The Hays High girls’ soccer team improved to 4-1 with a 3-1 victory at Dodge City Tuesday.
The Indians get goals from Shelby Dinkel, Megan Bird and Taylor Herman. Goalkeeper Laura Truman had five saves.
The Indians are back at home tomorrow at one o’clock against Liberal.
The Hays High baseball teams opened their season with a doubleheader sweep of Pratt yesterday afternoon in Pratt. The Indians won the first game 11-0 in five innings. Hays High’s Hayden Hutchison allowed just one hit in four innings and struck four for the win. He was also 2-2 at the plate with four RBI’s. Layne Downing was 2-for-3 with 2RBi’s.
In game two Hays scored four runs in the first and seven in the 5th on their way to the 15-4 win. Hutchison was 4-for-4 with 2RBI’s, Downing has 3 RBI’s and Chandler Rule and Zach Legleiter both added 2RBI’s.
With four more double, two in the first game and two more in the second, Hayden Hutchison set the career record for doubles, with 30. Hutchison had 26 doubles last season.
The Indians start the year 2-0 and they will host Dodge City on Tuesday.
Taylor Herman scored with just a half second left in the second half lifting the Hays High girl’s soccer team to a 1-0 win over Newton last night in the semifinals of the McPherson Invitational.
Hays out shot Newton 3-1.
With the win the Indians advance to the championship game Saturday evening against Andover Central.
Andover Central defeated Maize South 2-1 on penalty kicks.
The Indians are 3-0 on the season.
The Hays High Indian softball team couldn’t overcome a pair of fast starts by the Pratt Greenbacks dropping both games of their doubleheader yesterday in Pratt. In the first game Pratt scored three runs in the first and six in the second on their way to a 10-2 win. Julie Balzer had and Kaylie Schoendaller each drove in a run.
In game two Hays had a 12-9 lead heading into the seventh where Pratt scored four runs for the 13-12 win. Katelyn Schumacher was 4-for-5 with three RBI’s and Kaylie Schoendaller was 3-for-4 with 4RBI’s in the loss.
Hays is 1-3 on the season and they host Dodge City next Thursday.
The Hays High girls’ soccer team moved to 2-0 with a first-round win at the McPherson Invitational Tuesday. The Indians scored four goals in the first half and blanked Augusta 5-0.
Shelby Dinkel, Lacey Pfannenstiel, Michelle Linville and Taylor Herman all scored in the first half. Megan Bird scored the Indians lone second half goal as they hold the Orioles without a shot on goal.
Hays will now play Newton in the semifinals Thursday night at six. The Railers edged Salina South 2-0.
The TMP-Marian Monarchs opened their season with a pair of 3-2 losses to Scott City yesterday at Larks Park. The Monarchs rallied with one in the seventh in game one but had a runner thrown out at second trying to stretch a single into a double. Shane Zimmerman takes the loss in the opener allowing two earned runs on two hits while striking out seven and walking four over five innings.
The Beavers did all of their scoring in game two in the first two innings. TMP scored a run in the first and had the bases loaded with just one out but back-to-back out strikeouts ended the threat. Cameron Brinn takes the loss in game two allowing all three runs on two hits, striking out three and walking five.
The Hays High Indians boys and girls basketball teams each had two players honored by the Western Athletic Conference at the end of the season.
Sophomore Brady Werth was named Player Of The Year averaging 14.5 points and 7 rebounds this season. Werth also blocked 71 shots this season for the Indians who finished 14-8 after winning just six games a season ago. The Indian’s year finished in Topeka at the 5A state tournament, qualifying for the first time in ten seasons. Werth collected four double-doubles and scored 20 or more points on five occasions, including a career high 28 versus Garden City.
Junior Lane Clark was named to the WAC second team. Clark averaged seven points and three assists per game. Clark made a team high 29 three pointers. Clark twice scored 20 or more points this season, including at 6-7 three point performance in a career high 22 point game versus Junction City.
Dodge City won the Western Athletic Conference
Senior Katelyn Schumacher was named to the All-WAC first team for a second consecutive season. Schumacher averaged 12.8 points and 7.4 rebounds for the 9-11 Indians. The KU softball signee scored in double figures 12 times and collected four double-doubles this past season.
Senior Taylor Herman was named to the WAC second team. While Herman didn’t have one stat that stood out, she was solid in every category averaging 5.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks per game. Herman fourth and fifth over the past two seasons in single season blocks at Hays High.
Garden City won the Western Athletic Conference
WAC 1st Team
Brady Werth, Hays – POY
JJ Lewis, Liberal
Bo Banner, Garden City
Jace Larson, Dodge City
Ethan Henderson, Great Bend
2nd Team
Lane Clark, Hays
Matt Goedeken, Dodge City
Shaphan Gross, Dodge City
Tristen Naninga, Garden City
William Ross, Liberal
Coach Of The Year – Dennis Hamilton, Dodge City
WAC 1st Team
TarynTemple, Garden City – POY
Katelyn Schumacher, Hays
Jai Chapman, Liberal
Morgan Harwood, Great Bend
Jamie Bernbeck, Garden City
2nd Team
Ciera Lampe, Dodge City
Alexis Sanchez, Dodge City
Taylor Herman, Hays
Johna McClelland, Garden City
Taryn Stueder, Great Bend
Coach Of The Year – David Upton, Garden City
The Hays High softball team split their season-opening doubleheader at Goodland. The Cowgirls rallied with three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth for an 8-6 come from behind win in the opener. The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead in the second game then held on a for a 14-10 victory. Both teams are now 1-1 on the season. The Indians are now off until March 28th when they travel to Pratt.
Game 1: Goodland 8, Hays 6
The Indians took a 3-2 lead with three runs in the fifth on a Kaylie Schoendall sac fly, a Shea Briggs fly out and a Courtney Storer single.
Goodland answered with three in the bottom of the inning to go up 5-3.
Hays scored three more in the top of the sixth to take a 6-5 lead. Julie Balzer drove in a run on a groundout then Kaylie Schoendall hit a two-run homer.
The Cowgirls answered again with three in the bottom of the sixth for the final margin.
Madison Prough (0-1) takes the loss, allowing all eight runs on 13 hits over six innings walking four and striking out two.
Game 2: Hays 14, Goodland 10
The Indians raced out to an 11-0 lead then held on for their first victory of the season. The Indians scored one in the first then eight, all unearned, in the second and two in the third.
Hays was up 12-1 when the Cowgirls struck for seven in the fifth to get back in the game. Six of the seven runs were unearned thanks to two Indian errors.
Both teams would score two in the seventh for the final margin.
Madison Prough (1-1)picks up the win, going 4.2 innings allowing seven runs (1 earned) on one hit with three walks and two strikeouts.
Haley Wells and Katelyn Schumacher both had three hits and three RBIs.
Girls Basketball
Class 1A State Tournament
Division I
Semifinal
Hoxie 47, St. John 41
Olpe 54, Bucklin 43
Saturday’s Championship Round
St. John 36, Bucklin 38
Hoxie 68, Olpe 63
Division II at Gross Coliseum
Semifinal
Ingalls 53, Wilson 42
Norwich 32, Golden Plains 29
Saturday’s Championship Round
Wilson 67, Golden Plains 77
Ingalls 37, Norwich 22
Class 2A State Tournament
Semifinal
Jefferson North 62, Moundridge 39
Smith Center 62, Sterling 59
Saturday’s Championship Round
Moundridge 35, Sterling 57
Jefferson North 55, Smith Center 63
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Burlington 55, Hillsboro 45
Garden Plain 57, Russell 35
Saturday’s Championship Round
Russell 44, Hillsboro 59
Garden Plain 42, Burlington 52
Class 4A State Tournament
Semifinal
McPherson 53, Paola 38
Wamego 63, Fort Scott 46
Saturday’s Championship Round
Fort Scott 51, Paola 40
Wamego 60, McPherson 53
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Mill Valley 34, Kapaun Mount Carmel 32
St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Newton 40
Saturday’s Championship Round
Newton 35, Kapaun Mount Carmel 30
St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Mill Valley 22
Class 6A State Tournament
Semifinal
Wichita Heights 48, Maize 39
Wichita South 51, BV North 48
Saturday’s Championship Round
BV North 55, Maize 50
Wichita South 46, Wichita Heights 44
Boys Basketball
Class 1A
Division I
Semifinal
South Haven 65, Stockton 60
St. John 61, Centralia 56
Saturday’s Championship Round
Stockton 47, Centralia 78
South Haven 50, St. John 70
Class 1 A Division II
Semifinal
Axtell 56, White City 29
Fowler 75, Wallace County 63
Saturday’s Championship Round
Wallace County 46, White City 53
Fowler 56, Axtell 65
Class 2A State Tournament
Semifinal
Meade 74, Moundridge 54
Republic County 51, Ness City 37
Saturday’s Championship Round
Moundridge 71, Ness City 68
Meade 53, Republic County 64 OT
Class 3A State Tournament
Semifinal
Humboldt 47, Silver Lake 35
Scott City 50, Nemaha Valley 38
Saturday’s Championship Round
Nemaha Valley 60, Silver Lake 47
Scott City 74, Humboldt 55
Class 4A State Tournament
Semifinal
Highland Park 68, Abilene 32
Ottawa 73, Andale 49
Saturday’s Championship Round
Andale 54, Abilene 41
Ottawa 54, Highland Park 45
Class 5A State Tournament
Semifinal
Lansing 71, Kapaun Mount Carmel 56
SM South 70, Mill Valley 49
Saturday’s Championship Round
Mill Valley 75, Kapaun Mount Carmel 70
SM South 46, Lansing 40
Class 6A State Tournament
Semifinal
BV Northwest 73, Derby 36
SM East 41, Wichita North 35
Saturday’s Championship Round
Derby 62, SM East 57
BV Northwest 46, BV West 29
The Hays High Indians fell to the Lansing Lions by the score of 59-42 in the first round of the 5A State Tournament Thursday evening in Topeka. With the loss, the Indians season ends at 14-8.
The Hays High Indian’s boys basketball team won six games last year….that’s right six. This year they celebrate as sub-state champions and are heading to Topeka for the 5A State Tournament after beating Liberal 73-64 on Saturday night.
Hays never trailed in the game and the game was never tied.
Derek Bixenman hit a three to start the game and Hays led 11-2, in part to four consecutive turnovers by Liberal to start the game. Leading by 11 late in the first quarter, Liberal’s Blake Stout canned a left corner three at the end of the first quarter bringing the score to 16-8.
The Indians pushed the lead to 12 in the second quarter but a 8-0 J.J. Lewis run brought Liberal within four at 21-17. Hays responded with a 12-5 run capped with a Lane Clark layup to lad 33-22. But William Ross banked a three pointer to beat the half time buzzer.
Hays once again pushed the lead to to 12 in the third quarter, but Liberal stormed back with a 10-0 run getting within two at 43-41. That would the closes the Redskins would get all night. Hays pushed the lead up to 9 before Lewis got an offensive rebound and scored with one second left in the third quarter cutting the lead to 51-44.
Each team would go on small runs in the fourth quarter, Liberal got with in five at 55-50 before the Indians scored a Brady Werth free throw and then four points on one possession to go up 60-50 with 5:00 remaining.
Liberal then scored six points in the next 55 seconds to get within four, but couldn’t get any closer.
Hays used a 9-0 run to go up 13 points and hit just enough free throws down the stretch to preserve the 73-64 win.
Hays shot 59% (26-44) from the field and 4-14 on threes. Liberal was 40% (19-47) and made 9 of 21 three pointers including four in a row at one point.
Each team made 15 free throws, Hays on 28 attempts – Liberal on 29 attempts.
Just 14 turnovers on the night for Hays High and 21 for Liberal.
Hays put four in double figures. Adam Deterding and Lane Clark scored 16 each. Derek Bixenman had 15 and Brady Werth scored 12.
Liberal was led by JJ Lewis with 22. William Ross made five three pointers on his way to 18. Blake Stout scored 12.
Hays is now 14-7 on the year. Liberal finishes the year 7-14. It was the third win for Hays versus Liberal.
It is the first trip to the state tournament since 2003 for the Indians. Liberal qualified last year.
Hays will play Thursday in Topeka.
The Hays High Indian’s Preston Weigel capped off an undefeated season winning the 195 pound weight class. For Weigel it is his second consecutive state title after finishing runner-up his freshman year. Now Weigel can add the title of Western Athletic Wrestler Of The Year for 2012-2013 to his already impressive resume. The Junior finished this year at 46-0.
Kyler Myers was honored as a first team selection in the Western Athletic Conference at 170 pounds.
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A – Division I
Centralia Sub-State
Linn 54, Clifton-Clyde 39
Valley Heights 48, BV Randolph 38
Coldwater-South Central Sub-State
Spearville 56, Satanta 36
Deerfield 64, Bucklin 47
Olpe Sub-State
Lebo 60, Marmaton Valley 42
Olathe Christian 62, Hartford 61
Udall Sub-State
Caldwell 71, Cedar Vale/Dexter 30
St. Paul 57, Flinthills 30
Class 1A – Division II
Kiowa-South Barber Sub-State
Stafford 59, Norwich 44
South Barber 55, Argonia 39
Tescott Sub-State
Tescott 62, St. Xavier 35
Class 2A
Alma-Wabaunsee Sub-State
Lyndon 40, KC Christian 31
Marais des Cygnes Valley 61, Burlingame 55
Arma-Northeast Sub-State
West Elk 38, Madison 14
Sedan 56, Uniontown 50
Belleville-Republic County Sub-State
Bennington 68, Washington County 44
Republic County 59, Solomon 46
Elkhart Sub-State
Meade 82, Elkhart 40
South Gray 72, Johnson-Stanton County 40
Oskaloosa Sub-State
Jefferson North 60, Jackson Heights 42
Onaga 37, Valley Falls 34
Plainville Sub-State
Ness City 50, Rock Hills 35
Oakley 70, Plainville 55
Class 3A
Hillsboro Sub-State
Marion 56, Hutchinson Trinity 31
Haven 51, Halstead 45
Hillsboro 49, Lyons 38
Humboldt Sub-State
Humboldt 62, Jayhawk Linn 34
Central Heights 33, Wellsville 32
Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan Sub-State
Riverton 54, Erie 43
Pittsburg Colgan 72, Neodesha 41
Caney Valley 59, Cherryvale 44
Galena 61, Southeast 33
Class 4A
Abilene Sub-State
Hesston 61, Concordia 51
Abilene 59, McPherson 55
Independence Sub-State
Coffeyville 62, El Dorado 54
Independence 63, Labette County 46
Mulvane Sub-State
Winfield 55, Wichita Trinity 54
Wichita Collegiate 51, Clearwater 34
Ottawa Sub-State
Ottawa 54, Eudora 51
DeSoto 48, Louisburg 33
Pratt Sub-State
Ulysses 60, Colby 39
Tonganoxie Sub-State
KC Piper 53, Tonganoxie 42
KC Sumner 64, Basehor-Linwood 53
Topeka-Hayden Sub-State
Highland Park 75, Holton 69
Wamego 51, Royal Valley 35
Class 5A
Goddard-Eisenhower Sub-State A
Goddard-Eisenhower 56, Goddard 40
Kapaun Mount Carmel 56, Bishop Carroll 55
Goodard-Eisenhower Sub-State B
Andover Central 54, Arkansas City 39
KC Turner Sub-State A
Blue Valley Southwest 66, KC Harmon 59
KC Turner Sub-State B
Emporia 72, St. Thomas Aquinas 70
Bishop Miege 49, St. James Academy 45
Lansing Sub-State A
KC Schlagle 69, Topeka Seaman 56
Lansing Sub-State B
Mill Valley 73, Leavenworth 63
KC Washington 78, Shawnee Heights 54
Newton Sub-State A
Salina Central 45, Newton 40
Salina South 60, Valley Center 42
Newton Sub-State B
Hays 49, Great Bend 20
Liberal 68, Maize South 49
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A – Division I
Burrton Sub-State
Fairfield 48, Goessel 44
Centre 44, Pretty Prairie 33
Centralia Sub-State
Centralia 53, Clifton-Clyde 41
Linn 53, BV Randolph 46
Coldwater-South Central Sub-State
South Central 42, Minneola 18
Satanta 60, Deerfield 27
Olpe Sub-State
Hartford 55, Marmaton Valley 28
Lebo 77, Olathe Christian 36
Osborne Sub-State
Thunder Ridge 48, Stockton 27
Osborne 38, Pike Valley 36
St. John-Hudson Sub-State
St. John 57, LaCrosse 28
Victoria 52, Kinsley 49
Udall Sub-State
South Haven 56, Udall 32
Caldwell 81, Flinthills 22
WaKeeney Sub-State
Hoxie 69, Trego 25
Quinter 51, Rawlins County 23
Class 1A – Division II
Allen County Community College Sub-State
Southern Coffey 37, Crest 28
Elk Valley 46, Chetopa 43
Baileyville B&B Sub-State
Baileyville-B&B 47, Axtell 33
Ingalls Sub-State
Ingalls 56, Fowler 31
Ashland 62, Moscow 30
Kiowa-South Barber
Attica 38, Cunningham 26
South Barber 72, Stafford 24
Palco Sub-State
Natoma 57, Northern Valley 35
Dighton 37, Palco 21
Sylvan Grove-Sub-State
Otis-Bison 55, Chase 25
Sylvan-Lucas 59, Hutchinson Central Christian 20
Tescott Sub-State
Tescott 43, St. Xavier 19
Winona (at Colby) Sub-State
Golden Plains 54, Wallace County 25
Triplains-Brewster 42, Weskan 34
Class 2A
Arma-Northeast Sub-State
Pleasanton 38, West Elk 30
Oswego 59, Uniontown 44
Sedan 71, Northeast-Arma 31
Yates Center 34, Madison 32
Moundridge Sub-State
Moundridge 72, Canton-Galva 16
Peabody-Burns 47, Herington 46, OT
Berean Academy 53, Central Burden 22
Chase County 60, Oxford 25
Sterling Sub-State
Central Plains 57, Medicine Lodge 28
Pratt Skyline 51, Ellinwood 44
Kiowa County 49, Little River 27
Sterling 67, Inman 15
Class 3A
Conway Springs Sub-State
Garden Plain 56, Douglass 30
Conway Springs 50, Remington 32
Hiawatha Sub-State
Nemaha Valley 48, Atchison County 41
Sabetha 47, Riverside 30
Humboldt Sub-State
Eureka 36, Central Heights 26
Norton Sub-State
Russell 42, Hoisington 30
Ellsworth 52, Norton 27
Kismet-Southwestern Heights Sub-State
Cimarron 65, Cheney 54
Holcomb 63, Chaparral 31
Riley County Sub-State
Silver Lake 56, Marysville 53
Riley County 60, Council Grove 49
Class 4A
Fort Scott Sub-State
Frontenac 67, Anderson County 43
Girard 42, Baxter Springs 26
Columbus 57, Prairie View 46
Fort Scott 56, Pittsburg 52
Class 6A
Junction City Sub-State A
Washburn Rural 57, Wichita Southeast 41
Topeka 49, Wichita East 40
Junction City Sub-State B
Wichita Heights 51, Junction City 14
Manhattan 53, Derby 35
Maize Sub-State A
Wichita South 41, Wichita North 28
Wichita Northwest 49, Hutchinson 38
Maize Sub-State B
Maize 47, Wichita Campus 32
Dodge City 37, Garden City 36
Olathe Northwest Sub-State A
Olathe South 47, Lawrence 32
Olathe East 39, Gardner-Edgerton 28
Olathe Northwest Sub-State B
Olathe Northwest 72, BV West 38
Lawrence Free State 57, Olathe North 44
SM Northwest Sub-State A
BV North 65, KC Wyandotte 6
SM North 55, SM West 48
SM Northwest Sub-State B
Blue Valley Stilwell 50, BV Northwest 47
SM Northwest 45, SM East 43
