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Scott City, Wichita State star released by Knicks

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Baker / New York Knicks

The Athletic is reporting the New York Knicks will release Ron Baker to clear roster space.

The 25-year-old Baker, who played his high school basketball Scott City, had played with the Knicks since the 2016-17 season after a successful college career at Wichita State University. He was a three-time first team conference play in the Missouri Valley Conference and an honorable mention All-American in 2015.

“Ron is a true professional, and we thank his for all of his contributions during his time with the Knicks,” said Steve Mills, Knicks president. “His dedication and passion for the game are unquestioned and have been truly appreciated by our fans and organization. We wish him all the best.”

Baker appeared in 92 games (14 starts) over three seasons, averaging 3.3 point, 1.8 assists and 1.5 rebounds. He averaged 14.7 minutes a game during his time in New York.

Wichita State holds Jacksonville State at bay

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Samajae Haynes-Jones scored 17 points and Markis McDuffie made the go-ahead jumper with 4:31 left and Wichita State beat Jacksonville State 69-65 on Wednesday night.

McDuffie missed 12 of 15 shot attempts, but after Haynes-Jones added a 3-pointer after his jump shot for a 64-60 lead, McDuffie made three free throws with 34 seconds left to create safe space for the Shockers (5-4). He finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. Jaime Echenique scored 12 points shooting 6 of 8 with seven rebounds.

Despite shooting 5 of 18 from 3-point range, the Shockers were 29 of 67 (43 percent) to 38 percent (24 of 63) for the Gamecocks.

Ty Hudson and Marlon Hunter led Jacksonville State (5-4) with 15 points apiece and Jason Burnell and Jamall Gregory each scored 10.

FHSU’s Shedeed named to Academic All-America First Team

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AUSTIN, Texas – Fort Hays State senior safety Connor Shedeed was named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Shedeed receives this distinction after being named to the Academic All-District Team.

Shedeed holds a 3.81 GPA at Fort Hays State while double majoring in Criminal Justice and Political Science. He is one of eight defensive backs nationally named to the Academic All-America Team, voted among the top four. Google Cloud Academic All-America Football Team selections are based upon both an athlete’s accomplishments in the classroom and their impact on the field.

Shedeed had a great senior season for the Tigers, leading the team in interceptions with three. He ranked second on the team in tackles with 88. For his career, Shedeed had 251 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, and 3 forced fumbles, playing in all 48 games for FHSU since the beginning of his redshirt-freshman season. Shedeed was a two-time All-MIAA selection, earning second team honors in 2018 and an honorable mention pick in 2017.

Shedeed is Fort Hays State’s sixth Academic All-America selection under head coach Chris Brown. He joins Alex Whitehill, Jesse Trent (3-time recipient), and Doyin Jibowu as student-athletes under Brown to earn the distinction. Overall, Shedeed is the 48th Academic All-America selection by CoSIDA in Fort Hays State’s history.

FHSU’s Delgado and Brown earn D2CCA All-American honors

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Fort Hays State had two players named to the D2CCA All-America team for the 2018 season. Linebacker Jose Delgado and placekicker Dante Brown both earned First Team honors at their respective positions. Both have received All-America honors for two consecutive seasons.

Delgado, the D2CCA Super Region 3 Defensive Player of the Year, headlines the first-team selections at linebacker. Delgado finished the year with 117 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble, earning MIAA Defensive Player of the Year honors as well. He reached double figures in tackles eight times in the 12 games played in 2018, reaching 14 twice. He reached double figures in a game 20 times throughout his 44-game career with the Tigers, earning All-MIAA honors three times and first-team honors the last two years. With 402 career tackles, he became the all-time tackles leader in Fort Hays State’s NCAA Division II era.

Brown now has All-America honors at two different positions after earning All-America Third Team honors as a punter last year from the Don Hansen Football Committee. Earning first team honors as a kicker, Brown was the leader in voting for kickers nationally. His numbers back the selection as he led the nation in field goals made with 28. He averaged an NCAA-best 2.33 field goals per game, breaking the MIAA record for field goals in a season by three and coming just two shy of the NCAA Division II single-season record. He converted 84.8 percent of his field goal attempts, going 28-of-33 for the season, to rank fifth in NCAA Division II. Brown also shattered the Fort Hays State single-season record for points with 123, going past the mark of 94 set last year by his predecessor at placekicker, Brandon Brown. With 123 points, Brown ranks 12th in NCAA Division II in scoring. Brown also remained the team’s punter this year with 67 punts for 2,772 yards, averaging 41.4 yards per attempt. He was an All-MIAA First Team selection at both kicker and punter this year.

Delgado and Brown are the third and fourth repeat All-America performers at Fort Hays State in the program’s NCAA Division II history. They join Keith Eck (1995 and 1996) and Nathan Shepherd (2016 and 2017) as the only players to receive postseason All-America honors multiple years. Eck was the FHSU record holder for tackles (361) in the program’s NCAA history until Delgado broke that mark this year with 41 more.

Tuesday’s high school basketball scores

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BOYS PREP BASKETBALL
Andale 62, Clearwater 22
Andover 81, Maize South 63
Andover Central 61, Goddard 26
Baxter Springs 57, Erie 45
Belle Plaine 77, Chaparral 55
Beloit 65, Southeast Saline 35
Bennington 36, Lakeside 27
Berean Academy 56, Caldwell 36
Blue Valley 49, SM North 46
Burlingame 45, Lebo 42
Burlington 78, Iola 41
Central Plains 45, St. John 32
Centralia 51, Onaga 13
Chanute 48, Labette County 38
Chapman 52, Wamego 48
Circle 52, Augusta 51
Clifton-Clyde 52, Linn 23
Columbus 55, Cherryvale 47
Conway Springs 46, Douglass 33
Council Grove 58, West Franklin 50
Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 63, Rawlins County 60
El Dorado 51, Winfield 49
Ellis 36, Wheatland-Grinnell 22
Ellsworth 37, Minneapolis 34, OT
Frankfort 62, Valley Heights 55
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 40, Wakefield 22
Halstead 63, Sedgwick 46
Hanover 69, BV Randolph 40
Haven 62, Nickerson 54
Hays 82, Colby 69
Hesston 52, Smoky Valley 46, OT
Hiawatha 51, Nemaha Central 47
Hoxie 74, Wallace County 52
Independence 50, Coffeyville 40
Jefferson West 56, Perry-Lecompton 51
KC Christian 62, Maranatha Academy 57
KC Piper 71, Bonner Springs 63
KC Sumner 66, Atchison 55
KC Washington 77, KC Wyandotte 46
Kingman 73, Medicine Lodge 42
Lakin 85, Sublette 59
Lamar, Mo. 60, Galena 45
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 58, Rock Hills 28
Louisburg 69, Frontenac 47
Lyons 41, Canton-Galva 35
Macksville 61, Hutchinson Central Christian 45
Maize 58, Derby 57
Manhattan 51, Junction City 49
Marion 54, Hillsboro 52
Marysville 61, Concordia 36
McLouth 69, Horton 41
McPherson 54, Buhler 51
Minneola 57, Satanta 37
Mission Valley 46, Chase County 37
Newton 58, Salina South 51
Northern Valley 51, Logan 27
Olathe West 55, BV Southwest 49
Olpe 50, Madison/Hamilton 23
Osage City 57, Lyndon 42
Osborne 75, Victoria 62
Ottawa 60, Topeka West 53, 3OT
Pittsburg 66, Parsons 61
Plainville 62, Natoma 35
Pleasanton 46, Crest 39
Riley County 54, Clay Center 44
Riverton 67, Oswego 21
Rose Hill 67, Wellington 35
Royal Valley 56, Holton 38
SM Northwest 37, Mill Valley 35
SM South 72, Olathe North 67
SM West 46, Lawrence Free State 35
Sabetha 30, Riverside 16
Salina Central 62, Valley Center 47
Salina Sacred Heart 50, Russell 44
Santa Fe Trail 85, Prairie View 71
Shawnee Heights 69, Lansing 56
Smith Center 64, Pike Valley 22
South Gray 92, Ingalls 36
Spring Hill 56, Metro Academy 55
St. Mary’s 62, Rock Creek 54
St. Paul 59, Uniontown 23
Sylvan-Lucas 46, Lincoln 35
TMP-Marian 52, Pratt 39
Tonganoxie 44, KC Turner 32
Topeka 60, Topeka Hayden 45
Topeka Seaman 63, Highland Park 50
Trego 44, Oakley 42, 2OT
Valley Falls 39, Pleasant Ridge 38
Washburn Rural 67, Emporia 52
Wellsville 59, Osawatomie 49
Wichita Campus 71, Hutchinson 5
Wichita Collegiate 74, Mulvane 39
Wichita County 55, Weskan 44
Wichita East 75, Wichita Bishop Carroll 63
Wichita South 59, Kapaun Mount Carmel 55
Wichita Southeast 69, Wichita West 40
Wichita Trinity 71, Cheney 47

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL
Andale 63, Clearwater 22
BV Randolph 74, Hanover 40
Baxter Springs 39, Erie 29
Bennington 36, Lakeside 27
Berean Academy 49, Caldwell 37
Bluestem 58, Fredonia 19
Burlingame 35, Lebo 30
Burlington 51, Iola 34
Central Plains 54, St. John 28
Centralia 67, Onaga 12
Cheney 59, Wichita Trinity 47
Cimarron 37, Larned 35
Circle 36, Augusta 24
Clay Center 46, Riley County 38
Clifton-Clyde 58, Linn 48
Columbus 53, Cherryvale 45
Conway Springs 45, Douglass 20
Council Grove 67, West Franklin 20
Crest 43, Pleasanton 34
Derby 50, Maize 40
Dodge City 50, Hugoton 46
Dundy County-Stratton, Neb. 62, Rawlins County 47
Ellsworth 37, Minneapolis 34
Frankfort 48, Valley Heights 34
Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 41, Wakefield 15
Goddard 56, Andover Central 32
Goddard-Eisenhower 66, Arkansas City 44
Halstead 44, Sedgwick 33
Hays 47, Colby 44
Hesston 45, Smoky Valley 13
Hillsboro 42, Marion 27
Hodgeman County 56, Ness City 31
Holton 61, Royal Valley 59, 2OT
Hoxie 61, Wallace County 31
Hutchinson 37, Wichita Campus 28
Hutchinson Central Christian 42, Macksville 38
Independence 56, Coffeyville 29
Jefferson North 39, Atchison County 35
Jefferson West 43, Perry-Lecompton 28
KC Piper 86, Bonner Springs 21
KC Sumner 82, Atchison 30
Kingman 36, Medicine Lodge 30
Kinsley 53, Pratt Skyline 27
Labette County 52, Chanute 48
Lamar, Mo. 50, Galena 32
Lansing 39, Shawnee Heights 29
Lawrence 58, KC Wyandotte 11
Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 58, Rock Hills 28
Logan 66, Northern Valley 40
Louisburg 57, Frontenac 51
Lyons 46, Canton-Galva 41
Maize South 61, Andover 46
Manhattan 72, Junction City 16
Marysville 54, Concordia 35
McPherson 66, Buhler 35
Mill Valley 49, SM Northwest 41
Minneola 57, Satanta 37
Moundridge 47, Little River 43
Nemaha Central 59, Hiawatha 21
Newton 39, Salina South 23
Nickerson 60, Haven 48
Northern Heights 49, Central Heights 20
Olathe East 41, Notre Dame de Sion, Mo. 37
Olpe 56, Madison/Hamilton 16
Osage City 43, Lyndon 19
Oswego 41, Riverton 32
Ottawa 52, Topeka West 43
Parsons 45, Pittsburg 39
Pleasant Ridge 47, Valley Falls 34
Pratt 35, TMP-Marian 26
Rose Hill 67, Wellington 35
Russell 49, Salina Sacred Heart 35
SM West 46, Lawrence Free State 35
Sabetha 53, Riverside 24
Salina Central 57, Valley Center 39
Santa Fe Trail 43, Prairie View 31
Smith Center 74, Pike Valley 18
South Central 50, Kiowa County 44
South Gray 70, Ingalls 38
Southeast 46, Yates Center 43
Southeast Saline 52, Beloit 44
Spearville 54, Fowler 7
Spring Hill 43, Metro Academy 42
St. Mary’s 32, Rock Creek 31
St. Paul 53, Uniontown 25
Sublette 62, Lakin 45
Sylvan-Lucas 49, Lincoln 23
Topeka 69, Topeka Hayden 50
Topeka Seaman 56, Highland Park 43
Trego 32, Oakley 24
Victoria 48, Osborne 35
Wamego 40, Chapman 29
Washburn Rural 58, Emporia 44
Wellsville 86, Osawatomie 39
Weskan 47, Wichita County 37
Wichita Bishop Carroll 56, Wichita East 26
Wichita Collegiate 45, Mulvane 14
Wichita Home School 47, Elyria Christian 17
Wichita South 60, Kapaun Mount Carmel 52
Wichita Sunrise 57, Wichita Classical 26
Wilson 40, Palco 31
Winfield 51, El Dorado 49

TMP basketball teams split doubleheader in Pratt

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The TMP boys and girls basketball teams split a doubleheader Tuesday night in Pratt against their former Mid-State Activities Association rivals the Greenbacks.

Girls: Pratt 35, TMP 26
The TMP Monarchs were held to a season-low 26 points and managed to shoot just 27 percent as they fall 35-26 to the Pratt Greenbacks Tuesday in Pratt.

Pratts opened the game on a 10-0 run and had built a 13-4 lead after the first quarter.

With just over one minute to play in the first half the Greenbacks had 12-point at 23-11 but the Monarchs closed the first half on a 9-4 run and trailed 23-17 at the break.

The second half was much the same, a low scoring affair that saw Pratt hold the Monarchs to just three points in the third quarter and led 29-20.

Early in the fourth quarter Pratt had built an 11-point lead at 31-20. TMP was able to close the deficit to five after a pair of Jillian Lowe field goals but Pratt made just enough free throws down the stretch to earn the 35-26 win.

Sasha Wasinger had a team-high seven points for the Monarchs and Lowe chipped in with six.

TMP falls to 2-3 on the season.

TMP girls highlights

Boys: TMP 42, Pratt 39

The TMP Monarchs ran their win streak to three games Tuesday with a 42-39 win over Pratt.

The Monarchs used a 7-2 first quarter lead and took a 14-8 lead into the second quarter.

After Pratt had cut the lead to just two the Monarchs answered with a 8-1 run with Carson Jacobs scoring three points and Ryan Karlin adding a three-pointer to give the Monarchs the 22-13 halftime lead.

Pratt used a 8-1 run in the third quarter that cut the deficit to five, 28-23.

In the fourth quarter 12 of the Monarchs 14 points came from the free throw line as they held off a late Pratt rally for the 42-39 win.

Lucas Lang scored eight of his team-high 13 points at the free throw line in the fourth quarter to lead all scorers. Pratt’s Kaden Evert hit two three pointers in the final minutes to keep the Greenbacks close and finished with 10 points.

The Monarchs improve to 3-2 with the win while Pratt drops to 2-3.

The Monarchs will host Oakley in the first home game of the season Friday.

Coach Bill Meagher postgame interview

TMP boys highlights

Hays High sweeps Colby in first road test

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Girls

Hays 47 – Colby 44

Hays was on the road Tuesday night following a ten day layoff after their 1-2 start at the Hays City Shootout.

Colby ran off a 6-0 run in the first quarter to grab their biggest first half lead at 12-7.  A Savannah Schneider field goal cut the deficit down to 12-9 after one quarter.  Down by four early in the second quarter, Hays went on a 9-0 run including two Jaycee Dale field goals to regain the lead at 18-13.  The Indians pushed their advantage to six on one occasion after a 6-2 spurt.  Colby hit one of four free throws to end the half at 24-19 in favor of the Indians.

Highlights

 

Hays scored eight straight points midway through the third quarter to take their first double digit lead and eventually lead 36-22.  Colby though refused to go away answering with a 12-0 run and getting back to within two point early in the fourth quarter.  A basket from Tasiah Nunnery capped a 8-3 push that gave Hays a seven point lead with 2:40 left in the game.  Colby again went on a run with seven straight and tied the game at 1:10 on a pair of free throws.  Colby though would not score again and Hays made three of six free throws to win 47-44.

Coach Alex Hutchins

 

Hays was led in scoring by Savannah Schneider with 17 points.  Tasiah Nunnery added her first career double-double to the cause with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the now 2-2 Hays High Indians.  Colby falls to 3-2.

Boys

Hays 82 – Colby 69

Hays used a 16-4 first quarter run to build a double digit lead at 19-9 with two minutes left in the quarter.  Hays kept the lead at seven through the first eight minutes.  Colby cut the lead down to one two times but back to back three pointers from Carson Kieffer and Dylan Ruder put Hays back up by seven.  Colby finished the final five minutes of the half on a 17-6 run to take a 41-37 lead at halftime.

Highlights

 

Neither team led by more than four points in the third quarter with the two changing the lead four times and the third tie of the quarter sent the game to a 55-55 beginning of the fourth quarter.

Colby took the first fourth quarter lead with a basket just fifteen seconds in and then grabbed the lead back at 59-58 just fifteen seconds later.  Hays then embarked on a game deciding 17-3 run to build up a 13 point lead with 4:17 left.  Colby never got closer than nine rest of the way as Hays made five of their final six free throws to win 82-69.

Coach Rick Keltner

 

Hays was led by Tradgon McCrae’s season high 22 points.  TJ Nunnery tied a career mark of 13.  Dayln Schwarz tallied career highs of 12 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double.  Hays is now 2-2 on the year and will host Pratt next Tuesday for their final game of 2018.  Colby falls to 3-2.

FHSU women move up in both media and coaches poll

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The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team has continued its climb in the national polls after a pair of conference victories, moving to No. 6 in the WBCA Division II Coaches Poll while sliding up to fourth in the D2SIDA Media Poll.

The Tigers are up three spots in the Coaches poll after earning a pair of wins as the ninth-ranked team in the country last week. Fort Hays State was one of four schools to be listed atop at least one ballot this week, picking up one first-place vote. The Tigers earned 469 points in the voting process, 15 points behind fifth-place Bentley.

Fort Hays State is the top-ranked team in the central region in both polls, with Central Missouri ranked 15th in the Coaches poll and Augustana ranked 14th in the Media poll.

The Tigers are 4-1 all-time as the sixth-ranked team in the country after sitting at that spot in the polls twice during the 2014-15 season.

It is the best ranking for the Tigers in the Coaches poll since they were ranked fifth on February 9, 2016 while it is their top spot in the Media poll since they were No. 1 on December 15, 2015.

Two other MIAA programs join the Tigers and Jennies in the Coaches poll, with Central Oklahoma and Emporia State clinging to last week’s rankings of No. 23 and No. 24, respectively.

The Tigers will take a brief hiatus from conference play over the holiday season before returning to league play against Central Missouri in January. Tabor College opens the non-conference stretch when the Bluejays come to Gross Memorial Coliseum for a 7 p.m. tip Friday (Dec. 14).

Below are the complete national polls for December 11, 2018.

WBCA Coaches Poll – Week 4 D2SIDA Media Poll – Week 4
Rk Team (1st) Rcd Pts Prev Rk Team (1st) Rcd Pts Prev
1 Union (Tenn.) (18) 9-0 594 2 1 Union (14) 9-0 392 1
2 Indiana (Pa.) (3) 8-0 563 3 2 Bentley (1) 10-0 380 3
3 West Texas A&M 8-0 538 4 3 West Texas A&M 8-0 371 4
4 Drury 9-0 504 6 4 Fort Hays State 8-0 345 6
5 Bentley 10-0 484 5 5 Northwest Nazarene (1) 9-0 338 7
6 Fort Hays State (1) 8-0 469 9 6 Lewis 6-1 313 9
7 Northwest Nazarene 9-0 432 10 7 IUP 8-0 294 11
8 Ashland (2) 8-1 428 1 8 USciences 8-0 278 10
9 University of the Sciences 8-0 392 11 9 UC San Diego 8-0 269 12
10 UC San Diego 8-0 369 12 10 Drury 9-0 256 14
11 Grand Valley State 8-1 330 15 11 North Georgia 6-1 253 13
12 Virginia Union 8-1 321 8 12 California 8-0 218 17
13 Alaska Anchorage 7-1 293 13 13 Florida Southern 6-1 164 20
14 California (Pa.) 8-0 278 17 14 Augustana 10-1 163 24
15 Central Missouri 7-2 249 7 T15 Grand Valley 8-1 159 RV
16 North Georgia 6-1 233 16 T15 Alaska Anchorage 7-1 159 18
17 Florida Southern 6-1 202 18 17 Jefferson 9-0 155 19
18 Black Hills State 6-1 182 14 18 St. Mary’s (Texas) 8-1 138 NR
19 Thomas Jefferson Univ. 9-0 165 25 19 Virginia Union 8-1 109 5
20 Lewis 6-1 163 22 20 Wingate 6-2 103 22
21 Saint Mary’s (Texas) 8-1 144 NR 21 Ashland 8-1 96 2
22 Angelo State 5-1 85 21 22 Southwestern Okla. 8-1 88 RV
23 Central Oklahoma 8-1 68 23 23 Angelo State 5-1 37 16
24 Emporia State 7-2 53 24 24 Central Missouri 6-2 30 8
25 Stonehill 8-2 51 19 25 Central Washington 6-1 25 R

Report: Royals land speedster Billy Hamilton

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Billy Hamilton have agreed to a $5.25 million contract for next season that includes up to $1 million in incentives.

Hamilton was the everyday center fielder for the Reds last season, but he was not tendered a contract for 2019.

Although a lifetime .236 hitter, he stole at least 50 bases four straight seasons before dipping to 34 last year.

Click HERE for Hamilton’s career stats.

HOOPS HIGHLIGHTS: Trego, Ness City starting strong

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By C.D. DESALVO
Hays Post

11th Annual Purple & Gold Tournament

Girls: Trego takes the title, beating Oakley 32-24

Lili Shubert led the way for the Golden Eagles with 13 points to win their first Purple & Gold Tournament. The sophomore averaged 17.3 points throughout the three games in the tournament. The Golden Eagles are 4-0 on the year and will coincidentally play Oakley in WaKeeney again Tuesday in a regular season matchup.

Boys: Ness City wins seventh Purple & Gold Tournament with a 55-52 win over Northern Valley

John Pfannenstiel reached 1,000 career points in a thrilling victory over the fifth-ranked team in Class 1A. The senior averaged 25 points over the three tournament games. Teammate Andres Rios averaged 9 rebounds and 2 steals through the three games.

TMP Monarchs Sweep Hill City to open MCL play

The Lady Monarchs went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter and were lead by Emily Schippers’ 13 points and seven rebounds.

The Monarch boys were lead by Lucas Lang’s 15 points in his first start of the season.

Both TMP teams are 2-2 on the year with a trip to Pratt coming up on Tuesday. You can listen to the highlights here.

Fort Hays State sweeps Emporia State over the weekend

Women: The #9 Tiger women defeated the #24 Emporia State Hornets in an early season MIAA matchup on Saturday 84-74. Fort Hays State went on a 13-0 run in the final 3:44 to turn a one-point deficit into a 12 point lead. They were lead in scoring by Carly Heim’s 19 points. Tatyana Legette had 15 points and 10 rebounds. You can listen to the highlights here.The Lady Tigers will face off against Tabor College on December 14th at 7pm.

Men: The Tiger men find themselves as one of the five 2-0 teams in the MIAA conference after their 86-78 win over Emporia State Saturday. Kyler Kinnamon went 6-6 in the final minute from the free throw line to help give the Tigers the victory. The Tigers were 8-16 from three to help match their best overall shooting performance of the season. You can listen to the highlights of the game here. They have won four games in a row and will take on Bethel on December 17th at 7:30 at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

OVERTIME

In a game featuring Junction City and Great Bend last Tuesday, a Junction City player came back into the game after already having picked up two technical fouls.

“Two technical fouls were assessed against Junction City for dunking at halftime. A.J. Dickerson and Qua’vez Humphreys were assessed the technicals. Later in the second half another technical was assessed against A.J.Dickerson and he had to leave the game. Later A.J. went back on the floor to play but had to return to the bench. I believe there was some confusion that led to him returning to the floor.”

Courtesy of Dewey Terrill of JCPost.com

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Chris Klieman named head football coach at Kansas State

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Chris Klieman, a proven winner with a championship pedigree, has been named the 35th head football coach in Kansas State history, Athletics Director Gene Taylor announced Monday.

Klieman (pronounced KLY-men) has won five conference championships and three national championships in five seasons as the head coach at North Dakota State, and he currently has the Bison in the FCS Semifinals with a perfect 13-0 record prior to taking on South Dakota State in Fargo on Friday night.

Klieman has done all this despite losing 23 seniors and welcoming seven new assistant coaches prior to his first season at NDSU in 2014. That season, the Bison went 15-1 and won the national championship before going 13-2 with another national championship in 2015, 12-2 with a semifinal appearance in 2014 and 14-1 with a third national title last season.

“I’m very excited to have Chris Klieman lead our program,” Taylor said. “He is a perfect fit for us, both from a personal standpoint and as a head coach. He’s a tremendous teacher who I had the pleasure to hire at NDSU and watched him turn into a very successful coach. He will bring a ton of energy and excitement. His teams play extremely hard, disciplined football. He’s a winner. That’s all he does is win, and we’re excited to have Chris, Rhonda and the entire Klieman family join our K-State family. They will be a great fit not only for Kansas State Football and Kansas State Athletics, but also the entire community of Manhattan.”

Klieman has agreed to a six-year contract with a base salary of $2.3 million in 2019 with a $200,000 increase each year.

“This is an absolute dream job,” Klieman, a four-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award as the FCS Coach of the Year, said. “I’m so happy and thrilled to follow a legend in Coach Snyder. I’ve followed him from afar, went to his camps while playing in Waterloo, Iowa, and played against his Kansas State team when I was at Northern Iowa. The opportunity to follow in an icon’s footsteps is something I don’t take for granted and don’t take lightly. I know I have huge shoes to fill, and I’m excited to carry on his legacy. I have prepared my entire life for this opportunity and had great experiences at many institutions, most notably North Dakota State where we’ve had unmatched success over the last eight years. I can’t express how pleased I am and thank President Myers, Gene Taylor and the search committee for trusting in me and handing over the keys to this great program.”

Klieman holds a 70-13 record in his six seasons overall as head coach, including a 67-6 mark at North Dakota State. His 84.3 winning percentage as a head coach is the third-highest mark by an active coach among all NCAA Divisions, while it is the top mark among current FCS coaches by nearly seven percent.

Klieman’s record is even more impressive considering 37 of his 67 wins at North Dakota State (55.2 percent) have come over ranked opponents, while he has two wins in two tries over FBS competition – a 34-14 win at Iowa State in his first game at the helm of NDSU and a 23-21 triumph at 11th-ranked Iowa in 2016. His teams have also been stellar in protecting home field as evidenced by his 42-3 home record at NDSU, which includes a current 18-game home winning streak.

The Bison have won the Missouri Valley Football Conference each of his five years as head coach and have put together a collective 36-4 (90.0 percent) record against conference foes since 2014. He was named the Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017, while he was the 2014 Rawlings Football/American Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year.

“We’re pleased to welcome Coach Klieman to Kansas State University,” President Richard Myers said. “Athletic Director Gene Taylor conducted a high-quality, thorough search and we are confident Chris puts us in a great position for future success. We look forward to introducing Coach Klieman to the K-State family and know he will receive the tremendous support for which we have become nationally known. This is a great time to be a Wildcat!”

Klieman’s teams have been a model of success, ranking highly in many of the key statistical categories throughout his tenure. The Bison scoring offense has ranked in the top 10 each of the last three seasons – including a current ranking of sixth at 41.5 points per game – while their total offense mark has ranked in the top 20 the last two years with a current clip of 460.0 yards per game to rank 18th.

Klieman, who came up through the coaching ranks on defense, has always produced on that side of the ball as NDSU currently ranks in the top 15 in scoring defense (2nd; 11.1), total defense (4th; 278.8), rushing defense (12th; 106.6) and passing defense (10th; 172.2). The Bison have ranked in the top six in scoring and total defense in four of his five seasons as head coach, including a No. 1 national ranking in total defense a year ago (237.4).

Elevated from defensive coordinator to head coach at NDSU on December 15, 2013, Klieman’s defensive units during his two-year run as coordinator each included top-10 rankings in scoring defense, total defense, rushing defense and passing defense. Highlighting that run were No. 1 rankings in scoring defense in both 2012 and 2013, and total defense in 2012, the latter when he was named the Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year. NDSU also led the nation in scoring defense when he was the defensive backs coach in 2011.

Klieman began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Northern Iowa, from 1991-92 before being promoted to an assistant coach in 1993. He went on to Western Illinois as an assistant coach from 1994-96 before serving as a GA at Kansas in 1997 and an assistant coach in 1999.

Kleiman then moved on to Division III Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, where he was the defensive coordinator from 2002-04 before taking over as head coach for the 2005 season. He returned to Northern Iowa in 2006 as an assistant coach before being elevated to defensive coordinator for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Klieman was a three-time All-Gateway Conference defensive back at Northern Iowa and four-year letterwinner from 1986-90. He graduated from UNI in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in health education and a master’s degree in physical education in 1992.

Klieman and his wife, Rhonda, are parents of two sons, Devin and Colby, and one daughter, Haley.

THE CHRIS KLIEMAN FILE
Hometown: Waterloo, Iowa
High School: Columbus Catholic High School
College: Northern Iowa – Bachelor’s degree in health education (1990), master’s in physical education (1992)
Family: Wife: Rhonda; Children: Devin, Colby, Haley
Playing Career: Northern Iowa (defensive back), 1986-90

CHRIS KLIEMAN COACHING CAREER
1991-92, Northern Iowa (Graduate Assistant)
1993, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)
1994-96, Western Illinois (Assistant Coach)
1997, Kansas (Graduate Assistant)
1999, Missouri State (Assistant Coach)
2002-2004, Loras College (Defensive Coordinator)
2005, Loras College (Head Coach)
2006-07, Northern Iowa (Assistant Coach)
2008, Northern Iowa (Co-Defensive Coordinator)
2009-10, Northern Iowa (Defensive Coordinator)
2011, North Dakota State (Assistant Coach)
2012-13, North Dakota State (Defensive Coordinator)
2014-18, North Dakota State (Head Coach)

Legette named MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After recording a pair of double-doubles against conference rivals, senior Tatyana Legette has been named MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, announced by the league office Monday (Dec. 10).

Legette posted a strong start to the conference season, averaging 19.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and two assists over two league wins last week at home. The Topeka, Kan. native dropped in 23 points alongside 13 rebounds against Nebraska-Kearney Tuesday (Dec. 4) before compiling 15 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over No. 24 Emporia State. It was Legette’s third-career double-double against the Lady Hornets.

The forward took advantage at the charity stripe all week, knocking down 20-of-22 from the free throw line (90.9 percent).

It is the third time in her career Legette has earned this distinction after picking up the award twice last season (11/20/17 and 2/26/18). She is the first Tiger to earn multiple conference player of the week honors since Kate Lehman picked up the accolade 15 times.

Legette and the ninth-ranked women’s basketball team will take a break from conference play when they host Tabor Friday (Dec. 14) at 7 p.m.

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