NORTON, Kan. – For the second year in a row, Smith Center wins the MCL volleyball tournament. The Lady Red defeated TMP-Marian in three sets in the finals Saturday afternoon on Norton, ending the Monarchs 22 match win streak.
The Monarchs closed out pool play 3-0 after defeating Phillipsburg 25-17, 25-15 then knocked off the host Bluejays 25-14, 25-6 in the semifinals.
GARDEN CITY, Kan. – The Hays High volleyball team went 2-2 at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday in Garden City. The Indians dropped their opener to Great Bend 23-25, 16-25. Tasiah Nunnery led the way with 10 kills and 7 assists. They then fell to the host Buffaloes 10-25, 12-25. Nunnery tallied six kills and Brooklyn Schaffer seven digs.
Hays came baci to defeat Dodge City 20-25, 25-16, 25-11. Tasiah Nunnery recorded 14 kills and has six service aces. Kaitlin Suppes had 13 assists while Cassidy Prough and Brooklyn Schaffer both had 6 digs.
In their final match against Liberal, the Indians won 17-25, 25-21, 25-16. Nunnery had 13 kills, 11 assists, and nine digs. Kaitlin Suppes had 10 assists and Brooklyn Schaffer nine digs.
The Indians are now 20-12 on the season. They close out the regular season at home Tuesday in their own triangular. HHS will honor their six seniors following the games.
The Hays and Buhler defenses took over the Thursday night show in Buhler during the first half. Hays punted after just three plays to start the game and Buhler drove down to the Hays seven yard line but was turned away on 4th and 1. The Indians opened the next drive with a 40 yard run to midfield but stalled following a 17 yard loss on a snap and fumble recovery.
A Hayden Brown punt rolled out of bounds at the 11 yard line. Three plays later Tucker Veatch intercepted a pass to set up the Indians at the 20 yard line. The Indians pushed down to the six yard line but could not take advantage of two Crusader red zone penalties and settled for a 23 yard field goal from Matt Goodale and a 3-0 lead.
Buhler fumbled their next drive away but Hays could not score with a drive starting in Buhler territory. Following punts from both teams the Crusaders hooked up for a 46 yard pass play that set up the game’s first touchdown. Bradley Neill rolled out to on a four yard pass to Austin Gentry who just broke the goal line for the score and 7-3 lead.
Each team turned the ball over in the final three minutes of the half. Hays High on an interception in the end zone and Buhler fumbling when Hunter Harris punched the ball out and Trey Adams recovered the ball. Hays tried to score in the final 31 seconds but got to the 19 yard line before time in the first half ran out.
Highlights
The Indian defense never did yield in the second half. Hays intercepted four more passes with the fourth providing some breathing room for Hays. Tucker Veach grabbed his second interception of the night and raced to the end zone for a 17-7 lead with 7:52 remaining.
Buhler did threaten in the second half. The Crusaders opened the second half with drive to the Hays 28 yard line but was sacked on third down by Da’Vontai Robinson. Buhler also drove down to the Hays red zone late in the fourth quarter trailing by ten. The Hays defense was backed up to their own goal line. With under two minutes remaining Buhler took a timeout to set up a fourth and goal play from the two yard line. Gavin Meyers almost intercepted a short pass by plucking the ball off the quarterback’s hand.
Hays held on to a 17-7 victory.
Coach Tony Crough
The Hays defense forced seven total turnovers. Fumble recoveries by Trey Adams and Gavin Nutting. Hunter Harris forced the fumble that Adams recovered. Tucker Veach took away two passes while Gavin Meyers, Tavian Creamer, and Gavin Nutting each picked off pass as well.
Hays improves to 3-4 on the year while Buhler falls to 5-2.
The Indians return home for Senior Night next Friday to take on Salina Central.
NORTON – The eight-ranked TMP-Marian volleyball team is 2-0 at Mid-Continent League Tournament after beating Hill City in two and knocking off Hoxie in three Thursday night in Norton.
The Monarchs defeated the Ringnecks 25-19, 25-19 then knocked off the Indians 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
TMP-Marian has now won 18 straight matches and is 29-5 on the season. They will Phillipsburg Saturday in Norton.
Plainville is also 2-0 after sweeping Stockton 25-17, 25-22 and Trego 26-24, 25-21. Ellis lost to Hill City 25-20, 25-18.
Pool play resumes Saturday morning followed by bracket play for the top two teams in each pool.
VICTORIA – The Hays High girls’ cross country team placed four runners in the top-15 and finished third in the Western Athletic Conference championships Thursday afternoon at the Sand Plum Nature Trail. The Indians finished with 63 points, 12 behind second place Dodge City and 32 back of league champion Great Bend.
Amelia Jaeger finished fifth to lead the Indians. The freshman finished with a time of 16:21.16, a little over a minute behind Great Bend’s Mayra Ramirez who won the league title with a time of 15:19.34. Junior Claire Shippy finished 12th with a time of 16:44.29, senior Yesenia Maldonado placed 14th (16:50.53) and freshman Jaycine Watson 15th (16:53.66).
Brayden Hines led the Hays High boys with a 14th place finish.
Garden City placed four in the top-10 and won the boys title by two points over Great Bend.
Girls Team Results
1. Great Bend 31
2. Dodge City 51
3. Hays 63
4. Garden City 101
5. Liberal 122
Girls Top-20 Finishers
1. Mayra Ramirez-GB 15:19.34
2. Jocelyn Sosa-GC 15:42.21
3. Emilia Diaz-GB 15:47.83
4. Serenity Larson-DC 16:02.55
5. Amelia Jaeger-HYS 16:21.16
6. Hallie West-LIB 16:30.10
7. Norma Rodriguez-DC 16:30.20
8. McKenna Esfeld-GB 16:31.47
9. Emma Loomis-GB 16:32.34
10. Haley McCormick-GB 16:34.79
11. Daisy Orozco-DC 16:35.81
12. Claire Shippy-HYS 16:44.29
13. Denise Dominguez-DC 16:45.79
14. Yesenia Maldonado-HYS 16:50.53
15. Jaycine Watson-HYS 16:53.66
16. Ahmani Cansino-DC 17:03.35
17. Allison Shubert-HYS 17:06.55
18. Michaela Dickman-HYS17:10.74
19. Karina Herrera-DC 17:11.00
20. Karina Estrada-DC 17:14.09
Boys Team Results
1. Garden City 41
2. Great Bend 43
3. Dodge City 44
4. Liberal 109
5. Hays 122
Boys Top-20 Finishers
1. Ethan Fisher-GC 16:34.74
2. Giovanni Valverde-DC 16:40.81
3. Kaiden Esfeld-GB 16:46.13
4. Sage Cauley-GB 16:56.21
5. Angel Landeros-DC 16:58.67
6. Santiago Nunez-GC 17:10.80
7. Alex Smith-GB 17:11.32
8. Evan Hammond-GB 17:19.87
9. Martin Marquez-DC 17:30.99
10. Brody Hoff-GC 17:34.57
11. Devin Chappel-GC 17:37.19
12. David Ultreras-DC 17:47.19
13. Evan Gurrola-GC 17:55.77
14. Brayden Hines-HYS 18:06.81
15. Alex Lopez-LIB 18:08.78
16. Josias Chavez-DC 18:09.72
17. Damian Mendez-DC 18:10.82
18. Alexis Romo-DC 18:11.61
19. Austin Hess-GC 18:14.65
20. Edwin Murillo-LIB 18:15.94
The Hays High Indians travel to Buhler Thursday night for a week six showdown with the Crusaders.
The Indians are looking to bounce back from a 40-21 loss to Dodge City last week. Hays High is 2-4. The Crusaders are 5-1.
If you missed any of the Indians loss to Dodge City you can check out the highlights below with our Sounds of the Game.
RUSSELL – The TMP-Marian volleyball team rolled to their 18th straight win Tuesday, sweeping Russell. After a challenge in the first set in which the Monarchs won 25-17, they rolled 25-7 and 25-8 in the final two sets.
The Monarchs are now 27-5 entering the Mid-Continent League Tournament.
SALINA – For the 14th consecutive year, the Hays High girls’ golf team has qualified for the state tournament. The Indians punched their ticket with a second place finish at the Salina 5A Regional held at the Salina Municipal Golf Course.
The Indians shot a 340 and finished 11 shots behind first place Andover.
Sophia Garrison fired an 82 and finished third, 10 shots off the pace. Andrea Lopez and Taleia McCrae both had rounds of 85 and tied for seventh. Katie Dinkel tied for 10th after an 88.
The 5A State Tournament is October 21-22 at the Emporia Municipal Golf Course.
Team Finish
1. Andover 329
2. Hays High 340
3. Salina South 345
4. Great Bend 485
5. Norton 405
6. Valley Center 412
7. Salina Central 414
Top 10 Medalists
1. Madison Slayton-Andover 72
2. Nina Frees-Salina South 81
3. Sophia Garrison-Hays High 82
Zoe Norton-Salina South 82
5. Alivia Nguyen-Andover 83
6. Tiffany Chan-Andover 88
7. Andrea Lopez-Hays High 85
Taleia McCrae-Hays High 85
Lindsay Brown-Salina South 85
10. Katie Dinkel-Hays High 88
Kelsey Hawley-Andover 88
Mallory Seirer-Newton 88
RUSSELL – The TMP-Marian Monarchs girls’ golf team shot a 436 and finished second in the Russell 3-2-1 Regional to qualify for the state tournament. The Monarchs finished one shot back of regional champ Plainville.
TMP’s Haleigh Spray shot a 90 and was regional champion. Jenna Romme finished fourth with a 97.
Plainville was led by Corbyn Marquess who finished second with a 91. Ashlynn Stamper was fifth after a 102.
The 3-2-1A State Tournament is October 21-22 at the Salina Municipal Golf Course.
SALINA – The Hays High girls’ cross country team placed five runners in the top 15 and finished in third place at the Salina Central Invitational Saturday. The Indians were again led by freshman Amelia Jaeger who finished third.
The Indian boys were led by Brayden Hines who placed 26th.
Boys Team Results
1. Dodge City 40
2. Goddard Eisenhower 42
3. Clay Center 76
4. Maize South 110
5. Salina Centreal 129
6. Salina South 152
7. Junction City 193
8. Hays 207
9. Wichita Heights 224
HHS Boys Results
Brayden Hines V 17:58:00 26th Medalist
Mathew Dempsey V 18:56:00 40th
Nathan Erbert V 19:07:00 45th
Grant Brungardt V 19:17:00 46th
Landon Viegra V 19:36:00 50th
Chris Goodale V 19:47:00 54th
Fernando Zarate JV 20:22:00 30th
Carter Muehleisen V 20:34:00 58th
Daimon Lang JV 20:37:00 37th
Zachary Chance V 21:09:00 45th
Cyrus Vajnar JV 21:13:00 46th
Ethan Voss JV 21:42:00 57th
Ryan Schuckman JV 21:57:00 61st
Logan Chance JV 22:25:00 71st
Brandon Kennemer JV 22:49:00 76th
Jude Tippy JV 23:38:00 80th
Ethan Klausmeyer JV 23:50:00 81st
Girls Results
1. Dodge City 43
2. Goddard Eisenhower 50
3. Hays 56
4. Salina Central 82
5. Salina South 141
6. Clay Center 164
HHS Girls Results
Amelia Jaeger V 20:12:00 3rd Medalist
Yesenia Maldonado V 21:05:00 11th Medalist
Jaycine Watson V 21:06:00 13th Medalist
Michaela Dickman V 21:14:00 14th Medalist
Allison Shubert V 21:14:00 15th Medalist
Claire Shippy V 21:51:00 23rd
Landri Dotts V 22:13:00 25th
Lainey Hardman JV 22:37:00 4th JV Medalist
Elizabeth Dickman JV 23:27:00 11th JV Medalist
Maddie Lohmeyer JV 25:08:00 25th
Ashlyn Hammerschmidt JV 25:29:00 26th
Kambri Bogart JV 25:32:00 27th
The Norton Bluejays scored on all six of their first half drives and amassed 360 yards of offense in the first half as they beat the TMP-Marian Monarchs 56-19 Friday at Lewis Field.
Coach Jay Harris interview
Game highlights
After TMP opened the game with a three and out, their first of three to start the game, Norton put together a four-play 59 yard drive that cover just less than two minutes that was capped off with a 32-yard Luke Wahlmeier touchdown giving Norton a 7-0 lead.
Walmeier added his second of three first half touchdowns, a one-yard run, on the second Norton possession to take a 14-0 lead.
With Norton leading 21-7 early in the second quarter TMP got on the board for the first time with an 18 yard pass from Kade Harris to Jace Wentling cutting the Norton lead to 21-7.
Norton’s offense continued to roll scoring three more times before the first half break and lead 42-7 at the break.
Norton’s Kade Melvin added a third quarter rushing touchdown and a 26 yard touchdown pass to Jonah Ruder to give Norton a 56-7 lead.
With a running clock in the fourth quarter TMP added a second Harris to Wentling touchdown pass and as time expired Lance Lang scored on a 50 yard touchdown run to end the game at 56-19.
Luke Wahlmeier rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns for the Bluejays.
Kade Harris was 7-of-14 passing for 141 yards with two touchdowns. Jace Wentling hauled in six passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
TMP falls to 1-5 on the season and 0-3 in district. Norton is 4-3 and 3-0 in the district.
TMP travels to Minneapolis next Friday.
Dodge City took advantage of an interception on the first play of the game to start a strong first quarter against the Hays High Indians. The Red Demons scored four plays later on a 29 yard run and then a one yard plunge on the next series following an Indian punt after three plays.
Dodge City posted a 14-0 lead with 7:56 left in the first quarter. Hays did burst onto the scoreboard on their fourth drive. Dylan Dreiling scored on an 83 yard run which was the first play of the drive. The longest play of the season for Hays High brought the score back to 14-7.
The Red Demons wasted little time scoring two plays later. Quarterback Beau Foster who ran for the first two scores threw to Matt Friess for a 71 yard strike and a 21-7 lead with 3:40 left in the first quarter. The fireworks would be squelched the remainder of the half. Hays started three first half drives in Dodge City territory but was turned away on three plays each time. The Indians advanced to the 19 yard line of Dodge City late in the second quarter but turned the ball over on downs.
The Red Demons threatened to score on the ensuing drive but a 42 yard field goal attempt went awry and resulted in an incomplete pass to end the first half.
Highlights
The Hays High defense forced a three play and punt drive by Dodge City to open up the second half and the offense struck quickly. Hays ran the ball on six plays to the 49 yard line then struck for six points on a 51 yard pass play from Dylan Dreiling to Hayden Brown. The Matt Goodale extra point closed the gap to 21-14 with 9:12 left in the third quarter.
Dodge City struck right back and then added a second touchdown with 45 seconds left in the third quarter. Both point after attempts failed for the Red Demons leaving the score at 33-12. Hays would score again in the third quarter. Hayden Brown returned a kickoff 97 yards for a 33-21 score. It was the first kickoff return for a score by Brown this season and the third of his career.
Coach Tony Crough
Dodge City’s next drive would eliminate most of the comeback chances for Hays. The Red Demons added 470 pounds of blocking backs into the backfield that helped pave the way to the end zone. The Red Demons went on a 6:37 drive that was all on the ground and ended with a Beau Foster one yard plunge for his fourth score of the night. The extra point was the final tally of a 40-21 Dodge City victory.
Hays falls to 2-4 on the year and finishes conference play at 1-3. Hays will be at Buhler next Thursday. Dodge City will enter next week’s Hatchet Game with Garden City at 6-0. The two are each 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference play.
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
LARNED, Kan.-The Hays High Lady Indians made short work of their opponents in a sweep of Larned and LaCrosse on Thursday in Larned. Hays High opened up with a 25-16, 25-12 sweep of Larned. Kaitlin Suppes and Kyah Summers chipped in with seven assists each. Tasiah Nunnery led the way with seven kills and Brooklyn Schaffer had nine digs.
Next up was LaCrosse. Hays won that match 25-14, 25-16. Summers led the way with 11 assists while Nunnery and Sierra Bryant each added six kills and Schaffer six digs.
The Lady Indians improve to 18-10 on the season and will travel to Garden City on October 19 for the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.
