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Lady Indians Season Comes To Close With Loss

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By Dustin Armbruster

Buhler 57 – Hays 23

The Hays High Lady Indians were visitors in their own gym on Friday night for the first round of sub-state. Hays was the three seed in the tournament taking on #8 Buhler, the two seed.

Each of the Lady Indians first four shots could have given Hays an early lead, but Hays missed on each attempt. Buhler didn’t score until two minutes into the game, but those two free throws ignited a 19-0 run to give the Crusaders all the room they would need. Hays fell behind 21-4 after the first quarter and 33-8 at half tim.

Highlights

Buhler never let up in the second half going on a 10-1 run to open third quarter. Hays trailed 57-14 after three quarter. The fourth quarter was a continuous clock and Hays held Buhler scoreless at 9-0, losing 57-23.

The Hays Indian’s close the year out at 6-15. #8 Buhler is 16-5 and will play #4 McPherson for the sub-state championship.

Coach Kirk Maska

Thursday’s High School Basketball Results

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreBOYS’ BASKETBALL
4A-1A Hays Boys sub-state
McPherson 84, Ulysses 40
Hays 60, Buhler 53

4A-D2 Colby sub-state
Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Colby 23
Concordia 69, Goodland 40

2A-Central Plains
Central Plains 71, Plainville 48
Ellinwood 65, Lincoln 31

2A-Hill City
Ellis 65, Oberlin-Decatur 42
Hill City 53, Ness City 41

Class 5A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
Semifinal
Blue Valley Southwest 67, St. James Academy 47
BV West 62, KC Harmon 35
Emporia 55, Salina South 47
Goddard-Eisenhower 55, Liberal 40
Kapaun Mount Carmel 54, Arkansas City 30
Maize South 72, Great Bend 36
Shawnee Heights 60, Leavenworth 39
Topeka Seaman 71, Highland Park 57

Sub-State #2
Semifinal
Andover Central 69, Goddard 59
KC Washington 68, Topeka West 51
Lansing 40, KC Schlagle 37
Mill Valley 61, Pittsburg 38
Salina Central 65, Valley Center 41
St. Thomas Aquinas 63, KC Turner 36
Wichita Bishop Carroll 63, Andover 36
Wichita Heights 40, Newton 28

Class 4A Sub-State Tournament
Division 1
Semifinal
Abilene 68, Wamego 47
Andale 63, El Dorado 23
Basehor-Linwood 81, Tonganoxie 46
Bishop Miege 66, Bonner Springs 57
Chanute 42, Independence 39
Circle 55, Augusta 53
Eudora 54, DeSoto 39
Fort Scott 65, Louisburg 49
Hays 60, Buhler 53
KC Piper 76, KC Sumner 56
Labette County 72, Coffeyville 63
McPherson 84, Ulysses 40
Ottawa 59, Topeka Hayden 57
Paola 67, Spring Hill 48
Rose Hill 65, Winfield 55
Wellington 64, Mulvane 30

Division 2
Semifinal
Atchison 49, Royal Valley 37
Chapman 65, Santa Fe Trail 55
Clearwater 63, Smoky Valley 42
Concordia 69, Goodland 30
Frontenac 66, Baxter Springs 43
Girard 65, Iola 24
Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Colby 29
Holcomb 59, Pratt 29
Holton 51, Jefferson West 43, 2OT
Hugoton 64, Larned 39
KC Bishop Ward 55, Perry-Lecompton 49
Osawatomie 60, Baldwin 53
Parsons 83, Columbus 50
Prairie View 47, Anderson County 38
Rock Creek 52, Clay Center 31
Wichita Trinity 71, Nickerson 36

Class 2A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Bennington 59, Salina Sacred Heart 54
Berean Academy 56, South Central 46
Jackson Heights 61, Bishop Seabury Academy 60
Lyndon 50, Burlingame 40
Olpe 69, Mission Valley 43
Pittsburg Colgan 58, West Elk 49
Sedan 65, Udall 59
South Gray 76, Meade 57
Spearville 64, Sublette 44
St. John 50, Moundridge 27
Troy 59, Jefferson North 45
Washington County 46, Onaga 43

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
1A-D1 Pratt Skyline sub-state
LaCrosse 51, Pratt Skyline 17
Macksville 59, Fairfield 53

1A-D1 Quinter sub-state
Hoxie 85, Victoria 28
Stockton 61, Quinter 31

Class 6A Sub-State Tournament
Sub-State #1
Semifinal
Blue Valley Stillwell 51, Olathe Northwest 45
Hutchinson 44, Garden City 33
Lawrence 67, SM South 56
Maize 94, Wichita West 31
Manhattan 69, Wichita Southeast 26
Olathe South 44, Olathe North 10
SM Northwest 55, SM East 18
Topeka 60, Wichita North 51

Sub-State #2
Semifinal
BV Northwest 49, Gardner-Edgerton 47
Derby 56, Wichita East 35
Lawrence Free State 61, KC Wyandotte 12
Olathe East 55, BV North 46
SM West 71, SM North 46
Washburn Rural 70, Junction City 39
Wichita South 59, Wichita Northwest 10

Class 3A Sub-State Tournament
Semifinal
Beloit 67, Russell 51
Burlington 55, Humboldt 50, 2OT
Cherryvale 61, Northeast-Arma 49
Cimarron 42, Haven 39
Council Grove 55, Pleasant Ridge 36
Douglass 38, Wichita Collegiate 34
Galena 51, Caney Valley 46
Garden Plain 63, Kingman 49
Hesston 52, Southeast Saline 37
Lyons 82, Sterling 78, OT
Minneapolis 58, Phillipsburg 44
Nemaha Central 53, Marysville 44
Remington 51, Conway Springs 38
Sabetha 52, Atchison County 40
Silver Lake 56, Riley County 47
Wellsville 52, Eureka 40

Class 1A Sub-State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Centralia 53, Immaculata 21
Centre 50, Rural Vista 29
Dighton 77, Satanta 35
Goessel 47, Flinthills 29
Hanover 49, Lakeside 15
Ingalls 58, Minneola 32
Pleasanton 39, Hartford 37
South Haven 64, Marmaton Valley 36
St. Paul 56, Central Burden 29
Thunder Ridge 54, Clifton-Clyde 39
Valley Heights 54, Doniphan West 31
Waverly 60, Southern Coffey 26

Division II
Semifinal
Caldwell 54, Argonia 41
Cunningham 51, Bucklin 43
Elyria Christian 44, Hutchinson Central Christian 27
Golden Plains 49, Palco 21
Linn 52, Axtell 40
Logan 50, Pike Valley 38
Moscow 61, Pawnee Heights 12
Norwich 66, Altoona-Midway 11
Rolla 40, Fowler 23
South Barber 46, Attica 36
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 62, Natoma 11
Sylvan-Lucas 50, Wilson 41
Triplains-Brewster 48, Weskan 20
Wallace County 53, Cheylin 27
Wetmore 58, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 42
Wheatland-Grinnell 45, Western Plains 16

TMP boys roll by Colby

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 65, Colby 23

TMP made short work of Colby on Thursday night at the Colby Community Building in the semi-finals of the Colby 4A-Division II Sub-State.  The Monarchs started the game on an 11 to nothing run, all by junior Jared Vitztum, in the first three minutes of the game and were in control the rest of the way.  Colby would score the next four points to pull the game within seven points but TMP would close the quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 21-6 lead.

The second quarter wasn’t much better for the Eagles.  TMP outscored Colby 24-5 to take a 45-11 halftime lead.  The Monarchs were able to extend the lead to 60-16 at the end of the third quarter.  A running clock the entire fourth quarter eased the pain for Colby.  TMP picked up the their 15th win on the season, 65-23.  Colby finishes the season at 0-20.

Vitztum led the way for the Monarchs with 16 points, Kameron Schmidt added 10 and Ryan Ruder came off the bench to score nine. TMP will face Concordia at 7:30 Saturday night for the sub-state championship and the right to play in the state tournament in Park City.  The Panthers won easily over Goodland on Thursday, 69-40.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Wins at Sub-State; Keltner with 400 Wins

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By Dustin Armbruster
Hays 60 – Buhler 53

The Hays Indians were in a new classification for the first time in basketball, dropping to Class 4A-1. The goal in substate is the same however. Win two games and advance to the state tournament.

Hays hit their first three shots of the game and took and 8-4 lead with 4:55 to go in the first quarter. Buhler would respond with a 10-3 run to lead 14-11. Buhler would use back to back threes to push their lead up to five at 20-15 and lead after the first quarter 22-17.

The two teams traded threes to open the second quarter, leaving Hays trailing 25-20. The Indians would then go on a 11-4 run keyed by a Cash Hobson three and then steal and lay up. Hays tied the game at 29 on a Drew Young lay up, then with two second remaining in the half Shane Berens hit two free throws to put the Indians us 31-29 at half.

Highlights

The Indians started the second half with back to back Keith Dryden layup off of Buhler missed three pointers to go up 35-29. Hays had the lead trimmed down to thee at 37-34, then responded with an 8-3 run that was capped by a Shane Berens offensive rebound and layup at the buzzer to put the Indians up 45-37 after three quarters.

Hays would never trail in the fourth quarter, but Buhler didn’t make it easy on the Indians. Buhler got within four at 50-46 with 2:42 remaining. On the following play Brady Werth converted a traditional three point play with a dunk and free throw to put Hays back up 53-46. Berens made his second three of the game after two Buhler free throws to put the Crusaders away. Hays went on for the 60-53 win.

Shane Berens led the Indians with a career high 22. Brady Werth scored 12. Cash Hobson added 10 in his third consecutive double figure game.

Coach Rick Keltner

Buhler got 17 from Tanner Lackey including five three pointers and 15 from Noah Webster.

Hays improves to 14-7 on the year and Buhler drops to 12-9. The Indians will play undefeated and #1 McPherson Saturday at 7:30.

The win was also was number 400 for coach Rick Keltner at Hays High School in his 30th year.

Tuesday’s high school basketball results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALLHigh School Scoreboard Whitmore

Class 3A
Beloit Sub-State
Scott City 81, Russell 29
Minneapolis 54, Ellsworth 51
Beloit 104, Phillipsburg 63
Norton 77, Hoisington 51

Class 1A – Division I
Central Burden 62, South Haven 60
Flinthills 38, Goessel 35
Lakeside 51, Clifton-Clyde 43
Lebo 42, Southern Coffey 27
Marais des Cygnes Valley 52, Pleasanton 39
Pretty Prairie 65, Centre 44
Rock Hills 70, Thunder Ridge 47
St. Paul 54, Marmaton Valley 48

Class 1A – Division II
Ashland 71, Bucklin 23
Chase 59, Tescott 45
Cheylin 47, Weskan 43
Cunningham 69, Stafford 60, OT
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 63, St. Xavier 23
Norwich 74, Altoona-Midway 49
Palco 68, Healy 25
Pike Valley 65, Natoma 55
Rolla 56, Pawnee Heights 47
Wetmore 62, BV Randolph 48
Wilson 60, Elyria Christian 56

Class 2A 
Lincoln 62, Canton-Galva 59, OT
Meade 58, Syracuse 40
Troy 83, KC East Christian 64

Class 3A
Garden Plain 62, Southwestern Hts. 54
Burlington 70, Central Heights 43
Caney Valley 53, Southeast 51
Chaparral 56, Kingman 47
Cheney 56, Cimarron 25
Conway Springs 76, Bluestem 52
Eureka 69, Erie 50
Galena 60, Fredonia 39
Halstead 72, Sterling 59
Hesston 62, Marion 17
Humboldt 67, Jayhawk Linn 35
Hutchinson Trinity 48, Hillsboro 42
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 47, Hiawatha 37
Nemaha Central 66, Marysville 54
Northeast-Arma 59, Neodesha 58, OT
Osage City 73, St. Mary’s 37
Riley County 65, Pleasant Ridge 37
Riverside 54, Horton 35
Riverton 63, Cherryvale 35
Rossville 72, Council Grove 37
Sabetha 77, Atchison County 17
Sedgwick 61, Remington 50
Southeast Saline 59, Lyons 33
Wichita Collegiate 77, Belle Plaine 27
Wichita Independent 58, Douglass 51

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Class 1A – Division II
Phillipsburg Sub-State
Natoma 53, Northern Valley 50

Pawnee Heights 39, Deerfield 29
Weskan 51, Greeley County 30
Western Plains 51, Healy 16

Class 2A
Hill City Sub-State
Ellis 56, Wichita County 36
Oberlin-Decatur 54, Rawlins County 38
Hill City 54, Oakley 16
Ness City 66, Trego 43

Claflin-Central Plains Sub-State
Ellinwood 64, Little River 23
Canton-Galva 37, Lincoln 24
Central Plains 60, Ell-Saline 18
Plainville 53, Smith Center 38

Bennington 59, Wakefield 44
Chase County 73, Burlingame 26
Jackson Heights 48, Bishop Seabury Academy 26
Johnson-Stanton County 45, Elkhart 35
Lyndon 54, Madison/Hamilton 47
Maranatha Academy 46, Jefferson North 31
Meade 55, Syracuse 28
Olpe 58, Herington 23
Oswego 32, Uniontown 27
Oxford 39, West Elk 14
Pittsburg Colgan 53, Yates Center 16
Republic County 44, Solomon 37
Sedan 50, Udall 25
Spearville 66, Kinsley 53
Sublette 51, South Gray 44
Troy 58, KC East Christian 37
Valley Falls 72, Heritage Christian 27
Wabaunsee 54, Salina Sacred Heart 17
Washington County 58, Onaga 18

Class 3A
Minneapolis 47, Ellsworth 31

Hays High’s Deterding 2nd at 4A wrestling tournament

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Senior Ethan Deterding was Hays High’s lone medal winner at the 2015 4A state wrestling tournament in Salina.

Deterding finished runner-up at 182 pounds losing to Austin Cook of Smoke Valley by a second period fall in the championship match.

He finished this season 38-4.

Austin Dale at 145 pounds was 0-2 at the state tournament and finished the season 26-17.

At 170 pounds Tathan Burkhart went 2-2 and lost in the consolation quarterfinals. He finished the year 32-13.

Braydon Delzeit went 1-2 at 220 pounds at the state tournament and finished the season 31-16.

TMP-Marian wrestler Tucker Rhoades went 1-2 at state and finished the year 34-10.

Hays High, TMP Sub-State Brackets Released

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

The Kansas State High School Activities Association released the 2015 high school basketball sub-state brackets for upper division schools on Saturday.  TMP boys and girls both received number one seeds in the 4A, Division II Colby Sub-State.  Hays High hosts one of the eight 4A, Division I Sub-State Tournaments.  The Indian boys are the number two seed and the Indian girls are the number four seed.

Click on the following links to view the brackets:


TMP Boys

TMP Girls

Hays High Boys

Hays High Girls

Hays Sweeps Great Bend on Senior Night

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By Dustin Armbruster

Girls
Hays 55 – Hays 48

Like their game in January, Hays fell behind by double figures in the first quarter to Great Bend. The Indians trailed 13-3 after the first six minutes of the game. Hays did end the first quarter with back to back field goals to get pull the score to 13-7.

Hays trailed by five at 17-12, then went on a 12-2 run over four minutes to take a 24-19 lead. Talyn Kleweno capped the run with back to back three pointers to give Hays their first lead of the game. Great Bend scored in the final seconds of the first half cutting the Indian lead down to 24-21.

Highlights

The Indians opened up the second half on a 8-0 run and held Great Bend scoreless for four minutes to build their lead to 11 at 32-21. Great Bend was able to erase that defecit and even take a a one point lead in the 4th quarter. Down 43-42, Hays went on an 8-2 run to regain the lead the the victory 55-48.

Coach Kirk Maska

The Indians were led in scoring by Audra Schmeidler 14 points and 11 rebounds. Talyn Kleweno scored 10.

Hays finishes the regular season at 6-14 and 2-6 in the WAC. Great Bend drops to 8-12 and 3-5.

Boys
Hays 56 – Great Bend 30

The Great Bend Panthers tried to slow down the Indian’s offense on Friday night and for one quarter it worked. Hays trailed the Panthers 8-7 after the first quarter. Hays started the second quarter on a 7-2 run and ended it on a 12-0 run to go up 26-13 at half time.

Highlights

Hays did not let off in the second half, pushing their lead to 20 with 5:00 to go in the third quarter. The Indians led 47-25 after three quarter and went on for the 56-30 win.

Coach Rick Keltner

Cash Hobson scored a game high 15, while Nunnery added 14 and Werth scored 13. Hays finishes the regular season at 13-7 and 5-3 in the WAC. Great Bend drops to 2-18 and 0-8.

Hays will host sub-state next Thursday Friday and Saturday. Brackets will come out on Saturday.

Area High School Scoreboard for 2/26

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Area scores
Hays-TMP-Marian 75, Hutchinson Trinity 41
Ness City 51, Trego 34

Other state scores
Andover Central 67, Arkansas City 27
Augusta 71, Rose Hill 64
Centralia 63, Onaga 51
Chetopa 53, Sedan 26
Crest 62, St. Paul 47
Frontenac 78, Riverton 64
Hutchinson Central Christian 61, Elyria Christian 33
Iola 56, Santa Fe Trail 37
Jefferson West 48, Hiawatha 44
Kapaun Mount Carmel 66, Wichita West 50
Liberal 58, Dodge City 57
Maize South 65, Valley Center 47
Nemaha Central 75, Atchison County 23
Riley County 68, St. Mary’s Academy 54
Rock Creek 58, Rossville 50
Sabetha 52, Perry-Lecompton 41
Southeast 56, Baxter Springs 55
St. John 85, Cimarron 39
Tonganoxie 55, KC Bishop Ward 43
Troy 58, Riverside 55, OT
Wabaunsee 58, Silver Lake 54
Wellington 50, Clearwater 39
Wellsville 61, Prairie View 33
Wichita East 73, Wichita North 26
Wichita Heights 54, Wichita Bishop Carroll 45
Wichita South 58, Wichita Northwest 45
KCAA Tournament
St. Mary’s Academy 59, Derby Invasion 54
Veritas Christian 52, Manhattan CHIEF 42
Wichita Home School 60, St. John’s Military 24
Wichita Sunrise 64, Topeka Heritage Christian 34

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Area scores
Hays-TMP-Marian 63, Hutchinson Trinity 55, OT
Ness City 57, Trego 43

Other state scores
Andale 57, Mulvane 20
Anderson County 53, Central Heights 23
Andover Central 79, Arkansas City 44
Blue Valley Southwest 62, BV Northwest 45
Centralia 67, Onaga 40
Cimarron 43, St. John 39
Dodge City 42, Liberal 28
Elyria Christian 53, Hutchinson Central Christian 14
Flinthills 53, West Elk 27
Frontenac 66, Riverton 14
Hiawatha 46, Jefferson West 40
Iola 53, Santa Fe Trail 21
Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Wichita West 27
KC Schlagle 58, KC Wyandotte 8
Nemaha Central 54, Atchison County 42
Riley County 37, St. Mary’s 31
Rose Hill 55, Augusta 49
Rossville 33, Rock Creek 29
Sabetha 52, Perry-Lecompton 26
Sedan 53, Chetopa 24
Southeast 43, Baxter Springs 32
St. Paul def. Crest, forfeit
Tonganoxie 57, KC Bishop Ward 55
Troy 48, Riverside 20
Valley Center 42, Maize South 41
Valley Heights 52, Linn 36
Wabaunsee 62, Silver Lake 48
Wellington 36, Clearwater 22
Wellsville 51, Prairie View 38
Wichita East 62, Wichita North 53
Wichita Heights 54, Wichita Bishop Carroll 45
Wichita South 51, Wichita Northwest 9
KCAA Tournament
Topeka Heritage Christian 49, Veritas Christian 48
Wichita Home School 55, Derby Invasion 22
Wichita Sunrise 36, Topeka Heritage Christian 29

TMP finishes regular season with wins

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls:  TMP 63, Hutch-Trinity 55   2OT

It took two overtimes for the TMP Lady Monarchs to pick up their 17th win on the season, 63-55 over Hutchinson Trinity.  The Lady Monarchs were on fire in the first quarter and half while they built up a 27-10 lead.  The Lady Celtics would score the next 10 points to pull to within seven.  Megan Koenigsman would hit one of her five three pointers on the night to push the TMP lead to 10 again.  Trinity would cut the lead back to eight, 30-22, at halftime.

The two teams would battle back and forth in the second half.  Trinity cut the TMP lead to four points, 41-37, after the third quarter.  The visitors would shave four more points off the lead and tie the game at 49 with a chance to win it late.  TMP was able to block a couple of shots late to send the game into overtim.

The first overtime had a lot of defense and not much offense.  TMP scored the first bucket two minutes into the extra period on a Kaylor Gottschalk put back.  Mariah Hammersmith would tie it at 51 with 25 seconds left to play.  TMP couldn’t get on off balance shot to go from Koenigsman and the game went to a second overtime.  In the second overtime TMP would get a Katelyn Zimmerman free throw to go up one.  The shot of the night was the fifth and final three from Koenigsman that put the Lady Monarchs up 55-51 and the game wouldn’t get any closer.

Koenigsman finished with 26 to lead the Lady Monarchs.  Melissa Pfeifer chipped in 11. TMP never trailed in the game and improve to 17-3 on the season.  They will play next Friday night in Colby in the opening round of sub-state play.

KAYLOR GOTTSCHALK INTERVIEW

GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS


Boys:  TMP 75, Hutch Trinity 41

TMP delivered a first half knock out blow in their 75-41 win over Hutch Trinity on Thursday night at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.  The Monarchs started the game on a 15-0 run and Trinity could never recover.  TMP went in at the half with a 42-19 lead.

The second half was much the same as they first half.  The Monarchs stretched their lead as high as 36 points before settling in for the 34 point victory.  Kameron Schmidt led TMP with 17 points and Jared Vitztum added 15.  Senior Max Megaffin went down with a sever ankle sprain in the third quarter, the one downside for TMP.

The Monarchs will be the number one seed in their sub-state next week in Colby.  They will open up on Thursday night with the host Eagles.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

BOYS HIGHLIGHTS

Area high school basketball sub-state brackets released by KSHSAA

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Brackets for next week’s high school basketball sub-state tournaments are being released today by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. Winners of those tournaments advance to the state tournament March 11-14.

Hill City 2A [Boys] [Girls]
The Ellis boys are the No. 1 seed and will host Atwood-Rawlins County Monday (3/2) at 6pm. Hill City is the No. 2 seed and hosts Leoti-Wichita County at 6pm Monday. Trego is the five-seed and travels to Oberlin for a 7pm game Monday.

The Hill City girls are the No. 1 seed and host Oakley in the first round at 7pm Tuesday (3/3). Ellis is the No. 2 seed and plays Leoti-Wichita County at home at 6pm Tuesday. Trego is the four-seed and hosts Ness City at 7pm Tuesday.

Claflin-Central Plains [Boys] [Girls]
The Plainville boys are the 5 seed and will travel to Little River, the No. 4 seed on Monday at 6pm Monday. No. 8 seed Smith Center is at No. 1 seed Central Plains at 6:30 pm Monday.

The Smith Center girls host Plainville in the 3 vs. 6 matchup at 7pm on Tuesday.

Quinter 1A Division I [Boys] [Girls]
The Stockton boys are the No. 1 seed, Hoxie No. 2 and Victoria No. 3. All three receive first-round byes. Stockton will face the winner of Monday’s St. Francis/Quinter game. Victoria and Hoxie will play in the other semifinal game Friday.

The Hoxie girls are the No. 1 seed , Stockton No. 2 and Quinter No. 3. All receive byes. Hoxie will play the winner of Monday night’s game between No. 5 Victoria and No. 4 St. Francis. That game is at 6pm in Quinter. Stockton and Quinter will face each other in the other semifinal on Thursday (3/5).

Pratt-Skyline 1A Division I [Boys] [Girls]
The Otis-Bison boys are the No. 1 seed and receives a first-round bye. La Crosse is the No. 2 seed and also receives a bye in the first round. Both will play in the semifinals Friday in Pratt. The La Crosse girls are the No. 1 seed and receives a bye. Otis-Bison is the No. 4 seed and travels to Pratt to play Skyline in the first round Monday (3/2) at 6pm.

TMP sweeps way to MCL titles

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls:  TMP 73, Plainville 66

A battle between two Mid Continent League schools ensued on Tuesday night with the TMP Lady Monarchs coming out on top 73-66 at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays.  It was back and forth early with both teams swapping first quarter leads before TMP took early control going up  25-15 after the first quarter.  Plainville did not back down.  The Lady Cardinals would outscore TMP 22-13 in the second quarter to pull within one point, 38-37, at halftime.

Most of the third quarter belonged to Plainville.  The Lady Cardinals stormed out of the locker room and built a nine point lead late into the third quarter, 54-45.  TMP would close the quarter on a five-nothing run, all from Madyson Koerner, to pull to within four at 54-50.  Plainville scored the first basket of the fourth quarter and then the game was on.

TMP ripped off seven straight points to regain the lead at 57-56.  The two teams would continue to battle back and forth, trading leads.  TMP finally took control late and sealed the deal with a Melissa Pfeifer steal and layup followed by good execution from the free throw line.

TMP wrapped up the Mid Continent League regular season title with the win.  They are now 16-3 on the season. Plainville finishes the regular season at 7-13.  TMP will play one final regular season game at home on Thursday night against Hutchinson-Trinity.

MELISSA PFEIFER INTERVIEW

GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS


Boys:  TMP 62, Plainville 58

It was a battle of two good teams in Hays on Tuesday night as the TMP Monarchs bested the Plainville Cardinals 62-58 at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.  Former Monarch player and coach Chris Drees roamed the opposite sideline for the first time.  Drees played under Joe Hertel and also was an assistant coach for eight years.

The two were able to put the emotions to the side as the game started and it was a knock down, drag out the whole way.  TMP was able to build an early five point lead in the first quarter before Plainville was able to post a seven-nothing run to end the quarter to take an 11-9 lead.  The Monarchs were able to pull away a little bit in the second quarter but Plainville didn’t go away.  The Cardinals were able to mount a 13-4 run to end the half and went to the locker room with a 28-27 lead.

Much like the girls game, the Cardinals controlled most of the third quarter.  They were able to build a six point lead late in the third.  TMP had an answer.  The Monarchs were able to end the third on an 8-2 run and tied the game at 45 going to the fourth quarter.  TMP led most of the fourth quarter, building their lead as high as six points at 55-49.  Plainville would answer back with four straight to get to within two but could never tie or take the lead down the stretch.

Jared Vitztum led TMP with 20.  Brent Gehring added 18 to lead the Cardinals.  With the Monarch win the Hill City’s loss in Norton TMP was able to garner the outright Mid Continent League regular season title to go with their MCL Tournament title.  TMP is now 13-6 on the season and will finish out the regular season at home on Thursday against Hutchinson-Trinity.  Plainville finishes the regular season at 9-11.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Swept In Dodge City

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By Dustin Armbruster

Girls
Dodge City 60 – Hays 32

By the time that Hays rolled into Dodge City on Tuesday night, the Red Demons had already locked up the Western Athletic Conference championship winning each of their first six WAC games. In the final road game of the season for Hays, the Lady Indians were trying to put a blemish on that Dodge City record.

Hays held the lead on three different occasions in the first quarter, the latest at 8-6 when Talyn Kleweno hit a three pointer. Dodge City scored the next five points to go up 11-8, before Hays scored with less than a minute remaining in the quarter to get within one at 11-10.

The second quarter would not treat the Lady Indians nearly as well. Dodge City opened the quarter on a 12-1 run and finished it on a 10-0 run. Hays trailed at half time 33-13, and were 0-6 from the field.

Highlights

The Indians scored the first seven points of the second half cutting the lead down to 33-20. Dodge City then responded with a 11-3 run, going up 44-23. Hays would get no closer than 15 rest of the game, losing 60-32. Hays also lost Mattison Schlaefli in the game to an ankle injury during the second quarter.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays falls to 5-14 on the season. The Red Demons are now 13-6. Hays will finish their regular season at home Friday versus Great Bend.

Boys
Dodge City 53 – Hays 44

Both Hays and Dodge City needed a win on Tuesday night to realistically have a chance at winning the Western Athletic Conference. Both teams entered the night a half game back of Garden City in the conference standings.

Dodge City jumped out to a 9-0 lead before Isaiah Nunnery stole the ball and scored the only first quarter points for Hays. The Indians trailed 13-2 after the first quarter.

Hays trailed by 13 points on three different times in the second quarter, but an Isaiah Nunnery basket got the Indians back within eleven at half time, trailing 23-12.

Highlights

Cash Hobson hit two three pointers to start the second half. He was fouled on the second one, giving him a four point play. Hays outscored Dodge City 14-10 in the third quarter and down 33-26 at the end of quarter.

Isaiah Nunnery hit a three pointer to open the fourth quarter, getting Hays the closest they would be all night at 33-29. Dodge City answered with a 9-1 run, building their lead to 12 with 4:24 remaining in the game. Hays pulled with in five one final time following a Keith Dryden three pointer at 46-41. Hays though would get no closer as Dodge City hit 12 of their 14 fourth quarter free throws dropping Hays 53-44.

Cash Hobson led the Indians with 13. Isaiah Nunnery added 11.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays drops to 12-7 on the year and 4-3 in conference play. Dodge City is no 11-8 and 5-2. Garden City with a 20 point win claims a minimum share of the Western Athletic Conference title. Dodge City can claim a share by beat Liberal on Thursday.

Hays will finish their season at Great Bend on Friday at home for senior night.

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