Category: High School
HHS girls’ golf first, TMP third at Larned regional; both qualify for state
Both the Hays High and TMP-Marian girls’ golf teams have qualified for the 4A state tournament after a first and third place finish respectively on a windy day Monday at the Larned regional held a the Larned Country Club. The Indians run away with the team title, winning by 56 strokes over Goodland. The Monarchs shot a 453 and were nine shots ahead of fourth place Larned.

Hays placed five in the top-10 led by Lexie Schaben and Katie Brungardt who finish first and second with scores of 95 and 97. Taylor DeBoer shot a 98 and finished fourth after losing on the third extra playoff hole. Rhian Patterson came in fifth and Elissa Jensen 10th.
No one for TMP finished in the top-10.
The 4A state tournament is Monday October 20 at Dub’s Dread Golf Club in Kansas City.
Team Finish
1. HAYS HIGH 393
2. Goodland 449
3. TMP-MARIAN 453
4. Larned 462
5. Colby 467
6. Pratt 482
7. Ulysses 483
8. Holcomb 484
Top 10 Medalists
1. Lexie Schaben-Hays High 95
2. Katie Brungardt-Hays High 97
3. Logan Perryman-Goodland 98
4. Taylor DeBoer-Hays High 98 lost on 3rd extra playoff hole
5. Rhian Patterson-Hays High 103
6. Gracen Becker-Holcomb 104
7. Emily Purvis-Goodland 105
8. Skylar Kistier-Ulysses 106
9. Dorthy Keenan-Larned 107
10. Elissa Jensen-Hays High 108
Hays High’s Forinash qualifies for 4A state tennis tournament
Hays High junior Brooke Forinash has qualified for the 4A state tennis tournament after a sixth place finish at the McPherson regional. Forinish went 2-2, winning her first math 6-4, 6-2 over Smoky Valley’s Ally Korber. She then fell to eventual runner-up Katlyn Reifschneider 6-3, 6-4. Forinash stayed alive with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Abilene’s Marissa Schardein in the consolation bracket before losing 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to Nickerson’s Makenzie Nisley in the fifth place match.
Forinash is how 23-12 on the season. She will play Friday at the 4A state tournament which is being held at the Vaughan Tennis Center in Winfield.
Hays wins WAC title in wild game
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
114 points. That is the total amount of points scored between Hays and Dodge City on Friday night at Lewis Field Stadium. The 64-50 Hays win gave the Western Athletic Conference crown to the Indians as they sweep Great Bend, Liberal, Garden City and Dodge City.
Hays jumped out to a 7-0 win after Ethan Deterding picked up a blocked punt and raced 30 yards for a touchdown. Dodge City responded back with a scoring drive to tie the game at 7-7, a score which held until the second quarter.
Hays and Dodge City combined for 42 points in the second quarter. Isaiah Blackmon scored on a two yard run to give Hays a 14-7 win set up by a 53 yard pass from Alex Delton to Keith Dryden. Dodge City scored on back to back possessions to take their first lead of the game at 21-14 on a Tyler Trent 11 yard run then a Caden Walters 1 yard qb sneak after Hays had a miscue on a punt snap.
It took Hays just two plays to answer as Delton hit Hayden Kreutzer for the first of three touchdown passes to tie the game at 21. The Red Demons not to be out down scored three plays later on a Walters touchdown pass. The Red Demons took their last lead of the game at 28-21 when Walters hit running back Tyler Trent for 65 yards. Again Hays answered this time three plays later on a 70 yard Delton run to the tie the game at half time 28-28.
Hays looked like they took control of the game scoring on their first three possessions of the second half. Delton hit Kreutzer on passes of 66 and 80 yards and then Isaiah Blackmon put Hays up 49-28 on a 41 yard scoring run.
Dodge City got back within two scores at 49-35 with 1:07 left in the 3rd quarter. The next Hays possession took over 7:00 minutes, but Hays couldn’t score inside the red zone. Dodge City made the score 49-43 on a 38 yard pass play following another bad snap on a punt and a two point conversion.
Hays went back up 57-43 on the next play as Delton cruised to a score from 51 yards and added the two point conversion.
Sophomore Shane Berens put the game away on a one handed pick six to put the Indians up 64-43. Dodge City added one more touchdown with 1:28 left for the final 64-50 margin.
Hayden Kreuzter caught four passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns. Delton was 6-16 through the air for 272 yards and three scores. The Hays defense sacked Dodge City quarterback Caden Walters seven times.
Hays moves to 6-0 on the season and won the conference title for the fourth time in six years. (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2014).
Dodge City drops to 4-2.
The Indians move into district play next week at 5-1 Buhler.
Hess leads TMP boys cross country to MCL title; girls’ finish 2nd
TMP-Marian’s Andrew Hess was top medalist helping the Monarch boys to a first place finish in the MCL portion of the MCL/Phillipsburg Invitational Thursday. Hess won by nearly four seconds Teammate Mark Loftus came in fifth.
The TMP girls finish second behind Norton. Alicia Lechman led the way with a fourth place finish. Rachel Hamel was fifth, Shelby Stauffer eighth and Julia Hess ninth.
Boys Invitational Team Results
1, Beloit 18
2. Colby 20
Boys MCL Team Results
1. TMP-Marian 27
2. Hill City 51
3. Oakley 66
4. Norton 66
5. Phillipsburg 82
6. Smith Center 89
7. Trego 123
8. Ellis 126
Boys Individual MCL Results
1. Hess, Andrew TMP-Marian 17:30.95
2. Patterson, Cale Norton Community 17:34.12
3. Ratzlaff, Wyatt Phillipsburg 17:36.44
4. Colburn, Tanner Hill City 17:55.11
5. Loftus, Mark TMP-Marian 17:55.99
6. Thrailkill, Ryan Norton Community 18:03.34
7. Poe, Michael Hill City 18:09.64
8. Tien, Austin Phillipsburg 18:12.85
9. Wingerson, Landon Smith Center 18:14.86
10. Mindrup, Matt TMP-Marian 18:16.38
11. Hockett, Ricky TMP-Marian 18:24.27
12. Conness, Sean Trego Community 18:24.87
13. Pfeifer, Trevor TMP-Marian 18:44.15
14. Ruder, Ryan TMP-Marian 18:54.10
15. Engel, Jace Oakley 18:58.92
16. Ramirez, John Oakley 19:00.21
17. Zimmerman, Cole Oakley 19:11.88
18. Kuhlman, Jake Oakley 19:12.45
19. Eckols, Tucker Hill City 19:14.40
20. Allen, Galen Smith Center 19:26.38
21. Lemon, Garrett Hill City 19:39.11
22. Dreiling, Sam TMP-Marian 19:46.61
23. Beydler, Logan Hill City 19:52.61
24. VanDyke, Matthew Plainville 19:57.61
25. Keith, James Hill City 19:58.07
26. Carbajal, Austin Ellis 20:02.55
27. Holzmeister, Auston Oakley 20:05.26
28. Erbert, Weston Norton Community 20:07.67
29. Charles, Kyle Oakley 20:14.63
30. Lehman, Rees Oakley 20:15.95
31. Pfeifer, Derek Ellis 20:23.76
32. Karg, Joel Smith Center 20:26.10
33. Simon, Jarrett Hill City 20:33.38
34. Kuhn, John Trego Community 20:51.50
35. Trillo, Beau Smith Center 20:57.35
36. Courtain, Jesse Norton Community 20:58.33
37. Niermeyer, David Smith Center 21:07.57
38. Ewing, Hunter Phillipsburg 21:09.34
39. Johnson, Skylar Norton Community 21:17.62
40. Conyac, Cayden Stockton 21:36.
41. Hudson, Chase Ellis 21:42.85
42. Feik, Ethon Phillipsburg 21:47.21
43. Sproul, Dawson Ellis 22:02.35
44. Whitney, Stewart Norton Community 22:14.65
45. Dicks, Shayd Norton Community 22:54.94
46. Wilds, Seth Trego Community 29:26.36
47. Pfannenstiel, Abraham Trego Community 32:13.49
Boys Individual Invitational Results
1 Faber, Aaron Colby 17:43.07 1
2 Faber, Mark Colby 18:18.49 2
3 Nunez, Anthony Beloit 18:53.18 3
4 Mason, Brendon Beloit 19:05.83 4
5 Travis, Taylor Beloit 19:13.39 5
6 Caden, Emmot Beloit 19:16.13 6
7 Mong, Logan Beloit 19:19.47 7
8 Onstad, Alec Colby 19:21.37 8
9 Cox, Camden Northern Valley 19:23.55
10 Leija, Ernie Colby 19:24.19 9
11 Graulholtz, Gannon Beloit 20:06.10 10
12 Chris, Chandler Beloit 20:07.21
13 Miller, Isaiah Colby 21:43.43 11
14 Rinehart, Leighton Colby 21:46.03 12
Girls Team Invitational Results
1. Beloit 16
2. Colby 20
Girls Team MCL Results
1. Norton Community 15
2. TMP-Marian 24
3. Oakley 57
4. Hill City 67
5. Ellis 93
Girls MCL Individual Results
1. Griffith, Sierra Norton Community 16:13.69
2. Frack, Kara Norton Community 16:53.53
3. Thrailkill, Nicole Norton Community 17:03.37
4. Lechman, Alicia TMP-Marian 17:09.46
5. Hamel, Rachel TMP-Marian 17:11.63
6. Howard, Aleah Trego Community 17:16.34
7. VanEaton, Kaelyn Oakley 17:27.45
8. Stouffer, Shelby TMP-Marian 17:29.71
9. Hess, Julia TMP-Marian 17:30.32
10. Patterson, Raenee Norton Community 17:38.22
11. Brandel, Tabitha TMP-Marian 17:45.53
12. Maddy, Molly Norton Community 17:56.20
13. Teel, Taylor TMP-Marian 18:00.20
14. Ashbaugh, Braelynn Hill City 18:08.83
15. Keith, Kayla Hill City 18:23.96
16. Manhart, Jordan TMP-Marian 18:32.85
17. Addington, Mariah Norton Community 18:44.63
18. Slack, Emma Oakley 18:51.45
19. Kirchhoff, Sierra Smith Center 19:39.39
20. Vasquez, Nancy Oakley 19:52.33
21. Bley, Chloe Oakley 19:53.38
22. Rogers, Dakota Plainville 20:16.24
23. VanLoenen, Shaelynn Hill City 20:19.78
24. Tischhauser, Starla Norton Community 21:12.19
25. Schmidt, Sierra Ellis 21:18.43
26. Swart, Sierra Trego Community 21:40.22
27. Long, Gabi Hill City 21:50.57
28. Benefield, Ashley Oakley 21:59.74
29. Buss, Andrea Stockton 22:08.58
30. Torline, Rylee Ellis 23:23.05
31. Bittel, Blakely Ellis 23:28.30
32. Bradshaw, Kim Hill City 23:49.35
33. Wolf, LexAnne Ellis 24:08.21
34. Plante, Braedyn Hill City 24:29.47
35. Reiter, Olivia Ellis 25:04.67
36. Gnad, Maddy Ellis 26:29.95
37. Clark, Kori Ellis 28:14.22
Girls Individual Invitational Results
1. Browne, Andrea Colby 15:48.92
2. Cox, Savanna Beloit 17:01.08
3. Pingel, Michaela Beloit 18:17.21
4. Martin, Kylee Colby 19:36.86
5. Finnney, Belle Beloit 19:49.22
6. VanPelt, Mackenzie Beloit 19:55.41
7. Schippers, Desi Colby 20:15.16
8. Giersch, Anna Colby 20:55.76
9. Krzycki, Tessa Colby 24:17.01
HHS boys soccer shutout at home to Liberal
The Hays High boys soccer team falls 7-0 at home to Liberal Thursday afternoon. The Indians trailed 3-0 at the half.
Hays High volleyball unranked for second straight week in latest KVA poll
The La Crosse volleyball teams drops two spots but remains ranked in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association poll released late Tuesday. The Leopards are No. 10 in this week’s 1A Division I poll. Hays High remains unranked for a second straight week.
Complete poll below…
Class 6A
1. Olathe East 17-3 (1)
2. Olathe Northwest 23-4 (5)
3. Blue Valley North 20-5 (2)
4. Blue Valley Northwest 18-6 (3)
5. Blue Valley 21-8 (6)
6. Maize 24-4 (4)
7. Derby 19-8 (8)
8. Manhattan 16-8 (7)
9. Washburn Rural 13-7 (10)
10. Hutchinson 15-10 (NR)
Class 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas 26-2 (2)
2. St. James Academy 28-3 (1)
3. Shawnee Heights 18-2 (4)
4. Topeka-Seaman 23-3 (3)
5. Bishop Carroll 15-3 (6)
6. Blue Valley West 16-6 (5)
7. Blue Valley Southwest 16-9 (8)
8. Andover Central 28-4 (7)
9. Andover 20-6 (9)
10. Emporia 15-4 (NR)Class
4A – Division 1
1. Bishop Miege 15-6 (1)
2. Topeka-Hayden 23-5 (2)
3. McPherson 20-1 (3)
4. Louisburg 22-11 (4)
5. DeSoto 19-7 (6)
6. Andale 20-6 (9)
7. Basehor-Linwood 16-9 (5)
8. Wamego 13-6 (8)
9. Ulysses 26-2 (10)
10. Abilene 18-5 (7)
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Clay Center 23-4 (1)
2. Jefferson West 22-7 (2)
3. Baldwin 17-7 (3)
4. Rock Creek 18-6 (4)
5. Holton 17-8 (6)
6. Atchison 16-7 (7)
7. Holcomb 16-6 (5)
8. Frontenac 14-7 (8)
9. Baxter Springs 16-7 (9)
10. Iola 14-9 (NR)
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake 21-9 (2)
2. Hillsboro 17-1 (1)
3. Hesston 15-2 (3)
4. Douglass 15-2 (4)
5. Garden Plain 18-1 (5)
6. Nemaha Central 15-7 (6)
7. Cheney 17-6 (7)
8. Sterling 19-6 (10)
9. Council Grove 18-4 (8)
10. Wellsville 21-5 (9)
Class 2A
1. Central Plains 21-1 (2)
2. Spearville 22-2 (4)
3. Washington County 19-3 (1)
4. Wabaunsee 22-3 (5)
5. Smith Center 21-5 (3)
6. Lyndon 22-4 (6)
7. St. Mary’s Colgan 20-5 (7)
8. Ness City 17-3 (9)
9. South Central 18-5 (8)
10. Meade 20-6 (10)
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Goessel 27-0 (1)
2. Centralia 27-1 (2)
3. Hoxie 22-2 (3)
4. Valley Heights 15-6 (4)
5. St. Paul 21-5 (5)
6. Waverly 21-5 (6)
7. Immaculata 18-6 (7)
8. Flinthills 23-3 (9)
9. Dighton 15-4 (4 in 1A Div. 2)
10. LaCrosse 13-6 (8)
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Wallace County 21-2 (1)
2. Logan 16-2 (3)
3. Linn 19-9 (5)
4. Axtell 16-11 (NR)
5. Fowler 16-5 (6)
6. Wheatland-Grinnell 13-8 (2)
7. Northern Valley 12-7 (7)
8. Wilson 16-7 (NR)
9. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton 14-6 (8)
10. South Barber 15-8 (9)
TMP-Marian volleyball defeats Ellis
The TMP-Marian volleyball team picked up a three-set win over Ellis Tuesday (16-25, 25-22, 25-18).
Kaylor Gottschalk led the Monarchs with nine kills and Kayla Vitztum added eight. Bailey Hageman led the squad with 11 digs and Kendra Werth posted the best passing average at 2.83.
HHS girls’ golf secures WAC title with win at the Great Bend Invitational

The Hays High girls’ golf team wraps up the Western Athletic Conference title after winning the Great Bend Invitational Tuesday at the Stoneridge Country Club. The Indians shoot a 189 and finish one stroke ahead of Garden City.
Lexie Schaben fired a 45 to finish second. Katie Brungardt was one shot back to finish third. Taylor DeBoer sixth and Elissa Jensen eighth.
Brungardt, Rhian Patterson, DeBoer and Schaben were all named First Team All-Conference. Hays coach Mark Watts is the WAC Coach of the Year.
Hays High Results
Lexie Schaben 45 2nd place
Katie Brungardt 46 3rd place
Taylor DeBoer 48 6th place
Elissa Jensen 50 8th place
189 1st place
Rhian Patterson 50 10th place
Summer Smith 52 11th place
Team Results
1. Hays High 189
2. Garden City 190
3. Dodge City 228
4. Liberal 229
5. Great Bend 230
Top 10 Medalists
1. Danielle Gaspar Garden City 42
2. Lexie Schaben Hays High 45
3. Katie Brungardt Hays High 46
4. Lindsay Bradstreet Garden City 46
5. Whitney Winter Dodge City 48
6. Taylor DeBoer Hays High 48
7. Hannah Leiker Garden City 49
8. Elissa Jensen Hays High 50
9. Kacee Kasselman Great Bend 50
10. Rhian Patterson Hays High 50
HHS boys soccer shutout at Dodge City
The Hays High boys soccer team falls 5-0 at Dodge City Tuesday. The Indians got off to a seemingly good start with several shots on goal in the first half but the Red Demons Isaac Palma took over, scoring four of Dodge City’s goals. The Red Demons broke the shutout on an own goal by the Indians when they failed to clear out the ball in the first half.
Hays is back at home Thursday to host Liberal at 1pm.
Victoria volleyball goes 0-2 at own triangular
Wyse leads HHS girls’ tennis to second-place finish at WAC tourney
The Hays High girls’ tennis team tied for second at the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Great Bend Monday. Garden City took the team title with 12 points. Hays and Great Bend tied for second scoring 10 each. Dodge City finished fourth with five points and Liberal tallied three and came in fifth.
The Indians were led by Sara Wyse who went 4-0 to win at No. 2 singles. Brooke Forinash finshed second at No. 1 singles going 3-1, losing to Garden City’s Sofia Mattson 8-0 in the finals.
The No. 1 doubles team of Fabi Pyschny and Emily McPherson went 2-2 and finished third while the No. 2 doubles team of Sylina Zhang and Gabby Taliaferro went 1-3 and finished fourth.
Complete results below…
1. Garden City-12
Hays-10
Hays High
TMP-Marian wins own golf invitational
The TMP-Marian girls’ golf team wins their own tournament Monday, shooting a 404 and defeating second place Hoisington by 10 shots.
Karee Dinkel was the Monarchs top individual, finishing third with a 96. Taylor Dinkel fired a 101 to finish sixth and Pam Chen came in ninth after a 103.