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TMP Boys/Girls 3rd Round Hays City Shootout

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Boys: TMP 94, Life Prep 48

HAYS, Kan.-TMP started Saturday morning’s game on an 8-0 run and added a 9-0 run all in the first quarter and took control early. The Monarchs led 26-10 after the first quarter and pushed their lead to as many as 31 points and led 52-23 at half.

TMP continued to put points on the board early and led by as many as 39 points in the third quarter and held a 70-37 lead heading into the fourth quarter. TMP had a 24 point fourth quarter and picked up a big 94-48 win. Creighton Renz led five Monarchs in double figures with 20, Michael Lager 16, Trenton Mayo 15, Luke Ruder 14 and David McFarland 13.

The Monarchs improve to 1-2 on the year and are off until Friday night when they will host Hill City at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

BOYS HIGHLIGHTS

Girls: TMP 66, Olathe North 29

The TMP and Olathe North girls battled hard in the fourth place game of the 35th Annual Hays City Shootout. The two teams went back and forth with TMP holding a slight, 11-10, lead after one. The Lady Monarchs started to pull away in the second quarter. After trailing 14-13 they closed the quarter on an 18-4 run to take the 31-18 lead at the half.

TMP blew the game open in the third quarter outscoring the Lady Eagles 19-4 to take a 50-22 lead heading to the fourth. The Lady Monarch defense continued to give Olathe North fits in the fourth quarter as the Lady Eagles turned the ball over seven times. TMP finished the game in style winning 66-29.

TMP had four girls in double figures led by Kayla Vitztum and Aubrey Koenigsman with 12 points each while Emily

GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

 

Hays girls to play for championship, boys in 4th place game

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Girls

Hays 57 – Great Bend 36

Hays High used an 11-2 run to start their semi-final game against Great Bend on Friday night.  The lead grew as high as 20 for the Indians following runs of 9-0 and 8-2 in the second quarter.  A Panther free throw in the final 20 seconds brought the score to 28-9 at half.

Hays shot just 32 percent in the first half, but forced 13 turnovers and held Great Bend to 2 of 20 shooting.

Highlights

Hays never led by less than 17 points the entire second half as they cruise on to a 57-36 victory.  The Indians fought through foul trouble in the second half leading by 18 after three quarter 45-25.  Hays opened the fourth quarter on a 8-0 run to help put the ball game away.

Coach Kirk Maska

Brooke Denning led the way with four three pointers and a career high 17 points.  Four more players scored seven or more points for the Indians.  Hays improves to 2-0 on the season and will play the top ranked team in 5A St. Thomas Aquinas for the tournament championship.  It is the first championship appearance for the Lady Indians since 2006.

Boys

Hays 82 – Life Prep 52

The Hays High Indians trailed just one time in a thirty point win over Life Prep 82 – 52.  The Indians trailed 3-0 then took off on a 11-0 run to take the lead for good.  Life Prep never let the Indians get a comfortable lead in the first half with Hays leading 40-32 at half time.

Highlights

Hays outscored Life Prep 42-20 in the second half and moves to 2-0 on the season.  The Indians were led by Tradgon McCrae with 16 points.  Ethan Nunnery and Peyton Kieffer each scored 11.  Cade Swayne chipped in 10.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays will face William Chrisman in the fourth place game at the middle school at 3:15.

Results of Day 2 of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout
Girls
Consolation Semi-finals
Olathe North 56 – Life Prep 40
TMP 40 – William Chrisman 38
Championship Semi-finals
Hays 57 – Great Bend 36
St. Thomas Aquinas 36 – Manhattan 24

Boys
Consolation Semi-finals
Hays 82 – Life Prep 52
William Chrisman 58 – TMP 50
Championship Semi-finals
Olathe North 71 – Great Bend 37
St. Thomas Aquinas 55 – Manhattan 33

TMP Hays City Shootout 2nd Round

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Girls: TMP 40, William Chrisman 38

HAYS, Kan.-The TMP Lady Monarchs got the offense going early on Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School in the second round of the 35th Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout. TMP started the game on a 12-0 run and never trailed. William Chrisman battled back in the second quarter to close the gap to six points. The Lady Monarchs answered with the last eight points of the quarter to take a 22-8 halftime lead.

The TMP offense went a cold in the second half scoring only seven points in the third quarter and held a 29-18 lead after three quarters. TMP would not score for nearly four minutes in the fourth quarter and Willam Chrisman took advantage as they were able to take a 32-29 lead late. Kayla Vitztum would score the next five points for TMP and the game was tied at 34 points apiece with just over a minute to play.

Chrisman was not able to convert on the offensive end and Adell Riedel would give TMP the lead for good with a long three on the next possession to put TMP up 37-34. The Lady Monarchs would hit enough free throws down the stretch to pick up the 40-38 victory. With the win TMP evens their record at 1-1 and will face either Olathe North or Life Prep in the third place game Saturday afternoon at 3:15.

Boys: William Chrisman 58, TMP 50

HAYS, Kan-The boys game was a game of runs. TMP started the game on an 8-1 run and were looking impressive. William Chrisman answered with a 15-0 run and would lead 18-14 after the first quarter. The Bears would build a lead as high as 13 points before TMP would close the gap to 37-26 at halftime.

Chrisman pushed their lead to 18 points midway through the third quarter and TMP countered. The Monarchs ended the quarter on a 6-0 run to pull within 12, 50-38. TMP would play to within six points late but the Bears would close the game out from the free throw line and pick up the 58-50 win.

TMP (0-2) will play the Hays/Life Prep loser in the seventh place game at 11:45 Saturday morning at Hays Middle School.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

 

Hays High opens Hays City Shootout with Olathe North

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The Hays High Indians opened the season hosting the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout on Thursday against Olathe North.

Girls

Hays 51 – Olathe North 30

Hays jumped out to a 11-2 lead, scoring two field goals in the first 19 seconds of the first quarter.  The closest Olathe North would get in the first frame was at 4-2.  The Indians continued to build the lead throughout the first quarter leading 22-6 at the close of first eight minutes.

Hays had their lead at 20 on two occasions in the second quarter and led 33-16 at half time.

Girls Highlights

Neither team could find a rhythm in the third quarter.  Hays outscored Olathe North 6-4 over the eight minutes to increase their lead to 39-20.

Hays cruised on to a 51-30 victory over Olathe North to move onto the semi-finals to face Great Bend.  The Indians got a game high 19 from Savannah Schneider and 11 out of Brooke Denning.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays improves to 1-0 on the season.  Olathe North is now 0-1.  Hays will face Great Bend in the semi-finals of the tournament at 6:30 at Hays High School

Boys

Olathe North 93 – Hays 76

Both Hays and Olathe North came out willing to fire away on the offensive side.  The two teams combined for 77 shots in the 40-32 lead for Olathe North at half time.  The Eagles jumped out to an 8-2 lead only to see Hays score six straight to tie the game.  Olathe North then embarked on a 16-4 run into the second quarter that put their lead at 24-12.  The Indians would fall behind by as many as 17 before hitting three straight threes at the end of the first half for a 9-0 run and a 40-32 deficit.

Boys Highlights

Ethan Nunnery hit a three pointer to open the second half and cut the lead down to 40-35 in favor of Olathe North.  The Eagles then went on a 11-0 run, then backed that up with a 14-0 run after Hays got with in ten.  The Indians were down 70-46 after three quarters and fall 93-76.

Ethan Nunnery led the way for Hays with 18.  Cole Murphy added 14, Peyton Kieffer and Tradgon McCrae each scored 11.  Tymer Jackson led four Eagles in double figures with 26 points.  The two teams combined for 149 shots in the game.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays drops 0-1 on the season and will play Life Preparatory in the consolation semi-finals at 8:15 at the Hays Middle School.  Olathe North starts the year at 1-0.

Results of the 35th Annual Gerald Mitchell Shootout
Girls
Hays 51 – Olathe North 30
Great Bend 51 – Life Preparatory 47 OT
Manhattan 59 – William Chrisman 37
St. Thomas Aquinas 43 – TMP 30

Boys
Olathe North 93 – Hays 76
Great Bend 74 – Life Preparatory 36
Manhattan 63 – William Chrisman 55
St. Thomas Aquinas 65 – TMP 38

TMP falls to Aquinas in shootout opener

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Boys: St. Thomas Aquinas 65, TMP 38
Girls: St. Thomas Aquinas 43, TMP 30

HAYS, Kan-St. Thomas Aquinas went on a 10-0 run and didn’t look back as they defeated TMP 65-38 in the opening round of the Hays City Shootout. The Saints would lead 21-8 after the first quarter and 40-16 at the half. The second half was much of the same as Aquinas proved to be too much and picked up the 27 point win.

TMP was led by Trenton May who came off the bench to score 10, Michael Lager 8 and Creighton Renz 6. TMP drops to 0-1 on the season and will face William Chrisman out of Independence, Missouri at 4:45 Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School.

The Aquinas girls are the two time defending 5A State Champions and showed their muscle on the floor as they defeated TMP 43-30 . Aquinas started the game on an 8-0 run. The Lady Monarchs answered with a 6-2 run to end the quarter and trailed 10-6.

The two teams would battle in the second quarter as TMP would get as close as three points before the Lady Saints pushed it back to seven points. The Lady Monarchs would not go away as the closed the half on a quick 4-2 run and trailed 21-16 at half. Kayla Vitztum led both teams in scoring with 10 points at the break.

It was a back and forth battle in the third quarter. TMP was able to tie the game at 25 points late in the third quarter and that’s when the game got away from the Lady Monarchs. Aquinas went on a 12-0 run into the fourth quarter to take a commanding 37-25 lead and went on to win 43-30. TMP was led by Vitztum who finished with a game high 17 points. Molly Harnett lead St. Thomas Aquinas with 12.

TMP falls to 0-1 on the year and will play William Chrisman at 3:00pm Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School.

BOYS AND GIRLS HIGHLIGHTS

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW



TMP’s Lacy signs with Highland

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan.-Thomas More Prep-Marian’s Bailey Lacy signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball at Highland Community College in Highland, Kansas. Lacy made it official on Monday afternoon in the TMP cafeteria. She has played a prominent roll for the Lady Monarchs since her Freshman year in the circle, in the field and at the plate.

This past season she finished with eight wins and only two losses while pitching. She also played a solid first base for the Lady Monarchs. At the plate, Lacy hit for a .333 average with 14 extra base hits and 22 RBI’s.

She will join the Scotties and head coach Heidi Jordan this next Fall.

BAILEY LACY INTERVIEW


Smith Center clinches ninth state title in win over St. Marys-Colgan

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HAYS, Kan. – Two of the most storied programs in Kansas high school football history played for the 2017 2-1A state championship Saturday and for the ninth time in school history the Smith Center Redmen brought home the title.

Smith Center and St. Marys-Colgan have 27 state title game appearances between the two and met for the fourth time in title games Saturday under the lights at Lewis Field Stadium in Hays with the Redmen earning a 43-7 win.

Coach Darren Sasse postgame interview

Jesses Staples

Trace Haven

The Redmen won the toss and elected to take the ball first and a huge return into Panther territory by Jesse Staples set the tone for the game. Smith Center capped off a six play, 34-yard drive with a Staples touchdown, his first of three on the day, to give the Redmen the early 7-0 following the extra point.

After each team punted on their next drive the Redmen added their second scoring drive of the first half, this one covered 62 yards on eight plays and was capped off by a 24-yard Staples touchdown run. Smith Center ran a fake extra point and got the two-point conversion to take a 15-0 lead after the first quarter.

The Redmen added two more second quarter touchdowns; a Heston Maxwell one-yard run and a 17-yard pass from Colton Hutchinson to Brett Myer that give the Redmen a 29-0 lead at halftime.

The second half was more of the same for the Redmen scoring on a five-yard Staples touchdown in the third quarter and then in the fourth quarter Smith Center capped off a 14-play, 81-yard drive with a seven-yard Trace Haven touchdown on their way to the 43-7 win.

The Panthers lone score came in the third quarter when quarterback Bryce Hutchins found Jeremiah Buche for the 17-yard score.

Smith Center outgained St. Marys-Colgan 421 to 85 total yards.

Jesse Staples finished with a game-high 131 yards rushing on 17 carries and three touchdowns. Maxwell, Hutchinson and Haven each totaled more than 70 yards rushing in the win.

The Redmen finish the year 12-1 and clinch their ninth state title in school history. They are now tied with Wichita Kapaun for second in total state championships, one behind Lawrence.

St. Marys-Colgan finished their season 10-3. They have finished runners-up eight times now. That ties them for second most in Kansas history.

Six Indians named to 4A All-State soccer team

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The Hays High boys soccer team had six players named to the Class 4A All-State boys soccer team as voted on by the Kansas High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Ethan Nunnery and Zach Wagner are on the first team with Connor Teget and Trae McCrea named to the second team. Jacob Maska and William Martin were both honorable mention selections.

2017 4A BOYS
ALL STATE TEAMS

1ST TEAM ALL STATE
ANDOVER CENTRAL Jackson Lewallen SR F
ANDOVER CENTRAL Bryce Fimreite SR F
ANDOVER CENTRAL Jacob Cromly SR M
BASEHOR LINWOOD Jackson May SR F
BASEHOR LINWOOD Tuckker Johnson SR M
BISHOP MIEGE Ethan Martinez JR F
BISHOP MIEGE Richard Bowman SR M
BISHOP MIEGE Isaac Ziglinski JR M
HAYS Ethan Nunnery SR M
HAYS Zachary Wagner SR M
LOUISBURG Grant Ryals SR M
MCPHERSON Darrius Armstrong SR F
TRINITY ACADEMY Calvin Pomeroy SR M
TONGONOXIE Jens Ahlen SR F
TONGONOXIE Isaiah Frese SR F
ANDOVER CENTRAL Colton Trowbridge SR D
BISHOP MIEGE Alex Rotert SR D
BISHOP MIEGE Diego Loya SR D
MCPHERSON Devin Cape SR D
TRINITY ACADEMY George Kriwiel SR D
TONGANOXIE Zeb Huseman SR D
ANDOVER CENTRAL Davis Joseph JR GK
LOUISBURG Ambrose Stefan SR GK
OFFENSIVE POY
ANDOVER CENTRAL – Jackson Lewallen
DEFENSIVE POY
BISHOP MIEGE – Alex Rotert
GOALKEEPER of the YEAR
ANDOVER CENTRAL – Davis Joseph
COACH of the YEAR
BISHOP MIEGE – Nate Huppe

2ND TEAM ALL STATE
BEREAN ACADEMY Toby Penner SR F
BASEHOR LINWOOD Jaxon Bounds JR M
BISHOP MIEGE Garrett Hagen SO F
HAYS Tradgon McCrea JR M
LOUISBURG Brock Bila JR F
LOUISBURG Landon Johnson SO M
MCPHERSON Britton Haigh SO M
MCPHERSON Drew Schrader SO M
PIPER Jonathan Moon JR F
PIPER Ronin Richardson JR M
PIPER Wyatt Oakland JR F
TRINITY ACADEMY Corbin Canrady SR M
TONGANOXIE Bowan Jones SR M
TONGANOXIE Chandler Caldwell SR F
ANDOVER CENTRALC Jack Benedict SO D
BEREAN ACADEMY Jesse Unruh SR D
EUDORA Jon Bock SR D
MCPHERSON Trenton Stecklein SO D
PIPER Anthony Montez JR D
TONGANOXIE Gage Sommer JR D
HAYS Connor Teget JR GK
PIPER Jamison Foglesong JR GK

HONORABLE MENTION
BEREAN ACADEMY Chad Unruh JR F
TRINITY ACADEMY Riley May SR M
ATCHISON Steven Jolly JR D
BEREAN ACADEMY Noah Ruiz Esparza SO D
HAYS Jacob Maska JR D
HAYS William Martin SR D
LOUISBURG Kris Light SR D
TRINITY ACADEMY Jacob Edwards JR D
ATCHISON Enrique Flores SR GK
TRINITY ACADEMY Chason Linder JR GK

Former Hays High Indian Lane Clark looks forward

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It’s a long drive from Hays, Kansas to Nashville, Tennessee…820 miles long to be accurate. But when the call came for a chance to kick along with a full academic scholarship Lane Clark jumped at the chance.

Eagle Radio’s Dustin Armbruster had a chance to catch up with former Hays High Indian Lane Clark as he gets ready to graduate from Tennessee State University. Clark, a four sport high school athlete, was the kicker for the TSU Tiger’s football team the past four seasons.

Interview with Lane Clark

Clark started to get national attention after breaking the school record for longest field goal twice in the same game his junior season. He hit a 54 yard field goal to establish the school record, only to outdo himself later in the game with a 57 yard make.

So far he has been named to eight preseason and postseason All-American teams with more awards possible after this 2017 season.

Lane Clark will graduate in December, three and half years after stepping foot on campus.

Seven Indians named to All-WAC football teams

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Seven Hays High football players were named to the All-WAC football teams following the 2017 season. On the offensive side of the ball Dante Blackmon was named first team as a lineman and Hunter Brown as a first team skill player. Named to the first team on the defensive side of the ball was Dylan Schmidtberger as a defensive lineman and linebacker Palmer Hutchison.

Logan Clark garnered second team honors as a specialty player. Also named to the second team on the defensive side of the ball was Logan Schulte on the defensive line and Keaton Markley as a defensive back.

Garden City’s Brian Hill was named the coach of the year after his Buffaloes won the conference title with a 3-1 record. Quarterback Garret Doll of Garden City was selected as the conference’s player of the year on the offensive side of the ball. The defensive player of the year is defensive lineman Demarcus Elliot of Garden City.

Hays High finished in a three way tie for second place in the conference with Great Bend and Liberal at 2-2. Dodge City finished third at 1-3.

Five Monarchs named to MCL All-League Volleyball

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The TMP-Marian volleyball team had five players named to the 2017 MCL All-League Volleyball team announced Tuesday.

TMP Seniors Kayla Vitztum and Ashley Ostrander were joined on the first-team by Stockton’s Haven Hamilton and Madalyn Billinger, Plainville’s Willow Hunt and Smith Center’s Gracen Hutchinson.

Savannah Yost and Paris Wolf of TMP were selected to the second-team along with Trego’s Taylor Sells and Lili Shubert, Hill City’s Carrie Kennedy and Bree Frieling from Smith Center.

TMP’s Bailey Lacy was an Honorable Mention selection with Phillipsburg’s Erica Hoover and Ashley Babcock, Plainville’s Maeson Dewey, Conner Keith of Hill City and Hadley Hauser of Norton.

TMP’s Vitztum inks with Newman

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

HAYS, Kan.-Thomas More Prep-Marian Volleyball standout Kayla Vitztum signed her national letter of intent to play for Newman University on Tuesday afternoon in the TMP cafeteria. Vitztum will begin her career with the NCAA Division II Jets out of Wichita next Fall. She helped TMP to their first state volleyball championship last month and has helped lead the program since entering TMP in 2014.

Vitztum has accumulated several accolades in her career on the volleyball floor as well as basketball and soccer. She has been named 1st Team All State (3A) in volleyball the past two seasons as well as 1st Team All Mid Continent League in 2015, 2016 and 2017. On top of her 1st Team All State performance in volleyball last season she also earned the same honor in both basketball and soccer.

Kayla is the daughter of Brian and Tina Vitztum. She has an older brother Jared who graduated from TMP in 2016 and is currently a member of the Fort Hays State University men’s basketball team and an older sister, Alyssa.

KAYLA VITZTUM INTERVIEW

 

Three Monarchs named to KVA All-State team; Dreher Coach of the Year

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TOPEKA, Kan. – Three members of the 3A state champion TMP-Marian volleyball team have been named to the Kansas Volleyball Association All-State team. Seniors Kayla Vitztum and Savannah Yost are on the First Team with fellow senior Ashley Ostrander named honorable mention.

Monarchs coach Natausha Dreher is the 3A Coach of the Year.

Plainville’s Willow Hunt was named honorable mention in Class 3A.

KVA All-State Selections

Haven Hamilton of Stockton was named to the Second Team in 1A Division I. Lacey Mitchell of Otis-Bison was named to the First Team in 1A Division I while teammate Madeleine Wiltse was an honorable mention selection. Cougars head coach Janelle Maier is the 1A Division II Coach of the Year.

Wheatland-Grinnell had three players honored. Zoe Schultz was named to the First Team with Lanae Goetz on the Second Team and Shayla Woods an honorable mention selection

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