The Victoria volleyball team drops both of it’s matches at their home triangular Tuesday. The Knights are now 0-4 on the season.
Plainville def. Victoria 25-12, 25-13
Plainville def. Stockton 25-18, 27-25
Stockton def. Victoria 25-20, 25-16
Category: High School
Alex Delton officially inks with Wildcats (VIDEO)
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
Alex Delton has been a hot commodity in college football circles over the past 18 months. Delton had already let his intentions be known early in 2014, that he was going to attend Kansas State University. Thursday at Hays High School, he made it as official as he could by signing his scholarship agreement. He will still have to sign a National Letter of Intent in February 2015.
Signing in late August does two things for Delton. First it puts his mind to rest about picking where to continue his education and football career. Secondly, it allows him to attend KSU in the spring of 2015 and get a jump at competing for the quarterback job with the Wildcats. Alex worked out a plan with administrators and counselors at Hays High to graduate in December.
In his Indian career, Delton has thrown for 1,878 yards and 26 touchdowns against 9 interceptions. Delton is a dual-threat, rushing for 1,390 yards and 21 scores. Alex though garnered most of the college scout’s attention at camps that he attended, including the Under Armour camp in Florida.
While Delton could spend time talking simply about himself, he instead spends time praising coaches, family and teammates for helping him achieve his dream of playing college football.
Alex Delton
Delton enters his third season as the starting quarterback for the Indians. He played limited time as a freshman as a backup QB and missed part of his junior season to a leg injury.
New Indian head coach Bo Black has the unique experience of not only having Delton on his team for 2014, but also coached against him the past two seasons.
Bo Black
Former Indian head coach and current Hutchinson Salthawk coach Ryan Cornelsen made the trip to watch his former quarterback sign. Cornelsen was asked by Delton to attend Thursday’s signing, but didn’t agree to make the trip until coach Black had given his approval first.
Ryan Cornelsen
The Hays High Indians will kick-off the 2014 season next Friday, as the travel to Olathe. The Indians will take on the Northwest Ravens at 5:30 on 96.9 KFIX and hayspost.com.
KVA preseason volleyball rankings released
Topeka, KS — The Kansas Volleyball Association is pleased to announce the 2014 Pre-Season Volleyball Rankings sponsored by PrepVolleyball.com.
Class 6A
1. Olathe East
2. Blue Valley
3. Blue Valley West
4. Olathe Northwest
5. Blue Valley Northwest
6. Blue Valley North
7. Washburn Rural
8. Maize
9. Manhattan
10. Derby
Class 5A
1. St. James Academy
2. St. Thomas Aquinas
3. Shawnee Heights
4. Topeka-Seaman
5. Bishop Carroll
6. Lansing
7. Andover
8. Valley Center
9. Mill Valley
10. Kapaun Mt. Carmel
Class 4A – Division 1
1. Bishop Miege
2. Louisburg
3. Topeka-Hayden
4. Rose Hill
5. Baldwin
6. McPherson
7. Wamego
8. Abilene
9. Andover Central
10. Ulysses
Class 4A – Division 2
1. Clay Center
2. Andale
3. Holton
4. Jefferson West
5. Frontenac
6. Goodland
7. Clearwater
8. Wichita Trinity
9. Colby
10. Santa Fe Trail
Class 3A
1. Silver Lake
2. Cheney
3. Garden Plain
4. Hesston
5. Hoisington
6. Wellsville
7. Nemaha Central
8. Southeast of Saline
9. West Franklin
10. Douglass
Class 2A
1. Hillsboro
2. Jefferson County North
3. Washington County
4. Smith Center
5. Coldwater-South Central
6. Central Plains
7. Sterling
8. Bucklin/Ashland
9. Olpe
10. Ellis
Class 1A – Division 1
1. Centralia
2. Goessel
3. Hoxie
4. Spearville
5. Waverly
6. Valley Heights
7. Linn
8. Thunder Ridge
9. Pike Valley
10. St. Paul
Class 1A – Division 2
1. Argonia
2. Logan
3. Dighton
4. Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton
5. Northern Valley
6. Wallace County
7. Wheatland-Grinnell
8. South Barber
9. Golden Plains
10. Weskan
HHS football holds saturday scrimmage
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
The Hays High Indian football team closed out their first week of practice with a scrimmage Saturday morning at Lewis Field Stadium. Hays finally caught a break from the warm morning weather with a cool 73 degree, 7:45 a.m. scrimmage. The Indians ran approximately 90 plays broken up among all three levels of the team. The first team offense and defense took the largest number of snaps, looking so solidify the depth chart.
Coach Bo Black is pleased to have the first week of practice in the books.
Quarterback Alex Delton will sign is National Letter of Intent to play football for Kansas State this coming Thursday. Hays will also host their Maroon and Gold all sport scrimmage on Friday at Lewis Field Stadium.
Hays is less than two weeks away from their first game of the season at Olathe Northwest. The kickoff will be at 5:30 and be the first game of a doubleheader as Olathe East will host Garden City following the Hays game on the same field. Follow the Hays High Indians on 96.9 KFIX and streamed live on Hays Post.
Indian football begins news era
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
The Hays High Indian football program began the Bo Black era on Monday with the first two-a-days of the week. Just under 70 kids checked out helmets and pads for the season, which is a similar number to recent years.
Bo Black
A coaching change isn’t the only thing new for Hays High this season. The Indians have dropped to the newly created 4A Division 1 classification for the next two years. Lower enrollment combined with new schools and growing schools in metro areas of Kansas have pushed the Indians down in classification.
Along with a new coach and classification comes new opponents. Hays has never faced Olathe Northwest which is their week one opponent. That game will have a 5:30 kick-off and will be part of a double header. Game two will feature Olathe East and Garden City. Hays last played Buhler in 2003 and Abilene in 1990. Hays is coming off a 6-3 record, but went 1-2 in district play and missed the playoffs.
2014 Schedule
Sept 5. @ Olathe NW. Series: 0-0. Hays has never played an Olathe School.
Sept 12. @ Great Bend. Series: 35-40-1. Most played series in school history at 76 games. Hays has won 4 of 5 after losing 8 in a row. While we recently think of Hays and Great Bend as a late season game, this will be the 19th time they have met in week two of the season. The last though was in 1971.
Sept 19. v Liberal. Series: 11-26. Hays was won the past five games versus Liberal. Prior to that the Indians had 6 wins in 32 games.
Sept 26. @ Garden City. Series: 25-28. Hays lost 35-0 in a games called at halftime due to weather. It was the most lopsided game in the series since a 18-0 win by Hays in 2005. This is the 5th most played series for Hays.
Oct 3. v Wichita South. (Homecoming) Series: 6-0. The two have played every year since 2008. Hays has won by an average of 28.5 points versus the Titans. Hays is 11-6 against teams from Wichita.
Oct 10. v Dodge City. Series: 22-46-1. Hays has four of the last five meetings. The lone loss coming in 2010. This is the second most played series for Hays. At one point Hays won just one game in the series between 1969 and 1985. In fact Hays won just 8 of the first 45 games played. Since 1989 Hays is 14-10 against the Red Demons.
Oct 17. @ Buhler. Series: (District) 7-5. Buhler is the defending 4A champs. The two last played each other in 2003. The two played each other once in the playoffs. A 17-16 win by Buhler in 1990. They first played in 1981 and 1982.
Oct 24. v Abilene. (District) Series: 7-2. Hays and Abilene played from 1966 – 1972 and then again in 1989 and 1990. This will be the first district meeting between the two. In the 66-72 series the game was the first of the season.
Oct 31. @ McPherson. (District) Series: 15-9. Hays has won each of the past two seasons against the Bullpups. Before that the two were 5A district opponents. The 24 games that have been played between the two is tied for 12th most. They will break the tie with WaKeeney at the end of the year. Hays and WaKeeney last played in 1948. All but three of the games (74-75-76) have been in district play. This will be the 11th time the two have closed the regular season out against each other. (94-97, 04-09)
Monarchs open new football season
42 players greeted coach John Montgomery Monday as the TMP-Marian football team held their first practices of the new season.
It’s a new era of sorts for the Monarchs, who will play in the Mid-Continent League.
Montgomery’s Monarchs have gone 2-7 over each of his first two seasons as head coach, but the third year head coach feels they’ve made steady progress each season and looks for better things to come.
2014 TMP-Marian Schedule
Sep. 5 vs. PHILLIPSBURG
Sep. 12 vs. ELLIS
Sep. 19 at Smith Center
Sep. 26 vs. PLAINVILLE
Oct. 3 at Cimarron
Oct. 10 at Oakley
Oct. 17 vs. BELOIT
Oct. 24 at RUSSELL
Oct. 30 vs. NORTON
Hays Monarchs sweep Great Bend
The Hays Monarchs put an end to their two-game losing streak Thursday night with a doubleheader sweep on the road in Great Bend.
Game one: Hays 15 Great Bend 9
Hays jumped out to a 9-3 lead after five and a half innings but Great Bend rallied for five runs in the six and one more in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.
The two teams were scoreless until the top of the ninth when the Monarchs exploded for six runs on their way to the 15-9 win.
Jordan Gottschalk was five-for-six with an RBI and scored twice and Kameron Schmidt finished three-for-five and drove in three runs.
Liam Stults worked four innings in relief to pick up the win. He allowed four runs and stuck out six.
Game two: Hays 7 Great Bend 3
In the second game of the doubleheader the Monarchs rallied for a 7-3 win in the second game.
Hays scored three runs in the fifth to go up 5-3 and they added two more in the win.
Grant Romme and Jordan Gottschalk finished two-for-four with two RBIs each and Dick Hockett allowed just three hits in three shutout innings of relief to pick up the win.
Monarchs improved to 16-5 on the season and they are off until next Wednesday when they travel to Larned for a doubleheader.
Kade Parker to play for Barton
By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post
Kade Parker had some decisions to make when it came to his college plans. The former Hays High Indian and Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year made that decision this week to play baseball at Barton Community College. Parker turned his senior year into a campaign that made people stand up and take notice both as a pitcher and at the plate.
On the mound, the left handed throwing Parker (4-3, 1 save) held a 0.81 ERA over eight appearances. Over 43.1 innings pitched he demonstrated masterful control, allowing just 24 hits, striking out 42 and walking just nine. Parker allowed 14 total runs, five of which were earned. His 0.81 ERA was fourth best in Hays High history for a single season, while holding opponents to a .158 batting average ranked him seventh on the season. Parker baffled much of the Western Athletic Conference throwing no-hitter against each Dodge City and Garden City. Then he threw a three-hit shutout versus Great Bend.
Kade Parker
HHS coach Frank Leo
Over the course of his career as a pitcher, Parker appeared in 13 games, compiling a 7-3 with a 0.83 ERA over 72.1 innings pitched. He allowed just 44 hits, walked 19 and struck out 75 in those appearances.
At the plate Parker hit safely in the first 14 games this season, nine of which were multi-hit games. Parker batted .400 (26-65) on the season. He struck out just three times in 79 plate appearances.
Parker says the coaches at Barton plan to use him as a starting pitcher.
Parker becomes the second senior off the Indians pitching staff to sign. Layne Downing inked his letter of intent with Dodge City Community College earlier this year.
Maska taking over HHS soccer coaching duties
Among the personnel transactions taken at Monday night’s USD 489 Board of Education meeting was the promotion of Jim Maska to head boys and girls’ soccer coach at Hays High School. Maska, who coached with the Hays Soccer Club for 14 years then spent four seasons as an assistant at TMP-Marian and has been an assistant at Hays High the last two years, takes over for Saul Hernandez who resigned at the end of the school year.
Maska inherits a boys team that finished 7-11 this past fall and a girls’ squad that went 13-4-1, winning the WAC title and advancing to the 5A South Central Regional finals.
Balanced hitting, solid pitching leads Larks to win over Broncos
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
Five Hays Larks had two hits apiece as they defeat El Dorado 8-1 to take the weekend series two games to one. The Larks have won four of their last five to improve to 14-9 overall and 10-9 in the Jayhawk League. The Broncos drop to 8-12 and 6-12 in league play.
Frank Leo Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
Brett DeGagne pitched four scoreless innings in his Larks debut. The University of North Dakota sophomore allowed three runs while striking out three and walking three. He worked around a two-out double in the first inning, then worked around back-to-back walks to start the third, stranding runners at second and third. Craig Larkin gave up a run on three hits in two innings of relief for the win. Austin Unrein and DJ Carr retired the final nine batters to close it out fir the Larks.
Aaron Cornell led the 13-hit attack going 2-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored. His two-run shot to left field in the seventh gave the Larks their final margin. Tyler Detmer was also 2-for-4, driving in two with a two-out single in the fourth to give Hays a 6-0 lead.
Derek Birginske, Zair Koeiman and Nate Olinger also had three hits for the Larks who close out their five-game homestand Tuesday against Dodge City at 7pm.
In other Jayhawk League action Sunday… Wellington swept Dodge City 5-4 and 2-1. Derby defeated Liberal 7-2.
HHS soccer coach resigns
He hasn’t been on the job long, but one of the first duties for new Hays High Athletic Director Chris Michaelis will be finding a new head soccer coach. Boys and girls coach Saul Hernandez resignation was accepted at the USD 489 Board of Education meeting Monday night.
Hernandez, who replaced Michaelis as head coach, guided the boys team to a 7-11 mark this past fall. The girls’ squad finished 13-4-1, winning the WAC title and advancing to the 5A South Central Regional finals.
Two FHSU signees named to KVA All-Star Match
Two Fort Hays State signees have been selected to play in the Kansas Volleyball All-Star match which will take play Saturday at Washburn’s Lee Arena in Topeka. Ellsworth’s Halle Connally and Manhattan’s Jessie Kujawa will play in the match which begins at 6:30pm
The players selected are first nominated by their high school coaches (who must be KVA members), and then recommended by committee to fill the squads. Based on achievements, positions, classifications, collegiate plans and availability the squads are determined and divided into two teams which should provide for a very competitive match.
The KVA began the all star match twenty nine years ago in an effort to promote the sport of volleyball in the state of Kansas. It was designed to recognize all classifications in both coaching and playing venues. This is the one all star event which has state wide participation and ensures that all classifications are represented. Following the format of other all star events, like the Shrine Bowl in Football and the KBCA basketball all star game, the match will showcase twenty four of the most talented graduated seniors in the state of Kansas.
Complete rosters below…
RED TEAM
Cassidy Barnard-Setter/Hitter-5’11”-Madison HS (Pittsburg State)
Addy Barry-Libero-5’4” Hayden HS (Kansas State)
Halle Connally-Middle Blocker-5’10”-Ellsworth HS (Fort Hays State)
Ali Jost-DS/Hitter-5’7”-Hesston HS (Cowley County CC)
Jessie Kujawa–Outside Hitter-6’0” Manhattan HS (Fort Hays State)
Jamie Navinskey-Outside Hitter-5’10”-Jefferson County North HS (Benedictine)
Arianna Person-Outside Hitter-5’8”-St. James Academy (Belmont)
Kylie Pfaff-Outside Hitter-5’9”-Rose Hill HS (Mid-America Nazarene)
Moira Pyle-Setter-5’8”- McPherson HS (Undecided)
Perrin Spears-Outside Hitter-6’1”-Valley Center HS (Tyler [Tex] JC)
Laura Sudbeck-Outside Hitter-5’9”-B&B Baileyville HS (Cloud County CC)
McKenzie Turner-Outside Hitter-5’9”-Wamego HS (Pratt CC)
Red Coaches: Nancy Dorsey-5A-St. James Academy
Crysta Guhr-1A-Goessel HS
Kristy Rodriguez-3A-Southeast of Saline HS
BLUE TEAM
Janea Barnes-Middle Blocker-6’1”-McPherson HS (Johnson County CC)
Hannah Billings-Setter-5’3”-Mill Valley HS (Emory University)
Danae Bina-Libero-5’7”-Hillsboro HS (Butler CC)
Emilee Dechant-Middle Blocker-6’2”-Hutchinson Trinity HS (Louisiana Tech)
Mattison Dusin-Setter/MB-5’11”-Phillipsburg HS (Pratt CC)
Kallie Fischer—DS/Outside Hitter-5’9”-Silver Lake HS (Baker)
Madison Fletcher-Outside Hitter-6’0”-Blue Valley West HS (Rutgers)
Kelsey Hitch-RS-Opp-6’0”-Wamego HS (Pratt CC)
Brie Lewis-Outside Hitter-5’11”-St. James Academy (Belmont)
Paige Regnier-Outside HItter-6’0”-McPherson HS (Washburn)
Julia Stringer-Outside Hitter-5’10”-Hayden HS (Fort Scott CC)
McKenna White-Middle Blocker-5’10”-SE of Saline (Cloud County CC)
Blue Coaching Staff: Brian Martin-6A-Olathe East HS
Paula Cobb-2A-Jefferson County North HS
Gail Peterson-4A-Chanute HS
Area players taking part in 8-Man All-Star Game Saturday
The Kansas 8-Man All-Star game takes place Friday in Beloit. Victoria’s Trenton Klaus and Nathan Kuhn along with Otis-Bison’s Kole Urban are on the West squad in the Division II game.
Fort Hays State signees Kenton Ubelaker and Maverick LeRock from Osborne are on the East squad in the Division I game. Osborne’s Collin Berkley is also on the team. Cole Stoecklien from Ness City is a member of the West team.
The Division I game is at 10am and the Division II game at 1:30pm at Beloit’s Trojan Stadium.