The Hays High boys golf team finished third at their own Bob Blazer Invitational Tuesday at Smoky Hill Country Club. The Indians shot a 333, which was two shots behind second place Dodge City and seven back of Hutchinson. Kaden Beilman led the Indians with a 9-over-par 80 and finished sixth. Cash Hobson shot an 83 and finished 10th. Levi Bone from Dodge City won the tournament with a 3-over-74.
HHS Varsity Results Kaden Beilman-80 6th place
Cash Hobson-83 10th place
Nathan Romme-85
Lane Clark-85 333 3rd place
The Hays High baseball team snapped their three-game losing streak with a doubleheader sweep at home against Garden City Tuesday. Layne Downing, scattered eight hits while striking out eight and the Indians took advantage of three Buffaloes errors in a 5-0 win in game one. Kade Parker threw his second no-hitter of the season, striking out nine, in the 7-0 victory in game two.
Marcus Altman had six hits in the doubleheader including four hits in the second game. Connor Rule drove in two in the opener and Cole Schumacher knocked in two in game two.
The Indians are now 5-5 and 3-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. They host Pratt in a makeup doubleheader on Thursday.
The TMP-Marian baseball team split their two games Tuesday at the TMP Field, beating Scott City 15-0 in a game called after four innings by run rule. Great Bend scored the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and beat the Monarchs 3-2 in the second contest.
The Monarchs jumped out early against the Beavers, scoring four in the first and eight in the second. Ricky Hockert struck out six in the win. Taylor Wasinger and Kameron Schmidt both drove in three.
In the second game, Great Bend scored two in the first. TMP answered with a run in the bottom of the inning then tied it in the fourth. Kameron Schmidt struck out eight over six innings and takes the loss.
Great Bend’s Tristan Hall struck out 10 over seven innings in the win.
The Monarchs are now 7-3. They travel to Goodland Friday.
The Ellis baseball team picked up a pair of road wins Tuesday in Lincoln. Despite committing seven errors, the Railers win the opener 16-8, taking control with a pair of five-run innings in the fourth and fifth.
Ellis wins the second contest 12-2, shutting Lincoln out for the final six innings after they scored twice in the first inning.
Scott Pfeifer drove in three and Brevin LaBarge two in the first game. Dalton Hensley scored four runs. Pfeifer struck out nine over six innings and picks up the win.
Hensley had three RBI’s in the second game. Brandon Bollig pitched all six innings, striking out 12 for the win.
Ellis is now 6-4 on the season. They host Russell/Victoria Friday.
Game 1: Hays 11, Colby 0 (5 inn.) Hays scored four runs in the first inning, five in the second and two in the third as the Indian’s softball team cruised to a 11-0 run rule win in five innings. Colby threatened to score in the first inning on a single, walk and hit batter, but couldn’t push a run across when Hannah Hearld struck out the final two batters of the first inning.
Hays put eight batters to the plate in each the first and second inning scoring a total of nine runs on eight hits including a Kaylie Schoendaller three-run home run to cap the scoring in the second inning. Hearld struck out nine picking up her sixth win of the season.
Game 2: Hays 7, Colby 3 Just like in game one Colby threatened to score in the first inning, but this time was able to push a run across on a throwing error taking a 1-0 lead after the top of the first. The damage in the first inning though was held in check thanks to when Haley Wells cut down a runner trying to steal second to start the game. Hays hit three singles in the bottom of the first, but left the bases loaded.
After the Indians allowed the one run, Hays retired the next 13 batters. Hays was able to tie the game in the bottom of the second inning on a RBI single by Wells, scoring Julie Balzer who led the inning off with a single. The Indians took the first lead of game number two when Madison Prough led off the bottom of the fourth inning with her first career home run to left center field. Hays took a 3-1 lead when Haley wells drove in Balzer again this time on a ground out.
Colby had one last push in them and was able to tie the game at three scoring two runs on three singles in the top of the sixth inning. Tied 3-3 going to the bottom of the sixth, Hays scored their first four runners of the inning on back to back doubles by Kylie Brown and Nicole Dinkel. Wells followed those two hits up with an RBI single. Albany Schaffer topped off the scoring with a two run homer, her second of the season grabbing a 7-3 lead.
Colby got a single to open the seventh inning, but first baseman Kylie Brown caught a pop up bunt on a diving effort forcing a double play at first to help squelch any come back..
Hearld gets the win and improves to 7-1 on the year.
Hays moves to 7-1 on the season and will play Pratt on Thursday in a make up double header. Colby falls to 8-2.
Twelve months ago, then junior Jordan Windholz had already missed the second half of the basketball season, the state basketball tournament and was missing the track season due to a knee injury. Needless to say college basketball wasn’t on Jordan’s radar. Tuesday in the Hays High cafeteria, Windholz signed his letter of intent to play basketball for Barton Community College next season.
Windholz played in 66 games over his four years at Hays High, but wasn’t a full time starter until his senior season. He ranks 19th all-time scoring with 618 points and made 101 three pointers in his career. Windholz was second on the team in steals (47) this season and finished his career with 92, first in three pointers made (55), second in scoring (13.6/game).
Windholz was part of the 2014 senior class that one just six games as sophomores, fourteen as juniors, and then a school record twenty-three as seniors.
The Hays High girls’ soccer team ran their win streak to five Monday, defeating Garden City 3-1. The contest was tied 1-1 when the Buffaloes gave Hays the lead for good on an own goal off a cross from Rachel Lueders with 3:30 to play. Alexa Brull made it 3-1 with a goal less than two minutes later off an assist from Lueders.
Talyn Kleweno scored the first goal for Hays with 12:34 to play in the first half. They would lead until the 11:54 mark of the second half when Garden City tie the match.
The Indians are now 7-2 overall and 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference. They are back at home Thursday with a one o’clock match with Liberal at the Hays High field.
The Hays High baseball couldn’t hold on to a couple of early leads Thursday and drop both ends of their doubleheader at Salina South by scores of 6-2 and 7-4.
The Indians scored single runs in the first and second to take the early lead in the first contest but couldn’t overcome their five errors. The Cougars answer with a three-run third then add three more in the sixth for the final margin.
Marcus Altman allowed all six runs, four earned, on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings and takes the loss.
Hays scored a run in the first in the second game but South answered with three in the bottom of the inning. The Indians tied it with two in the second then took the lead with a run in the fifth but South answered again with four in the bottom of the fifth, all with two outs, to take the lead back for good. All seven of their runs were unearned.
Kade Parker takes the loss despite striking out eight and walking just one.
Connor Rule had two hits in the first game then went 3-for-4 in the second contest. Dalton Stout doubled in each game and Cole Schumacher and Garrett Pfannenstiel both tripled in the first game.
Hays is now 3-5 on the season. They host Garden City on Tuesday.
After opening with six straight on the road to start the season, the TMP-Marian Monarchs finally played at home Thursday and splits with Hoisington. The Monarchs pound out 13 hits in the first game but lose 4-3. They come back to take game two 11-0.
The Cardinals scored a run in the first and two in the third and led 3-1 before TMP rallied with single runs in the sixth and seventh in the opener. Cameron Brin pitched all seven innings for the Monarchs striking out seven.
The Monarchs took control the second game early, scoring five in the first then four in the second. They added two in the third in the game which ended in the fifth by run rule. Justin Pfeifer drove in three and Jordan Gottschalk and Taylor Wasinger both had two RBI’s. Braiden Werth picks up the win, striking out five.
TMP-Marian is now 6-2. They host Great Bend on Tuesday.
The Hays High softball team split their doubleheader at Salina South Thursday. Despite both teams getting 10 hits, the Indians drop the opener 9-4 but come back to win the second game 13-4.
Hays had an early 2-0 lead in the first contest but the Cougars score three in the second , two in the third and fourth then add two more in the sixth. Hanna Hearld allowed seven runs, five earned, on eight hits over four innings and takes the loss. Haley Wells and Tessa Stickel both had three hits.
The Indians explode for six runs in the second inning of game two. They put the contest away with two in the sixth and four in the seventh. Hanna Hearld allowed all four runs on eight hits in the complete game victory, striking out 11 and walking three. Tessa Stickel went 4-for-5 and Madison Prough doubled and tripled and drove in four.
The Indians are now 5-1. They host Colby on Tuesday at 4pm at the Bickel-Schmidt Sports Complex.
After an outstanding high school wrestling career, Hays High senior Preston Weigel has chosen to compete at Oklahoma State University next year.
Weigel, a three-time state champion in class 5A, went undefeated over the past two seasons. He lost only one match as a sophomore and three during his freshman year.
Weigel narrowed his choices down to the University of Northern Iowa, Wyoming and Oklahoma State, but noted that as a kid he always wanted to wrestle for the Cowboys. According to Weigel’s mother, Preston and the family went on only two official visits, making trips to Northern Iowa and OSU.
Northern Iowa came calling last summer after Weigel had broken his leg in track practice and developed a relationship through football and wrestling. Oklahoma State had been in the hunt as well, and seemed to help lock up the three-time state champ when legendary coach John Smith made an in home visit last week.
As for Preston, he is glad the process is over and he can look toward his future as a Division I wrestler at one of the premier wrestling schools in the country.
Weigel is slated to compete at 197 pounds and will head to Stillwater in June to start training.
Hays High wrestling head coach John Hafliger said, “This is what happens with work ethic and talent come together.” Hafliger believes Weigel is the best wrestler to walk the halls of Hays High and could be one of the best to ever compete in Kansas.
Listen to comments from Weigel and Hafliger below…
The TMP-Marian boys track and field team had two first place finishes, three second places and two more who came in third as they win the Ellsworth Invitational Tuesday. The Monarchs scored 97 points and finished 20 points ahead for second place Russell and 23 better than Southeast of Saline.
Sam Dreiling and Cameron Fouts were the Monarchs two first place finishers. Dreiling winning the pole vault (13-00) and Fouts the javelin (182-01).
Ryan Mayorga finished second in the high jump (6-00). Skyler Urban was second in the triple jump (40-11.50) and the 4×800 relay team consisting of Andrew Hess, Mark Loftus, Tyelr Rueschoff and Matt Mindrup also finsihed second (9:25.32).
Joe Flax and Aaron Moore both brought home third place finishes. Flax in the 300 hurdles (44.29) and Moore the discus (132-01).
The TMP girls finished seventh, scoring 40 points. The Monarchs had three third place finishes. Kendra Werth in the 100 hurdles, Mikaela Flax in the 300 hurdles and Kayla Walker in the 3200 meters.
The Hays High baseball team split their doubleheader with Junction City at the Hays High Field Tuesday. The Indians score eight in the third inning and win the first game 8-2. They let a late one-run lead slip away in the second contest and fall 4-3 in eight innings.
Cole Schumacher struck out six, walking none for the win in game one. He along with Kade Parker and Marcus Altman all had two hits in the game. Dalton Stout hit a two-run homer and Connor Rule drove in two with a double in the eight-run third.
Lane Downing was the tough luck loser in the second contest, going all eight innings and allowing four unearned runs on four hits while striking out six and walking just one. Trent Henningson’s solo homer to lead off the sixth inning put the Indians up 3-2, but the Bluejays score a run in the top of the seventh on a two-out throwing error to tie the game. They score an unearned run on a two-out double in the eighth to take the lead. All four of Junction City’s runs were unearned.
Hays High is now 3-3 on the season. They are back in action Thursday at Salina South.
