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Hays Boys and Girls Fall in Semi-Finals

Posted on December 4, 2015December 4, 2015

Great Bend 57 Hays 56
The Hays High Lady Indians jumped out to a 6-1 lead over Great Bend in the semi-finals of the 33rd Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout but could not extend their lead over the next four minutes. Great Bend went on a 7-0 at the end of the first quarter and beginning of the second to grab a 17-11 lead over Hays. The Lady Indians immediately responded with a 10-0 run to regain a four point lead with 4:35 left before half time. Hays would only score two more points in the remainder of the second quarter and trailed at half time 31-23 as Great Bend finished the half on a 14-2 run.

Coach Kirk Maska

The Lady Indians opened the second half with a 11-3 run to tie the game at 34 and had three opportunities to score and the take lead but could not capitalize. Great Bend pushed their lead back to seven with 6:30 remaining before Hays ripped off a 8-0 run, giving the Lady Indians a 44-43 lead with 5:45 left. The lead changed hands several times over the final four minutes with Hays getting a Haley George basket with six second remaining for a 56-55 lead. The Indians though fouled on the ensuing in-bound play and Great Bend hit two free throws for a 57-56 victory.

Hays senior Haley George tied her career high set the night before with 12 points to lead the way. Audra Schmeidler scored 11 for a second straight night. Hays is 1-1 and will play Newton for third place Saturday afternoon. Great Bend will Manhattan for the title Saturday evening. The Panthers were led in scoring by Carley Brack with 19, she was 10-13 from the free throw line.

Olathe North 58 Hays 42
The Hays High Indians seemed to rattle Olathe North a bit in the first three minutes of the game, but the Indians made just 1 of their first 9 shots falling behind 6-2. Hays tied the game at eight after Maddux Winter score six consecutive points. Olathe North took the lead for good 10-8 at the end of the first quarter. Hays did draw within one point at 12-11 early in the second quarter, but Olathe North responded with a decisive 11-2 run to go up 23-13.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays did draw within seven twice in the fourth quarter, the last with 4:50 remaining. Olathe North finished the game outscoring the Indians 15-6, winning 58-42.

Hays falls to 1-1 and will play Garden City in the third place game. Olathe North plays Manhattan in the championship. Hays was led by 12 points from Drew Young. Olathe North got 15 from Alonzo Williams to lead four in double figures.

Friday Night’s Highlights

Manhattan sweeps TMP

Posted on December 3, 2015December 4, 2015

By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post

Boys: Manhattan 69, TMP 53

TMP trailed by only six points, 31-25, at halftime against 6A Manhattan but were outscored 19-9 in the third quarter and couldn’t mount a comeback in the fourth. The Monarchs took an early 2-0 out of the gate on a Peyton Hoffman layup and would not lead again the rest of the game. TMP was tied at the end of the first quarter, 11-11, and trailed by as many as eight in the second quarter when sophomore Michael Lager hit a buzzer beating put back to end the half.

Manhattan pulled away in the third quarter and led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter. TMP was led by 23 points from senior Jared Vitztum. The Monarchs will take on Newton in the consolation semi-final matchup at 4:45 on Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School.

Girls: Manhattan 56, TMP 47

Rose McFarland’s TMP Lady Monarchs fought valiantly on Thursday night in the opening round of the Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout in a losing effort, 56-47. TMP took an early 9-5 lead before Manhattan stormed back with an eight-nothing run to end the quarter. The Lady Monarchs would score the first six points of the second quarter to take their last lead of the game,15-13.

Manhattan slowly pulled away in the third quarter, leading 38-31 heading to the fourth. The Lady Indians would build their lead to 11 midway through the fourth quarter before TMP made a charge. The Lady Monarchs cut the lead to two at 47-45 but would not get any closer. Kayla Vitztum led three Lady Monarchs in double figures with 13 points followed by Melissa Pfeifer with 12 and Katelyn Zimmerman with 11. TMP will take on Garden City in the consolation semi-finals at 3 0’clock on Friday afternoon at Hays Middle School

ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Hays Sweeps Colby in Hays City Shootout openers

Posted on December 3, 2015December 4, 2015

The Hays High Lady Indians started off the new basketball season with one of the teams they beat twice last year during a six win season. Hays hosting the 33rd Annual Gerald Mitchell Hays City Shootout took on Colby to start the 2015-16 basketball season.

Colby hit three free throws in the first two minutes to take the early 3-0 lead. Hays responded with six straight points, but once again fell behind at 8-6. That was the last time Hays would trail in the first half. Talyn Kleweno scored ten consecutive points for the Lady Indians in the first quarter and Hays led 15-9 after the first.

Kleweno continued her hot shooting in the second quarter putting up 15 points to set a new career high. Hays pushed their lead as high as twelve before half time and led 30-20 at the break.

Lady Indian Highlights

Hays built their lead to 15 in the third quarter then hit an offensive stall. Colby took advantage to make the game close with a 15-5 run over the next six minutes, getting within five at 41-36. Hays finally broke out of the funk with a three from Audra Schmeidler and a jumper from Nicole Dinkel, pushing the lead back ten and providing enough cushion down the stretch in the 51-41 win.

Coach Kirk Maska

Hays was led by the career highs of 17 from Talyn Kleweno and 12 by Haley George. Schmeidler scored in double figures for the 16th time in her career adding 11. Colby was led by 17 from Brenly Terrell and 11 by Allie Friesen.

Hays moves on the to the semi-finals to face off against WAC foe Great Bend who they beat at the end of last season. Great Bend beat Olathe North 42-36.

The Hays High Indians raced out to a 9-0 lead over Colby in the first 80 seconds of the game and then backed it up with a 16-3 run to lead 27-7 after one quarter. The Indians pushed the lead to 30 at half 50-20. Twelve different players saw time in the first half with nine scoring.

Indians Highlights

The Hays starters played roughly the first four minutes of the third quarter as the Indians pushed their lead to 39 by the end of the third leading 66-27. Both teams cleared the benches in the fourth quarter as Hays moved to 1-0 with a 77-40 victory.

Isaiah Nunnery and Keith Dryden led the team with 14. Maddux Winter scored a career high 10. In all 15 played for the Indians and 12 scored.

Coach Rick Keltner

Hays will take on Olathe North in the semi-finals. The game is a rematch of the 2014 championship won by the North Eagles.

Former FHSU track coach to be inducted into KSHSAA Hall of Fame

Posted on December 1, 2015

KSHSAA

TOPEKA, Kan. – Five individuals have been selected for induction into the Kansas State High School Activities Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Awards will be presented during second semester, 2016, in conjunction with a KSHSAA-sponsored State function /championship or locally, at the inductee’s request. The time and location of each induction ceremony will be announced at a later date @ www.kshsaa.org.

The Class of 2016 Hall of Fame inductees include:

JON BINGESSER, BELOIT – FACULTY
Bingesser’s contributions to athletics runs the full spectrum of possibilities – earning 12 varsity letters in both high school and college, serving as an athletic coach in several high school sports, school athletic director, college coach and senior Olympic participant. After coaching stints early in his career at Palco and Solomon, he lead the Sacred Heart Knights to 3 state football titles (1969, 1974, 1979) and assisted with 4 state basketball titles (1975, 77, 80, 81). Additional football accomplishments include 2 league titles at Beloit HS and 3 league titles with the St. John (Beloit) Bluejays. His HS football record over a span of 41 years is 170-70-1 (.708). He coached in 2 Shrine Bowl games and was inducted into the Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame in 2007. Among many other honors are Hall of Fame inductions at Washburn University and Kansas Wesleyan University.

JIM KROB, HAYS – FACULTY
Jim Krob’s incredible coaching career includes one year at Burdett HS, 7 years at Jewell HS (winning 2 state track titles), 4 years at Russell HS followed by 12 years at Bethany College (winning 7 consecutive KCAC track titles) and 18 years at Ft. Hays State University (winning 5 consecutive Rocky Mountain Conference track titles). A life long member of the Kansas Coaches Association, he attributes his college success to his years in Kansas high schools. After joining the college ranks he continued to give back to high school athletics, hosting numerous track & field clinics, serving as a track and field official/ starter, speaking at numerous clinics and certifying over 2,000 Rule 10 coaches through the ASEP program. He has received numerous coaching awards and one of many Hall of Fame inductions is the National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

J.C. LOUDERBACK, ARKANSAS CITY – FACULTY
To say that J.C. Louderback coached a little tennis in his day is a huge understatement. Louderback is synonymous with tennis success in the state of Kansas. For 36 years (1957-1993) he coached boys tennis at Arkansas City HS resulting in 20 singles and doubles state champions, 4 Class 5A team titles, & 17 Ark Valley League Championships. During this incredible span of time, players from Ark City HS qualified for the state tennis tournament 34 consecutive years, had 4 years of consecutive doubles champs (1984-87), and qualified the entire team for state action 8 years. He has extensive tennis involvement-President of AC Tennis Assn for 40 years, has directed numerous clinics/camps, USTA/Missouri Valley contributions, etc. He is a 4 time Kansas Tennis Coach of the Year and 2 time National High School Regional Tennis Coach of the Year.

GAIL NAYLOR, SILVER LAKE – FACULTY
The consistent success Gail Naylor developed over four decades of coaching Speech and Debate is evidenced by the numbers: 60 KSHSAA State Champions in individual and team events in 3A competition; including four consecutive team titles, 68 Champions in NFL competition in the Flint Hills District against schools from 2A to 6A, and 26 years under which she has at least one qualifier to the national competition. Her students also excelled by winning fourteen 3A State Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champions and seven 3-2-1A State Debate Titles. Naylor also directed 29 plays and musicals and mentored nine student teachers in debate and speech coaching. Among her many honors and Hall of Fame recognitions, she was named the Teacher of the Year at Silver Lake four years and nominated for Kansas State Teacher of the Year five times.

BRIAN SHAY, PAOLA – STUDENT (Paola High School, 1991-1995)
Brian Shay was a standout two sport student athlete at Paola High School. During his senior year of football, he was a starting running back and linebacker for the 1994 Class 4A State Champion Football Team, scoring 27 touchdowns and setting a school record of 3495 career rushing yards and 324 career tackles. He was named a Class 4A First Team All-State and First Team All Classifications All-State. In wrestling he captured 2 state titles – Class 4A 160 pound title (29-2) his junior year and capped off his high school wrestling career his senior year with a state title and undefeated season (28-0) at 185 pounds. After graduation he played football at Emporia State, setting numerous Division II records. In 1998 he was named the Harlon Hill Trophy Winner (Division II’s equivalent to the Heisman Trophy). In 2015 he was inducted into the MIAA Hall of Fame

Phillipsburg Wins First Ever Football Title

Posted on November 28, 2015November 28, 2015

By Dustin Armbruster

Each of Saturday’s 2-1A state championship contenders had something in common. Neither Phillipsburg or Troy had ever won a state football title. In fact both were playing in their first ever state title game.

Neither offense could get much going early in the game, it was the Troy defense that scored the first points of the game. Phillipsburg had held Troy on 4th and goal from the one yard line, but two plays later the Panthers fumbled the football back into the endzone. The Panthers recovered but were tackled in the end zone for a Troy Trojans safety. Troy then held Phillipsburg to three plays and a punt and struck on a 45 yard touchdown pass from Reid Greaser to Cuttar Huss. The extra point put Troy up 9-0 with 3:40 left in the first quarter.

Phillipsburg would find find their rhythm on offense in the second quarter. Kirk Coomes capped off an 11 play 62 yard drive with a seven yard touchdown run. Troy struck back with a wild 56 yard pass on third down from Greaser to Chris Winkel and tacked on a two point conversion to go back up 17-8. Just 1:06 later Kirk Coomes broke off a 54 yard touchdown run and again added the two point conversion getting the Panthers within a point at 17-16.

Phillipsburg held Troy on 4th down with 4:00 to go in the first half, but had their drive stalled at the 25 yard line following a penalty.

Coach JB Covington

Troy started the second half with the football once again got inside the red zone again but could not score. Phillipsburg turned their opening drive into a score on a 62 yard Kirk Coomes run, taking their first lead of the game at 22-17. Troy took the lead back, 23-22, with their longest drive of the game, 11 plays and 66 yards, scoring on a Greaser to Winkel three yard pass with 4:13 left in the third quarter.

Phillipsburg ensuing possession ended after a bad snap on a punt attempt, giving Troy the football at the Panther 28 yard line. The Panther defense would hold on fourth down with one of the seven Phillipsburg sacks on the day. The first break in Trojan offense came early in the fourth quarter. Phillipsburg would sack and force a Trojan fumble recovered by the Panthers at the Troy 26 yard line. Kirk Coomes would rumble in for his fourth touchdown of the day. The touchdown came on 4th down from the four yard line. Coomes accounted for all 30 points as he ran in the two point conversion giving Phillipsburg a 30-23 lead. The Panthers had two opportunities to add points over the final ten minutes but punted the ball after three plays each time.

Troy scored after the second of those two punts on the fourth touchdown pass by Greaser, this one again to Cuttar Huss. Troy however did not convert on the two point conversion leaving the score 30-29 with 3:17 remaining.

Troy attempted an on-side kick but touched the ball just before the minimum ten yard requirement. Phillipsburg would drain the final three plus minutes off the clock but not with out drama. The Panthers were set up with 4th and four and following a time out went with a hard count to draw Troy offsides. The result of the first down allowed Phillipsburg to take three knees out of the victory formation and win 30-29.

Mark Coomes

Sophomore Kirk Coomes led the way for Phillipsburg with 243 yards rushing and four touchdowns. He scored all 30 of Phillipsburg’s points scoring on three two-point conversions.

Troy’s quarterback Reid Greaser went 17-24 for 298 yards and 4 touchdowns.

HHS basketball to host Maroon and Gold Scrimmage Friday

Posted on November 25, 2015November 23, 2015

Hays High basketball will hold the 31stannual Maroon and Gold intrasquad basketball scrimmage this Friday (Nov. 27th) at Hays high school. This year’s girls’ team will play at 6 p.m. followed by the boys team at 7 p.m.

The evening will include a look at this year’s teams and the boys Basketball parents meeting.

Admission is a canned good which will be donated to the National Honor Societies Hays High Holiday Help Project for families in need.

The scrimmage is open to the public

Taylor Groen-Younger signs with Pratt CC

Posted on November 23, 2015November 23, 2015

By Dustin Armbruster

Hays High senior Taylor Groen-Younger has loved the game of volleyball since the fourth grade. Thanks to hard work, she will be continuing that volleyball career for at least two more years. Groen-Younger signed her National Letter of Intent on Monday to play volleyball for Pratt Community College.

Taylor Groen-Younger

Her coach Christin Nunnery said aside from the sets that every player likes, it is Groen-Younger attitude that shines when she is on the court. Nunnery said that you can see her love for volleyball during every point of the match.

Coach Christin Nunnery

Indian’s Isaiah Nunnery becomes a Tiger

Posted on November 16, 2015November 16, 2015

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

When the offer was made, it was simply to good to pass up on, that’s why on Monday Hays High senior Isaiah Nunnery signed his National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at Fort Hays State University. Nunnery knew he wanted to play college ball and when factoring in his family, the city of Hays and his family’s history at FHSU the fit was perfect for the 6’3″ guard that has played both point and shooting guard.

Isaiah Nunnery

Both Nunnery’s mom and dad competed at Fort Hays. Christin, a former Hays High Indian and current HHS volleyball coach, played volleyball for the black and gold. Tim was a standout on the FHSU basketball team.

Isaiah has been playing on varsity for Rick Keltner’s Indians since his freshman year. Nunnery was part of the 2013-14 team that went undefeated in the regular season and finished fourth at the 5A state tournament.

Coach Rick Keltner

Nunnery has played in 69 games in his career. In those games he has scored in double figures 19 times, 18 of those coming in his junior season where he also finished fifth in single season assists. His 467 career point put him 36th all time, he is also 8th in assists and 12th in steals, with still a full season to go. Practice started on Monday with two-a-days for the upcoming season that begins December 3rd with the Hays City Shoot-Out.

Hays Indian Kylie Brown signs with FHSU volleyball

Posted on November 16, 2015November 17, 2015

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Kylie Brown has been part of a class that made volleyball a priority since the sixth grade. With that dedication Brown and the rest of her teammates turned a ten win Hays High volleyball program into one of the top ten volleyball teams in class 4A-DI this past season.

Kylie Brown

Also with that dedication has come the opportunity to play volleyball on the collegiate level. Monday Brown decided to continue her career at Fort Hays State University, signing her National Letter of Intent. Brown joins fellow senior Madison Prough who has also inked her letter to play for the Tigers.

Coach Christin Nunnery

Brown patrolled the middle of the front row for Hays High with a high level of success. As a junior Brown set the school record for blocks in a single season. She missed six matches as a senior due to injury, but according to her coach Christin Nunnery, she was on pace to break her own record in 2015. Brown likely won’t be playing the middle at FHSU and will switch to right side hitter but was willing to play the position in high school to help fill the team’s need.

Brown was named to the honorable mention team for 4A-DI this past season and first team on the Western Athletic Conference honors.

Several area volleyball players receive all-state recognition by the KVA

Posted on November 16, 2015November 17, 2015

Several area volleyball players have received all-state recognition by the Kansas Volleyball Association

KVA All-State Teams

Hays High’s Albany Schaffer and Kylie Brown were both honorable mention picks in 4A-Division I while TMP-Marian’s sophomore Kayla Vitztum was an honorable mention pick in 3A.

Shania Werner of Plainville along with Regan Stiawalt were both named second team in 2A while Lexie McDowell of Hill City was an honorable mention pick.

Morgan West from La Crosse is a first team selection in 1A-Division I while teammate Olivia Baus was named to the second team.

Hannah Waldman of state champ Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell was named the 1A-Division II Player of the Year and was a first team pick while teammates Zoe Schultz and Carlie Zimmerman were both named to the second team.

High School Football Scoreboard November 13th

Posted on November 14, 2015

By Dustin Armbruster

6A Sectional
Blue Valley (9-2) 42 Lawrence (10-1) 17
Shawnee Mission East (9-2) 30 Olathe North (10-1) 44

Lawrence Free State (8-3) 52 Wichita Northwest (10-1) 34
Derby (10-1) 46 Junction City (10-1) 27

5A Sectional
Mill Valley (10-1) 56 Pittsburg (9-2) 21
St. James Academy (9-2) 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (9-2) 42

Bishop Carroll (10-1) 44 Wichita Heights (7-4) 14
Goddard Eisenhower (7-4) 16 Maize South (8-3) 0

4A-DI Sectional
Eudora (8-3) 60 Basehor-Linwood (6-5) 59 (2-OT)
Paola (9-2) 14 Bishop Miege (10-1) 65

Abilene (9-2) 34 Andover Central (9-2) 35
Buhler (10-1) 14 Topeka Hayden (10-1) 17

4A-DII Sectional
Holton (8-3) 22 Frotenac (7-4) 7
Santa Fe Trail (6-5) 27 Columbus (11-0) 36

Andale (9-2) 28 Hugoton (5-6) 27 (OT)
Holcomb (9-2) 55 Wamego (5-6) 14

3A Sectional
Sabetha (7-5) 14 Wellsville (10-2) 31
St. Mary’s Colgan (9-3) 32 Rossville (12-0) 42

Hoisington (11-1) 8 Halstead (12-0) 44
Norton (9-2) v Wichita Collegiate (11-0) 3:00 Saturday

2-1A Sectional
Troy (9-1) 58 Lyndon (8-3) 21
Jackson Heights (8-2) 6 Olpe (9-2) 26

Oakley (7-4) 21 Smith Center (10-1) 42
Phillipsburg (9-2) 26 Meade (10-1) 21

8-Man 1 Sub-State
Hanover (12-0) 56 Burlingame (11-1) 32
Spearville (12-0) 68 Solomon (10-2) 36

8-Man 2 Sub-State
Axtell (10-2) 0 Attica-Argonia (12-0) 52
Victoria (11-0) 40 Wallace Co (11-1) 8

Pair of Indians sign to play FHSU baseball

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

They’ve been playing baseball together since both were seven years old. Friday, Hays High seniors Jared Haynes and Cole Schumacher signed their National Letters of Intent to play baseball for Fort Hays State University.

Haynes got his first chance to play on the varsity level midway through his sophomore year. Due to injuries, Haynes got an opportunity to be in the line-up of the second game of a double header with Garden City. He hasn’t left the lineup since. In that first varsity game Haynes went collected two hits, scored a run and stole a base.

Jared Haynes

Haynes selected FHSU on the basis that it just felt right and his father played football for the Tigers as well. He is a career .333 hitter. Haynes has also appeared on the mound in two games. Once in a starting role and once in relief.

Coach Frank Leo About Jared Haynes

Schumacher has seen varsity time since his freshman season. Used primarily as a pitcher that season, he did bat in nine games. It was his sophomore season that started out the new Tiger with a bang. Schumacher hit safely in 15 of the first 16 games that year. His junior year did not yield the number of hits one would expect out of a lead-off hitter, but thanks to a keen eye Schumacher was able to walk 25 times to tied the school record for walks in a single season. His 36 career free passes has him just two outside of the career top ten list.

Cole Schumacher

Schumacher is a career .291 hitter and has also seen time on the mound. He posted a 1.57 ERA as a junior posting a 5-2 record. Schumacher threw a team high 50.2 innings last season striking out 45 and walking 19. For his career Schumacher is 11-2 with a 1.74 ERA over 92.1 innings in 22 total appearances.

Cole’s older sister Katelyn is a member of the KU softball team.

Coach Frank Leo About Cole Schmacher

Hays High’s Madison Prough inks with FHSU

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015

By DUSTIN ARMBRUSTER
Hays Post

Madison Prough wanted to play collegiate volleyball and when the opportunity to do so where her family could watch her do so, the chance was too good to pass up. Prough signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball for Fort Hays State University on Wednesday.

Madison Prough

Coach Christin Nunnery

Prough played on the varsity level at the setter spot all four years of her high school career. She not only saw her own success increase over time, but the programs as well. As a freshman Prough was part of a team that won only 11 matches. As a senior the Indians won 29 matches and finished the regular season ranked in the top ten of 4A-DI. Prough finished her career with 1,271 career assists which puts her second all-time at Hays High. The senior tallied 450 assists in 2015 which set the single season record. She also ranks 5th and 8th in single season aces with 38 this year and 34 her junior year.