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Cauley resigns position at TMP

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan.-Thomas More Prep-Marian is once again on the lookout for a head high school football coach after current head coach Jason Cauley submitted his resignation to the school. Cauley has spent the past two seasons as the head of the Monarch football program and went 5-13 over that time. TMP did see offensive improvement during Cauley’s tenure as they averaged over 30 points per game under his direction.

He is leaving TMP to take the same position at a Christian school in the Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona area. Cauley will also serve as the school’s head track coach. He will remain at TMP until the end of the current school year.

HHS soccer blanks Life Prep

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Hays High 10, Life Prep 0

WICHITA, Kan.-After finishing 11-7 and replacing eight seniors from a year ago the Hays High Lady Indians showed very little rust on Thursday night with a 10-0 win over Life Prep Academy in Wichita. Hays High started the scoring early when Maggie Robben found the back of the net to give the Lady Indians a 1-0 lead. It wouldn’t be until the 16th minute when Cori Isbell struck to make it 2-0. The Lady Indians would tack on three more goals before half (Allison Shubert, Sophie Humphrey, Judith Isbell) and had a comfortable 5-0 lead.

Hannah McGuire would start the scoring early in the second half for Hays High who kept the pressure on the whole game. She would be followed by Savannah Schneider, Isabel Robben, Maia Lummus and the second goal from Shubert. The game was called early because of the 10 goal mercy rule.

Hays High is now 1-0 on the season and will compete next in the McPherson Invitational March 26-29. They will open the tournament with Topeka High at 2pm on the 26th.

SILAS HIBBS INTERVIEW

 

Maska resigns as HHS girls’ basketball coach

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Hays High will be looking for a new girls basketball coach after the USD 489 Board of Education accepted the resignation of Kirk Maska at their meeting Monday night.

Maska coached the Indians for nine seasons, going 77-110. This past year’s team got off to an 8-1 start and was state ranked before finishing 13-8, losing to Ulysses in the first round of the McPherson 4A Division I sub-state.

TMP falls to Haven

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Haven 66, TMP 52

HUTCHINSON, Kan.-TMP led for two minutes and 50 seconds of the first quarter but would not lead again in their 66-52 loss to Haven in the third place game of the 3A State Tournament in Hutchinson. The Lady Monarchs trailed 13-11 after the first quarter and 28-17 at the half. Haven shot lights out from three point range in the first half, 67%.

TMP would have an answer in the third quarter as they would cut the lead to three points a couple of times thanks to a pair of Aubrey Koenigsman three pointers. Despite the threes and double digit scoring from Kayla Vitztum TMP still trailed 42-37 after three quarters. TMP battled hard in the fourth quarter but they couldn’t hold Haven down.

Vitztum led the Lady Monarchs with 29 points and Koenigsman added 11. TMP finishes the season at 21-4 and fourth in Class 3A.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

TMP drops heartbreaker in OT

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Royal Valley 54, TMP 52 OT

HUTCHINSON, Kan.-Offense was at a premium on Friday afternoon in the girl’s 3A State Tournament Semifinal in Hutchinson. TMP and Royal Valley struggled to make shots in the first half. The Lady Monarchs led 10-7 after the first quarter of play. Royal Valley scored the first seven points on the second quarter and led 14-10 late before a four point run by TMP tied the game at 14 points apiece at halftime.

The second half continued with both teams going back and forth at each other with intense defensive pressure. TMP took a three point lead heading into the fourth quarter after an Aubrey Koenigsman three pointer. She was fouled on the shot but was not able to complete the four point play.

TMP would hold a slight advantage most of the fourth quarter. The Lady Monarchs led by five points with under a minute to play as Royal Valley drilled a late three pointer to send the game to overtime. The Lady Panthers banked in a guarded three to take a three point advantage early in the overtime and TMP was not able to overcome the deficit in the 54-52 overtime loss.

Royal Valley improves to 17-7 on the season and will play for the state title tomorrow. TMP drops to 22-3 and will play the consolation final at noon on Saturday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

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TMP girls march on in Hutch

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 55, Wellsville 40

HUTCHINSON, Kan-TMP trailed early but not often in the their 55-40 win over Wellsville in the opening round of the 3A State Basketball tournament in Hutchinson Thursday night. The Lady Monarchs were able to grab a 17-13 lead after the first quarter of play. TMP was able to continue their late first quarter success in to the second quarter.

The Lady Monarchs saw their lead cut to two midway through the quarter but that’s when the number two ranked team in the state kicked it into gear. They would finish the half on an 8-0 run thanks to some domination on the boards from Savannah Yost and Kayla Vitztum and some timely shots from Adell Riedel and Bailey Lacy. TMP would have a double digit lead, 28-18, at the break.

The third quarter was a slow start for TMP as it took them just over three and a half minutes to score. But it didn’t seem to matter as Wellsville couldn’t find the bucket either. The Lady Eagles cut the TMP lead to 28-20 and again the Lady Monarchs responded with a 9-2 run to end the quarter and they took a commanding 38-23 lead into the fourth quarter.

TMP expanded that lead to 20 points in the final quarter before settling for the 15 point win. Wellsvile was led by Sydney Dwyer wit 20 points and Demi Aamold with 11. The Lady Eagles finish their season at 18-5. TMP had nine players score led by 17 from Vitztum and 10 each from Jillian Lowe and Aubrey Koenigsman. Vitztum and Yost also pulled down 12 rebounds each.

The Lady Monarchs, the number three seed, improve their record to 21-2 and will play the seventh seeded Royal Valley Panthers who upset second seeded Nemaha Central 51-48. That game will tipoff at 3pm Friday afternoon.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Wednesday high school basketball scoreboard

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL

Class 1A Division I

State Quarterfinal

Centralia 60, Osborne 59

South Gray 77, Rural Vista 42

St. John 49, Southern Coffey 35

Class 1A Division II

State Quarterfinal

Elyria Christian 53, Axtell 42

Northern Valley 63, Waverly 22

South Barber 51, Otis-Bison 42

Class 3A

State Quarterfinal

Halstead 65, Caney Valley 63

Maur Hill – Mount Academy 59, Council Grove 56

Phillipsburg 67, Hays-TMP-Marian 44

Class 5A

State Quarterfinal

Mill Valley 68, Goddard-Eisenhower 64

Pittsburg 59, Topeka Seaman 49

Wichita Bishop Carroll 68, KC Schlagle 57

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL

Class 2A

State Quarterfinal

Central Plains 55, Inman 30

Hill City 50, Pittsburg Colgan 49

Olpe 56, Spearville 32

Class 4A Division I

State Quarterfinal

Bishop Miege 56, Circle 38

KC Piper 57, Paola 42

Labette County 60, Wellington 39

Class 4A Division II

State Quarterfinal

Andale 59, Topeka Hayden 41

Baldwin 86, Frontenac 46

Marysville 58, Nickerson 45

Class 6A

State Quarterfinal

Olathe East 47, Olathe South 30

Washburn Rural 53, Manhattan 40

Wichita South 56, SM Northwest 38

Phillipsburg tops TMP

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Phillipsburg 67, TMP 44

HUTCHINSON, Kan.-It was a first quarter battle between Mid Continent League rivals as TMP and Phillipsburg tangled in the quarterfinals of the 3A State Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson. It was a back and fourth game with TMP leadin by four points midway through the first quarter. The Panthers would answer and eventually tie the game at nine. Phillipsburg would flex their muscles and score 11 of the last 14 points to take a 20-12 lead after one quarter.

The Panthers would not let up in the second quarter. They scored the first five points of quarter and never looked back leading 45-26 at halftime. The Panthers slowed things up on TMP in the third quarter with a big lead and cruised in the second half to the 67-44 win.

Michael Lager was the only Monarch in double figures with 11 points. TMP finishes their season at 17-6. Phillipsburg had three in double figures led by Trey Sides with 15, Jordan Ford 14 and Ty Sides 10. The Panthers improve to 22-1 on the year and will face the Cheney/Perry Lecompton winner at 8:15pm on Friday night.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

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TMP Girls/Boys Sub-State Champions

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 38, Russell 36

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan.-Defense was the name of the game in the first half of Friday night’s 3A Sub-State Championship game in Minneapolis between TMP and Russell. The Lady Monarchs led 14-10 after the first quarter and trailed only once at 6-5. In the second quarter the two teams played even in the second quarter scoring 8 points each. TMP led 22-18 at the halftime break.

The Lady Monarchs would build their lead as high as seven points in the third quarter but that would be as high as it would get. Russell would score the next nine points capped off by a Tiffany Dortland three pointer to take only their second lead of the game, and their last. TMP answered by scoring the next six points of the third quarter to lead 31-27 after Emily Schippers used her shooter’s touch on a last second three pointer to end the quarter.

TMP would make it an 8-0 run with the first two points of the fourth quarter to go up six points and that’s when things got interesting. Russell scored the next five points to get to within one point at 33-32. A Savannah Yost bucket would give TMP a three point advantage with just over two minutes to play. TMP led 38-36 with just over two seconds remaining and would steal a Russell pass and pick up the win.

Jaclyn Schulte led Russell with 15 points. Sam Leiker added 12 for the Lady Broncos who finish their season at 19-4. Yost led TMP with 9 points on the night. The Lady Monarchs improve to 20-2 on the season and will go to their third consecutive 3A State Tournament next week in Hutchinson.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 58, Ellsworth 55

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan.-The TMP Monarchs never trailed in their   3A Sub-State Championshipo victory over Ellsworth on Saturday night in Minneapolis. TMP led by 10 points midway through the first quarter but the Bearcats had an answer. Ellsworth cut the TMP lead to 18-12 at the end of the first quarter thanks to a couple of long three pointers from Remington Cravens.

TMP would light up the second quarter on both ends of the floor. Thanks to 17 first half points from Michael Lager the Monarchs led 35-20 at halftime. Trenton Mayo also chipped in with 10 points in the half.

The Monarchs built their lead to 17 points early in the third quarter on another Lager bucket. The Bearcats scored the next eight points to cut the TMP lead to nine. The Monarchs built their lead back to 17 after an 8-0 run of their own that was started by a Mayo steal and layup. TMP’s lead was 49-34 after the third quarter.

Things looked to be in cruise control for the Monarchs as their lead was 15 with seven minutes to play. Ellsworth would not back down. The Bearcats went on a 17-3 run to cut the TMP led to 54-53 with a minute and a half to play. Lager would knock down a couple of free throws to make it a 56-53 game and Ellsworth would answer right back to make it another one point game. After a couple of Mayo free throws and a three point miss TMP came out on top.

Cravens led Ellsworth with 21 points. Jordan Base added 15 for the Bearcats who finish their season at 16-7. Lager led TMP with 23 and Mayo 14 for the now 17-5 Monarchs. TMP will play in the 3A State Tournament in Hutchinson next week.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

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TMP girls advance to sub-state title game

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 57, Riley County 38

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan.-TMP used a 12-0 first quarter run to take early control of their semi-final match-up with Riley County on Friday night in Minneapolis. The Lady Monarchs took a 15-7 after the first quarter. The momentum didn’t slow down in the second quarter as TMP outscored the Lady Falcons 17-8 to build a 32-15 halftime lead.

Aubrey Koenigsman scored 10 points to lead the Lady Monarchs in the first half. Jillian Lowe added 9.

TMP built their lead as high as 24 points in the third quarter and led 46-25 after three quarters. The Lady Monarchs cleared the bench for much of the fourth quarter and picked up the 57-38 victory. Lowe led four Lady Monarchs in double figures with 12 points, Adell Riedel and Kayla Vitztum with 11 and Koenigsman 10.

Riley County finishes their season at 14-7. TMP improves to 19-2 and will take on the Beloit/Russell winner in the sub-state championship game on Saturday in Minneapolis

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

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Hays boys fall in sub-state with Buhler

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For a fourth consecutive year, the #9 Hays High Indians opened up sub-state play with the #10 Buhler Crusaders.  For a fourth consecutive year they met up as the two and three seeds, this year in McPherson.

Hays never led in the first half against the Crusaders.  Hays trailed 7-5 and had one crack at taking the lead on a three pointer but missed.  The Crusaders went on a 8-0 run following the miss to take their first double digit lead at 15-5.  Buhler led 19-9 after the first quarter and pushed the lead to twelve a minute into the second quarter.

Hays finally found a rhythm on offense going on a 10-2 run to close the deficit down to 25-21.  The two teams trade baskets over the final two minutes.  The final basket came from Tradgon McCrae some seven feet from behind the arc as the quarter ended to bring Hays back within two at 28-26.

Highlights

 

Peyton Kieffer drilled back to back threes to open up the third quarter to take their first lead of the game at 32-28.  The Indians and Buhler traded baskets for the remainder of the third quarter with Buhler keeping their two point lead from halftime at 41-39.  Hays never led in the fourth quarter but did tie the score twice.  The last was at 45 each with 4:16 remaining.  Buhler scored the next seven points taking a 52-45 advantage.  Hays closed the gap down to four with thirty seconds left.  Buhler made just three of their final eight free throws allowing the Indians to have a chance.  Hays though could not score on their final two possession and fall 57-52.

Coach Rick Keltner

 

Tradgon McCrae scored a game high 19.  Peyton Kieffer added 15.  The Indians season closes at 14-7.  Buhler improves to 13-7.  Hays made 229 three pointers on the season falling just short of a state record 237 makes.

TMP to play for championship

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 58, Southeast of Saline 52

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan.-It was a 32 minute battle at the Minneapolis 3A Sub-State as TMP picked up the 58-52 victory over Southeast of Saline. The Monarchs never trailed in the game and played a back and forth first quarter. TMP led by three at three different points in the the quarter but led only 11-10 after one quarter of play.

The Monarchs turned up the heat in the second quarter and built a double digit lead, 23-12, late in the quarter. The Trojans would score the final four points of the half to cut the TMP lead to 23-16 at the half. TMP would immediately build their lead to 15 points early in the third quarter. Southeast would score the next nine points and the lead would stay in single digits the rest of the way.

The Trojans scored the first three points of the fourth quarter to make it a one possession game at 38-36. TMP answered the Southeast surge with an 11-4 run to lead 49-40 with just over four minutes to play. The Monarchs hit the majority of their free throws down the stretch and picked up the six point victory.

Nick Montgomery and Hunter White led Southeast of Saline with 19 points each. The Trojans finished their season at 11-10. Michael Lager three Monarchs in double figures with 13 points. Creighton Renz and Tate Garcia both scored 10 points. TMP improves to 16-5 on the year and will face the winner of Beloit and Ellsworth in the sub-state championship on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Joe Hertel Postgame

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Hays girls fall at sub-state versus Ulysses

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Hays led just once in the first quarter after scoring on their first offensive possession.  Ulysses led the remainder of the first eight minutes at one point taking a seven point lead at 13-6.  Tasiah Nunnery scored the last eight points of the quarter to bring the Lady Indians back within two at 16-14.

Hays regained the lead by scoring the first four points of the second quarter and led again at 20-19 two minutes into the quarter.  Ulysses then got hot behind the three point line.  An 18-4 run by the Lady Tigers capped the first half and put the Lady Indians down 37-24 heading into the locker room.

Highlights

 

Ulysses continued to build their lead through the third quarter and led by eighteen at 51-33 going to the final eight minutes.  The Lady Indians opened the fourth quarter on a 8-0 run to get within ten after just three minutes.  Hays though scored just four points rest of the way and fall 58-45 to Ulysses.

Coach Kirk Maska

 

Hays was out rebounded in the game 46-20.  The Lady Tigers grabbed 28 offensive rebounds for 18 second chance points.  Tasiah Nunnery scored a game high 16 points.

#8 Hays finishes the season at 13-8.  #7 Ulysses moves into the sub-state championship at 14-7.

 

 

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