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TMP falls in semis, will play for 3rd

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

Silver Lake 61, TMP 44

The TMP Lady Monarchs saw their 20 game win streak come to an end on Friday in the semifinals of the 3A State Tournament in Hutchinson.  TMP trailed 16-9 at the end of the first quarter and 31-24 at halftime.  Silver Lake pushed the lead to double figures by the end of the third quarter, 45-32.  The Lady Monarchs struggled offensively in the fourth quarter, eventually falling 61-44.

Megan Koenigsman led the way for TMP with 17 points.  TMP will play the Sterling loser in the third place game at noon on Saturday in Hutchinson.  Sterling fell in their semifinal game 50-43 to Sabetha.

Rose McFarland Interview

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Thursday’s state tournament results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 2A
Central Plains 77, Bishop Seabury Academy 56
Hill City 74, Sedan 69
Jackson Heights 53, Berean Academy 44
Salina Sacred Heart 75, South Gray 57
Class 4A Division I
Bishop Miege 55, Eudora 49
McPherson 64, Rose Hill 45
Paola 78, Coffeyville 43
Wamego 87, Andover Central 60
Class 4A Division II
Girard 77, Baldwin 49
Hugoton 78, Anderson County 42
Rock Creek 65, Smoky Valley 43
Wichita Collegiate 83, Pratt 55
Class 6A
BV Northwest 70, Wichita South 51
Lawrence 55, Dodge City 46
SM North 55, Wichita East 52
Wichita Southeast 78, Olathe East 61

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division I
Centralia 53, South Barber 38
Hoxie 59, Hanover 46
St. Paul 43, Kinsley 28
Waverly 64, Thunder Ridge 42
Class 1A Division II
Dighton 68, Golden Plains 39
Axtell 53, Elyria Christian 26
Ingalls 60, Sylvan-Lucas 40
Wetmore 47, Norwich 39
Class 3A
Sabetha 47, Southeast Saline 26
Hays-TMP-Marian 51, Garden Plain 29
Silver Lake 77, West Franklin 22
Sterling 70, Caney Valley 40
Class 5A
Leavenworth 42, Newton 40
Salina Central 55, Mill Valley 43
St. Thomas Aquinas 43, KC Schlagle 37
Wichita Bishop Carroll 47, Goddard 27

Lady Monarchs dominate first round in Hutch

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

TMP 51, Garden Plain 29

The TMP Lady Monarchs started Thursday’s 3A State Quarterfinal on a 6-0 run and would never trail in their 51-29 win over Garden Plain.  TMP would build their lead to 16-8 at the end of the first quarter after a Katelyn Zimmerman buzzer beater from the elbow.  The Lady Monarchs would extend the lead to double digits in the second quarter and led 29-18 at halftime.

Garden Plain would cut into the TMP lead in the third quarter and it was a single figure game, 33-25, midway through the period.  TMP would finish on an eight-nothing run to take a commanding 41-25 lead heading into the final quarter.  The Lady Owls knew they needed a strong start to the fourth quarter to give themselves a chance.

That strong quarter did not happen as the Lady Monarchs scored the first nine points of the quarter to complete a 17-0 run and give the Lady Monarchs a 50-25 lead.  Garden Plain could not solve the TMP defense throughout the game.  The Lady Monarchs used the full court press, half-court man to man and zone defense throughout the game to keep Garden Plain on their heels.

TMP improves to 22-2 on the season and have now won 20 consecutive games.  Kayla Vitztum was a bundle of energy all game long finishing with a game high 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.  Madyson Koerner added 13 for TMP and Zimmerman powered through with 11 points and 13 boards.  The Lady Monarchs will take on Silver Lake at 3pm on Friday in Hutchinson.  The undefeated Lady Eagles handled West Franklin 77-22 in their opener.

Rose McFarland Interview

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Wednesday’s state tournament results

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreBOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A-Division I
Centralia 58, Pretty Prairie 42
Hanover 61, St. Paul 40
Osborne 53, Minneola 37
Victoria 70, Lebo 58
Class 1A-Division II
Attica 46, Dighton 32
Hartford 65, Hutchinson Central Christian 64, OT
Logan 48, Deerfield 43
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 71, Sylvan-Lucas 27
Class 3A
Garden Plain 71, Fredonia 49
Osage City 60, Wellsville 44
Sabetha 43, Scott City 40, OT
Southeast Saline 55, Norton 46
Class 5A
Highland Park 56, Liberal 52
Kapaun Mount Carmel 55, Bonner Springs 49
KC Washington 69, Goddard-Eisenhower 62
Mill Valley 55, Salina Central 46

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 2A
Central Plains 48, Pittsburg Colgan 24
Hill City 74, Meade 69, OT
Olpe 61, Moundridge 28
Valley Falls 61, Republic County 41
Class 4A-Division I
Bishop Miege 67, Andale 46
Labette County 53, McPherson 45
Paola 62, Abilene 60, OT
Wellington 62, DeSoto 57
Class 4A-Division II
Clay Center 53, Baldwin 48
Girard 49, Burlington 41
Hugoton 53, Wichita Collegiate 39
Topeka Hayden 55, Haven 35
Class 6A
Olathe East 51, Derby 39
Olathe South 50, Dodge City 32
SM Northwest 44, Washburn Rural 29
Wichita South 62, SM West 48

TMP girls move on to state, boys fall short

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

Girls:  TMP 60, Beloit 48

TMP found themselves in unfamiliar territory Saturday night when they trailed Beloit 12-5 late in the first quarter of the 3A Sub-State Championship in Norton.  The Lady Monarchs  received a lift from Madyson Koerner when she nailed two late threes to cut the gap to 12-11 heading into the second quarter.  TMP would take the lead late in the second quarter on a Melissa Pfeifer three and free throw.  The Lady Trojans answered with a three of their own to regain the lead.  Koerner would find herself open just before half and she hit her third three of the game to give the Lady Monarchs the 23-21 lead at halftime.

TMP roared out of the gates in the third quarter scoring 12 of the first 17 points.  After leading by five points, 28-23, the Lady Monarchs would not allow Beloit to get any closer.  TMP took a 38-30 lead into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth, the Lady Monarchs extended their lead to double figures at 45-34.  The largest lead for TMP was the 12 points when they reached the final score of 60-48.  Koerner led the way for TMP with 18 points, Kayla Vitztum 15, Megan Koenigsman added 12 and Pfiefer 9.

TMP has now won 19 games in a row and improves to 21-2 on the season and will travel to Hutchinson next week for the 3A State Tournament.  They will open up play on Thursday from the Sports Arena.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

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Boys:  Norton 62, TMP 50

The third time was the charm for the Norton Bluejays as they took out TMP 62-50 in their 3A Sub-State Championship match-up.  Norton, who had lost to TMP twice this season, controlled the pace throughout the game. The Bluejays held an 11-10 advantage after the first quarter.  Tyus Henson paced the way in the second quarter by scoring 10 of his 15 points to help Norton to a 27-22 halftime lead.

TMP would mount a comeback in the third quarter, taking a 36-33 lead late.  Norton would score the final four points of the quarter to take a one point lead heading to the fourth quarter.  TMP would re-gain the lead with the first bucket of the fourth quarter.  That’s when things fell apart for the Monarchs.  Norton would score the next 10 points to take a commanding 47-38 lead, a lead they would not reliquish, picking up the 62-50 win.

With the loss TMP finishes their season at 19-4.  Jared Vitztum led the scoring for TMP with 15 points.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

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Hays falls to McPherson to end season

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By Dustin Armbruster

It was a rematch from the 2015 sub-state championship as Hays and McPherson battled for a 4A-1 state tournament berth on Saturday night. Twelve months ago the game was in Hays and the McPherson Bullpups won on their way to an undefeated state championship. In 2016 both teams traveled three plus hours to Ulysses.

Hays scored the first five points of the game then went cold as McPherson used a 11-2 run over the next five minutes. The Indian’s Isaiah Nunnery buried a three at the end of the first quarter to get back within a single point 11-10.

Highlights

McPherson pushed their advantage as high as six in the second quarter following a 8-3 run to start the quarter. The Indians responded back with three consecutive threes to grab the lead back at 22-19 with 4:30 left before half. The two teams swapped the lead twice more with McPherson building a five point lead until Nunnery scored the final points of the half making the score 32-29 in favor of McPherson.

Hays took the lead twice in the third quarter following back to back three pointers from Nunnery to go up 39-36 and then a Laken Jacobs basket gave the Indians a 41-40 lead inside of two minutes left in the quarter. McPherson though reclaimed the lead at 42-41 heading to the fourth quarter.

Hays took the lead four more times in the fourth quarter. The final coming on a steal and lay up by Drew Young at 53-51 with 3:35 remaining. Hays would only score two more points the remainder of the way. McPherson took the final three plus minutes to out score Hays 14-2 and take the win 65-55.

Coach Rick Keltner

The game featured 17 lead changes. Hays shot 50% from the field and McPherson 60%. Hays was led by Isaiah Nunnery with 22 points. Drew Young scored 15. Nunnery finishes 9th all-time in scoring, 3rd in assists and 2nd in steals over the course of 91 games. McPherson was led by Ben Pyle with 25. Drew Pyle scored 12 and Jacob Loeker added 10.

Hays ends the year at 17-5. McPherson will defend their state title next week in Salina with a 21-1 record.

TMP steams into finals

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

TMP 61, Russell 37

Russell held an early 3-2 over TMP in Friday’s sub-state semifinals in Norton.  The Lady Monarchs proceeded to go on a 14-0 run to end the first quarter and lead 16-3.  The Lady Broncos would answer with the first four points of the second quarter to bring the TMP lead back to single digits at 16-7 and TMP took off again.

The Lady Monarchs outscored Russell 23-11 in the second quarter to take a commanding 39-14 lead at halftime. TMP shot a sizzling 63.6% from the field in the first half and out rebounded Russell 17 to four.  Kayla Vitztum and Katelyn Zimmerman combined for 29 points in the first have to lead the Lady Monarchs.

TMP would build their lead to 32 points a couple of times in the second half.  Russell made a little bit of a run in the fourth quarter to help make the scoreboard look a little better.  The Lady Monarchs eventually won 61-37.

Vitztum led TMP with 22 points, Zimmerman added 19 and Madyson Koerner added 12.  The Lady Monarchs are now 20-2 on the season and will take on Beloit Saturday evening in Norton for the 3A Sub-State Championship.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

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Hays season continues on

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By Dustin Armbruster

For the second year in a row, the Hays High Indians opened up play in one of the toughest sub-states in class 4A-1 against the Buhler Crusaders. Hays at 16-4 and Buhler at 15-5 claimed the two and three seed. McPherson entered post-season play at 19-1 as the one seed taking on fourth seeded Ulysses at 6-14.

Hays could not have drawn up a more picture perfect first quarter. Behind 12 first quarter points on four three point field goals from Isaiah Nunnery, Hays ran out with a 19-0 lead after the first eight minutes. Hays pushed the lead up to 21 points on three occasions in the second quarter.

Highlights

Buhler didn’t score their first points until the 6:40 mark of the second quarter on a pair of free throws. The Crusaders missed their first eleven shots before getting a field goal with 4:05 left in the first half.

Hays took a 32-12 lead to the half time locker room. Some where in the locker room momentum shifted.

Buhler stormed out of the half time break with a 8-0 run forcing a Hays time out at 32-20. Buhler ended hitting 10 of the first 13 shots of the second half getting back within two at 36-34. The Crusaders had a chance to take a lead on a three at that point but came up short. Hays ended the third quarter with a Maddux Winter three point play to go up five 41-36.

Like they did in the third quarter, Buhler started the fourth quarter with a run. This time a 6-0 run gave the Crusaders their first lead at 42-41 with 5:34 left in the game. Hays responded to the deficit with a seven point run to go up 48-42 over the next sixty seconds. Buhler twice got back to within a point. With the Indians leading 50-49, Drew Young stuck a three from the top of the key, giving Hays a two possession lead rest of the way.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays hit just enough free throws and one field goal over the final 1:30 to secure a 60-53 victory. Isaiah Nunnery scored a game high 26. It his his fifth consecutive game scoring 20 or more points. Maddux Winter added ten in the victory.

Hays improves to 17-4 on the year. Buhler ends their season at 15-6. Hays will play the winner of McPherson/Ulysses on Saturday evening for a berth in the 4A-1 state tournament.

TMP wins 2OT thriller

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

TMP 55, Beloit 51  2OT

TMP and Beloit battled tooth and nail in Thursday night’s 3A Sub-State Semifinal in Norton and four quarters was not enough to decide the outcome.  TMP held their largest lead of six points early in the second quarter at 16-10. Beloit would close the half on a 14-5 run to lead 24-21 going to the locker room at the break.

TMP scored the first bucket of the third quarter to pull within one and that’s when the Trojans started to put some things together.  They would score the next eight points to lead by nine midway through the third quarter.  The Monarchs chipped away at the lead and brought it down to a close 37-33 game heading into the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter offense was hard to come by for either team, much like it had been the whole game.  Beloit led by six twice, the second time being a near knockout punch with just under two minutes to play after the fourth three of the game by Taylor Travis made it 44-38 in favor of the Trojans.  TMP would quickly answer when Jared Vitztum hit his second three of the game to cut the lead in half.  Peyton Hoffman got in the action with a steal and a bucket to cut the lead to one.  The Monarchs would hit a late free throw to tie the game and to overtime they went tied at 44.

In the first overtime both teams scored two points with TMP missing a late shot that to send the game to a second overtime.  That’s when TMP would take their first lead since they led 18-17 early in the second quarter. Hoffman’s offensive rebound and score put TMP up 48-46 and they would never trail again.  Ryan Ruder sealed the deal by hitting two late free throws to put the game out of reach.

Beloit finishes their season at 15-7.  TMP improves to 19-3 on the year and will play Norton in the sub-state title game on Saturday at 7:30pm in Norton.

JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW

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Hays High Lady Indian’s season closes in Ulysses

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By Dustin Armbruster

The Hays High Lady Indians headed out to Ulysses on Thursday night to open post-season play against Buhler. Just one notch in the win column separated the second seeded Lady Crusaders (8-12) and three seed Hays (7-13).

It was a rough first half for the two teams as they combined for 28 points. Buhler scored the first points of the game after 4:10 of play and took a 6-4 lead. The first points for Hays came with 1:55 left in the first quarter. Hays made just 2 of their 14 first quarter shots, but made the 14th to get within a basket at 6-4 at the end of the first quarter.

Highlights

Buhler used the games biggest first half run of 5-0 to build 16-8 lead. Hays scored the final four points of the quarter off baskets from Audra Schmeidler and Savannah Schneider and trailed 16-12 at half time.

Hays pulled within a single point at 20-19 on their first three pointer of the game from Mattie Hutchison. Buhler though responded with back-to-back threes to establish a seven point advantage. Trailing 27-22 entering the fourth quarter, Hays got within two points twice and three once. The last opportunity coming down 32-30 with 4:20 remaining following the second of three Talyn Kleweno fourth quarter three pointers. Buhler then went on their best run of the game, 13-0 over the next three minutes to put the game out of reach.

The Lady Indian’s season comes to a close with the 48-38 loss to Buhler. Hays ends the year at 7-14. Buhler moves into the championship game of sub-state on Saturday and improves to 9-12.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays was led by the eleven points of Talyn Kleweno. The Indians graduate three seniors from the team, all who played a significant amount of games for coach Kirk Maska. Haley George played in 62 games, Nicole Dinkel 58 and Audra Schmeidler 69.

Lady Monarchs cruise to semis

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By JEREMY McGUIRE

TMP 63, Ellsworth 17

TMP started Tuesday night’s 3A Sub-State semifinal match-up with Ellsworth on a 19-0 run and the rout was on. The Lady Monarchs built their lead to 34 (41-7) at halftime following a Melissa Pfeifer three pointer.  TMP continued to roll in the second half outscoring the Lady Bearcats 19-6 in the third quarter and eventually winning 63-17.

Pfeifer led TMP with 18 points, Madyson Koerner added 13 and Kayla Vitztum chipped in with 11.  TMP has now won 17 games in a row and improve their record to 19-2.  They will face Russell in the semi-finals on Friday.  The Lady Broncos were 52-39 winners over Minneapolis.

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

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Indian’s Payton Ruder will golf for Baker

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By Dustin Armbruster

Payton Ruder knows that by signing with Baker University to golf he will be receiving much more than the chance to play 18. Ruder signed his letter of intent on Tuesday morning to golf for the Baker Wildcats out of Baldwin City, Kansas.

Ruder weighed the decision on what college to golf at and attend both on the athletic and academic side as well. He plans on heading into the engineering field. With Baker University’s connections to programs at the University of Kansas as well as opportunities in the Kansas City area, the fit was perfect.

Payton Ruder

Ruder has dropped three strokes per 18 holes off his score from freshman through junior seasons. A three time state qualifier, Ruder had his best season in 2015 firing a 72 and landing in 7th place. Ruder is also the back-to-back defending regional champion. He says though the goal this year is more about getting the entire team to state. Ruder will be the lone senior for this spring 2016 season, a season that got practices underway on Monday.

Coach Mark Watts

Ruder has placed in the top ten 15 times in his career including seven times last spring. He will also look to land on the All-WAC team for a fourth consecutive year after garnering 2nd team honors his freshman season and first team his sophomore and junior year.

But Baker will have to wait. For now Ruder is focused on the spring 2016 season and is glad to have his decision done and out of the way.

Monday’s high school basketball sub-state results

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High School Scoreboard WhitmoreBOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division I
Cedar Vale/Dexter 62, South Haven 52
Fairfield 46, Central Burden 44
Marmaton Valley 46, Pleasanton 36
Pike Valley 52, Thunder Ridge 23
Stockton 63, Lakeside 51
Class 1A Division II
Ashland 66, Cunningham 40
Caldwell 62, Norwich 50
Elyria Christian 69, Stafford 42
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 48, Linn 43
Northern Valley 58, Cheylin 48
Pawnee Heights 68, Burrton 60
St. Xavier 64, Altoona-Midway 32
Sylvan-Lucas 37, Natoma 28
Western Plains 60, Healy 29
Class 3A
Beloit 81, Hoisington 56
Caney Valley 51, Neodesha 42
Cheney 54, Douglass 41
Conway Springs 57, Bluestem 37
Ellsworth 58, Phillipsburg 57
Eureka 48, Marion 40
Fredonia 82, Southeast 46
Galena 57, Cherryvale 55
Garden Plains 60, Belle Plaine 47
Halstead 43, Sedgwick 39
Hays-TMP-Marian 51, Minneapolis 26
Hesston 66, Remington 30
Hiawatha 54, Riverside 42
Humboldt 62, Central Heights 47
Lakin 62, Cimarron 39
Larned 57, Southwestern Hts. 37
Marysville 60, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 40
Nemaha Central 77, Pleasant Ridge 52
Northeast-Arma 61, Perry-Lecompton 47
Norton 64, Russell 44
Osage City 72, Riley County 42
Oskaloosa 47, Jayhawk Linn 37
Riverton 43, Erie 22
Rossville 68, Mission Valley 35
Sabetha 72, Atchison County 24
Scott City 57, Lyons 23
Silver Lake 44, Council Grove 38
Southeast Saline 104, Hutchinson Trinity 81
St. Mary’s 67, Royal Valley 64
Sterling 65, Syracuse 35
Wellsville 74, West Franklin 49
Wichita Independent 66, Chaparral 41

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Division II
Crest 50, Altoona-Midway 10
Linn 38, BV Randolph 25
Northern Valley 62, Cheylin 41
Palco 56, Tescott 25
Western Plains 78, Healy 47
Class 2A
Berean Academy 55, Ell-Saline 28
Canton-Galva 35, Inman 30
Central Plains 78, Ellinwood 17
Chase County 55, Northern Heights 47
Ellis 64, Plainville 47
Hillsboro 65, Herington 45
Horton 52, KC Christian 36
Jefferson North 58, Jackson Heights 43
Kiowa County 47, St. John 19
Madison/Hamilton 63, Burlingame 39
Moundridge 65, Little River 22
Olpe 86, Lyndon 19
Oswego 33, West Elk 27
Pittsburg Colgan 46, Udall 20
Pratt Skyline 47, Medicine Lodge 44
Republic County 29, Smith Center 18
Sedan 61, Yates Center 12
Solomon 40, Lincoln 30
South Central 54, Macksville 21
South Gray 63, Elkhart 57
Spearville 53, Johnson-Stanton County 23
Sublette 63, Ness City 39
Trego 39, Rawlins County 36
Troy 47, Heritage Christian 45
Valley Falls 60, McLouth 6
Valley Heights 59, Bennington 45
Wabaunsee 48, Bishop Seabury Academy 24
Washington County 64, Salina Sacred Heart 52
Class 3A
Fredonia 71, Southeast 35
Garden Plains 63, Belle Plaine 15

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