McPHERSON, Kan. – The Hays High boys soccer team put up a fight Tuesday night but came up short to fourth-seeded McPherson 1-0 in the 5A Regional semifinals at McPherson Stadium.

The Bullpups scored the matches only goal with 14 minutes to play in the second half.

The Indians end their season at 6-11. McPherson improves to 13-4 and advances to regional final where they will host Bishop Carroll Thursday night.

NEWTON, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ cross country team qualified for next week’s state meet after winning the Newton 5A Regional Saturday. The Indians placed five in the top-20 led by freshman Landri Dotts who finished sixth with a time of 21:27.15. Yesenia Maldonado (21:32/56) came in ninth place, Lainey Hardman 18th (22:20.62), Claire Shippy 19th (22:23.09) and Allison Shubert 20th (22:24.18).

Hays edged host Newton by three points in the team standings with Salina Central finishing in third place.

The Hays High boys finished in seventh place and were led by Grant Brungardt who finished 26th

Girls Team Results
1. Hays 63
2. Newton 66
3. Salina-Central 81
4. Salina-South 89
5. Andover 109
6. McPherson 116
7. Valley Center 130

Top-10 Individual Results
1.Cobb, Kayden – Salina-Central (20:41.25)
2. Stucky, Alaina – Newton (20:44.78)
3. Vetter, Elizabeth – Andover (20:50.18)
4. Schaar, Sarah – Valley Center (21:04.15)
5. Diaz, Emilia – Great Bend (21:21.03)
6. Dotts, Landri – Hays (21:27.15)
7. Esfeld, McKenna – Great Bend (21:30.81)
8. Fischer, Morgan – Salina-South (21:31.69)
9. Maldonado, Yesenia – Hays (21:32.56)
10. White, Cora – Salina-Central (21:33.62)

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

ANDOVER, Kan.-The end comes too soon sometimes and that was the case Saturday afternoon for the Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball squad. The Lady Indians fell to Valley Center in the semi-finals of the Class 5A Sub-State Tournament in Andover.

Hays High started slow in both sets against the Lady Hornets trailing 1-6 in the first and second sets. In the first set the Lady Indians battled back to tie the set at 15-15 and again at 19-19 but were never able to take the lead and fell 19-25. The second set was the same song, different verse except Hays was able to take a lead, albeit brief, at 7-6. That would be the only lead of the day for the Lady Indians as they lost the second set 21-25.

Kallie Leiker led Hays with 11 digs and Tasiah Nunnery with 11 kills. Hannah McGuire paced the Lady Indians with 14 assists while Nunnery and Jaysa Wichers both finished with three solo blocks. The match was the final for a big group of seniors. Leiker, McGuire, Wichers, Savannah Schneider, Jaycee Dale, and Madyson Flax all played their final match of their high school volleyball careers. The Lady Indians finished their season at 24-12.

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan.-In October of 2000 Hannah McGuire was born. A little over one year later, in November of 2001, Tasiah Nunnery entered the world. These two have been great friends since they have been old enough to walk and talk. They go to church together, they go to school together, they hang out together, and they definitely play volleyball together.

The two Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball players have both reached some significant milestones in the past couple of weeks. McGuire, who is a senior for the Lady Indians and has been on varsity since her sophomore season, entered the 1,000 assist club on Tuesday in Salina. Sheis now sitting with 1,023 career assists with sub-state play scheduled this weekend in Andover and an opportunity to add to her impressive numbers.

Nunnery, a junior, has played at the varsity level since she was a freshman. Earlier this month she powered her way into the 1,000 kills club at Hays High and now sits with 1,075 career kills with the remainder of this season and all of next still to come. The sky is the limit for this young lady who is the reigning Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

These two feats did not happen by accident. There is a lot of blood, sweat and tears that has been spilled on volleyball courts across the state of Kansas. Whether they were competing in club volleyball, competing on summer teams, or participating in the countless hours of practice in the Hays High Gym there is one thing that is very evident…these girls love to play the game of volleyball.

McGuire and Nunnery aren’t going to toot their own horns. They are going to give credit to their teammates for the great passes, the great blocks, the great digs, and most importantly…the incredible friendships. Their attitudes are contagious, their smiles are captivating, and their competitive drive has led them to be two of the best at their positions.

On the personal side, as I set my journalistic neutrality aside, it puts a big smile on my face to watch these two young ladies succeed. They deserve all of the accolades that they receive. Why do I say that? Because I have known them all of their lives. These two are really good volleyball players but the winning point is the fact that they are way better at being really good people.

Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment. Congratulations to ALL of their teammates who helped them get to these milestones. Congratulations to the coaches who put in endless hours of instruction and encouragement to help them. What a ride it has been for this writer, this fan, this dad. Good luck at sub-state this weekend in Andover ladies. And Hannah, dad loves you!

HANNAH MCGUIRE INTERVIEW

TASIAH NUNNERY INTERVIEW

 

 

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

SALINA, Kan.-The Hays High Lady Indians continued their strong 2018 campaign by sweeping a pair of matches in Salina on Tuesday night. Hays High opened up with a straight set win over Salina Central (25-21, 25-20). The Lady Indians struggled in the outset of both sets but took control in the middle and never looked back.

Next up were the Lady Eagles from Maize. It was a tough first set for Hays as the fell 19-25. Something clicked for the Lady Indians between sets as they dominated the second set with a 25-17 victory. Hays High looked equally impressive in the third set with the 25-21 victory to take the match two sets to one.

Tasiah Nunnery finished the night with 32 kills and Hannah McGuire tallied 38 assists to pace Hays. Nunnery also led the team in digs with 10 against Central and Macee Altman led with three blocks. Kallie Leiker led the way with 13 digs in the Maize match.

Hays High improves to 24-11 on the season and will travel to Andover for 5A Sub-State play on Saturday.

Christin Nunnery Interview

 

 

HESSTON, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ golf team finished sixth at the 5A State Tournament Tuesday at the Hesston Golf Park. The Indians shot a 376.

St. Thomas Aquinas won the title with a 324. Andover was second at 331 and St. James Academy third at 341.

Taleia McCrae was the only Indian to medal. She shot an 88 and tied for 16th.

Tiffany Chan of Andover won the individual title with a 5-over-par 76.