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Hays High’s Zach Wagner signs with FHSU soccer

It took many miles traveled for Zach Wagner to decide he was going to stay in Hays, KS.  The Hays High senior signed his National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Fort Hays State University on Wednesday morning.

Along with thanking his Hays High teammates and coaches, Wagner passed along a big thank you to his parents and family as well.  Wagner plays club soccer out of Kansas City which requires large amounts of windshield time.  He mentioned the hours spent as a family in the car, even though he spent trips home catching up on sleep.

Zach Wagner

 

The all-time assist leader in program history, Wagner visited several school before deciding on Fort Hays State.  He helped lead the Indians to a state quarterfinal berth this past season, just the second such appearance in school history.

Picked as a captain for the 2017 season, Coach Silas Hibbs said it is a rare combination to have one of your most skilled players also be the vocal leader and a high character kid that the team can rally around.

Coach Silas Hibbs

 

Wagner led the team in assists this past season with 16 and also contributed 17 goals which ranked second.  He finished his career with 47 total assists.  Nearly double the second spot on the career list which his held by fellow senior and career goal record holder Ethan Nunnery.  Wagner finished tied for third in number of goals scored in a career at 40, just one behind current Indian head coach Silas Hibbs.

Wagner and Nunnery set a record pace for the Indians.  Nunnery finished as the career goal record holder at 57.  Wagner tied for third with 40.  The two also stand atop of the career points column.  Nunnery at 139 and Wagner at 127, both passing their Coach Hibbs this past season.  The two combined for more career points than any duo in Hays High soccer history.

Wagner is an All-Conference Western Athletic Conference selection and a First Team 4A State selection as well.

Wagner plans on majoring in pre-engineering.

Tuesday’s high school basketball results

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division I Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Satanta 66, Minneola 32
Stockton 55, Victoria 54
Washington County 52, Wakefield 35
Class 2A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Berean Academy 56, Canton-Galva 23
Burlingame 62, Madison/Hamilton 48
Cedar Vale/Dexter 55, Udall 51
Central Plains 52, Ellinwood 20
Hill City 54, Ellis 50
Hillsboro 64, Goessel 24
Hodgeman County 45, Wichita County 42, OT
Inman 64, Marion 60, OT
Jackson Heights 52, Jefferson North 42
KC Christian 79, Uniontown 53
Lyndon 75, Wabaunsee 29
Macksville 61, Kinsley 29
Maranatha Academy 95, Oswego 32
Medicine Lodge 56, Oxford 32
Olpe 74, Bishop Seabury Academy 64
Pittsburg Colgan 52, Heritage Christian 31
Plainville 79, Oakley 46
Pratt Skyline 66, La Crosse 50
Republic County 72, Solomon 43
Salina Sacred Heart 71, Ell-Saline 40
Sedan 80, Bluestem 45
Smith Center 41, Valley Heights 38
Spearville 62, Sublette 35
St. Francis 69, Trego 39
Syracuse 50, Meade 39
West Elk 60, Burden Central 21
Yates Center 78, Pleasanton 39
Class 5A East Sub-state 1
Semifinals
Pittsburg 70, Lansing 57
St. Thomas Aquinas 71, Highland Park 59
Class 5A East Sub-state 2
Semifinals
KC Schlagle 73, Shawnee Heights 41
Class 5A East Sub-state 3
Semifinals
KC Wyandotte 58, St. James Academy 52
Mill Valley 75, KC Washington 38
Class 5A East Sub-state 4
Semifinals
DeSoto 40, Leavenworth 26
Topeka Seaman 72, BV Southwest 50
Class 5A West Sub-state 1
Semifinals
Andover 65, Kapaun Mount Carmel 59
Goddard-Eisenhower 52, Goddard 47
Class 5A West Sub-state 2
Semifinals
Emporia 63, Maize South 53
Wichita Heights 64, Salina South 23
Class 5A West Sub-state 3
Semifinals
Maize 78, Great Bend 40
Salina Central 62, Newton 58
Class 5A West Sub-state 4
Semifinals
Topeka West 83, Liberal 58
Wichita Bishop Carroll 58, Valley Center 37

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division I Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Dighton 57, Victoria 35
Doniphan West 50, Onaga 31
Frankfort 75, Troy 23
Greeley County 46, Satanta 36
Lebo 50, Marmaton Valley 30
Little River 56, Rock Hills 23
Osborne 53, Sylvan-Lucas 47
Pike Valley 35, Wakefield 26
Pretty Prairie 49, Burrton 27
Class 1A Division II Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Hutchinson Central Christian 51, Tescott 13
Pawnee Heights 48, Western Plains-Healy 22
Wetmore 46, Linn 15
Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Beloit 64, Minneapolis 42
Caney Valley 55, Neodesha 48
Cheney 59, Wichita Independent 47
Cherryvale 55, Fredonia 48
Cimarron 45, Lakin 41
Colby 48, Southwestern Hts. 25
Conway Springs 49, Douglass 21
Council Grove 52, West Franklin 40
Erie 38, Riverton 29
Eureka 50, Central Heights 14
Garden Plain 73, Belle Plaine 30
Halstead 58, Remington 42
Hesston 52, Hutchinson Trinity 44
Humboldt 34, Jayhawk Linn 24
Kingman 50, Chaparral 12
Mission Valley 53, Perry-Lecompton 25
Nemaha Central 69, Hiawatha 12
Norton 45, Phillipsburg 34
Pleasant Ridge 58, Atchison County 48
Riley County 43, Ellsworth 37
Rossville 60, Silver Lake 39
Royal Valley 55, Oskaloosa 34
Russell 50, Hoisington 31
Sabetha 40, Horton 34
Scott City 53, Goodland 27
Southeast 56, Northeast-Arma 34
St. Mary’s 47, McLouth 23
Sterling 65, Lyons 38
Class 6A East Sub-state 1
Semifinals
Blue Valley 54, SM West 34
Olathe East 67, KC Harmon 6
Class 6A East Sub-state 2
Semifinals
Lawrence 57, SM East 34
Olathe South 42, BV West 33
Class 6A East Sub-state 3
Semifinals
BV North 52, SM North 32
Gardner-Edgerton 52, SM South 37
Class 6A East Sub-state 4
Semifinals
Olathe Northwest 63, Olathe North 33
SM Northwest 43, BV Northwest 34
Class 6A West Sub-state 1
Semifinals
Wichita Northwest 43, Wichita Southeast 39
Wichita South 92, Wichita North 6
Class 6A West Sub-state 2
Semifinals
Derby 57, Wichita Campus 20
Dodge City 43, Topeka 34
Class 6A West Sub-state 3
Semifinals
Hutchinson 46, Garden City 43
Manhattan 72, Wichita West 34
Class 6A West Sub-state 4
Semifinals
Washburn Rural 65, Lawrence Free State 42
Wichita East 61, Junction City 28

TMP girls cruise in sub-state opener


By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 69, SE of Saline 36

HAYS, Kan.-The TMP Lady Monarchs showed why they are the number one seed in the Minneapolis 3A Sub-State on Tuesday night. TMP used a 29-3 run that spanned the first and second quarter to take complete control of the quarterfinal contest. The Lady Monarchs led 46-19 at the half behind 15 points from Kayla Vitztum, 10 from Savannah Yost and 9 from Kyleigh Allen.

TMP continued to push the lead in the third quarter. The Lady Monarchs led by 37 points a couple of times in the third quarter and took a 67-32 lead to the fourth quarter. The final quarter was a running clock as TMP picked up the 69-36 win. Vitztum finished the game with 17, Adell Riedel and Allen 11 and Yost 10.

Southeast of Saline finishes their season at 5-15. TMP improves to 18-2 and will face Riley County in Friday’s semi-finals. The Lady Falcons defeated Ellsworth 43-37 Tuesday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Monday’s sub-state basketball scores

Class 1A Division I Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Burrton 73, Fairfield 39
Frankfort 58, Troy 40
Lakeside 46, Sylvan-Lucas 40
Little River 78, Thunder Ridge 24
Pretty Prairie 40, Norwich 29
Valley Falls 54, Onaga 46

Class 1A Division II Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Argonia 60, Cunningham 25
BV Randolph 56, Linn 54
Ingalls 51, Western Plains-Healy 41
Marais des Cygnes Valley 61, Altoona-Midway 52
Palco 58, Natoma 45
Quinter 68, Deerfield 47
Stafford 65, Chase 37
Wetmore 59, Axtell 46
Wilson 63, Tescott 29

Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Belle Plaine 68, Douglass 37
Beloit 40, Riley County 39
Caney Valley 71, Fredonia 31
Cheney 74, Wichita Independent 23
Cherryvale 60, Southeast 41
Council Grove 74, Eureka 42
Ellsworth 66, Hoisington 58
Garden Plain 58, Chaparral 55
Goodland 59, Cimarron 49
Halstead 68, Lyons 29
Haven 73, Hutchinson Trinity 55
Humboldt 52, West Franklin 51
Jayhawk Linn 58, Central Heights 45
Kingman 54, Conway Springs 52, OT
Lakin 63, Colby 44
Maur Hill – Mount Academy 51, Atchison County 23
McLouth 58, Mission Valley 35
Nemaha Central 62, Horton 33
Neodesha 51, Northeast-Arma 48
Osage City 62, Wellsville 60
Perry-Lecompton 58, Oskaloosa 43
Phillipsburg 63, Norton 34
Riverside 51, Pleasant Ridge 43
Riverton 72, Erie 70
Sabetha 45, Hiawatha 28
Scott City 48, Southwestern Hts. 32
Sedgwick 55, Hesston 53
Silver Lake 63, Rossville 44
Southeast Saline 51, Minneapolis 50
St. Mary’s 55, Royal Valley 45
Sterling 58, Remington 52
TMP-Marian 65, Russell 39

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division II Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Argonia 47, Attica 32
Fowler 62, Ashland 23
Marais des Cygnes Valley 49, Altoona-Midway 21
Palco 51, Natoma 21
Wallace County 51, Weskan 41

Class 2A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Bennington 41, Republic County 38
Berean Academy 50, Hillsboro 28
Bluestem 51, Medicine Lodge 44
Central Plains 86, Ness City 21
Goessel 52, Canton-Galva 32
Heritage Christian 38, Oswego 25
Hill City 49, Oakley 40
Hoxie 44, Oberlin-Decatur 32
Inman 45, Moundridge 43
Jackson Heights 45, Madison/Hamilton Co-op 28
Jefferson North 61, Lyndon 30
Kinsley 36, Macksville 34
Kiowa County 49, Ellinwood 20
La Crosse 43, Pratt Skyline 28
Marion 40, Herington 24
Meade 60, Wichita County 18
Olpe 69, Burlingame 24
Pittsburg Colgan 60, KC Christian 13
Plainville 64, St. Francis 57
Pleasanton 46, Maranatha Academy 26
Sedan 58, Burden Central 35
Smith Center 48, Salina Sacred Heart 32
Solomon 44, Lincoln 33
Spearville 46, Johnson-Stanton County 35
Sublette 68, Elkhart 42
Syracuse 61, Hodgeman County 58
Trego 50, Ellis 42
Udall 59, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 43
Valley Heights 67, Ell-Saline 43
Wabaunsee 54, Northern Heights 20
West Elk 55, Oxford 13
Yates Center 59, Uniontown 41

Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Wellsville 79, Osage City 31

TMP boys advance with win over Russell


By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

TMP 65, Russell 39
3A Sub-State Quarterfinal

HAYS, Kan.-TMP showed why they were the number one seed in the 3A Minneapolis Sub-State with a 65-39 win over the Russell Broncos on Monday night at Al Billinger Fieldhouse. Things started a little slow in the first quarter as the two teams traded scores throughout with TMP on top after one, 11-8.

The second quarter slowed down early as TMP went scoreless for the first three and a half minutes. Russell was able to tie the game and then take a couple of two point leads. The Monarchs then used their defense to open up some offense as they finished the first half on a 7-3 run. TMP led 23-19 at the half.

The Monarchs turned things around in the third quarter outscoring Russell 18-8 to take control of the contest. TMP continued to roll in the fourth quarter outscoring the Broncos 24-12. Austin Price led Russell with 15 points. Ryan Karlin led three Monarchs in double figures with 17. Creighton Renz added 14 and Trenton Mayo 12.

Russell finishes their season at 4-17. TMP improves to 15-5 and will play the winner of Southeast of Saline and Minneapolis on Thursday in Minneapolis.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Scott City wins 3-2-1A state wrestling championship; Hoisington 2nd

HAYS – The Scott City Beavers were one of five teams with multiple individual championships at the 3-2-1 A state wrestling tournament this weekend in Hays as they clinched their first state championship since 2012.

Scott City, Eureka, Wabaunsee, Hoxie and Hoisington each finished with two individual state champions.

The Beavers finished with 98.5 total team points, six points ahead of second-place Hoisington who had 92.5. Hoxie was third with 88.5. Smith Center and Silver Lake rounded out the top five team finishers.

Plainville’s Jordan Finnesy works for the takedown at the 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament

Hoisington’s Christopher Ball earned his third straight state title at 152 pounds with a 3-0 win over Smith Center’s Colton Hutchinson in the finals.

His teammate Wyatt Pedigo also earned an individual state championship with a 3-2 win over Minneapolis’ Tyson Villalpando in the finals at 182 pounds.

Hoxie’s Dayton Porch also earned his third straight state title, this time at 145 pounds and he did it with five straight wins by fall. Porch has a three year varsity record of 110-1.

His teammate Chris Cox also brought home gold earning that state title 220 pounds. He had previously finished 3rd and 2nd at 220 pounds.

Hill City’s Alec Segarra finished second at 106 pounds. The junior had one loss all season and placed at the state tournament for the first time after qualifying but not placing last season.

Segarra’s teammate at Hill City Ethan Hamel placed fifth at 145 pounds.

Plainville Jordan Finnesy earned a second-place finish Saturday. His only loss came in the championship match to the defending champing at 160 pounds, Isaiah Luellen of Rossville. Finnesy finished his Sophomore season 38-3.

Indian wrestlers end season at state

SALINA- The Hays High Indians qualified three wrestlers for the 4A state tournament in Salina but they were unable to bring home any hardware.

At 106 pounds Jordan Zimmerman went 0-2 in his first state tournament.

He opened the tournament with a 14- 3 loss to Cruz Lara of Bonner Springs. Then in the first consolation round Zimmerman lost a 10-6 decision to Thad Hendrix of Louisburg.

Zimmerman finished the year 25-17.

Kreighton Meyers dropped his first match of the tournament, a 10-0 major decision to Brett Bober of Burlington but earned two wins on the consolation side of the bracket before losing in the consolation quarterfinals.

Meyers earned a 6-1 win over Justice McGree of Bonner Springs in the first consolation round. He followed that with a 4-3 win over David Leck of Rose Hill.

In the second consolation quarterfinals Meyers lost to Elijah Kennedy of Eudora by a fall in the third period.

Meyers went 2-2 in his first trip to state and finished the season 37-13.

At 285 Logan Schulte opened the tournament with a third-period fall over Terrell Morris of Arkansas City. But suffered back-to-back losses as his tournament came to an end.

In the championship quarterfinals Schulte lost a 1-0 decision to the eventual state champion Tylar Patrick of Wamego. Then in the consolation second round Schulte lost by a first-period fall to Evan Dean of Santa Fe Trail.

Schulte finished his first trip to state 1-2 and finished the season 33-15.

Hays finishes the season at Great Bend with a sweep

Girls

#8 Hays 50 – Great Bend 47

Friday night’s regular season finale in Great Bend did not start well for Hays.  The Lady Indians made just one of their first ten shots and just one of six free throws.  The Lady Panthers led 12-3 after one quarter and then scored the first four points of the second quarter for a 16-3 lead.  Hays scored five straight to get the lead down to eight and stole the inbound pass but couldn’t score.  Great Bend pulled back ahead by 14 on a pair of three pointers before Hays scored the final three points of the half to trail 22-11 at half time.

Highlights

Great Bend took a 13 point lead on the first basket of the third quarter at 24-11.  The Lady Indians slowly started chipping into that lead through the remainder of the quarter.  Over seven minutes Hays outscored the Panthers 19-7 to get back within a point at 31-30.  Great Bend scored the final two points of the third quarter and then the first two of the fourth quarter to establish their biggest fourth quarter lead at 35-30.  The Lady Indians tied the game for the first time all night at 35 with 6:10 remaining on a Kallie Leiker field goal.

The first lead for Hays came with 3:45 left in the game.  A three pointer from Tasiah Nunnery put Hays up 40-38.  The lead changed hands six more times over the next two and a half minutes.  The final lead change coming on a Isabel Robben’s fourth three pointer as 1:00 showed on the clock.  Great Bend had three final possessions where they turned the ball over each time.  Hays hit two of four free throws to take a 50-47 win.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays was led by the 17 from Isabel Robben.  Kallie Leiker tied a career high with 13.  After going 3-25 from the field in the first half, the Lady Indians were 13-25 in the second half and made 7 of their 13 three point shots.

#8 Hays finishes the year at 13-7 and second in the Western Athletic Conference at 6-2.  Great Bend falls to 3-17 and 1-7.

 

Boys

Hays 60 – Great Bend 36

A 17-0 run by Hays in the first quarter put little doubt into the evening in Great Bend.  The Indians had already wrapped up the the WAC title on Tuesday night and showed no let down on Friday.  After the game was tied at three through the first minute, Cole Murphy hit a three pointer and sparked the 17-0 run.  Hays led by 16 after one quarter and by half time led 38-13, finishing the half on a 9-0 run.

Highlights

Hays continued their first half 9-0 by scoring the first nine points of the second half and taking a commanding 47-13 lead.  The Indians entered the fourth quarter with a 56-24 lead to enforce the continuous clock fourth quarter.  Great Bend ended the game on a 9-0 run to close the final margin down to 60-36.

Coach Rick Keltner

The Indians were led by Kyler Koenke with 13 points.  Three more players scored nine points and another added eight in the victory.  Hays improves to 14-6 on the season and finishes the Western Athletic Conference at 8-0.  Great Bend falls to 4-16 and 2-6.

The Indians will play Buhler in the first round of sub-state next week as the number two seen in McPherson.

Hays hosts Dodge City on Senior Night

Hays began the final week of the regular season by hosting Dodge City on Senior Night.  The Lady Indians honored two seniors, Chaylee Lix and Tara Hertel.  The boys recognized Cole Murphy, Ethan Nunnery, Peyton Kieffer, Nick Fisher, and Kyler Koenke.

Girls

#8 Hays 48 – Dodge City 38

Neither team played a clean first quarter with Dodge City committing nine turnovers and Hays making just three of twelve shots.  The result was a tie game after the first eight minutes with each team scoring six points.  Hays took their only first half lead at 8-6 with a basket at the 6:30 mark of the second quarter.  The Lady Indians would score just three more points for the remainder of the quarter.  The Lady Demons took a 20-11 half time lead following a 14-3 run to close the half.

Highlights

Dodge City pushed their lead to ten points on three different occasions.  The final one came with 5:30 to go in third quarter at 24-14.  The Lady Indians finally found their offense.  A 14-2 run gave Hays their first lead of the game at 28-26.  The run lasted 2:49 and the fourteen points totaled the Lady Indians scoring from the first nineteen minutes of the game.

Dodge City answered with five free throws to take the lead back at 31-28, but four points from Brooke Denning in the final thirty seconds of the quarter put the Lady Indians up 32-31 headed to the fourth quarter.  A free throw from Dodge City tied the game at 32 early in the fourth quarter.  Hays quickly started a 12-0 run to take the lead for good and finished with a 48-38 victory.

Brooke Denning led the team with 13 points.  Savannah Schneider scored 12 and Isabel Robben added 10.  The #8 Lady Indians are 12-7 on the year and remain in second place in the Western Athletic Conference at 5-2.  Dodge City falls to 10-9 and 4-3.  The Lady Demons were led by Chidera Okoro with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Boys

Hays 92 – Dodge City 80

Hays seemed to do no wrong in the first half.  After tailing 9-5 the Indians went on a 19-3 run.  That run gave Hays their first double digit lead at 24-12 and would lead 24-18 at the end of the first quarter.  Dodge City pulled the Hays lead down to three before the Indians went on another massive run.  This time an 18-3 run built the Indians to eighteen three times including the 50-32 half time score.

Highlights

Hays had their lead up to 22 in the third quarter, the latest with 1:30 to go in the third quarter.  Dodge City wouldn’t let the Indians claim their title easily.  The Red Demons went on a 15-3 run get within ten at 74-64.  The Indians didn’t allow the score to get any closer as they win 92-80.

The victory secures the Western Athletic Conference crown for Hays High.  The Indians are 7-0 in conference play and 13-6 overall.  Dodge City drops to 9-10 and 2-5.

Coach Rick Keltner

Cole Murphy scored 21 points including five three pointers.  Ethan Nunnery added 18, Peyton Kieffer 14, Cade Swayne 11 and Tradgon McCrae 10.  Dodge City was led by John Johnson with 21 points.

Hays travels to Great Bend on Friday to close out the regular season.

TMP escapes Plainville with two wins


By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 69, Plainville 60

PLAINVILLE, Kan.-Plainville hit six out of their first eight shots from the floor and raced out to a 16-9 first quarter lead. TMP would kick into gear late in the first quarter and closed the gap to two points at 18-16 after the first quarter. The Lady Monarchs would have a couple of short spurts in the second quarter and would pull on top by halftime 34-26.

TMP took good care of the ball in the first half only turning the ball over twice. Kayla Vitztum led TMP with 12 first half points. Emily Schippers was also in double figures with 11 points. Maeson Dewey led Plainville with 12 in the half.

The two teams would play nearly even basketball in the third quarter. TMP would take a 42-31 lead midway through the third quarter. The Lady Cardinals would start chipping away at the lead and after an Aubree Dewey three pointer in the fourth quarter the TMP was only one point, 55-54. The Lady Monarchs would have an answer of their own as they finished the game on a 14-6 run to pick up the 69-60 victory.

Aubree Dewey led Plainville with 28 points and her sister Maeson scored 12. Vitztum finished with 28 for TMP and Schippers finished with 17. Plainville finishes the regular season at 10-11 and 4-5 in the Mid Continent League. TMP improves to 17-2 on the year and win the MCL with a perfect 9-0 record. The Lady Monarchs will finish their regular season at Hutchinson-Trinity on Thursday.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 68, Plainville 67

PLAINVILLE, Kan.-Plainville used a 8-0 run to lead early at home against TMP. The Cardinals would extend their lead to 20-12 late in the first quarter. TMP would cut the lead to 20-15 with a late Ryan Karlin three. That would start a 9-0 run for the Monarchs that helped them take a 21-20 lead early in the second quarter.

The two teams would trade blows back and forth in the second quarter. There were five lead changes between the clubs and TMP stood on top at halftime 32-31. Chase Cellmer led all scorers with 14 first half points for the Cardinals. TMP was led by Creighton Renz with 7 points. There were nine Monarchs that scored in the opening half.

TMP would play a strong third quarter and led 56-47 going to the fourth quarter. The two MCL rivals would start throwing haymakers. TMP led 60-53 midway through the fourth quarter and that’s when Plainville put on a huge 8-0 run to take a 61-60 lead late. The Monarchs would score the next four points on buckets by Renz and Michael Lager to go up 64-61 late.

Plainville would answer with a three pointer from Jared Casey to tie the game at 64 points apiece. TMP would answer immediately with a Tate Garcia bucket to retake the lead. The Cardinals would have one last bucket when Tanner Copeland buried a three from the right wing to give Plainville a one point advantage, 67-66, with 10 seconds remaining. TMP would get the last bucket when Renz found Lager for a layup with 2.2 seconds remaining to pick up the 68-67 win.

Plainville finishes the regular season at 14-6. TMP improves to 14-5 on the season and will wrap up their regular season on Thursday night at Hutchinson-Trinity.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

 

Ellis and Trego wrestlers among those headed to state

The Ellis Railroads had three individual wrestlers qualify for the 3-2-1A State Tournament next weekend in Hays after finishing in the top four at the Goodland Regional on Saturday.

Freshman Sam Pyle finished fourth at 106 pounds. Pyle lost to eventual champion Alex Segarra of Hill City in the semifinals but bounced back with a first-period fall over TMP’s Kooper Hudsonpillar to advance to the third-place match and guarantee a trip to state.

In the third-place match Pyle lost to Aaron Lenker of Phillipsburg by a fall in the second period.

Senior Bryce Younger qualified for the state tournament for the fourth year in-a-row with a third-place finish in Goodland.

Younger’s only loss of the Regional tournament was to Oberlin’s Kel Grafel in the championship semifinals. It was a second-period fall.

Younger was 4-1 at regionals with all four wins coming by fall, three of them in the first period.

At 138 pounds freshman Konnor Pfeifer also qualified for state with a fourth-place finish.

After a first-period fall in his first match Pfeifer lost a 4-2 decision to Kurt Schoeder of Colby and was forced to wrestle on the consolation side of the bracket.

There Pfeifer earned a first-period fall, a 7-6 decision and a first-period fall to get to the third-place match. In the match he would again face Schroeder and drop a 1-0 decision on the rematch.

Trego had one wrestler finish in the top four and earn a trip to state.

Sophomore Dillon Dunn finished fourth at 220 pounds.

Dunn earned back-to-back falls to open the tournament before losing, by a first-period fall to Chris Cox of Oakley in the championship semifinals.

In the consolation semifinals Dunn got a first-period fall to advance to the third-place match. In the match he fall to Trayton Doyle of St. Francis 7-2.

Three Hays High Indians qualify for 4A State Tournament

The Hays High Indians had three wrestlers qualify for next week’s 4A State Wresting tournament in Salina after finishing in the top four at the 4A Abilene Sub-state on Saturday.

Logan Schulte, Jordan Zimmerman and Kreighton Meyers qualified for 4A state Saturday

The Indians had two wrestlers finish third and one fourth place finisher.

Sophomore Jordan Zimmerman finished fourth at 106 pounds.

Zimmerman opened the tournament with back-to-back falls before losing a 6-2 decision to Isaac Novotny of Marysville. In the consolation semifinals Zimmerman picked up another first period fall clenching a state tournament berth.

In the third-place match Zimmerman lost by a 12-0 major decision to Caleb Pavlacka from Andale.

Both Kreighton Meyers at 160 pounds and Logan Schulte at 285 pounds finished third in Abilene.

After a first-round bye Myers earned a 10-7 decision win in round two. But he then lost to the eventual champion Storm Slupianek of Marysville by a second-period fall.

On the back side of the bracket Myers earned a 13-0 major decision to advance to the third-place match where he earned a first-period fall for a third-place finish.

At 285 pounds Logan Schulte earned back-to-back falls to get to the semifinal round where he lost a 1-0 decision. Schulte earned a second-period fall in the consolation semifinals and a first-period fall in the third-place match to qualify for next week’s state tournament.

TMP gets pair of wins against Stockton


By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 64, Stockton 45

HAYS, Kan.-Stockton scored the first six points in Friday night’s Mid Continent League battle with TMP at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in Hays. The Lady Tigers would hold that lead through most of the first quarter. TMP would edge their way back into the game thanks to nine first quarter points from Aubrey Koenigsman. The Lady Monarchs took their first lead, 14-13, at the end of the first quarter.

There was not a lot of offense from either team in the second quarter with TMP outscoring Stockton 9-4 and led 23-17 at the break. Koenigsman hit five three pointers in the first half to lead all scorers with 15 points. Haven Hamilton led the way for Stockton with eight points.

TMP would open up the offense in the third quarter as they outscored Stockton 21-12 in the third quarter to take control of the game. The two teams played fairly even in the fourth quarter with TMP picking up the 64-45 win. Hamilton led the Lady Tigers with 15 points. Koenigsman finished with 17 to lead TMP.

Stockton drops to 13-6 on the season and 4-4 in the MCL. TMP improves to 16-2 on the year and 8-0 in the MCL. The Lady Monarchs will hit the road next week on Tuesday in Plainville and on Thursday at Hutch-Trinity.

BAILEY LACY INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Boys: TMP 50, Stockton 21

HAYS, Kan.-TMP never trailed in their 50-21 win over Stockton on Friday night. The Monarchs had a 12-5 lead after the first quarter. TMP would outscore the Tigers 15-1 in the second quarter to nearly put the game away.

The Monarchs had only two first half turnovers. Stockton had six turnovers. Creighton Renz and Michael Lager led all scorers six first half points each.

The second half was very similar to the first half with a slow pace. TMP would pick up their second straight victory and improve to 13-5 on the season while Stockton drops to 6-12. Renz and Lager both finished with 12 to lead TMP and Kylar Williams was the only Tiger in double figures.

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