VALLEY CENTER, Kan.-The Hays High Lady Indian Volleyball team faced four opponents on Saturday in Valley Center. The competition was pretty strong with two of the four teams ranked in Class 5A. The Lady Indians opened up with fifth ranked Bishop Carrol early Saturday and lost in straight sets (15-25, 17-25). Up next was eighth ranked Valley Center. Hays High battled hard and was in both games until late, dropping both sets 20-25.
After a short break Hays went back to the court to face off with Wichita Campus. The Lady Indians lost the first set 21-25 and took set two slim 26-24 margin. It was a back and forth third set with Campus coming out on top 25-23 to win the match two sets to on.
Hays finished up on a positive note in a straight set (25-7, 25-9) win over Wichita West. The Lady Indians finish the day with a 4-3 record overall. Their next action will be on Thursday in Garden City.
Statistically the Hays High Indians controlled the first half of their game in Great Bend on Friday night. Hays went for 178 yards while allowing just 69 to the Panthers. The score though had the Indians with just a one point lead at 7-6. Nobody threatened to score until late in the first half. Following Dalton Miller’s second interception of the half, the Panthers took a short field to the end zone. A three play 44 yard drive was capped by a four yard run by quarterback Koy Brack. The extra point was blocked by the Indians.
The score came with 2:41 left in the first half. Hays scored just over a minute later. After a touch back on the kickoff, Hays moved 80 yards in three plays. Palmer Hutchison fended off a sack, reversed field and found Mason Ibarra behind the defense for a 49 yard touchdown. Cole Schroeder’s extra point gave the Indians a 7-6 halftime lead.
Highlights
Great Bend added nine points in the second half. Dalton Miller broke off a 46 yard run in the third quarter for a touchdown. The score put the Panthers on top 12-7 after a two point conversion failed with 3:04 left in the quarter. The Great Bend defense stifled the Indian offense for most of the second half allowing just 85 yards.
Great Bend pushed their lead to eight following a 25 yard field goal from Dani Franco for a 15-7 lead. On the drive Great Bend converted on third and six, their only successful conversion of the night. Hays also helped keep the drive alive by jumping offside on fourth and two.
Hays did get one last drive in an effort to tie the game. The Indians converted on third and fifteen and fourth and ten to keep a last gasp of breath going. The Indians drove to the 28 yard line and had one chance for a hail mary that sailed just wide.
Coach Tony Crough
Hays falls to 0-2 on the season and is 0-1 in the Western Athletic Conference. Great Bend is now 2-0 and 1-0 in conference play. Hays totaled 263 yards while Great Bend had 274. The Panthers total included 205 yards in the second half, Hays had 85.
The Indians get play their first home game of the season when hosting 1-1 Liberal. The Redskins lost to Wichita North 13-6.
Hays vs Sublette
W 25-17, 25-8 Hays vs DodgeCity
W 25-18, 25-19 Hays vs Lakin W 25-11, 25-23
DODGE CITY, Kan-It took the Hays High Lady Indians a few points to knock the rust off as they opened their season with a quad on the road in Dodge City. The Lady Indians took set one from Sublette 25-17 and dominated set two with a 25-8 win to secure the match two sets to none. Tasiah Nunnery led Hays High with 13 kills. Hannah McGuire and Brooklyn Schaffer tied for a team high 12 assists and Kallie Leiker had eight digs.
Match two against Western Athletic Conference foe Dodge City proved to be much of the same with the Lady Indians controlling the whole match winning in straight sets 25-18, 25-19. Nunnery paced the team with 13 kills, McGuire six assists and Leiker eight digs.
The closing match for Hays High was a tale of two sets against the Lakin Broncs. Hays won the opening set 25-11 but were really tested in the second set as Lakin took them to the wire with the Lady Indians coming out on top 25-23 and winning the match in two sets. Nunnery led with 11 kills and had 37 kills on the night. McGuire paced the Lady Indians with 14 assists and had 32 for the evening. Savannah Schneider led the way with seven digs in the final match.
Hays High improves to 3-0 on the season. Their next action will be on Saturday at the Valley Center Tournament.
WICHITA, Kan. – The Hays High boys soccer team has advanced to the finals of the Wichita South Titan Invitational after a 4-0 win over Towanda Circle in Tuesday’s semifinals.
Trey McCrea scored two goals with Matt Goodale and Connor Teget both scoring once. Jacob Maska had two assists and Chris Goodale another as the Indians improve to 3-1.
They will now face Wichita Southeast in the finals Saturday at 3 p.m.
HAYS, Kan. – The TMP-Marian volleyball team went 1-1 at their own triangular Tuesday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse. The Monarchs swept Hill City 26-24, 25-21 then were swept by Phillipsburg 25-12, 25-10.
Paris Wolf led the Monarchs with 10 kills. Jillian Lowe had 19 digs and Kassidi Yost 14 assists.
TMP-Marian is currently 4-3 on the season and travels to WaKeeney for the Trego Invitational Saturday.
GOODLAND, Kan. – The Thomas More Prep-Marian girls’ golf team finished third at the Goodland Invitational Tuesday at the Sugar Hills Golf Club. The Monarchs shot a 389 and were 11 shots back of second place Colby and 25 back of first place Syracuse.
The Monarchs Shannen Chin was top medalists with an 81. Haleigh Spray finished fourth with a 91.
WICHITA, Kan. – The Hays High boys soccer team won their second straight game Monday, defeating Topeka West 2-1 on the first day of the Wichita Titan Classic. The Indians improve to 2-1 on the season and will play Towanda-Circle in the semifinals Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Hays High scored on their first drive of the season to take a 7-0 lead in Junction City on Friday night. A back and forth half ensued with Blue Jays tying the game on their first drive of the season then taking the lead with thirty-eight seconds left in the first quarter 14-17.
Hays answered back with a 36 yard field goal from Cole Schroeder to close the gap down to 14-10. The Indians then forced a punt and drove down to the Junction City three yard line. A fumble was called late on the third down play at the goal line that gave the Blue Jays the ball back at the 20. It took only five plays for the lead to swell to 21-10 following a Junction City touchdown with 3:38 left in the half.
Hays took over at their own 43, converted twice on fourth downs, the second resulted in a twenty yard scoring play by Palmer Hutchison. The Schroeder extra point cut the deficit down to 21-17 at half time with Junction City still in the lead.
Highlights
Hays was out gained 303 to 122 in the second half and outscored 35 to 14, falling 56-31 to Junction City. The Blue Jays scored on their opening possession of the second half then scored a little more than two minutes later after the Indians muffed the ensuing kickoff.
Hayden Brown sparked the Indians with a 75 yard kick off return for a touchdown to cut the score down to 35-24 with 8:26 left in the third quarter. The Junction City offense was too much though as they outscore Hays 21-7 rest of the way.
Palmer Hutchison threw for 200 yards and ran for another 105 yards. Hutchison scored twice on the ground and completed a touchdown pass to Willie Sennet.
Sophomore Russell Wilkey was as good as advertised for Junction City, running for 216 yards on 21 carries and scored two times.
Hays starts the season at 0-1 while Junction City moves to 1-0. Hays will be on the road in Great Bend in week two.
GREAT BEND, Kan. – Both the Hays High boys and girls cross country teams finished fourth at the Great Bend Invitational. Freshman Landry Dotts led the girls with a fourth-place finish and Yesenia Maldonado was 12th. Johnny Fuller finished 16th missing a medal by one place for the guys.
Girls Team Results
1. Great Bend 47
2. Salina South 55
3. Garden City 65
4. Hays 81
5. McPherson 86
HHS Girls Results
Landri Dotts V 18:01:00 4th
Yesenia Maldonado V 18:40:00 12th
Claire Shippy V 19:13:00 18th
Cristina Leos V 19:32:00 24th
Allison Shubert JV 20:00:00 2nd
Maddie Lohmeyer V 20:36:00 34th
Ady Albers JV 21:38:00 12th
Kambri Bogart JV 21:55:00 15th
Lainey Hardman JV 22:05:00 17th
Mallory Henderson JV 24:00:00 28th
Elizabeth Dickman JV 24:02:00 29th
Rachel Windholz JV 24:13:00 31st
Boys Team Results
1. Great Bend 23
2. Garden City 46
3. Salina South 112
4. Hays 117
5. Wic hita SE 120
6. McPherson 122
HHS Boys Results
Johnny Fuller V 15:18:00 16th
Brayden Hines JV 16:17:00 3rd
Grant Brungardt V 16:35:00 26th
Conner Cunningham V 16:46:00 28th
Nathan Erbert V 17:10:00 32nd
Fernando Zarate V 17:14:00 33rd
Landon Viegra V 17:17:00 34th
Chris Isbell JV 17:35:00 13th
Corey Hale V 17:39:00 39th
Colton Vajnar JV 18:41:00 26th
Zachary Chance JV 19:06:00 28th
Ethan Voss JV 20:53:00 46th
Ryan Schuckman JV 21:23:00 48th
Mathew Dempsey JV 22:22:00 49th
Ethan Klausmeyer JV 22:35:00 50th
WAKEENEY, Kan. – The TMP-Marian volleyball is off to a 2-0 start after winning both of their matches in WaKeeney Tuesday. The Monarchs swept Stockton 25-8 and 25-18 then took a couple of close matches from Trego 27-25 and 26-24.
“Against Stockton got into our groove very early and played aggressive volleyball right off the bat” said head coach Natasha Dreher.
“We got slightly complacent in the second set but still walked away with the win. The first set against Trego, we got down 14 to 22 and rallied back to win 27-25.”
The Monarchs travel to Abilene for a quadrangular Thursday
HAYS, Kan. – Garden City scored their lone goal with a little over 10 minutes to play and beat the Hays High boys soccer team 1-0 in their season opener yesterday at the Hays High Field.
The Indians return to action tomorrow at home against Wichita Classical.
