HAYS, Kan.-Under cloudy skies and a strong wind, the TMP Lady Monarchs defeated the Russell Lady Broncos 11-1 to capture their second consecutive 3A Regional Softball Championship. After Tuesday’s matchup was postponed due to rain, the championship game was moved to Hays because of wet conditions in Russell. TMP used their home field advantage to dominate the 2-18 Lady Broncos.
Russell struck with a run in the top of the first inning on an RBI single from Whitney Nuss. It would be the only lead for the Lady Broncos on the day. TMP quickly answered with five runs in the bottom of the first getting RBI hits from Brianna Romme, Anna Gottschalk and Taryn Rupp. The Lady Monarchs were in control with a 5-1 lead.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the fourth when TMP added four more runs to push their lead to 9-1. The Lady Monarchs were poised to end the game early in the bottom of the fifth and that they did. With runners on second and third Bailey Lacy sent a shot to right field that was misplayed by the Russell right fielder, allowing the winning run to score from second base.
Lacy pitched five strong innings allowing only three hits, walking one and striking out 11. With the victory the Lady Monarchs improve to 16-6 on the year. They will open up state tournament play next Thursday in Manhattan.
HAYS, Kan. – Kayla Vitzum scored six second half goals to lead the TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team to a 13-3 win over Wichita-Collegiate Thursday afternoon in the Central/South Central Region #4 finals at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.
Ashley Ostrander scored all three of her goals in the first half helping the Monarchs (12-4-1) build a 4-0 halftime lead.
Aubrey Koeningsman scored the second of her two goals early in the second half to push the lead to 5-0. Vitztum would then score six of the next seven goals for TMP who advances to the 4-1A state quarterfinals next Tuesday (May 23).
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Hays High baseball team will be the No. 8 seed and open with Maize South in the quarterfinals of the 4A Division I State Baseball Tournament on Thursday, May 25.
The Indians (10-12) advanced to state for the first time since 2012 after beating state ranked McPherson and defending state champion Buhler in the Buhler Regional earlier this week.
HAYS, Kan.-TMP jumped out early in their 15-4 3A Regional Semifinal win over Lakin at the TMP Sports Complex Wednesday evening. With two outs and nobody on in the top of the first inning the Monarchs put together a combination of hits, walks and Lakin errors to score five runs and take the early 5-0 lead. Lakin would answer with three in the bottom of the first but that would be as close as they would get.
Both teams went scoreless until the Monarchs put up a four spot in the fourth inning. The Broncs scored their last run in the fifth and TMP put the game away with a six run top of the seventh inning. Cole Zimmerman went six innings to pick up the win and help send the Monarchs to the championship game.
The championship game matched TMP with the fifth seeded Hugoton Eagles who topped Ellsworth in the first semifinal matchup of the day. The Monarch offense picked up where it left off in game one with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Hugoton, who went down in order in the top of the first came back strong in the second, scoring six runs to take a two run lead.
The lead was short lived as TMP re-took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good. The Monarchs led 9-6 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when they put the game out of reach with three runs. Hugoton threatened in the fifth and sixth innings when they left the bases loaded while scoring only one run, eventually falling to TMP 12-7.
TMP improves to 13-8 on the season and advance to the 3A State Tournament in Manhattan next Thursday and Friday.
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ soccer team has advanced in the 4-1A playoffs after a 4-0 win over Augusta Wednesday at the Fort Hays State Soccer Complex. Sydney Sulzman, Lanie Schmidt and Kallie Lieker all scored in the first half to give the Indians a 3-0 halftime lead.
HHS improved to 11-6. They will now play at McPherson Thursday at 6 pm.
The Hays High Indians entered Tuesday’s regional tournament in Buhler on a six game losing streak. They left with back to back wins and a spot in the 4A-D1 state tournament, beating McPherson 16-2 and Buhler 9-7.
Hays scored eight runs in the top of the first inning as McPherson committed two errors in the inning to keep the Indians at the plate. The Bullpups answered back with two runs in the home half of the first inning. After pushing two across the plate, starting pitcher Trey Riggs fielded a ground ball that started an inning ending double play with the bases loaded. Hays plated five more runs in the top of the second inning to firmly grasp control of the game and were never threatened again.
Trey Riggs went the distance in the five inning run rule victory. It is his fourth win of the season. Tryone Wynn drove in seven runs, hitting a two run home run, a two run single and then a three run double. He went 4-4 in the game. Hays took seven walks and was hit once in the game. Trey VanPelt and Trey Riggs each homered for the first time on the season. In the game Hays hit three home runs after having just two through the twenty game regular season.
Highlights v McPherson
Grant Coffman took the mound in game two and kept the bats of Buhler quiet through his six and two-thirds innings of work. Buhler had scored 21 runs in the just innings in a 21-0, three inning win against Ulysses earlier in the day. Hays took a one run lead in the first inning on a bases loaded walk. That lead held until the third when the Crusaders hit a pair of doubles to tie the game at one. Hays again used the other teams errors to a big inning.
In the top of the fourth inning with one on and two out, Buhler looked to be getting out of the inning on a ground ball to third base. The ball was bobbled though and Tyrone Wynn beat out a late throw to first. After a walk to load the bases, Trey Riggs ripped a three run double to push the Hays lead up to 4-1. Later in the inning Jace Armstrong struck out for the third out of the inning, but the catcher threw over the head of the first baseman after dropping the third strike. The errant throw allowed two more runs to score and Hays added one more running following that to lead 7-1.
Highlights v Buhler
Hays scratched across two more runs on a Jace Armstrong RBI sacrifice bunt in the sixth and Dawson Harman single in the seventh. Those single tallies turned out to be the difference in the game. Coffman started the potential final batter of the game with his 105th pitch, allowing him to finish the at bat. He ended up walking the batter and had to leave the game due to the KSHSAA pitch count rule. Tyrone Wynn came on in relief and allowed two inherited runners to score and then four more of his own on a grand slam tightening the game to 9-7. Palmer Hutchison then earned his first career save, inducing a ground ball out from the only batter he faced.
Coach Frank Leo
The two wins put Hays in the state tournament in Salina, which Buhler had won the year before. It is the first trip to state for the Hays High Indians baseball team since 2012. With the wins, Hays is now 10-12 on the year.
Hays will be the eight seed at the state tournament that still has one more spot to fill. Andover Central (16-4) and Augusta (16-5) will have their regional championship game on Wednesday. Other teams claiming spots on Tuesday:
Maize South (17-5)
Ottawa (16-5)
Topeka-Hayden (13-7)
Independence (10-8)
Bishop Miege (11-11)
Basehor-Linwood (10-11)
Hays (10-12)
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High soccer team got a little over five minutes into their match with Augusta before lightning moved into the area. After trying to wait out the storm, the scoreless contest was postponed. It will resume Wednesday where it left off at a time and place to be determined Wednesday morning.
The winner will play McPherson who beat El Dorado 10-0.
RUSSELL, Kan.-The TMP Lady Monarchs capitalized on Ellsworth errors all afternoon long in their 7-0 win over the Lady Bearcats in 3A Regional Semi-final play on Tuesday in Russell. TMP scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning on only one hit, one hit by pitch and three Ellsworth errors. The score remained 3-0 as the game headed into the late innings.
The first two batters reached for Ellsworth in the top of the sixth but were left stranded after three consecutive strikeouts by Alison Helget ended the threat. TMP would take advantage in the bottom of the sixth by putting four runs on the board thanks to two hits, a walk and two more Ellsworth errors. Helget shut the door in the top of the 7th to seal the TMP victory, helping move their record to 16-6 on the season.
The Lady Monarchs were awaiting the winner of Russell and Hugoton for the championship game when weather intervened in the top of the 7th with one out and Russell leading 7-3. After waiting for over an hour for lightning to clear rain came and washed the rest of the game out and the Lady Broncos were declared the winner. TMP and Russell will meet for the Regional Championship on Thursday at 2pm in Russell.
Wichita Independent has forfeited their first round match of the 4-1A state playoffs with TMP-Marian scheduled for this afternoon at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.
The Monarchs (11-4-1) now advance to the regional semifinals where they will take on Collegiate at 4 pm Thursday at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.
The Spartans (11-5) advanced with a 4-3 home win over Buhler Monday.
HAYS, Kan. – The defending 4A state champion Hays High boys golf team placed five in top-10 and won their own 4A Regional Monday at the Smoky Hill Country Club to advance as a team to next week’s 4A State Tournament in Wamego. The Indians shot a 321 and finished 45 shots ahead of second place Larned.
Allen Zollinger shot a 7-over-par 78 and finished second, five shots behind Goodland’s Garin Ihrig who won the individual title. Tradgon McCrae fired a 79 to finish third, one shot ahead of teammate Josh Norris who was fourth. Justin McCullick finished seventh with an 84 and Peyton Keiffer tied for ninth after an 85.
The 4A State Tournament is next Monday (May 22) at the Wamego Country Club.
TEAM RESULTS 1. Hays-321 2. Larned-366
3. Goodland-389
4. Ulysses-399
5. Colby-406
6. Holcomb-413
7. Scott Community-415
8. Nickerson-515
9. Pratt-not enough to make team
RUSSELL, Kan. – TMP-Marian’s Cameron Rozean fired a 10-over-par 82 and finished second in the Russell 3A Regional Monday at the Russell Municipal Golf Course. Phillipsburg’s Trey Sides won the individual title with a 4-over 76.
The Monarchs Michael Braun shot an 87 and tied for ninth. Russell’s Ryan Birky also shot an 87 and won the four-way playoff.
HAYS, Kan.-TMP trailed 3-0 after an inning and a half and things weren’t looking good. The Monarchs got one back in the third and fourth innings and trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the fifth inning. That’s when TMP got things going on offense.
TMP loaded the bases on a walk by Cole Zimmerman. Eston Brown came to the plate and roped a base hit to left field that went through the left fielder’s legs and cleared the bases and gave TMP their first lead at 5-3. The Monarchs added three more runs in the sixth inning and they needed them. Lyons/Chase put three runs on the board in the top of the seventh but were shut down by Trenton Mayo on the mound after Tate Garcia hit the 45 pitch count.
The Monarchs improve to 11-8 on the season and will play Lakin at 4pm in the Regional Semi-finals on Wednesday.
ULYSSES, Kan. – Andale/Garden Plain scored nine runs in the second inning and 10 in the third as they rolled past the Hays High softball team 20-4 in their regional opener in Syracuse.
Brooke Denning hit a first inning home run and Jaysa Wichers added a three-run shot in the third to account for the Indians runs.
