Led by Player the Year Hannah Hearld, the Hays High softball team landed five players on the All-Western Athletic Conference team. Hearld led the Indians with a .554 batting average, eight home runs and 34 runs batted in. She tied for second on the team with seven doubles. In the circle the junior finished 17-2 with a 1.54 ERA, striking out 181 in 120 innings pitched while walking just 29.

Hearld is joined on the First Team by senior catcher Haley Wells and sophomore third baseman Tessa Stickel. Wells hit .451 with seven doubles and 27 runs scored. Stickel hit .443, driving in 22 and scoring 24 runs.

Kaylie Schoendaller and Julie Balzer are honorable mention picks.

The Indians finished the 2014 season 18-5 losing to Kapaun Mt. Carmel in the 5A state quarterfinals.

Player of the Year
Hanna Hearld-Hays (Jr. P)

First Team All-WAC
Hannah Hearld-Hays (Jr. P)
Hunter Middleton-Great Bend (Jr. P)
Braylin Bretz-Great Bend (Jr. P)
Dusti Befort-Garden City (Jr. P)
Jamie St. Clair-Garden City (Sr. 3B)
Dakota Sanders-Great Bend (Jr. C)
Haley Wells-Hays (Sr. C)
Riley Lopp-Dodge City (Jr. OF)
McKenna Mauler-Great Bend (Sr. SS)
Kayle Doll-Great Bend (Sr. OF)
Elizabeth Barber-Great Bend (Sr. 1B)
Tessa Stickel-Hays (So. 3B)

Honorable Mention
Garden City: Kennedy Brunson, Abbie Dart, Shea Nordby, Haley Saldana, Shai Cartmill
Great Bend: Tarynn Stueder, Kelsie Doll, Hannah Mauler, Regan Unruh,
Hays: Kaylie Schoendaller, Julie Balzer

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

The Hays High softball team seemed to be in control of their state quarterfinal game in Manhattan on Thursday. That is until the 6th inning. Leading 4-0 into the top of the 6th, Hannah Hearld walked the lead-off hitter and then allowed three straight singles which produced three runs. Madison Prough relieved Hearld but managed to record just one out before Hearld returned. Kapaun took a 5-4 lead on a controversial call at the plate and eventually led 6-4 before Hays could retire the side.

Albany Schaffer led off the bottom of the 6th with a double, but Hays couldn’t take advantage of the hit stranding her at third base. The Crusaders tacked on an insurance run in the top of the 7th that proved to be the difference.

Trailing 7-4, Hays took advantage of two Kapaun errors to score a run and load the bases.  Hays trailed 7-6 after a ground out, but couldn’t drive in the tying run from third base with two outs.

Hearld allows four runs (three earned) on two hits striking out 11 but walking six over 6 2/3 innings and takes the loss. She also had two hits and one of the Indians four RBI’s in the game.

The Hays High Indians came up short in their goal of bringing home a trophy from the 5A state golf tournament at the Wichita Country Club. The Indians shot a 324 to finish sixth which did improve on their eight place finish the two prior years. Kapaun Mt. Carmel wins the team title with a 300. Maize South was second with a 312.

The Indians were led by senior Kaden Beilman and junior Cash Hobson who tied for 26th with an 80. Payton Ruder shot an 81 and tied for 32nd. Kapaun’s Sam Stevens wins the individual title with a 71.

Team Results
1. Kapaun Mt. Carmel  300
2. Maize South  312
3. Bishop Carroll  314
4. St. Thomas Aquinas  314
5. Topeka Seaman  315
6. Hays High  324
7. Blue Valley Southwest  329
8. St. James Academy  330
9. Andover  349
10. Shawnee Heights  353
11. Valley Center  356
12.  Salina Central  361

Individual Results
1. Sam Stevens Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 36-36–72
2. Caleb Haight Wichita-Heights 36-37–73
3. Jack Reilly Lenexa-St. James Academy 35-39–74
4. Wells Padgett Maize-South 39-35–74
5. Luke Hennes Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 41-34–75
6. Jared Burns Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 39-36–75
7. Matthew Gilbaugh Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 39-37–76
8. Luke Russell Lansing 37-39–76
9. Mitchell Lummis Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights 38-38–76
10. Ruger Hummel Topeka-Seaman 40-36–76
11. Nick Auer Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 39-38–77
Zach Pitcher Wichita-Heights 39-38–77
Matt Sander Wichita-Bishop Carroll 36-41–77
Max Iseman Wichita-Bishop Carroll 39-38–77
Troy Hilderhof Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 36-41–77
16. Ben Hadden Shwnee-Mill Valley 41-37–78
Seth Wingerter Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest 39-39–78
Bobby Armstrong Wichita-Bishop Carroll 38-40–78
19. Mason Wages Topeka-Seaman 39-40–79
Alex Graf Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel 39-40–79
Jake Weller Topeka-Seaman 40-39–79
James Pyle Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas 39-40–79
Collin Kasitz Maize-South 42-37–79
Jalen Oehlert Shawnee-Mill Valley 41-38–79
Hayden Padgett Maize-South 40-39–79

5A Individual Results

Hays High Results
T26. Cash Hobson  40-40–80
Kaden Beilman  42-38–80
T32. Payton Ruder  40-41–81
T37. Nathan Romme  43-40–83
T66. Lane Clark  43-46–89
82. Chase Lynd  44-54–98

For the second year in a row, Hays High’s Reagan Kaiser has been named the Western Athletic Conference Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year. Indians coach Saul Hernandez is the WAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Indians to their third straight conference title.

Kaiser is one of three Hays players named to the All-WAC First Team along with Lacey Pfannenstiel and Brooke Russel. Talyn Kleweno, Tressa Becker and Lieacha Cook are honorable mention picks.

The Indians recently completed a 13-4-1 season that included a undefeated WAC title and regional win over Great Bend.

Hays High had had four players named to the First Team of the All-Western Athletic Conference baseball team and two honorable mention picks. The group includes WAC Player of the Year Kade Parker and Coach of the Year Frank Leo who helped lead the Indians to a 13-8 record and another conference title.

Parker led the Indians with 26 hits and was second on the squad with a .400 batting average . On the mound Parker went 4-3 with one save. He had a team low 0.81 ERA in eight appearances (six starts), striking out 42 and walking just nine.

Parker is joined on the First Team by senior Layne Downing, sophomore Marcus Altman and sophomore Connor Rule. Cole Schumacher and Jared Haynes were named honorable mention.

Complete All-Western Athletic Conference team below…

Player of the Year:  Kade Parker-Hays
Coach of the Year:   Frank Leo- Hays

First Team
Kade Parker                                       Hays                            SR
Thomas Solorio                                  Garden City                SR
Austin Weiser                                    Dodge City                 SR
Layne Downing                                  Hays                            SR
Bryce Beck                                          Great Bend                 SR
Collin Ware                                        Liberal                         SR
Dawson Davis                                     Dodge City                 JR
Marcus Zapata                                   Garden City                JR
Marcus Altman                                  Hays                            SO
Jared Hasik                                         Liberal                         SO
Connor Rule                                       Hays                            SO
Bryce Unruh                                       Dodge City                 SO

Honorable Mention:
Hays: Cole Schumacher, Jared Haynes
Garden City: Mario Montoya
Liberal: Jared Fox
Great Bend: Shade Wondra, Dylan Reiser, Trystan Hall

The Hays High boys had five first place individual finishes and won two relays to capture the Salina South 5A Regional track and field championship Friday. The Indians scored 123.7 points easily outdistancing second place Maize South who scored 77.

The Hays High girls had one individual champion and finished fourth with 78 points, six behind third place Great Bend.

Alex Delton led the way for the Indian boys with four first-place finishes. Delton won both the 100 (10.93) and 200 meters (22.45) and was a part of the winning 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams.

Clayton Riedel and Shawn Herrman were also on both winning relays. Riedel also finished second in the 400 (50.47). Landon Munsch was on the 4×400 and won the 800 meters (2:00.41).

Jordan Windholz won the triple jumo (43-07.75), finished second in the long jump (20-6.50) and was also on the winning 4×100 relay.

Aaron Voss won the high jump (6-02) and finished fourth in the triple jumo (41-05). Hayden Kreutzer came in second in the pole vault (11-6) while Brandon Hardwich was third in the shot put (49-5).

Wendy Zimmerman had the lone first-place finish for the Hays High girls, winning the high jump (4-10). She was also a part of the 4×800 relay that finished third and the 4×400 that  finished fourth to qualify.

Matti Schlaefli qualified on four events, finished second in the 100 hurdles (16.35) and the javelin (114-01), third in the 300 hurdles (48.94) and was also a part of the 4×400 relay.

Lexi Summers finished second in the triple jump (33-02). Kali Pitcock was third in the 100 hurdled (16.59) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (49.47). Ashlyn Parrish finished fourth in the 100 hurdles (17.03).

Summer Smith qualified on both relay teams as did Marie Reveles. Annie Gonzales is on the 4×800 relay.