RUSSELL – Hayden Rohr placed first and the TMP-Marian boys golf team won the Russell invitational by one shot Thursday.
Rohr placed first with a 78, the Monarchs had three finish in the top-15 and combined for a 351 team score to beat Phillipsburg by one as they finished with a 352. Hoisington was third with a team score of 357.
Collin Werth placed fifth with an 86. Michael Braun shot a 92 to place 13th.
Phillipsburg’s Trey Sides shot and 83 to finish second and Jacey Kellerman finished fourth with an 85.
HAYS, Kan. – It had been nearly two weeks since the Hays High softball team played a competitive game. Thursday the Indians rattled off 25 runs and 34 hits in victories of Salina-Sacred Heart and Thomas More Prep-Marian iat the TMP Sports Complex.
Hays 9, Sacred Heart 4 Freshman pitcher Jaysa Wichers gave up single runs in four different innings but limited the damage in each inning to pick up her third win of the season. Hays struck for three runs in the first and four runs in the third to take a firm hold of the game at 7-4. Wichers allowed six hits and four runs while striking out seven and walking just three.
Hays pounded out fourteen hits with six players collecting multiple hits, led by Kaitlyn Brown with three. Tessa Stickel, Albany Schaffer and Brown each scored twice, while Nicole Dinkel drove in two runs.
Highlights
Hays 16, TMP 10 TMP took a 2-0 lead after the first two innings, scoring on two passed balls. Hays then erupted for six runs in the top of the fourth sending ten to the plate. In the inning, the Indians recorded six hits and a walk before the second out was ever recorded.
The Monarchs got a single run back in the bottom of the third on a two out RBI double by Bailey Lacy, scoring Emily Schulte. Hays got the run back in the fourth when Nicole Dinkel scored on a wild pitch. Hays loaded the bases in the fourth inning but was held without another run when Bailey Lacy induced a ground out after replacing starting pitcher Alison Helgit.
The Indians pushed their lead as 13 following a five run sixth innings, again putting ten to the plate. This time Hays scored five runs on five hits highlighted by a two-RBI double from Albany Schaffer and a RBI double from Nicole Dinkel. Hays took a 16-3 lead after the top half of the sixth inning.
TMP needed four runs to stave off the run-rule to end the game. The Monarchs scored seven. Indian’s freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Brown cruised through five innings allowing just three runs on three hits. However in the sixth inning she walked four while TMP collected four hits capped by a two-RBI triple from Brianna Romme. Brown though settled down and retired four of the next five batters to give Hays the 16-10 win. Brown picked up her third win of the season.
Coach Erin Wagner
Hays tallied 20 hits in the victory and capitalized on six Monarch errors. Madison Prough led the way with four hits. Tessa Stickel, Nicole Dinkel, and Kaitlyn Brown each at three. Brown ended the night with six base hits total which equaled the number of hits she had through the first ten games of the season.
With the victory Hays is now 6-6 on the season. TMP beat Sacred Heart 3-2 in nine innings in the first game of the night. The two losses drops Sacred Heart to 7-7 on the season. With the split TMP is 11-5.
RUSSELL, Kan. – The TMP-Marian baseball team got two solid pitching performances from Ricky Hockett and Ryan Ruder in a doubleheader sweep of Russell/Victoria. The Monarchs have won three straight and six of their last seven and improve to 10-4 on the season. TMP will play at Salina-Sacred Heart on May 3.
Game 1: TMP 7, Russell/Victoria 0 Ricky Hockett needed only one run of support as he no hit Russell/Victoria in a 7-0 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Russell. With the help of his defense the Monarch senior faced the minimum through six innings. The Broncos had three base runners, two of which were erased, one by a caught stealing and the other was doubled off first base.
The Monarchs got the majority of their offense in the top of the fourth inning, scoring six runs. TMP picked up four hits in the inning. The Broncos helped out by hitting two TMP batters, walking two batters and committing an error.
Game 2: TMP 3, Russell/Victoria 0 Ryan Ruder continued the dominance over Russell/Victoria on the hill in Game 2. Ruder held the Broncos to only three hits in seven innings of play. The first of those hits came with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning.
TMP scored two runs in the fourth inning and then added an insurance run on a Hockett home run in the fifth. Russell drops to 9-5 with the loss and will be on the road in Beloit on May 3.
HAYS, Kan. – Alison Helget and Bailey Lacy combined to strike out 19 as the TMP-Marian softball team swept Goodland 6-1 and 10-0 yesterday.
Alison Helget allowed only one hit and struck out nine in the opener. The Cowgirls only run came in the fourth after two Monarch errors. TMP blew open the one-run game with four in the fifth inning. Helget also had two hits and drove in three.
Bailey Lacy struck out 10 in the second contest. Lacy held Goodland to two hits in the six inning run-rule victory. Meagan Brin drove in three to help the Monarchs to their sixth straight win as they improve to 10-4.
Sometimes it takes one day to help find your path. For Hays High senior Nicole Dinkel, it was one really good day in 2015. Dinkel participated in a softball showcase and had a day where she did everything well and seemed to hit every pitch sent her way. That was enough to catch the attention of the coaches at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas.
Tuesday, just a few hours before taking the diamond versus Colby, Dinkel signed her national letter of intent to play for the Thunderbirds. Another deciding factor for choosing Cloud County was the school’s strong biology programs which Dinkel plans on entering.
Nicole Dinkel
First year head coach Erin Wagner said that while not a vocal leader Dinkel does lead with her work ethic, always taking extra reps and showing up to the voluntary workouts and practices.
Coach Erin Wagner
Dinkel is a career .342 hitter with 49 hits, but is having one over her best seasons to date batting 13-30 for a .433 average. She is one of only three hitters on the team to record a home run this season and has tallied four in her career. Dinkel also leads the team in steals (12), walks (6), hit-by-pitch (3), tied for the team lead in runs (11) and has struck out second fewest times this year (2).
HAYS, Kan. – Ricky Hockett hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to lift the TMP-Marian baseball team to a 7-5 win in game two of their doubleheader with Great Bend Thursday and split in the two games at the TMP Sports Complex.
The Monarchs scored four in the first only to see the Panthers take the lead with three in the third and two in the fifth. TMP tied the game with a run in the fifth.
Ryan Ruder struck out five and walked one and picked up the complete game win.
The Panthers built a 5-0 lead in game one and won it 5-3. The Monarchs threatened with two in the fifth and a run in the seventh.
Ricky Hockett allowed five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and two walks and takes the loss.
TMP-Marian is now 8-4 on the year. They play at Russell/Victoria Tuesday.
ELLINWOOD, Kan. – The TMP-Marian softball team moved to 8-4 Thursday with a couple of run rule wins over Ellinwood. The Monarchs scored seven in the first inning, three in the second then put up five in the fourth and rolled to a 17-2 win in the opener.
Alison Helget had three hits including two doubles and drove in four. Bailey Lacy struck out 10 and allowed only one hit in the five inning complete game victory.
The Monarchs scored four in the first, nine in the second and seven in the third and won the second contest 20-2. Lacy drove in three and scored three times. Alison Helget struck out five with one walk on five hits for the three inning complete game win.
DODGE CITY, Kan. – The Hays High boys golf team finished third and TMP-Marian seventh at the Dodge City Invitational Thursday at the Mariah Hills Golf Course.
The Indians shot a 324 and finished two shots behind second place Garden City and nine back of first place Maize.
Hays placed two in the top-10 led by sophomore Allen Zollinger who finished eighth with an 8-over 79. Trey McCrae finished ninth with an 80.
TMP-Marian shot a 358 as a team but didn’t place anyone in the top-10.
Team Finish 1.Maize 315
2. Garden City 322 3. Hays High 324 4. Hutchinson 325
5. Dodge City 327
6. Liberal 345 7. TMP-Marian 358
8. Wichita East 361
9. Goddard Eisenhower 365
10. Wichita Northwest 374
11. Ulysses 379
12. Wichita North 392
13. Great Bend No team score
Top 10 Medalists 1.Jack Lanham – Hutchinson 71
2. Taylor Larsen – Garden City 71
3. Kyle Nardi – Maize 74
4. Luke Gleason – Dadge City 77
5. Kelby Titus – Great Bend 78
6. Kaelan Hackenburg – Maize 78
7. Sion Audrain – Garden City 79 8. Allen Zollinger – Hays High 79
9. Trey McCrae – Hays High 80 10. Max Ontjes – Hutchinson 80
GREAT BEND, Kan. – The TMP-Marian girls’ soccer team picked up their fifth win of the season Thurday. The Monarchs edged Great Bend 1-0. Ashley Ostrander scored the only goal with an assist from Kayla Vitztum in the 27th minute.
Deonna Wellbrock had three saves on goal as the Monarchs pick up their sixth shutout of the season and improve to 5-1-1.
HAYS, Kan. – The Hays High girls’ soccer team defeated Liberal 3-0 Thursday to move to 6-3 and 2-2 in the WAC. Jackeie Paderes scored on an assist from Sydney Sulzman in the 59th minute. Sierra Brown added a goal in the 63rd minute on an assist from Tressa Becker. Talyn Kleweno then stole the ball and scored in the 72nd minute.
Taylor Groen-Younger had two saves in goal.
The Indians are back in action at 4 pm Friday against Garden City in a makeup from Monday’s postponed match at the Bickle-Schmidt Sports Complex.
After 20 years as Athletic Director at TMP-Marian High School, Gene Flax will be leaving at the end of May. According to the school’s website, Flax will be taking over as Athletic Director at Russell High School.
Flax joined the staff at TMP-Marian in 1996. In addition to being the school’s Athletic Director, he was the head football coach for 14 years guiding the Monarchs to the state playoffs twice. He also served an an assistant coach for the Kansas Shrine Bowl. Flax was also spent time as the Monarchs head track and field coach as well as an assistant. He also taught P.E., weightlifting as well as drivers’ education.
“I’m just an average Joe,” Flax quipped when asked about his time at TMP-Marian. “I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to serve at TMP-Marian for twenty years.”
TMP-Marian administration will begin a search for a new activities and athletics director.
