The Hays High Indians had three players named to the All Western Athletic Conference volleyball teams announced this week.

The Indians Tasiah Nunnery was named the WAC Player of the Year and was joined on the First-Team by Jaycee Dale.

Hays High’s Savannah Schneider was a Second-Team selection.

The Indians finished 25-9.

1st Team All WAC
Tasiah Nunnery – Hays High WAC Player of the Year
Reagan Karlin – Garden City
Jaycee Dale – Hays
Baylee Beck – Great Bend
Remi Vargas – Garden City
Machia Mullens – Liberal

2nd Team All WAC
Adisyn Swan – Garden City
Jenna Mauler – Great Bend
Lindsey Richmeier – Garden City
Whitney Hay – Liberal
Madison Armstrong – Dodge City
Savannah Schneider – Hays

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Andover Central 4, Hays High 0

ANDOVER, Kan.-It was a cold Tuesday night in Andover for the 4-1A State Soccer Quarterfinals between the Hays High Indians and the Andover Central Jaguars with temperatures dipping into the upper 30’s. Both teams showed very strong defense throughout the season entering the match. Tuesday’s match-up would prove to be a defensive battle as well.

The Jaguars would draw first blood as the would score from the left side in the 11th minute to take a 1-0 lead. Hays High would make a couple of first half runs that put them on the Andover Central doorstep but they could not take advantage. Central led 1-0 at halftime.

The second half proved costly for the Indians. They gave up a goal in the 69th minute and then scarmbled to stay in the game late. The Jaguars would score two goals in the 74th minute to put the game in the bag. Hays High finishes the season at 12-7 while Andover Central improves to 15-3 and moves on to the state semi-finals in Olathe on Friday.

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By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Hays High 2, Wichita Trinity 0

WICHITA, Kan.-Hays High and Wichita Trinity battled in chilly conditions in the 4-1A Regional Soccer Championship game on Friday night in Wichita. The Indians missed out on some first half opportunities as did Trinity as the two teams played to a scoreless draw.

Hays High came alive n the second half and it all started with an Ethan Nunnery goal in the 49th minute to give the Indians a 1-0 lead. Hays High would strike again in the 56th minute when Jacob Maska headed in a Zach Wagner corner kick in the 56th minute to extend the Indian lead to 2-0, a lead they would carry to the end.

The win improves the Indian record to 12-6 and advances them to the state quarterfinals. They will face Andover Central on Tuesday at 5pm in Andover.

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The Hays High Indians and Wamego Red Raiders ended the 2017 regular season Friday night with a playoff spot on the line. The situation was simple…winner moves on the 4A-D1 playoffs.

Each team made a mistake in the first half that allowed the other to score. Will Sennett gathered in his first career interception to set Hays up at the 22 yard line. The Indians lost 12 yards on the first play but converted on fourth and two and then on third and goal scored a two yard touchdown as Hunter Brown carried it in for the touchdown. The Logan Clark extra point gave the Indians a 7-0 lead in the second quarter.

The Hays mistake came late in the second quarter. The Indians lost 20 yards on a punt snap over the head of Clark that was covered at the two yard line. Wamego’s Alex Vontz scored one play later, but Wamego failed on the two point conversion with :30 left in the half for a 7-6 half time score.

Highlights

Wamego took the lead on an 85 yard punt return for a touchdown. The failed two point conversion left the score at 12-7. Hays answered back in the first minute of the fourth quarter on a four yard touchdown run. A blocked extra point left Hays with a 13-12 lead at 11:21 remaining.

Wamego completed four passes on their next possession, scoring on a 51 yard pass to grab the lead back at 18-13 following another failed two point attempt with 10:13 remaining. Hays took over in Wamego territory following a short punt by the Red Raiders, but the Indians threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown and a 24-13 lead with 3:09 left.

Hunter Brown finished off an 85 yard drive over the next minute to bring the score back to 24-21 following a Brown two point conversion. Wamego recovered the onside kick, picked up two first downs and finished the game taking two knees.

Coach Randall Rath

Hays ends their season at 3-6. Wamego improves to 5-4 and moves on the 4A-D1 playoffs as district runner-up.

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Hays High 8, Circle 0

HAYS, Kan.-Hays High opened up 4-1A South Central Regional #3 play on Monday afternoon at the HHS Soccer Field against Towanda-Circle. The two teams battled powerful winds throughout the 80 minute match. It did not take the Indians long to notch their first tally. Trey McCrae found the back of the net in the fourth minute to give the Indians a 1-0 lead, one that they would not relinquish the rest of the game.

Hays would score their second goal of the night in the 30th minute on an Ethan Nunnery shot and that’s when the floodgates opened up. Two minutes later Brian Cisneros, assist from Jacob Maska, chipped one over the Circle goalie. In the 36th minute Maska would get one of his own on an assist from Zach Wagner to give the Indians a 4-0 lead at halftime.

23 seconds in to the second half McCrae opened up the scoring with his second goal of the match. Wagner would add his only goal of the match to give his team a comfortable 6-0 lead. Hays wasn’t done as Maska would score his second goal and McCrae would finish things up with a hat trick goal in the 73rd minute that gave his squad the 8-0 victory.

With the win the Indians improve to 11-6 on the season and will play the winner of Wichita-Trinity Academy and TMP in the Regional Championship game on Friday at 7pm.

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