prep-Marian announced that Jay Harris had been hired as the new head football coach. Here’s what he had to say about taking over the Monarchs program.
Category: High School
TMP State Track qualifiers
SCOTT CITY – The TMP girls had seven individuals and a pair of relay teams and the boys had five individuals and two relay teams qualify for the state track meet next week in Wichita following their performances at the 3A regional meet in Scott City on Thursday.
The boys and girls each brought home the top spot in the high jump. Jenna Romme won the girls high jump clearing a height of 5 feet 2 inches. Kassidi Yost finished right behind Romme in second and Makinsey Schlautman was fourth.
Jared Mayers won the boys high jump with height of 6 feet.
Sasha Wasinger finished second in the girls shot put with a distance of 36 feet 4 ¼ inches.
Abby Rueschhoff was third in the triple jump with a jump of 35 feet 6 ¾ inches and in the long jump Paris Wolf was fourth with a jump of 16 feet 6 ¾ inches.
Adell Riedel came in second in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:27.17.
The 4×800 team was second and the 4×400 third.
For the TMP boys Ethan Lang won the 400 meters with a time of 51.81 seconds. He also placed second in the 800 meters.
Sheldon Weber finished fourth in both the 1600 meter and the 3200 meters.
Both the 4×400 and 4×800 teams both finished third.
Lady Indians’ season ends in 3OT
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
VALLEY CENTER, Kan.-Not every story can conclude with a happy ending. Not every story ends with a smile. That was the case Thursday night for the Hays High Lady Indians as they fell to Valley Center in the 5A Regional Soccer Championship by a score of 2-1 in three overtimes.
SILAS HIBBS INTERVIEW
You could tell from the outset that this championship game was going to be a battle as both teams made early runs but came up empty in the first half. Valley Center would notch the first goal of the night early in the second half when a mad scramble ensued in front of the Hays’ goal and found it’s way in for a score and a 1-0 Lady Hornet lead in the 43rd minute. You wondered if that was going to be all or would Hays High be able to mount a charge.
Mount a charge they did. In the 69th minute Allison Shubert was fouled in the box and was awarded a penalty kick. The sophomore calmly approached the ball and sailed it past the Valley Center goalie for the equalizer. The two teams would remain scoreless the remainder of regulation and the match would go to overtime.
It would be the eighth overtime match on the season for Hays and the third for Valley Center. Both teams would have opportunities in the first two overtimes but could not score. The story quickly changed in the third extra period as the Lady Indians were called for a handball in the box a little over a minute in and the Lady Hornets were able to convert the subsequent penalty kick and win the match 2-1.
Hays finishes their fine season with a record of 11-2-5. It will be the final time on the pitch for Hays High seniors Hannah McGuire, Kallie Leiker, Savannah Schneider, and Cori Isbell. This group of seniors have left quite a legacy for Hays High soccer.
As I finish this story, I finish it with tears in my eyes as my daughter Hannah has competed for the final time for Hays High. It has been a true pleasure to watch her and her teammates battle. It has been a joy to get to know the family and friends of all of the players over the years. I cannot thank the coaches and administration enough for the investment of their time and talents to better my daughter as well as the countless other players that have graced the pitch for the Lady Indians. I look forward to watching this new team compete next year. In the meantime, God-speed and I love you Hannah.
TMP baseball season comes to an end with loss to Concordia
The TMP baseball team saw their season come to an end Wednesday afternoon in a wild, 15-14 loss to Concordia in the 3A regional semifinals in Concordia.
In the nearly three-hour contest, the two teams combined for 26 hits and 29 runs.
Aaron Breit postgame interview
The Monarchs raced out to a four-run lead in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Carson Jacobs and then with the bases loaded, Colby Dreiling delivered a bases-clearing double to take a 4-0 lead after one inning.
In the top of the season the Panthers offense exploded for nine runs on six hits to take a 9-4 lead.
Each team added a run in the third and then Concordia scored two in the fourth and three in the fifth to build a 15-5 lead through four and a half innings. But the Monarchs, on the brink of elimination would rally for nine runs in their half of the fifth.
The Monarchs sent 14 to the plate and collected six hits in the inning. Among those were a Tyson Dinkel two-run single and the second three-run double of the game for Dreiling, giving him a career-high six RBI’s. But after the Monarchs closed within one at 15-14 Dreiling struck out to end the inning leaving the tying run at third and the go-ahead run at second.
TMP was able to get the tying run to second in the sixth inning but were unable to threaten again as they see their season come to an end with the 15-14 loss.
Colby Dreiling suffered the loss for the Monarchs. He allowed nine runs, six were earned with a pair of walks in an inning and two-thirds.
Dreiling collected a pair of hits and drover in six runs. Brady Kreutzer was three-for-four with four runs scored. Carson Jacobs added a pair of RBI’s.
Game highlights
The Monarchs finished their season 15-5.
Hays bid for state tournament falls short
Hays entered the post season as the #2 seed for the west half of 5A at 19-1. The record and seeding allowed for the Indians to host a regional tournament at Hays High School. The only loss for Hays on the season came against Great Bend. Unfortunately the second loss of the season to Great Bend will also keep Hays out of the 5A state tournament.
Game 1
A bases loaded home run by freshman Dylan Dreiling lifted the tension of a first inning deficit for Hays High on their way to a regional tournament semi-final win. Newton plated three in the top half of the first inning on a hit batter, two singles and an Indian error. Willie Sennett was hit in the head by a pitch, Palmer Hutchison was plunked and Trey Riggs singled to load the bases with one out. Dreiling saw just one pitch with two outs in the inning. He deposited that pitch over the right center fence for his fourth home run of the season.
Highlights
The lead allowed starting pitcher, Hutchison, to settle in. He and the defense allowed just two more Newton base runners the remainder of the game.
Dominic Bainter provided an RBI in the third and fourth inning. Prior to Bainter’s fourth inning hit that scored Dylan Dreiling for the final 9-3 difference, Trey Riggs belted a three run home run for an 8-3 advantage.
Coach Frank Leo
Palmer Hutchison went all seven innings allowing four hits, walking two, hitting a batter and striking out seven. Newton’s Ben Schmidt took the loss as the Railers end the year at 2-19. The victory for Hays High moves the Indians to 20-1.
Game 2
Wichita Northwest jumped out to a quick 2-0 in the first inning before Great Bend plated four in the second inning and never trailed again. The Panthers pushed their advantage as high as 7-2 after the top of the sixth inning and led 7-3 after six which was the final score. Colin Hall threw just 85 pitches in a complete game victory for Great Bend.
Championship Game
Great Bend scored a pair of runs in the top of the first on a two run double and held that lead through three innings against Hays in the Regional Championship Game. Hays was quiet offensively through the first three innings. Cody Petersen got to second base on a two base error, Palmer Hutchison was hit by a pitch, then both advanced on a wild pitch. Two pitches later Trey Riggs scorched a single up the left field line to tie the game at two.
Highlights
Hays threatened to score in the fifth with two on and one out but was turned away. Great Bend took advantage of an error in the sixth bring around a run for a 3-2 lead. Hays went in order in the sixth and seventh innings around three runs in the top of the seventh for Great Bend. The Panthers advance to the 5A State Tournament with a 6-2 victory and will enter the tournament at 10-10. Hays ends the year 20-2 with both losses to Great Bend.
Coach Frank Leo
Trey Riggs takes the loss six and a third innings. Cody Petersen pitched two thirds of an inning in relief. Townsend Kurth threw just 61 pitches in a seven inning victory. He hit one batter, did not walk any and allowed just three hits while striking out one.
The loss also marks the final game in the 39 years of Frank Leo’s career. He leaves the program after 576 victories.
Hays High soccer advances past Central
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan.-Head Coach Silas Hibbs wanted his Hays High girls soccer team to score some goals in the opening round of the 5A State Soccer Tournament and score they did in a 3-0 win over Salina Central. It took the Lady Indians a while to get on the board in the first half. The freshman combination of Kamree Leiker and Caroline Robben provided the first goal for Hays as Leiker chased a ball down the right side of the field and found Robben who punched it in to give the Lady Indians the 1-0 lead in the 36th minute. That would be the only score of the first half and proved to be the game winner.
Robben would strike again in the 67th minute for a 2-0 advantage for the Lady Indians. Kallie Leiker would add the final goal of the night off an assist from Robben for the eventual 3-0 tally. Hays High showed their depth as they controlled the ball throughout the match and really wore Salina Central out down the stretch.
The Lady Indians improve to 11-1-5 on the season and will travel to Valley Center on Thursday to face the Hornets who were 2-0 winners over Wichita Northwest on Tuesday. Game time in Valley Center is set for 6pm.
SILAS HIBBS INTERVIEW
Big inning costs TMP softball in season-ending loss to Hoisington
The Hoisington Cardinals scored seven runs in the second inning on their way to a 9-3 win over the TMP-Marian Monarchs in the 3A regional semifinals Tuesday in Hays.
Melissa Schoepf postgame interview
TMP took a 1-0 lead in the top half of the first inning after MK Dwyer lead off the game with a single and after a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt Dwyer scored on a passed ball giving the Monarchs the lead.
With the Monarchs still leading 1-0 the Cardinals erupted for seven runs in the top of the second inning on five hits and a pair of errors to take a 7-1 lead, it was a lead they would never surrender.
TMP did score a pair of runs in the seventh inning on a Dwyer RBI double and a Kyleigh Allen RBI triple but it wasn’t enough in the 9-3 loss.
Cardinal starter Kassidy Nixon allowed all three runs, just two earned on eight hits in a complete Victoria. She struck out 11 and walked just two.
TMP starter Kyleigh Allen suffered the loss. She allowed nine runs, eight earned, on 11 hits while striking out three and walking one in six innings.
TMP finished the season 13-9.
HHS softball falls in extra innings to Great Bend
WICHITA, Kan. – Madilyn Waddell hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to give the Hays High softball team a 6-5 lead over Great Bend in the their 5A regional opener Tuesday, but the Panthers take advantage of hit batter to tie the game in the bottom of the inning then scored the winning run on throwing error to win 7-6.
Waddell’s homer highlighted a four-run seventh.
Jaysa Wichers went the distance for the Indians and takes the loss, striking out seven and walking three.
The Indians end their season 8-9.
TMP baseball beats Beloit to advance to regional semifinals
The TMP baseball teams scored at least one run in all five innings, all nine starters collected at least one hit and seven of the nine drove in a run as they earned a 13-3 win over Beloit in five innings Monday. With the win the Monarchs advance to the regional semifinals on Wednesday.
Aaron Breit postgame interview
The Monarchs wasted no time jumping out to a 4-0 lead as they batted around in the first inning.
Carson Jacobs got the scoring started with an RBI single and a second run scored on an error by the centerfielder. Eston Brown followed that with an RBI double and then Ethan Atherton added an RBI single to give TMP a 4-0 lead.
In the second inning TMP added a run on back-to-back wild pitches by Beloit’s Walker Shafer. Brady Kreutzer singled in a run and Colby Dreiling added an RBI ground out giving TMP a 7-0 lead through two innings.
The Monarchs added two more runs in the third after Jace Wentling was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and a Kreutzer ground out added the Monarchs ninth run of the game.
Beloit scored a pair of run in the top of the fourth to cut the Monarchs lead to 9-2 but Noah Gibson helped the Monarchs get a run back in their half of the fourth on an RBI double giving TMP a 10-2 lead.
The Trojans got a run back in the fifth to make it 10-3 TMP.
In the fifth inning Jace Wentling reached on an error to lead off the inning. After a sacrifice fly, he scored on a wild pitch giving TMP an 11-3 lead.
Following a dropped their strike that allowed Colby Dreiling to reach with two outs Ethan Atherton singled in a pair of runs to give TMP the 13-3 run-rule win in five innings.
Dreiling earned the win, his ninth straight, to improve to 9-1 on the season. He allowed two runs on three hits with a walk and a strike out.
Atherton was two-for-four and three RBI’s and Brady Kreutzer added two RBI’s.
Kreutzer ran his hit streak to 15 straight games. He has also driven in a run in 15 of the last 17 games.
Game hightlights
TMP will face Concordia in the second semifinals of the 3A Beloit regional Wednesday in Concordia.
Concordia defeated Larned 6-1 Monday.
The top-seed Minneapolis shutout Lincoln/Sylvan-Lucas 10-0 in five innings and they will take on Hoisington/Central Plains after they earned a 10-0 win in five innings over Ellsworth/Wilson.
Sacred Heart wins Ellis Golf Regional; Plainville and Trego both qualify for state
ELLIS, Kan. – Sacred Heart a team score of 299 to win the Ellis 2A Regional Golf Tournament Monday at the Ellis Golf Club. The Knights finished 35 strokes ahead of Plainville and Trego who tied for second. Both qualify for next Monday’s 1A State Tournament at the Hesston Golf Park.
The Knights Tate Herrenbruck and Kamerson Shaw both finished at 2-under-par 69 to claim the top two spots. Plainville’s Parker Krob finished third with a 71 while teammate Tanner Copeland was fourth with a 74.
Dalton Mai was the top golfer for Trego, claiming fifth place with a 75. Dillon Dunn and Carter Minson both had rounds of 80 and were part of a four-way tie for seventh ninth place.
Brady Frickey of Ellis shot an 81 to just finish outside the top-10 but qualifies for the state tournament as an individual.
TMP-Marian golfers win Hoisington Regional
GREAT BEND, Kan. – The TMP-Marian golf team claimed the top three spots and placed five in the top-10 to win the Hoisington 3A Golf Regional and Monday at the Lake Barton Golf Course near Great Bend and advance to the state tournament Monday at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course.
Cameron Rozean shot a 7-over-par 77 to win the individual title. Ethan Brummer was second with an 83 and Tyler Robben third after an 84. Jack Johnson placed sixth with an 87 and Zach Braun 10th with a 92.
The Monarchs shot a 331 as a team.
McCrae leads HHS boys golf to regional crown
HAYS, Kan. – Tradgon McCrae shot a 4-over-par 75 to win the individual title and help the Hays High boys golf team to the team championship at their own 5A Regional Monday at the Smoky Hill County Club. McCrae edged teammate Josh Norris by three strokes to win his third regional crown and 12th overall individual title. Jason Krannawitter shot an 81 to tie for sixth but finished seventh after losing on the third playoff hole.
HHS coach Mark Watts
Tradgon McCrae
The Indians had a team score of 324 and won by six shots over Maize South with Great Bend coming in third to claim the other team slot at state.
The 5A State Tournament is next Monday at Mariah Hills in Dodge City.
Team Results
1. Hays – 324
2. Maize South – 330
3. Great Bend – 355
4. Newton – 356
5. Wichita-Heights – 367
6. McPherson – 377
7. Maize – 399
8. Valley Center – 465
Top 20 Individual Results
1. Tradgon McCrae-Hays, 75
2. Josh Norris-Hays, 78
3. Layton Love-Maize South, 80
4. Cole Streck-Great Bend, 80
5. Zach Engelken-Newton, 80
6. Jason Krannawitter-Hays, 81
7. Kyle Kasitz-Maize SOuth, 81 *won 3-hole playoff
8. Jared Murphy-Maize, 83
9. Adam Kasitz-Maize South, 84
10. Taben Armstrong-Maize South, 85
11. Cal Dunekack-Great Bend, 88
12. Ethan Hartig-Maize South, 88
13. Tyler Hoxie-McPherson, 89
14. Evan Jensen-Wichita Heights, 89
15. Hunter Lujano-Newton, 90
16. Kaden Claassen-Wichita Heights, 90
17. Tucker Johnson-Hays, 90
18. Carson Hager-Wichita Heights, 91
19. Gus Ruddle-McPherson, 91
20. Tanner Blaske-Maize South, 92
HHS baseball ends regular season with wins over Russell/Victoria
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High Indian baseball team hit five home runs including a couple of grand slams as they closed out their regular season with a pair of wins over Russell/Victoria Friday at the Hays High Field. The Indians pulled away late to win the opener 10-2 then scored 10 in the first inning and won the second contest 16-0 in four innings.
The Indians broke open a two-run game with two in the fifth inning then five in the sixth in game one. Palmer Hutchison’s two-out single in the third broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Indians the lead for good. Brock Lummus pushed the lead to 3-1 with a solo homer in the fourth.
Trey Riggs allowed one unearned run on two hits over four innings with five strikeouts and no walks for the win. Dylan Dreiling allowed a run on a hit with six strikeouts over the final three innings.
Cody Peterson, Palmer Hutchison, Trey Riggs and Dylan Dreiling all homered in game two. Peterson and Riggs both hit grand slams. Peterson’s highlighted the Indians 10-run first inning while Riggs came in a five-run fourth. Hutchison and Dreiling both hit solo shots.
Hutchison pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts for the win.
The Indians end the regular season on an eight-game win streak and 19-1 record. They will be the No. 2 seed in the west and host a 5A Regional on Tuesday where they will take on the winner of Monday’s play-in game between McPherson and Newton.